N-CSRS 1 d33646dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE SERIES TRUST Eaton Vance Series 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: 811-02589

 

 

Eaton Vance Series 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)

December 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

June 30, 2015

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

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

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


Semiannual Report June 30, 2015

Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     26   

Officers and Trustees

     29   

Important Notices

     30   


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison, CFA and Yana S. Barton, CFA

 

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

Fund at NAV

     03/29/1966         03/29/1966         1.65      7.98      16.69     7.63

S&P 500 Index

                     1.23      7.42      17.33     7.89
                
% After-Tax Returns            Inception Date      Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years     Ten Years  

After Taxes on Distributions

        03/29/1966         03/29/1966         7.63      16.35     7.26

After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

  

                     4.81         13.52        6.20   

Fund Profile3

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4

 

 

Apple, Inc.

    3.8

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    2.4   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2.3   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.1   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2.1   

Facebook, Inc., Class A

    2.0   

Intel Corp.

    2.0   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1.9   

Starbucks Corp.

    1.7   

Johnson & Johnson

    1.7   
         

Total

    22.0
         
 

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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

 

2 

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. After-tax returns are calculated using certain assumptions, including using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state/ local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or shares held by nontaxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions may be the same as Return Before Taxes for the same period because no taxable distributions were made during that period. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares. The Fund’s after-tax returns also may reflect foreign tax credits passed by the Fund to its shareholders.

 

3 

Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.

 

4 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

The Fund typically meets redemptions of Fund shares by distributing portfolio securities equal in value to the Fund shares being redeemed. The selection of each security to be distributed in a redemption is in the sole discretion of the Fund’s investment adviser. Settlement of redemptions ordinarily will occur within five business days of the processing of a redemption, provided that all requested delivery information has been provided by the redeeming shareholder. Redeeming shareholders will be exposed to the risk of fluctuations in the value of the securities distributed by the Fund upon redemptions until the securities are received and/or sold by the shareholder. If portfolio securities distributed to meet a redemption are sold by the redeeming shareholder, the shareholder will incur brokerage commissions or other transaction costs. Shareholders should consult with their financial adviser in connection with a redemption request. Questions concerning redemptions may be directed to Eaton Vance Investor Services at 1-866-910-2425.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015).

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

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

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

 

      Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/15)
     Ending
Account Value
(6/30/15)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/15 – 6/30/15)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
           

Actual

  

        
   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.50       $ 2.50         0.50
                                     
           

Hypothetical

  

        

(5% return per year before expenses)

  

        
   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.30       $ 2.51         0.50

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on December 31, 2014. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   June 30, 2015  

Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $336,782,809)

  $ 818,708,994   

Total assets

  $ 818,708,994   
Liabilities   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

  $ 22,705   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Trustees’ fees

    125   

Accrued expenses

    26,114   

Total liabilities

  $ 48,944   

Net Assets

  $ 818,660,050   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 327,105,470   

Accumulated net realized gain from Portfolio

    28,886,729   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    250,838   

Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio

    481,926,185   

Accumulated federal tax on undistributed net realized long-term capital gain, paid on behalf of the shareholders

    (19,509,172

Total

  $ 818,660,050   
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share   

($818,660,050 ÷ 930,521 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 879.79   

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2015

 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $76,765)

  $ 8,176,059   

Interest allocated from Portfolio

    10,072   

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

    (1,961,325

Total investment income from Portfolio

  $ 6,224,806   
Expenses        

Trustees’ fees and expenses

  $ 250   

Custodian fee

    26,481   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    32,128   

Professional fees

    15,710   

Printing and postage

    6,084   

Miscellaneous

    7,235   

Total expenses

  $ 87,888   

Net investment income

  $ 6,136,918   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions(1)

  $ 20,108,041   

Foreign currency transactions

    (2,457

Net realized gain

  $ 20,105,584   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (12,523,866

Foreign currency

    6,201   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (12,517,665

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 7,587,919   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 13,724,837   

 

(1) 

Includes $16,832,159 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 6,136,918      $ 11,419,243   

Net realized gain from investment and foreign currency transactions

    20,105,584        36,295,173   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency

    (12,517,665     47,881,421   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 13,724,837      $ 95,595,837   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (5,984,488   $ (11,423,774

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (5,984,488   $ (11,423,774

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

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

  $ 1,594,727      $ 2,875,940   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (17,405,555     (46,940,862

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (15,810,828   $ (44,064,922

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (8,070,479   $ 40,107,141   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 826,730,529      $ 786,623,388   

At end of period

  $ 818,660,050      $ 826,730,529   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

included in net assets

  

  

At end of period

  $ 250,838      $ 98,408   

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 871.740      $ 784.380      $ 601.470      $ 530.300      $ 534.250      $ 480.560   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income

  $ 6.566      $ 11.801      $ 10.307      $ 10.400      $ 8.208      $ 7.001   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    7.884        87.359        183.003        71.170        (4.108     53.839   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 14.450      $ 99.160      $ 193.310      $ 81.570      $ 4.100      $ 60.840   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (6.400   $ (11.800   $ (10.400   $ (10.400   $ (8.050   $ (7.150

Total distributions

  $ (6.400   $ (11.800   $ (10.400   $ (10.400   $ (8.050   $ (7.150

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 879.790      $ 871.740      $ 784.380      $ 601.470      $ 530.300      $ 534.250   

Total Return(1)

    1.65 %(2)      12.72     32.25     15.36     0.81     12.78
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 818,660      $ 826,731      $ 786,623      $ 625,458      $ 593,211      $ 654,291   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

           

Expenses(4)

    0.50 %(5)      0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.49

Net investment income

    1.49 %(5)      1.44     1.48     1.76     1.51     1.42

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    4 %(2)      8     3     2     2     2

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

Not annualized.

 

(3) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(4) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0 (the Fund) is a diversified series of the Eaton Vance Series Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (7.6% at June 30, 2015). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

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 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

C  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. Although the Fund intends to distribute net realized long-term gains to shareholders each year, the Fund reserves the right to designate such gains as undistributed and pay the federal tax thereon on behalf of shareholders. The Fund records a provision for such tax on the last day of its fiscal year because the Internal Revenue Code provides that such tax is allocated among shareholders of record on that date.

As of June 30, 2015, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

D  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.

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

F  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.

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

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make quarterly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). Distributions to shareholders are recorded

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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 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 December 31, 2014, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $3,324,937 and deferred capital losses of $2,696,102 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The capital loss carryforwards will expire on December 31, 2017 and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire if unused. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2014, $2,360,540 are short-term and $335,562 are long-term.

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator to the Fund, but receives no compensation. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report.

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 June 30, 2015, EVM earned $6,400 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $0 and $21,873,117, respectively. Decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio include distributions of securities as the result of redemptions in-kind with a value of $17,099,365 at the time of redemption.

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:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 

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

    1,787         3,451   

Redemptions

    (19,632      (57,942

Net decrease

    (17,845      (54,491

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 98.0%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 3.4%

               

Boeing Co. (The)

    947,896      $ 131,492,133   

General Dynamics Corp.

    101,975        14,448,838   

Honeywell International, Inc.

    288,259        29,393,770   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    2,546        286,654   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    32,973        6,129,681   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    15,277        2,423,390   

Precision Castparts Corp.

    19,025        3,802,527   

Raytheon Co.

    51,795        4,955,746   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    166,787        15,402,779   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,387,809        153,949,652   
                 
  $ 362,285,170   
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.5%

  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    529,440      $ 33,031,762   

FedEx Corp.

    268,364        45,729,225   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    850,610        82,432,615   
                 
  $ 161,193,602   
                 

Auto Components — 0.4%

  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    2,000      $ 113,680   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    842,645        41,736,207   
                 
  $ 41,849,887   
                 

Automobiles — 0.1%

  

Daimler AG

    38,000      $ 3,494,860   

Ford Motor Co.(1)

    140,000        2,099,298   

Ford Motor Co.

    196,080        2,943,161   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    800        45,080   
                 
  $ 8,582,399   
                 

Banks — 6.7%

  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,795,504      $ 30,559,478   

Bank of Montreal

    26,370        1,563,214   

BB&T Corp.

    1,018,990        41,075,487   

Citigroup, Inc.

    802,201        44,313,583   

Comerica, Inc.

    126,791        6,506,914   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,152,954        24,004,502   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    220,592        1,983,131   

HSBC Holdings PLC ADR

    424        19,000   

ING Groep NV ADR

    131,742        2,184,282   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    3,339,825        226,306,542   

KeyCorp

    111,718        1,678,004   

M&T Bank Corp.

    17,977        2,245,867   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    68,782      $ 6,578,998   

Regions Financial Corp.

    580,537        6,014,363   

Royal Bank of Canada

    148,562        9,084,566   

Societe Generale SA

    460,793        21,622,144   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    324,267        13,949,966   

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,565        48,233   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    29,644        1,260,167   

U.S. Bancorp

    1,847,517        80,182,238   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3,560,421        200,238,077   

Zions Bancorporation

    38,805        1,231,477   
                 
  $ 722,650,233   
                 

Beverages — 2.5%

  

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(2)

    2,200      $ 510,378   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    2,605,349        102,207,841   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    31,501        1,368,403   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    186,000        12,984,660   

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

    23,832        3,193,965   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,548,241        144,512,815   
                 
  $ 264,778,062   
                 

Biotechnology — 3.6%

  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    138,152      $ 24,973,737   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)(2)

    27,835        5,026,701   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)(2)

    12,388        2,239,379   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)(2)

    19,229        3,476,027   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)(2)

    15,952        2,882,922   

Amgen, Inc.

    1,013,262        155,555,982   

Biogen, Inc.(2)

    135,396        54,691,860   

Celgene Corp.(2)

    172,919        20,012,781   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    845,051        98,938,571   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    160,000        19,756,800   
                 
  $ 387,554,760   
                 

Building Products — 0.0%(3)

  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    1,600      $ 73,312   
                 
  $ 73,312   
                 

Capital Markets — 5.2%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(2)

    275      $ 60,115   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    205,235        25,640,008   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    454,604        19,079,730   

BlackRock, Inc.

    7,289        2,521,848   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    2,745,966        89,655,790   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(2)

    4,593        137,560   
 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    967,010      $ 47,412,500   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    537,244        112,171,175   

Invesco, Ltd.

    4,040        151,460   

Legg Mason, Inc.

    122,902        6,333,140   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    42,465        1,974,198   

Morgan Stanley

    2,240,763        86,919,197   

Northern Trust Corp.

    709,098        54,217,633   

State Street Corp.

    769,379        59,242,183   

Stifel Financial Corp.(2)

    9,837        567,988   

Stifel Financial Corp.(1)(2)

    93,119        5,376,691   

Stifel Financial Corp.(1)(2)

    9,840        568,162   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    554,173        43,075,867   

UBS AG(2)

    29,488        625,146   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

    8,833        417,889   
                 
  $ 556,148,280   
                 

Chemicals — 1.9%

  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    12,258      $ 1,677,262   

Ashland, Inc.

    25,092        3,058,715   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    156,840        8,025,503   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    823,778        52,680,603   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,500        122,730   

Ecolab, Inc.

    483,542        54,674,094   

Monsanto Co.

    503,295        53,646,214   

NewMarket Corp.

    4,549        2,019,256   

PPG Industries, Inc.

    230,456        26,437,912   

Praxair, Inc.

    3,573        427,152   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    6,074        1,670,471   

Valspar Corp. (The)

    20,000        1,636,400   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    1,000        68,590   
                 
  $ 206,144,902   
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3%

  

ADT Corp. (The)

    10,240      $ 343,757   

Cintas Corp.

    52,914        4,475,995   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    14,270        296,959   

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

    139,917        18,736,285   

Tyco International, PLC

    96,051        3,696,043   

Waste Management, Inc.

    108,226        5,016,275   
                 
  $ 32,565,314   
                 

Communications Equipment — 1.3%

  

Arista Networks, Inc.(2)

    80,000      $ 6,539,200   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

    176,629        2,098,352   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,475,650        40,521,349   
Security   Shares     Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    192,092      $ 4,988,629   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    2,986        171,217   

Nokia Oyj ADR

    192        1,315   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(2)

    20,808        3,635,158   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    1,215,839        76,147,997   
                 
  $ 134,103,217   
                 

Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(3)

  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(2)

    56,851      $ 2,309,288   
                 
  $ 2,309,288   
                 

Construction Materials — 0.0%(3)

  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    22,102      $ 1,855,021   
                 
  $ 1,855,021   
                 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

  

American Express Co.

    912,680      $ 70,933,490   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    77,831        6,846,793   

Discover Financial Services(1)

    84,984        4,891,881   

Discover Financial Services

    831,522        47,912,298   

Navient Corp.

    10,200        185,742   

SLM Corp.(2)

    10,200        100,674   
                 
  $ 130,870,878   
                 

Distributors — 0.2%

  

Genuine Parts Co.

    188,424      $ 16,869,601   
                 
  $ 16,869,601   
                 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(3)

  

H&R Block, Inc.

    22,181      $ 657,667   
                 
  $ 657,667   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%

  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(2)

    453      $ 92,797,050   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(2)

    945,748        128,725,760   

CBOE Holdings, Inc.

    149,225        8,538,655   

CME Group, Inc.

    188,243        17,517,894   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    14,292        3,195,834   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

    86,290        8,667,830   

Moody’s Corp.

    179,322        19,359,603   
                 
  $ 278,802,626   
                 
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


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June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

  

AT&T, Inc.

    180,305      $ 6,404,433   

CenturyLink, Inc.

    4,871        143,110   

Deutsche Telekom AG ADR

    50,092        862,334   

Frontier Communications Corp.

    13,440        66,528   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    419,226        19,540,124   

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

    11,811        75,354   
                 
  $ 27,091,883   
                 

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

  

Duke Energy Corp.

    47,098      $ 3,326,061   

Exelon Corp.

    8,420        264,556   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    63,830        6,257,255   

Southern Co. (The)

    92,821        3,889,200   
                 
  $ 13,737,072   
                 

Electrical Equipment — 1.2%

  

AMETEK, Inc.

    37,403      $ 2,048,936   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    35,404        2,389,416   

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,019,272        111,928,247   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    121,000        15,081,440   
                 
  $ 131,448,039   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

  

Corning, Inc.

    1,490,118      $ 29,400,028   

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(2)

    240,586        7,503,878   

Knowles Corp.(2)

    174,670        3,161,527   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    687        44,174   
                 
  $ 40,109,607   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3%

  

Cameron International Corp.(2)

    120      $ 6,284   

Halliburton Co.

    903,071        38,895,268   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    1,208,137        104,129,328   

Transocean, Ltd.

    2,884        46,490   
                 
  $ 143,077,370   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 3.9%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    876,862      $ 118,428,982   

CVS Health Corp.

    1,245,053        130,581,158   

Kroger Co. (The)

    35,843        2,598,976   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(2)

    1,650,317        44,525,553   

Sysco Corp.

    330,527        11,932,025   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,232,738        87,438,106   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    277,932        23,468,578   
                 
  $ 418,973,378   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products — 1.7%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    175,432      $ 8,459,331   

Campbell Soup Co.

    9,581        456,535   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    191,346        8,365,647   

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    47,169        997,624   

General Mills, Inc.

    13,987        779,356   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(2)

    1,316        86,672   

Hershey Co. (The)

    544,575        48,374,597   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    12,283        1,331,600   

Kellogg Co.

    50,325        3,155,377   

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

    75,000        5,747,250   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    7,111        605,431   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    48,129        3,896,043   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    263,944        10,858,656   

Nestle SA

    1,191,874        85,994,426   
                 
  $ 179,108,545   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,561,126      $ 76,620,064   

Bard (C.R.), Inc.

    25,000        4,267,500   

Baxter International, Inc.

    222,275        15,543,691   

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    73,732        10,444,138   

Boston Scientific Corp.(2)

    27,329        483,723   

Halyard Health, Inc.(2)

    2,456        99,468   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(2)

    14,000        6,783,000   

Medtronic PLC

    277,473        20,560,749   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    152,388        11,134,991   

Stryker Corp.

    189,350        18,096,180   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    133,186        14,547,907   
                 
  $ 178,581,411   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    164,761      $ 17,520,685   

Anthem, Inc.

    54,347        8,920,517   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    251,636        21,049,351   

Cigna Corp.

    42,896        6,949,152   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(2)

    136,458        10,844,317   

Express Scripts Holding Co.(2)

    367,509        32,686,250   

HCA Holdings, Inc.(2)

    145,114        13,164,742   

Henry Schein, Inc.(2)

    6,179        878,159   

Humana, Inc.

    482        92,197   

McKesson Corp.

    2,384        535,947   

PharMerica Corp.(2)

    1,805        60,107   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    60,837        7,422,114   
                 
  $ 120,123,538   
                 
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Technology — 0.0%(3)

  

Cerner Corp.(2)

    1,200      $ 82,872   
                 
  $ 82,872   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.2%

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

    659      $ 398,688   

International Game Technology PLC(2)

    10,550        187,368   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

    5,349        122,225   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(1)

    240,419        17,880,298   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    637,208        47,401,903   

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    3        275   

McDonald’s Corp.

    724,987        68,924,514   

Starbucks Corp.

    3,436,616        184,254,167   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    243,320        21,918,266   
                 
  $ 341,087,704   
                 

Household Durables — 0.1%

  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    418,482      $ 11,449,667   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    26,105        3,104,929   
                 
  $ 14,554,596   
                 

Household Products — 1.6%

  

Clorox Co. (The)

    7,212      $ 750,192   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,198,220        78,375,570   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    22,323        2,365,569   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1,093,883        85,585,406   
                 
  $ 167,076,737   
                 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(3)

  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,730      $ 22,940   
                 
  $ 22,940   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%

  

3M Co.

    805,749      $ 124,327,071   

Danaher Corp.

    43,731        3,742,936   

General Electric Co.

    5,180,008        137,632,813   
                 
  $ 265,702,820   
                 

Insurance — 1.0%

  

Aegon NV ADR

    4,011,016      $ 29,681,518   

Aflac, Inc.

    213,366        13,271,365   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    583        37,819   

Aon PLC

    46,947        4,679,677   

Chubb Corp.

    28,044        2,668,106   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    135,528        6,800,795   
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    5,762      $ 239,526   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    79,454        4,505,042   

Progressive Corp.

    1,230,644        34,248,823   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    18,767        1,642,488   

Torchmark Corp.

    78,790        4,587,154   

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

    88,539        8,558,180   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    277        12,991   
                 
  $ 110,933,484   
                 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.6%

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

    325,779      $ 141,417,406   

Expedia, Inc.

    2,575        281,576   

Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(2)

    23,550        27,114,764   
                 
  $ 168,813,746   
                 

Internet Software & Services — 5.7%

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

    200,000      $ 13,964,000   

eBay, Inc.(2)

    1,280,740        77,151,778   

Facebook, Inc., Class A(2)

    2,442,326        209,466,089   

Google, Inc., Class A(2)

    254,935        137,675,098   

Google, Inc., Class C(2)

    268,934        139,982,836   

IAC/InterActiveCorp

    14,528        1,157,301   

LinkedIn Corp., Class A(2)

    8,145        1,683,001   

Pandora Media, Inc.(2)

    37,000        574,980   

Twitter, Inc.(2)

    749,892        27,161,088   

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

    14,951        922,776   

Yahoo! Inc.(2)

    138,604        5,445,751   
                 
  $ 615,184,698   
                 

IT Services — 2.0%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,312,636      $ 127,036,912   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    103,070        8,269,306   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1,652        82,617   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,
Class A(2)

    3,510        214,426   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    63,791        3,942,284   

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

    47,175        3,907,505   

International Business Machines Corp.

    239,226        38,912,501   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    11,313        1,057,539   

Paychex, Inc.

    693,512        32,511,843   

Total System Services, Inc.

    32,405        1,353,557   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    9,696        651,086   

Western Union Co.

    60,362        1,227,159   
                 
  $ 219,166,735   
                 
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Leisure Products — 0.0%(3)

  

Mattel, Inc.

    26,506      $ 680,939   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    4,104        607,844   
                 
  $ 1,288,783   
                 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1)

    172,823      $ 6,660,844   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    481,399        18,572,373   

Illumina, Inc.(2)

    62,000        13,538,320   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    19,676        2,553,158   
                 
  $ 41,324,695   
                 

Machinery — 2.1%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    138,411      $ 11,740,021   

Deere & Co.

    810,782        78,686,393   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    89,373        3,199,553   

Dover Corp.

    342,302        24,022,754   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,034,623        94,968,045   

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

    45,741        896,524   

PACCAR, Inc.

    171,748        10,959,240   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    16,957        1,972,608   

Pentair PLC

    4,385        301,469   

Snap-On, Inc.

    8,911        1,419,077   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.(2)

    1,156        143,020   

Wabtec Corp.

    12,082        1,138,608   
                 
  $ 229,447,312   
                 

Media — 3.6%

  

CBS Corp., Class B

    129,378      $ 7,180,479   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    195,330        11,747,146   

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

    1,145,152        68,640,411   

DIRECTV(2)

    33,786        3,135,003   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(2)

    6,930        230,492   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(2)

    20,394        633,845   

Gannett Co., Inc.(2)

    1,782        24,923   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(2)

    3,091        157,548   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(2)

    6,183        316,322   

Liberty Global PLC, Series A(2)

    8,854        478,736   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C(2)

    27,614        1,398,097   

Liberty Media Corp., Class A(2)

    12,367        445,707   

Liberty Media Corp., Class C(2)

    24,734        887,951   

News Corp., Class A(2)

    24        350   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    142,077        9,872,931   

TEGNA, Inc.

    3,563        114,265   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    5,696        1,014,856   

Time Warner, Inc.

    350,629        30,648,481   
Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

  

Time, Inc.

    45,407      $ 1,044,815   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    5,783        188,208   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    133,554        8,632,931   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2,138,012        244,032,690   
                 
  $ 390,826,187   
                 

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

  

Alcoa, Inc.

    52,760      $ 588,274   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

    278,122        1,204,268   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    450,498        8,388,273   

Glencore PLC

    598,405        2,399,724   

Lonmin PLC(2)

    6,457        11,367   

Nucor Corp.

    230,000        10,136,100   
                 
  $ 22,728,006   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 0.0%(3)

  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    1,700      $ 113,679   

Sempra Energy

    1,443        142,770   
                 
  $ 256,449   
                 

Multiline Retail — 0.1%

  

Target Corp.

    139,632      $ 11,398,160   
                 
  $ 11,398,160   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.8%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    923,255      $ 72,069,285   

Antero Resources Corp.(2)

    109,563        3,762,393   

Apache Corp.

    552,026        31,813,258   

California Resources Corp.

    2,000        12,080   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(2)

    316,849        21,944,962   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(1)(2)

    14,169        980,364   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    288        3,217   

Chevron Corp.

    626,757        60,463,248   

Concho Resources, Inc.(2)

    40,000        4,554,400   

ConocoPhillips

    259,909        15,961,012   

Devon Energy Corp.

    570,333        33,929,110   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    3,600        315,180   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,713,131        225,732,499   

Hess Corp.

    39,579        2,647,043   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    170,827        4,533,749   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    160,826        8,412,808   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    100,489        4,177,328   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    8,074        627,915   

Phillips 66

    158,544        12,772,305   

Range Resources Corp.

    4,900        241,962   
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A ADR

    70,142      $ 3,998,795   

Southwestern Energy Co.(2)

    730        16,593   

Spectra Energy Corp.

    8,040        262,104   

Williams Cos., Inc.

    6,625        380,209   

WPX Energy, Inc.(2)

    666        8,178   
                 
  $ 509,619,997   
                 

Personal Products — 0.0%(3)

  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    42,343      $ 3,669,444   
                 
  $ 3,669,444   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 8.5%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,592,537      $ 107,002,561   

Allergan PLC(2)

    124,705        37,842,979   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,937,388        128,913,798   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,186,999        99,102,546   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    112,005        4,665,008   

Johnson & Johnson

    1,849,522        180,254,414   

Mallinckrodt PLC(2)

    17,707        2,084,468   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    1,278,835        72,804,077   

Novartis AG ADR

    108,228        10,643,142   

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    1,249,240        68,408,382   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    31,500        5,822,145   

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,236,685        74,996,048   

Roche Holding AG ADR

    35,808        1,255,787   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR

    1,671,886        98,808,463   

Zoetis, Inc.

    361,174        17,415,810   
                 
  $ 910,019,628   
                 

Professional Services — 0.1%

  

Nielsen NV

    72,356      $ 3,239,378   

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A(2)

    46,792        3,404,586   
                 
  $ 6,643,964   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(3)

  

American Tower Corp.

    10,718      $ 999,882   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

    14,173        350,357   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    18,096        3,130,970   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    1,200        37,800   
                 
  $ 4,519,009   
                 

Road & Rail — 0.3%

  

CSX Corp.

    28,990      $ 946,523   

Kansas City Southern

    14,386        1,312,003   
Security   Shares     Value  

Road & Rail (continued)

  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    72,257      $ 6,312,372   

Union Pacific Corp.

    297,929        28,413,489   
                 
  $ 36,984,387   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    599,209      $ 38,460,230   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    100,000        1,922,000   

Broadcom Corp., Class A

    788,131        40,580,865   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(2)

    108,454        1,275,419   

Intel Corp.

    6,882,396        209,328,074   

Linear Technology Corp.

    68,494        3,029,490   

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    95,391        1,257,730   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    151,789        5,248,105   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    23,733        1,125,537   

NVIDIA Corp.

    284,500        5,721,295   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,013,579        52,209,454   

Xilinx, Inc.

    90,186        3,982,614   
                 
  $ 364,140,813   
                 

Software — 3.4%

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    218,092      $ 5,280,007   

Adobe Systems, Inc.(2)

    412,312        33,401,395   

CA, Inc.

    7,339        214,959   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2)

    200,000        3,932,000   

CDK Global, Inc.

    34,056        1,838,343   

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(2)

    150,000        11,932,500   

Microsoft Corp.

    3,129,510        138,167,867   

Oracle Corp.

    3,621,695        145,954,308   

ServiceNow, Inc.(2)

    182,216        13,540,471   

Symantec Corp.

    72,900        1,694,925   

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A(2)

    13,699        1,579,495   

Workday, Inc. Class A(2)

    54,405        4,155,998   
                 
  $ 361,692,268   
                 

Specialty Retail — 3.1%

  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

    2,317      $ 145,925   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(2)

    7,000        482,860   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    133,011        4,337,489   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    35,000        1,811,950   

Gap, Inc. (The)

    89,138        3,402,397   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    900        40,032   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    1,155,581        128,419,717   

L Brands, Inc.

    41,877        3,590,115   

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    249,088        16,681,423   

Murphy USA, Inc.(2)

    19,669        1,097,924   
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

  

Ross Stores, Inc.(1)

    9,460      $ 459,736   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    33,000        1,604,130   

Staples, Inc.

    144,626        2,214,224   

Tiffany & Co.

    600        55,080   

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,239,573        148,192,545   

Tractor Supply Co.

    93,481        8,407,681   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(2)

    63,595        9,822,248   
                 
  $ 330,765,476   
                 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.6%

  

Apple, Inc.

    3,233,346      $ 405,542,422   

EMC Corp.

    2,797,592        73,828,453   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    31,477        944,625   

NetApp, Inc.

    414,967        13,096,358   
                 
  $ 493,411,858   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.6%

  

Coach, Inc.

    10,800      $ 373,788   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    790,331        26,333,829   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    2,354,845        254,370,357   

VF Corp.

    36,058        2,514,685   
                 
  $ 283,592,659   
                 

Tobacco — 0.4%

  

Altria Group, Inc.

    111,248      $ 5,441,140   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    431,661        34,606,262   
                 
  $ 40,047,402   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%(3)

  

Fastenal Co.

    661      $ 27,881   

United Rentals, Inc.(2)

    2,000        175,240   
                 
  $ 203,121   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

  

America Movil SAB de CV ADR, Series L

    345,447      $ 7,361,476   

Sprint Corp.(2)

    135,160        616,330   

Vodafone Group PLC ADR

    97,896        3,568,309   
                 
  $ 11,546,115   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $5,571,501,369)

   

  $ 10,518,297,127   
                 
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks — 0.0%

               

Wells Fargo & Co.(4)

    166      $ 0   
                 

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $4,929)

   

  $ 0   
                 
Rights — 0.0%(3)    
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%(3)

               

Sanofi, Exp. 12/31/20(2)

    6,984      $ 4,889   
                 

Total Rights
(identified cost $16,440)

   

  $ 4,889   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 1.9%   
   
Description  

Interest

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.18%(5)

  $ 204,558      $ 204,557,889   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $204,557,889)

   

  $ 204,557,889   
                 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(identified cost $5,776,080,627)

   

  $ 10,722,859,905   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

  

  $ 11,268,714   
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 10,734,128,619   
                 

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

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt

 

(1) 

Restricted security (see Note 5).

 

(2) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(4) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 7).

 

(5) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of June 30, 2015.

 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   June 30, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $5,571,522,738)

  $ 10,518,302,016   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $204,557,889)

    204,557,889   

Dividends receivable

    10,003,096   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    22,557   

Receivable for investments sold

    2,750,523   

Tax reclaims receivable

    2,858,936   

Total assets

  $ 10,738,495,017   
Liabilities        

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

  $ 4,048,225   

Trustees’ fees

    17,000   

Accrued expenses

    301,173   

Total liabilities

  $ 4,366,398   

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

  $ 10,734,128,619   
Sources of Net Assets        

Investors’ capital

  $ 5,787,346,763   

Net unrealized appreciation

    4,946,781,856   

Total

  $ 10,734,128,619   

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2015

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,378,083)

  $ 104,116,167   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    128,937   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (11,145

Total investment income

  $ 104,233,959   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 23,964,979   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    34,000   

Custodian fee

    811,128   

Professional fees

    131,433   

Miscellaneous

    143,337   

Total expenses

  $ 25,084,877   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 67   

Total expense reductions

  $ 67   

Net expenses

  $ 25,084,810   

Net investment income

  $ 79,149,149   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions(1)

  $ 216,844,316   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    140   

Foreign currency transactions

    (31,519

Net realized gain

  $ 216,812,937   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (125,920,734

Foreign currency

    79,657   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (125,841,077

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 90,971,860   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 170,121,009   

 

(1) 

Includes net realized gains of $176,634,815 from redemptions in-kind.

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2014

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 79,149,149      $ 140,633,457   

Net realized gain from investment and foreign currency transactions

    216,812,937        394,327,081   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency

    (125,841,077     633,200,165   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 170,121,009      $ 1,168,160,703   

Capital transactions —

   

Contributions

  $ 459,316,447      $ 795,426,515   

Withdrawals

    (441,005,277     (832,845,111

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

  $ 18,311,170      $ (37,418,596

Net increase in net assets

  $ 188,432,179      $ 1,130,742,107   
Net Assets                

At beginning of period

  $ 10,545,696,440      $ 9,414,954,333   

At end of period

  $ 10,734,128,619      $ 10,545,696,440   

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Supplementary Data

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

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

                                               

Expenses(1)

    0.48 %(2)      0.47     0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Net investment income

    1.50 %(2)      1.45     1.50     1.78     1.53     1.43

Portfolio Turnover

    4 %(3)      8     3     2     2     2

Total Return

    1.67 %(3)      12.73     32.39     15.48     0.80     12.86

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

  $ 10,734,129      $ 10,545,696      $ 9,414,954      $ 7,729,091      $ 8,072,683      $ 9,045,217   

 

(1) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At June 30, 2015, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 7.6%, 13.2%, 5.7%, and 1.3% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund managed by the adviser to the Portfolio held an aggregate interest of 72.2% in the Portfolio.

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

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities.

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

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

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

D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio 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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

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

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Under the investment advisory agreement, BMR receives a monthly advisory fee at a rate of 0.625% annually of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million. The advisory fee on net assets of $500 million or more is reduced as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate
(for each level)
 

$500 million but less than $1 billion

    0.5625

$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion

    0.5000

$1.5 billion but less than $7 billion

    0.4375

$7 billion but less than $10 billion

    0.4250

$10 billion but less than $15 billion

    0.4125

$15 billion but less than $20 billion

    0.4000

$20 billion but less than $25 billion

    0.3900

$25 billion and over

    0.3800

The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $23,964,979 or 0.45% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Officers and Trustees of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser 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 June 30, 2015, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $83,259,614 and $30,799,880, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015. In addition, investors contributed securities with a value of $407,140,720 and investments having an aggregate market value of $398,131,076 at dates of withdrawal were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals, during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 2,013,986,555   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 8,711,986,079   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (3,112,729

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 8,708,873,350   

5  Restricted Securities

At June 30, 2015, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.49% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

    

Date of

Acquisition

    

Eligible

for Resale

     Shares      Cost      Value  

Common Stocks

             

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    6/18/15         6/18/16         172,823       $ 6,836,947       $ 6,660,844   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    9/18/14         9/18/15         12,388         2,000,033         2,239,379   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    12/18/14         12/18/15         19,229         3,500,166         3,476,027   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    3/19/15         3/19/16         15,952         3,000,028         2,882,922   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    6/18/15         6/18/16         27,835         5,000,006         5,026,701   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    6/18/15         6/18/16         14,169         1,000,040         980,364   

Discover Financial Services

    6/18/15         6/18/16         84,984         4,936,029         4,891,881   

Ford Motor Co.

    6/18/15         6/18/16         140,000         2,100,697         2,099,298   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    3/19/15         3/19/16         240,419         20,000,068         17,880,298   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    3/19/15         3/19/16         9,460         500,089         459,736   

Stifel Financial Corp.

    9/18/14         9/18/15         93,119         4,500,053         5,376,691   

Stifel Financial Corp.

    12/18/14         12/18/15         9,840         500,017         568,162   

Total Restricted Securities

                             $ 53,874,173       $ 52,542,303   

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 7, 2015. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any borrowings or significant allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

June 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

7  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 June 30, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 1,589,847,532       $ 20,439,333       $       $ 1,610,286,865   

Consumer Staples

    987,659,142         85,994,426                 1,073,653,568   

Energy

    651,717,003         980,364                 652,697,367   

Financials

    1,775,427,354         28,497,156                 1,803,924,510   

Health Care

    1,623,116,437         14,570,467                 1,637,686,904   

Industrials

    1,228,856,329                         1,228,856,329   

Information Technology

    2,227,809,196                         2,227,809,196   

Materials

    228,316,838         2,411,091                 230,727,929   

Telecommunication Services

    38,637,998                         38,637,998   

Utilities

    14,016,461                         14,016,461   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 10,365,404,290       $ 152,892,837 **     $       $ 10,518,297,127   

Preferred Stocks

  $       $       $ 0       $ 0   

Rights

    4,889                         4,889   

Short-Term Investments

            204,557,889                 204,557,889   

Total Investments

  $ 10,365,409,179       $ 357,450,726       $ 0       $ 10,722,859,905   

 

* None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Portfolio.

 

** 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.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended June 30, 2015 is not presented. At June 30, 2015, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended was not significant.

8  Legal Proceedings

In November 2010, the Portfolio was named as defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) of the Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et al. as a result of its ownership of shares in the Tribune Company (Tribune) in 2007 when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (LBO) and was converted to a privately held company. The UCC, which has been replaced by a Litigation Trustee pursuant to Tribune’s plan of reorganization, seeks to recover payments of the proceeds of the LBO. This action is now part of a multi-district litigation proceeding in the Southern District of New York. The motion to dismiss was granted, and the plaintiff appealed. A decision on the appeal is expected in 2015. The value of the proceeds received by the Portfolio is approximately $48,237,000 (equal to 0.45% of net assets at June 30, 2015).

The Portfolio cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Portfolio’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions are expensed by the Portfolio as incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2015, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2015. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

 

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

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

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2015, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met nine times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met eight, seventeen, seven, eleven and thirteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund, and considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions and risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0 (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management, including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted that the Adviser has devoted extensive resources to in-house equity research and also draws upon independent research available from third-party sources. The Board considered the Adviser’s experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the management of the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services.

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

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2014 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2014, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability

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

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

June 30, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Officers of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

 

 

Lewis R. Piantedosi

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland**

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee
** Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

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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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

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

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

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


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

Item 12. Exhibits

 

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


Signatures

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

 

Eaton Vance Series Trust
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   August 17, 2015

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

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   August 17, 2015
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   August 17, 2015