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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: 811-09915
Small-Cap Portfolio
(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, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Common Stocks — 96.0%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 3.3%
 
Aerovironment, Inc.(1)
    107,440     $ 2,334,672      
DigitalGlobe, Inc.(1)
    94,190       2,477,197      
 
 
            $ 4,811,869      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.5%
 
HUB Group, Inc., Class A(1)
    71,510     $ 2,146,015      
 
 
            $ 2,146,015      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 1.6%
 
Dana Holding Corp.(1)
    228,510     $ 2,285,100      
 
 
            $ 2,285,100      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 1.8%
 
Martek Biosciences Corp.(1)
    109,911     $ 2,605,990      
 
 
            $ 2,605,990      
 
 
 
 
Building Products — 1.5%
 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(1)
    73,770     $ 2,226,379      
 
 
            $ 2,226,379      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 2.5%
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)
    35,570     $ 2,161,589      
Lazard, Ltd., Class A
    55,030       1,469,851      
 
 
            $ 3,631,440      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 2.8%
 
Calgon Carbon Corp.(1)
    167,230     $ 2,214,125      
Intrepid Potash, Inc.(1)
    93,620       1,832,144      
 
 
            $ 4,046,269      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 4.0%
 
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. 
    97,650     $ 627,890      
IBERIABANK Corp. 
    20,390       1,049,677      
SVB Financial Group(1)
    26,360       1,086,823      
TCF Financial Corp. 
    69,000       1,146,090      
Webster Financial Corp. 
    60,930       1,093,084      
Wilmington Trust Corp. 
    72,890       808,350      
 
 
            $ 5,811,914      
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.2%
 
Clean Harbors, Inc.(1)
    42,690     $ 2,835,043      
Team, Inc.(1)
    142,981       1,865,902      
 
 
            $ 4,700,945      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 1.5%
 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(1)
    440,330     $ 2,272,103      
 
 
            $ 2,272,103      
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering — 1.8%
 
Shaw Group, Inc. (The)(1)
    78,070     $ 2,671,555      
 
 
            $ 2,671,555      
 
 
 
 
Containers & Packaging — 3.2%
 
Graham Packaging Co., Inc.(1)
    189,420     $ 2,267,358      
Temple-Inland, Inc. 
    117,960       2,438,233      
 
 
            $ 4,705,591      
 
 
 
 
Distributors — 1.6%
 
LKQ Corp.(1)
    123,940     $ 2,389,563      
 
 
            $ 2,389,563      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 5.1%
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.(1)
    90,750     $ 2,639,917      
National Instruments Corp. 
    76,810       2,441,022      
Trimble Navigation, Ltd.(1)
    85,050       2,381,400      
 
 
            $ 7,462,339      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.3%
 
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. 
    36,000     $ 2,598,840      
Rowan Cos., Inc.(1)
    99,380       2,180,397      
 
 
            $ 4,779,237      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 6.0%
 
Corn Products International, Inc. 
    72,130     $ 2,185,539      
Flowers Foods, Inc. 
    95,190       2,325,492      
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.(1)
    81,010       2,081,957      
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(1)
    41,240       2,259,952      
 
 
            $ 8,852,940      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.2%
 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 
    63,145     $ 2,304,161      
Wright Medical Group, Inc.(1)
    144,480       2,399,813      
 
 
            $ 4,703,974      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2%
 
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.(1)
    134,420     $ 2,414,183      
VCA Antech, Inc.(1)
    91,480       2,265,045      
 
 
            $ 4,679,228      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%
 
Bally Technologies, Inc.(1)
    61,800     $ 2,001,702      
 
 
            $ 2,001,702      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 1.9%
 
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(1)
    90,620     $ 2,786,565      
 
 
            $ 2,786,565      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.5%
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 
    35,975     $ 2,255,992      
 
 
            $ 2,255,992      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 0.9%
 
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 
    54,700     $ 1,354,372      
 
 
            $ 1,354,372      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 1.4%
 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(1)
    159,985     $ 2,046,208      
 
 
            $ 2,046,208      
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%
 
Bruker Corp.(1)
    186,070     $ 2,262,611      
 
 
            $ 2,262,611      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 3.4%
 
Astec Industries, Inc.(1)
    52,434     $ 1,453,995      
Greenbrier Cos., Inc.(1)
    61,337       686,974      
RBC Bearings, Inc.(1)
    44,550       1,291,505      
Tennant Co. 
    47,800       1,616,596      
 
 
            $ 5,049,070      
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 1.6%
 
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 
    32,690     $ 2,297,453      
 
 
            $ 2,297,453      
 
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities — 1.6%
 
CMS Energy Corp. 
    159,340     $ 2,334,331      
 
 
            $ 2,334,331      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 1.7%
 
Big Lots, Inc.(1)
    76,430     $ 2,452,639      
 
 
            $ 2,452,639      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.2%
 
Brigham Exploration Co.(1)
    136,230     $ 2,095,217      
Forest Oil Corp.(1)
    90,300       2,470,608      
James River Coal Co.(1)
    138,540       2,205,557      
Rosetta Resources, Inc.(1)
    113,730       2,252,991      
 
 
            $ 9,024,373      
 
 
 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 1.5%
 
Clearwater Paper Corp.(1)
    39,199     $ 2,146,537      
 
 
            $ 2,146,537      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 1.7%
 
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A
    50,774     $ 2,544,793      
 
 
            $ 2,544,793      
 
 
 
 
Professional Services — 3.6%
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.(1)
    61,960     $ 2,700,836      
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A(1)
    171,272       2,546,815      
 
 
            $ 5,247,651      
 
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 3.6%
 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A(1)
    70,910     $ 2,645,652      
Kansas City Southern(1)
    71,340       2,593,209      
 
 
            $ 5,238,861      
 
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(1)
    166,760     $ 2,636,476      
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1)
    231,450       2,323,758      
 
 
            $ 4,960,234      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Software — 3.1%
 
Mentor Graphics Corp.(1)
    258,880     $ 2,291,088      
Parametric Technology Corp.(1)
    144,520       2,264,628      
 
 
            $ 4,555,716      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 2.7%
 
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.(1)
    44,290     $ 1,661,318      
RadioShack Corp. 
    115,290       2,249,308      
 
 
            $ 3,910,626      
 
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.5%
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)
    93,374     $ 2,246,578      
 
 
            $ 2,246,578      
 
 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%
 
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. 
    94,780     $ 1,062,484      
 
 
            $ 1,062,484      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $132,249,080)
  $ 140,561,247      
 
 
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 4.9%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.25%(2)
  $ 7,145     $ 7,145,452      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $7,145,452)
  $ 7,145,452      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 100.9%
   
(identified cost $139,394,532)
  $ 147,706,699      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.9)%
  $ (1,274,385 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 146,432,314      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(2) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of June 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $5,991 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of June 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $132,249,080)
  $ 140,561,247      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $7,145,452)
    7,145,452      
Dividends receivable
    54,627      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    1,817      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 147,763,143      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 1,178,783      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    96,552      
Trustees’ fees
    973      
Accrued expenses
    54,521      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 1,330,829      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 146,432,314      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 138,120,147      
Net unrealized appreciation
    8,312,167      
 
 
Total
  $ 146,432,314      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
June 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends
  $ 272,775      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    9,060      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (3,069 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 278,766      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 581,105      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    1,940      
Custodian fee
    56,044      
Legal and accounting services
    20,131      
Miscellaneous
    3,730      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 662,950      
 
 
             
Net investment loss
  $ (384,184 )    
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 6,049,167      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    1,334      
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 6,050,501      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ (9,731,621 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (9,731,621 )    
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (3,681,120 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (4,065,304 )    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  June 30, 2010
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     December 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment loss
  $ (384,184 )   $ (232,578 )    
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions
    6,050,501       (4,161,969 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments
    (9,731,621 )     32,714,180      
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ (4,065,304 )   $ 28,319,633      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 59,002,414     $ 32,699,645      
Withdrawals
    (10,401,102 )     (20,893,853 )    
 
 
Net increase from capital transactions
  $ 48,601,312     $ 11,805,792      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 44,536,008     $ 40,125,425      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 101,896,306     $ 61,770,881      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 146,432,314     $ 101,896,306      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended December 31,
    June 30, 2010
   
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    0.86 %(2)     0.88 %     0.97 %     0.97 %     1.07 %(3)     1.14 %(3)    
Net investment loss
    (0.50 )%(2)     (0.29 )%     (0.20 )%     (0.26 )%     (0.29 )%     (0.59 )%    
Portfolio Turnover
    53 %(4)     91 %     94 %     75 %     103 %     218 %    
 
 
Total Return
    (2.38 )%(4)     40.31 %     (37.89 )%     21.13 %     16.33 %     7.02 %    
 
 
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 146,432     $ 101,896     $ 61,771     $ 38,657     $ 25,863     $ 29,045      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(2) Annualized.
 
(3) The investment adviser voluntarily waived a portion of its investment adviser fee (equal to less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively).
 
(4) Not annualized.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Small-Cap 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 seek long-term capital appreciation. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At June 30, 2010, Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund and Eaton Vance Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 91.3% and 1.4%, respectively, 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.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale 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 will use 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. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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 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. 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 most 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 all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the 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.

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
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 any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of June 30, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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, 2010 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. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $500 million or more, and is payable monthly. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio currently 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, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $583,584 of which $2,479 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $581,105 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For

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Small-Cap Portfolio as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management Portfolio, was 0.75% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees 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, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
3   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $118,408,874 and $74,523,247, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at June 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 139,539,745      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 15,388,877      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (7,221,923 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 8,166,954      
 
 
 
5   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. 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 0.10% 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 significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
 
6   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)
 
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, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Common Stocks
  $ 140,561,247     $     $      —     $ 140,561,247      
Short-Term Investments
          7,145,452             7,145,452      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 140,561,247     $ 7,145,452     $     $ 147,706,699      
 
 
 
The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.
 
The Portfolio held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

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Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL 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 continuance 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 Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing 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 the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual 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
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  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
 
  •  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;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  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;
 
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 advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten 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 nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
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 continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Small-Cap Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), 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 the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed 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 evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. 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 being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing 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 reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Portfolio, the Fund 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 its relationship with the Portfolio and the Fund, 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 benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund
 
     
Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee

Michael A. Allison
Vice President

John Brynjolfsson
Vice President

Maria C. Cappellano
Vice President

J. Scott Craig
Vice President

Paul Dickson
Vice President

James H. Evans
Vice President

Gregory R. Greene
Vice President

Thomas H. Luster
Vice President

Michael R. Mach
Vice President

Robert J. Milmore
Vice President

J. Bradley Ohlmuller
Vice President

Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President

Walter A. Row, III
Vice President

Judith A. Saryan
Vice President

Stewart D. Taylor
Vice President

Michael W. Weilheimer
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES CONT’D
 
Small-Cap Portfolio
 
     
Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Nancy B. Tooke
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser of Small-Cap Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund
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
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if available. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus or summary prospectus, if available, contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1)   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
 
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Small-Cap Portfolio
         
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson    
 
 
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  August 12, 2010    
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/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
       
Date:
  August 12, 2010    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  August 12, 2010