N-CSRS 1 d27117dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE VARIABLE TRUST Eaton Vance Variable 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: 811-10067

 

 

Eaton Vance Variable 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, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2020

 

 

 

Important Note. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, you may not receive paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports from the insurance company or plan sponsor unless you specifically request paper copies. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report. Instructions for requesting paper copies will be provided by the insurance company, plan sponsor or your financial intermediary, as applicable. Please contact the insurance company, plan sponsor or your financial intermediary, as applicable, or follow instructions included with this disclosure, if any, for more information.

 

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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 investment adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. 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. The adviser is also registered as a commodity trading advisor.

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

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.


Semiannual Report June 30, 2020

Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     2  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3  

Fund Expenses

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     33  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     37  

Officers and Trustees

     38  

Important Notices

     39  


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Craig P. Russ, Andrew N. Sveen, CFA, Jeffrey R. Hesselbein, CFA and Michael J. Turgel, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Ten Years  

Initial Class at NAV

     05/02/2001        05/02/2001        –4.11      –1.85      2.31     3.32

ADV Class at NAV

     04/15/2014        05/02/2001        –3.98        –1.60        2.57       3.48  

Institutional Class at NAV

     05/02/2016        05/02/2001        –3.81        –1.26        2.79       3.59  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index

                   –4.61      –1.99      2.89     4.17
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Initial
Class
     ADV
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
              1.19      0.94     0.67

Fund Profile

 

Top 10 Issuers (% of total investments)4

 

 

Asurion, LLC

     1.3

CommScope, Inc.

     1.3  

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.

     1.2  

TransDigm, Inc.

     1.2  

Ziggo B.V.

     1.1  

Epicor Software Corporation

     1.0  

Kronos Incorporated

     1.0  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

     0.9  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.

     0.9  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

     0.9  

Total

     10.8

 

Top 10 Sectors (% of total investments)4

 

 

Electronics/Electrical

     18.1

Business Equipment and Services

     9.8  

Health Care

     7.7  

Drugs

     5.2  

Chemicals and Plastics

     4.6  

Telecommunications

     4.6  

Industrial Equipment

     3.9  

Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies

     3.8  

Insurance

     3.7  

Radio and Television

     3.7  

Total

     65.1
 

 

Credit Quality (% of bond and loan holdings)5

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return.

 

  2  


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); LSTA is a trademark of Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. S&P DJI, Dow Jones, their respective affiliates and their third party licensors do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. 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 

There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. If such charges were reflected, the returns would be lower. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges.

 

 

Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of ADV Class is linked to Initial Class and the performance of Institutional Class is linked to ADV Class. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

5 

Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P are considered to be investment- grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by S&P.

 

 

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

  3  


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur 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, 2020 – June 30, 2020).

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be imposed under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (variable contracts) (if applicable) through which your investment in the Fund is made. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts and to qualified pension and retirement plans, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of investing in the Fund through variable contracts. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(6/30/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/20 – 6/30/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Initial Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 958.90      $ 5.94        1.22

ADV Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 960.20      $ 4.73        0.97

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 961.90      $ 3.37        0.69
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Initial Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.80      $ 6.12        1.22

ADV Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.00      $ 4.87        0.97

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.40      $ 3.47        0.69

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on December 31, 2019. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges.

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 89.3%(1)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 2.1%  
AI Convoy (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 4.65%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 17, 2027

  $ 499     $ 477,865  
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 6, 2026

    801       690,947  

Term Loan, 3.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 6, 2026

    1,490       1,284,699  
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.  

Revolving Loan, 1.38%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing July 19, 2021(2)

    133       126,642  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing July 18, 2021(3)

    172       133,153  
TransDigm, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 22, 2024

    3,047       2,763,599  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 30, 2025

    3,455       3,123,333  
WP CPP Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 30, 2025

    2,260       1,966,257  
      $ 10,566,495  
Air Transport — 0.2%  
JetBlue Airways Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 12, 2024

  $ 300     $ 294,625  
Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, Maturing June 25, 2027(4)

    525       522,141  
      $ 816,766  
Automotive — 2.5%  
American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing April 6, 2024

  $ 1,696     $ 1,615,376  
Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.38%), Maturing May 22, 2025

    613       584,938  
Bright Bidco B.V.  

Term Loan, 4.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024

    1,116       486,773  
Chassix, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 15, 2023(5)

    512       371,109  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Automotive (continued)  
CS Intermediate Holdco 2, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing November 2, 2023

  $ 1,609     $ 1,336,608  
Dayco Products, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 19, 2023

    752       481,120  
Garrett LX III S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 3.54%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 27, 2025

    1,204       1,125,331  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The)  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.20%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 7, 2025

    1,325       1,280,447  
IAA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 28, 2026

    460       442,329  
Panther BF Aggregator 2 L.P.  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 30, 2026

    2,878       2,751,126  
Tenneco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

    1,330       1,163,697  
Thor Industries, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 1, 2026

    444       437,232  
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 30, 2022

    817       790,518  
      $ 12,866,604  
Brokerage/Securities Dealers/Investment Houses — 0.5%  
Advisor Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

  $ 2,043     $ 1,915,188  
Clipper Acquisitions Corp.  

Term Loan, 1.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing December 27, 2024

    853       827,531  
OZ Management L.P.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 10, 2023

    17       16,936  
      $ 2,759,655  
Building and Development — 2.3%  
ACProducts, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.50%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 18, 2025

  $ 298     $ 291,138  
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Building and Development (continued)  
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 31, 2026

  $ 231     $ 224,543  
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 15, 2027

    2,546       2,435,611  
APi Group DE, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 1, 2026

    1,095       1,062,349  
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

    737       615,291  
CPG International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (12 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 5, 2024

    772       766,681  
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 21, 2025

    1,534       1,452,267  
Quikrete Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 1, 2027

    2,154       2,084,249  
RE/MAX International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

    1,890       1,842,519  
Realogy Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 8, 2025

    841       779,181  
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 30, 2023

    358       297,368  
      $ 11,851,197  
Business Equipment and Services — 9.0%  
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 11, 2025

  $ 294     $ 275,625  
Airbnb, Inc.  

Term Loan, 8.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 17, 2025

    600       627,000  
AlixPartners, LLP  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 4, 2024

    1,068       1,033,131  
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing July 10, 2026

    2,291       2,224,172  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Amentum Government Services Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing February 1, 2027

  $ 700     $ 691,250  
AppLovin Corporation  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 15, 2025

    3,801       3,696,504  
ASGN Incorporated  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 2, 2025

    574       560,514  
BidFair MergeRight, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 15, 2027

    472       446,471  
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.70%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 5, 2025

    737       683,452  
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.45%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing June 21, 2024

    1,676       1,541,145  
Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co.  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 30, 2026

    1,343       1,303,513  
Cardtronics USA, Inc.  

Term Loan, Maturing June 25, 2027(4)

    400       396,000  
CCC Information Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2024

    3,818       3,691,584  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.61%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 30, 2025

    2,088       1,999,081  
CM Acquisition Co.  

Term Loan, 11.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 26, 2023

    165       157,863  
Da Vinci Purchaser Corp.  

Term Loan, 5.24%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 8, 2027

    300       292,750  
Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 9, 2027

    1,500       1,460,157  
EIG Investors Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 9, 2023

    2,510       2,434,291  
Garda World Security Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 30, 2026

    1,202       1,184,329  
IG Investment Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

    1,475       1,356,939  
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
IRI Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing December 1, 2025

  $ 3,528     $ 3,348,266  
Iron Mountain, Inc.  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 2, 2026

    635       611,052  
Kronos Incorporated  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 1, 2023

    4,911       4,906,691  
KUEHG Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 21, 2025

    861       739,419  
Loire Finco Luxembourg S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 21, 2027

    250       240,625  
Monitronics International, Inc.  

Term Loan, 7.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Floor 1.25%), Maturing March 29, 2024

    1,039       796,431  
PGX Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 29, 2023

    715       427,102  
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 1, 2025

    356       340,542  
Rockwood Service Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing January 23, 2027

    349       338,651  
Spin Holdco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 14, 2022

    3,722       3,576,663  
Tech Data Corporation  

Term Loan, Maturing June 30, 2025(4)

    800       793,000  
Trans Union, LLC  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing November 16, 2026

    1,228       1,181,839  
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 14, 2022

    911       877,391  
West Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 10, 2024

    245       210,904  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 10, 2024

    1,069       920,168  
      $ 45,364,515  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Cable and Satellite Television — 2.6%  
Altice France S.A.  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 14, 2026

  $ 493     $ 475,509  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 1, 2027

    2,084       2,008,875  
CSC Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 17, 2025

    3,515       3,343,233  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 15, 2027

    936       892,266  
Mediacom Illinois, LLC  

Term Loan, 1.86%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 15, 2024

    208       204,218  
Numericable Group S.A.  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 31, 2025

    2,340       2,229,115  
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 30, 2028

    625       597,656  
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 31, 2028

    3,725       3,574,138  
      $ 13,325,010  
Chemicals and Plastics — 4.5%  
Aruba Investments, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.32%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 2, 2022

  $ 199     $ 199,359  
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

    1,984       1,909,557  
Element Solutions, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 31, 2026

    566       540,919  
Ferro Corporation  

Term Loan, 2.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

    242       234,948  

Term Loan, 2.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

    247       240,056  

Term Loan, 2.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

    290       282,152  
Flint Group GmbH  

Term Loan, 4.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

    241       207,775  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Flint Group US, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 7, 2021

  $ 1,456     $ 1,256,869  
Gemini HDPE, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.27%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 7, 2024

    723       690,941  
Illuminate Buyer, LLC  

Term Loan, Maturing June 16, 2027(4)

    575       567,453  
INEOS Enterprises Holdings US Finco, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 28, 2026

    163       157,619  
INEOS US Finance, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing April 1, 2024

    894       847,459  
Messer Industries GmbH  

Term Loan, 2.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 1, 2026

    1,485       1,419,624  
Minerals Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 14, 2024(5)

    990       975,320  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

    2,846       2,682,591  
PMHC II, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 31, 2025(5)

    1,002       851,647  
PQ Corporation  

Term Loan, Maturing February 7, 2027(4)

    1,300       1,275,625  
Pregis TopCo Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

    473       456,969  
Rohm Holding GmbH  

Term Loan, 6.78%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 31, 2026

    274       242,839  
Spectrum Holdings III Corp.  

Term Loan, 3.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 31, 2025

    120       106,426  
Starfruit Finco B.V.  

Term Loan, 3.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

    856       807,441  
Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing September 6, 2024

    1,334       1,277,573  
Tronox Finance, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.98%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 23, 2024(5)

    1,843       1,770,930  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Univar, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

  $ 3,449     $ 3,334,663  
Venator Materials Corporation  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 8, 2024

    267       250,054  
      $ 22,586,809  
Conglomerates — 0.0%(6)  
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 27, 2024

  $ 162     $ 157,101  
      $ 157,101  
Containers and Glass Products — 1.8%              
Berry Global, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 1, 2026

  $ 767     $ 736,834  
BWAY Holding Company  

Term Loan, 4.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 3, 2024

    1,367       1,234,165  
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 29, 2023

    2,039       1,958,722  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 29, 2025

    1,150       1,082,929  
Libbey Glass, Inc.  

DIP Loan, 6.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 11.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 1, 2021(2)

    326       327,728  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 9, 2021(7)

    1,381       283,110  
Pelican Products, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 1, 2025

    466       429,424  
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 4, 2027

    1,222       1,178,406  
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2023

    1,903       1,820,656  
      $ 9,051,974  
Cosmetics/Toiletries — 0.6%  
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

  $ 2,943     $ 2,812,876  
      $ 2,812,876  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Drugs — 4.8%              
Akorn, Inc.  

DIP Loan, 10.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 17, 2020

  $ 69     $ 69,366  

Term Loan, 15.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 14.50%, Floor 1.00%), 14.75% cash, 0.75% PIK, Maturing April 16, 2021

    1,587       1,523,447  
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 30, 2025

    500       478,750  
Alkermes, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.45%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 27, 2023

    186       178,273  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 4, 2025

    2,120       1,947,409  
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 5, 2023

    709       653,615  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 2, 2025

    4,770       4,637,661  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 18, 2026

    667       658,230  
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing April 29, 2024

    2,849       2,684,682  
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.11%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 15, 2027

    3,049       2,944,461  
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 22, 2026

    668       649,162  
Jaguar Holding Company II  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 18, 2022

    4,250       4,188,133  
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing September 24, 2024

    4,418       3,319,324  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 24, 2025

    417       308,729  
      $ 24,241,242  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.1%              
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing November 10, 2023

  $ 2,614     $ 2,591,441  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued)              
EnergySolutions, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 9, 2025

  $ 1,427     $ 1,323,730  
GFL Environmental, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 30, 2025

    1,670       1,627,994  
US Ecology Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 1, 2026

    199       194,025  
      $ 5,737,190  
Electronics/Electrical — 17.2%  
Applied Systems, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 19, 2024

  $ 2,664     $ 2,607,019  
Aptean, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 23, 2026

    594       561,960  
Astra Acquisition Corp.            

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 1, 2027

    599       559,598  
Banff Merger Sub, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 2, 2025

    4,574       4,342,321  
Castle US Holding Corporation            

Term Loan, 4.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 29, 2027

    731       674,533  
Celestica, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.13%), Maturing June 27, 2025

    253       235,456  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 27, 2025

    210       197,925  
Cohu, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

    1,130       1,073,381  
CommScope, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 6, 2026

    4,357       4,150,185  
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.35%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 22, 2027

    1,250       1,232,813  
CPI International, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 26, 2024

    952       905,062  
Datto, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 2, 2026

    297       289,389  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Electronics/Electrical (continued)  
ECI Macola/Max Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 5.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 27, 2024

  $ 561     $ 549,658  
Electro Rent Corporation            

Term Loan, 6.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing January 31, 2024

    1,902       1,858,936  
Epicor Software Corporation            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 1, 2022

    5,291       5,192,528  
EXC Holdings III Corp.            

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing December 2, 2024

    341       335,278  
Finastra USA, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.50%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 13, 2024

    4,174       3,667,694  
Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing February 18, 2027

    400       392,500  
Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 15, 2024

    1,915       1,848,686  
Hyland Software, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing July 1, 2024

    4,560       4,436,738  
Infoblox, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing November 7, 2023

    1,471       1,452,269  
Informatica, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 25, 2027

    4,414       4,226,345  
MA FinanceCo., LLC            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

    339       317,936  

Term Loan, 5.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 5, 2025

    1,375       1,347,500  
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing May 17, 2024

    1,284       1,208,315  
Marcel LUX IV S.a.r.l.            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 15, 2026

    1,683       1,611,473  
Mirion Technologies, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 6, 2026

    1,013       992,161  
MKS Instruments, Inc.            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 2, 2026

    243       234,045  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Electronics/Electrical (continued)  
MTS Systems Corporation            

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing July 5, 2023

  $ 324     $ 314,120  
NCR Corporation            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 28, 2026

    1,191       1,155,270  
Recorded Books, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 29, 2025

    199       194,755  
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

    960       940,807  
Seattle Spinco, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

    2,290       2,147,099  
SGS Cayman L.P.            

Term Loan, 6.38%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 23, 2021

    373       321,177  
SkillSoft Corporation            

DIP Loan, 8.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing September 14, 2020

    216       205,246  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 28, 2021(7)

    3,812       2,370,343  
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing February 5, 2024

    4,436       4,305,010  
Solera, LLC            

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 3, 2023

    3,893       3,753,046  
SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.a.r.l.            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 16, 2025

    951       911,109  
SS&C Technologies, Inc.            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 16, 2025

    786       752,846  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 16, 2025

    1,354       1,296,824  
STG-Fairway Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 31, 2027

    1,000       935,312  
SurveyMonkey, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.86%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

    901       873,606  
Sutherland Global Services, Inc.            

Term Loan, 6.38%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.38%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 23, 2021

    1,604       1,379,759  
Syncsort Incorporated            

Term Loan, 6.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), Maturing August 16, 2024

    1,070       1,043,194  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Electronics/Electrical (continued)  
Tibco Software, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing June 30, 2026

  $ 3,420     $ 3,287,923  
TTM Technologies, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.67%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2024

    850       824,364  
Uber Technologies, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 4, 2025

    2,614       2,508,787  
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The)            

Term Loan, 3.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 4, 2026

    1,340       1,299,919  

Term Loan, Maturing May 4, 2026(4)

    2,775       2,733,375  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

    633       620,813  
Verifone Systems, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.38%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 20, 2025

    1,714       1,449,666  
Veritas Bermuda, Ltd.            

Term Loan, 5.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 27, 2023

    2,063       1,913,866  
VS Buyer, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 28, 2027

    2,843       2,757,589  
Vungle, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

    496       486,325  
            $ 87,283,854  
Equipment Leasing — 0.3%  
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US), LLC            

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing January 15, 2025

  $ 1,493     $ 1,396,586  
      $ 1,396,586  
Financial Intermediaries — 1.8%              
Aretec Group, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

  $ 1,826     $ 1,680,169  
Citco Funding, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.57%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 28, 2023

    998       971,657  
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 9, 2026

    571       527,886  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Financial Intermediaries (continued)              
Ditech Holding Corporation            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing June 30, 2022(7)

  $ 2,071     $ 859,548  
EIG Management Company, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing February 22, 2025

    196       190,613  
FinCo. I, LLC            

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 27, 2022

    642       619,948  
GreenSky Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 29, 2025

    375       367,500  

Term Loan, 3.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

    1,002       961,860  
LPL Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing November 12, 2026

    1,491       1,434,089  
StepStone Group L.P.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 27, 2025

    440       428,878  
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 1, 2026

    911       886,729  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

    342       332,903  
            $ 9,261,780  
Food Products — 2.6%  
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 26, 2024

  $ 1,959     $ 1,846,500  
Atkins Nutritionals Holdings II, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 7, 2024

    267       261,055  
B&G Foods, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 10, 2026

    199       196,453  
Froneri International, Ltd.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 29, 2027

    1,525       1,439,855  
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.87%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.69%), Maturing May 23, 2025

    564       538,284  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

    369       354,600  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Food Products (continued)  
HLF Financing S.a.r.l.  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 18, 2025

  $ 1,610     $ 1,558,360  
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.  

Term Loan, 2.19%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 1, 2025

    2,844       2,809,813  
JBS USA Lux S.A.  

Term Loan, 3.07%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 1, 2026

    4,190       4,016,807  
      $ 13,021,727  
Food Service — 0.6%  
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing November 19, 2026

  $ 2,209     $ 2,100,100  
IRB Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 5, 2025

    786       728,708  
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

    172       160,309  
      $ 2,989,117  
Food/Drug Retailers — 0.1%              
BW Gas & Convenience Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), Maturing November 18, 2024

  $ 463     $ 453,863  
      $ 453,863  
Forest Products — 0.0%(6)  
Clearwater Paper Corporation  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 26, 2026

  $ 199     $ 198,378  
      $ 198,378  
Health Care — 6.8%  
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 11, 2022

  $ 159     $ 156,635  
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 24, 2023

    555       377,921  
athenahealth, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 11, 2026

    1,481       1,435,579  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Avantor, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

  $ 664     $ 648,774  
BioClinica Holding I L.P.  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 20, 2023

    1,205       1,118,688  
BW NHHC Holdco, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 15, 2025

    760       592,410  
CeramTec AcquiCo GmbH  

Term Loan, 3.11%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 7, 2025

    812       753,934  
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 1, 2024

    2,093       2,014,936  
CryoLife, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing December 1, 2024

    366       356,027  
Ensemble RCM, LLC  

Term Loan, 4.44%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 3, 2026

    397       387,571  
Envision Healthcare Corporation  

Term Loan, 3.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

    4,089       2,748,384  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 2, 2025

    1,910       1,857,807  
Greatbatch Ltd.  

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 27, 2022

    1,897       1,875,606  
Hanger, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

    1,223       1,180,173  
IQVIA, Inc.  

Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing March 7, 2024

    553       540,112  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 17, 2025

    882       861,612  
Medical Solutions, LLC  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 14, 2024

    795       771,386  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 7, 2023

    3,161       3,006,398  
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

    22       20,838  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. (continued)  

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 9, 2026

  $ 473     $ 457,661  
One Call Corporation  

Term Loan, 6.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 25, 2022

    892       773,226  
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.  

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 30, 2025

    3,886       3,638,360  
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 5, 2026

    963       929,691  
RadNet, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 30, 2023

    1,346       1,289,456  
Select Medical Corporation  

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

    1,469       1,403,224  
Team Health Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 6, 2024

    2,167       1,682,651  
Tecomet, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2024

    1,093       1,040,010  
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.  

Term Loan, Maturing June 23, 2024(4)

    1,325       1,181,459  
Verscend Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

    1,275       1,242,912  
      $ 34,343,441  
Home Furnishings — 0.7%  
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC  

Term Loan, 8.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 10, 2023

  $ 888     $ 880,601  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 10, 2023

    2,935       2,531,778  
      $ 3,412,379  
Industrial Equipment — 3.8%  
AI Alpine AT Bidco GmbH  

Term Loan, 4.21%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 31, 2025

  $ 197     $ 179,763  
Apex Tool Group, LLC  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.25%), Maturing August 1, 2024

    1,736       1,563,040  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Carlisle Foodservice Products, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 20, 2025

  $ 685     $ 639,001  
Clark Equipment Company  

Term Loan, 2.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing May 18, 2024

    798       771,824  
CPM Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.96%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 17, 2025

    862       785,518  
Delachaux Group S.A.  

Term Loan, 5.36%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing April 16, 2026

    371       355,472  
DexKo Global, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 24, 2024

    606       570,785  
DXP Enterprises, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 29, 2023

    342       325,399  
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 19, 2024

    1,341       1,283,648  

Term Loan, 5.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 19, 2024

    246       238,247  
EWT Holdings III Corp.  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 20, 2024

    3,522       3,423,090  
Filtration Group Corporation  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 29, 2025

    1,061       1,022,800  
Gardner Denver, Inc.  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 1, 2027

    1,146       1,091,811  

Term Loan, Maturing March 1, 2027(4)

    900       879,188  
Ingersoll-Rand Services Company  

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 1, 2027

    973       924,238  
LTI Holdings, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 6, 2025

    1,403       1,193,314  

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing July 24, 2026

    149       126,916  
Robertshaw US Holding Corp.  

Term Loan, 4.25%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 28, 2025(5)

    1,711       1,424,095  
Thermon Industries, Inc.  

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing October 30, 2024

    193       187,241  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Titan Acquisition Limited  

Term Loan, 3.36%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

  $ 2,191     $ 2,008,264  
      $ 18,993,654  
Insurance — 3.6%  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC  

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 9, 2025

  $ 1,974     $ 1,875,080  

Term Loan, 3.44%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 9, 2025

    371       357,050  
AmWINS Group, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 25, 2024

    2,661       2,592,336  
AssuredPartners Capital, Inc.  

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 12, 2027

    374       368,452  
AssuredPartners, Inc.  

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 12, 2027

    149       143,093  
Asurion, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 4, 2022

    2,536       2,475,364  

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

    1,974       1,914,942  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing August 4, 2025

    1,900       1,893,270  
Hub International Limited            

Term Loan, 4.02%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 25, 2025

    2,193       2,096,717  
NFP Corp.            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 15, 2027

    1,878       1,756,117  
USI, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 16, 2024

    2,047       1,949,092  

Term Loan, 4.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing December 2, 2026

    1,020       991,191  
      $ 18,412,704  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies — 3.7%  
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing August 27, 2026

  $ 2,221     $ 2,111,536  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 24, 2027

    1,075       1,026,689  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies (continued)  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (continued)            

Term Loan, 6.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 24, 2027

  $ 500     $ 502,500  
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2024

    1,787       1,524,550  
Crown Finance US, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.32%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 28, 2025

    1,716       1,299,631  

Term Loan, 3.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

    1,092       818,033  
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.            

Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 1, 2024

    1,684       1,608,414  
Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

    787       702,056  
Match Group, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.18%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing February 13, 2027

    525       498,750  
Playtika Holding Corp.            

Term Loan, 7.07%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing December 10, 2024

    2,882       2,887,826  
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing March 31, 2024

    1,389       1,241,891  
SRAM, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.75%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 15, 2024(5)

    733       716,316  
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 14, 2025

    363       343,668  
Travel Leaders Group, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 25, 2024

    2,759       1,896,683  
UFC Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2026

    1,470       1,404,918  
      $ 18,583,461  
Lodging and Casinos — 1.6%  
Boyd Gaming Corporation            

Term Loan, 2.36%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 15, 2023

  $ 789     $ 747,659  
CityCenter Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing April 18, 2024

    1,494       1,361,610  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
Golden Nugget, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.25%, (USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing October 4, 2023(5)

  $ 2,095     $ 1,735,420  
GVC Holdings PLC            

Term Loan, 3.31%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 29, 2024

    806       778,212  
Hanjin International Corp.            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 18, 2020

    375       345,000  
Playa Resorts Holding B.V.            

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 29, 2024

    1,089       932,144  
Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)            

Term Loan, 3.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 10, 2025

    2,035       2,027,710  
      $ 7,927,755  
Nonferrous Metals/Minerals — 0.1%  
Murray Energy Corporation            

DIP Loan, 13.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 11.00%, Floor 2.00%), Maturing July 31, 2020

  $ 340     $ 195,402  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing October 17, 2022(7)

    1,221       29,758  
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2021(7)

    215       15,061  
Oxbow Carbon, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 4, 2023

    416       405,234  
      $ 645,455  
Oil and Gas — 2.9%  
Ameriforge Group, Inc.            

Term Loan, 14.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.00%, Floor 1.00%), 9.00% cash, 5.00% PIK, Maturing June 8, 2022

  $ 520     $ 454,584  
Apergy Corporation            

Term Loan, 2.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 9, 2025

    176       168,139  

Term Loan, 6.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 28, 2027

    175       170,406  
Blackstone CQP Holdco L.P.            

Term Loan, 3.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 30, 2024

    1,886       1,814,317  
Buckeye Partners L.P.            

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 1, 2026

    998       961,839  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Oil and Gas (continued)  
Centurion Pipeline Company, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 29, 2025

  $ 222     $ 211,744  
CITGO Holding, Inc.            

Term Loan, 8.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 1, 2023

    199       189,567  
CITGO Petroleum Corporation            

Term Loan, 6.00%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 28, 2024

    2,818       2,712,072  
Delek US Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

    3,985       3,723,794  

Term Loan, 6.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 31, 2025

    424       408,747  
Fieldwood Energy, LLC            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 11, 2022(7)

    761       154,686  
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 30, 2024

    18       16,544  

Term Loan, 4.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing June 30, 2025

    234       208,990  
Prairie ECI Acquiror, L.P.            

Term Loan, 4.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing March 11, 2026

    925       841,486  

Term Loan, 5.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing March 11, 2026

    350       318,500  
PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.            

Term Loan, 4.98%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 11, 2024

    1,292       1,169,147  
RDV Resources Properties, LLC            

Term Loan, 7.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 29, 2024(3)

    166       101,499  
Sunrise Oil & Gas Properties, LLC            

Term Loan, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 17, 2023

    50       47,631  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 17, 2023

    51       43,122  

Term Loan - Third Lien, 8.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing January 17, 2023

    59       41,564  
UGI Energy Services, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 13, 2026

    767       745,192  
      $ 14,503,570  
Publishing — 0.7%  
Ascend Learning, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 12, 2024

  $ 846     $ 813,497  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Publishing (continued)  
Getty Images, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 19, 2026

  $ 1,318     $ 1,181,186  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.            

Term Loan, 5.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

    268       195,743  
LSC Communications, Inc.            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing September 30, 2022(7)

    488       47,592  
Nielsen Finance, LLC            

Term Loan, 5.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 2.00%), Maturing June 4, 2025

    600       596,250  
ProQuest, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 23, 2026

    672       653,575  
      $ 3,487,843  
Radio and Television — 3.1%  
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 31, 2026

  $ 397     $ 374,173  
Diamond Sports Group, LLC            

Term Loan, 3.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 24, 2026

    1,634       1,337,947  
Entercom Media Corp.            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 18, 2024

    1,407       1,321,012  
Hubbard Radio, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

    485       436,106  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2026

    1,020       944,234  
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.42%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

    295       281,415  
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 17, 2024

    1,148       1,093,901  

Term Loan, 2.92%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2026

    3,384       3,227,728  
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 3, 2024

    2,147       2,057,661  

Term Loan, 2.69%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2026

    1,494       1,429,320  
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing December 17, 2026

    1,318       1,262,344  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Radio and Television (continued)  
Townsquare Media, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing April 1, 2022

  $ 991     $ 956,265  
Univision Communications, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 15, 2024

    23       21,372  

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 13, 2026

    1,043       996,976  
      $ 15,740,454  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.5%  
Apro, LLC            

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 14, 2026

  $ 735     $ 721,809  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing November 16, 2026

    211       207,417  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.25%, (USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing August 21, 2022(5)

    1,237       434,228  
Bass Pro Group, LLC            

Term Loan, 6.07%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 25, 2024

    875       845,929  
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 3, 2024

    1,958       1,902,220  
Coinamatic Canada, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 14, 2022

    153       147,010  
David’s Bridal, Inc.            

Term Loan, 11.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 10.00%, Floor 1.00%), 6.00% cash, 5.00% PIK, Maturing June 23, 2023

    220       189,266  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing June 30, 2023

    255       188,521  
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 7.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing May 1, 2023

    667       552,623  
PetSmart, Inc.            

Term Loan, 5.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 11, 2022

    2,000       1,979,584  
PFS Holding Corporation            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 31, 2021(7)

    1,084       417,292  
Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 30, 2021(7)

    331       56,227  
            $ 7,642,126  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Steel — 0.8%  
GrafTech Finance, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 12, 2025

  $ 1,113     $ 1,079,302  
Neenah Foundry Company            

Term Loan, 6.76%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing December 13, 2022

    491       429,708  
Phoenix Services International, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 1, 2025

    654       589,326  
Zekelman Industries, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 24, 2027

    2,244       2,160,211  
            $ 4,258,547  
Surface Transport — 0.6%  
Agro Merchants NAI Holdings, LLC            

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing December 6, 2024

  $ 105     $ 100,361  
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.            

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

    396       371,579  

Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing July 31, 2022

    2,152       2,013,911  
XPO Logistics, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

    450       440,625  
            $ 2,926,476  
Telecommunications — 4.2%  
CenturyLink, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 15, 2027

  $ 3,154     $ 2,983,123  
Ciena Corporation            

Term Loan, 1.94%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing September 26, 2025

    889       875,070  
Digicel International Finance Limited            

Term Loan, 3.80%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 28, 2024

    1,409       1,183,720  
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.            

Term Loan, 8.72%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing January 6, 2023

    788       547,921  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.            

DIP Loan, 5.05%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing July 14, 2021(2)

    533       542,381  

Term Loan, 8.00%, (USD Prime + 4.75%), Maturing November 27, 2023

    500       500,469  
Borrower/Tranche Description  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (continued)            

Term Loan, 8.75%, (USD Prime + 5.50%), Maturing January 2, 2024

  $ 1,300     $ 1,307,428  
IPC Corp.            

Term Loan, 5.50%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing August 6, 2021

    596       467,640  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 1, 2027

    3,323       3,148,239  
Onvoy, LLC            

Term Loan, 5.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing February 10, 2024

    1,298       1,233,440  
Plantronics, Inc.            

Term Loan, 2.70%, (USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 2, 2025(5)

    989       906,544  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 6.87%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 9, 2023

    733       526,017  
T-Mobile USA, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 1, 2027

    2,150       2,150,000  
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.18%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 9, 2027

    1,820       1,731,407  
Ziggo Financing Partnership            

Term Loan, 2.68%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 30, 2028

    3,525       3,339,938  
            $ 21,443,337  
Utilities — 0.6%  
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.            

Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Floor 0.75%), Maturing August 1, 2025

  $ 1,022     $ 989,758  
Calpine Corporation            

Term Loan, 2.43%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 5, 2026

    718       694,039  
Longview Power, LLC            

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 13, 2021(7)

    1,122       169,721  
Vistra Operations Company, LLC            

Term Loan, 1.93%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing December 31, 2025

    1,008       976,329  
            $ 2,829,847  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $486,801,026)

 

  $ 451,893,788  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 5.3%

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Automotive — 0.1%  
Clarios Global, L.P.            

6.75%, 5/15/25(8)

  $ 200     $ 208,625  

6.25%, 5/15/26(8)

    325       336,593  
            $ 545,218  
Building and Development — 0.1%  
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.            

4.00%, 1/15/28(8)

  $ 250     $ 243,365  
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower, LLC            

6.75%, 5/15/28(8)

    300       314,063  
            $ 557,428  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.6%  
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC            

6.625%, 7/15/26(8)

  $ 400     $ 421,298  
Garda World Security Corp.            

4.625%, 2/15/27(8)

    700       691,688  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/Prime
Finance, Inc.
           

5.25%, 4/15/24(8)

    575       589,435  

5.75%, 4/15/26(8)

    1,150       1,194,378  
            $ 2,896,799  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.7%  
Altice France S.A.            

7.375%, 5/1/26(8)

  $ 1,000     $ 1,044,990  

5.50%, 1/15/28(8)

    400       404,676  
Ziggo B.V.            

5.50%, 1/15/27(8)

    2,248       2,288,767  
            $ 3,738,433  
Containers and Glass Products — 0.5%  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group
Issuer, LLC
           

4.719%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 7/15/21(8)(9)

  $ 650     $ 646,955  

5.125%, 7/15/23(8)

    2,000       2,026,390  
            $ 2,673,345  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%  
AG Issuer, LLC  

6.25%, 3/1/28(8)

  $ 350     $ 326,375  
            $ 326,375  
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Drugs — 0.3%  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.            

7.00%, 3/15/24(8)

  $ 925     $ 961,602  

5.50%, 11/1/25(8)

    575       588,260  
            $ 1,549,862  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%  
GFL Environmental, Inc.  

4.25%, 6/1/25(8)

  $ 475     $ 480,047  
      $ 480,047  
Electronics/Electrical — 0.4%  
CommScope, Inc.  

6.00%, 3/1/26(8)

  $ 2,000     $ 2,055,260  
      $ 2,055,260  
Entertainment — 0.0%(6)  
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.  

7.00%, 7/1/25(8)

  $ 200     $ 207,625  
      $ 207,625  
Food Products — 0.2%  
Del Monte Foods, Inc.  

11.875%, 5/15/25(8)

  $ 750     $ 758,906  
      $ 758,906  
Food/Drug Retailers — 0.1%  
Fresh Market, Inc. (The)  

9.75%, 5/1/23(8)

  $ 800     $ 698,000  
      $ 698,000  
Health Care — 0.7%  
Avantor, Inc.  

6.00%, 10/1/24(8)

  $ 3,500     $ 3,661,000  
      $ 3,661,000  
Industrial Equipment — 0.0%(6)  
Clark Equipment Co.  

5.875%, 6/1/25(8)

  $ 100     $ 102,688  
      $ 102,688  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies — 0.1%  
Sabre GLBL, Inc.  

9.25%, 4/15/25(8)

  $ 225     $ 238,078  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies (continued)  
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.        

8.75%, 5/1/25(8)

  $ 200     $ 202,875  
      $ 440,953  
Machinery — 0.1%  
Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc.  

5.25%, 7/15/27(8)(10)

  $ 350     $ 350,000  
      $ 350,000  
Oil and Gas — 0.2%  
CITGO Petroleum Corp.  

7.00%, 6/15/25(8)

  $ 1,025     $ 1,028,844  
      $ 1,028,844  
Radio and Television — 0.5%  
Diamond Sports Group, LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.  

5.375%, 8/15/26(8)

  $ 500     $ 364,960  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.  

6.375%, 5/1/26

    47       46,567  

8.375%, 5/1/27

    85       78,096  

5.25%, 8/15/27(8)

    150       143,879  

4.75%, 1/15/28(8)

    200       184,838  
Univision Communications, Inc.  

5.125%, 2/15/25(8)

    1,500       1,417,507  
      $ 2,235,847  
Software and Services — 0.1%  
Boxer Parent Co., Inc.  

7.125%, 10/2/25(8)

  $ 375     $ 394,566  
      $ 394,566  
Telecommunications — 0.2%  
CenturyLink, Inc.  

4.00%, 2/15/27(8)

  $ 1,225     $ 1,188,513  
      $ 1,188,513  
Utilities — 0.2%  
Calpine Corp.  

5.25%, 6/1/26(8)

  $ 700     $ 708,830  

4.50%, 2/15/28(8)

    250       245,420  
      $ 954,250  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $26,759,667)

          $ 26,843,959  
Common Stocks — 0.6%    
Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1%  

IAP Global Services, LLC(3)(11)(12)

    24     $ 356,634  
      $ 356,634  
Automotive — 0.0%(6)  

Dayco Products, LLC(11)(12)

    15,250     $ 114,375  
      $ 114,375  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(6)  

Crossmark Holdings, Inc.(11)(12)

    3,059     $ 175,893  
      $ 175,893  
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.1%  

Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(11)(12)

    30,229     $ 204,046  
      $ 204,046  
Electronics/Electrical — 0.0%(6)  

Answers Corp.(3)(11)(12)

    20,672     $ 38,243  
      $ 38,243  
Oil and Gas — 0.3%  

AFG Holdings, Inc.(3)(11)(12)

    17,136     $ 410,236  

Fieldwood Energy, Inc.(11)(12)

    5,122       512  

McDermott International, Inc.(11)(12)

    103,251       361,378  

RDV Resources, Inc., Class A(3)(11)(12)

    10,680       0  

Samson Resources II, LLC, Class A(12)

    33,971       619,971  

Sunrise Oil & Gas, Inc., Class A(11)(12)

    7,468       52,276  
      $ 1,444,373  
Publishing — 0.0%(6)  

ION Media Networks, Inc.(3)(12)

    399     $ 165,597  
      $ 165,597  
Radio and Television — 0.1%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(11)(12)

    19,512     $ 20,292  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(11)(12)

    24,069       95,073  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A(11)(12)

    8,298       69,288  
      $ 184,653  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%(6)  

David’s Bridal, LLC(3)(11)(12)

    17,912     $ 161,208  
      $ 161,208  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $3,650,433)

          $ 2,845,022  
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%    
Security   Shares     Value  
Financial Services — 0.0%(6)  

DBI Investors, Inc., Series A-1(3)(11)(12)

    839     $ 75,644  
      $ 75,644  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%  

David’s Bridal, LLC, Series A, 8.00% (PIK) (3)(11)(12)

    494     $ 39,520  

David’s Bridal, LLC, Series B, 10.00% (PIK) (3)(11)(12)

    2,012       162,892  
      $ 202,412  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $162,891)

          $ 278,056  
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.6%    
Security   Shares     Value  

SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF

    76,000     $ 3,296,880  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $3,501,320)

 

  $ 3,296,880  
Warrants — 0.0%    
Security   Shares     Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.0%              

David’s Bridal, LLC, Exp. 11/26/22 (3)(11)(12)

    3,427     $ 0  

Total Warrants
(identified cost $0)

 

  $ 0  
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(6)    
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(6)  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class A(11)(12)

    1,168     $ 350  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class B(11)(12)

    584       7,154  

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $12,702)

 

  $ 7,504  
Short-Term Investments — 1.8%    
Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.35%(13)

    8,996,841     $ 8,996,841  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $8,996,841)

 

  $ 8,996,841  

Total Investments — 97.7%
(identified cost $529,884,880)

 

  $ 494,162,050  

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.1)%

 

  $ (544,319

Net Investments — 97.6%
(identified cost $529,340,561)

 

  $ 493,617,731  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.4%

 

  $ 12,257,254  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 505,874,985  

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

 

  (1) 

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate.

 

  (2) 

Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. At June 30, 2020, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $544,352. See Note 1F for description.

 

  (3) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 10).

 

  (4) 

This Senior Loan will settle after June 30, 2020, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

  (5) 

The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate at June 30, 2020 of contracts within the senior loan facility. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.

 

  (6) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (7) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.

 

  (8) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At June 30, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $26,719,296 or 5.3% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

  (9) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2020.

 

(10) 

When-issued security.

 

(11) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(12) 

Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.

 

(13) 

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, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

DIP     Debtor In Possession
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

USD     United States Dollar
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    June 30, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $520,343,720)

   $ 484,620,890  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $8,996,841)

     8,996,841  

Cash

     4,337,792  

Interest receivable

     1,533,012  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     9,153  

Receivable for investments sold

     22,826,183  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     136,869  

Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     67,789  

Prepaid expenses

     15,294  

Total assets

   $ 522,543,823  
Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 15,219,732  

Payable for when-issued securities

     350,000  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     252,434  

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

     259,768  

Distribution fees

     112,001  

Trustees’ fees

     8,040  

Payable for shareholder servicing fees

     160,750  

Accrued expenses

     306,113  

Total liabilities

   $ 16,668,838  

Net Assets

   $ 505,874,985  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 558,174,824  

Accumulated loss

     (52,299,839

Total

   $ 505,874,985  
Initial Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 501,242,090  

Shares Outstanding

     58,146,014  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 8.62  
ADV Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 4,631,938  

Shares Outstanding

     536,810  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 8.63  
Institutional Class Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 957  

Shares Outstanding

     111  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 8.62  

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

 

Interest and other income

   $ 13,509,234  

Dividends

     63,025  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     186,094  

Total investment income

   $ 13,758,353  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 1,653,466  

Distribution fees

  

Initial Class

     712,021  

Shareholder servicing fees

  

Initial Class

     706,589  

ADV Class

     6,816  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     15,482  

Custodian fee

     127,758  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     5,936  

Legal and accounting services

     75,657  

Printing and postage

     7,996  

Interest expense and fees

     177,431  

Miscellaneous

     15,645  

Total expenses

   $ 3,504,797  

Net investment income

   $ 10,253,556  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ (12,445,115

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     4,078  

Net realized loss

   $ (12,441,037

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (24,756,799

Investments — affiliated investment

     (721

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (24,757,520

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (37,198,557

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (26,945,001

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 10,253,556      $ 29,218,500  

Net realized loss

     (12,441,037      (6,130,577

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (24,757,520      24,545,545  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (26,945,001    $ 47,633,468  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Initial Class

   $ (10,149,157    $ (28,983,642

ADV Class

     (105,637      (253,949

Institutional Class

     (20      (49

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (10,254,814    $ (29,237,640

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Initial Class

   $ 88,016,356      $ 124,140,140  

ADV Class

     979,188        2,604,643  

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

     

Initial Class

     10,148,860        28,983,642  

ADV Class

     105,620        253,949  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Initial Class

     (201,367,717      (242,706,048

ADV Class

     (2,422,138      (868,731

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (104,539,831    $ (87,592,405

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (141,739,646    $ (69,196,577
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 647,614,631      $ 716,811,208  

At end of period

   $ 505,874,985      $ 647,614,631  

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Initial Class  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.150     $ 8.920     $ 9.270     $ 9.260     $ 8.800     $ 9.190  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.154     $ 0.393     $ 0.352     $ 0.303     $ 0.314     $ 0.306  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.531     0.230       (0.352     0.012       0.460       (0.390

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.377   $ 0.623     $     $ 0.315     $ 0.774     $ (0.084
Less Distributions

 

From net investment income

  $ (0.153   $ (0.393   $ (0.350   $ (0.305   $ (0.314   $ (0.306

Total distributions

  $ (0.153   $ (0.393   $ (0.350   $ (0.305   $ (0.314   $ (0.306

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 8.620     $ 9.150     $ 8.920     $ 9.270     $ 9.260     $ 8.800  

Total Return(2)(3)

    (4.11 )%(4)       7.08     (0.07 )%      3.44     8.95     (0.99 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

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

  $ 501,242     $ 641,189     $ 712,486     $ 642,315     $ 626,950     $ 534,104  

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

 

Expenses(3)

    1.22 %(5)      1.19     1.17     1.17     1.18     1.16 %(6) 

Net investment income

    3.57 %(5)      4.31     3.79     3.26     3.48     3.34

Portfolio Turnover

    19 %(4)      29     30     41     44     19

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

Excludes fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    ADV Class  
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.160     $ 8.920     $ 9.280     $ 9.270     $ 8.810     $ 9.190  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.167     $ 0.414     $ 0.374     $ 0.328     $ 0.337     $ 0.328  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.533     0.242       (0.360     0.010       0.460       (0.379

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.366   $ 0.656     $ 0.014     $ 0.338     $ 0.797     $ (0.051
Less Distributions

 

From net investment income

  $ (0.164   $ (0.416   $ (0.374   $ (0.328   $ (0.337   $ (0.329

Total distributions

  $ (0.164   $ (0.416   $ (0.374   $ (0.328   $ (0.337   $ (0.329

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 8.630     $ 9.160     $ 8.920     $ 9.280     $ 9.270     $ 8.810  

Total Return(2)(3)

    (3.98 )%(4)       7.47     0.07     3.70     9.21     (0.63 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

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

  $ 4,632     $ 6,424     $ 4,324     $ 4,031     $ 2,532     $ 2,410  

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

 

Expenses(3)

    0.97 %(5)      0.94     0.92     0.92     0.94     0.91 %(6) 

Net investment income

    3.85 %(5)      4.53     4.03     3.53     3.73     3.62

Portfolio Turnover

    19 %(4)      29     30     41     44     19

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

Excludes fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,     Period Ended
December 31, 2016
(1)
 
    2019      2018      2017  
           

Net asset value — Beginning of period

   $ 9.150     $ 8.920      $ 9.270      $ 9.270     $ 9.010  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                           

Net investment income(2)

   $ 0.178     $ 0.441      $ 0.396      $ 0.342     $ 0.240  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.528     0.230        (0.341      0.002       0.266  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ (0.350   $ 0.671      $ 0.055      $ 0.344     $ 0.506  
Less Distributions                                           

From net investment income

   $ (0.180   $ (0.441    $ (0.405    $ (0.344   $ (0.246

Total distributions

   $ (0.180   $ (0.441    $ (0.405    $ (0.344   $ (0.246

Net asset value — End of period

   $ 8.620     $ 9.150      $ 8.920      $ 9.270     $ 9.270  

Total Return(3)(4)

     (3.81 )%(5)       7.65      0.52      3.77     5.68 %(5) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                           

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

   $ 1     $ 1      $ 1      $ 1     $ 1  

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

            

Expenses(4)

     0.69 %(6)      0.67      0.68      0.68     0.69 %(6) 

Net investment income

     4.13 %(6)      4.83      4.27      3.69     3.95 %(6) 

Portfolio Turnover

     19 %(5)      29      30      41     44 %(7)  

 

(1) 

For the period from commencement of operations on May 2, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

For the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund offers Initial Class, ADV Class and Institutional Class shares, which are offered at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies and qualified pension or retirement plans.

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

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

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Fund. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices 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.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

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

 

  28  


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

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

As of June 30, 2020, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At June 30, 2020, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

I  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2020 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, if an election is made on behalf of a separate account or qualified pension or retirement plan, to receive some or all of the 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.

 

  29  


Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At December 31, 2019, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $7,828,928 which would 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 would 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 deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2019, $1,059,844 are short-term and $6,769,084 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 529,635,339  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,983,534  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (38,001,142

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (36,017,608

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.575% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion, 0.525% of average daily net assets from $1 billion but less than $2 billion, and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $2 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the investment adviser fee amounted to $1,653,466 or 0.575% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund’s principal underwriter and an affiliate of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).

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

4  Distribution Plan

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Initial Class shares (Initial Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Initial Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Initial Class shares for the sale and distribution of Initial Class shares. Distribution fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $712,021. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell variable insurance products.

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

5  Shareholder Servicing Plan

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (Servicing Plan) for Initial Class and ADV Class. The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker/dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets attributable to each class that are subject to shareholder servicing agreements. No shareholder servicing fees are levied on shares owned by EVM, its affiliates, or their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, shareholder servicing fees were equivalent to 0.25% per annum of each class’ average daily net assets and amounted to $706,589 and $6,816 for Initial Class and ADV Class, respectively.

6  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $104,534,864 and $196,615,848, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Initial Class    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     10,315,515        13,587,661  

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

     1,173,271        3,176,208  

Redemptions

     (23,425,069      (26,586,657

Net decrease

     (11,936,283      (9,822,788

 

ADV Class    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 

Sales

     112,655        284,516  

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

     12,191        27,812  

Redemptions

     (289,602      (95,264

Net increase (decrease)

     (164,756      217,064  

There were no transactions in Institutional Class shares for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019.

At June 30, 2020, separate accounts of 4 insurance companies each owned more than 10% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund aggregating 70.0%.

8  Credit Facility

The Fund participates with other portfolios managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million ($875 million prior to March 9, 2020) unsecured credit facility agreement (Agreement) with a group of banks, which is in effect through March 8, 2021. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is payable on amounts borrowed overnight at the Federal Funds rate plus a margin and for all other amounts borrowed for longer periods at a base rate or LIBOR, plus a margin. Base rate is the highest of (a) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds rate plus a margin and (c) the one month LIBOR rate plus a margin. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of each lender’s commitment amount is allocated between the Fund and the other participating portfolios at the end of each quarter. Also included in interest expense and fees on the Statement of Operations is approximately $45,000 of amortization of upfront fees paid by the Fund in connection with the annual renewal of the Agreement. The unamortized balance of upfront fees at June 30, 2020 is $67,789 and is included in prepaid upfront fees on notes payable in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Because the credit facility is not available exclusively to the Fund and the maximum amount is capped, it may be unable to borrow some or all of a requested amount at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

9  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At June 30, 2020, the value of the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $8,996,841, which represents 1.8% of the Fund’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

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

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 36,378,249     $ 155,144,848     $ (182,529,613   $ 4,078     $ (721   $ 8,996,841     $ 186,094       8,996,841  

 

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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

10  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

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

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)

   $      $ 451,114,817      $ 234,652      $ 451,349,469  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            26,843,959               26,843,959  

Common Stocks

     388,699        1,324,405        1,131,918        2,845,022  

Preferred Stocks

                   278,056        278,056  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     3,296,880                      3,296,880  

Warrants

                   0        0  

Miscellaneous

            7,504               7,504  

Short-Term Investments

            8,996,841               8,996,841  

Total Investments

   $ 3,685,579      $ 488,287,526      $ 1,644,626      $ 493,617,731  

 

*

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

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, 2020 is not presented.

11  Risks and Uncertainties

Credit Risk

The Fund invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread rapidly internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and individual companies and can affect the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The near-term impact of this coronavirus has resulted in substantial market volatility, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s investments.

 

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Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

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 the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including 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 held on April 22, 2020 (the “April 2020 Meeting”), the Boards of Trustees/Directors comprised of the same individuals (collectively, the “Board”) that oversees a majority of the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between February and April 2020. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods;

 

   

In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board;

 

   

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund(s), if any;

 

   

Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

   

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

 

   

Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser (in the context of a sub-adviser, only those with trading responsibilities) with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

   

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser (in the context of a sub-adviser, only those with trading responsibilities) to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

   

Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund;

Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser

 

   

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;

 

   

Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable;

 

1 

Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report.

 

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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

   

The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, 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 the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any;

 

   

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;

 

   

For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices, trading volume data, distribution rates and other relevant matters; and

 

   

The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

During the various meetings of the Board and its committees throughout the twelve months ended April 2020, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees 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, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement 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 agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.

In voting its approval of the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements at the April 2020 Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, which provided temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results of the Contract Review Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing the special considerations relevant to investing in senior floating rate loans. In this regard, the Board considered the

 

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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who manage other accounts, including other Eaton Vance Funds, that invest in senior floating rate loans. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, 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.

The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen 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 fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as 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.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2019. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was consistent with the median performance of the Fund’s peer group and custom peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable 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 one-year period ended September 30, 2019, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser provides to the Fund as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser as between the Fund and other types of accounts. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.

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 and “Fall-Out” Benefits

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 and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.

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 deemed not to be excessive.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

 

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Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

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, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, 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, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund’s liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.

At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

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Eaton Vance

VT Floating-Rate Income Fund

June 30, 2020

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Limited, Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This Privacy Notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about our Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

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

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

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

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

 

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


Signatures

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

 

Eaton Vance Variable Trust
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   August 24, 2020

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

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   August 24, 2020
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   August 24, 2020