N-CSRS 1 d889352dncsrs.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, 2015

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets
Equity Fund

 

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2015

 

 

 

LOGO


 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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, 2015

Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Officers and Trustees

     23   

Important Notices

     24   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         08/29/2012         –12.15      –1.21             –0.90

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –17.22         –6.86                –3.29   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         08/29/2012         –11.99         –0.88                –0.62   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

                     –9.05      5.23      3.08     2.70
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                    Class A     Class I  

Gross

                 3.73     3.48

Net

                 1.81        1.56   

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

 

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Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5,6

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5,6

 

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    3.8

China Mobile, Ltd.

    3.7   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    2.7   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    2.1   

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    2.0   

E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures Contracts

    1.6   

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    1.4   

iShares India 50 ETF

    1.4   

AMBEV SA

    1.4   

iShares MSCI India ETF

    1.3   

Total

    21.4
 

 

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 eatonvance.com.

 

  2  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. MSCI indexes 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 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. 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. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/15. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, 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, the Fund’s investments in ETFs are included based on the portfolio composition of each ETF.

 

5 

Includes the value of the notional amount of each futures contract.

 

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

  3  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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 Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015).

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
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/14 – 1/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
              

Actual

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 878.50         $ 8.29 **       1.75

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 880.10         $ 7.11 **       1.50
                                        
              

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

 

* 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 close of business on July 31, 2014.

 

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

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 87.0%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Brazil — 6.3%

  

AMBEV SA

    12,000      $ 78,845   

Banco Bradesco SA, PFC Shares

    3,000        37,712   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar, PFC Shares

    400        13,282   

Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias SA (CCR)

    3,200        18,223   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    1,300        6,444   

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA, PFC Shares

    6,749        29,956   

Cia Paranaense de Energia-Copel, PFC Shares

    972        11,302   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, PFC Shares

    3,205        39,297   

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA, PFC Shares

    4,780        16,282   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    4,500        13,484   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, PFC Shares

    2,000        6,097   

Souza Cruz SA

    2,600        21,792   

Telefonica Brasil SA, PFC Shares

    1,578        29,287   

Tractebel Energia SA

    976        11,327   

Vale SA, PFC Shares

    4,748        29,285   
                 
  $ 362,615   
                 

Chile — 2.2%

  

Cencosud SA

    13,645      $ 33,405   

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    1,532        14,508   

Empresas Copec SA

    1,107        12,580   

Enersis SA ADR

    3,565        54,366   

S.A.C.I. Falabella

    1,702        11,200   
                 
  $ 126,059   
                 

China — 17.0%

  

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

    22,000      $ 24,846   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    13,000        50,459   

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

    5,000        22,847   

China Mobile, Ltd.

    16,452        214,819   

China Oilfield Services, Ltd., Class H

    12,000        19,800   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    68,000        53,980   

China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.

    8,000        17,556   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    16,500        45,293   

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    90,000        53,225   

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    56,000        83,821   

CNOOC, Ltd.

    42,000        55,838   

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H

    3,500        19,978   

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    28,000        37,441   

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    4,000        47,480   

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H

    14,000        22,823   

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

    44,000        47,666   

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H

    8,000        15,603   

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

    2,000        21,159   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

China (continued)

  

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    3,600      $ 13,154   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    2,700        45,505   

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    6,000        14,794   

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    31,000        37,043   

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    16,000        20,402   
                 
  $ 985,532   
                 

Czech Republic — 0.5%

  

CEZ AS

    1,308      $ 30,615   
                 
  $ 30,615   
                 

Greece — 0.6%

  

Alpha Bank AE(1)

    28,194      $ 10,301   

National Bank of Greece SA(1)

    9,743        9,964   

OPAP SA

    1,450        12,254   
                 
  $ 32,519   
                 

Hong Kong — 0.2%

  

ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.

    2,000      $ 11,784   
                 
  $ 11,784   
                 

India — 2.6%

  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR

    693      $ 34,976   

HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR

    487        27,749   

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

    1,556        53,029   

State Bank of India GDR(2)

    274        13,583   

Tata Motors, Ltd. ADR

    416        20,517   
                 
  $ 149,854   
                 

Indonesia — 2.8%

  

Astra International Tbk PT

    51,000      $ 31,403   

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    37,000        38,848   

Bank Mandiri Tbk PT

    20,500        17,659   

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk PT

    26,500        24,247   

Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT

    45,000        17,877   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT

    141,500        31,413   
                 
  $ 161,447   
                 

Malaysia — 4.0%

  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    18,300      $ 31,571   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    21,900        33,156   

Genting Bhd

    15,900        38,646   

Malayan Banking Bhd

    10,200        24,487   

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    9,300        13,034   
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Malaysia (continued)

  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    1,500      $ 9,172   

Public Bank Bhd

    3,900        19,480   

Sime Darby Bhd

    14,200        36,784   

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    6,824        27,218   
                 
  $ 233,548   
                 

Mexico — 6.1%

  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    108,637      $ 116,396   

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    3,400        27,673   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, Series UBD

    8,374        70,106   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A(1)

    9,400        23,918   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    6,400        32,590   

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    9,700        25,574   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V

    28,500        54,967   
                 
  $ 351,224   
                 

Peru — 1.0%

  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR

    816      $ 9,319   

Credicorp, Ltd.

    319        45,974   
                 
  $ 55,293   
                 

Poland — 4.4%

  

Bank Pekao SA

    726      $ 35,019   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    1,052        29,824   

Orange Polska SA

    4,698        11,333   

Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

    8,272        43,343   

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

    763        11,258   

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    5,500        50,887   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    491        66,776   

Tauron Polska Energia SA

    6,679        8,986   
                 
  $ 257,426   
                 

Russia — 1.6%

  

LUKOIL OAO ADR

    623      $ 24,496   

Magnit PJSC GDR(2)

    146        5,551   

Mobile TeleSystems ADR

    1,606        12,623   

OAO Gazprom ADR

    9,908        39,772   

Sberbank of Russia ADR

    3,359        12,379   
                 
  $ 94,821   
                 

South Africa — 3.5%

  

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.(1)

    1,385      $ 16,799   

Bidvest Group, Ltd. (The)

    607        16,752   

FirstRand, Ltd.

    3,067        13,649   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

South Africa (continued)

  

MTN Group, Ltd.

    4,066      $ 70,215   

Sasol, Ltd.

    713        25,754   

Shoprite Holdings, Ltd.

    733        11,587   

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

    3,539        46,733   
                 
  $ 201,489   
                 

South Korea — 22.2%

  

Celltrion, Inc.(1)

    354      $ 13,128   

E-Mart Co., Ltd.

    217        41,174   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    1,340        39,169   

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

    714        34,333   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

    139        14,244   

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    299        67,594   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    775        119,105   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    1,460        49,046   

KCC Corp.

    32        16,100   

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,129        47,183   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1,354        52,940   

KT&G Corp.

    677        49,420   

LG Chem, Ltd.

    184        33,091   

LG Corp.

    619        34,836   

LG Display Co., Ltd.

    520        17,086   

LG Electronics, Inc.

    374        20,720   

LG Uplus Corp.

    1,300        14,332   

Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.

    81        17,529   

Naver Corp.

    22        14,260   

NCsoft Corp.

    155        28,306   

POSCO

    71        16,493   

S-Oil Corp.

    408        22,443   

Samsung C&T Corp.

    463        23,460   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    176        218,486   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., PFC Shares

    43        41,854   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

    206        55,467   

Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    194        19,927   

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

    136        15,870   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    1,740        71,041   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

    323        27,429   

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    1,368        39,330   

Woori Bank(1)

    1,340        10,783   
                 
  $ 1,286,179   
                 

Taiwan — 12.0%

  

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    31,165      $ 44,629   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

    23,330        70,504   

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    61,182        38,811   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Taiwan (continued)

  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    25,514      $ 25,679   

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    10,000        21,398   

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    16,000        38,612   

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    47,000        74,476   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    17,826        48,914   

MediaTek, Inc.

    3,000        45,616   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    14,000        28,129   

President Chain Store Corp.

    3,000        23,062   

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    10,000        24,370   

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

    8,000        26,379   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    35,565        156,402   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    16,960        27,025   
                 
  $ 694,006   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $5,410,649)

   

  $ 5,034,411   
   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 4.5%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 4.5%

  

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

    126      $ 5,198   

iShares India 50 ETF

    2,443        78,860   

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

    843        28,923   

iShares MSCI India ETF

    2,348        75,383   

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

    1,006        56,004   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    682        15,202   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $259,585)

   

  $ 259,570   
   
Short-Term Investments — 2.3%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.15%(3)

  $ 131      $ 130,871   
   

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $130,871)

   

  $ 130,871   
   

Total Investments — 93.8%
(identified cost $5,801,105)

   

  $ 5,424,852   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 6.2%

  

  $ 358,935   
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 5,783,787   
   

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, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $19,134 or 0.3% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(3) 

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, 2015.

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio   
   
Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    19.7   $ 1,138,913   

Telecommunication Services

    13.6        788,185   

Information Technology

    12.3        709,698   

Consumer Staples

    10.7        621,527   

Consumer Discretionary

    8.0        465,308   

Energy

    7.0        405,890   

Utilities

    6.1        352,771   

Materials

    4.9        284,381   

Industrials

    3.6        206,480   

Health Care

    1.1        61,258   
                 

Common Stocks

    87.0   $ 5,034,411   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    4.5        259,570   

Short-Term Investments

    2.3        130,871   
   

Total Investments

    93.8   $ 5,424,852   
   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $5,670,234)

  $ 5,293,981   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $130,871)

    130,871   

Cash

    192,683   

Restricted cash*

    4,070   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $201,351)

    198,877   

Dividends receivable

    12,222   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    20   

Receivable for investments sold

    20,589   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,887   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    64,395   

Tax reclaims receivable

    90   

Receivable from affiliates

    9,010   

Total assets

  $ 5,928,695   
Liabilities   

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 48,486   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    562   

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

    2,742   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    41,945   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    4,932   

Distribution and service fees

    124   

Accrued expenses

    46,117   

Total liabilities

  $ 144,908   

Net Assets

  $ 5,783,787   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 6,287,865   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain

    (113,110

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (39,161

Net unrealized depreciation

    (351,807

Total

  $ 5,783,787   
Class A Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 596,563   

Shares Outstanding

    64,620   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.23   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 9.79   
Class I Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 5,187,224   

Shares Outstanding

    559,771   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.27   

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

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the broker for open financial futures contracts.

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2015

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $8,160)

  $ 60,679   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    215   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (25

Total investment income

  $ 60,869   
Expenses   

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 31,967   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    785   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    389   

Custodian fee

    25,773   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    1,030   

Legal and accounting services

    21,668   

Printing and postage

    8,040   

Registration fees

    14,905   

Miscellaneous

    5,607   

Total expenses

  $ 110,164   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 61,474   

Total expense reductions

  $ 61,474   

Net expenses

  $ 48,690   

Net investment income

  $ 12,179   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 17,850   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    2   

Financial futures contracts

    (35,029

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (66,994

Net realized loss

  $ (84,171

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (762,205

Financial futures contracts

    (453

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    15,829   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (746,829

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (831,000

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (818,821

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

July 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 12,179      $ 50,195   

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, financial futures contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (84,171     174,554   

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

    (746,829     562,932   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ (818,821   $ 787,681   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (6,277   $   

Class I

    (69,658       

From net realized gain

   

Class A

    (16,500     (4,403

Class I

    (151,668     (65,732

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (244,103   $ (70,135

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 139,158      $ 481,429   

Class I

    397,819        372,647   

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

   

Class A

    22,686        4,283   

Class I

    22,824        5,802   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (94,950     (80,652

Class I

    (367,773     (159,575

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 119,764      $ 623,934   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (943,160   $ 1,341,480   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 6,726,947      $ 5,385,467   

At end of period

  $ 5,783,787      $ 6,726,947   
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
included in net assets
   

At end of period

  $ (39,161   $ 24,595   

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.940      $ 9.720      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.008      $ 0.082      $ 0.123   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.341     1.258        (0.325

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1.333   $ 1.340      $ (0.202
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.104   $      $ (0.052

From net realized gain

    (0.273     (0.120     (0.026

Total distributions

  $ (0.377   $ (0.120   $ (0.078

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.230      $ 10.940      $ 9.720   

Total Return(3)

    (12.15 )%(4)      13.75     (2.09 )%(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

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

  $ 597      $ 636      $ 186   

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

     

Expenses(5)

    1.75 %(6)      1.75     1.75 %(6) 

Net investment income

    0.16 %(6)      0.79     1.32 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    29 %(4)      62     52 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 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 and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 1.92%, 1.92% and 2.74% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the year ended July 31, 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.990      $ 9.740      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.021      $ 0.087      $ 0.089   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.343     1.283        (0.267

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (1.322   $ 1.370      $ (0.178
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.125   $      $ (0.056

From net realized gain

    (0.273     (0.120     (0.026

Total distributions

  $ (0.398   $ (0.120   $ (0.082

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.270      $ 10.990      $ 9.740   

Total Return(3)

    (11.99 )%(4)      14.03     (1.85 )%(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

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

  $ 5,187      $ 6,091      $ 5,199   

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

     

Expenses(5)

    1.50 %(6)      1.50     1.50 %(6) 

Net investment income

    0.41 %(6)      0.83     0.94 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    29 %(4)      62     52 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 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 and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 1.92%, 1.92% and 2.74% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the year ended July 31, 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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’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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. 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. 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. 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.

Affiliated Fund. 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.

Fair Valuation. 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.

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.

 

  13  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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, 2015, 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 U.S. GAAP 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  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

K  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. 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.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2015 and for the six months 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 and Income Tax Information

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 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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

basis earnings and profits are 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.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 5,808,854   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 383,460   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (767,462

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (384,002

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $31,967 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. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves 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 terminated after November 30, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $61,474 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, EVM earned $135 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $392 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended January 31, 2015. EVD also 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 six months ended January 31, 2015, 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 six months ended January 31, 2015 amounted to $785 for Class A shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $1,867,605 and $1,617,273, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

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   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    13,342         46,347   

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

    2,431         412   

Redemptions

    (9,288      (7,795

Net increase

    6,485         38,964   
    
Class I   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    37,260         35,194   

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

    2,439         556   

Redemptions

    (34,257      (15,265

Net increase

    5,442         20,485   

At January 31, 2015, EVM owned 79.8% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  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 financial futures 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, 2015 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
             
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Czech Koruna 506,671   United States Dollar 22,576   State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 1,939       $       $ 1,939   
3/18/15   Euro
40,995
  United States Dollar 47,441   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,099                 1,099   
3/18/15   Mexican Peso 1,719,164   United States Dollar 119,243   State Street Trust Company Canada     4,867                 4,867   

 

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Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Mexican Peso 916,498   United States Dollar 63,523   State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 2,549       $       $ 2,549   
3/18/15   Mexican Peso 309,243   United States Dollar 20,944   State Street Trust Company Canada     370                 370   
3/18/15   Polish Zloty 639,071   United States Dollar 187,885   State Street Trust Company Canada     15,629                 15,629   
3/18/15   Polish Zloty 281,392   United States Dollar 77,889   State Street Trust Company Canada     2,042                 2,042   
3/18/15   South African Rand 885,829   United States Dollar 74,641   State Street Trust Company Canada             (913      (913
3/18/15   United States Dollar 6,541   Euro
5,773
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (15      (15
3/18/15   United States Dollar 9,554   Euro
8,423
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (32      (32
3/18/15   United States Dollar 4,706   Euro
4,050
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (128      (128
3/18/15   United States Dollar 43,117   Mexican Peso 636,097   State Street Trust Company Canada             (797      (797
3/18/15   United States Dollar 57,694   Mexican Peso 846,824   State Street Trust Company Canada             (1,355      (1,355
3/18/15   United States Dollar 58,187   Mexican Peso 851,580   State Street Trust Company Canada             (1,532      (1,532
3/18/15   United States Dollar 11,659   New Turkish Lira 28,005   State Street Trust Company Canada             (319      (319
3/18/15   United States Dollar 131,966   New Turkish Lira 305,222   State Street Trust Company Canada             (8,369      (8,369
3/18/15   United States Dollar 81,825   Polish Zloty 306,729   State Street Trust Company Canada     851                 851   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 282,715   South African Rand 3,315,998   State Street Trust Company Canada     111                 111   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 16,476   South African Rand 191,202   State Street Trust Company Canada             (168      (168
3/25/15   Brazilian Real 25,283   United States Dollar 9,122   State Street Trust Company Canada             (169      (169
3/25/15   Brazilian Real 48,011   United States Dollar 17,346   State Street Trust Company Canada             (296      (296
3/25/15   Brazilian Real 206,676   United States Dollar 73,459   State Street Trust Company Canada             (2,488      (2,488
3/25/15   Chilean Peso 103,081,500   United States Dollar 165,023   State Street Trust Company Canada     3,131                 3,131   
3/25/15   Colombian Peso 124,581,025   United States Dollar 52,157   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,344                 1,344   
3/25/15   Indian Rupee 3,202,795   United States Dollar 51,774   State Street Trust Company Canada     586                 586   
3/25/15   Indian Rupee 900,000   United States Dollar 14,416   State Street Trust Company Canada     32                 32   
3/25/15   Indian Rupee 2,144,325   United States Dollar 33,403   State Street Trust Company Canada             (868      (868

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/25/15   Indian Rupee 3,396,468   United States Dollar 52,165   State Street Trust Company Canada   $       $ (2,118    $ (2,118
3/25/15   Indonesian Rupiah 287,316,908   United States Dollar 22,570   State Street Trust Company Canada     252                 252   
3/25/15   Indonesian Rupiah 808,164,182   United States Dollar 60,856   State Street Trust Company Canada             (1,920      (1,920
3/25/15   Malaysian Ringgit 60,868   United States Dollar 17,201   State Street Trust Company Canada     527                 527   
3/25/15   Malaysian Ringgit 118,245   United States Dollar 32,798   State Street Trust Company Canada     408                 408   
3/25/15   Malaysian Ringgit 290,073   United States Dollar 79,712   State Street Trust Company Canada     252                 252   
3/25/15   New Taiwan Dollar 1,200,649   United States Dollar 37,798   State Street Trust Company Canada             (37      (37
3/25/15   Peruvian New Sol 151,000   United States Dollar 50,286   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,315                 1,315   
3/25/15   South Korean Won 78,501,582   United States Dollar 72,292   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,247                 1,247   
3/25/15   South Korean Won 17,088,480   United States Dollar 15,791   State Street Trust Company Canada     325                 325   
3/25/15   South Korean Won 915,927,588   United States Dollar 828,924   State Street Trust Company Canada             (1      (1
3/25/15   South Korean Won 41,034,474   United States Dollar 36,956   State Street Trust Company Canada             (180      (180
3/25/15   United States Dollar 118,481   Brazilian Real 327,658   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,923                 1,923   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 53,343   Brazilian Real 150,000   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,777                 1,777   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 115,687   Brazilian Real 300,949   State Street Trust Company Canada             (5,099      (5,099
3/25/15   United States Dollar 74,227   Chilean Peso 45,968,793   State Street Trust Company Canada             (2,032      (2,032
3/25/15   United States Dollar 55,389   Colombian Peso 135,247,000   State Street Trust Company Canada             (226      (226
3/25/15   United States Dollar 457,273   Indian Rupee 29,546,720   State Street Trust Company Canada     14,952                 14,952   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 132,075   Indonesian Rupiah 1,756,207,705   State Street Trust Company Canada     4,342                 4,342   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 81,651   New Taiwan Dollar 2,548,971   State Street Trust Company Canada             (1,328      (1,328
3/25/15   United States Dollar 18,667   Peruvian New Sol 55,544   State Street Trust Company Canada             (653      (653
3/25/15   United States Dollar 79,004   Philippine Peso 3,547,760   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,104                 1,104   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 19,702   Russian Ruble 1,393,339   State Street Trust Company Canada     13                 13   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 11,705   Russian Ruble 818,896   State Street Trust Company Canada             (118      (118

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/25/15   United States Dollar 49,606   Russian Ruble 3,345,951   State Street Trust Company Canada   $       $ (2,262    $ (2,262
3/25/15   United States Dollar 74,051   Russian Ruble 4,931,800   State Street Trust Company Canada             (4,268      (4,268
3/25/15   United States Dollar 39,661   South Korean Won 43,595,288   State Street Trust Company Canada             (207      (207
3/25/15   United States Dollar 149,281   South Korean Won 162,059,982   State Street Trust Company Canada             (2,615      (2,615
3/25/15   United States Dollar 65,812   Thai Baht 2,198,517   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,191                 1,191   
3/25/15   United States Dollar 82,424   Yuan Renminbi 511,262   State Street Trust Company Canada             (41      (41
3/25/15   United States Dollar 33,875   Yuan Renminbi 209,410   State Street Trust Company Canada             (131      (131
3/25/15   United States Dollar 255,348   Yuan Renminbi 1,576,900   State Street Trust Company Canada             (1,251      (1,251
3/25/15   Yuan Renminbi 284,263   United States Dollar 46,022   State Street Trust Company Canada     217                 217   
3/25/15   Yuan Renminbi 311,737   United States Dollar 50,223   State Street Trust Company Canada             (9      (9
                $ 64,395       $ (41,945    $ 22,450   

 

Futures Contracts  

Expiration

Month/Year

  Contracts    Position    Aggregate Cost      Value      Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
3/15   2
E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index
   Long    $ 90,745       $ 95,150       $ 4,405   
                                $ 4,405   

At January 31, 2015, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Fund is subject to the following risks:

Equity Price Risk:  The Fund enters into equity index futures contracts to enhance return.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The foreign currency exchange contracts in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a foreign exchange transactions agreement (the FX Agreement) with its derivative counterparty. The FX Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs foreign currency exchange contracts and contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, and/or termination event as defined under the FX Agreement. Under the FX Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty its payables and/or receivables pursuant to foreign currency exchange contracts and create one single net payment. The FX Agreement does not require collateral to be posted.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at January 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

        Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Equity Price

  Financial futures contracts   $ 4,405 (1)     $   

Foreign Exchange

  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 64,395 (2)     $ (41,945 )(3) 

Total

      $ 68,800       $ (41,945

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 4,405       $   

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 64,395       $ (41,945

 

(1) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Payable for variation margin.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting or similar agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets and pledged by the Fund for liabilities as of January 31, 2015.

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ 64,395       $ (41,945    $         —       $         —       $ 22,450   
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ (41,945    $ 41,945       $       $       $   

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended January 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

Risk   Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
(2)
 

Equity Price

  Financial futures contracts    $ (35,029    $ (453

Foreign Exchange

  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts      (25,486      13,082   

Total

       $ (60,515    $ 12,629   

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

The average notional amounts of derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended January 31, 2015, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
  Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
$271,000   $4,336,000

9  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 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 six months ended January 31, 2015.

10  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.

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)

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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, 2015, 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

  $ 186,384       $ 3,335,966       $         —       $ 3,522,350   

Emerging Europe

    12,623         402,758                 415,381   

Latin America

    895,191                         895,191   

Middle East/Africa

            201,489                 201,489   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 1,094,198       $ 3,940,213    $       $ 5,034,411   

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 259,570       $       $       $ 259,570   

Short-Term Investments

            130,871                 130,871   

Total Investments

  $ 1,353,768       $ 4,071,084       $       $ 5,424,852   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 64,395       $       $ 64,395   

Futures Contracts

    4,405                         4,405   

Total

  $ 1,358,173       $ 4,135,479       $       $ 5,493,652   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (41,945    $       $ (41,945

Total

  $       $ (41,945    $       $ (41,945

 

* 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.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of July 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At January 31, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

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, Québec

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

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment 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 Global Equity Fund

 

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2015

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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, 2015

Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

Table of Contents

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Officers and Trustees

     26   

Important Notices

     27   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns  

Class

Inception Date

   

Performance

Inception Date

    Six Months     One Year     Five Years    

Since

Inception

 

Class A at NAV

    08/29/2012        08/29/2012        –0.08     6.95            10.77

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                  –5.82        0.83               8.09   

Class I at NAV

    08/29/2012        08/29/2012        0.05        7.26               11.06   

MSCI World Index

                  –1.39     7.00     10.73     13.87
           
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                               Class A     Class I  

Gross

            1.44     1.19

Net

            1.24        0.99   

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

 

LOGO

Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5,6

 

 

 

LOGO

 

* Amount is less than 0.05%.

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5,6

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    3.1

Apple, Inc.

    2.3   

Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures Contracts

    1.8   

Microsoft Corp.

    1.7   

Pfizer, Inc.

    1.7   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1.6   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.6   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1.6   

AT&T, Inc.

    1.6   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1.4   

Total

    18.4
 

 

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 eatonvance.com.

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indexes 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 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. 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. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/15. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, 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, the Fund’s investments in ETFs are included based on the portfolio composition of each ETF.

 

5 

Includes the value of the notional amount of each futures contract.

 

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

The Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers from Hexavest Inc. Effective December 2014, members of the team are: Vital Proulx, Jean-René Adam, Jean-Pierre Couture, Christian Crête, Frédéric Imbeault and Marc Christopher Lavoie.

 

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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 Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015).

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
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/14 – 1/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
              

Actual

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 999.20         $ 6.90 **       1.37

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,000.50         $ 5.65 **       1.12
                                        
              

Hypothetical

  

            

(5% return per year before expenses)

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,018.30         $ 6.97 **       1.37

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,019.60         $ 5.70 **       1.12
              
Effective January 2, 2015, the contractual expense caps of the Fund changed. If these changes had been in place during the entire reporting period, the actual and hypothetical ending account values, expenses paid and annualized expense ratios would have been as follows:    
              
     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/14 – 1/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
              

Actual

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 999.20         $ 6.05 **       1.20

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,000.50         $ 4.79 **       0.95
                                        
              

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 close of business on July 31, 2014.

 

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

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 80.1%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

  

Boeing Co. (The)

    1,209      $ 175,752   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    2,659        35,524   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,371        157,364   
                 
  $ 368,640   
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

  

Deutsche Post AG

    4,651      $ 150,521   

Toll Holdings, Ltd.

    8,546        40,867   
                 
  $ 191,388   
                 

Auto Components — 0.8%

  

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

    1,100      $ 38,429   

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,300        91,925   

Denso Corp.

    1,300        57,510   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    10,804        261,889   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    1,100        59,206   
                 
  $ 508,959   
                 

Automobiles — 2.8%

  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    941      $ 109,429   

Daimler AG

    2,768        250,683   

Ford Motor Co.

    27,046        397,847   

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    1,000        36,067   

General Motors Co.

    11,477        374,380   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    3,500        105,612   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    800        16,432   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    6,400        54,574   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    4,600        296,566   

Volkswagen AG, PFC Shares

    599        133,630   
                 
  $ 1,775,220   
                 

Banks — 7.3%

  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    3,448      $ 88,019   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    18,285        156,197   

Banco Santander SA

    35,349        237,760   

Bank of America Corp.

    9,327        141,304   

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

    5,000        26,979   

Barclays PLC

    53,186        186,791   

BNP Paribas SA

    2,155        113,149   

Citigroup, Inc.

    9,037        424,287   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,131        147,348   

Credit Agricole SA

    2,549        30,230   

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    4,511        65,769   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    28,956      $ 264,924   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    9,874        536,948   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(1)

    119,479        132,361   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    23,900        127,011   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    87,900        143,727   

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    2,674        73,745   

Nordea Bank AB

    4,888        62,057   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    8,000        61,361   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    2,034        171,954   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    12,600        62,511   

Societe Generale SA

    665        26,704   

Standard Chartered PLC

    4,550        60,674   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    4,500        151,006   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holding, Inc.

    26,000        91,430   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    2,044        96,791   

Swedbank AB, Class A

    711        17,200   

U.S. Bancorp

    9,307        390,056   

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    4,000        68,403   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    9,345        485,192   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,947        52,036   
                 
  $ 4,693,924   
                 

Beverages — 3.1%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    1,495      $ 182,339   

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    2,100        68,894   

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    4,625        34,715   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    20,163        830,111   

Diageo PLC

    5,267        155,906   

Heineken NV

    530        39,553   

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    4,000        53,857   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    5,558        521,229   

SABMiller PLC

    2,421        131,863   
                 
  $ 2,018,467   
                 

Biotechnology — 0.2%

  

CSL, Ltd.

    1,903      $ 129,506   
                 
  $ 129,506   
                 

Building Products — 0.1%

  

Assa Abloy AB

    658      $ 35,936   
                 
  $ 35,936   
                 

Capital Markets — 0.8%

  

Credit Suisse Group AG

    4,441      $ 93,509   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    6,000        43,595   
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

  

Deutsche Bank AG

    4,522      $ 131,263   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    100        17,241   

Partners Group Holding AG

    200        53,524   

UBS Group AG

    10,201        170,979   
                 
  $ 510,111   
                 

Chemicals — 1.9%

  

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,239      $ 89,259   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    12,000        118,513   

BASF SE

    2,948        263,662   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    123        8,759   

Linde AG

    136        26,054   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,004        316,676   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    16,500        85,517   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    1,600        105,943   

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    18,000        70,817   

Syngenta AG

    201        65,472   

Toray Industries, Inc.

    11,000        93,699   
                 
  $ 1,244,371   
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

  

ADT Corp. (The)

    7,114      $ 244,722   
                 
  $ 244,722   
                 

Communications Equipment — 1.4%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    22,253      $ 586,700   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    4,204        262,582   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    3,751        45,478   
                 
  $ 894,760   
                 

Construction & Engineering — 1.0%

  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    2,870      $ 9,583   

Fluor Corp.

    3,524        188,851   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1)

    4,381        166,916   

KBR, Inc.

    11,079        183,136   

Quanta Services, Inc.(1)

    4,016        106,344   

Skanska AB, Class B

    236        5,231   
                 
  $ 660,061   
                 

Consumer Finance — 0.2%

  

American Express Co.

    120      $ 9,683   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,538        112,597   
                 
  $ 122,280   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

  

Amcor, Ltd.

    6,047      $ 59,764   
                 
  $ 59,764   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

  

ING Groep NV(1)

    8,669      $ 107,776   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    4,841        171,888   

ORIX Corp.

    6,000        68,945   
                 
  $ 348,609   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.3%

  

AT&T, Inc.

    30,432      $ 1,001,821   

Belgacom SA

    1,360        50,652   

BT Group PLC

    19,258        120,818   

CenturyLink, Inc.

    8,062        299,665   

Deutsche Telekom AG

    9,986        172,140   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    2,900        171,641   

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    48,000        144,385   

Swisscom AG

    27        15,831   

Telefonica SA

    15,941        239,042   

Telenor ASA

    2,859        61,419   

TeliaSonera AB

    9,196        56,664   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    18,289        92,249   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    22,363        1,022,213   
                 
  $ 3,448,540   
                 

Electric Utilities — 3.5%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    840      $ 52,760   

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.(1)

    4,900        64,700   

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

    10,000        89,405   

Duke Energy Corp.

    3,534        307,953   

Edison International

    4,812        327,938   

Enel SpA

    6,220        28,104   

Entergy Corp.

    2,095        183,333   

Exelon Corp.

    7,595        273,724   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    4,592        185,195   

Iberdrola SA

    9,758        67,354   

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)(1)

    4,400        42,543   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,120        122,349   

PPL Corp.

    3,008        106,784   

Southern Co. (The)

    3,504        177,723   

SSE PLC

    3,954        95,681   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    3,867        145,129   
                 
  $ 2,270,675   
                 
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

  

ABB, Ltd.

    7,455      $ 143,331   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    7,000        80,960   

Osram Licht AG(1)

    192        8,826   
                 
  $ 233,117   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%

  

Hitachi, Ltd.

    13,310      $ 100,518   

Keyence Corp.

    100        46,744   
                 
  $ 147,262   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

    3,812      $ 120,192   

Ensco PLC, Class A

    3,461        97,047   

Noble Corp. PLC

    5,606        90,929   
                 
  $ 308,168   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 5.6%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,083      $ 440,838   

CVS Health Corp.

    1,865        183,068   

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

    1,200        51,977   

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,751        22,038   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    3,765        67,953   

Kroger Co. (The)

    2,925        201,971   

Lawson, Inc.

    1,000        65,381   

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    4,200        153,695   

Sysco Corp.

    5,693        222,995   

Tesco PLC

    23,018        77,839   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    12,168        1,034,037   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    9,512        701,510   

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    626        21,145   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

    4,231        220,414   

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    36,664        98,924   

Woolworths, Ltd.

    1,636        40,260   
                 
  $ 3,604,045   
                 

Food Products — 2.5%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    7,962      $ 371,268   

Nestle SA

    11,100        847,718   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    4,883        49,801   

Unilever NV

    4,430        192,105   

Unilever PLC

    3,289        144,828   
                 
  $ 1,605,720   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Gas Utilities — 0.4%

  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    44,800      $ 102,706   

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    21,000        82,774   

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    14,000        83,512   
                 
  $ 268,992   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

  

Smith and Nephew PLC

    3,104      $ 55,353   
                 
  $ 55,353   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%

  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    3,967      $ 330,015   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    124        13,175   
                 
  $ 343,190   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%

  

Compass Group PLC

    2,025      $ 34,913   

McDonald’s Corp.

    6,050        559,262   

MGM China Holdings, Ltd.

    8,400        20,433   

SJM Holdings, Ltd.

    23,477        34,287   
                 
  $ 648,895   
                 

Household Products — 1.9%

  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, PFC Shares

    373      $ 42,706   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    11,910        1,003,894   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    1,588        134,400   

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,661        40,037   
                 
  $ 1,221,037   
                 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%

  

AES Corp. (The)

    3,146      $ 38,444   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    1,513        37,311   
                 
  $ 75,755   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%

  

3M Co.

    121      $ 19,638   

General Electric Co.

    110        2,628   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    5,272        145,375   

Siemens AG

    2,238        236,415   

Toshiba Corp.

    15,000        59,979   
                 
  $ 464,035   
                 
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance — 2.0%

  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    10,502      $ 60,896   

Allianz SE

    708        116,743   

Assurant, Inc.

    1,582        100,473   

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

    15,952        79,022   

Mapfre SA

    27,501        92,578   

MetLife, Inc.

    1,503        69,890   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

    528        105,854   

Sampo Oyj, Class A

    413        20,002   

Swiss Re AG

    646        58,274   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    3,000        104,737   

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

    3,604        370,563   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    273        90,521   
                 
  $ 1,269,553   
                 

IT Services — 1.2%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,917      $ 161,086   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,624        248,975   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    857        70,300   

Paychex, Inc.

    3,840        173,798   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    428        109,101   
                 
  $ 763,260   
                 

Machinery — 0.6%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    125      $ 9,996   

Deere & Co.

    3,269        278,486   

FANUC Corp.

    400        67,176   

SMC Corp.

    200        53,633   
                 
  $ 409,291   
                 

Media — 0.6%

  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,976      $ 158,159   

Pearson PLC

    5,064        102,747   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    2,531        43,941   

Sky PLC

    3,619        50,468   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    124        11,279   
                 
  $ 366,594   
                 

Metals & Mining — 1.1%

  

Anglo American PLC

    1,767      $ 29,515   

BHP Billiton PLC

    5,091        110,579   

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

    2,651        61,145   

Glencore PLC

    25,106        93,610   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.(1)

    3,176        34,293   

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    505        43,344   
Security   Shares     Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

  

Rio Tinto PLC

    2,875      $ 126,336   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    48,785        201,943   
                 
  $ 700,765   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 2.4%

  

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    6,406      $ 70,816   

Ameren Corp.

    4,093        185,331   

Centrica PLC

    22,427        98,971   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    3,784        262,156   

DTE Energy Co.

    696        62,403   

E.ON SE

    8,429        130,480   

GDF Suez

    2,310        51,232   

National Grid PLC

    8,603        120,950   

PG&E Corp.

    6,007        353,272   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    2,840        121,211   

RWE AG

    3,635        100,833   
                 
  $ 1,557,655   
                 

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

  

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    2,224      $ 169,246   
                 
  $ 169,246   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%

  

BG Group PLC

    9,964      $ 132,899   

BP PLC

    26,158        168,040   

Chevron Corp.

    1,485        152,257   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,890        340,064   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    5,866        543,133   

Oil Search, Ltd.

    10,184        61,285   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    4,171        127,077   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    1,213        38,403   

Statoil ASA

    1,268        21,234   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    1,802        47,859   
                 
  $ 1,632,251   
                 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

  

Domtar Corp.

    3,316      $ 127,003   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(1)

    12,323        201,727   
                 
  $ 328,730   
                 

Personal Products — 0.0%(2)

  

Kao Corp.

    600      $ 26,309   
                 
  $ 26,309   
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals — 11.8%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

    3,427      $ 206,819   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    9,600        148,275   

AstraZeneca PLC

    3,612        257,122   

Bayer AG

    2,957        425,900   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    5,000        72,537   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    12,181        877,032   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    15,238        335,521   

Indivior PLC(1)

    1,719        4,505   

Johnson & Johnson

    7,589        759,962   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    12,363        745,242   

Merck KGaA

    1,346        134,488   

Novartis AG

    8,833        860,800   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    5,807        258,822   

Pfizer, Inc.

    34,922        1,091,312   

Roche Holding AG PC

    2,709        730,123   

Sanofi

    3,443        317,238   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    600        37,443   

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    1,700        51,012   

Shire PLC

    2,162        157,800   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,600        129,894   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

    455        25,841   
                 
  $ 7,627,688   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

  

Federation Centres

    7,926      $ 18,590   

Goodman Group

    16,042        76,049   

GPT Group (The)

    5,026        17,622   

Mirvac Group

    30,300        45,321   

Stockland

    9,653        32,739   

Westfield Corp.

    6,480        49,431   
                 
  $ 239,752   
                 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    3,000      $ 75,845   
                 
  $ 75,845   
                 

Road & Rail — 0.5%

  

Asciano, Ltd.

    9,374      $ 43,643   

Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.

    17,599        67,297   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    400        68,594   

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,900        146,752   
                 
  $ 326,286   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%

  

Intel Corp.

    10,978      $ 362,713   
                 
  $ 362,713   
                 

Software — 3.5%

  

Microsoft Corp.

    27,098      $ 1,094,759   

Oracle Corp.

    18,590        778,735   

SAP SE

    2,055        134,126   

Symantec Corp.

    9,743        241,334   
                 
  $ 2,248,954   
                 

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    1,781      $ 91,988   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,649        108,971   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    114        11,904   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    2,289        67,465   

Staples, Inc.

    8,156        139,060   
                 
  $ 419,388   
                 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.8%

  

Apple, Inc.

    12,424      $ 1,455,596   

Canon, Inc.

    3,500        110,724   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    7,064        255,222   
                 
  $ 1,821,542   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%

  

Adidas AG

    1,860      $ 127,981   

Burberry Group PLC

    3,516        91,344   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    1,848        153,528   

Hermes International

    32        10,860   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

    5,059        335,108   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    786        126,408   

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    980        69,374   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    126        11,624   
                 
  $ 926,227   
                 

Tobacco — 0.9%

  

British American Tobacco PLC

    5,267      $ 297,143   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    4,512        211,924   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    3,300        89,881   
                 
  $ 598,948   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%

  

Sumitomo Corp.

    4,900      $ 48,355   
                 
  $ 48,355   
                 
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%(2)

  

Fraport AG

    423      $ 25,846   
                 
  $ 25,846   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%

  

KDDI Corp.

    2,000      $ 141,178   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    7,400        124,922   

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

    14,689        522,270   

SoftBank Corp.

    1,600        94,163   

Vodafone Group PLC

    99,377        349,457   
                 
  $ 1,231,990   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $46,481,539)

   

  $ 51,678,690   
           
Exchange-Traded Funds — 7.4%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 7.4%

  

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (The)

    8,370      $ 192,594   

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

    17,322        379,698   

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

    65,465        752,193   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

    12,646        401,510   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

    24,080        434,403   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    27,097        603,992   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    10,053        2,005,272   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $4,802,516)

   

  $ 4,769,662   
                 
Rights — 0.0%(2)   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks — 0.0%(2)

               

Banco Santander SA, Exp. 2/3/15(1)

    29,765      $ 4,541   
                 

Total Rights
(identified cost $5,116)

   

  $ 4,541   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 4.0%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.15%(3)

  $ 2,601      $ 2,600,761   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,600,761)

   

  $ 2,600,761   
                 

Total Investments — 91.5%
(identified cost $53,889,932)

   

  $ 59,053,654   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 8.5%

  

  $ 5,483,081   
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 64,536,735   
   

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

 

PC     Participation Certificate
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(3) 

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, 2015.

 

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

United States

    45.8   $ 29,518,086   

United Kingdom

    8.3        5,355,886   

Japan

    7.2        4,664,619   

Switzerland

    5.1        3,283,610   

Germany

    4.4        2,827,580   

Australia

    2.3        1,484,766   

Spain

    1.3        860,396   

Canada

    1.1        724,213   

France

    1.1        675,821   

Other (less than 1.0% each)

    3.5        2,283,713   
   

Common Stocks

    80.1   $ 51,678,690   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7.4        4,769,662   

Rights

    0.0 (1)      4,541   

Short-Term Investments

    4.0        2,600,761   
   

Total Investments

    91.5   $ 59,053,654   
   

 

(1) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $51,289,171)

  $ 56,452,893   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $2,600,761)

    2,600,761   

Cash

    1,626,323   

Restricted cash*

    138,043   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $3,673,249)

    3,514,709   

Dividends receivable

    75,861   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    512   

Receivable for investments sold

    393,432   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    48,867   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    793,155   

Tax reclaims receivable

    36,004   

Receivable from affiliates

    11,750   

Total assets

  $ 65,692,310   
Liabilities   

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 290,710   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    68,744   

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

    27,785   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    658,179   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    44,177   

Distribution and service fees

    2,241   

Accrued expenses

    63,739   

Total liabilities

  $ 1,155,575   

Net Assets

  $ 64,536,735   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 59,437,265   

Accumulated net realized gain

    225,934   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (313,514

Net unrealized appreciation

    5,187,050   

Total

  $ 64,536,735   
Class A Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 10,346,760   

Shares Outstanding

    890,860   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 11.61   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 12.32   
Class I Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 54,189,975   

Shares Outstanding

    4,660,751   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 11.63   

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

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the broker for open financial futures contracts.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2015

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $20,718)

  $ 670,122   

Interest

    639   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    1,944   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (234

Total investment income

  $ 672,471   
Expenses   

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 240,864   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    14,622   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    1,816   

Custodian fee

    43,814   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    14,812   

Legal and accounting services

    23,029   

Printing and postage

    12,605   

Registration fees

    14,986   

Miscellaneous

    8,442   

Total expenses

  $ 374,990   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 24,744   

Total expense reductions

  $ 24,744   

Net expenses

  $ 350,246   

Net investment income

  $ 322,225   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 305,333   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    14   

Financial futures contracts

    64,843   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    480,267   

Net realized gain

  $ 850,457   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (1,293,425

Financial futures contracts

    43,088   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    18,069   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (1,232,268

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (381,811

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (59,586

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

July 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 322,225      $ 1,308,637   

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

    850,457        3,140,476   

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

    (1,232,268     3,180,196   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ (59,586   $ 7,629,309   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (154,824   $ (184,368

Class I

    (965,277     (951,583

From net realized gain

   

Class A

    (338,422     (442,074

Class I

    (1,738,779     (1,965,882

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (3,197,302   $ (3,543,907

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 1,030,934      $ 7,042,036   

Class I

    19,267,235        25,181,232   

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

   

Class A

    399,040        513,286   

Class I

    626,958        610,268   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (3,043,446     (11,527,882

Class I

    (4,987,084     (38,003,851

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 13,293,637      $ (16,184,911

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 10,036,749      $ (12,099,509
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 54,499,986      $ 66,599,495   

At end of period

  $ 64,536,735      $ 54,499,986   
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
included in net assets
   

At end of period

  $ (313,514   $ 484,362   

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.160      $ 11.400      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.055      $ 0.199      $ 0.129   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.051     1.050        1.396 (3) 

Total income from operations

  $ 0.004      $ 1.249      $ 1.525   
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.174   $ (0.144   $ (0.075

From net realized gain

    (0.380     (0.345     (0.050

Total distributions

  $ (0.554   $ (0.489   $ (0.125

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.610      $ 12.160      $ 11.400   

Total Return(4)

    (0.08 )%(5)      11.12     15.41 %(3)(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

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

  $ 10,347      $ 12,425      $ 15,456   

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

     

Expenses

    1.37 %(6)(7)      1.40     1.40 %(6)(7) 

Net investment income

    0.90 %(6)      1.68     1.26 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    39 %(5)      84     105 %(5) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

During the period ended July 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 July 31, 2013.

 

(4) 

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.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.08% and 0.21% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.200      $ 11.430      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.068      $ 0.227      $ 0.172   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.047     1.055        1.383 (3) 

Total income from operations

  $ 0.021      $ 1.282      $ 1.555   
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.211   $ (0.167   $ (0.075

From net realized gain

    (0.380     (0.345     (0.050

Total distributions

  $ (0.591   $ (0.512   $ (0.125

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.630      $ 12.200      $ 11.430   

Total Return(4)

    0.05 %(5)      11.40     15.71 %(3)(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

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

  $ 54,190      $ 42,075      $ 51,144   

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

     

Expenses

    1.12 %(6)(7)      1.15     1.15 %(6)(7) 

Net investment income

    1.11 %(6)      1.91     1.72 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    39 %(5)      84     105 %(5) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

During the period ended July 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 July 31, 2013.

 

(4) 

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

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.08% and 0.21% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to January 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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’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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign financial futures contracts as described below. 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, Financial Futures Contracts and Currencies. Foreign securities, financial futures contracts 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. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities and certain exchange-traded foreign financial futures contracts generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities and contracts trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities and certain foreign financial futures contracts 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 and foreign financial futures contracts that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities and foreign financial futures contracts 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 and foreign financial futures contracts.

Affiliated Fund. 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.

Fair Valuation. 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.

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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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, 2015, 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 U.S. GAAP 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  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

K  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. 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.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2015 and for the six months 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 and Income Tax Information

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 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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

basis earnings and profits are 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.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 54,161,761   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 6,863,293   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (1,971,400

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 4,891,893   

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $240,864 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. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves 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% (1.40% and 1.15% prior to January 2, 2015) 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, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $24,744 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, EVM earned $543 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $317 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended January 31, 2015. EVD also 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 six months ended January 31, 2015, 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 six months ended January 31, 2015 amounted to $14,622 for Class A shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $29,614,080 and $20,525,882, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

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   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    86,011         594,019   

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

    33,505         43,833   

Redemptions

    (250,328      (971,889

Net decrease

    (130,812      (334,037
    
Class I   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    1,571,128         2,125,246   

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

    52,597         52,071   

Redemptions

    (413,119      (3,202,856

Net increase (decrease)

    1,210,606         (1,025,539

At January 31, 2015, accounts and a mutual fund advised by EVM, an Eaton Vance collective investment trust and donor advised funds (established and maintained by a public charity) managed by EVM owned in the aggregate 78.3% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  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 financial futures 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, 2015 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
             
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Australian Dollar
858,842
  United States Dollar
699,972
  State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 33,212       $       $ 33,212   
3/18/15   Australian Dollar
527,509
  United States Dollar 435,153   State Street Trust Company Canada     25,623                 25,623   
3/18/15   Australian Dollar
782,911
  United States Dollar 630,930   State Street Trust Company Canada     23,119                 23,119   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 352,429   United States Dollar 286,233   State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 12,625       $       $ 12,625   
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 1,667,085   United States Dollar 1,284,742   State Street Trust Company Canada             (9,495      (9,495
3/18/15   British Pound Sterling 1,283,485   United States Dollar 2,004,450   State Street Trust Company Canada     71,822                 71,822   
3/18/15   British Pound Sterling 135,924   United States Dollar 210,742   State Street Trust Company Canada     6,073                 6,073   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
1,486,422
  United States Dollar 1,276,224   State Street Trust Company Canada     107,159                 107,159   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
727,942
  United States Dollar 616,440   State Street Trust Company Canada     43,916                 43,916   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
497,123
  United States Dollar 415,564   State Street Trust Company Canada     24,579                 24,579   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
246,028
  United States Dollar 205,106   State Street Trust Company Canada     11,606                 11,606   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
143,564
  United States Dollar 123,231   State Street Trust Company Canada     10,319                 10,319   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
207,845
  United States Dollar 166,891   State Street Trust Company Canada     3,422                 3,422   
3/18/15   Euro
218,454
  Swiss Franc 216,187   State Street Trust Company Canada             (10,980      (10,980
3/18/15   Euro
2,143,774
  United States Dollar 2,614,418   State Street Trust Company Canada     191,042                 191,042   
3/18/15   Euro
1,546,303
  United States Dollar 1,859,723   State Street Trust Company Canada     111,743                 111,743   
3/18/15   Euro
714,910
  United States Dollar 842,278   State Street Trust Company Canada     34,126                 34,126   
3/18/15   Euro
352,190
  United States Dollar 429,141   State Street Trust Company Canada     31,017                 31,017   
3/18/15   Euro
2,292,979
  United States Dollar 2,591,768   State Street Trust Company Canada             (274      (274
3/18/15   Euro
2,327,012
  United States Dollar 2,626,708   State Street Trust Company Canada             (3,806      (3,806
3/18/15   Israeli Shekel
422,985
  United States Dollar 106,701   State Street Trust Company Canada             (894      (894
3/18/15   Japanese Yen
19,207,235
  Australian Dollar 201,700   State Street Trust Company Canada             (7,055      (7,055
3/18/15   Japanese Yen
26,081,839
  United States Dollar 218,425   State Street Trust Company Canada             (3,792      (3,792
3/18/15   Japanese Yen
71,221,844
  United States Dollar 596,102   State Street Trust Company Canada             (10,705      (10,705
3/18/15   Japanese Yen
77,162,016
  United States Dollar 645,399   State Street Trust Company Canada             (12,018      (12,018
3/18/15   Japanese Yen 92,622,294   United States Dollar 767,376   State Street Trust Company Canada             (21,763      (21,763
3/18/15   Norwegian Krone 888,713   United States Dollar 123,617   State Street Trust Company Canada     8,724                 8,724   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Swiss Franc 1,302,508   United States Dollar 1,442,215   State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 20,538       $       $ 20,538   
3/18/15   Swiss Franc 257,208   United States Dollar 277,362   State Street Trust Company Canada             (3,379      (3,379
3/18/15   Swiss Franc 317,654   United States Dollar 324,942   State Street Trust Company Canada             (21,774      (21,774
3/18/15   United States Dollar 1,596,474   Australian Dollar 1,969,059   State Street Trust Company Canada             (67,800      (67,800
3/18/15   United States Dollar 165,647   British Pound Sterling
109,904
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (157      (157
3/18/15   United States Dollar 1,647,099   Canadian Dollar
1,889,634
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (160,909      (160,909
3/18/15   United States Dollar 324,832   Danish Krone
2,134,797
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (206      (206
3/18/15   United States Dollar 117,303   Danish Krone
709,835
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (9,363      (9,363
3/18/15   United States Dollar 609,743   Euro
528,959
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (11,794      (11,794
3/18/15   United States Dollar 144,872   Euro
116,415
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (13,273      (13,273
3/18/15   United States Dollar 337,674   Euro
282,988
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (17,777      (17,777
3/18/15   United States Dollar 1,457,908   Euro
1,185,764
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (117,491      (117,491
3/18/15   United States Dollar 5,202,901   Euro
4,469,366
  State Street Trust Company Canada             (150,616      (150,616
3/18/15   United States Dollar 365,705   Hong Kong Dollar 2,834,800   State Street Trust Company Canada             (50      (50
3/18/15   United States Dollar 899,428   Japanese Yen 106,248,683   State Street Trust Company Canada     5,807                 5,807   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 149,876   Japanese Yen 18,076,609   State Street Trust Company Canada     4,136                 4,136   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 189,596   Japanese Yen 22,641,526   State Street Trust Company Canada     3,309                 3,309   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 52,845   Japanese Yen 6,250,143   State Street Trust Company Canada     406                 406   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 166,118   Japanese Yen 19,543,242   State Street Trust Company Canada     390                 390   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 680,841   Japanese Yen 79,924,119   State Street Trust Company Canada     109                 109   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 102,709   Japanese Yen 12,064,018   State Street Trust Company Canada     76                 76   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 116,580   Japanese Yen 13,675,031   State Street Trust Company Canada             (69      (69
3/18/15   United States Dollar 117,768   Singapore Dollar 155,742   State Street Trust Company Canada             (2,739      (2,739
3/18/15   United States Dollar 83,274   Swiss Franc
83,858
  State Street Trust Company Canada     8,257                 8,257   
                $ 793,155       $ (658,179    $ 134,976   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Expiration
Month/Year
  Contracts    Position    Aggregate Cost      Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/15   7
E-Mini S&P 500 Index
   Long    $ 705,015       $ 695,940       $ (9,075
3/15   31
Euro Stoxx 50 Index
   Long      1,125,275         1,169,383         44,108   
3/15   3
Nikkei 225 Index
   Long      220,611         220,912         301   
3/15   1
TOPIX Index
   Short      (116,749      (119,285      (2,536
                                $ 32,798   

Euro Stoxx 50 Index:  Market capitalization-weighted stock index of 50 large, blue-chip European companies operating within eurozone nations.

Nikkei 225 Index:  Price-weighted average of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

TOPIX Index:  Market capitalization-weighted stock index of all companies listed on the First section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

At January 31, 2015, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Fund is subject to the following risks:

Equity Price Risk:  The Fund enters into equity index futures contracts to enhance return.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The foreign currency exchange contracts in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a foreign exchange transactions agreement (the FX Agreement) with its derivative counterparty. The FX Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs foreign currency exchange contracts and contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, and/or termination event as defined under the FX Agreement. Under the FX Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty its payables and/or receivables pursuant to foreign currency exchange contracts and create one single net payment. The FX Agreement does not require collateral to be posted.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at January 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

        Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Equity Price

  Financial futures contracts   $ 44,409 (1)     $ (11,611 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 793,155 (2)     $ (658,179 )(3) 

Total

      $ 837,564       $ (669,790

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 44,409       $ (11,611

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 793,155       $ (658,179

 

(1) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Payable for variation margin.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting or similar agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets and pledged by the Fund for liabilities as of January 31, 2015.

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ 793,155       $ (658,179    $         —       $         —       $ 134,976   
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ (658,179    $ 658,179       $       $       $   

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended January 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

Risk   Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
(2)
 

Equity Price

  Financial futures contracts    $ 64,843       $ 43,088   

Foreign Exchange

  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts      941,047         139,205   

Total

       $ 1,005,890       $ 182,293   

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

The average notional amounts of derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended January 31, 2015, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
    Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
 
  $2,153,000      $ 17,000      $ 28,243,000   

9  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 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

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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 six months ended January 31, 2015.

10  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.

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.

 

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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.

 

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Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At January 31, 2015, 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

  $ 2,591,120       $ 2,223,409       $         —       $ 4,814,529   

Consumer Staples

    5,731,335         3,343,191                 9,074,526   

Energy

    1,343,622         596,797                 1,940,419   

Financials

    3,001,167         4,258,907                 7,260,074   

Health Care

    4,028,062         4,127,675                 8,155,737   

Industrials

    1,533,833         1,473,844                 3,007,677   

Information Technology

    5,800,901         437,590                 6,238,491   

Materials

    856,108         1,477,522                 2,333,630   

Telecommunication Services

    2,845,969         1,834,561                 4,680,530   

Utilities

    3,013,832         1,159,245                 4,173,077   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 30,745,949       $ 20,932,741    $       $ 51,678,690   

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 4,769,662       $       $       $ 4,769,662   

Rights

    4,541                         4,541   

Short-Term Investments

            2,600,761                 2,600,761   

Total Investments

  $ 35,520,152       $ 23,533,502       $       $ 59,053,654   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 793,155       $       $ 793,155   

Futures Contracts

            44,409                 44,409   

Total

  $ 35,520,152       $ 24,371,066       $       $ 59,891,218   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (658,179    $       $ (658,179

Futures Contracts

    (9,075      (2,536              (11,611

Total

  $ (9,075    $ (660,715    $       $ (669,790

 

* 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.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of July 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At January 31, 2015, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended was not significant.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

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:

 

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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Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

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Hexavest Inc.

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Montréal, Québec

Canada    H3B 4W8

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

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Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

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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, 2015

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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, 2015

Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Officers and Trustees

     25   

Important Notices

     26   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         08/29/2012         –6.03      –0.57             7.05

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –11.43         –6.27                4.46   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         08/29/2012         –5.97         –0.26                7.32   

MSCI EAFE Index

                     –6.97      –0.43      6.39     10.81
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                    Class A     Class I  

Gross

                 3.17     2.92

Net

                 1.46        1.21   

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

 

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Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5,6

 

 

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5,6

 

 

 

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

    2.8

Nestle SA

    2.7   

Novartis AG

    2.7   

Roche Holding AG PC

    2.5   

Bayer AG

    1.9   

Nikkei 225 Index Futures Contracts

    1.8   

Sanofi

    1.8   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1.5   

Vodafone Group PLC

    1.5   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

    1.4   

Total

    20.6
 

 

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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 eatonvance.com.

 

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Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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 indexes 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 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. 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. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/15. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, 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, the Fund’s investments in ETFs are included based on the portfolio composition of each ETF.

 

5 

Includes the value of the notional amount of each futures contract.

 

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

   The Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers from Hexavest Inc. Effective December 2014, members of the team are: Vital Proulx, Jean-René Adam, Jean-Pierre Couture, Christian Crête, Frédéric Imbeault and Marc Christopher Lavoie.

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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 Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015).

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
(8/1/14)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/14 – 1/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual

  

        

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 939.70       $ 6.84 **       1.40

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 940.30       $ 5.62 **       1.15
                                     
           

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 close of business on July 31, 2014.

 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 82.4%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

               

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    738      $ 9,860   
   
    $ 9,860   
   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%

               

Deutsche Post AG

    1,482      $ 47,962   

Toll Holdings, Ltd.

    2,818        13,476   
   
    $ 61,438   
   

Auto Components — 0.8%

               

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

    200      $ 6,987   

Bridgestone Corp.

    800        31,974   

Denso Corp.

    300        13,271   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    200        10,765   
   
    $ 62,997   
   

Automobiles — 3.6%

               

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    313      $ 36,399   

Daimler AG

    571        51,713   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,000        30,175   

Mazda Motor Corp.

    200        4,108   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,700        14,496   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,600        103,154   

Volkswagen AG, PFC Shares

    210        46,848   
   
    $ 286,893   
   

Banks — 10.3%

               

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    1,067      $ 27,238   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    5,765        49,247   

Banco Santander SA

    10,515        70,725   

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

    1,000        5,396   

Barclays PLC

    17,193        60,382   

BNP Paribas SA

    925        48,567   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    657        45,428   

Credit Agricole SA

    891        10,567   

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    850        12,393   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    11,753        107,531   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(1)

    38,752        42,930   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    8,500        45,171   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    25,300        41,369   

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    851        23,469   

Nordea Bank AB

    1,905        24,185   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    2,000        15,340   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    3,400        16,868   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Banks (continued)

  

Societe Generale SA

    308      $ 12,368   

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,327        17,695   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1,300        43,624   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holding, Inc.

    8,000        28,132   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    672        31,822   

Swedbank AB, Class A

    130        3,145   

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    1,000        17,101   

Westpac Banking Corp.

    616        16,463   
   
    $ 817,156   
   

Beverages — 3.0%

               

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    645      $ 78,668   

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    500        16,403   

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    1,126        8,452   

Diageo PLC

    1,859        55,028   

Heineken NV

    282        21,045   

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,000        13,464   

SABMiller PLC

    829        45,153   
   
    $ 238,213   
   

Biotechnology — 0.5%

               

CSL, Ltd.

    545      $ 37,089   
   
    $ 37,089   
   

Building Products — 0.2%

               

Assa Abloy AB

    246      $ 13,435   
   
    $ 13,435   
   

Capital Markets — 1.9%

               

Credit Suisse Group AG

    1,071      $ 22,551   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    2,000        14,532   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,526        44,296   

Partners Group Holding AG

    71        19,001   

UBS Group AG

    2,824        47,333   
   
    $ 147,713   
   

Chemicals — 3.1%

               

Akzo Nobel NV

    340      $ 24,494   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,000        29,628   

BASF SE

    818        73,160   

Linde AG

    56        10,728   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    4,500        23,323   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    400        26,486   

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    5,000        19,671   
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Chemicals (continued)

               

Syngenta AG

    23      $ 7,492   

Toray Industries, Inc.

    4,000        34,072   
   
    $ 249,054   
   

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

               

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,330      $ 16,125   
   
    $ 16,125   
   

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

               

Balfour Beatty PLC

    1,378      $ 4,601   
   
    $ 4,601   
   

Containers & Packaging — 0.2%

               

Amcor, Ltd.

    1,890      $ 18,679   
   
    $ 18,679   
   

Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%

               

ING Groep NV(1)

    3,311      $ 41,164   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    2,118        75,203   

ORIX Corp.

    1,800        20,683   
   
    $ 137,050   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.0%

               

Belgacom SA

    461      $ 17,170   

BT Group PLC

    5,918        37,127   

Deutsche Telekom AG

    4,325        74,555   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    800        47,349   

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    19,000        57,152   

Swisscom AG

    18        10,554   

Telefonica SA

    5,774        86,583   

Telenor ASA

    894        19,206   

TeliaSonera AB

    3,314        20,420   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    6,341        31,984   
   
    $ 402,100   
   

Electric Utilities — 1.8%

               

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.(1)

    1,000      $ 13,204   

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

    3,500        31,292   

Enel SpA

    3,288        14,856   

Iberdrola SA

    5,667        39,116   

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)(1)

    1,100        10,636   

SSE PLC

    1,324        32,039   
   
    $ 141,143   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Electrical Equipment — 0.6%

               

ABB, Ltd.

    1,328      $ 25,532   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    2,000        23,132   

Osram Licht AG(1)

    60        2,758   
   
    $ 51,422   
   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.3%

               

Hitachi, Ltd.

    3,622      $ 27,354   
   
    $ 27,354   
   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.3%

               

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

    400      $ 17,326   

J Sainsbury PLC

    1,460        5,595   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    956        17,254   

Lawson, Inc.

    300        19,614   

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,100        40,253   

Tesco PLC

    8,179        27,659   

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    304        10,268   

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    11,920        32,162   

Woolworths, Ltd.

    554        13,633   
   
    $ 183,764   
   

Food Products — 4.5%

               

Nestle SA

    2,843      $ 217,123   

Tate & Lyle PLC

    1,444        14,727   

Unilever NV

    1,950        84,561   

Unilever PLC

    1,035        45,575   
   
    $ 361,986   
   

Gas Utilities — 1.0%

               

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    10,500      $ 24,072   

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    7,000        27,591   

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    5,000        29,826   
   
    $ 81,489   
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

               

Smith and Nephew PLC

    750      $ 13,375   
   
    $ 13,375   
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%

               

Compass Group PLC

    582      $ 10,035   

MGM China Holdings, Ltd.

    2,400        5,838   

SJM Holdings, Ltd.

    5,302        7,743   
   
    $ 23,616   
   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Household Products — 1.0%

               

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, PFC Shares

    155      $ 17,746   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    664        56,198   

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    395        9,521   
   
    $ 83,465   
   

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%

               

Koninklijke Philips NV

    1,762      $ 48,587   

Siemens AG

    691        72,995   

Toshiba Corp.

    3,000        11,996   
   
    $ 133,578   
   

Insurance — 2.3%

               

AIA Group, Ltd.

    2,725      $ 15,801   

Allianz SE

    198        32,649   

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

    5,504        27,265   

Mapfre SA

    7,044        23,713   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

    147        29,471   

Sampo Oyj, Class A

    163        7,894   

Swiss Re AG

    78        7,036   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    700        24,439   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    44        14,589   
   
    $ 182,857   
   

Machinery — 0.5%

               

FANUC Corp.

    100      $ 16,794   

SMC Corp.

    100        26,817   
   
    $ 43,611   
   

Media — 0.9%

               

Pearson PLC

    2,055      $ 41,696   

Reed Elsevier PLC

    605        10,503   

Sky PLC

    1,268        17,682   
   
    $ 69,881   
   

Metals & Mining — 2.0%

               

Anglo American PLC

    449      $ 7,500   

BHP Billiton PLC

    1,566        34,014   

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

    804        18,544   

Glencore PLC

    7,564        28,203   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.(1)

    1,272        13,734   

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    149        12,789   

Rio Tinto PLC

    904        39,724   

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    67        2,988   
   
    $ 157,496   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Multi-Utilities — 2.4%

               

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    2,249      $ 24,862   

Centrica PLC

    6,957        30,701   

E.ON SE

    3,227        49,954   

GDF Suez

    471        10,446   

National Grid PLC

    2,804        39,422   

RWE AG

    1,150        31,900   
   
    $ 187,285   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%

               

BG Group PLC

    3,631      $ 48,430   

BP PLC

    9,090        58,394   

Oil Search, Ltd.

    2,844        17,115   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    1,080        32,897   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    928        29,380   

Statoil ASA

    236        3,952   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    438        11,633   
   
    $ 201,801   
   

Personal Products — 0.1%

               

Kao Corp.

    100      $ 4,385   
   
    $ 4,385   
   

Pharmaceuticals — 15.3%

               

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    2,400      $ 37,069   

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,248        88,839   

Bayer AG

    1,026        147,776   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    1,400        20,310   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    5,553        122,270   

Indivior PLC(1)

    664        1,740   

Merck KGaA

    468        46,761   

Novartis AG

    2,180        212,447   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    2,020        90,033   

Roche Holding AG PC

    749        201,869   

Sanofi

    1,583        145,857   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    100        6,241   

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    400        12,003   

Shire PLC

    590        43,063   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    900        44,963   
   
    $ 1,221,241   
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%

               

Federation Centres

    2,434      $ 5,709   

Goodman Group

    4,772        22,622   

GPT Group (The)

    1,636        5,736   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

               

Mirvac Group

    9,836      $ 14,712   

Stockland

    3,151        10,687   

Westfield Corp.

    1,995        15,218   
   
    $ 74,684   
   

Road & Rail — 1.1%

               

Asciano, Ltd.

    2,345      $ 10,918   

Aurizon Holdings, Ltd.

    5,779        22,099   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    100        17,148   

East Japan Railway Co.

    500        38,619   
   
    $ 88,784   
   

Software — 0.7%

               

SAP SE

    833      $ 54,368   
   
    $ 54,368   
   

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

               

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    744      $ 30,606   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    930        27,410   
   
    $ 58,016   
   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%

               

Canon, Inc.

    1,000      $ 31,635   
   
    $ 31,635   
   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.7%

               

Adidas AG

    520      $ 35,780   

Burberry Group PLC

    905        23,511   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, Class A

    400        33,231   

Hermes International

    8        2,715   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    233        37,472   
   
    $ 132,709   
   

Tobacco — 2.4%

               

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,599      $ 90,209   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    1,490        69,984   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    1,000        27,237   
   
    $ 187,430   
   

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

               

Sumitomo Corp.

    1,300      $ 12,829   
   
    $ 12,829   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

               

Fraport AG

    176      $ 10,754   
   
    $ 10,754   
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.0%

               

KDDI Corp.

    600      $ 42,353   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    2,400        40,515   

SoftBank Corp.

    600        35,311   

Vodafone Group PLC

    33,668        118,393   
   
    $ 236,572   
   

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $6,323,144)

   

  $ 6,559,933   
   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 7.9%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 7.9%

  

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

    724      $ 15,870   

iShares MSCI EMU ETF

    2,839        104,135   

iShares MSCI Germany ETF

    2,423        67,965   

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

    19,693        226,273   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

    1,121        35,592   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

    6,233        112,443   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    3,015        67,204   
   

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $629,338)

   

  $ 629,482   
   
Rights — 0.0%(2)   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks — 0.0%(2)

  

Banco Santander SA, Exp. 2/3/15(1)

    8,864      $ 1,352   
   

Total Rights
(identified cost $1,523)

   

  $ 1,352   
   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 6.5%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.15%(3)

  $ 517      $ 517,496   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $517,496)

   

  $ 517,496   
   

Total Investments — 96.8%
(identified cost $7,471,501)

   

  $ 7,708,263   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 3.2%

  

  $ 253,279   
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 7,961,542   
   

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

 

PC     Participation Certificate
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(3) 

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, 2015.

 

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

United Kingdom

    22.2   $ 1,766,780   

Japan

    16.3        1,300,701   

Germany

    11.5        918,573   

Switzerland

    10.3        818,758   

Australia

    5.9        470,021   

Spain

    3.7        296,794   

France

    3.4        267,992   

Netherlands

    1.9        152,544   

Sweden

    1.9        149,259   

Singapore

    1.3        101,986   

Belgium

    1.2        95,838   

Denmark

    1.1        90,033   

Hong Kong

    1.1        84,746   

Other (less than 1.0% each)

    0.6        45,908   
   

Common Stocks

    82.4   $ 6,559,933   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7.9        629,482   

Rights

    0.0 (1)      1,352   

Short-Term Investments

    6.5        517,496   
   

Total Investments

    96.8   $ 7,708,263   
   

 

(1) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $6,954,005)

  $ 7,190,767   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $517,496)

    517,496   

Cash

    84,159   

Restricted cash*

    6,740   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $245,057)

    233,226   

Dividends receivable

    7,067   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    89   

Receivable for investments sold

    24,806   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    4,547   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    104,356   

Tax reclaims receivable

    9,396   

Receivable from affiliates

    11,553   

Total assets

  $ 8,194,202   
Liabilities   

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 32,904   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    7,125   

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

    4,257   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    131,360   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    5,319   

Distribution and service fees

    115   

Accrued expenses

    51,580   

Total liabilities

  $ 232,660   

Net Assets

  $ 7,961,542   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 7,879,230   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net realized gain

    (111,344

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (2,747

Net unrealized appreciation

    196,403   

Total

  $ 7,961,542   
Class A Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 526,764   

Shares Outstanding

    49,820   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.57   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 11.21   
Class I Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 7,434,778   

Shares Outstanding

    701,179   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 10.60   

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

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the broker for open financial futures contracts.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $8,170)

  $ 76,576   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    457   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (53

Total investment income

  $ 76,980   
Expenses   

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 33,758   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    679   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    441   

Custodian fee

    36,072   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    1,027   

Legal and accounting services

    21,557   

Printing and postage

    5,373   

Registration fees

    10,541   

Miscellaneous

    6,557   

Total expenses

  $ 116,005   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 66,909   

Total expense reductions

  $ 66,909   

Net expenses

  $ 49,096   

Net investment income

  $ 27,884   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (33,173

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    3   

Financial futures contracts

    37,160   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (16,304

Net realized loss

  $ (12,314

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (513,823

Financial futures contracts

    1,678   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (22,181

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (534,326

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (546,640

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (518,756

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

July 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 27,884      $ 223,226   

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, financial futures contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (12,314     167,506   

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

    (534,326     367,976   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ (518,756   $ 758,708   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (11,093   $ (8,572

Class I

    (166,258     (179,506

From net realized gain

   

Class A

    (7,765     (15,681

Class I

    (104,757     (314,270

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (289,873   $ (518,029

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 99,640      $ 505,494   

Class I

    411,407        2,304,773   

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

   

Class A

    18,683        23,529   

Class I

    73,111        127,010   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (40,322     (90,072

Class I

    (1,060,217     (451,801

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (497,698   $ 2,418,933   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (1,306,327   $ 2,659,612   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 9,267,869      $ 6,608,257   

At end of period

  $ 7,961,542      $ 9,267,869   

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

included in net assets

  

  

At end of period

  $ (2,747   $ 146,720   

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.660      $ 11.220      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.021      $ 0.319 (3)    $ 0.236   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.739     0.845        1.118 (4) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.718   $ 1.164      $ 1.354   
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.219   $ (0.256   $ (0.066

From net realized gain

    (0.153     (0.468     (0.068

Total distributions

  $ (0.372   $ (0.724   $ (0.134

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.570      $ 11.660      $ 11.220   

Total Return(5)

    (6.03 )%(6)      10.34     13.75 %(4)(6) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

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

  $ 527      $ 503      $ 64   

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

     

Expenses(7)

    1.40 %(8)      1.40     1.40 %(8) 

Net investment income

    0.38 %(8)      2.74 %(3)      2.34 %(8) 

Portfolio Turnover

    37 %(6)      69     97 %(6) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.120 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 1.70%.

 

(4) 

During the period ended July 31, 2013, the sub-adviser reimbursed the Fund for a net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Fund’s investment guidelines. The reimbursement was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the period ended July 31, 2013.

 

(5) 

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.

 

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 1.59%, 1.71% and 3.18% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the year ended July 31, 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
    Period Ended
July 31, 2013
(1)
 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.700      $ 11.250      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.039      $ 0.321 (3)    $ 0.181   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.743     0.864        1.209 (4) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.704   $ 1.185      $ 1.390   
Less Distributions                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.243   $ (0.267   $ (0.072

From net realized gain

    (0.153     (0.468     (0.068

Total distributions

  $ (0.396   $ (0.735   $ (0.140

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.600      $ 11.700      $ 11.250   

Total Return(5)

    (5.97 )%(6)      10.70     14.02 %(4)(6) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                        

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

  $ 7,435      $ 8,765      $ 6,544   

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

     

Expenses(7)

    1.15 %(8)      1.15     1.15 %(8) 

Net investment income

    0.68 %(8)      2.75 %(3)      1.84 %(8) 

Portfolio Turnover

    37 %(6)      69     97 %(6) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.104 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 1.86%.

 

(4) 

During the period ended July 31, 2013, the sub-adviser reimbursed the Fund for a net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Fund’s investment guidelines. The reimbursement was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the period ended July 31, 2013.

 

(5) 

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

 

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 1.59%, 1.71% and 3.18% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the year ended July 31, 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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’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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign financial futures contracts as described below. 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, Financial Futures Contracts and Currencies. Foreign securities, financial futures contracts 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. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities and certain exchange-traded foreign financial futures contracts generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities and contracts trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities and certain foreign financial futures contracts 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 and foreign financial futures contracts that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities and foreign financial futures contracts 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 and foreign financial futures contracts.

Affiliated Fund. 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.

Fair Valuation. 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.

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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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, 2015, 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 U.S. GAAP 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  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

K  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. 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.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2015 and for the six months 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 and Income Tax Information

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 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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

basis earnings and profits are 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.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 7,517,047   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 524,302   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (333,086

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 191,216   

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $33,758 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. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves 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 terminated after November 30, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $66,909 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, EVM earned $150 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $242 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended January 31, 2015. EVD also 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 six months ended January 31, 2015, 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 six months ended January 31, 2015 amounted to $679 for Class A shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $2,714,435 and $2,812,394, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

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   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    8,678         43,191   

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

    1,743         2,070   

Redemptions

    (3,721      (7,853

Net increase

    6,700         37,408   
    
Class I   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    37,418         194,879   

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

    6,801         11,141   

Redemptions

    (92,251      (38,670

Net increase (decrease)

    (48,032      167,350   

At January 31, 2015, EVM owned 66.5% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  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 financial futures 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, 2015 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
           
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 140,766   Hong Kong Dollar 879,848   State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 4,207      $      $ 4,207   
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 205,185   United States Dollar 167,229   State Street Trust Company Canada     7,935               7,935   
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 156,037   United States Dollar 126,729   State Street Trust Company Canada     5,590               5,590   
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 37,397   United States Dollar 30,850   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,816               1,816   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Australian Dollar 420,873   United States Dollar 324,347   State Street Trust Company Canada   $      $ (2,397   $ (2,397
3/18/15   British Pound Sterling 241,239   United States Dollar 376,748   State Street Trust Company Canada     13,499               13,499   
3/18/15   British Pound Sterling 55,601   United States Dollar 86,251   State Street Trust Company Canada     2,529               2,529   
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar 39,447   United States Dollar 31,674   State Street Trust Company Canada     649               649   
3/18/15   Euro
192,172
  Hong Kong Dollar 1,792,650   State Street Trust Company Canada     13,994               13,994   
3/18/15   Euro
284,531
  Hong Kong Dollar 2,493,196   State Street Trust Company Canada            (49     (49
3/18/15   Euro
11,450
  Swiss Franc
11,725
  State Street Trust Company Canada            (145     (145
3/18/15   Euro
64,479
  Swiss Franc
63,810
  State Street Trust Company Canada            (3,241     (3,241
3/18/15   Euro
252,059
  United States Dollar 307,396   State Street Trust Company Canada     22,462               22,462   
3/18/15   Euro
88,946
  United States Dollar 108,380   State Street Trust Company Canada     7,833               7,833   
3/18/15   Euro
127,737
  United States Dollar 150,495   State Street Trust Company Canada     6,097               6,097   
3/18/15   Euro
19,372
  United States Dollar 21,988   State Street Trust Company Canada     90               90   
3/18/15   Euro
16,469
  United States Dollar 18,659   State Street Trust Company Canada     42               42   
3/18/15   Euro
14,164
  United States Dollar 15,958   State Street Trust Company Canada            (53     (53
3/18/15   Euro
287,952
  United States Dollar 325,037   State Street Trust Company Canada            (471     (471
3/18/15   Hong Kong Dollar 1,226,655   United States Dollar 158,238   State Street Trust Company Canada     15               15   
3/18/15   Hong Kong Dollar 2,481,173   United States Dollar 320,000   State Street Trust Company Canada            (42     (42
3/18/15   Israeli Shekel
51,213
  United States Dollar 13,054   State Street Trust Company Canada     27               27   
3/18/15   Japanese Yen 13,199,346   Hong Kong Dollar 856,839   State Street Trust Company Canada            (1,936     (1,936
3/18/15   Japanese Yen 3,193,264   United States Dollar 27,164   State Street Trust Company Canada            (42     (42
3/18/15   Japanese Yen 2,932,125   United States Dollar 24,555   State Street Trust Company Canada            (426     (426
3/18/15   Japanese Yen 16,000,279   United States Dollar 133,830   State Street Trust Company Canada            (2,492     (2,492
3/18/15   Norwegian Krone 228,200   United States Dollar 31,742   State Street Trust Company Canada     2,240               2,240   
3/18/15   Singapore Dollar 18,207   United States Dollar 13,551   State Street Trust Company Canada     103               103   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   Swiss Franc 109,009   United States Dollar 126,127   State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 7,144      $      $ 7,144   
3/18/15   Swiss Franc
91,074
  United States Dollar 98,210   State Street Trust Company Canada            (1,196     (1,196
3/18/15   Swiss Franc
28,957
  United States Dollar 29,372   State Street Trust Company Canada            (2,235     (2,235
3/18/15   Swiss Franc
68,590
  United States Dollar 70,164   State Street Trust Company Canada            (4,702     (4,702
3/18/15   United States Dollar 23,941   Australian Dollar 29,184   State Street Trust Company Canada            (1,284     (1,284
3/18/15   United States Dollar 130,606   Australian Dollar 161,157   State Street Trust Company Canada            (5,492     (5,492
3/18/15   United States Dollar 394,232   Australian Dollar 486,238   State Street Trust Company Canada            (16,742     (16,742
3/18/15   United States Dollar 34,439   British Pound Sterling 22,850   State Street Trust Company Canada            (33     (33
3/18/15   United States Dollar 28,286   British Pound Sterling 18,090   State Street Trust Company Canada            (1,047     (1,047
3/18/15   United States Dollar 235,662   British Pound Sterling 150,806   State Street Trust Company Canada            (8,583     (8,583
3/18/15   United States Dollar 19,686   Canadian Dollar 22,899   State Street Trust Company Canada            (1,676     (1,676
3/18/15   United States Dollar 102,072   Danish Krone 670,815   State Street Trust Company Canada            (65     (65
3/18/15   United States Dollar 32,592   Danish Krone 197,223   State Street Trust Company Canada            (2,601     (2,601
3/18/15   United States Dollar 25,016   Euro
20,428
  State Street Trust Company Canada            (1,924     (1,924
3/18/15   United States Dollar 105,689   Euro
88,573
  State Street Trust Company Canada            (5,564     (5,564
3/18/15   United States Dollar 697,256   Euro
598,953
  State Street Trust Company Canada            (20,184     (20,184
3/18/15   United States Dollar 536,981   Euro
436,744
  State Street Trust Company Canada            (43,275     (43,275
3/18/15   United States Dollar 143,814   Hong Kong Dollar 1,114,789   State Street Trust Company Canada            (20     (20
3/18/15   United States Dollar 127,915   Japanese Yen 15,439,387   State Street Trust Company Canada     3,628               3,628   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 269,215   Japanese Yen 31,802,100   State Street Trust Company Canada     1,738               1,738   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 30,774   Japanese Yen 3,623,028   State Street Trust Company Canada     94               94   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 8,949   Japanese Yen 1,058,450   State Street Trust Company Canada     69               69   
3/18/15   United States Dollar 31,337   Singapore Dollar 41,442   State Street Trust Company Canada            (729     (729
3/18/15   United States Dollar 31,903   Swedish Krona 241,426   State Street Trust Company Canada            (2,714     (2,714

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3/18/15   United States Dollar 25,771   Swiss Franc
25,952
  State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 2,555      $      $ 2,555   
                $ 104,356      $ (131,360   $ (27,004

 

Futures Contracts  

Expiration

Month/Year

  Contracts    Position    Aggregate Cost      Value      Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
3/15   2
Nikkei 225 Index
   Long    $ 151,119       $ 147,275       $ (3,844
                                $ (3,844

Nikkei 225 Index:  Price-weighted average of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

At January 31, 2015, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Fund is subject to the following risks:

Equity Price Risk:  The Fund enters into equity index futures contracts to enhance return.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The foreign currency exchange contracts in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a foreign exchange transactions agreement (the FX Agreement) with its derivative counterparty. The FX Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs foreign currency exchange contracts and contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, and/or termination event as defined under the FX Agreement. Under the FX Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty its payables and/or receivables pursuant to foreign currency exchange contracts and create one single net payment. The FX Agreement does not require collateral to be posted.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at January 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

        Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Equity Price

  Financial futures contracts   $       $ (3,844 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 104,356 (2)     $ (131,360 )(3) 

Total

      $ 104,356       $ (135,204

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $       $ (3,844

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 104,356       $ (131,360

 

(1) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized depreciation on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Payable for variation margin.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting or similar agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets and pledged by the Fund for liabilities as of January 31, 2015.

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ 104,356       $ (104,356    $         —       $         —       $   
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of  Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ (131,360    $ 104,356       $       $       $ (27,004

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended January 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

Risk   Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
(2)
 

Equity Price

  Financial futures contracts    $ 37,160       $ 1,678   

Foreign Exchange

  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts      48,610         (17,522

Total

       $ 85,770       $ (15,844

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

The average notional amounts of derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended January 31, 2015, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
  Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
 
$425,000   $ 5,000,000   

9  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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 six months ended January 31, 2015.

10  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.

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 International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At January 31, 2015, 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

  $       $ 634,112       $         —       $ 634,112   

Consumer Staples

            1,059,243                 1,059,243   

Energy

            201,801                 201,801   

Financials

    47,333         1,312,127                 1,359,460   

Health Care

    1,740         1,269,965                 1,271,705   

Industrials

            430,312                 430,312   

Information Technology

            129,482                 129,482   

Materials

            425,229                 425,229   

Telecommunication Services

            638,672                 638,672   

Utilities

    24,862         385,055                 409,917   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 73,935       $ 6,485,998    $       $ 6,559,933   

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 629,482       $       $       $ 629,482   

Rights

    1,352                         1,352   

Short-Term Investments

            517,496                 517,496   

Total Investments

  $ 704,769       $ 7,003,494       $       $ 7,708,263   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 104,356       $       $ 104,356   

Total

  $ 704,769       $ 7,107,850       $       $ 7,812,619   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (131,360    $       $ (131,360

Futures Contracts

            (3,844              (3,844

Total

  $       $ (135,204    $       $ (135,204

 

* 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.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of July 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At January 31, 2015, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended was not significant.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

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, Québec

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

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment 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, 2015

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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, 2015

Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Officers and Trustees

     19   

Important Notices

     20   


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012         08/29/2012         3.15      12.39             14.29

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –2.80         5.97                11.53   

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012         08/29/2012         3.36         12.69                14.58   

S&P 500 Index

                     4.37      14.22      15.59     17.81
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                    Class A     Class I  

Gross

                 6.47     6.22

Net

                 1.20        0.95   

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)5

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    4.7

Apple, Inc.

    4.4   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    4.0   

Microsoft Corp.

    3.6   

AT&T, Inc.

    3.4   

Pfizer, Inc.

    3.3   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    3.2   

Johnson & Johnson

    2.7   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    2.6   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2.5   

Total

    34.4
 

 

 

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 eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. 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. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/15. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, 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 chart, the Fund’s investments in ETFs are included based on the portfolio composition of each ETF.

 

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, 2015

 

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 Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015).

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
(8/1/14)
       Ending
Account Value
(1/31/15)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/14 – 1/31/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
              

Actual

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,031.50         $ 6.14 **       1.20

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,033.60         $ 4.87 **       0.95
                                        
              

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 close of business on July 31, 2014.

 

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

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 86.6%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

  

Boeing Co. (The)

    83      $ 12,066   

United Technologies Corp.

    95        10,904   
   
    $ 22,970   
   

Auto Components — 0.8%

  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    823      $ 19,950   
   
    $ 19,950   
   

Automobiles — 2.8%

  

Ford Motor Co.

    2,899      $ 42,644   

General Motors Co.

    737        24,041   
   
    $ 66,685   
   

Banks — 5.8%

  

Bank of America Corp.

    450      $ 6,818   

Citigroup, Inc.

    474        22,254   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    684        37,196   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    120        10,145   

U.S. Bancorp

    574        24,056   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    745        38,680   
   
    $ 139,149   
   

Beverages — 4.0%

  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,499      $ 61,714   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    363        34,042   
   
    $ 95,756   
   

Chemicals — 1.0%

  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    314      $ 24,834   
   
    $ 24,834   
   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%

  

ADT Corp. (The)

    406      $ 13,966   
   
    $ 13,966   
   

Communications Equipment — 2.3%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,431      $ 37,728   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    276        17,239   
   
    $ 54,967   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Construction & Engineering — 1.6%

  

Fluor Corp.

    237      $ 12,701   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1)

    260        9,906   

KBR, Inc.

    649        10,728   

Quanta Services, Inc.(1)

    223        5,905   
   
    $ 39,240   
   

Consumer Finance — 0.2%

  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    76      $ 5,564   
   
    $ 5,564   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.4%

  

AT&T, Inc.

    2,450      $ 80,654   

CenturyLink, Inc.

    536        19,923   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1,178        53,847   
   
    $ 154,424   
   

Electric Utilities — 5.5%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    67      $ 4,208   

Duke Energy Corp.

    207        18,038   

Edison International

    241        16,424   

Entergy Corp.

    125        10,939   

Exelon Corp.

    1,089        39,248   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    297        11,978   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    41        4,479   

PPL Corp.

    181        6,426   

Southern Co. (The)

    227        11,513   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    232        8,707   
   
    $ 131,960   
   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%

  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

    211      $ 6,653   

Ensco PLC, Class A

    192        5,384   

Noble Corp. PLC

    311        5,044   
   
    $ 17,081   
   

Food & Staples Retailing — 8.3%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    194      $ 27,740   

CVS Health Corp.

    56        5,497   

Kroger Co. (The)

    193        13,327   

Sysco Corp.

    358        14,023   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,133        96,282   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    344        25,370   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

    297        15,472   
   
    $ 197,711   
   
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products — 0.9%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    486      $ 22,662   
   
    $ 22,662   
   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.8%

  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    227      $ 18,884   
   
    $ 18,884   
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%

  

McDonald’s Corp.

    360      $ 33,278   
   
    $ 33,278   
   

Household Products — 3.2%

  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    902      $ 76,030   
   
    $ 76,030   
   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%

  

AES Corp. (The)

    141      $ 1,723   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    119        2,935   
   
    $ 4,658   
   

Insurance — 1.2%

  

Assurant, Inc.

    62      $ 3,938   

MetLife, Inc.

    114        5,301   

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

    180        18,507   
   
    $ 27,746   
   

IT Services — 1.9%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    124      $ 10,420   

International Business Machines Corp.

    88        13,491   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    68        5,578   

Paychex, Inc.

    240        10,862   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    24        6,118   
   
    $ 46,469   
   

Machinery — 1.4%

  

Deere & Co.

    384      $ 32,713   
   
    $ 32,713   
   

Media — 0.4%

  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    179      $ 9,513   
   
    $ 9,513   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Metals & Mining — 0.6%

  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    3,325      $ 13,764   
   
    $ 13,764   
   

Multi-Utilities — 2.6%

  

Ameren Corp.

    258      $ 11,682   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    218        15,103   

DTE Energy Co.

    29        2,600   

PG&E Corp.

    408        23,995   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    230        9,816   
   
    $ 63,196   
   

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

  

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    157      $ 11,948   
   
    $ 11,948   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.3%

  

Chevron Corp.

    65      $ 6,664   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    465        40,650   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    335        31,018   
   
    $ 78,332   
   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.8%

  

Domtar Corp.

    182      $ 6,971   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(1)

    720        11,786   
   
    $ 18,757   
   

Pharmaceuticals — 10.8%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

    212      $ 12,794   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    823        59,256   

Johnson & Johnson

    634        63,489   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    708        42,678   

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,534        79,188   
   
    $ 257,405   
   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%

  

Intel Corp.

    631      $ 20,848   
   
    $ 20,848   
   

Software — 6.4%

  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,153      $ 86,981   

Oracle Corp.

    1,243        52,070   

Symantec Corp.

    535        13,252   
   
    $ 152,303   
   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail — 0.6%

  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    89      $ 4,597   

Staples, Inc.

    535        9,122   
   
    $ 13,719   
   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.1%

  

Apple, Inc.

    899      $ 105,327   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    450        16,258   
   
    $ 121,585   
   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%

  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

    319      $ 21,130   

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    77        5,451   
   
    $ 26,581   
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

    1,038      $ 36,906   
   
    $ 36,906   
   

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,802,580)

   

  $ 2,071,554   
   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 6.6%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 6.6%

  

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (The)

    1,443      $ 33,203   

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    522        11,635   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    565        112,701   
   

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $155,199)

   

  $ 157,539   
   
Short-Term Investments — 6.9%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.15%(2)

  $ 164      $ 164,317   
   

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $164,317)

   

  $ 164,317   
   

Total Investments — 100.1%
(identified cost $2,122,096)

   

  $ 2,393,410   
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

  

  $ (1,942
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 2,391,468   
   

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, 2015.

 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   January 31, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,957,779)

  $ 2,229,093   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $164,317)

    164,317   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $25,816)

    23,687   

Dividends receivable

    3,772   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    19   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    2,985   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    5,372   

Receivable from affiliates

    8,907   

Total assets

  $ 2,438,152   
Liabilities   

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 13,869   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,034   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    1,431   

Distribution and service fees

    48   

Accrued expenses

    30,302   

Total liabilities

  $ 46,684   

Net Assets

  $ 2,391,468   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,105,736   

Accumulated net realized gain

    9,649   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    625   

Net unrealized appreciation

    275,458   

Total

  $ 2,391,468   
Class A Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 221,660   

Shares Outstanding

    18,098   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 12.25   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 13.00   
Class I Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 2,169,808   

Shares Outstanding

    176,850   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 12.27   

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

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $158)

  $ 28,392   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    96   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (11

Total investment income

  $ 28,477   
Expenses   

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 7,756   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    231   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    306   

Custodian fee

    12,489   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    502   

Legal and accounting services

    15,392   

Printing and postage

    6,481   

Registration fees

    16,267   

Miscellaneous

    4,967   

Total expenses

  $ 64,391   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 53,630   

Total expense reductions

  $ 53,630   

Net expenses

  $ 10,761   

Net investment income

  $ 17,716   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 29,276   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    1   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    1,327   

Net realized gain

  $ 30,604   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 14,308   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    4,230   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 18,538   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 49,142   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 66,858   

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

July 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 17,716      $ 32,179   

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

    30,604        79,726   

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

    18,538        138,189   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 66,858      $ 250,094   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (1,296   $ (2,247

Class I

    (22,921     (25,828

From net realized gain

   

Class A

    (5,854     (7,229

Class I

    (75,497     (76,803

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (105,568   $ (112,107

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 68,948      $ 220,550   

Class I

    349,773        337,619   

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

   

Class A

    7,067        8,608   

Class I

    39,374        35,400   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (124,552     (23,706

Class I

    (60,709     (296,096

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 279,901      $ 282,375   

Net increase in net assets

  $ 241,191      $ 420,362   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 2,150,277      $ 1,729,915   

At end of period

  $ 2,391,468      $ 2,150,277   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
   

At end of period

  $ 625      $ 7,126   

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.410      $ 11.590      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations           

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.084      $ 0.161      $ 0.147   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.315        1.325        1.645   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.399      $ 1.486      $ 1.792   
Less Distributions           

From net investment income

  $ (0.101   $ (0.158   $ (0.178

From net realized gain

    (0.458     (0.508     (0.024

Total distributions

  $ (0.559   $ (0.666   $ (0.202

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 12.250      $ 12.410      $ 11.590   

Total Return(3)

    3.15 %(4)      13.31     18.27 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           

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

  $ 222      $ 273      $ 53   

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

     

Expenses(5)

    1.20 %(6)      1.20     1.20 %(6) 

Net investment income

    1.31 %(6)      1.33     1.45 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    33 %(4)      80     78 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 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 advisor and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 4.83%, 5.27% and 12.05% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the year ended July 31, 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
     Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
July 31, 2014
   

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.440      $ 11.610      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations           

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.104      $ 0.199      $ 0.172   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.323        1.310        1.648   

Total income from operations

  $ 0.427      $ 1.509      $ 1.820   
Less Distributions           

From net investment income

  $ (0.139   $ (0.171   $ (0.186

From net realized gain

    (0.458     (0.508     (0.024

Total distributions

  $ (0.597   $ (0.679   $ (0.210

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 12.270      $ 12.440      $ 11.610   

Total Return(3)

    3.36 %(4)      13.49     18.57 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data           

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

  $ 2,170      $ 1,878      $ 1,677   

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

     

Expenses(5)

    0.95 %(6)      0.95     0.95 %(6) 

Net investment income

    1.62 %(6)      1.66     1.75 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    33 %(4)      80     78 %(4) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 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 advisor and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 4.83%, 5.27% and 12.05% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2015, the year ended July 31, 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent these reimbursements, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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’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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities 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.

Derivatives. 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. 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. 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.

Affiliated Fund. 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.

Fair Valuation. 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.

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, 2015, 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 U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

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 U.S. GAAP 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. 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, 2015 and for the six months 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 and Income Tax Information

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 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. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at January 31, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 2,124,332   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 327,250   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (58,172

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 269,078   

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, the Fund’s investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $7,756 or 0.70% (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. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves 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, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $53,630 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, EVM earned $68 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $208 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended January 31, 2015. EVD also 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 six months ended January 31, 2015, 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 six months ended January 31, 2015 amounted to $231 for Class A shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

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. For the six months ended January 31, 2015, 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 $805,407 and $688,255, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2015.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    5,615         18,612   

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

    569         752   

Redemptions

    (10,068      (1,960

Net increase (decrease)

    (3,884      17,404   
    
Class I   Six Months Ended
January 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2014
 

Sales

    27,579         28,086   

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

    3,163         3,086   

Redemptions

    (4,765      (24,787

Net increase

    25,977         6,385   

At January 31, 2015, EVM owned 50.8% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

8  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, 2015 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                      
           
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
3/18/15   Canadian Dollar
63,085
  United States Dollar
54,988
  State Street Trust Company Canada   $ 5,372      $         —      $ 5,372   
    $ 5,372      $      $ 5,372   

At January 31, 2015, 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 six months ended January 31, 2015, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge its exposure to foreign currencies.

The foreign currency exchange contracts in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into a foreign exchange transactions agreement (the FX Agreement) with its derivative counterparty. The FX Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs foreign currency exchange contracts and contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty, and/or

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

termination event as defined under the FX Agreement. Under the FX Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty its payables and/or receivables pursuant to foreign currency exchange contracts and create one single net payment. The FX Agreement does not require collateral to be posted.

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, 2015 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 5,372 (1)     $         —   

 

(1) 

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

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting or similar agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for such assets as of January 31, 2015.

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Assets Subject to
Master Netting or
Similar Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

State Street Trust Company Canada

  $ 5,372       $         —       $         —       $         —       $ 5,372   

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

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 six months ended January 31, 2015 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

  $ 2,415 (1)     $ 5,450 (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 six months ended January 31, 2015, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $55,000.

9  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 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 six months ended January 31, 2015.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

10  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.

At January 31, 2015, 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

  $ 2,071,554    $       $         —       $ 2,071,554   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    157,539                         157,539   

Short-Term Investments

            164,317                 164,317   

Total Investments

  $ 2,229,093       $ 164,317       $       $ 2,393,410   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            5,372                 5,372   

Total

  $ 2,229,093       $ 169,689       $       $ 2,398,782   

 

* The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of July 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At January 31, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

January 31, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Hexavest U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

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, Québec

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

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment 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

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

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 applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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/ Payson F. Swaffield

Payson F. Swaffield
President
Date: March 13, 2015

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 13, 2015
By:

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

Payson F. Swaffield
President
Date: March 13, 2015