N-CSRS 1 d360789dncsrs.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, 2017

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

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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. Each Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Funds nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Funds is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, each 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, 2017

Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

Table of Contents

 

Performance and Fund Profile

  
  

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     2  

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

     3  

Hexavest International Equity Fund

     4  
  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     8  

Officers and Trustees

     52  

Important Notices

     53  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

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        1.22      16.47            –1.93

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –4.59        9.82              –3.23  

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012        08/29/2012        1.32        16.62              –1.70  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

                   4.92      25.41      0.18     1.28
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense  Ratios3                                    Class A     Class I  

Gross

                 4.38     4.13

Net

                 1.51       1.26  

Fund Profile

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4,6

 

 

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

 

 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures Contracts

    5.4

iShares MSCI India ETF

    4.8  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    3.9  

China Mobile, Ltd.

    3.5  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    3.5  

iShares India 50 ETF

    2.8  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR

    2.5  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    2.2  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    1.4  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1.3  

Total

    31.3
 

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

 

 

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* Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

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 or equal to 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 Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Jean-René Adam, CFA, Jean-Pierre Couture, Marc Christopher Lavoie, CFA, Christian Crête, CFA and Etienne Durocher-Dumais, 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        1.04      15.83            8.91

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –4.77        9.21              7.46  

Class C at NAV

     12/01/2016        08/29/2012        0.90        15.67              8.87  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –0.07        14.67              8.87  

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012        08/29/2012        1.15        16.15              9.17  

MSCI World Index

                   4.95      17.11      9.85     9.97
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Class A      Class C     Class I  

Gross

              1.45      2.20     1.20

Net

              1.24        1.99       0.99  

Fund Profile

 

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4,6

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures Contracts

    3.0

Apple, Inc.

    2.9  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    2.9  

Pfizer, Inc.

    2.1  

Johnson & Johnson

    2.0  

AT&T, Inc.

    1.8  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1.5  

Dollar Tree, Inc.

    1.4  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

    1.3  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.2  

Total

    20.1
 

 

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 or equal to 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 International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Jean-René Adam, CFA, Jean-Pierre Couture, Marc Christopher Lavoie, CFA, Christian Crête, CFA and Etienne Durocher-Dumais, 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        1.02      9.68            4.54

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –4.80        3.35              3.15  

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012        08/29/2012        1.15        9.89              4.80  

MSCI EAFE Index

                   3.49      12.03      6.03     6.40
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense  Ratios3                                    Class A     Class I  

Gross

                 3.16     2.91

Net

                 1.28       1.03  

Fund Profile

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4,6

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    3.5

Nestle SA

    2.1  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures Contracts

    2.1  

Roche Holding AG PC

    2.0  

Novartis AG

    1.7  

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    1.2  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1.1  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1.1  

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

    1.1  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    1.1  

Total

    17.0
 

 

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 or equal to 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 Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. 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 prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class C is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/17. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

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 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

6 

Includes futures contracts based on the value of their notional amounts, with an equal offsetting position in U.S. cash for purposes of the allocation charts.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

The Board of Trustees of Eaton Vance Growth Trust, on behalf of its series Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”), has approved the liquidation of the Fund, which is expected to take place on or about March 31, 2017. On February 28, 2017, the Fund discontinued all sales of its shares, except shares purchased by: (1) existing shareholders (including shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and distributions); (2) employer sponsored retirement plans; or (3) fee-based programs (a) sponsored by financial intermediaries and (b) that have selected the Fund prior to the close of business on February 28, 2017. Effective March 24, 2017, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2016 – January 31, 2017) for Class A and Class I for each Fund and (December 1, 2016 – January 31, 2017) for Class C of Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund.

Actual Expenses:  The first section of each 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 each 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 each 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 each 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.

Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/16)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/17)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/16 – 1/31/17)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.20      $ 7.35 **       1.45

Class I

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.20      $ 6.09 **       1.20
                                     
           

Hypothetical

           

(5% return per year before expenses)

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.90      $ 7.38 **       1.45

Class I

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

 

* 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, 2016.

 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Fund Expenses — continued

 

 

Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/16)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/17)
     Expenses Paid
During Period
(8/1/16 – 1/31/17)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual*

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,010.40      $ 5.98 ***       1.18

Class C

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,040.30      $ 3.34 ***       1.93

Class I

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,011.50      $ 4.72 ***       0.93
                                     
           

Hypothetical**

           

(5% return per year before expenses)

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.30      $ 6.01 ***       1.18

Class C

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.50      $ 9.80 ***       1.93

Class I

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.50      $ 4.74 ***       0.93

 

* Class C had not commenced operations on August 1, 2016. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period); 62/365 for Class C (to reflect the period from the commencement of operations on December 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017). 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, 2016 (December 1, 2016 for Class C).

 

** Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on July 31, 2016 (December 1, 2016 for Class C).

 

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

Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/16)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/17)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/16 – 1/31/17)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,010.20      $ 6.08 **       1.20

Class I

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,011.50      $ 4.82 **       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, 2016.

 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 80.9%  
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Brazil — 1.9%

 

AMBEV SA

    9,237     $ 50,419  

Embraer SA

    8,200       46,841  
                 
  $ 97,260  
                 

Chile — 0.9%

 

Cencosud SA

    3,086     $ 8,993  

Enel Americas SA

    26,256       4,696  

Enel Americas SA ADR

    868       7,838  

Enel Generacion Chile SA

    15,930       10,249  

S.A.C.I. Falabella

    1,811       14,679  
                 
  $ 46,455  
                 

China — 21.3%

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(1)

    1,257     $ 127,347  

Baidu, Inc. ADR(1)

    229       40,091  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

    3,500       17,447  

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

    22,000       13,410  

China Communications Construction Co., Ltd., Class H

    19,000       22,868  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    6,000       16,527  

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

    18,000       33,600  

China Mobile, Ltd.

    15,952       179,502  

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd., Class H

    4,000       14,208  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    22,000       17,378  

China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,000       10,305  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    78,000       36,827  

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    32,000       37,770  

CRRC Corp., Ltd., Class H

    8,000       7,785  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    16,000       16,962  

ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.

    6,000       29,580  

Fosun International, Ltd.

    12,500       18,972  

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H

    22,000       22,044  

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    46,000       57,082  

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    6,000       49,123  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    14,000       9,082  

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H

    6,000       10,362  

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

    6,000       9,070  

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

    7,000       35,908  

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    6,800       31,075  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    6,800       177,788  

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    12,000       13,641  

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    31,000       22,117  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,000       5,697  
                 
  $ 1,083,568  
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Czech Republic — 0.4%

 

CEZ AS

    1,219     $ 20,879  
                 
  $ 20,879  
                 

India — 3.5%

 

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. ADR

    237     $ 10,712  

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

    4,475       61,621  

Reliance Industries, Ltd. GDR(2)

    1,264       39,184  

State Bank of India GDR(3)

    667       25,880  

Wipro, Ltd. ADR

    4,295       39,643  
                 
  $ 177,040  
                 

Indonesia — 3.1%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    43,500     $ 49,858  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    30,000       24,503  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    22,000       9,400  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    37,500       32,928  

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

    1,500       6,936  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT

    88,000       19,005  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    60,500       17,538  
                 
  $ 160,168  
                 

Malaysia — 4.5%

 

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    18,300     $ 18,922  

Axiata Group Bhd

    9,300       9,938  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    12,800       14,368  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    15,800       29,322  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    3,300       15,576  

Public Bank Bhd

    11,300       51,274  

Sime Darby Bhd

    7,700       15,482  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    23,824       72,010  
                 
  $ 226,892  
                 

Mexico — 5.3%

 

Alfa SAB de CV, Series A

    8,000     $ 10,381  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    91,637       57,654  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, Series L

    2,892       17,918  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    7,000       10,030  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, Series UBD

    7,374       55,541  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    4,300       9,483  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    4,700       22,527  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    7,500       11,149  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    3,000       13,404  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V

    34,800       61,578  
                 
  $ 269,665  
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Poland — 3.0%

 

Bank Pekao SA

    1,751     $ 59,238  

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

    90       7,756  

PGE SA

    14,081       38,448  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    958       19,441  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA(1)

    3,796       29,123  
                 
  $ 154,006  
                 

Russia — 0.2%

 

Magnit PJSC GDR(3)

    308     $ 11,306  
                 
  $ 11,306  
                 

South Africa — 3.2%

 

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.(1)

    1,738     $ 22,086  

Gold Fields, Ltd.

    4,648       16,072  

MTN Group, Ltd.

    3,888       36,255  

Naspers, Ltd., Class N

    391       62,291  

Sasol, Ltd.

    496       14,797  

Sibanye Gold, Ltd.

    5,701       12,890  
                 
  $ 164,391  
                 

South Korea — 19.9%

 

AMOREPACIFIC Corp.

    63     $ 17,195  

E-MART, Inc.

    127       22,233  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    1,090       32,319  

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

    221       10,785  

Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.

    112       9,265  

Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.

    77       10,311  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

    1,086       28,146  

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    186       38,695  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    468       56,342  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    930       10,159  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    962       38,928  

KCC Corp.

    32       9,567  

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,041       32,628  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    1,844       67,533  

KT Corp.

    737       18,652  

KT&G Corp.

    395       34,216  

LG Chem, Ltd.

    78       17,589  

LG Corp.

    420       21,429  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    374       17,873  

LG Uplus Corp.

    1,220       11,983  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    104       33,702  

Naver Corp.

    24       15,677  

POSCO

    130       30,384  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    116       197,290  
Security   Shares     Value  

South Korea (continued)

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., PFC Shares

    25     $ 33,787  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

    226       52,361  

Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    134       12,804  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    1,347       53,236  

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

    53       9,875  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    402       18,566  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    2,396       51,514  
                 
  $ 1,015,044  
                 

Taiwan — 8.2%

 

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    35,165     $ 53,552  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

    19,330       63,049  

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    68,587       39,068  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    15,024       12,522  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    5,000       14,447  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    31,000       50,383  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    12,000       28,267  

President Chain Store Corp.

    2,000       14,960  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    32,902       15,035  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    18,565       110,626  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    10,000       17,154  
                 
  $ 419,063  
                 

Thailand — 2.2%

 

Advanced Info Service PCL(4)

    5,400     $ 24,391  

Advanced Info Service PCL

    3,200       14,454  

Airports of Thailand PCL

    900       10,599  

BTS Group Holdings PCL(4)

    41,391       9,819  

Kasikornbank PCL(4)

    1,800       9,645  

Siam Cement PCL (The)

    2,400       34,499  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The)

    2,200       9,439  
                 
  $ 112,846  
                 

Turkey — 3.3%

 

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    597     $ 8,522  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    6,348       16,808  

KOC Holding AS

    8,398       33,830  

Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    878       19,087  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS(1)

    11,663       35,078  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    13,030       28,782  

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

    7,861       23,427  
                 
  $ 165,534  
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $4,222,169)

 

  $ 4,124,117  
                 
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds — 7.9%  
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 7.9%

 

iShares India 50 ETF

    4,837     $ 141,337  

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF

    102       3,966  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    121       4,518  

iShares MSCI India ETF

    8,551       242,506  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    519       12,420  
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $417,552)

 

  $ 404,747  
                 
Short-Term Investments — 9.4%  
   
Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.90%(5)

    477,712     $ 477,760  
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $477,785)

 

  $ 477,760  
                 

Total Investments — 98.2%
(identified cost $5,117,506)

    $ 5,006,624  
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.8%

 

  $ 94,195  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 5,100,819  
                 

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

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At January 31, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities is $39,184 or 0.8% of the Fund’s net assets.

(3) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At January 31, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities is $37,186 or 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Indicates a foreign registered security. Shares issued to foreign investors in markets that have foreign ownership limits.

 

(5) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2017.

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio  
   
Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    18.4   $ 936,053  

Information Technology

    16.1       822,436  

Telecommunication Services

    11.7       594,605  

Consumer Staples

    8.9       454,935  

Utilities

    7.1       362,283  

Consumer Discretionary

    6.0       308,378  

Industrials

    5.2       263,425  

Materials

    4.6       235,095  

Energy

    1.9       95,090  

Other (less than 1.0% each)

    1.0       51,817  
                 

Comment Stocks

    80.9   $ 4,124,117  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    7.9       404,747  

Short-Term Investments

    9.4       477,760  
                 

Total Investments

    98.2   $ 5,006,624  
                 
 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
CAD     23,299     USD     17,741      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17      $ 172      $  
CZK     1,438,178     USD     55,961      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,644         
EUR     15,021     USD     15,982      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        262         
MXN     383,669     USD     17,506      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        784         
MXN     4,335,834     USD     211,858      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (5,159
PLN     78,866     USD     19,154      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        526         
TRY     234,385     USD     60,898      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        510         
USD     65,626     CZK     1,662,632      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (969
USD     25,565     MXN     523,401      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        614         
USD     15,373     MXN     313,973      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        405         
USD     17,956     MXN     373,033      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        172         

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     6,369     MXN     135,595      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17      $      $ (95
USD     24,094     MXN     515,787      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (495
USD     107,638     PLN     453,684      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (5,575
USD     227,504     TRY     809,939      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        15,304         
USD     12,459     ZAR     170,000      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (65
USD     14,821     ZAR     212,213      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (813
ZAR     648,259     USD     46,581      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,177         
ZAR     1,961,379     USD     143,779      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        718         
ZAR     149,124     USD     10,512      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        474         
BRL     915,713     USD     268,451      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        18,562         
BRL     44,007     USD     13,247      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        546         
CLP     31,194,616     USD     46,061      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        1,882         
CNY     252,954     USD     35,957      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        686         
CNY     130,838     USD     18,449      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        505         
CNY     1,534,320     USD     222,310      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (49
COP     72,073,007     USD     23,739      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        699         
INR     9,344,349     USD     136,394      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        1,272         
KRW     161,827,962     USD     139,117      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        1,437         
PEN     51,330     USD     14,963      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        652         
PHP     2,709,145     USD     53,593      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        765         
RUB     11,453,404     USD     184,450      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        4,020         
RUB     766,830     USD     12,323      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        296         
TWD     7,634,466     USD     235,923      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        9,625         
USD     27,571     BRL     94,101      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (1,923
USD     62,363     CLP     42,082,625      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (2,313
USD     77,954     CNY     543,264      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (743
USD     338,723     CNY     2,385,289      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (6,809
USD     53,704     IDR     733,592,123      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (993
USD     30,368     INR     2,078,674      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (257
USD     20,875     KRW     24,928,373      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (777
USD     632,375     KRW     754,865,961      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (23,257
USD     175,468     MYR     788,553      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (2,062
USD     5,218     THB     188,230      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (125
USD     22,328     TWD     715,164      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (674
USD     186,619     TWD     5,985,608      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (5,897
                                       $ 63,709      $ (59,050

 

Futures Contracts  
Description   Contracts      Position      Expiration
Month/Year
     Aggregate Cost      Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Equity Futures

                
E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index     6        Long        Mar-17      $ 267,045      $ 274,530      $ 7,485  
                                                 $ 7,485  

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Abbreviations:
ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
PCL     Public Company Ltd.
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

Currency Abbreviations:

 

BRL     Brazilian Real
CAD     Canadian Dollar
CLP     Chilean Peso
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
COP     Colombian Peso
CZK     Czech Koruna
EUR     Euro
IDR     Indonesian Rupiah
INR     Indian Rupee
KRW     South Korean Won
MXN     Mexican Peso
MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
PEN     Peruvian Sol
PHP     Philippine Peso
PLN     Polish Zloty
RUB     Russian Ruble
THB     Thai Baht
TRY     New Turkish Lira
TWD     New Taiwan Dollar
USD     United States Dollar
ZAR     South African Rand
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 77.7%  
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia — 2.2%

 

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    7,542     $ 129,327  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    3,206       71,232  

Caltex Australia, Ltd.

    4,869       105,670  

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    12,656       93,595  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    1,222       75,715  

CSL, Ltd.

    167       14,237  

Dexus Property Group

    4,278       29,143  

Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.

    1,046       23,783  

Goodman Group

    3,337       17,524  

GPT Group (The)

    3,249       11,538  

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

    33,073       144,742  

LendLease Group

    1,004       10,736  

Mirvac Group

    24,218       37,305  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    3,373       77,566  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    17,755       291,167  

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

    11,967       113,533  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    894       45,352  

Scentre Group

    11,994       40,023  

Stockland

    10,131       33,431  

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    26,311       99,825  

TPG Telecom, Ltd.

    12,175       59,811  

Vicinity Centres

    5,607       12,166  

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    7,407       226,278  

Westfield Corp.

    3,474       23,159  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    2,777       66,852  

Woolworths, Ltd.

    4,239       79,110  
                 
  $ 1,932,820  
                 

Belgium — 0.4%

 

Colruyt SA

    357     $ 17,472  

KBC Group NV

    1,922       124,828  

Proximus SA

    3,374       96,900  

UCB SA

    1,056       72,938  
                 
  $ 312,138  
                 

Brazil — 0.1%

 

AMBEV SA ADR

    8,818     $ 47,529  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao ADR, PFC Shares

    959       17,588  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR

    4,900       13,916  
                 
  $ 79,033  
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada — 1.7%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.

    5,233     $ 249,614  

Barrick Gold Corp., New York Shares

    21,346       393,620  

Detour Gold Corp.(1)

    4,888       66,300  

Eldorado Gold Corp., New York Shares(1)

    20,571       72,616  

Goldcorp, Inc.

    15,010       242,712  

Kinross Gold Corp.(1)

    46,790       182,481  

New Gold, Inc.(1)

    18,999       50,727  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B

    4,073       176,692  

Yamana Gold, Inc., New York Shares

    24,799       82,085  
                 
  $ 1,516,847  
                 

Chile — 0.1%

 

Enel Americas SA ADR

    2,592     $ 23,406  

Enel Chile SA ADR

    4,302       20,735  
                 
  $ 44,141  
                 

China — 0.6%

 

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

    16,000     $ 9,753  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    50,000       37,069  

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

    10,000       18,667  

China Mobile, Ltd.

    8,500       95,647  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)

    4,000       8,124  

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    7,000       14,793  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    26,000       12,276  

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    28,000       33,049  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    12,000       12,722  

ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.

    2,000       9,860  

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

    40,000       47,277  

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    38,000       47,154  

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    5,000       40,936  

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

    49,000       29,958  

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

    3,000       15,389  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    1,600       41,833  

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    10,000       11,367  

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    28,000       19,977  
                 
  $ 505,851  
                 

Denmark — 0.4%

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    1,244     $ 89,201  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    4,769       172,351  

TDC A/S(1)

    19,513       102,816  
                 
  $ 364,368  
                 
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France — 1.3%

 

AXA SA

    471     $ 11,576  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,655       233,817  

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    562       60,377  

Sanofi

    2,526       203,031  

Societe Generale SA

    3,510       171,595  

Sodexo SA

    904       99,966  

Total SA

    4,297       217,408  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,940       50,078  

Vivendi SA

    7,263       133,175  
                 
  $ 1,181,023  
                 

Germany — 1.9%

 

adidas AG

    873     $ 137,764  

Allianz SE

    1,359       230,981  

BASF SE

    754       72,786  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,561       142,535  

Continental AG

    559       109,432  

Daimler AG

    2,922       219,754  

Deutsche Post AG

    277       9,298  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    11,940       209,034  

Merck KGaA

    1,070       118,055  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

    697       131,249  

SAP SE

    357       32,648  

Siemens AG

    1,967       254,448  
                 
  $ 1,667,984  
                 

Hong Kong — 0.3%

 

AIA Group, Ltd.

    26,302     $ 162,845  

CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.

    5,000       59,926  
                 
  $ 222,771  
                 

India — 0.1%

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR

    1,575     $ 108,565  

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

    1,829       25,185  
                 
  $ 133,750  
                 

Israel — 0.1%

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR

    1,722     $ 57,567  
                 
  $ 57,567  
                 

Italy — 2.6%

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    24,692     $ 394,012  

Atlantia SpA

    6,130       139,701  

CNH Industrial NV

    10,317       91,653  
Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

 

Enel SpA

    108,186     $ 452,286  

ENI SpA

    6,108       93,916  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(1)

    17,236       188,725  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    165,676       389,150  

Leonardo SpA(1)

    4,594       59,186  

Luxottica Group SpA

    2,024       108,674  

Telecom Italia SpA(1)

    218,802       188,151  

UniCredit SpA

    6,913       188,702  
                 
  $ 2,294,156  
                 

Japan — 8.7%

 

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    1,000     $ 14,453  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    63,000       187,128  

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    2,200       77,417  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    6,500       87,242  

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,000       73,352  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    500       80,793  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    10,700       142,851  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    10,860       196,880  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    800       17,898  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

    1,000       27,082  

Denso Corp.

    1,300       56,296  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,100       99,613  

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

    1,400       32,540  

FANUC Corp.

    300       58,898  

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    3,500       140,056  

Hitachi, Ltd.

    9,000       51,529  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    5,900       175,577  

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.

    4,300       57,697  

ITOCHU Corp.

    4,900       67,502  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

    5,600       178,322  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    4,600       148,375  

Kajima Corp.

    32,000       223,035  

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

    12,900       137,853  

Kao Corp.

    2,000       98,969  

KDDI Corp.

    12,800       343,915  

Keyence Corp.

    200       77,673  

Lawson, Inc.

    1,000       72,993  

Marubeni Corp.

    11,000       66,929  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    7,600       111,842  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    2,500       56,475  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,000       15,219  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

    6,000       114,204  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    62,700       401,501  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    5,000       115,436  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    142,100       263,679  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

 

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    1,700     $ 56,871  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    300       40,405  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    6,500       287,120  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    14,100       139,494  

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    12,300       294,094  

Obayashi Corp.

    21,400       203,860  

ORIX Corp.

    4,600       69,401  

Panasonic Corp.

    6,300       65,551  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    34,720       187,977  

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

    300       56,237  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,600       103,814  

Shimizu Corp.

    12,000       110,296  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    1,000       86,271  

SMC Corp.

    200       54,596  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       57,936  

Sony Corp.

    6,100       184,694  

Sumitomo Corp.

    4,500       56,411  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

    1,000       13,548  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    7,600       298,163  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    4,500       167,730  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

    2,000       54,103  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,300       50,171  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    7,100       105,183  

Taisei Corp.

    25,000       177,589  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,000       83,771  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    2,000       83,388  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    6,900       40,336  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    2,000       17,318  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    5,700       331,471  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,100       71,668  
                 
  $ 7,620,691  
                 

Mexico — 0.0%(2)

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR

    1,738     $ 21,916  
                 
  $ 21,916  
                 

Netherlands — 0.8%

 

Heineken NV

    433     $ 32,384  

ING Groep NV

    13,437       193,035  

Mylan NV(1)

    8,663       329,627  

Unilever NV

    918       37,236  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    2,470       94,457  
                 
  $ 686,739  
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Norway — 0.1%

 

Telenor ASA

    6,147     $ 97,445  
                 
  $ 97,445  
                 

Peru — 0.1%

 

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR

    6,870     $ 94,737  
                 
  $ 94,737  
                 

Singapore — 0.8%

 

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    29,000     $ 49,625  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    11,511       155,628  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    14,000       93,374  

Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd.

    4,000       9,809  

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    96,000       262,800  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    6,000       89,232  
                 
  $ 660,468  
                 

South Korea — 0.2%

 

Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR(1)

    1,696     $ 31,105  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR(3)

    46       39,123  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    3,689       79,313  
                 
  $ 149,541  
                 

Spain — 1.1%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    21,400     $ 145,533  

Banco Santander SA

    27,282       152,421  

CaixaBank SA

    22,935       84,068  

Endesa SA

    4,789       98,761  

Iberdrola SA

    14,927       93,719  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    4,296       142,092  

Mapfre SA

    20,834       63,170  

Telefonica SA

    16,397       158,642  
                 
  $ 938,406  
                 

Sweden — 0.5%

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,039     $ 58,340  

Nordea Bank AB

    11,194       135,137  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    3,256       97,978  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,823       121,950  
                 
  $ 413,405  
                 

Switzerland — 3.1%

 

ABB, Ltd.

    4,395     $ 104,737  

Adecco Group AG

    745       53,308  

Baloise Holding AG

    483       62,193  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

 

Nestle SA

    9,491     $ 695,353  

Novartis AG

    7,820       577,331  

Roche Holding AG PC

    2,552       604,692  

Sonova Holding AG

    584       77,325  

Swatch Group AG (The)

    198       70,172  

Swiss Re AG

    776       72,516  

Swisscom AG

    199       87,788  

Syngenta AG

    448       190,406  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    463       133,332  
                 
  $ 2,729,153  
                 

United Kingdom — 3.1%

 

AstraZeneca PLC

    2,841     $ 150,769  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    1,819       64,246  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,598       98,641  

Compass Group PLC

    8,874       157,931  

Diageo PLC

    5,386       149,611  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    9,513       183,839  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    38,827       331,230  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,066       49,385  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    261,249       214,277  

National Grid PLC

    7,102       83,187  

Persimmon PLC

    2,681       65,299  

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    1,410       120,021  

Randgold Resources, Ltd. ADR

    442       37,544  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    1,001       85,891  

Rio Tinto PLC

    4,235       187,623  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    5,404       41,795  

Segro PLC

    13,050       75,807  

Shire PLC

    4,092       227,825  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    3,643       54,498  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    39,789       84,003  

Vodafone Group PLC

    96,698       236,865  

William Hill PLC

    2,901       9,463  
                 
  $ 2,709,750  
                 

United States — 47.4%

 

AES Corp. (The)

    3,785     $ 43,300  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    1,495       112,439  

Ameren Corp.

    4,822       253,878  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,742       111,593  

American Express Co.

    12,606       962,846  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    3,860       336,901  

Apple, Inc.

    21,049       2,554,296  

AT&T, Inc.

    36,682       1,546,513  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    919     $ 159,272  

Bank of America Corp.

    5,356       121,260  

BB&T Corp.

    2,389       110,348  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    9,773       480,441  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.

    29,042       1,012,695  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    3,036       265,316  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    6,068       454,857  

Cerner Corp.(1)

    4,954       266,079  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    33,755       1,036,954  

Citigroup, Inc.

    12,265       684,755  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    15,750       654,727  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,979       224,676  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    4,149       308,478  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,027       496,277  

CVS Health Corp.

    6,851       539,927  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    13,892       415,510  

Dollar General Corp.

    13,586       1,002,919  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

    16,114       1,243,840  

Domtar Corp.

    3,316       144,876  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,866       184,062  

Duke Energy Corp.

    5,858       460,087  

Edison International

    8,168       595,284  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    9,514       732,863  

Endo International PLC(1)

    7,666       93,832  

Entergy Corp.

    1,833       131,316  

Envision Healthcare Corp.(1)

    4,187       284,716  

Exelon Corp.

    6,690       240,037  

Express Scripts Holding Co.(1)

    3,567       245,695  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    5,677       172,127  

Ford Motor Co.

    21,307       263,355  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    54,432       189,968  

General Motors Co.

    8,150       298,371  

HCP, Inc.

    9,107       276,124  

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,357       411,344  

Johnson & Johnson

    15,651       1,772,476  

Kroger Co. (The)

    9,761       331,484  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    18,013       804,280  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,594       428,482  

Macy’s, Inc.

    9,553       282,196  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    2,200       233,926  

McKesson Corp.

    2,314       321,993  

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    8,790       237,682  

Medtronic PLC

    3,475       264,169  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    10,563       654,800  

Meritage Homes Corp.(1)

    5,596       205,653  

Microsoft Corp.

    13,150       850,147  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

    10,759     $ 390,337  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    4,308       532,986  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    5,203       275,239  

Oracle Corp.

    17,055       684,076  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    2,696       279,791  

Pfizer, Inc.

    57,546       1,825,935  

PG&E Corp.

    11,208       693,663  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    2,986       231,803  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    885       106,607  

PPL Corp.

    7,973       277,779  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    5,156       451,666  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    2,840       125,670  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    22,680       487,847  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    9,674       516,882  

Realty Income Corp.

    11,729       699,400  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    2,069       149,320  

Southern Co. (The)

    8,114       401,075  

Sysco Corp.

    9,941       521,505  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A(1)

    12,281       238,251  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    4,617       543,790  

Twitter, Inc.(1)

    9,581       168,817  

U.S. Bancorp

    5,491       289,101  

United Technologies Corp.

    1,478       162,092  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    20,095       984,856  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    2,711       224,227  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    20,061       1,338,871  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    8,975       735,411  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    7,022       395,549  

Welltower, Inc.

    7,261       481,404  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    8,351       261,637  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    4,672       193,047  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    2,214       261,983  
                 
  $ 41,442,059  
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $62,468,037)

 

  $ 67,876,759  
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 9.1%  
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 9.1%

               

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

    20,954     $ 445,063  

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF

    2,301       89,463  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    13,067       487,922  

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

    18,227       644,142  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds (continued)

               

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

    2,547     $ 53,563  

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF

    14,425       342,450  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

    22,141       1,119,670  

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

    6,748       197,109  

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF

    3,759       168,441  

iShares MSCI Poland Capped ETF

    8,035       162,227  

iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF

    4,853       105,650  

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

    572       31,380  

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

    8,381       485,092  

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

    8,590       263,971  

iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF

    14,612       460,570  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    757       172,240  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    106,469       2,547,803  

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund

    7,142       153,053  
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $8,051,377)

 

  $ 7,929,809  
                 
Short-Term Investments — 6.1%  
   
Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.90%(4)

    5,322,747     $ 5,323,280  
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $5,323,327)

 

  $ 5,323,280  
                 

Total Investments — 92.9%
(identified cost $75,842,741)

 

  $ 81,129,848  
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 7.1%

 

  $ 6,216,005  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 87,345,853  
                 

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

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(3) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At January 31, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities is $39,123 or less than 0.05% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(4) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2017.

 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio  
   
Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Health Care

    12.7   $ 11,118,937  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9       10,390,244  

Financials

    11.8       10,307,192  

Consumer Staples

    8.8       7,692,802  

Information Technology

    8.1       7,030,860  

Utilities

    7.2       6,322,963  

Telecommunication Services

    6.5       5,665,436  

Materials

    4.1       3,609,943  

Industrials

    3.2       2,786,765  

Real Estate

    2.9       2,519,830  

Energy

    0.5       431,787  
                 

Common Stocks

    77.7   $ 67,876,759  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    9.1       7,929,809  

Short-Term Investments

    6.1       5,323,280  
                 

Total Investments

    92.9   $ 81,129,848  
                 
 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
CAD     689,738     USD     516,185      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17      $ 14,097      $  
DKK     1,567,609     USD     224,288      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        3,700         
EUR     6,800,063     USD     7,226,427      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        127,141         
EUR     8,684,948     USD     9,315,710      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        76,167         
EUR     209,238     USD     224,053      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        2,217         
GBP     1,366,568     USD     1,673,822      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        46,836         
GBP     280,585     USD     340,613      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        12,674         
GBP     207,624     USD     254,373      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        7,048         
GBP     129,477     USD     160,373      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        2,653         
GBP     141,797     USD     176,462      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        2,076         
GBP     1,110,385     USD     1,400,800      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (2,704
GBP     1,885,717     USD     2,392,123      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (17,800
HKD     19,664,114     USD     2,534,101      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,461         
HKD     12,266,782     USD     1,581,370      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        353         
ILS     634,506     USD     166,703      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,789         
JPY     298,547,303     USD     2,583,490      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        64,398         
JPY     80,142,253     USD     695,342      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        15,459         
JPY     202,381,819     USD     1,782,878      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        12,095         
JPY     193,381,519     USD     1,705,279      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        9,868         
JPY     533,026,076     USD     4,722,516      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        5,021         
SEK     1,933,636     USD     219,452      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        2,052         
USD     196,690     AUD     260,627      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (776
USD     226,197     AUD     312,714      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (10,734
USD     1,975,688     AUD     2,644,861      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (28,214
USD     603,401     CAD     792,484      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (5,874
USD     1,407,017     CAD     1,839,577      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (7,280

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     491,274     CAD     649,229      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17      $      $ (7,863
USD     814,503     CAD     1,069,671      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (7,878
USD     679,363     CHF     686,978      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (16,459
USD     198,097     DKK     1,370,606      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (1,239
USD     298,597     EUR     278,726      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (2,816
USD     221,384     EUR     212,126      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (8,008
USD     495,788     EUR     468,381      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (10,718
USD     494,118     EUR     474,663      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (19,182
USD     6,111,154     EUR     5,743,642      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (100,003
USD     3,976,924     EUR     3,791,237      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (122,908
USD     3,957,880     EUR     3,791,237      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (141,952
USD     1,532,765     GBP     1,236,460      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (24,072
USD     1,478,472     HKD     11,460,093      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        766         
USD     2,255,517     HKD     17,497,284      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (646
USD     489,118     JPY     55,374,713      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (2,014
USD     232,825     JPY     26,499,706      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (2,208
USD     243,733     JPY     28,671,916      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (10,565
USD     672,852     JPY     79,306,358      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (30,535
USD     2,847,619     JPY     333,807,280      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (112,998
USD     7,973,666     JPY     917,513,051      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (163,977
USD     214,632     MXN     4,392,609      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        5,226         
USD     90,157     NOK     761,478      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (2,196
USD     87,351     PLN     368,174      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (4,524
USD     253,184     SGD     361,370      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (3,317
USD     109,760     ZAR     1,527,516      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (2,774
TWD     1,957,400     USD     61,111      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        1,844         
USD     162,619     BRL     554,710      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (11,244
USD     1,135,001     CNY     7,992,680      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (22,817
USD     329,414     INR     22,568,157      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (3,073
USD     817,262     KRW     975,565,098      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (30,057
USD     155,491     MYR     698,776      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (1,828
USD     752,222     TWD     24,126,780      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (23,768
                                       $ 414,941      $ (965,021

 

Futures Contracts  
Description   Contracts      Position      Expiration
Month/Year
     Aggregate Cost      Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Equity Futures

 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index     57        Long        Mar-17      $ 2,503,700      $ 2,608,035      $ 104,335  
Euro Stoxx 50 Index     17        Long        Mar-17        599,118        596,074        (3,044
FTSE 100 Index     1        Long        Mar-17        89,634        88,975        (659
Nikkei 225 Index     8        Long        Mar-17        683,519        672,394        (11,125
                                                 $ 89,507  

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

FTSE 100 Index:  Market capitalization-weighted stock index of 100 largest, blue-chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Abbreviations:

 

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

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD     Australian Dollar
BRL     Brazilian Real
CAD     Canadian Dollar
CHF     Swiss Franc
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
DKK     Danish Krone
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
HKD     Hong Kong Dollar
ILS     Israeli Shekel
INR     Indian Rupee
JPY     Japanese Yen
KRW     South Korean Won
MXN     Mexican Peso
MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
NOK     Norwegian Krone
PLN     Polish Zloty
SEK     Swedish Krona
SGD     Singapore Dollar
TWD     New Taiwan Dollar
USD     United States Dollar
ZAR     South African Rand
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 81.2%  
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia — 5.2%

 

AGL Energy, Ltd.

    1,254     $ 21,503  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    720       15,997  

Caltex Australia, Ltd.

    853       18,512  

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.

    2,165       16,011  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    303       18,774  

CSL, Ltd.

    69       5,882  

Dexus Property Group

    788       5,368  

Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.

    179       4,070  

Goodman Group

    667       3,503  

GPT Group (The)

    674       2,394  

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.

    4,713       20,626  

LendLease Group

    207       2,213  

Mirvac Group

    4,865       7,494  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    755       17,362  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    3,277       53,740  

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

    1,705       16,176  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    206       10,450  

Scentre Group

    2,110       7,041  

Stockland

    897       2,960  

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

    4,279       16,235  

TPG Telecom, Ltd.

    1,933       9,496  

Vicinity Centres

    1,262       2,738  

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

    1,073       32,779  

Westfield Corp.

    594       3,960  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    701       16,876  

Woolworths, Ltd.

    945       17,636  
                 
  $ 349,796  
                 

Belgium — 1.7%

 

Colruyt SA

    173     $ 8,467  

KBC Group NV

    728       47,281  

Proximus SA

    1,053       30,242  

UCB SA

    394       27,214  
                 
  $ 113,204  
                 

Brazil — 0.1%

 

AMBEV SA ADR

    1,143     $ 6,161  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao ADR, PFC Shares

    124       2,274  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR

    383       1,088  
                 
  $ 9,523  
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Chile — 0.1%

 

Enel Americas SA ADR

    336     $ 3,034  

Enel Chile SA ADR

    336       1,620  
                 
  $ 4,654  
                 

China — 0.9%

 

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

    2,000     $ 1,219  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    6,000       4,448  

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

    2,000       3,733  

China Mobile, Ltd.

    1,000       11,253  

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,000       2,113  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    4,000       1,889  

China Unicom (Hong Kong), Ltd.

    4,000       4,721  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    2,000       2,120  

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

    5,000       5,910  

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    6,000       7,445  

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    500       4,094  

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

    6,000       3,668  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    200       5,229  

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    2,000       2,274  

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    4,000       2,854  
                 
  $ 62,970  
                 

Denmark — 1.9%

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    426     $ 30,546  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1,604       57,968  

TDC A/S(1)

    7,085       37,332  
                 
  $ 125,846  
                 

France — 5.2%

 

AXA SA

    245     $ 6,021  

BNP Paribas SA

    966       61,797  

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    199       21,379  

Sanofi

    885       71,133  

Societe Generale SA

    1,093       53,434  

Sodexo SA

    306       33,838  

Total SA

    887       44,878  

Veolia Environnement SA

    859       14,632  

Vivendi SA

    2,265       41,531  
                 
  $ 348,643  
                 

Germany — 7.5%

 

adidas AG

    256     $ 40,398  

Allianz SE

    311       52,859  

BASF SE

    232       22,396  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    579     $ 52,868  

Continental AG

    179       35,042  

Daimler AG

    915       68,814  

Deutsche Post AG

    780       26,181  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    3,498       61,239  

Merck KGaA

    445       49,098  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

    223       41,992  

SAP SE

    163       14,906  

Siemens AG

    309       39,972  
                 
  $ 505,765  
                 

Hong Kong — 0.6%

 

AIA Group, Ltd.

    4,925     $ 30,493  

CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.

    1,000       11,985  
                 
  $ 42,478  
                 

India — 0.2%

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR

    122     $ 8,409  

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

    237       3,264  
                 
  $ 11,673  
                 

Israel — 0.3%

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR

    594     $ 19,857  
                 
  $ 19,857  
                 

Italy — 5.3%

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    4,296     $ 68,552  

Atlantia SpA

    671       15,292  

CNH Industrial NV

    1,340       11,904  

Enel SpA

    15,049       62,914  

ENI SpA

    1,712       26,323  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(1)

    3,200       35,038  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    24,097       56,601  

Leonardo SpA(1)

    594       7,653  

Luxottica Group SpA

    268       14,390  

Telecom Italia SpA(1)

    30,810       26,494  

UniCredit SpA

    1,200       32,748  
                 
  $ 357,909  
                 

Japan — 19.7%

 

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    400     $ 5,781  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    8,000       23,762  

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    400       14,076  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    1,500       20,133  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

 

Bridgestone Corp.

    500     $ 18,338  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    100       16,159  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,500       20,026  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    1,460       26,468  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    300       6,712  

Denso Corp.

    300       12,991  

East Japan Railway Co.

    400       36,223  

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

    400       9,297  

FANUC Corp.

    100       19,633  

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    700       28,011  

Hitachi, Ltd.

    2,000       11,451  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,100       32,735  

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.

    800       10,734  

ITOCHU Corp.

    900       12,398  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

    800       25,474  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    900       29,030  

Kajima Corp.

    4,000       27,879  

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

    1,800       19,235  

Kao Corp.

    400       19,794  

KDDI Corp.

    1,500       40,303  

Lawson, Inc.

    200       14,599  

Marubeni Corp.

    1,800       10,952  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,400       20,603  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    500       11,295  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,000       15,219  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

    1,000       19,034  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    8,900       56,991  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    1,000       23,087  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    20,100       37,297  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    300       10,036  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    100       13,468  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    700       30,921  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    2,900       28,690  

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    1,500       35,865  

Obayashi Corp.

    3,000       28,579  

ORIX Corp.

    900       13,578  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    1,000       3,748  

Panasonic Corp.

    1,500       15,607  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    4,925       26,664  

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

    100       18,746  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    600       23,957  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,000       18,383  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    200       17,254  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    100       7,704  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    300       10,863  

Sony Corp.

    900       27,250  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

 

Sumitomo Corp.

    1,100     $ 13,789  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

    2,000       27,096  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1,100       43,155  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    640       23,855  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    300       11,578  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    1,500       22,222  

Taisei Corp.

    3,000       21,311  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    300       12,566  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    400       16,678  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    3,000       13,314  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    1,100       6,430  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    1,000       8,659  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,100       63,968  

West Japan Railway Co.

    200       13,031  
                 
  $ 1,324,685  
                 

Mexico — 0.1%

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR

    225     $ 2,837  
                 
  $ 2,837  
                 

Netherlands — 2.2%

 

Heineken NV

    251     $ 18,772  

ING Groep NV

    3,792       54,476  

Unilever NV

    1,070       43,401  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    835       31,932  
                 
  $ 148,581  
                 

Norway — 0.5%

 

Telenor ASA

    1,903     $ 30,167  
                 
  $ 30,167  
                 

Peru — 0.1%

 

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR

    623     $ 8,591  
                 
  $ 8,591  
                 

Singapore — 1.6%

 

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    6,000     $ 10,267  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    1,850       25,012  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    3,000       20,009  

Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd.

    1,000       2,452  

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    13,000       35,588  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    1,000       14,872  
                 
  $ 108,200  
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

South Korea — 0.3%

 

Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR(1)

    219     $ 4,016  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR(2)

    6       5,103  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

    526       11,309  
                 
  $ 20,428  
                 

Spain — 4.5%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    6,599     $ 44,877  

Banco Santander SA

    7,770       43,410  

CaixaBank SA

    5,739       21,036  

Endesa SA

    1,744       35,966  

Iberdrola SA

    7,006       43,776  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,246       41,212  

Mapfre SA

    5,126       15,542  

Telefonica SA

    5,500       53,213  
                 
  $ 299,032  
                 

Sweden — 1.8%

 

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    857     $ 24,521  

Nordea Bank AB

    3,185       38,450  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    702       21,124  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,551       39,217  
                 
  $ 123,312  
                 

Switzerland — 9.1%

 

ABB, Ltd.

    1,129     $ 26,905  

Adecco Group AG

    251       17,960  

Baloise Holding AG

    130       16,739  

Nestle SA

    1,967       144,111  

Novartis AG

    1,573       116,131  

Roche Holding AG PC

    563       133,402  

Sonova Holding AG

    198       26,216  

Swatch Group AG (The)

    56       19,847  

Swiss Re AG

    78       7,289  

Swisscom AG

    56       24,704  

Syngenta AG

    91       38,676  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    129       37,149  
                 
  $ 609,129  
                 

United Kingdom — 12.3%

 

AstraZeneca PLC

    838     $ 44,472  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    637       22,499  

British American Tobacco PLC

    519       32,037  

Compass Group PLC

    2,420       43,069  

Diageo PLC

    1,514       42,056  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    3,841     $ 74,227  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    9,035       77,077  

Imperial Brands PLC

    626       29,001  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    65,650       53,846  

National Grid PLC

    2,607       30,536  

Persimmon PLC

    838       20,411  

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    978       83,248  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    454       38,956  

Rio Tinto PLC

    982       43,505  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,525       11,795  

Segro PLC

    3,449       20,035  

Shire PLC

    938       52,224  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    806       12,057  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    12,761       26,941  

Vodafone Group PLC

    24,307       59,541  

William Hill PLC

    2,498       8,148  
                 
  $ 825,681  
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $5,137,418)

 

  $ 5,452,961  
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 8.5%  
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Funds — 8.5%

 

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

    3,493     $ 74,191  

iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF

    328       12,753  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    1,939       72,402  

iShares MSCI India ETF

    127       3,602  

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

    684       19,980  

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF

    276       12,367  

iShares MSCI Poland Capped ETF

    623       12,578  

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

    74       4,060  

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF

    1,065       61,642  

iShares MSCI Taiwan Capped ETF

    1,482       46,713  

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

    9,868       236,141  

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund

    608       13,029  
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $569,080)

 

  $ 569,458  
                 
Short-Term Investments — 4.6%  
   
Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.90%(3)

    309,482     $ 309,513  
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $309,513)

 

  $ 309,513  
                 

Total Investments — 94.3%
(identified cost $6,016,011)

 

  $ 6,331,932  
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 5.7%

 

  $ 381,627  
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 6,713,559  
                 

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

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At January 31, 2017, the aggregate value of these securities is $5,103 or 0.1% 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, 2017.

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio  
   
Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    20.4   $ 1,370,922  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.7       854,968  

Health Care

    11.3       759,838  

Consumer Staples

    8.5       572,978  

Telecommunication Services

    7.9       531,053  

Industrials

    7.4       494,138  

Materials

    4.7       313,615  

Utilities

    4.3       292,150  

Real Estate

    1.6       106,257  

Energy

    1.4       91,826  

Information Technology

    1.0       65,216  
                 

Common Stocks

    81.2   $ 5,452,961  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    8.5       569,458  

Short-Term Investments

    4.6       309,513  
                 

Total Investments

    94.3   $ 6,331,932  
                 
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
CHF     50,176     USD     49,241      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17      $ 1,581      $  
CHF     14,904     USD     14,650      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        446         
DKK     72,941     USD     10,436      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        172         
EUR     596,186     USD     633,567      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        11,147         
EUR     765,789     USD     821,406      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        6,716         
EUR     54,250     USD     58,061      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        605         
EUR     12,195     USD     12,799      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        388         
EUR     34,617     USD     37,068      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        367         
EUR     58,393     USD     62,900      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        246         
EUR     36,755     USD     39,527      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        220         
GBP     102,884     USD     126,016      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        3,526         
GBP     20,326     USD     24,675      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        918         
GBP     22,532     USD     27,605      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        765         
GBP     13,212     USD     16,404      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        232         
GBP     12,454     USD     15,499      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        182         
GBP     397,068     USD     503,700      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (3,748
HKD     6,667,908     USD     859,289      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        495         
HKD     5,484,449     USD     707,027      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        158         
ILS     175,248     USD     46,043      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        494         
JPY     23,540,855     USD     203,712      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        5,078         
JPY     22,149,399     USD     195,125      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,324         
JPY     22,117,117     USD     195,033      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,129         
JPY     5,329,171     USD     46,238      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        1,028         
JPY     27,191,974     USD     240,916      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        256         
NOK     166,953     USD     19,767      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        481         
NZD     17,978     USD     12,876      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        298         
SEK     505,625     USD     57,384      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        536         
USD     50,122     AUD     66,609      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (345
USD     322,739     AUD     432,051      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (4,609
USD     13,863     CAD     18,205      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (134
USD     44,473     CAD     58,409      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (433
USD     37,103     CAD     49,032      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (594
USD     28,826     CHF     28,839      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (384
USD     17,342     CHF     17,786      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (673
USD     162,107     CHF     163,924      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (3,927
USD     27,103     DKK     187,524      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (169
USD     31,531     EUR     30,050      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (965
USD     114,729     EUR     110,212      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (4,454
USD     312,336     EUR     297,753      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (9,653
USD     626,923     EUR     589,221      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (10,259
USD     310,840     EUR     297,753      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (11,148
USD     35,403     GBP     28,063      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        68         
USD     11,347     GBP     9,000      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        15         
USD     16,820     GBP     13,580      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (278
USD     123,116     GBP     99,316      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (1,934
USD     694,451     HKD     5,382,906      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        360         

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     11,444     HKD     88,837      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17      $      $ (11
USD     680,665     HKD     5,280,295      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (195
USD     10,270     JPY     1,210,482      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (466
USD     37,826     JPY     4,429,209      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (1,458
USD     201,300     JPY     23,597,081      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (7,988
USD     392,358     JPY     45,147,776      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (8,069
USD     12,103     MXN     247,691      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17        295         
USD     19,692     SGD     27,903      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (114
USD     11,220     ZAR     156,152      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/15/17               (284
CNY     62,915     USD     8,943      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        171         
CNY     45,000     USD     6,493      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17        26         
USD     13,322     BRL     45,443      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (921
USD     8,460     CLP     5,708,917      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (314
USD     101,887     CNY     717,488      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (2,048
USD     32,846     INR     2,250,278      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (306
USD     89,238     KRW     106,523,628      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (3,282
USD     16,145     MYR     72,555      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (190
USD     49,433     TWD     1,585,512      State Street Bank and Trust Company      3/22/17               (1,562
                                       $ 39,723      $ (80,915

 

Futures Contracts  
Description   Contracts      Position      Expiration
Month/Year
     Aggregate Cost      Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Equity Futures

 

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index     1        Long        Mar-17      $ 43,962      $ 45,756      $ 1,794  
Euro Stoxx 50 Index     4        Long        Mar-17        141,747        140,252        (1,495
                                                 $ 299  

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

Abbreviations:

 

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

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2017

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD     Australian Dollar
BRL     Brazilian Real
CAD     Canadian Dollar
CHF     Swiss Franc
CLP     Chilean Peso
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
DKK     Danish Krone
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
HKD     Hong Kong Dollar
ILS     Israeli Shekel
INR     Indian Rupee
JPY     Japanese Yen
KRW     South Korean Won
MXN     Mexican Peso
MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
NOK     Norwegian Krone
NZD     New Zealand Dollar
SEK     Swedish Krona
SGD     Singapore Dollar
TWD     New Taiwan Dollar
USD     United States Dollar
ZAR     South African Rand
 

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

    January 31, 2017  
Assets   Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    Global
Equity Fund
   

International

Equity Fund

 

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $4,639,721, $70,519,414 and $5,706,498, respectively)

  $ 4,528,864     $ 75,806,568     $ 6,022,419  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $477,785, $5,323,327 and $309,513, respectively)

    477,760       5,323,280       309,513  

Cash

    35,412       2,651,106       167,670  

Restricted cash*

    13,200       798,277       12,413  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $66,910, $3,309,353 and $198,749, respectively)

    68,635       3,352,918       200,482  

Dividends receivable

    8,349       70,687       3,918  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

    301       3,027       150  

Receivable for investments sold

    27,633       925,598       146,754  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

          137,358        

Receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

    424       33,548       787  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    63,709       414,941       39,723  

Tax reclaims receivable

          63,185       17,747  

Receivable from affiliates

    14,742       13,922       4,694  

Total assets

  $ 5,239,029     $ 89,594,415     $ 6,926,270  
Liabilities                        

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 25,141     $ 1,153,118     $ 83,395  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    2,382       21,466       1,188  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    59,050       965,021       80,915  

Payable to affiliates:

     

Investment adviser and administration fee

    4,230       57,629       4,532  

Distribution and service fees

    125       4,513       218  

Accrued expenses

    47,282       46,815       42,463  

Total liabilities

  $ 138,210     $ 2,248,562     $ 212,711  

Net Assets

  $ 5,100,819     $ 87,345,853     $ 6,713,559  
Sources of Net Assets                        

Paid-in capital

  $ 6,075,683     $ 81,075,589     $ 6,940,877  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (739,279     959,701       (532,327

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (138,962     443,444       29,318  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (96,623     4,867,119       275,691  

Total

  $ 5,100,819     $ 87,345,853     $ 6,713,559  
Class A Shares                        

Net Assets

  $ 606,354     $ 11,821,292     $ 1,043,639  

Shares Outstanding

    71,789       986,800       98,865  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 8.45     $ 11.98     $ 10.56  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

     

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 8.97     $ 12.71     $ 11.20  
Class C Shares                        

Net Assets

  $     $ 2,319,788     $  

Shares Outstanding

          194,250        

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share**

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $     $ 11.94     $  
Class I Shares                        

Net Assets

  $ 4,494,465     $ 73,204,773     $ 5,669,920  

Shares Outstanding

    528,531       6,104,885       535,515  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 8.50     $ 11.99     $ 10.59  

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

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian and the broker for open derivative contracts.

 

** Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

    Six Months Ended January 31, 2017  
Investment Income  

Emerging Markets

Equity Fund

    Global
Equity Fund
    International
Equity Fund
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $4,032, $12,716 and $3,004, respectively)

  $ 27,378     $ 767,389     $ 60,709  

Interest allocated from/dividends from affiliated investment

    848       13,329       745  

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (3     (93     (8

Total investment income

  $ 28,223     $ 780,625     $ 61,446  
Expenses                        

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 26,067     $ 294,032     $ 26,305  

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    874       12,169       1,109  

Class C

          2,941        

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    395       2,655       445  

Custodian fee

    31,183       49,252       31,365  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    845       1,575       1,389  

Legal and accounting services

    22,979       25,464       20,107  

Printing and postage

    2,504       5,172       3,121  

Registration fees

    16,972       25,647       15,827  

Miscellaneous

    6,752       11,321       3,529  

Total expenses

  $ 108,571     $ 430,228     $ 103,197  

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

  $ 76,417     $ 70,832     $ 70,782  

Total expense reductions

  $ 76,417     $ 70,832     $ 70,782  

Net expenses

  $ 32,154     $ 359,396     $ 32,415  

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (3,931   $ 421,229     $ 29,031  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (161,491   $ 1,784,856     $ (23,206

Investment transactions in/allocated from affiliated investment

    41       526       47  

Financial futures contracts

    1,605       782,498       37,405  

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    121,368       455,958       3,070  

Net realized gain (loss)

  $ (38,477   $ 3,023,838     $ 17,316  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 108,580     $ (2,078,787   $ 53,084  

Investments — affiliated investment

    (25     (47      

Financial futures contracts

    (4,227     (75,575     (16,774

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (8,473     (267,698     (11,926

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 95,855     $ (2,422,107   $ 24,384  

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 57,378     $ 601,731     $ 41,700  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 53,447     $ 1,022,960     $ 70,731  

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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January 31, 2017

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Six Months Ended January 31, 2017 (Unaudited)  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
   

Global

Equity Fund

    International
Equity Fund
 

From operations —

 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (3,931   $ 421,229     $ 29,031  

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

    (38,477     3,023,838       17,316  

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

    95,855       (2,422,107     24,384  

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 53,447     $ 1,022,960     $ 70,731  

Distributions to shareholders —

 

From net investment income

 

Class A

  $ (16,481   $ (48,263   $ (15,359

Class C

          (14,706      

Class I

    (111,754     (443,903     (111,561

From net realized gain

 

Class A

          (314,703      

Class C

          (68,565      

Class I

          (2,049,405      

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (128,235   $ (2,939,545   $ (126,920

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

Class A

  $ 131,708     $ 6,248,265     $ 326,592  

Class C

          2,330,530        

Class I

    87,422       21,481,519       37,014  

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

     

Class A

    16,434       362,966       15,353  

Class C

          83,271        

Class I

    5,267       834,539       7,520  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

    (220,971     (1,582,211     (111,261

Class C

          (12,873      

Class I

    (2,382     (4,671,601     (23,958

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ 17,478     $ 25,074,405     $ 251,260  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (57,310   $ 23,157,820     $ 195,071  
Net Assets                        

At beginning of period

  $ 5,158,129     $ 64,188,033     $ 6,518,488  

At end of period

  $ 5,100,819     $ 87,345,853     $ 6,713,559  

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

included in net assets

                       

At end of period

  $ (138,962   $ 443,444     $ 29,318  

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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January 31, 2017

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

    Year Ended July 31, 2016  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    Global
Equity Fund
    International
Equity Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

  $ 59,571     $ 1,034,668     $ 134,703  

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

    (493,030     1,246,013       (435,826

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

    263,962       2,806,789       (185,865

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ (169,497   $ 5,087,470     $ (486,988

Distributions to shareholders —

     

From net investment income

     

Class A

  $     $ (141,512   $ (3,728

Class I

          (1,327,793     (57,139

From net realized gain

     

Class A

          (282,426     (7,532

Class I

          (2,283,959     (76,634

Total distributions to shareholders

  $     $ (4,035,690   $ (145,033

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

  $ 211,919     $ 3,407,908     $ 183,381  

Class I

    209,848       10,193,573       1,375,836  

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

     

Class A

          423,938       11,184  

Class I

          850,285       39,612  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

    (105,995     (5,810,211     (218,864

Class I

    (363,353     (12,950,970     (3,955,914

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (47,581   $ (3,885,477   $ (2,564,765

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (217,078   $ (2,833,697   $ (3,196,786
Net Assets                        

At beginning of year

  $ 5,375,207     $ 67,021,730     $ 9,715,274  

At end of year

  $ 5,158,129     $ 64,188,033     $ 6,518,488  

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

included in net assets

                       

At end of year

  $ (6,796   $ 529,087     $ 127,207  

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class A  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 
      2016     2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 8.550     $ 8.820     $ 10.940     $ 9.720     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income (loss)(2)

  $ (0.017   $ 0.084     $ 0.067     $ 0.082     $ 0.123  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.112       (0.354     (1.810     1.258       (0.325

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.095     $ (0.270   $ (1.743   $ 1.340     $ (0.202
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.195   $     $ (0.104   $     $ (0.052

From net realized gain

                (0.273     (0.120     (0.026

Total distributions

  $ (0.195   $     $ (0.377   $ (0.120   $ (0.078

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 8.450     $ 8.550     $ 8.820     $ 10.940     $ 9.720  

Total Return(3)(4)

    1.22 %(5)      (3.06 )%      (16.05 )%      13.75     (2.09 )%(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 606     $ 696     $ 610     $ 636     $ 186  

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

         

Expenses(4)

    1.45 %(6)      1.45     1.65     1.75     1.75 %(6) 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.39 )%(6)      1.05     0.68     0.79     1.32 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    29 %(5)      39     77     62     52 %(5) 

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.93%, 2.87%, 2.28%, 1.92% and 2.74% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2017, the years ended July 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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    Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class I  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 
      2016     2015      2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 8.610     $ 8.870     $ 10.990      $ 9.740     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                         

Net investment income (loss)(2)

  $ (0.005   $ 0.100     $ 0.087      $ 0.087     $ 0.089  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.108       (0.360     (1.809      1.283       (0.267

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.103     $ (0.260   $ (1.722    $ 1.370     $ (0.178
Less Distributions                                         

From net investment income

  $ (0.213   $     $ (0.125    $     $ (0.056

From net realized gain

                (0.273      (0.120     (0.026

Total distributions

  $ (0.213   $     $ (0.398    $ (0.120   $ (0.082

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 8.500     $ 8.610     $ 8.870      $ 10.990     $ 9.740  

Total Return(3)(4)

    1.32 %(5)      (2.93 )%      (15.78 )%       14.03     (1.85 )%(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                         

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

  $ 4,494     $ 4,462     $ 4,765      $ 6,091     $ 5,199  

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

          

Expenses(4)

    1.20 %(6)      1.20     1.40      1.50     1.50 %(6) 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.11 )%(6)      1.24     0.88      0.83     0.94 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    29 %(5)      39     77      62     52 %(5) 

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.93%, 2.87%, 2.25%, 1.92% and 2.74% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2017, the years ended July 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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    Global Equity Fund — Class A  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 
      2016     2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.290     $ 12.120     $ 12.160     $ 11.400     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.055     $ 0.163     $ 0.153     $ 0.199     $ 0.129  

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.073       0.716       0.361       1.050       1.396 (3) 

Total income from operations

  $ 0.128     $ 0.879     $ 0.514     $ 1.249     $ 1.525  
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.058   $ (0.237   $ (0.174   $ (0.144   $ (0.075

From net realized gain

    (0.380     (0.472     (0.380     (0.345     (0.050

Total distributions

  $ (0.438   $ (0.709   $ (0.554   $ (0.489   $ (0.125

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.980     $ 12.290     $ 12.120     $ 12.160     $ 11.400  

Total Return(4)

    1.04 %(5)(6)      7.95 %(6)      4.30 %(6)      11.12     15.41 %(3)(5)(6) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 11,821     $ 7,041     $ 8,861     $ 12,425     $ 15,456  

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

         

Expenses

    1.18 %(6)(7)      1.20 %(6)      1.30 %(6)      1.40     1.40 %(6)(7) 

Net investment income

    0.91 %(7)      1.42     1.26     1.68     1.26 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover

    46 %(5)      83     87     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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.19%, 0.19%, 0.13% and 0.21% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2017, the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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    Global Equity Fund — Class C  
    

Period Ended

January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.920  
Income (Loss) From Operations        

Net investment loss(2)

  $ (0.000 )(3) 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.481  

Total income from operations

  $ 0.481  
Less Distributions        

From net investment income

  $ (0.081

From net realized gain

    (0.380

Total distributions

  $ (0.461

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.940  

Total Return(4)(5)

    4.03 %(6) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data        

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

  $ 2,320  

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

 

Expenses(5)

    1.93 %(7) 

Net investment loss

    (0.01 )%(7) 

Portfolio Turnover

    46 %(6)(8) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, December 1, 2016, to January 31, 2017.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than $(0.0005).

 

(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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.19% of average daily net assets for the period from the start of business, December 1, 2016, to January 31, 2017). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

For the six months ended January 31, 2017.

 

  35   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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January 31, 2017

 

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    Global Equity Fund — Class I  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period Ended

July 31,  2013(1)

 
      2016     2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.310     $ 12.150     $ 12.200     $ 11.430     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.072     $ 0.191     $ 0.188     $ 0.227     $ 0.172  

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.070       0.715       0.353       1.055       1.383 (3) 

Total income from operations

  $ 0.142     $ 0.906     $ 0.541     $ 1.282     $ 1.555  
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.082   $ (0.274   $ (0.211   $ (0.167   $ (0.075

From net realized gain

    (0.380     (0.472     (0.380     (0.345     (0.050

Total distributions

  $ (0.462   $ (0.746   $ (0.591   $ (0.512   $ (0.125

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.990     $ 12.310     $ 12.150     $ 12.200     $ 11.430  

Total Return(4)

    1.15 %(5)(6)      8.21 %(6)      4.53 %(6)      11.40     15.71 %(3)(5)(6) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 73,205     $ 57,147     $ 58,161     $ 42,075     $ 51,144  

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

         

Expenses

    0.93 %(6)(7)      0.95 %(6)      1.02 %(6)      1.15     1.15 %(6)(7) 

Net investment income

    1.19 %(7)      1.66     1.54     1.91     1.72 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover

    46 %(5)      83     87     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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.19%, 0.19%, 0.14% and 0.21% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2017, the years ended July 31, 2016 and 2015 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

  36   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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    International Equity Fund — Class A  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period Ended

July 31, 2013(1)

 
      2016     2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.640     $ 11.180     $ 11.660     $ 11.220     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.034     $ 0.160     $ 0.160     $ 0.319 (3)    $ 0.236  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.071       (0.538     (0.268     0.845       1.118 (4) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.105     $ (0.378   $ (0.108   $ 1.164     $ 1.354  
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.185   $ (0.054   $ (0.219   $ (0.256   $ (0.066

From net realized gain

          (0.108     (0.153     (0.468     (0.068

Total distributions

  $ (0.185   $ (0.162   $ (0.372   $ (0.724   $ (0.134

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.560     $ 10.640     $ 11.180     $ 11.660     $ 11.220  

Total Return(5)(6)

    1.02 %(7)      (3.31 )%      (0.70 )%      10.34     13.75 %(4)(7) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 1,044     $ 818     $ 883     $ 503     $ 64  

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

         

Expenses(6)

    1.20 %(8)      1.20     1.31     1.40     1.40 %(8) 

Net investment income

    0.65 %(8)      1.55     1.43     2.74 %(3)      2.34 %(8) 

Portfolio Turnover

    51 %(7)      88     95     69     97 %(7) 

 

(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 includes 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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.15%, 1.88%, 1.62%, 1.71% and 3.18% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2017, the years ended July 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Not annualized.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

  37   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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    International Equity Fund — Class I  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,    

Period Ended

July 31,  2013(1)

 
      2016     2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 10.680     $ 11.230     $ 11.700     $ 11.250     $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.049     $ 0.177     $ 0.176     $ 0.321 (3)    $ 0.181  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.070       (0.538     (0.250     0.864       1.209 (4) 

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.119     $ (0.361   $ (0.074   $ 1.185     $ 1.390  
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.209   $ (0.081   $ (0.243   $ (0.267   $ (0.072

From net realized gain

          (0.108     (0.153     (0.468     (0.068

Total distributions

  $ (0.209   $ (0.189   $ (0.396   $ (0.735   $ (0.140

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 10.590     $ 10.680     $ 11.230     $ 11.700     $ 11.250  

Total Return(5)(6)

    1.15 %(7)      (3.13 )%      (0.48 )%      10.70     14.02 %(4)(7) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 5,670     $ 5,701     $ 8,832     $ 8,765     $ 6,544  

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

         

Expenses(6)

    0.95 %(8)      0.95     1.08     1.15     1.15 %(8) 

Net investment income

    0.92 %(8)      1.70     1.57     2.75 %(3)      1.84 %(8) 

Portfolio Turnover

    51 %(7)      88     95     69     97 %(7) 

 

(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 includes 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) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 2.15%, 1.88%, 1.61%, 1.71% and 3.18% of average daily net assets for six months ended January 31, 2017, the years ended July 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 and the period from the start of business, August 29, 2012, to July 31, 2013, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Not annualized.

 

(8) 

Annualized.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Hexavest Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Emerging Markets Equity Fund), Eaton Vance Hexavest Global Equity Fund (Global Equity Fund) and Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund (International Equity Fund), (each individually referred to as the Fund, and collectively, the Funds) are 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 Funds’ investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Emerging Markets Equity Fund and International Equity Fund each offers two classes of shares. The Global Equity Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). 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 Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Each 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 Funds’ 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 Funds’ 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 Funds may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service. Prior to Cash Reserves Fund’s issuance of units in October 2016, the value of the Funds’ investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflected the Funds’ proportionate interest in its net assets and the Funds recorded their pro-rata share of Cash Reserves Fund’s income, expenses and realized gain or loss.

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 a Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that a 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 a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions from investment companies are

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ 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 — Each 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, 2017, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each 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  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.

G  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.

H  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 Funds. 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, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.

I  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, a 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.

J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Funds 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, 2017 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Funds’ 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 each 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 a 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 Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

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.

At July 31, 2016, the following Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses which would reduce the respective Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of a Fund’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. The amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Deferred capital losses

    

Short-term

  $ 275,561      $ 305,447  

Long-term

  $ 392,829      $ 167,967  

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of each Fund at January 31, 2017, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Aggregate cost

  $ 5,138,206      $ 76,372,717      $ 6,097,345  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 433,479      $ 6,962,073      $ 480,965  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (565,061      (2,204,942      (246,378

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (131,582    $ 4,757,131      $ 234,587  

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 each Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.

 

    Annual Rate  
Daily Net Assets   Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Up to $500 million

    1.00      0.80      0.80

On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fees are reduced. For the six months ended January 31, 2017, investment adviser and administration fees incurred by the Funds and the effective annual rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Investment Adviser and Administration Fee

  $ 26,067      $ 294,032      $ 26,305  

Effective Annual Rate

    1.00      0.80      0.80

Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of each Fund to Hexavest Inc. (Hexavest), an affiliate of EVM and a registered investment adviser. EVM pays Hexavest a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to each Fund. The Funds invest their cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

EVM and Hexavest have agreed to reimburse each Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.45% and 1.20% of Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively, 1.18%, 1.93% and 0.93% of Global Equity Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, and 1.20% and 0.95% of International Equity Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. These agreements may be changed or terminated after November 30, 2017. Pursuant to these agreements, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $76,417, $70,832 and $70,782 in total of operating expenses of Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Global Equity Fund and International Equity Fund, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2017.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statements of Operations, and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD for the six months ended January 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

  $ 145      $ 490      $ 207  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

  $ 205      $ 2,349      $ 665  

Trustees and officers of the Funds who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Funds 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, 2017, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of EVM.

4  Distribution Plans

Each 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, each 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 each 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, 2017 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

  $ 874      $ 12,169      $ 1,109  

The Global Equity Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Global Equity Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the six months ended January 31, 2017, Global Equity Fund paid or accrued to EVD $2,206 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, Global Equity Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended January 31, 2017 amounted to $735 for Class C shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% 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

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

capital gain distributions. For the six months ended January 31, 2017, the Funds were informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Class A

  $         —      $ 20      $         —  

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the six months ended January 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Purchases

  $ 1,297,422      $ 48,440,092      $ 3,214,336  

Sales

  $ 1,347,650      $ 29,233,420      $ 3,049,494  

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

Each 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 Funds) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

             
     Six Months Ended January 31, 2017 (Unaudited)  
      Class A      Class I  

Sales

     15,587        10,144  

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

     2,036        648  

Redemptions

     (27,203      (280

Net increase (decrease)

     (9,580      10,512  
     
     Year Ended July 31, 2016  
      Class A      Class I  

Sales

     26,319        26,201  

Redemptions

     (14,074      (45,595

Net increase (decrease)

     12,245        (19,394

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

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At January 31, 2017, EVM owned 83.2% of the value of the outstanding shares of Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

 

Global Equity Fund

                    
     Six Months Ended January 31, 2017 (Unaudited)  
      Class A      Class C(1)      Class I  

Sales

     514,927        188,328        1,780,219  

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

     30,272        6,963        69,545  

Redemptions

     (131,229      (1,041      (386,937

Net increase

     413,970        194,250        1,462,827  
        
            Year Ended July 31, 2016  
              Class A      Class I  

Sales

        304,650        904,184  

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

        38,645        77,510  

Redemptions

              (501,515      (1,127,016

Net decrease

              (158,220      (145,322

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, December 1, 2016, to January 31, 2017.

At January 31, 2017, an Eaton Vance mutual fund, an Eaton Vance collective investment trust and donor advised and pooled income funds (established and maintained by a public charity) managed by EVM owned in the aggregate 64.7% of the value of the outstanding shares of Global Equity Fund.

 

International Equity Fund

             
     Six Months Ended January 31, 2017 (Unaudited)  
      Class A      Class I  

Sales

     31,193        3,488  

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

     1,483        725  

Redemptions

     (10,637      (2,325

Net increase

     22,039        1,888  
     
     Year Ended July 31, 2016  
      Class A      Class I  

Sales

     17,939        129,594  

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

     1,104        3,899  

Redemptions

     (21,190      (386,406

Net decrease

     (2,147      (252,913

At January 31, 2017, EVM owned 78.7% of the value of the outstanding shares of International Equity Fund.

8  Financial Instruments

The Funds may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their 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 a Fund has in

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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, 2017 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At January 31, 2017, the Funds had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives, the Funds are subject to the following risks:

Equity Price Risk:  The Funds enter into equity index futures contracts to enhance return.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Funds enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to enhance return.

The Funds enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in a Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by a Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At January 31, 2017, the fair values of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    Global
Equity Fund
    International
Equity Fund
 
  $59,050     $ 965,021     $ 80,915  

The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by Global Equity Fund for such liability was $590,000 at January 31, 2017.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Funds invest are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, each Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and the counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the ISDA Master Agreement. Under the ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. The ISDA Master Agreement allows the counterparty to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event each Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or a Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under the ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under the ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to the counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required. Collateral pledged for the benefit of a Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by each Fund’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by the counterparty for the benefit of a Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by a Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at January 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

                 
         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset
Derivative
     Liability
Derivative
 

Equity Price

 

Financial futures contracts

   $ 7,485 (1)     $  

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 63,709 (2)     $ (59,050 )(3) 

Total

       $ 71,194      $ (59,050

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreement

   $ 7,485      $  

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreement

   $ 63,709      $ (59,050
       

Global Equity Fund

                 
         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset
Derivative
     Liability
Derivative
 

Equity Price

 

Financial futures contracts

   $ 104,335 (1)     $ (14,828 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     414,941 (2)       (965,021 )(3) 

Total

       $ 519,276      $ (979,849

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreement

   $ 104,335      $ (14,828

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreement

   $ 414,941      $ (965,021
       

International Equity Fund

                 
         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset
Derivative
     Liability
Derivative
 

Equity Price

 

Financial futures contracts

   $ 1,794 (1)     $ (1,495 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     39,723 (2)       (80,915 )(3) 

Total

       $ 41,517      $ (82,410

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreement

   $ 1,794      $ (1,495

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreement

   $ 39,723      $ (80,915

 

(1) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable for variation margin.

 

(2) 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

(3) 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Each Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the tables above. The following tables present each 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 each Fund for assets and pledged by each Fund for liabilities as of January 31, 2017.

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  $ 63,709      $ (59,050    $         —      $      $ 4,659  
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  $ (59,050    $ 59,050      $      $      $  
             

Global Equity Fund

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  $ 414,941      $ (414,941    $         —      $      $  
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  $ (965,021    $ 414,941      $      $ 550,080      $  
             

International Equity Fund

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  $ 39,723      $ (39,723    $         —      $      $  
             
Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
(c)
 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

  $ (80,915    $ 39,723      $      $      $ (41,192

 

(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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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statements of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended January 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

               
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

  $ 1,605     $ (4,227

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    129,753       (8,731

Total

      $ 131,358     $ (12,958
     

Global Equity Fund

               
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

  $ 782,498     $ (75,575

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    535,291       (313,802

Total

      $ 1,317,789     $ (389,377
     

International Equity Fund

               
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

  $ 37,405     $ (16,774

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    15,122       (9,393

Total

      $ 52,527     $ (26,167

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amount of other derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended January 31, 2017, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
     Global
Equity Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Futures Contracts — Long

  $ 215,000      $ 4,230,000      $ 149,000  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 3,960,000      $ 48,944,000      $ 6,038,000  

9  Line of Credit

The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 1, 2017. Borrowings are made by the Funds solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each 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 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Funds, a Fund may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Funds did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended January 31, 2017.

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 a 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. The foregoing risks of foreign investing can be more significant in less developed countries characterized as emerging market countries.

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.

• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

• 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, 2017, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds’ investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

                          
Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Asia/Pacific

  $ 395,992      $ 2,798,629      $         —      $ 3,194,621  

Emerging Europe

           351,725               351,725  

Latin America

    413,380                      413,380  

Middle East/Africa

           164,391               164,391  

Total Common Stocks

  $ 809,372      $ 3,314,745    $      $ 4,124,117  

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 404,747      $      $      $ 404,747  

Short-Term Investments

           477,760               477,760  

Total Investments

  $ 1,214,119      $ 3,792,505      $      $ 5,006,624  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 63,709      $      $ 63,709  

Futures Contracts

    7,485                      7,485  

Total

  $ 1,221,604      $ 3,856,214      $      $ 5,077,818  

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ (59,050    $      $ (59,050

Total

  $      $ (59,050    $      $ (59,050

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Global Equity Fund

                          
Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Asia/Pacific

  $ 283,291      $ 10,942,601      $         —      $ 11,225,892  

Developed Europe

    367,171        13,027,396               13,394,567  

Developed Middle East

    57,567                      57,567  

Latin America

    239,827                      239,827  

North America

    42,958,906                      42,958,906  

Total Common Stocks

  $ 43,906,762      $ 23,969,997    $      $ 67,876,759  

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 7,929,809      $      $      $ 7,929,809  

Short-Term Investments

           5,323,280               5,323,280  

Total Investments

  $ 51,836,571      $ 29,293,277      $      $ 81,129,848  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 414,941      $      $ 414,941  

Futures Contracts

    104,335                      104,335  

Total

  $ 51,940,906      $ 29,708,218      $      $ 81,649,124  

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ (965,021    $      $ (965,021

Futures Contracts

    (11,125      (3,703             (14,828

Total

  $ (11,125    $ (968,724    $      $ (979,849
          

International Equity Fund

                          
Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Asia/Pacific

  $ 32,101      $ 1,888,129      $         —      $ 1,920,230  

Developed Europe

           3,487,269               3,487,269  

Developed Middle East

    19,857                      19,857  

Latin America

    25,605                      25,605  

Total Common Stocks

  $ 77,563      $ 5,375,398    $      $ 5,452,961  

Exchange-Traded Funds

  $ 569,458      $      $      $ 569,458  

Short-Term Investments

           309,513               309,513  

Total Investments

  $ 647,021      $ 5,684,911      $      $ 6,331,932  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 39,723      $      $ 39,723  

Futures Contracts

    1,794                      1,794  

Total

  $ 648,815      $ 5,724,634      $      $ 6,373,449  

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ (80,915    $      $ (80,915

Futures Contracts

           (1,495             (1,495

Total

  $      $ (82,410    $      $ (82,410

 

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

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The Funds held no investments or other financial instruments as of July 31, 2016 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At January 31, 2017, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended for Emerging Markets Equity Fund. At January 31, 2017, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended were not signifcant for Global Equity Fund and International Equity Fund.

12  Plan of Liquidation and Termination

On February 8, 2017, the Trustees of Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the Fund) approved a Plan of Liquidation and Termination for the Fund. On February 28, 2017, the Fund discontinued sales of its shares to new investors, with limited exceptions. Effective March 24, 2017, shares of the Fund will no longer be available for purchase or exchange. All of the Fund’s outstanding shares are expected to be redeemed and the Fund liquidated on or about March 31, 2017.

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2017

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Hexavest Equity Funds

 

 

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 Equity Funds

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting**

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Ralph F. Verni

Scott E. Wennerholm**

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

** Messrs. Fetting and Wennerholm began serving as Trustees effective September 1, 2016.

 

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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:

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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

 

 

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 (International) Limited, 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 typically 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 this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


LOGO

21088    1.31.17


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

Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the “Loan Rule”) prohibits an accounting firm, such as the Trust’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), from having certain financial relationships with their audit clients and affiliated entities. Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm generally would not be independent if it or a “covered person” of the accounting firm (within the meaning of applicable SEC rules relating to auditor independence) receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” Based on information provided


to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Audit Committee”) of the Eaton Vance family of funds by D&T, certain relationships between D&T and its affiliates (“Deloitte Entities”) and one or more lenders who are record owners of shares of one or more funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds (the “Funds”) implicate the Loan Rule, calling into question D&T’s independence with respect to the Funds. The Funds are providing this disclosure to explain the facts and circumstances as well as D&T’s conclusions concerning D&T’s objectivity and impartiality with respect to the audits of the Funds notwithstanding the existence of one or more breaches of the Loan Rule.

On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued no-action relief to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter (June 20, 2016) (the “No-Action Letter”)) related to an auditor independence issue arising under the Loan Rule. In the No-Action Letter, the SEC indicated that it would not recommend enforcement action against the fund group if the auditor is not in compliance with the Loan Rule provided that: (1) the auditor has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and 3526(b)(2); (2) the auditor’s non-compliance under the Loan Rule is with respect to certain lending relationships; and (3) notwithstanding such non-compliance, the auditor has concluded that it is objective and impartial with respect to the issues encompassed within its engagement as auditor of the funds. The SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance.

Based on information provided by D&T to the Audit Committee, the requirements of the No-Action Letter appear to be met with respect to D&T’s lending relationships described above. Among other things, D&T has advised the Audit Committee of its conclusion that the consequences of the breach of the Loan Rule have been satisfactorily addressed, that D&T’s objectivity and impartiality in the planning and conduct of the audits of the Fund’s financial statements has not been compromised and that, notwithstanding the breach, D&T is in a position to continue as the auditor for the Funds and D&T does not believe any actions need to be taken with respect to previously issued reports by D&T. D&T has advised the Audit Committee that these conclusions were based in part on its consideration of the No-Action Letter and other relevant information communicated to the Audit Committee.

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 24, 2017

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 24, 2017

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President

Date: March 24, 2017