N-CSRS 1 d806630dncsrs.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, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of each Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website (eatonvance.com/funddocuments), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Funds that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-262-1122. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Funds. 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, the Funds’ 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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report January 31, 2020

Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

Table of Contents

 

Performance and Fund Profile

  
  

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

     2  

Hexavest International Equity Fund

     3  
  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4  

Fund Expenses

     5  

Financial Statements

     7  

Officers and Trustees

     41  

Important Notices

     42  


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Vincent Delisle, CFA, Jean-François Bérubé, Ph.D., Jean-Pierre Couture, Christian Crête, CFA, Marc Christopher Lavoie, CFA, Etienne Durocher-Dumais, CFA, and Kevin LeBlanc, CFA, each of Hexavest Inc.

 

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

Class A at NAV

     08/29/2012        08/29/2012        3.74      8.16      6.23     7.69

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –2.22        1.95        4.98       6.84  

Class C at NAV

     12/01/2016        08/29/2012        3.37        7.34        5.73       7.35  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   2.37        6.34        5.73       7.35  

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012        08/29/2012        3.89        8.41        6.48       7.96  

MSCI World Index

                   7.94      17.73      9.00     10.57
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Class A      Class C     Class I  

Gross

              1.38      2.13     1.13

Net

              1.15        1.90       0.90  

Fund Profile

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures Contracts

     3.7

FTSE China A50 Index Futures Contracts

     1.9  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.2  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1.2  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     1.2  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     1.1  

Intel Corp.

     1.1  

Hang Seng Index Futures Contracts

     1.1  

Bank of America Corp.

     1.0  

Johnson & Johnson

     1.0  

Total

     14.5

 

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. 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, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Vital Proulx, CFA, Vincent Delisle, CFA, Jean-François Bérubé, Ph.D., Jean-Pierre Couture, Christian Crête, CFA, Marc Christopher Lavoie, 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        3.04      3.41      2.83     4.19

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   –2.89        –2.56        1.61       3.36  

Class I at NAV

     08/29/2012        08/29/2012        3.11        3.67        3.08       4.45  

MSCI EAFE Index

                   6.12      12.10      5.12     6.95
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                    Class A     Class I  

Gross

                 1.58     1.33

Net

                 1.15       0.90  

Fund Profile

 

Equity Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Geographic Allocation (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4,5

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures Contracts

     3.4

Nestle SA

     2.7  

FTSE China A50 Index Futures Contracts

     2.2  

Roche Holding AG PC

     2.1  

Novartis AG

     1.6  

Total SA

     1.6  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     1.5  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     1.5  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     1.5  

Sanofi

     1.4  

Total

     19.5
 

 

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. 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, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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 for the Hexavest Global Equity Fund 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 11/30/20. 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 

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.

 

5 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

  

Fund profiles subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020).

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 Global Equity Fund

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,037.40      $ 5.99 **       1.17

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,033.70      $ 9.82 **       1.92

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,038.90      $ 4.72 **       0.92
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.30      $ 5.94 **       1.17

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.50      $ 9.73 **       1.92

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.50      $ 4.67 **       0.92

 

*

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 184/366 (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, 2019.

 

**

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Fund Expenses — continued

 

 

Eaton Vance Hexavest International Equity Fund

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,030.40      $ 5.87 **       1.15

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,031.10      $ 4.59 **       0.90
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.40      $ 5.84 **       1.15

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.60      $ 4.57 **       0.90

 

*

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 184/366 (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, 2019.

 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 88.1%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia — 1.7%  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    2,797     $ 47,611  

BHP Group, Ltd.

    1,868       47,903  

Cimic Group, Ltd.

    1,261       24,399  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    1,276       72,244  

CSL, Ltd.

    140       28,794  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    1,928       32,934  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    2,891       57,878  

Oil Search, Ltd.

    7,868       37,606  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

    782       50,743  

Santos, Ltd.

    10,313       59,191  

South32, Ltd.

    8,607       14,769  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,638       27,373  

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    1,717       39,337  
            $ 540,782  
Austria — 0.2%  

OMV AG

    1,097     $ 54,514  
            $ 54,514  
Belgium — 0.6%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    804     $ 60,654  

KBC Group NV

    595       43,658  

UCB SA

    797       73,342  
            $ 177,654  
Canada — 6.7%  

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd.

    879     $ 54,331  

B2Gold Corp.

    31,512       136,132  

Bank of Montreal(1)

    1,258       95,942  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    2,347       128,186  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    8,015       148,442  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    1,438       117,265  

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    7,151       201,118  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

    6,910       54,094  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

    2,079       108,773  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    8,319       43,625  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    5,902       114,972  

MEG Energy Corp.(2)

    18,257       93,258  

Metro, Inc.

    2,126       86,669  

Nutrien, Ltd.

    2,223       94,890  

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,576       124,541  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    5,077       155,180  

Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B

    6,440       83,140  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    2,568     $ 141,925  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    35,422       144,168  
            $ 2,126,651  
Denmark — 0.4%  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1,874     $ 114,073  
            $ 114,073  
Finland — 0.4%  

Kone Oyj, Class B

    1,111     $ 71,701  

Neste Oyj

    519       20,665  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

    1,290       34,687  
            $ 127,053  
France — 2.8%  

Air Liquide SA

    442     $ 63,908  

BNP Paribas SA

    1,104       58,587  

Carrefour SA

    4,090       69,210  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    1,957       73,834  

CNP Assurances

    2,059       37,063  

Danone SA

    926       74,103  

Dassault Aviation SA

    12       14,597  

Kering

    40       24,441  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    71       30,918  

Natixis SA

    15,857       66,962  

Peugeot SA

    1,653       34,036  

Renault SA

    1,062       41,538  

Safran SA

    291       46,920  

Sanofi

    632       60,949  

Societe Generale SA

    1,556       50,352  

Thales SA

    470       51,574  

Total SA

    1,641       79,901  
            $ 878,893  
Germany — 1.8%  

Allianz SE

    306     $ 73,055  

BASF SE

    615       41,510  

Beiersdorf AG

    278       31,518  

Continental AG

    312       35,605  

Covestro AG(3)

    1,091       45,978  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    3,435       55,633  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    785       60,355  

Hochtief AG

    140       16,193  

Merck KGaA

    482       61,807  
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)  

SAP SE

    586     $ 76,315  

Siemens AG

    630       77,703  
            $ 575,672  
Hong Kong — 1.5%  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    8,902     $ 88,209  

CK Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

    1,656       11,554  

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

    7,000       72,797  

Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.

    10,000       65,446  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd. ADR

    2,565       51,736  

MGM China Holdings, Ltd.

    42,400       59,204  

Sands China, Ltd.

    14,000       67,512  

SJM Holdings, Ltd.

    42,000       46,826  
            $ 463,284  
Italy — 1.1%  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,181     $ 61,984  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,196       30,442  

Eni SpA

    5,433       76,103  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    26,038       64,666  

Leonardo SpA

    1,177       14,460  

Moncler SpA

    614       26,428  

UniCredit SpA

    4,668       62,352  
            $ 336,435  
Japan — 11.3%  

ABC-Mart, Inc.(1)

    700     $ 44,909  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

    500       30,563  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    2,100       34,587  

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    800       37,086  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    2,900       51,243  

Bridgestone Corp.

    900       31,877  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,500       33,952  

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

    9,900       37,319  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    1,850       27,456  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    600       36,127  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    300       35,339  

FANUC Corp.(1)

    200       36,426  

Fujitsu, Ltd.

    200       21,147  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    200       49,161  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

    1,500       40,197  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    1,500       38,363  

Inpex Corp.

    4,800       44,804  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,500       35,041  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    2,400       34,479  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    6,900     $ 29,347  

Kajima Corp.

    3,300       41,865  

Kao Corp.

    500       39,879  

KDDI Corp.

    900       27,197  

Komatsu, Ltd.(1)

    1,800       39,800  

Kose Corp.

    200       25,752  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    2,100       40,795  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.(1)

    7,100       51,312  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,800       46,144  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    3,200       44,368  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

    2,000       39,169  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    4,500       16,766  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    52,600       270,081  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    1,650       36,236  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    1,200       31,783  

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

    750       18,034  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    142,300       211,021  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    600       33,969  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

    4,800       26,176  

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    1,100       17,516  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    4,600       24,961  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

    200       31,080  

NSK, Ltd.

    3,600       30,028  

NTT Data Corp.

    1,100       15,452  

Obayashi Corp.

    4,500       49,351  

Omron Corp.

    700       40,085  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1,800       41,448  

ORIX Corp.

    1,850       31,251  

Panasonic Corp.

    5,400       53,665  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    600       12,999  

Qol Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,200       28,801  

Rakuten, Inc.

    3,100       23,915  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    32,942       135,848  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)

    800       30,675  

Shimizu Corp.

    4,000       41,027  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    800       47,579  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

    400       25,752  

SMC Corp.

    100       43,167  

Sony Corp.

    800       55,942  

Subaru Corp.

    1,700       42,521  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    10,200       43,342  

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,300       34,212  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    7,100       249,632  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

    800       29,452  

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

    1,000       33,888  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,100       50,331  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    5,000     $ 53,296  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    1,400       37,681  

Taisei Corp.

    800       31,939  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    1,200       46,084  

THK Co., Ltd.

    1,600       39,890  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    1,500       32,979  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    3,900       27,492  

Tosoh Corp.

    2,908       41,017  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

    800       33,517  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    800       43,270  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    600       41,717  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    750       25,929  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.(1)

    1,100       37,655  

Z Holdings Corp.

    7,900       31,378  
            $ 3,557,534  
Luxembourg — 0.1%  

ArcelorMittal SA

    2,611     $ 38,350  
            $ 38,350  
Netherlands — 1.0%  

ABN AMRO Bank NV(3)

    2,812     $ 48,944  

Aegon NV

    7,413       30,022  

Akzo Nobel NV

    614       57,942  

ING Groep NV

    6,308       68,487  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    1,796       44,076  

Unilever NV

    1,371       80,001  
            $ 329,472  
Norway — 0.5%  

DNB ASA

    2,158     $ 37,727  

Equinor ASA

    5,077       91,628  

Telenor ASA

    2,349       42,449  
            $ 171,804  
Singapore — 0.8%  

CapitaLand, Ltd.

    11,000     $ 28,987  

City Developments, Ltd.

    4,000       30,829  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    3,000       55,263  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    5,000       39,346  

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    12,000       28,868  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    3,000       55,956  

UOL Group, Ltd.

    5,000       29,045  
            $ 268,294  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain — 1.2%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    457     $ 15,194  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    13,653       70,676  

CaixaBank SA

    17,560       51,324  

Iberdrola SA

    5,928       64,860  

Mapfre SA

    15,553       39,802  

Repsol SA

    5,919       81,462  

Telefonica SA

    7,131       48,232  
            $ 371,550  
Sweden — 0.3%  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,516     $ 47,122  

Telia Co. AB

    3,105       13,278  

Volvo AB, Class B

    2,566       43,863  
            $ 104,263  
Switzerland — 1.8%  

Nestle SA

    1,302     $ 143,601  

Novartis AG

    1,105       104,387  

Roche Holding AG PC

    369       123,788  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    1,535       141,496  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    158       65,589  
            $ 578,861  
United Kingdom — 5.1%  

Anglo American PLC

    1,965     $ 51,275  

Antofagasta PLC

    6,300       68,051  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,487       51,471  

AstraZeneca PLC

    752       73,566  

Aviva PLC

    12,397       64,966  

BAE Systems PLC

    3,721       30,933  

BHP Group PLC

    2,379       51,783  

BP PLC

    11,736       70,652  

BT Group PLC

    23,175       49,181  

Carnival PLC

    605       24,709  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    1,451       76,337  

Diageo PLC

    1,786       70,624  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    7,620       33,938  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    2,366       55,552  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    8,858       64,399  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,538       65,080  

J Sainsbury PLC

    22,087       58,912  

Legal & General Group PLC

    18,090       72,756  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    93,644       69,908  

National Grid PLC

    5,086       67,576  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    526       43,539  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)  

Rio Tinto PLC

    963     $ 51,496  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    10,880       31,163  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    2,570       67,489  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    4,231       30,697  

Tesco PLC

    23,154       75,309  

Unilever PLC

    987       58,876  

Vodafone Group PLC

    18,024       35,412  

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    12,092       28,994  
            $ 1,594,644  
United States — 48.8%  

Abbott Laboratories

    2,108     $ 183,691  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    920       188,793  

AES Corp. (The)

    3,288       65,300  

Aflac, Inc.

    2,047       105,564  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    1,484       122,519  

American Express Co.

    1,197       155,454  

Amgen, Inc.

    602       130,062  

Apple, Inc.

    770       238,323  

AT&T, Inc.

    2,789       104,922  

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

    118       124,839  

Bank of America Corp.

    10,010       328,628  

Biogen, Inc.(2)

    437       117,487  

Boeing Co. (The)

    468       148,950  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    2,160       74,066  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    3,256       204,965  

Broadcom, Inc.

    622       189,810  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,062       105,988  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,078       141,595  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(2)

    2,000       122,100  

Celanese Corp.

    837       86,630  

Centene Corp.(2)

    2,286       143,584  

Chevron Corp.

    1,321       141,532  

Cigna Corp.

    1,124       216,235  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5,969       274,395  

Citigroup, Inc.

    3,298       245,404  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    2,336       87,086  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    7,981       344,699  

Comerica, Inc.

    1,029       62,934  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    1,548       117,307  

ConocoPhillips

    2,620       155,707  

Continental Resources, Inc.

    1,090       29,670  

Corteva, Inc.

    1,976       57,146  

Cummins, Inc.

    627       100,301  

CVS Health Corp.

    3,023       205,020  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    2,383       141,074  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Devon Energy Corp.

    6,162     $ 133,839  

Discover Financial Services

    2,072       155,669  

Dollar General Corp.

    751       115,211  

Dow, Inc.

    1,976       91,034  

DTE Energy Co.

    549       72,803  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    1,610       82,400  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,322       94,219  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    692       96,631  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    2,381       173,599  

Exelon Corp.

    1,746       83,092  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,010       124,861  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    4,970       141,396  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    12,545       139,249  

Garmin, Ltd.

    1,410       136,700  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    763       181,403  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    2,102       124,607  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    940       214,414  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    760       131,647  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    711       124,411  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    876       116,709  

Intel Corp.

    5,235       334,674  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,015       299,973  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,922       386,756  

KeyCorp

    7,873       147,304  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(2)

    1,780       165,522  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(2)

    525       92,085  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,079       137,962  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,062       123,447  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1,086       84,556  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    12,781       145,320  

Masco Corp.

    1,110       52,747  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    433       136,802  

McDonald’s Corp.

    590       126,242  

Medtronic PLC

    1,865       215,296  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2,371       202,578  

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

    2,466       130,920  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,716       292,115  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    3,207       184,018  

Morgan Stanley

    3,005       157,041  

NetApp, Inc.

    1,427       76,202  

Newmont Corp.

    2,394       107,874  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

    311       126,297  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    3,060       121,543  

Oracle Corp.

    2,165       113,554  

Pfizer, Inc.

    5,065       188,621  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    870       117,450  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    1,305     $ 193,858  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    817       101,815  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    3,494       156,007  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    644       71,271  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    367       124,024  

Regions Financial Corp.

    7,322       114,004  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,164       130,589  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,301       110,364  

Sysco Corp.

    2,176       178,737  

Truist Financial Corp.

    2,768       142,746  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    1,763       145,677  

U.S. Bancorp

    3,688       196,275  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(2)

    470       125,918  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,073       111,077  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    6,278       373,164  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,800       206,082  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2,678       370,394  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,235       91,217  

Whirlpool Corp.

    690       100,857  

Xylem, Inc.

    1,265       103,300  

Zoetis, Inc.

    1,191       159,844  
            $ 15,369,793  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $25,374,450)

 

  $ 27,779,576  
Short-Term Investments — 8.6%

 

Description   Shares/
Units
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.74%(4)

    2,541,579     $ 2,541,833  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 1.62%(5)

    170,730       170,730  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,712,436)

 

  $ 2,712,563  

Total Investments — 96.7%
(identified cost $28,086,886)

 

  $ 30,492,139  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 3.3%

 

  $ 1,029,018  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 31,521,157  

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

 

(1) 

All or a portion of this security was on loan at January 31, 2020. The aggregate market value of securities on loan at January 31, 2020 was $252,940.

(2) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(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, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $94,922 or 0.3% 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, 2020.

 

(5) 

Represents investment of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.

 

Sector Classification of Portfolio

 

Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    20.6   $ 6,488,865  

Health Care

    11.8       3,716,853  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.6       3,035,551  

Information Technology

    7.8       2,469,574  

Energy

    7.8       2,463,083  

Industrials

    7.8       2,444,879  

Consumer Staples

    7.6       2,403,751  

Materials

    7.5       2,353,104  

Communication Services

    4.8       1,524,807  

Utilities

    1.6       504,913  

Real Estate

    1.2       374,196  

Short-Term Investments

    8.6       2,712,563  

Total Investments

    96.7   $ 30,492,139  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
AUD     143,346     USD     98,372     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20     $     $ (2,341
AUD     2,252,983     USD     1,547,213     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (37,886
CAD     75,650     USD     57,665     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (504
CAD     101,193     USD     77,010     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (548
CAD     286,418     USD     218,843     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,425
CHF     251,675     USD     258,511     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,563        
CHF     110,067     USD     112,848     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,767        
CHF     86,066     USD     88,374     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,248        
CHF     54,987     USD     56,482     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       778        
CHF     75,674     USD     78,826     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (25
DKK     352,629     USD     52,650     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (160
EUR     66,929     USD     74,641     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (217
EUR     175,017     USD     195,885     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (1,270
EUR     1,707,344     USD     1,903,783     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (5,255
EUR     713,098     USD     800,012     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (7,063
GBP     201,124     USD     264,483     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,405        
GBP     95,189     USD     126,454     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (613
HKD     2,401,351     USD     308,822     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       154        
HKD     1,021,243     USD     131,342     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       59        
JPY     19,213,994     USD     176,691     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,044        
JPY     18,481,882     USD     170,920     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       43        
SEK     1,951,762     USD     206,143     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,991
USD     716,132     AUD     1,049,247     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       13,216        
USD     102,692     AUD     148,078     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,491        
USD     163,947     CAD     215,000     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,493        
USD     2,424,914     CAD     3,208,404     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       642        
USD     243,464     CHF     238,522     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (4,914
USD     135,129     EUR     120,717     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       895        
USD     270,131     EUR     242,154     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       861        
USD     177,705     EUR     159,922     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (125
USD     127,982     EUR     115,721     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (698
USD     71,764     GBP     54,316     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (43
USD     106,226     GBP     81,876     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,016
USD     245,141     HKD     1,911,550     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (813
USD     115,617     HKD     905,597     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (903
USD     358,399     JPY     38,709,644     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       324        
USD     113,559     JPY     12,360,076     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (775
USD     929,761     JPY     101,258,359     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (6,908
USD     62,069     NOK     569,572     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       134        
USD     134,400     SGD     182,545     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       614        
BRL     2,581,375     USD     633,311     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20             (32,166
KRW     175,173,527     USD     150,544     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20             (3,982
KRW     527,515,185     USD     454,754     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20             (13,398
USD     215,999     CNY     1,496,226     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20       2,479        

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Global Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     153,218     CNY     1,075,589     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20     $     $ (275
USD     181,096     CNY     1,271,729     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20             (387
                                    $ 34,210     $ (128,701

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
    

Value/Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Equity Futures

              
Euro Stoxx 50 Index      4        Long        3/20/20      $ 160,872      $ (5,051
FTSE China A50 Index      47        Long        2/27/20        583,953        (83,096
Hang Seng Index      2        Long        2/27/20        334,538        (14,457
MSCI Emerging Markets Index      22        Long        3/20/20        1,155,110        (69,419
                                         $ (172,023

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate

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
JPY     Japanese Yen
KRW     South Korean Won
NOK     Norwegian Krone
SEK     Swedish Krona
SGD     Singapore Dollar
USD     United States Dollar
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 89.7%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia — 3.7%  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    4,313     $ 73,418  

BHP Group, Ltd.

    3,769       96,652  

Cimic Group, Ltd.

    2,248       43,497  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    1,968       111,423  

CSL, Ltd.

    323       66,431  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

    10,156       173,486  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    25,636       513,234  

Oil Search, Ltd.

    28,804       137,673  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.(1)

    2,148       139,380  

Santos, Ltd.

    18,200       104,457  

South32, Ltd.

    36,754       63,066  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    5,220       87,234  

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    10,403       238,338  
            $ 1,848,289  
Austria — 0.3%  

OMV AG

    3,489     $ 173,383  
            $ 173,383  
Belgium — 1.4%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    3,440     $ 259,514  

KBC Group NV

    2,066       151,593  

UCB SA

    2,973       273,582  
            $ 684,689  
Canada — 1.5%  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    16,059     $ 297,420  

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

    12,711       99,506  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    9,767       224,446  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

    33,443       136,113  
            $ 757,485  
Denmark — 0.9%  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    7,853     $ 478,025  
            $ 478,025  
Finland — 0.8%  

Kone Oyj, Class B

    3,024     $ 195,160  

Neste Oyj

    2,955       117,662  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

    3,173       85,318  
            $ 398,140  
Security   Shares     Value  
France — 9.4%  

Air Liquide SA

    1,733     $ 250,574  

BNP Paribas SA

    9,000       477,608  

Carrefour SA

    11,001       186,155  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    8,587       323,973  

CNP Assurances

    4,972       89,497  

Danone SA

    4,579       366,432  

Dassault Aviation SA

    59       71,770  

Kering

    210       128,314  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    728       317,024  

Natixis SA

    39,159       165,364  

Peugeot SA

    5,975       123,027  

Renault SA

    2,708       105,919  

Safran SA

    1,433       231,053  

Sanofi

    7,242       698,406  

Societe Generale SA

    3,827       123,840  

Thales SA

    2,859       313,721  

Total SA

    16,130       785,381  
            $ 4,758,058  
Germany — 5.7%  

Allianz SE

    2,102     $ 501,839  

BASF SE

    6,563       442,981  

Beiersdorf AG

    406       46,030  

Continental AG

    851       97,114  

Covestro AG(2)

    3,139       132,286  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    17,825       288,690  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,981       152,309  

Hochtief AG

    794       91,838  

Merck KGaA

    2,350       301,339  

SAP SE

    1,512       196,909  

Siemens AG

    4,979       614,100  
            $ 2,865,435  
Hong Kong — 4.0%  

AIA Group, Ltd.

    42,925     $ 425,341  

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

    33,500       348,385  

Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.

    61,000       399,220  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd. ADR

    17,612       355,234  

MGM China Holdings, Ltd.

    102,800       143,542  

Sands China, Ltd.

    60,800       293,196  

SJM Holdings, Ltd.

    69,000       76,928  
            $ 2,041,846  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy — 3.4%  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    16,187     $ 315,414  

CNH Industrial NV

    15,277       145,513  

Eni SpA

    31,104       435,692  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    178,488       443,278  

Leonardo SpA

    5,803       71,296  

Moncler SpA

    1,448       62,325  

UniCredit SpA

    17,479       233,472  
            $ 1,706,990  
Japan — 25.8%  

ABC-Mart, Inc.(1)

    1,400     $ 89,818  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

    900       55,013  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    3,800       62,585  

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

    1,700       78,809  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    6,700       118,390  

Bridgestone Corp.

    4,000       141,676  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    5,600       76,052  

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

    36,900       139,098  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    6,200       92,015  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    4,200       252,886  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    1,000       117,797  

FANUC Corp.(1)

    1,700       309,621  

Fujitsu, Ltd.

    200       21,147  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    400       98,322  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

    5,100       136,669  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    8,900       227,621  

Inpex Corp.

    14,200       132,545  

ITOCHU Corp.

    11,600       270,987  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    3,800       54,591  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    11,300       48,061  

Kajima Corp.

    15,500       196,639  

Kao Corp.

    1,900       151,539  

KDDI Corp.

    12,300       371,694  

Komatsu, Ltd.(1)

    7,300       161,410  

Kose Corp.

    1,200       154,513  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    6,800       132,097  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    21,750       157,187  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    10,800       276,865  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    11,900       164,995  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

    12,100       236,972  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    6,900       25,708  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    144,900       744,006  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    9,350       205,338  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    3,400       90,051  

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

    2,500       60,112  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    203,700     $ 302,073  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    2,800       158,521  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

    11,300       61,623  

Nippon Yusen K.K.

    3,700       58,919  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    8,600       46,666  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

    500       77,700  

NSK, Ltd.

    7,600       63,393  

NTT Data Corp.

    1,700       23,880  

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    5,250       149,165  

Obayashi Corp.

    24,100       264,304  

Omron Corp.

    1,100       62,991  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    7,300       168,096  

ORIX Corp.

    6,400       108,112  

Panasonic Corp.

    11,900       118,262  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    6,400       138,654  

Qol Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,200       41,893  

Rakuten, Inc.

    7,500       57,858  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    60,036       247,579  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)

    7,500       287,575  

Shimizu Corp.

    23,900       245,138  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    1,200       71,369  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

    1,900       122,323  

SMC Corp.

    200       86,334  

Sony Corp.

    7,800       545,429  

Subaru Corp.

    3,700       92,546  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    42,550       180,803  

Sumitomo Corp.

    12,750       189,652  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    21,900       769,991  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

    1,700       62,586  

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

    2,500       84,720  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,900       86,936  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    18,900       201,461  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    6,000       161,489  

Taisei Corp.

    1,500       59,886  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    8,900       341,790  

THK Co., Ltd.

    2,800       69,807  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    4,200       92,341  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    20,200       142,397  

Tosoh Corp.

    12,561       177,172  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

    2,000       83,792  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    2,500       135,219  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    9,900       688,324  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    2,600       89,887  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.(1)

    3,500       119,811  

Z Holdings Corp.

    9,300       36,939  
            $ 13,028,235  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Luxembourg — 0.2%  

ArcelorMittal SA

    6,829     $ 100,304  
            $ 100,304  
Netherlands — 3.4%  

ABN AMRO Bank NV(2)

    6,663     $ 115,972  

Aegon NV

    18,450       74,721  

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,804       170,239  

ING Groep NV

    49,026       532,285  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    7,701       188,994  

Unilever NV

    10,753       627,461  
            $ 1,709,672  
Norway — 1.4%  

DNB ASA

    6,974     $ 121,923  

Equinor ASA

    23,157       417,928  

Telenor ASA

    9,030       163,182  
            $ 703,033  
Singapore — 1.7%  

CapitaLand, Ltd.

    19,000     $ 50,068  

City Developments, Ltd.

    13,000       100,195  

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    12,000       221,053  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    21,000       165,251  

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

    17,000       40,896  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    8,000       149,217  

UOL Group, Ltd.

    21,000       121,990  
            $ 848,670  
Spain — 3.7%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    2,597     $ 86,343  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    88,743       459,386  

CaixaBank SA

    75,354       220,242  

Iberdrola SA

    37,243       407,488  

Mapfre SA

    47,705       122,085  

Repsol SA

    23,079       317,631  

Telefonica SA

    37,007       250,304  
            $ 1,863,479  
Sweden — 0.7%  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    4,981     $ 154,826  

Telia Co. AB

    7,190       30,748  

Volvo AB, Class B

    9,789       167,331  
            $ 352,905  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland — 7.1%  

Alcon, Inc.(3)

    1,916     $ 113,193  

Nestle SA

    12,570       1,386,378  

Novartis AG

    8,511       804,018  

Roche Holding AG PC

    3,088       1,035,926  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    585       242,844  
            $ 3,582,359  
United Kingdom — 14.2%  

Anglo American PLC

    5,274     $ 137,620  

Antofagasta PLC

    16,826       181,751  

Associated British Foods PLC

    4,294       148,631  

AstraZeneca PLC

    4,852       474,659  

Aviva PLC

    32,824       172,014  

BAE Systems PLC

    18,342       152,476  

BHP Group PLC

    9,502       206,826  

BP PLC

    82,493       496,616  

BT Group PLC

    85,176       180,755  

Carnival PLC

    1,489       60,813  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    4,242       223,172  

Diageo PLC

    13,866       548,305  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    28,126       125,269  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    6,429       150,949  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    93,047       676,469  

Imperial Brands PLC

    5,838       149,699  

J Sainsbury PLC

    79,522       212,105  

Legal & General Group PLC

    43,040       173,103  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    487,312       363,795  

National Grid PLC

    9,061       120,391  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    1,929       159,670  

Rio Tinto PLC

    5,466       292,290  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    37,707       108,001  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    29,409       772,291  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    15,660       113,617  

Tesco PLC

    103,192       335,634  

Unilever PLC

    2,310       137,795  

Vodafone Group PLC

    99,217       194,933  

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    51,854       124,336  
            $ 7,193,985  
United States — 0.4%  

ConocoPhillips

    466     $ 27,694  

Continental Resources, Inc.

    820       22,320  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,570       34,100  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    470       34,268  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    614     $ 38,142  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    3,391       38,556  
            $ 195,080  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $43,985,054)

 

  $ 45,290,062  
Short-Term Investments — 10.1%

 

Description   Shares/
Units
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.74%(4)

    4,262,302     $ 4,262,728  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 1.62%(5)

    811,850       811,850  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $5,073,976)

 

  $ 5,074,578  

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $49,059,030)

 

  $ 50,364,640  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

  $ 122,958  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 50,487,598  

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

 

(1) 

All or a portion of this security was on loan at January 31, 2020. The aggregate market value of securities on loan at January 31, 2020 was $1,033,301.

 

(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, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $248,258 or 0.5% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(3) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(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, 2020.

 

(5) 

Represents investment of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.

Sector Classification of Portfolio

 

Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    20.1   $ 10,134,389  

Consumer Staples

    12.7       6,423,350  

Industrials

    11.7       5,926,900  

Health Care

    10.4       5,248,482  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.3       4,680,059  

Energy

    8.7       4,372,738  

Materials

    8.6       4,366,677  

Communication Services

    3.4       1,707,306  

Utilities

    2.1       1,044,657  

Real Estate

    1.8       922,056  

Information Technology

    0.9       463,448  

Short-Term Investments

    10.1       5,074,578  

Total Investments

    99.8   $ 50,364,640  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
AUD     456,394     USD     313,204     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20     $     $ (7,454
AUD     1,287,568     USD     885,850     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (23,277
AUD     4,414,937     USD     3,031,914     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (74,242
CAD     246,720     USD     188,109     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (1,687
CAD     171,450     USD     131,262     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (1,714
CAD     384,419     USD     293,193     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,726
CAD     629,264     USD     478,352     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,880
CHF     145,936     USD     148,960     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,006        
CHF     173,168     USD     177,846     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       2,478        
CHF     127,491     USD     130,954     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,805        
CHF     146,186     USD     151,600     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       627        
CHF     327,208     USD     340,837     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (108
DKK     856,114     USD     128,078     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (642
DKK     1,927,916     USD     287,852     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (875
EUR     421,219     USD     469,325     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (939
EUR     235,952     USD     263,529     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (1,156
EUR     3,692,795     USD     4,117,669     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (11,366
GBP     183,763     USD     239,691     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,247        
GBP     132,502     USD     173,504     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       1,666        
GBP     1,100,972     USD     1,454,637     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       865        
HKD     2,219,227     USD     285,415     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       127        
HKD     1,424,707     USD     183,223     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       90        
JPY     45,983,846     USD     421,519     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,844        
JPY     169,026,333     USD     1,564,957     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (1,416
SEK     8,870,096     USD     936,850     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (13,591
USD     1,413,706     AUD     2,071,304     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       26,090        
USD     108,732     AUD     157,416     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,276        
USD     68,571     AUD     101,507     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       569        
USD     1,764,831     CAD     2,335,048     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       467        
USD     594,792     EUR     531,354     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       3,938        
USD     156,703     EUR     140,127     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       885        
USD     61,674     GBP     47,085     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (574
USD     398,304     GBP     302,886     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,117
USD     401,450     GBP     305,934     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (3,000
USD     262,412     HKD     2,041,087     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (210
USD     1,201,470     HKD     9,342,441     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (598
USD     375,842     HKD     2,931,421     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (1,336
USD     678,094     HKD     5,311,303     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (5,298
USD     46,286     JPY     5,030,634     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (248
USD     157,928     JPY     17,327,725     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (2,358
USD     1,180,705     JPY     129,676,079     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (18,835
USD     3,626,530     JPY     394,958,175     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20             (26,943
USD     153,117     NOK     1,381,083     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       2,940        
USD     299,742     NOK     2,750,587     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       648        
USD     292,037     SGD     394,429     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/18/20       2,964        

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest International Equity Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     136,775     CNY     960,157     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20     $     $ (245
USD     373,976     CNY     2,626,244     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20             (804
USD     160,634     KRW     187,460,298     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20       3,792        
USD     162,155     TWD     4,846,803     State Street Bank and Trust Company     3/26/20       2,200        
                                    $ 65,524     $ (206,639

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
    

Value/Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Equity Futures

              
FTSE China A50 Index      90        Long        2/27/20      $ 1,118,208      $ (159,120
MSCI Emerging Markets Index      33        Long        3/20/20        1,732,665        (99,749
Nikkei 225 Index      3        Long        3/12/20        314,384        (8,318
                                         $ (267,187

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD     Australian Dollar
CAD     Canadian Dollar
CHF     Swiss Franc
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
DKK     Danish Krone
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
HKD     Hong Kong Dollar
JPY     Japanese Yen
KRW     South Korean Won
NOK     Norwegian Krone
SEK     Swedish Krona
SGD     Singapore Dollar
TWD     New Taiwan Dollar
USD     United States Dollar
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

     January 31, 2020  
Assets   

Global Equity

Fund

     International
Equity Fund
 

Unaffiliated investments, at value including $252,940 and $1,033,301 of securities on loan, respectively (identified cost, $25,545,180 and $44,796,904, respectively)

   $ 27,950,306      $ 46,101,912  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $2,541,706 and $4,262,126, respectively)

     2,541,833        4,262,728  

Cash

     799,017        578,464  

Deposits for derivatives collateral — financial futures contracts

     144,153        189,111  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $316,773 and $365,794, respectively)

     313,545        362,413  

Dividends receivable

     31,814        28,718  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     4,341        7,092  

Receivable for investments sold

     17,584        48,388  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     5,407        8,708  

Securities lending income receivable

     115        163  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     34,210        65,524  

Tax reclaims receivable

     138,758        69,364  

Receivable from affiliates

     18,931        12,421  

Total assets

   $ 32,000,014      $ 51,735,006  
Liabilities                  

Collateral for securities loaned

   $ 170,730      $ 811,850  

Payable for investments purchased

     9,148        39,040  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     8,074        6,850  

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     44,694        68,035  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     128,701        206,639  

Payable to affiliates:

     

Investment adviser and administration fee

     23,292        35,495  

Distribution and service fees

     1,611        158  

Accrued expenses

     92,607        79,341  

Total liabilities

   $ 478,857      $ 1,247,408  

Net Assets

   $ 31,521,157      $ 50,487,598  
Sources of Net Assets                  

Paid-in capital

   $ 27,359,430      $ 48,438,021  

Distributable earnings

     4,161,727        2,049,577  

Total

   $ 31,521,157      $ 50,487,598  
Class A Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 4,295,131      $ 709,711  

Shares Outstanding

     356,855        63,550  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 12.04      $ 11.17  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

     

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 12.77      $ 11.85  
Class C Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 660,601      $  

Shares Outstanding

     54,914         

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 12.03      $  
Class I Shares                  

Net Assets

   $ 26,565,425      $ 49,777,887  

Shares Outstanding

     2,208,708        4,443,906  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

     

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 12.03      $ 11.20  

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

 

*

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

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

     Six Months Ended January 31, 2020  
Investment Income    Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $19,947 and $43,207, respectively)

   $ 428,907      $ 478,659  

Interest

     5,296        2,231  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     21,119        47,464  

Securities lending income, net

     512        1,126  

Total investment income

   $ 455,834      $ 529,480  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 164,344      $ 205,366  

Distribution and service fees

     

Class A

     7,112        893  

Class C

     4,720         

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     1,108        1,535  

Custodian fee

     35,481        30,369  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     9,252        2,528  

Legal and accounting services

     18,895        17,783  

Printing and postage

     7,119        5,074  

Registration fees

     23,084        18,558  

Interest expense

     3,049         

Miscellaneous

     10,036        5,945  

Total expenses

   $ 284,200      $ 288,051  

Deduct —

     

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 84,687      $ 56,084  

Total expense reductions

   $ 84,687      $ 56,084  

Net expenses

   $ 199,513      $ 231,967  

Net investment income

   $ 256,321      $ 297,513  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

     

Investment transactions

   $ 4,992,001      $ 1,225,174  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     109        (55

Financial futures contracts

     23,857        164,570  

Foreign currency transactions

     2,602        2,060  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (80,202      (67,419

Net realized gain

   $ 4,938,367      $ 1,324,330  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

     

Investments

   $ (3,324,612    $ 216,503  

Investments — affiliated investment

     104        576  

Financial futures contracts

     (184,449      (291,305

Foreign currency

     1,270        3,914  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,049        34,866  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (3,504,638    $ (35,446

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 1,433,729      $ 1,288,884  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 1,690,050      $ 1,586,397  

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 256,321      $ 297,513  

Net realized gain

     4,938,367        1,324,330  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (3,504,638      (35,446

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 1,690,050      $ 1,586,397  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (150,331    $ (19,029

Class C

     (19,415       

Class I

     (1,077,793      (1,502,973

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (1,247,539    $ (1,522,002

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 239,003      $ 47,376  

Class I

     2,131,407        1,791,579  

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

     

Class A

     149,478        19,029  

Class C

     19,415         

Class I

     1,077,793        1,328,728  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (2,874,793      (93,706

Class C

     (469,909       

Class I

     (25,606,871      (1,844,395

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     160         

Class C

     (160       

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

   $ (25,334,477    $ 1,248,611  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (24,891,966    $ 1,313,006  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 56,413,123      $ 49,174,592  

At end of period

   $ 31,521,157      $ 50,487,598  

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended July 31, 2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,731,557      $ 941,837  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,459,325      185,861  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (917,675      742,893  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (645,443    $ 1,870,591  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (793,884    $ (4,444

Class C

     (180,346       

Class I

     (5,130,438      (298,289

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (6,104,668    $ (302,733

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 1,885,393      $ 46,392  

Class C

     66,713         

Class I

     13,061,710        41,575,939  

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

     

Class A

     793,884        4,444  

Class C

     180,346         

Class I

     5,129,863        259,117  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (7,368,094      (367,284

Class C

     (1,970,766       

Class I

     (34,868,503      (1,531,458

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     9,927         

Class C

     (9,927       

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

   $ (23,089,454    $ 39,987,150  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (29,839,565    $ 41,555,008  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 86,252,688      $ 7,619,584  

At end of year

   $ 56,413,123      $ 49,174,592  

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Global Equity Fund — Class A  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2019      2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.980     $ 12.830      $ 12.890     $ 12.290     $ 12.120     $ 12.160  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                 

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.064     $ 0.270      $ 0.209     $ 0.148     $ 0.163     $ 0.153  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.399       (0.219      0.465       0.890       0.716       0.361  

Total income from operations

  $ 0.463     $ 0.051      $ 0.674     $ 1.038     $ 0.879     $ 0.514  
Less Distributions                                                 

From net investment income

  $ (0.132   $ (0.300    $ (0.186   $ (0.058   $ (0.237   $ (0.174

From net realized gain

    (0.271     (0.601      (0.548     (0.380     (0.472     (0.380

Total distributions

  $ (0.403   $ (0.901    $ (0.734   $ (0.438   $ (0.709   $ (0.554

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 12.040     $ 11.980      $ 12.830     $ 12.890     $ 12.290     $ 12.120  

Total Return(2)(3)

    3.74 %(4)      1.17      5.16     8.80     7.95     4.30
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 

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

  $ 4,295     $ 6,677      $ 12,181     $ 12,841     $ 7,041     $ 8,861  

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

            

Expenses(3)

    1.17 %(5)(6)      1.15      1.15 %(6)(7)      1.17 %(7)      1.20     1.30

Net investment income

    1.03 %(5)      2.24      1.62     1.20     1.42     1.26

Portfolio Turnover

    28 %(4)      92      95     109     83     87

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.41%, 0.23%, 0.19%, 0.20%, 0.19% and 0.13% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the years ended July 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes interest expense of 0.02% and 0.01% for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the year ended July 31, 2018, respectively.

 

(7) 

Excludes expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in unaffiliated funds (equal to 0.01% and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively).

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Global Equity Fund — Class C  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,     Period Ended
July 31,
 2017(1)
 
    2019      2018  
         

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.890     $ 12.730      $ 12.810     $ 11.920  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                 

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.019     $ 0.182      $ 0.115     $ 0.045  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.392       (0.218      0.450       1.306  

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.411     $ (0.036    $ 0.565     $ 1.351  
Less Distributions                                 

From net investment income

  $     $ (0.203    $ (0.097   $ (0.081

From net realized gain

    (0.271     (0.601      (0.548     (0.380

Total distributions

  $ (0.271   $ (0.804    $ (0.645   $ (0.461

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 12.030     $ 11.890      $ 12.730     $ 12.810  

Total Return(3)(4)

    3.37 %(5)      0.38      4.39     11.61 %(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                 

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

  $ 661     $ 1,088      $ 3,040     $ 2,713  

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

        

Expenses(4)

    1.92 %(6)(7)      1.90      1.90 %(7)(8)      1.91 %(6)(8) 

Net investment income

    0.30 %(6)      1.52      0.91     0.55 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

    28 %(5)      92      95     109 %(9) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(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 the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.41%, 0.23%, 0.19% and 0.21% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2020, the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 and the period from the start of business, December 1, 2016, to July 31, 2017, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

Includes interest expense of 0.02% and 0.01% for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the year ended July 31, 2018, respectively.

 

(8) 

Excludes expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in unaffiliated funds (equal to 0.01% and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended July 31, 2018 and the period ended July 31, 2017, respectively).

 

(9) 

For the year ended July 31, 2017.

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Global Equity Fund — Class I  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 12.000     $ 12.860      $ 12.920      $ 12.310     $ 12.150     $ 12.200  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                  

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.081     $ 0.299      $ 0.242      $ 0.181     $ 0.191     $ 0.188  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.403       (0.224      0.463        0.891       0.715       0.353  

Total income from operations

  $ 0.484     $ 0.075      $ 0.705      $ 1.072     $ 0.906     $ 0.541  
Less Distributions                                                  

From net investment income

  $ (0.183   $ (0.334    $ (0.217    $ (0.082   $ (0.274   $ (0.211

From net realized gain

    (0.271     (0.601      (0.548      (0.380     (0.472     (0.380

Total distributions

  $ (0.454   $ (0.935    $ (0.765    $ (0.462   $ (0.746   $ (0.591

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 12.030     $ 12.000      $ 12.860      $ 12.920     $ 12.310     $ 12.150  

Total Return(2)(3)

    3.89 %(4)      1.40      5.40      9.08     8.21     4.53
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                  

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

  $ 26,565     $ 48,649      $ 71,032      $ 86,481     $ 57,147     $ 58,161  

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

             

Expenses(3)

    0.92 %(5)(6)      0.90      0.90 %(6)(7)       0.92 %(7)      0.95     1.02

Net investment income

    1.32 %(5)      2.48      1.88      1.47     1.66     1.54

Portfolio Turnover

    28 %(4)      92      95      109     83     87

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

The investment adviser and administrator and the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.41%, 0.23%, 0.19%, 0.20%, 0.19% and 0.14% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the years ended July 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

(6) 

Includes interest expense of 0.02% and 0.01% for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the year ended July 31, 2018, respectively.

 

(7) 

Excludes expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in unaffiliated funds (equal to 0.01% and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively).

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    International Equity Fund — Class A  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.130     $ 11.590     $ 11.780     $ 10.640     $ 11.180     $ 11.660  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.053     $ 0.245     $ 0.233     $ 0.156     $ 0.160     $ 0.160  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.300       (0.656 )(2)      (0.177     1.169       (0.538     (0.268

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.353     $ (0.411   $ 0.056     $ 1.325     $ (0.378   $ (0.108
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.279   $ (0.009   $ (0.246   $ (0.185   $ (0.054   $ (0.219

From net realized gain

    (0.034     (0.040                 (0.108     (0.153

Total distributions

  $ (0.313   $ (0.049   $ (0.246   $ (0.185   $ (0.162   $ (0.372

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.170     $ 11.130     $ 11.590     $ 11.780     $ 10.640     $ 11.180  

Total Return(3)(4)

    3.04 %(5)      (3.52 )%      0.46     12.69     (3.31 )%      (0.70 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 710     $ 737     $ 1,113     $ 1,057     $ 818     $ 883  

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

           

Expenses(4)

    1.15 %(6)      1.15     1.15 %(7)(8)      1.18 %(7)      1.20     1.31

Net investment income

    0.92 %(6)      2.21     1.98     1.44     1.55     1.43

Portfolio Turnover

    35 %(5)      70     98     107     88     95

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

 

(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 the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.22%, 0.43%, 1.87%, 2.08%, 1.88% and 1.62% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the years ended July 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

Excludes expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in unaffiliated funds (equal to 0.01% and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively).

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    International Equity Fund — Class I  
    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended July 31,  
    2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 11.180     $ 11.640     $ 11.830      $ 10.680     $ 11.230     $ 11.700  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                 

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.067     $ 0.327     $ 0.257      $ 0.191     $ 0.177     $ 0.176  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.297       (0.709 )(2)      (0.173      1.168       (0.538     (0.250

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.364     $ (0.382   $ 0.084      $ 1.359     $ (0.361   $ (0.074
Less Distributions                                                 

From net investment income

  $ (0.310   $ (0.038   $ (0.274    $ (0.209   $ (0.081   $ (0.243

From net realized gain

    (0.034     (0.040                  (0.108     (0.153

Total distributions

  $ (0.344   $ (0.078   $ (0.274    $ (0.209   $ (0.189   $ (0.396

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 11.200     $ 11.180     $ 11.640      $ 11.830     $ 10.680     $ 11.230  

Total Return(3)(4)

    3.11 %(5)      (3.22 )%      0.60      13.09     (3.13 )%      (0.48 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                 

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

  $ 49,778     $ 48,438     $ 6,507      $ 7,155     $ 5,701     $ 8,832  

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

            

Expenses(4)

    0.90 %(6)      0.90     0.90 %(7)(8)       0.93 %(7)      0.95     1.08

Net investment income

    1.16 %(6)      2.94     2.18      1.75     1.70     1.57

Portfolio Turnover

    35 %(5)      70     98      107     88     95

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.

 

(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 the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.22%, 0.43%, 1.87%, 2.07%, 1.88% and 1.61% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the years ended July 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

Excludes expenses incurred by the Fund as a result of its investments in unaffiliated funds (equal to 0.01% and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended July 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively).

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

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. International Equity Fund offers two classes of shares and 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). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase as described in the Funds’ prospectus. 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 ask prices 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 ask 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 ask 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.

Other. Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value per share on the valuation day.

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 most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is 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 statements, 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.

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

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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. Non-cash dividends are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. 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.

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, 2020, 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, upon request by the shareholder, 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, 2020 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 at least 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

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

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shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At July 31, 2019, Global Equity Fund had a net capital loss of $1,489,370 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2018 that it has elected to defer. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s taxable year ending July 31, 2020.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of each Fund at January 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Aggregate cost

   $ 28,840,678      $ 49,143,931  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,133,213      $ 3,424,385  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,748,266      (2,611,978

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,384,947      $ 812,407  

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    Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Up to $500 million

     0.80      0.80

On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fees are reduced. For the six months ended January 31, 2020, 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:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Investment Adviser and Administration Fee

   $ 164,344      $ 205,366  

Effective Annual Rate

     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.

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 and excluding borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) and acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds exceed 1.15%, 1.90% and 0.90% of Global Equity Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, and 1.15% and 0.90% 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, 2020. Pursuant to these agreements, EVM and Hexavest were allocated $84,687 and $56,084 in total of operating expenses of Global Equity Fund and International Equity Fund, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2020.

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). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

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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, 2020 were as follows:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

   $ 722      $ 726  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

   $ 1,144      $ 100  

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, 2020, 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, 2020 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

   $ 7,112      $ 893  

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, 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, 2020, Global Equity Fund paid or accrued to EVD $3,540 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, 2020 amounted to $1,180 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 capital gain distributions. For the six months ended January 31, 2020, the Funds were informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A or Class C shareholders.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the six months ended January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Purchases

   $ 10,629,188      $ 15,804,261  

Sales

   $ 38,099,120      $ 15,627,087  

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

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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:

 

Global Equity Fund

                    
     Six Months Ended January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     19,181               171,979  

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

     11,958        1,552        86,292  

Redemptions

     (231,709      (38,061      (2,103,258

Converted from Class C shares

     13                

Converted to Class A shares

            (13       

Net decrease

     (200,557      (36,522      (1,844,987
     Year Ended July 31, 2019  
      Class A      Class C      Class I  

Sales

     159,399        5,524        1,090,576  

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

     73,644        16,776        475,868  

Redemptions

     (625,922      (168,757      (3,035,832

Converted from Class C shares

     886                

Converted to Class A shares

            (890       

Net decrease

     (391,993      (147,347      (1,469,388

International Equity Fund

                    
           

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 
              Class A      Class I  

Sales

        4,051        155,859  

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

        1,628        113,373  

Redemptions

              (8,343      (158,161

Net increase (decrease)

              (2,664      111,071  
            Year Ended July 31, 2019  
              Class A      Class I  

Sales

        4,115        3,889,660  

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

        430        25,011  

Redemptions

              (34,356      (140,734

Net increase (decrease)

              (29,811      3,773,937  

At January 31, 2020, donor advised funds (established and maintained by a public charity) managed by EVM owned 17.9% of the value of the outstanding shares of Global Equity Fund.

 

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At January 31, 2020, EVM owned 11.1% 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 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, 2020 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At January 31, 2020, 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, 2020, the fair values of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position were as follows:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 
     $ 128,701      $ 206,639  

At January 31, 2020, there were no assets pledged by the Funds for such liabilities.

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”) 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 deposits for derivatives collateral 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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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at January 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Global Equity Fund

                 
         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset
Derivative
     Liability
Derivative
 

Equity Price

 

Financial futures contracts

   $      $ (172,023 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     34,210 (2)       (128,701 )(3) 

Total

       $ 34,210      $ (300,724

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreement

       $      $ (172,023

Total Derivatives subject to master netting agreement

       $ 34,210      $ (128,701

International Equity Fund

                 
         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset
Derivative
     Liability
Derivative
 

Equity Price

 

Financial futures contracts

   $      $ (267,187 )(1) 

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     65,524 (2)       (206,639 )(3) 

Total

       $ 65,524      $ (473,826

Derivatives not subject to master netting agreement

       $      $ (267,187

Total Derivatives subject to master netting agreement

       $ 65,524      $ (206,639

 

(1) 

Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts, as applicable.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

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 agreement and net of the related collateral received by each Fund for assets and pledged by each Fund for liabilities as of January 31, 2020.

 

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

   $ 34,210      $ (34,210    $         —      $         —      $         —  
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

   $ (128,701    $ 34,210      $      $      $ (94,491

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

   $ 65,524      $ (65,524    $         —      $         —      $         —  
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

   $ (206,639    $ 65,524      $         —      $         —      $ (141,115

 

(a) 

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

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statements of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended January 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

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

  $ 23,857     $ (184,449

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (80,202     3,049  

Total

      $ (56,345   $ (181,400

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

  $ 164,570     $ (291,305

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (67,419     34,866  

Total

      $ 97,151     $ (256,439

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

 

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Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended January 31, 2020, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Futures Contracts — Long

   $ 1,441,000      $ 2,925,000  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

   $ 15,018,000      $ 19,820,000  

 

*

The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of the notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold.

9  Line of Credit

The Funds participate with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. 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 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. International Equity Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended January 31, 2020. Average borrowings and the average annual interest rate (excluding fees) for the six months ended January 31, 2020 were $191,304 and 3.17%, respectively, for Global Equity Fund.

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  Securities Lending Agreement

The Funds have established a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) as securities lending agent in which a Fund lends portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in exchange for collateral consisting of either cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund earns interest on the amount invested but it must pay (and at times receive from) the broker a loan rebate fee computed as a varying percentage of the collateral received. For security loans secured by non-cash collateral, the Fund earns a negotiated lending fee from the borrower. A portion of the income earned by the Fund from its investment of cash collateral, net of rebate fees, and lending fees received is allocated to SSBT for its services as lending agent and the portion allocated to the Fund is presented as securities lending income, net on the Statements of Operations. Non-cash collateral is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund and cannot be sold or re-pledged by the Fund; accordingly, such collateral is not reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds are subject to possible delays in the recovery of loaned securities. Pursuant to the securities lending agreement, SSBT has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At January 31, 2020, the value of the securities loaned and the value of the collateral received, which exceeded the value of the securities loaned, were as follows:

 

      Global Equity
Fund
     International
Equity Fund
 

Securities on Loan

   $ 252,940      $ 1,033,301  

Collateral Received:

     

Cash

   $ 170,730      $ 811,850  

U.S. government and/or agencies securities

     101,086        297,709  

Total Collateral Received

   $ 271,816      $ 1,109,559  

The following table provides a breakdown of securities lending transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of January 31, 2020.

 

     Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Transactions  
      Overnight
and Continuous
     <30 days      30 to 90 days      >90 days      Total  

Securities Lending Transactions

              

Common Stocks

              

Global Equity Fund

   $ 271,816      $         —      $         —      $         —      $ 271,816  

International Equity Fund

   $ 1,109,559      $      $      $      $ 1,109,559  

The carrying amounts of the liabilities for deposits for securities loaned at January 31, 2020 approximated their fair value. If measured at fair value, such liabilities would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13) at January 31, 2020.

12  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At January 31, 2020, the value of each Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $2,541,833 and $4,262,728 for Global Equity Fund and International Equity Fund, respectively, which represents 8.1% and 8.4% of each Fund’s net assets, respectively. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Funds for the six months ended January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Global Equity Fund

                                               
Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 942,225     $ 19,499,799     $ (17,900,404   $ 109     $ 104     $ 2,541,833     $ 21,119       2,541,579  

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

International Equity Fund

                                               
Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 4,764,799     $ 4,771,419     $ (5,274,011   $ (55   $ 576     $ 4,262,728     $ 47,464       4,262,302  

13  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, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Funds’ investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Global Equity Fund

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Asia/Pacific

   $ 51,736      $ 4,778,158      $         —      $ 4,829,894  

Developed Europe

     217,833        5,235,405               5,453,238  

North America

     17,496,444                      17,496,444  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 17,766,013      $ 10,013,563    $      $ 27,779,576  

Short-Term Investments

   $ 170,730      $ 2,541,833      $      $ 2,712,563  

Total Investments

   $ 17,936,743      $ 12,555,396      $      $ 30,492,139  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 34,210      $      $ 34,210  

Total

   $ 17,936,743      $ 12,589,606      $      $ 30,526,349  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (128,701    $      $ (128,701

Futures Contracts

     (69,419      (102,604             (172,023

Total

   $ (69,419    $ (231,305    $      $ (300,724

 

*

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, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

International Equity Fund

                           
Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Asia/Pacific

   $ 355,234      $ 17,411,806      $         —      $ 17,767,040  

Developed Europe

     223,172        26,347,285               26,570,457  

North America

     952,565                      952,565  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 1,530,971      $ 43,759,091    $      $ 45,290,062  

Short-Term Investments

   $ 811,850      $ 4,262,728      $      $ 5,074,578  

Total Investments

   $ 2,342,821      $ 48,021,819      $      $ 50,364,640  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 65,524      $      $ 65,524  

Total

   $ 2,342,821      $ 48,087,343      $      $ 50,430,164  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (206,639    $      $ (206,639

Futures Contracts

     (108,067      (159,120             (267,187

Total

   $ (108,067    $ (365,759    $      $ (473,826

 

*

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.

14  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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Eaton Vance

Hexavest Equity Funds

January 31, 2020

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information 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 Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, 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 intermediary. 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 intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT 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.

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

Investment Sub-Adviser

Hexavest Inc.

1250 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 4200

Montréal, Québec H3B 4W8

Canada

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.


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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

Semiannual Report

January 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (eatonvance.com/ppafunddocuments), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. If you are a direct investor, you may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up for e-Delivery at eatonvance.com/edelivery. If you own your shares through a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank), you must contact your financial intermediary to sign up.

You may elect to receive all future Fund shareholder reports in paper free of charge. If you are a direct investor, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 1-800-260-0761. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you must contact your financial intermediary or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if applicable, to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Eaton Vance funds held directly or to all funds held through your financial intermediary, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund is considered to be a commodity pool operator under CFTC regulations. The Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Fund’s investment strategies.

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 intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


Semiannual Report January 31, 2020

Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

Table of Contents

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     2  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3  

Fund Expenses

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Officers and Trustees

     18  

Important Notices

     19  


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Christopher Haskamp, CFA and Thomas B. Lee, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class at NAV

     08/01/2018        08/01/2018        0.81      8.64            –0.73

ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

                   0.98      2.22      1.10     2.21
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                                           Institutional
Class
 

Gross

                   2.28

Net

                   0.99  

Fund Profile

 

Asset Allocation (% of net assets)

 

 

Futures Contracts4

     Long Positions        Short Positions  

Equity Indexes

     85.0      55.0

Fixed Income

     77.8        63.9  

Commodities

     51.6        50.3  

Currencies

     73.9        88.4  

Total Futures Contracts Exposure

     288.3      257.6

Investments

                 

Short-term Investments*

     100.7       

Total Investments

     100.7       

    

 
*

Short-term investments may be held as collateral for the Fund’s derivative positions.

 

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 for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

  2  


 

Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days. ICE® BofAML® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofAML® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. 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 

Institutional Class shares are offered at net asset value (NAV). Total Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV with all distributions reinvested. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 11/30/20. 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 

Includes futures contracts based on the value of their notional amounts.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

  3  


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

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; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020).

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(8/1/19)
     Ending
Account Value
(1/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(8/1/19 – 1/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

 

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,008.10      $ 5.00 **       0.99
 

Hypothetical

 

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.20      $ 5.03 **       0.99

 

*

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 184/366 (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, 2019.

 

**

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

 

  4  


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 100.7%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 97.2%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.00%, 5/14/20(1)

  $ 900     $ 896,156  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.00%, 6/4/20(1)

    13,500       13,430,689  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.00%, 7/2/20

    5,500       5,465,835  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 5/31/20(1)

    2,300       2,298,967  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.625%, 2/15/20

    3,000       3,001,943  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $25,090,673)

 

  $ 25,093,590  
Other — 3.5%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 1.74%(2)

    915,037     $ 915,128  

Total Other
(identified cost $915,097)

 

  $ 915,128  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $26,005,770)

 

  $ 26,008,718  

Total Investments — 100.7%
(identified cost $26,005,770)

 

  $ 26,008,718  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.7)%

 

  $ (179,142

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 25,829,576  

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

 

(1)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(2)

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2020.

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position    Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Commodity Futures

 

Brent Crude Oil      18      Long      2/28/20      $ 1,019,160      $ (203,364
Brent Crude Oil      2      Long      3/31/20        112,840        17  
Cocoa      11      Long      5/13/20        308,110        (113
Coffee      4      Long      3/19/20        153,976        (40,591
Feeder Cattle      14      Long      3/26/20        952,525        (40,117
Live Cattle      20      Long      4/30/20        957,400        (60,465
LME Copper      3      Long      2/17/20        416,756        (24,421
LME Copper      5      Long      3/16/20        695,031        (73,945
LME Lead      5      Long      2/17/20        237,000        (2,982
LME Nickel      20      Long      2/17/20        1,534,380        (47,035
LME Nickel      21      Long      3/16/20        1,614,375        (127,487
LME Nickel      1      Long      4/9/20        77,034        (13
LME Primary Aluminum      8      Long      2/17/20        340,700        (10,809
LME Primary Aluminum      10      Long      3/16/20        427,750        (28,739
LME Primary Aluminum      2      Long      4/9/20        85,937        (18
LME Zinc      1      Long      2/17/20        55,225        (984
LME Zinc      2      Long      3/16/20        110,250        (4,824
RBOB Gasoline      28      Long      2/28/20        1,768,822        (307,167

 

  5   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Futures Contracts (continued)  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position    Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Silver

     9      Long      3/27/20      $ 810,540      $ 13,193  
WTI Crude Oil      32      Long      2/20/20        1,649,920        (360,667
Corn      87      Short      3/13/20        (1,658,437      9,803  
Cotton No. 2      43      Short      3/9/20        (1,451,250      (41,120
Gold      2      Short      4/28/20        (317,580      (4,334
Hard Red Winter Wheat      9      Short      3/13/20        (209,475      (13,761
Lean Hogs      79      Short      4/15/20        (1,946,560      401,324  
LME Copper      3      Short      2/17/20        (416,757      42,854  
LME Lead      5      Short      2/17/20        (237,000      3,674  
LME Lead      16      Short      3/16/20        (752,400      18,857  
LME Lead      1      Short      4/9/20        (47,000      (9
LME Nickel      20      Short      2/17/20        (1,534,380      119,981  
LME Primary Aluminum      8      Short      2/17/20        (340,700      22,978  
LME Zinc      1      Short      2/17/20        (55,225      2,979  
LME Zinc      1      Short      3/16/20        (55,125      (9
Low Sulphur Gasoil      4      Short      4/8/20        (201,000      (10
Natural Gas      57      Short      2/26/20        (1,049,370      170,399  
Natural Gas      8      Short      3/27/20        (150,880      (30
NY Harbor ULSD      3      Short      3/31/20        (205,506      (43
Soybean      6      Short      3/13/20        (261,750      8,726  
Soybean      3      Short      5/14/20        (133,013      (12
Sugar No. 11      100      Short      2/28/20        (1,636,320      (286,855
Wheat      12      Short      3/13/20        (332,250      (22,798

Equity Futures

 

CAC 40 Index      11      Long      2/21/20        705,230        (28,862
CBOE Volatility Index      154      Long      4/15/20        2,745,050        (1,919
DAX 30 Index      8      Long      3/20/20        2,871,945        (83,526
FTSE 100 Index      52      Long      3/20/20        4,940,025        (190,383
FTSE MIB Index      22      Long      3/20/20        2,827,453        (45,460
IBEX 35 Index      48      Long      2/21/20        4,986,690        (65,438
SPI 200 Index      25      Long      3/19/20        2,873,538        38,793  
Amsterdam Exchange Index      11      Short      2/21/20        (1,429,989      54,545  
CBOE Volatility Index      156      Short      3/18/20        (2,765,100      (1,944
E-mini S&P 500 Index      22      Short      3/20/20        (3,546,400      (58,403
Nikkei 225 Index      7      Short      3/12/20        (1,466,159      45,145  
OMX Stockholm 30 Index      77      Short      2/21/20        (1,425,784      500  
S&P/TSX 60 Index      23      Short      3/19/20        (3,585,386      (67,718

Foreign Currency Futures

 

Australian Dollar      49      Long      3/16/20        3,284,470        (161,392
British Pound Sterling      3      Long      3/16/20        247,819        (1,427
Canadian Dollar      58      Long      3/17/20        4,383,350        (1,106
Norwegian Krone      35      Long      3/16/20        7,623,700        (215,329
Swedish Krona      17      Long      3/16/20        3,542,120        (81,864

 

  6   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Futures Contracts (continued)  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Euro

     67        Short        3/16/20      $ (9,311,744    $ 41,881  
Japanese Yen      81        Short        3/16/20        (9,365,119      6,981  
New Zealand Dollar      4        Short        3/16/20        (258,720      (67
Swiss Franc      30        Short        3/16/20        (3,903,750      (70,620

Interest Rate Futures

 

Australia 10-Year Bond      12        Long        3/16/20        1,187,947        10,634  
Canada 10-Year Bond      7        Long        3/20/20        751,995        27  
Euro-BTP      69        Long        3/6/20        11,327,909        400,932  
Euro-Bund      2        Long        3/6/20        388,256        5,166  
Euro-OAT      2        Long        3/6/20        370,910        5,986  
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note      46        Long        3/20/20        6,056,187        97,999  
Japan 10-Year Bond      5        Short        3/13/20        (7,053,666      (24,977
Long Gilt      53        Short        3/27/20        (9,443,978      (159,066
                                         $ (1,438,849

 

Abbreviations:

 

LME     London Metal Exchange
RBOB     Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
ULSD     Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel
WTI     West Texas Intermediate

 

  7   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    January 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $25,090,673)

   $ 25,093,590  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $915,097)

     915,128  

Interest receivable

     56,176  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     1,901  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     122,733  

Receivable from affiliates

     32,651  

Total assets

   $ 26,222,179  
Liabilities

 

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

   $ 241,276  

Payable to affiliate:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

     17,921  

Accrued expenses

     133,406  

Total liabilities

   $ 392,603  

Net Assets

   $ 25,829,576  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 26,041,221  

Accumulated loss

     (211,645

Total

   $ 25,829,576  
Institutional Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 25,829,576  

Shares Outstanding

     2,847,088  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 9.07  

 

  8   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2020

 

Interest

   $ 234,483  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     16,907  

Total investment income

   $ 251,390  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 102,452  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     901  

Custodian fee

     54,331  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     2,397  

Legal and accounting services

     43,574  

Printing and postage

     2,609  

Registration fees

     25,100  

Miscellaneous

     4,882  

Total expenses

   $ 236,246  

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 109,464  

Total expense reductions

   $ 109,464  

Net expenses

   $ 126,782  

Net investment income

   $ 124,608  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

   $ 99  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     344  

Futures contracts

     2,865,968  

Foreign currency transactions

     (342

Net realized gain

   $ 2,866,069  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ (13,290

Investments — affiliated investment

     21  

Futures contracts

     (2,803,713

Foreign currency

     8,417  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (2,808,565

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 57,504  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 182,112  

 

  9   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)

     Year Ended
July 31, 2019
(1)
 

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 124,608      $ 307,012  

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,866,069        (1,601,102

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,808,565      1,372,454  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 182,112      $ 78,364  

Distributions to shareholders

   $ (1,940,734    $ (198,515

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

   $ 3,028,560      $ 28,267,222  

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

     1,940,734        198,515  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,541,774      (4,184,908

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 3,427,520      $ 24,280,829  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 1,668,898      $ 24,160,678  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 24,160,678      $  

At end of period

   $ 25,829,576      $ 24,160,678  

 

(1) 

The Fund commenced operations on August 1, 2018.

 

  10   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

     Institutional Class  
      Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2019
(1)
 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 9.710      $ 10.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                  

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.048      $ 0.140  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.062        (0.345

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.110      $ (0.205
Less Distributions                  

From net investment income

   $ (0.446    $ (0.085

From net realized gain

     (0.304       

Total distributions

   $ (0.750    $ (0.085

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 9.070      $ 9.710  

Total Return(3)(4)

     0.81 %(5)       (1.90 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                  

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

   $ 25,830      $ 24,161  

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

     

Expenses(4)

     0.99 %(6)       0.99

Net investment income

     0.97 %(6)       1.50

Portfolio Turnover

     0      0

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on August 1, 2018.

 

(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 the sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.85% and 1.29% of average daily net assets for the six months ended January 31, 2020 and the year ended July 31, 2019, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5)

Not annualized.

 

(6)

Annualized.

 

  11   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. The Fund offers Institutional Class shares, which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge.

The Fund seeks to gain exposure to commodities, in whole or in part, through investments in SARP Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same investment objective and principal investment strategies as the Fund. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary, which invests primarily in commodity-related investments, and may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest. The net assets of the Subsidiary at January 31, 2020 were $2,213,749 or 8.6% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

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

Foreign financial futures contracts 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.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). 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.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, 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 — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.

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

 

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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The Subsidiary is treated as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Fund is treated as a U.S. shareholder of the Subsidiary. As a result, the Fund is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal tax purposes all of the Subsidiary’s income, whether or not such income is distributed by the Subsidiary. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary, such loss is not generally available to offset the income earned by the Fund.

As of January 31, 2020, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

F  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 investments (including derivatives) 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

I  Financial and Commodities Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial or commodities futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day (except for futures contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange, which make payments at contract expiration), depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, index, commodity or currency, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial or commodities futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial or commodities 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  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to January 31, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least 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. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the consolidated 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.

 

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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund, including open derivative contracts, and the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary, at January 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 27,737,153  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,866  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,209,675

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (3,206,809

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund and the Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory and administrative agreement between the Trust and EVM and the investment advisory agreement between the Subsidiary and EVM, the Fund and Subsidiary pay EVM an aggregate fee at an annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets up to $500 million and at reduced rates on consolidated net assets of $500 million and over, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended January 31, 2020, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $102,452 or 0.80% (annualized) of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Pursuant to a separate investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has also engaged Research Affiliates, LLC (Research Affiliates), a limited liability corporation, to provide certain non-discretionary sub-advisory services such as research and portfolio modeling to the Fund. EVM pays Parametric and Research Affiliates a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. EVM and Parametric have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses, including expenses of the Subsidiary, to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.99% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets. This agreement may be changed or terminated after November 30, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $109,464 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended January 31, 2020.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended January 31, 2020, EVM earned $69 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended January 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

There were no purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the six months ended January 31, 2020.

5  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Institutional Class    Six Months Ended
January 31, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
July 31, 2019
(1)
 

Sales

     311,955        2,915,920  

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

     207,787        21,839  

Redemptions

     (159,927      (450,486

Net increase

     359,815        2,487,273  

 

(1) 

The Fund commenced operations on August 1, 2018.

At January 31, 2020, EVM owned 57.4% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

 

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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

6  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at January 31, 2020 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At January 31, 2020, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund seeks to provide exposure to “risk premia” by taking long and short positions using derivative instruments to gain market exposure across four asset classes: equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies. Risk premia are the returns assets are expected to generate in excess of the return of a risk-free investment as compensation for taking risk.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at January 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

         Fair Value  
Risk   Derivative    Asset
Derivative
(1)
     Liability
Derivative
(1)
 

Commodity

 

Futures contracts

   $ 814,785      $ (1,702,722

Equity Price

  Futures contracts      138,983        (543,653

Foreign Exchange

  Futures contracts      48,862        (531,805

Interest Rate

 

Futures contracts

     520,744        (184,043

Total

       $ 1,523,374      $ (2,962,223

 

(1)

Only the variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts, as applicable.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended January 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

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

Commodity

 

Futures contracts

   $ 874,871      $ (1,366,524

Equity Price

  Futures contracts      518,068        (193,848

Foreign Exchange

  Futures contracts      203,594        (530,532

Interest Rate

 

Futures contracts

     1,269,435        (712,809

Total

       $ 2,865,968      $ (2,803,713

 

(1)

Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Futures contracts.

 

(2)

Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Futures contracts.

The average notional cost of futures contracts outstanding during the six months ended January 31, 2020, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
 
  $71,652,000     $ 63,046,000  

 

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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

7  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended January 31, 2020.

8  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At January 31, 2020, the value of the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $915,128, which represents 3.5% of the Fund’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the six months ended January 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning of
period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value,
end of
period
    Dividend
income
    Units,
end of
period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 1,222,663     $ 48,287,833     $ (48,595,733   $ 344     $ 21     $ 915,128     $ 16,907       915,037  

9  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, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments —

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $      $ 25,093,590      $         —      $ 25,093,590  

Other

            915,128               915,128  

Total Investments

   $      $ 26,008,718      $      $ 26,008,718  

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,384,391      $ 138,983      $      $ 1,523,374  

Total

   $ 1,384,391      $ 26,147,701      $      $ 27,532,092  

Liability Description

                                   

Futures Contracts

   $ (2,548,554    $ (413,669    $      $ (2,962,223

Total

   $ (2,548,554    $ (413,669    $      $ (2,962,223

 

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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

10  Subsequent Event

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus may last for an extended period of time and through March 20, 2020, the date these financial statements were issued, has resulted in substantial market volatility and may result in a significant economic downturn.

 

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Parametric

Research Affiliates Systematic Alternative Risk Premia Fund

January 31, 2020

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted a privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers, including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may additionally share your personal information with our affiliates.

 

 

We believe our Privacy Program is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to that information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information 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 Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, 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 intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761, or contact your financial intermediary. 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 intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-PORT will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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 1-800-260-0761 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

Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

Non-Discretionary Investment Sub-Adviser

Research Affiliates, LLC

620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 900

Newport Beach, CA 92660

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) 260-0761

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.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

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

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 13. 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, 2020

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, 2020

 

By:

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Date: March 24, 2020