N-CSRS 1 d890368dncsrs.htm GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO Global Opportunities Portfolio

 

 

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: 811-22350

 

 

Global Opportunities Portfolio

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

April 30, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 25.9%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:                

Series 2182, Class ZC, 7.50%, 9/15/29

    $ 106,945     $ 125,230  

Series 4273, Class SP, 9.29%, (12.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 2.67), 11/15/43(1)

      516,145       889,572  

Series 4407, Class LN, 6.952%, (9.32% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 2.33), 12/15/43(1)

      134,950       138,147  

Series 4637, Class CU, 3.00%, 8/15/44

      10,783,807       11,111,017  

Series 4677, Class SB, 11.935%, (16.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 4.00), 4/15/47(1)

      1,549,558       1,598,772  

Series 4774, Class QD, 4.50%, 1/15/43

      10,718,930       11,072,856  

Series 4914, Class DZ, 4.00%, 9/25/49

      1,668,791       1,670,142  
Interest Only:(2)                

Series 2631, Class DS, 6.286%, (7.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/15/33(1)

      1,843,896       291,525  

Series 2953, Class LS, 5.886%, (6.70% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 12/15/34(1)

      1,180,777       78,636  

Series 2956, Class SL, 6.186%, (7.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/15/32(1)

      1,028,588       242,957  

Series 3114, Class TS, 5.836%, (6.65% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/30(1)

      3,259,255       528,657  

Series 3153, Class JI, 5.806%, (6.62% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/15/36(1)

      2,432,899       521,539  

Series 3745, Class SA, 5.936%, (6.75% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/15/25(1)

      291,285       4,325  

Series 3969, Class SB, 5.836%, (6.65% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 2/15/30(1)

      33,934       116  

Series 3973, Class SG, 5.836%, (6.65% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 4/15/30(1)

      951,715       26,316  

Series 4007, Class JI, 4.00%, 2/15/42

      2,095,589       217,003  

Series 4050, Class IB, 3.50%, 5/15/41

      10,017,549       528,694  

Series 4067, Class JI, 3.50%, 6/15/27

      6,704,952       512,800  

Series 4070, Class S, 5.286%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/15/32(1)

      13,488,715       2,049,680  

Series 4095, Class HS, 5.286%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/15/32(1)

      3,496,159       439,216  

Series 4109, Class ES, 5.336%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 12/15/41(1)

      87,383       22,891  

Series 4109, Class KS, 5.286%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/15/32(1)

      141,044       714  

Series 4109, Class SA, 5.386%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/32(1)

      5,162,795       780,904  

Series 4149, Class S, 5.436%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 1/15/33(1)

      3,750,242       592,478  

Series 4163, Class GS, 5.386%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/15/32(1)

      2,981,204       663,890  

Series 4169, Class AS, 5.436%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 2/15/33(1)

      4,372,726       886,803  

Series 4180, Class GI, 3.50%, 8/15/26

      2,644,063       127,954  

Series 4188, Class AI, 3.50%, 4/15/28

      5,443,915       373,567  
Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: (continued)                
Interest Only:(2) (continued)                

Series 4189, Class SQ, 5.336%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 12/15/42(1)

    $ 5,026,024     $ 412,452  

Series 4203, Class QS, 5.436%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/15/43(1)

      3,171,369       565,346  

Series 4212, Class SA, 5.386%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/15/38(1)

      4,529,115       75,403  

Series 4323, Class CI, 4.00%, 3/15/40

      4,585,824       100,391  

Series 4332, Class IK, 4.00%, 4/15/44

      2,195,542       244,423  

Series 4332, Class KI, 4.00%, 9/15/43

      1,893,503       95,280  

Series 4343, Class PI, 4.00%, 5/15/44

      4,645,647       551,490  

Series 4370, Class IO, 3.50%, 9/15/41

      2,896,493       133,334  

Series 4381, Class SK, 5.336%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/15/44(1)

      4,856,050       580,939  

Series 4388, Class MS, 5.286%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/44(1)

      5,743,215       966,513  

Series 4408, Class IP, 3.50%, 4/15/44

      7,361,717       600,614  

Series 4452, Class SP, 5.386%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 10/15/43(1)

      8,652,303       576,666  

Series 4497, Class CS, 5.386%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/44(1)

      15,503,049       1,554,168  

Series 4507, Class MI, 3.50%, 8/15/44

      8,423,804       349,830  

Series 4507, Class SJ, 5.366%, (6.18% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/45(1)

      9,253,056       1,814,486  

Series 4520, Class PI, 4.00%, 8/15/45

      27,653,019       2,109,505  

Series 4526, Class PI, 3.50%, 1/15/42

      5,045,967       187,380  

Series 4528, Class BS, 5.336%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/15/45(1)

      8,095,591       995,044  

Series 4629, Class QI, 3.50%, 11/15/46

      9,628,378       633,698  

Series 4637, Class IP, 3.50%, 4/15/44

      4,098,481       168,391  

Series 4644, Class TI, 3.50%, 1/15/45

      8,269,439       423,659  

Series 4653, Class PI, 3.50%, 7/15/44

      3,734,756       87,426  

Series 4667, Class PI, 3.50%, 5/15/42

      17,483,028       543,761  

Series 4672, Class LI, 3.50%, 1/15/43

      8,344,766       278,741  

Series 4744, Class IO, 4.00%, 11/15/47

      7,232,792       671,936  

Series 4749, Class IL, 4.00%, 12/15/47

      5,617,952       534,381  

Series 4767, Class IM, 4.00%, 5/15/45

      9,950,487       368,392  

Series 4768, Class IO, 4.00%, 3/15/48

      7,068,502       679,029  
Principal Only:(3)                

Series 4417, Class KO, 0.00%, 12/15/43

      1,551,665       1,388,902  

Series 4478, Class PO, 0.00%, 5/15/45

        2,667,409       2,521,803  
      $ 55,709,784  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured
Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes:
               

Series 2016-DNA4, Class M3, 4.287%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.80%), 3/25/29(4)

    $ 1,207,032     $ 1,188,973  

Series 2018-DNA3, Class M2, 2.587%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 9/25/48(4)(5)

      1,000,000       880,893  
 

 

  1   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured
Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes: (continued)
               

Series 2019-DNA2, Class M2, 2.937%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.45%), 3/25/49(4)(5)

    $ 14,166,848     $ 12,498,609  

Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2, 2.537%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%), 7/25/49(4)(5)

      637,390       551,503  

Series 2019-DNA4, Class M2, 2.437%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.95%), 10/25/49(4)(5)

      1,496,283       1,254,217  

Series 2020-DNA1, Class M2, 2.187%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.70%), 1/25/50(4)(5)

      9,650,126       7,442,340  

Series 2020-DNA2, Class M1, 1.237%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 2/25/50(4)(5)

      14,017,444       13,459,812  

Series 2020-DNA2, Class M2, 2.337%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.85%), 2/25/50(4)(5)

        2,730,000       2,071,524  
      $ 39,347,871  
Federal National Mortgage Association:                

Series G94-7, Class PJ, 7.50%, 5/17/24

    $ 172,535     $ 188,593  

Series 1994-42, Class K, 6.50%, 4/25/24

      108,205       116,735  

Series 2009-62, Class WA, 5.571%, 8/25/39(6)

      1,518,746       1,689,497  

Series 2013-6, Class TA, 1.50%, 1/25/43

      1,903,590       1,903,730  

Series 2017-66, Class ZJ, 3.00%, 9/25/57

      3,362,127       3,365,774  

Series 2017-76, Class Z, 3.00%, 10/25/57

      2,240,363       2,226,605  

Series 2019-50, Class NZ, 3.50%, 9/25/49

      3,412,983       3,421,528  

Series 2019-54, Class Z, 3.50%, 9/25/49

      4,408,548       4,414,136  

Series 2019-64, Class ZN, 3.50%, 11/25/49

      7,726,273       7,765,222  

Series 2019-72, Class AZ, 3.50%, 12/25/49

      459,583       459,033  
Interest Only:(2)                

Series 2004-46, Class SI, 5.513%, (6.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/34(1)

      2,831,388       495,600  

Series 2005-17, Class SA, 6.213%, (6.70% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/25/35(1)

      1,951,124       500,379  

Series 2005-71, Class SA, 6.263%, (6.75% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 8/25/25(1)

      1,112,563       93,603  

Series 2005-105, Class S, 6.213%, (6.70% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 12/25/35(1)

      1,663,138       401,129  

Series 2006-44, Class IS, 6.113%, (6.60% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/25/36(1)

      1,425,360       341,681  

Series 2006-65, Class PS, 6.733%, (7.22% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/25/36(1)

      1,430,940       376,102  

Series 2006-96, Class SN, 6.712%, (7.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 10/25/36(1)

      1,810,920       394,200  

Series 2006-104, Class SD, 6.153%, (6.64% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/25/36(1)

      1,428,735       330,567  

Series 2006-104, Class SE, 6.143%, (6.63% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/25/36(1)

      952,490       220,008  

Series 2007-50, Class LS, 5.963%, (6.45% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/25/37(1)

      2,267,318       494,573  

Series 2008-26, Class SA, 5.713%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 4/25/38(1)

      2,640,551       597,722  
Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association: (continued)        
Interest Only:(2) (continued)                

Series 2008-61, Class S, 5.613%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/25/38(1)

    $ 4,522,406     $ 890,937  

Series 2010-124, Class SJ, 5.563%, (6.05% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/25/38(1)

      1,147,235       39,535  

Series 2010-135, Class SD, 5.513%, (6.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/25/39(1)

      2,883,483       122,162  

Series 2011-101, Class IC, 3.50%, 10/25/26

      3,217,359       212,225  

Series 2011-101, Class IE, 3.50%, 10/25/26

      2,372,170       156,785  

Series 2011-104, Class IM, 3.50%, 10/25/26

      4,092,598       275,124  

Series 2012-24, Class S, 5.013%, (5.50% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/30(1)

      1,383,049       41,586  

Series 2012-52, Class DI, 3.50%, 5/25/27

      6,575,966       510,476  

Series 2012-56, Class SU, 6.263%, (6.75% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 8/25/26(1)

      271,207       4,925  

Series 2012-63, Class EI, 3.50%, 8/25/40

      6,833,917       125,497  

Series 2012-73, Class MS, 5.563%, (6.05% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/39(1)

      3,882,689       100,522  

Series 2012-76, Class GS, 5.563%, (6.05% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/25/39(1)

      2,784,964       88,719  

Series 2012-86, Class CS, 5.613%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 4/25/39(1)

      1,726,099       47,598  

Series 2012-94, Class KS, 6.163%, (6.65% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/38(1)

      9,905,894       652,511  

Series 2012-94, Class SL, 6.213%, (6.70% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/38(1)

      7,429,420       493,079  

Series 2012-97, Class PS, 5.663%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/25/41(1)

      8,709,893       761,088  

Series 2012-103, Class GS, 5.613%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 2/25/40(1)

      4,246,364       117,757  

Series 2012-112, Class SB, 5.663%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/25/40(1)

      6,799,000       392,713  

Series 2012-124, Class IO, 2.136%, 11/25/42

      6,718,873       366,220  

Series 2012-139, Class LS, 5.78%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 12/25/42(1)

      6,378,481       1,231,102  

Series 2012-147, Class SA, 5.613%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 1/25/43(1)

      8,224,381       1,559,239  

Series 2012-150, Class PS, 5.663%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 1/25/43(1)

      6,612,519       1,326,733  

Series 2012-150, Class SK, 5.663%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 1/25/43(1)

      10,249,405       1,940,984  

Series 2013-11, Class IO, 4.00%, 1/25/43

      18,557,155       3,121,688  

Series 2013-12, Class SP, 5.163%, (5.65% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/25/41(1)

      3,107,763       205,615  

Series 2013-15, Class DS, 5.713%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/25/33(1)

      7,598,658       1,552,111  

Series 2013-23, Class CS, 5.763%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/25/33(1)

      4,137,904       839,867  

Series 2013-54, Class HS, 5.813%, (6.30% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 10/25/41(1)

      4,491,738       350,196  
 

 

  2   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association: (continued)        
Interest Only:(2) (continued)                

Series 2013-64, Class PS, 5.763%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 4/25/43(1)

    $ 4,353,442     $ 733,336  

Series 2013-66, Class JI, 3.00%, 7/25/43

      8,935,802       980,507  

Series 2013-75, Class SC, 5.763%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/25/42(1)

      9,338,320       1,034,574  

Series 2014-29, Class IG, 3.50%, 6/25/43

      2,563,584       110,550  

Series 2014-32, Class EI, 4.00%, 6/25/44

      2,615,390       316,466  

Series 2014-41, Class SA, 5.563%, (6.05% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/25/44(1)

      5,670,580       1,176,219  

Series 2014-43, Class PS, 5.613%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/25/42(1)

      5,515,897       837,362  

Series 2014-55, Class IN, 3.50%, 7/25/44

      7,652,389       770,720  

Series 2014-64, Class BI, 3.50%, 3/25/44

      2,927,561       168,138  

Series 2014-67, Class IH, 4.00%, 10/25/44

      5,269,426       601,137  

Series 2014-80, Class CI, 3.50%, 12/25/44

      4,566,406       454,537  

Series 2014-89, Class IO, 3.50%, 1/25/45

      7,512,866       582,317  

Series 2015-6, Class IM, 1.00%, (5.33% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 1.33, Cap 1.00%), 6/25/43(1)

      23,129,905       482,305  

Series 2015-14, Class KI, 3.00%, 3/25/45

      9,791,932       848,945  

Series 2015-17, Class SA, 5.713%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/25/43(1)

      7,918,910       653,149  

Series 2015-22, Class GI, 3.50%, 4/25/45

      4,465,456       453,553  

Series 2015-31, Class SG, 5.613%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/45(1)

      11,369,291       1,510,732  

Series 2015-36, Class IL, 3.00%, 6/25/45

      5,617,902       500,834  

Series 2015-52, Class MI, 3.50%, 7/25/45

      12,556,492       1,257,103  

Series 2015-93, Class BS, 5.663%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 8/25/45(1)

      8,327,156       1,167,963  

Series 2017-46, Class NI, 3.00%, 8/25/42

      10,434,552       350,219  

Series 2018-21, Class IO, 3.00%, 4/25/48

        19,415,883       1,466,179  
      $ 63,780,256  
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut
Avenue Securities:
 

Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2C, 3.487%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/25/29(4)

    $ 1,030,422     $ 847,829  

Series 2017-C07, Class 1M2, 2.887%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.40%), 5/25/30(4)

      4,763,294       4,433,557  

Series 2017-C07, Class 1M2C, 2.887%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.40%), 5/25/30(4)

      6,355,664       5,171,133  

Series 2018-C06, Class 1M2, 2.487%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 3/25/31(4)

      3,547,452       3,224,456  

Series 2018-R07, Class 1M2, 2.887%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.40%), 4/25/31(4)(5)

      1,387,578       1,296,920  

Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2, 2.787%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 8/25/31(4)(5)

      731,116       675,477  

Series 2019-R05, Class 1M2, 2.487%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 7/25/39(4)(5)

      18,458,245       17,013,285  

Series 2019-R07, Class 1M2, 2.587%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 10/25/39(4)(5)

      2,495,355       2,182,988  
Security          Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut
Avenue Securities: (continued)
 

Series 2020-R01, Class 1M2, 2.537%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%), 1/25/40(4)(5)

          $ 40,317,010     $ 30,834,038  
      $ 65,679,683  
Government National Mortgage Association:                  

Series 2017-101, Class NS, 5.00%, (20.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 5.00, Cap 5.00%), 7/20/47(1)

    $ 839,433     $ 846,420  

Series 2017-115, Class ZA, 3.00%, 7/20/47

      1,404,863       1,399,756  

Series 2019-110, Class ZD, 3.50%, 9/20/49

      36,325,000       36,379,450  

Series 2019-117, Class Z, 3.50%, 9/20/49

      5,733,799       5,748,138  

Series 2019-123, Class Z, 5.00%, 10/20/49

      19,867,174       19,914,447  

Series 2019-158, Class ZJ, 3.50%, 12/20/49

      19,938,658       19,983,901  
Interest Only:(2)                  

Series 2014-68, Class KI,
1.689%, 10/20/42(6)

      6,984,801       381,523  

Series 2017-104, Class SD, 5.482%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/20/47(1)

      12,847,284       2,300,284  

Series 2017-121, Class DS, 3.782%, (4.50% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 8/20/47(1)

      10,068,744       1,211,591  

Series 2017-137, Class AS, 3.782%, (4.50% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/20/47(1)

            14,729,869       1,657,977  
                    $ 89,823,487  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $370,951,570)

 

  $ 314,341,081  
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 0.5%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:                  

2.845%, (COF + 1.25%), with maturity at 2035(7)

    $ 366,698     $ 369,664  

4.403%, (COF + 1.25%), with maturity at 2030(7)

      125,020       130,131  

7.00%, with various maturities to 2036

      1,331,512       1,509,571  

8.00%, with maturity at 2026

            84,841       90,874  
      $ 2,100,240  
Federal National Mortgage Association:                  

3.454%, (COF + 1.25%), with maturity at 2035(7)

    $ 239,889     $ 243,524  

4.029%, (COF + 1.77%), with maturity at 2035(7)

      853,578       878,507  

6.00%, with maturity at 2032

      307,338       354,086  

6.50%, with maturity at 2036

      680,493       771,847  

7.00%, with various maturities to 2037

      572,348       649,379  

8.50%, with maturity at 2032

      167,649       196,215  
 

 

  3   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association: (continued)        

9.50%, with maturity at 2028

          $ 79,445     $ 88,131  
                    $ 3,181,689  

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(identified cost $5,056,265)

 

  $ 5,281,929  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.4%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
    Value  
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              

Series 2014-C22, Class D,
4.706%, 9/15/47(5)(6)

    $ 3,430,000     $ 1,191,006  

Series 2014-C25, Class D,
4.094%, 11/15/47(5)(6)

      8,045,000       5,972,593  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust        

Series 2013-C11, Class D,
4.498%, 8/15/46(5)(6)

      5,000,000       2,710,108  

Series 2016-C32, Class D,
3.396%, 12/15/49(5)(6)

      1,699,000       1,062,405  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust                  

Series 2014-C24, Class D, 3.692%, 11/15/47(5)

            8,000,000       5,851,522  

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $24,340,960)

 

  $ 16,787,634  
Asset-Backed Securities — 12.3%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
    Value  
Alinea CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2018-1A, Class E, 7.135%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 7/20/31(4)(5)

    $ 2,000,000     $ 1,313,598  
Allegany Park CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2019-1A, Class D, 5.534%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.70%), 1/20/33(4)(5)

      3,700,000       3,120,413  
AMMC CLO 15, Ltd.                  

Series 2014-15A, Class ERR, 8.129%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.91%), 1/15/32(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,725,102  
AMMC CLO XII, Ltd.                  

Series 2013-12A, Class ER, 7.914%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.18%), 11/10/30(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,127,914  
Ares XL CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2016-40A, Class DR, 7.569%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.35%), 1/15/29(4)(5)

      1,000,000       727,858  
Ares XXXIIR CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2014-32RA, Class D, 7.542%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%), 5/15/30(4)(5)

      4,000,000       2,643,436  
Ares XXXVR CLO, Ltd.                  

Series 2015-35RA, Class E, 6.919%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.70%), 7/15/30(4)(5)

      3,000,000       2,144,967  
Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Babson CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2016-1A, Class ER, 7.043%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 7/23/30(4)(5)

    $ 2,000,000     $ 1,128,806  

Series 2018-1A, Class D, 6.719%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), 4/15/31(4)(5)

      5,000,000       3,430,090  
Bain Capital Credit CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2017-2A, Class E, 7.341%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.35%), 7/25/30(4)(5)

      2,250,000       1,407,879  

Series 2018-1A, Class E, 6.393%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.35%), 4/23/31(4)(5)

      3,500,000       1,878,188  
Barings CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 7.135%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 7/18/29(4)(5)

      2,900,000       2,148,894  
Benefit Street Partners CLO V-B, Ltd.                

Series 2018-5BA, Class D, 7.085%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,646,553  
Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII, Ltd.                

Series 2015-8A, Class DR, 6.735%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.60%), 1/20/31(4)(5)

      5,000,000       2,653,510  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XIV, Ltd.                

Series 2018-14A, Class E, 6.485%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.35%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,592,238  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX, Ltd.                

Series 2019-19A, Class D, 5.678%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.80%), 1/15/33(4)(5)

      1,500,000       1,238,016  
Benefit Street Partners CLO XVI, Ltd.                

Series 2018-16A, Class E, 7.835%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 1/17/32(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,352,560  
Betony CLO 2, Ltd.                

Series 2018-1A, Class D, 6.410%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.65%), 4/30/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,964,748  
BlueMountain CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-3A, Class DR, 6.535%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.40%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,094,882  

Series 2016-3A, Class ER, 7.642%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 11/15/30(4)(5)

      1,000,000       444,250  

Series 2018-1A, Class E, 6.710%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 7/30/30(4)(5)

      750,000       421,614  
Canyon Capital CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2016-1A, Class ER, 6.969%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 7/15/31(4)(5)

      4,000,000       2,593,924  

Series 2016-2A, Class ER, 7.219%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 10/15/31(4)(5)

      1,000,000       649,622  

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 7.469%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), 7/15/30(4)(5)

      1,000,000       701,845  

Series 2018-1A, Class E, 6.969%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 7/15/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,288,548  
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2012-3A, Class DR2, 7.811%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 1/14/32(4)(5)

      1,000,000       559,062  
 

 

  4   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd. (continued)        

Series 2014-3RA, Class D, 6.391%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.40%), 7/27/31(4)(5)

    $ 2,000,000     $ 1,072,116  

Series 2014-4RA, Class D, 6.869%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.65%), 7/15/30(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,664,721  

Series 2015-5A, Class DR, 7.835%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.70%), 1/20/32(4)(5)

      3,500,000       2,019,195  

Series C17A, Class DR, 6.760%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 4/30/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,721,466  
Cole Park CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-1A, Class ER, 7.735%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.60%), 10/20/28(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,340,746  
Dryden CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2018-55A, Class E, 6.619%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.40%), 4/15/31(4)(5)

      1,000,000       688,128  
Dryden Senior Loan Fund                

Series 2015-40A, Class ER, 7.442%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 8/15/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,383,360  

Series 2016-42A, Class ER, 6.769%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.55%), 7/15/30(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,362,676  
Galaxy XXI CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-21A, Class DR, 3.785%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.65%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      5,000,000       4,018,645  

Series 2015-21A, Class ER, 6.385%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      4,000,000       2,535,748  
Galaxy XXV CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2018-25A, Class E, 6.941%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 10/25/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,372,130  
Golub Capital Partners CLO 22B, Ltd.                

Series 2015-22A, Class ER, 7.135%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 1/20/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,575,189  
Golub Capital Partners CLO 37B, Ltd.                

Series 2018-37A, Class E, 6.885%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 7/20/30(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,804,362  
Golub Capital Partners CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2020-48A, Class D, 4.672%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.80%), 4/17/33(4)(5)

      3,000,000       2,342,358  
Harriman Park CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2020-1A, Class D, 3.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.64%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       2,597,259  
Highbridge Loan Management, Ltd.                

Series 3A-2014, Class DR, 7.635%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 7/18/29(4)(5)

      2,900,000       2,042,212  
ICG US CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2018-2A, Class E, 6.848%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 7/22/31(4)(5)

      1,000,000       503,829  
Invitation Homes Trust                

Series 2018-SFR1, Class E, 2.751%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 3/17/37(4)(5)

      4,692,359       4,347,901  

Series 2018-SFR2, Class E, 2.814%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 6/17/37(4)(5)

      15,061,248       13,905,845  
Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Invitation Homes Trust (continued)                

Series 2018-SFR3, Class E, 2.751%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 7/17/37(4)(5)

    $ 13,000,000     $ 11,988,824  
Jamestown CLO XV, Ltd.                

Series 2020-15A, Class D, 4.413%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.65%), 4/15/33(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,549,462  
Madison Park Funding XVII, Ltd.                

Series 2015-17A, Class DR, 4.709%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.60%), 7/21/30(4)(5)

      3,500,000       3,035,543  

Series 2015-17A, Class ER, 7.609%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 7/21/30(4)(5)

      5,000,000       3,213,675  
Madison Park Funding XXXVI, Ltd.                

Series 2019-36A, Class D, 5.692%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 1/15/33(4)(5)

      1,500,000       1,297,659  
Neuberger Berman CLO XXII, Ltd.                

Series 2016-22A, Class ER, 7.195%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.06%), 10/17/30(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,406,002  
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 30, Ltd.                

Series 2018-30A, Class E, 7.885%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.75%), 1/20/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,487,390  
Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-2A, Class DRR, 6.985%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%), 10/17/31(4)(5)

      1,500,000       1,050,611  

Series 2015-1A, Class DR2, 7.946%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), 5/21/29(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,459,670  

Series 2018-1A, Class D, 6.285%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.15%), 4/18/31(4)(5)

      4,000,000       2,734,904  

Series 2018-2A, Class D, 6.776%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.60%), 7/16/31(4)(5)

      2,500,000       1,794,240  
Pnmac Gmsr Issuer Trust                

Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 3.337%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.85%), 2/25/23(4)(5)

      5,000,000       4,197,357  

Series 2018-GT2, Class A, 3.137%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.65%), 8/25/25(4)(5)

      4,272,000       3,550,131  
Recette CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-1A, Class F, 8.585%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.45%), 10/20/27(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,250,550  
Regatta IX Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 7.135%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 4/17/30(4)(5)

      3,000,000       2,033,121  
Regatta XIII Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2018-2A, Class D, 7.169%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 7/15/31(4)(5)

      3,000,000       1,956,897  
Regatta XIV Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2018-3A, Class E, 6.941%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.95%), 10/25/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,300,318  
Regatta XV Funding, Ltd.                

Series 2018-4A, Class D, 7.491%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), 10/25/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,350,048  
 

 

  5   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
THL Credit Wind River CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-1A, Class DR, 7.435%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.30%), 7/20/30(4)(5)

    $ 2,000,000     $ 1,103,096  

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 7.555%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.42%), 4/18/29(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,211,728  
Upland CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2016-1A, Class DR, 7.035%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.90%), 4/20/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,328,384  
Vibrant CLO IX, Ltd.                

Series 2018-9A, Class D, 7.385%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), 7/20/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,041,882  
Voya CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-1A, Class DR, 7.699%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.48%), 10/15/30(4)(5)

      5,000,000       2,890,925  

Series 2014-1A, Class DR2, 7.135%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 4/18/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,086,562  

Series 2015-3A, Class DR, 7.335%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.20%), 10/20/31(4)(5)

      2,000,000       1,089,828  

Series 2018-2A, Class E, 6.469%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 7/15/31(4)(5)

      1,000,000       616,272  
Wellfleet CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2020-1A, Class C, 4.882%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.70%), 4/15/33(4)(5)

        3,000,000       2,455,260  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $209,599,073)

 

  $ 148,776,742  
U.S. Government Guaranteed Small Business Administration Loans(8)(9) — 3.6%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  

0.66%, 3/15/30

    $ 2,790,969     $ 61,207  

0.73%, 7/15/31

      3,168,429       69,712  

0.93%, 5/15/42

      1,647,464       49,072  

0.98%, 4/15/32

      1,548,770       42,483  

1.31%, 4/15/42 to 7/15/42

      5,928,041       262,766  

1.34%, 9/15/41

      1,923,972       78,860  

1.38%, 6/15/41

      3,162,012       128,737  

1.48%, 4/15/34

      1,175,060       45,651  

1.49%, 7/15/36

      1,157,537       39,013  

1.56%, 7/15/42

      2,503,593       126,859  

1.59%, 10/21/36

      1,293,501       46,835  

1.61%, 12/15/41 to 7/15/42

      7,455,815       397,865  

1.63%, 9/15/41

      1,998,225       104,159  

1.68%, 4/15/41 to 7/15/41

      3,698,617       197,186  

1.73%, 10/15/33 to 11/21/41

      3,059,110       157,746  

1.74%, 5/15/36

      3,638,127       141,699  

1.81%, 12/21/41 to 11/15/42

      7,937,639       469,633  

1.84%, 11/9/36 to 2/15/40

      3,044,014       142,688  
Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  

1.86%, 12/28/41 to 6/15/42

    $ 18,646,485     $ 1,118,192  

1.91%, 2/15/42 to 7/15/42

      10,352,473       670,879  

1.93%, 7/15/42

      1,761,770       112,473  

1.96%, 11/29/30 to 8/15/42

      5,155,007       315,062  

1.98%, 10/15/37

      1,067,119       47,842  

2.03%, 2/15/42 to 5/15/42

      4,722,966       348,884  

2.06%, 5/15/42 to 7/15/42

      5,142,693       346,031  

2.11%, 4/15/33 to 7/15/42

      7,217,553       473,833  

2.16%, 5/15/42 to 6/15/42

      3,991,605       268,629  

2.21%, 8/15/42

      3,285,623       231,600  

2.23%, 1/15/41 to 7/15/41

      2,815,338       201,115  

2.28%, 11/1/29

      1,375,183       98,004  

2.31%, 4/15/42 to 7/15/42

      5,238,621       419,233  

2.36%, 1/16/42 to 6/15/42

      18,846,149       1,442,766  

2.38%, 6/15/42

      1,658,159       124,297  

2.39%, 7/15/40

      1,421,374       90,923  

2.41%, 1/15/38 to 7/15/42

      16,744,738       1,299,583  

2.43%, 3/15/41 to 1/5/42

      3,139,993       239,755  

2.46%, 12/15/26 to 8/15/42

      13,328,492       1,057,210  

2.48%, 2/23/41

      1,117,538       88,232  

2.56%, 1/15/41 to 7/15/42

      3,301,208       286,619  

2.59%, 4/15/36

      1,409,122       81,989  

2.61%, 6/15/33 to 7/15/42

      7,189,258       594,845  

2.63%, 4/15/41

      1,255,587       104,032  

2.66%, 6/15/36 to 6/15/42

      5,461,490       471,309  

2.68%, 4/15/41 to 4/15/42

      3,846,394       341,741  

2.71%, 5/15/27 to 9/15/42

      20,840,538       1,840,176  

2.73%, 8/15/42

      1,237,359       112,231  

2.86%, 5/15/32 to 7/15/42

      16,679,589       1,579,038  

2.88%, 10/25/41 to 1/7/43(10)

      37,721,895       3,665,680  

2.91%, 12/15/41 to 7/15/42

      13,171,798       1,315,666  

2.93%, 4/15/41 to 7/15/42

      4,230,954       377,657  

2.95%, 1/15/42 to 3/15/43(10)

      21,071,184       2,248,184  

2.96%, 2/15/27 to 1/15/43

      13,430,477       1,188,715  

2.98%, 2/15/41 to 7/15/42

      10,108,920       1,065,631  

3.03%, 7/15/41 to 6/15/42

      2,501,886       244,195  

3.11%, 12/15/41 to 8/15/42

      8,556,185       856,677  

3.13%, 6/15/32

      638,511       55,184  

3.16%, 5/15/42 to 1/15/43

      16,000,760       1,773,160  

3.19%, 8/15/39

      1,558,083       130,811  

3.21%, 12/15/26 to 10/15/42

      16,850,869       1,700,597  

3.23%, 2/15/41 to 4/15/42

      4,462,197       415,264  

3.24%, 7/15/28 to 4/15/42

      2,798,237       231,365  

3.28%, 6/21/26 to 7/15/42

      6,622,800       604,078  

3.36%, 3/15/42 to 5/15/42

      3,156,831       356,057  

3.41%, 4/15/42 to 12/15/42

      5,727,314       677,875  

3.43%, 11/7/39 to 9/15/41

      1,580,523       156,816  
 

 

  6   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
    Value  

3.46%, 2/15/27 to 8/15/42

    $ 13,783,111     $ 1,305,756  

3.48%, 5/15/36 to 7/15/42

      3,441,401       367,317  

3.53%, 6/15/26 to 8/15/42

      3,195,879       282,258  

3.61%, 5/15/32 to 6/15/42

      10,954,855       1,333,727  

3.64%, 8/15/41 to 12/15/41

      3,735,908       460,166  

3.66%, 5/15/42 to 7/15/42

      9,860,480       1,265,223  

3.68%, 11/15/31 to 5/15/42

      3,966,084       447,952  

3.71%, 1/15/24 to 8/15/42

      33,148,825       3,276,157  

3.73%, 12/15/36 to 1/15/37

      3,115,809       281,235  

3.78%, 11/15/26 to 6/15/42

            9,112,839       919,229  

Total U.S. Government Guaranteed Small Business Administration Loans
(identified cost $55,603,054)

 

  $ 43,971,326  
Sovereign Loans — 0.1%

 

Borrower          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Nigeria — 0.1%  

Bank of Industry Limited, Term Loan, 7.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing April 11, 2021(4)(11)

          $ 905     $ 824,639  

Total Sovereign Loans
(identified cost $903,496)

 

  $ 824,639  
Foreign Government Bonds — 19.2%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Brazil — 0.0%(12)  

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, 5.75%, 9/26/23(13)

    USD       200     $ 209,462  

Total Brazil

                  $ 209,462  
Iceland — 3.2%  

Republic of Iceland, 5.00%, 11/15/28

    ISK       1,225,940     $ 10,151,587  

Republic of Iceland, 6.50%, 1/24/31

    ISK       1,622,639       15,542,453  

Republic of Iceland, 8.00%, 6/12/25

    ISK       1,414,608       12,508,881  

Total Iceland

                  $ 38,202,921  
Indonesia — 0.1%  

Indonesia Government Bond,
7.50%, 4/15/40

    IDR       22,989,000     $ 1,465,887  

Total Indonesia

                  $ 1,465,887  
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
New Zealand — 6.7%  

New Zealand Government Bond, 2.00%, 9/20/25(13)(14)

    NZD       44,092     $ 30,174,617  

New Zealand Government Bond, 2.50%, 9/20/35(13)(14)

    NZD       617       496,043  

New Zealand Government Bond, 3.00%, 9/20/30(13)(14)

    NZD       63,805       50,526,324  

Total New Zealand

                  $ 81,196,984  
Peru — 0.8%  

Peru Government Bond,
5.94%, 2/12/29(5)(13)

    PEN       12,200     $ 4,078,448  

Peru Government Bond,
6.15%, 8/12/32(5)(13)

    PEN       11,099       3,653,831  

Peru Government Bond, 6.95%, 8/12/31

    PEN       5,285       1,858,927  

Total Peru

                  $ 9,591,206  
Russia — 0.8%  

Russia Government Bond, 2.50%, 2/2/28(14)

    RUB       754,756     $ 10,128,486  

Total Russia

                  $ 10,128,486  
Serbia — 1.6%  

Serbia Treasury Bond, 5.75%, 7/21/23

    RSD       1,743,550     $ 17,984,348  

Serbia Treasury Bond, 5.875%, 2/8/28

    RSD       97,420       1,096,437  

Total Serbia

                  $ 19,080,785  
Thailand — 2.5%  

Thailand Government Bond, 1.25%, 3/12/28(13)(14)

    THB       1,076,963     $ 29,743,155  

Total Thailand

                  $ 29,743,155  
Ukraine — 3.5%  

Ukraine Government Bond,
16.00%, 8/11/21

    UAH       188,050     $ 7,053,949  

Ukraine Government Bond,
16.06%, 8/3/22

    UAH       25,000       958,674  

Ukraine Government International Bond, 0.00%, GDP-Linked, 5/31/40(5)(13)(15)

    USD       11,342       8,438,641  

Ukraine Government International Bond, 11.67%, 11/22/23

    UAH       25,000       868,295  

Ukraine Government International Bond, 14.30%, 7/8/20

    UAH       172,382       6,375,418  

Ukraine Government International Bond, 15.84%, 2/26/25

    UAH       255,480       10,076,188  

Ukraine Government International Bond, 17.00%, 5/11/22

    UAH       238,050       9,247,724  

Total Ukraine

                  $ 43,018,889  

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $234,629,411)

 

  $ 232,637,775  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds — 4.9%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Argentina — 0.2%  

Generacion Mediterranea S.A./Central Termica Roca S.A.,
15.00%, 5/5/23(5)

    USD       1,250     $ 731,250  

Pampa Energia S.A., 7.50%, 1/24/27(13)

    USD       600       363,330  

Telecom Argentina S.A.,
8.00%, 7/18/26(13)

    USD       550       446,495  

YPF S.A., 31.438%, (BADLAR +
4.00%), 7/7/20(4)(13)

    USD       1,250       233,625  

Total Argentina

                  $ 1,774,700  
Belarus — 0.0%(12)  

Eurotorg, LLC Via Bonitron DAC, 8.75%, 10/30/22(13)

    USD       500     $ 493,750  

Total Belarus

                  $ 493,750  
Bermuda — 1.2%  

Alamo Re, Ltd., 3.901%, (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill + 3.81%), 6/8/23(4)(5)(16)

    USD       3,500     $ 3,502,975  

Everglades Re II, Ltd., 5.321%, (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill +
5.23%), 5/8/23(4)(5)(16)

    USD       8,500       8,527,625  

Pelican IV Re, Ltd., 2.855%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.04%), 5/5/20(4)(5)(16)

    USD       2,500       2,507,875  

Total Bermuda

                  $ 14,538,475  
Brazil — 0.1%  

BRF S.A., 4.75%, 5/22/24(13)

    USD       550     $ 524,458  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd., 6.72%, 12/1/22(13)

    USD       1,267       964,831  

Total Brazil

                  $ 1,489,289  
Bulgaria — 0.1%  

Eurohold Bulgaria AD, 6.50%, 12/7/22(13)

    EUR       1,200     $ 1,312,100  

Total Bulgaria

                  $ 1,312,100  
China — 0.1%  

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.,
5.50%, 1/23/22(13)

    USD       500     $ 494,997  

Logan Property Holdings Co., Ltd., 6.875%, 4/24/21(13)

    USD       500       504,375  

Times China Holdings, Ltd.,
6.25%, 1/17/21(13)

    USD       500       500,456  

Total China

                  $ 1,499,828  
Colombia — 0.2%  

Frontera Energy Corp.,
9.70%, 6/25/23(13)

    USD       2,000     $ 1,357,500  

Geopark, Ltd., 5.50%, 1/17/27(13)

    USD       850       539,750  

Total Colombia

                  $ 1,897,250  
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
El Salvador — 0.1%  

AES El Salvador Trust II, 6.75%, 3/28/23(13)

    USD       2,000     $ 1,754,600  

Total El Salvador

                  $ 1,754,600  
Georgia — 0.2%  

Georgia Capital JSC, 6.125%, 3/9/24(13)

    USD       1,650     $ 1,468,500  

Silknet JSC, 11.00%, 4/2/24(13)

    USD       1,159       1,061,459  

Total Georgia

                  $ 2,529,959  
Iceland — 0.4%  

Arion Banki HF, 6.00%, 4/12/24(13)

    ISK       440,000     $ 3,400,447  

Islandsbanki HF, 6.40%, 10/26/23

    ISK       120,000       926,734  

Landsbankinn HF, 5.00%, 11/23/23(13)

    ISK       120,000       888,846  

WOW Air HF, 0.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 9.00%), 9/24/24(4)(17)

    EUR       900       29,598  

WOW Air HF, 0.00%(17)(18)

    EUR       20       651  

Total Iceland

                  $ 5,246,276  
Indonesia — 0.1%  

Bayan Resources Tbk PT,
6.125%, 1/24/23(13)

    USD       1,660     $ 1,322,797  

Total Indonesia

                  $ 1,322,797  
Ireland — 0.2%  

Aragvi Finance International DAC, 12.00%, 4/9/24(13)

    USD       2,000     $ 1,805,000  

Total Ireland

                  $ 1,805,000  
Isle of Man — 0.1%  

Sasol Financing International Ltd., 4.50%, 11/14/22

    USD       1,125     $ 795,938  

Total Isle of Man

                  $ 795,938  
Lebanon — 0.0%(12)  

BLOM Bank SAL, 7.50%, 5/4/23(13)

    USD       800     $ 358,000  

Total Lebanon

                  $ 358,000  
Mexico — 0.4%  

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A./Grand Cayman, 7.50% to 6/27/29(13)(18)(19)

    USD       850     $ 699,848  

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 7.45%, 11/15/29(13)

    USD       2,170       1,611,225  

Grupo Kaltex S.A. de CV,
8.875%, 4/11/22(13)

    USD       1,962       1,181,222  

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%, 1/28/31(13)

    USD       2,500       1,823,250  

Total Mexico

                  $ 5,315,545  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Netherlands — 0.3%  

Ardshinbank CJSC Via Dilijan Finance BV, 6.50%, 1/28/25(13)

    USD       1,720     $ 1,482,197  

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 5.875%, 1/31/50(13)

    USD       810       637,875  

Metinvest BV, 5.625%, 6/17/25(13)

    EUR       800       577,061  

Metinvest BV, 7.75%, 4/23/23(13)

    USD       461       328,301  

Petrobras Global Finance BV,
6.90%, 3/19/49

    USD       650       635,375  

Total Netherlands

                  $ 3,660,809  
Nigeria — 0.1%  

SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co. PLC, 9.25%, 4/1/23(13)

    USD       2,000     $ 1,500,000  

Total Nigeria

                  $ 1,500,000  
Paraguay — 0.2%  

Frigorifico Concepcion S.A.,
10.25%, 1/29/25(13)

    USD       1,700     $ 1,744,013  

Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A., 5.875%, 4/15/27(13)

    USD       444       435,120  

Total Paraguay

                  $ 2,179,133  
Peru — 0.1%  

Peru LNG S.R.L., 5.375%, 3/22/30(13)

    USD       1,401     $ 801,512  

Total Peru

                  $ 801,512  
Russia — 0.1%  

Petropavlovsk 2016 Ltd.,
8.125%, 11/14/22(13)

    USD       1,231     $ 1,289,473  

Total Russia

                  $ 1,289,473  
Saint Lucia — 0.1%  

Digicel International Finance, Ltd./Digicel Holdings Bermuda, Ltd.,
8.75%, 5/25/24(13)

    USD       1,503     $ 1,399,669  

Total Saint Lucia

                  $ 1,399,669  
Saudi Arabia — 0.2%  

Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co., Ltd.,
6.75%, 2/15/25(13)

    USD       550     $ 440,330  

Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co., Ltd.,
6.875%, 4/10/22(13)

    USD       1,500       1,408,729  

Total Saudi Arabia

                  $ 1,849,059  
Singapore — 0.1%  

TBLA International Pte Ltd.,
7.00%, 1/24/23(13)

    USD       1,000     $ 770,680  

Total Singapore

                  $ 770,680  
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Spain — 0.1%  

Atento Luxco 1 S.A., 6.125%, 8/10/22(13)

    USD       1,517     $ 972,776  

Total Spain

                  $ 972,776  
Turkey — 0.0%(12)  

QNB Finansbank AS, 6.875%, 9/7/24(13)

    USD       530     $ 531,325  

Total Turkey

                  $ 531,325  
Ukraine — 0.1%  

Kernel Holding S.A., 8.75%, 1/31/22(13)

    USD       1,500     $ 1,428,750  

Total Ukraine

                  $ 1,428,750  
United Kingdom— 0.1%  

Ellaktor Value PLC, 6.375%, 12/15/24(13)

    EUR       1,050     $ 748,826  

Total United Kingdom

                  $ 748,826  

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $68,880,291)

 

  $ 59,265,519  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.0%(12)

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil & Gas — 0.0%(12)  

HKN Energy, Ltd., 11.00%, 3/6/24

          $ 500     $ 335,000  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $500,000)

 

  $ 335,000  
Common Stocks — 0.2%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Iceland — 0.2%  

Arion Banki HF(5)(20)

      2,497,017     $ 967,766  

Eik Fasteignafelag HF

      3,180,300       146,767  

Eimskipafelag Islands HF(20)

      326,400       288,762  

Hagar HF

      1,349,100       429,383  

Reginn HF(20)

      1,843,700       212,642  

Reitir Fasteignafelag HF

      875,500       303,371  

Siminn HF

            13,623,900       549,146  

Total Iceland

                  $ 2,897,837  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $5,902,392)

 

  $ 2,897,837  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Closed-End Funds — 1.2%

 

Security        Shares     Value  

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

    156,650     $ 2,103,809  

Nuveen Global High Income Fund

      83,400       1,010,808  

PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.

      430,326       5,047,724  

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.

        1,388,797       6,124,595  

Total Closed-End Funds
(identified cost $16,852,919)

 

  $ 14,286,936  
Exchange-Traded Funds — 4.0%

 

Security        Shares     Value  

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

      414,500     $ 41,047,935  

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

        97,000       7,864,760  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $48,034,787)

 

  $ 48,912,695  
Reinsurance Side Cars — 2.8%

 

Security        Principal
Amount/
Shares
    Value  

Altair V Reinsurance(20)(21)(22)(23)

    1,932     $ 19,318  

Altair VI Reinsurance(20)(21)(22)(23)

      1,000       212,500  

Blue Lotus Re, Ltd.(20)(21)(22)(23)

      242       374,999  

Eden Re II, Ltd., Series 2018A,
0.00%, 3/22/22(5)(21)(22)

    $ 7,471       167,390  

Eden Re II, Ltd., Series 2018B,
0.00%, 3/22/22(5)(21)(22)

    $ 8,667       432,438  

Eden Re II, Ltd., Series 2019A,
0.00%, 3/22/23(5)(21)(22)

    $ 5,000       42,713  

Eden Re II, Ltd., Series 2019B,
0.00%, 3/22/23(5)(21)(22)

    $ 95,000       833,920  

Eden Re II, Ltd., Series 2020A,
0.00%, 3/22/24(5)(21)(22)

    $ 9,900,000       10,141,560  

Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., Series 13,
Preference Shares(20)(21)(22)(23)

      10,000       7,784,433  

Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., Special Investment Series 13, 12/18(20)(21)(22)(23)

      2,000       797,402  

Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., Special Investment Series 13, 12/19(20)(21)(22)(23)

      1,829       1,829,390  

Sussex Capital, Ltd., Designated Investment Series 5, 5/19(20)(21)(22)(23)

      249       184,296  

Sussex Capital, Ltd., Designated Investment Series 5, 12/19(20)(21)(22)(23)

      791       748,303  

Sussex Capital, Ltd., Series 5 Preference
Shares(20)(21)(22)(23)

      6,000       5,599,707  

Sussex Re, Ltd., Series 2020A(20)(21)(22)(23)

      4,082       4,139,086  

Versutus Re, Ltd., Series 2019(20)(21)(22)(23)

        4,000       372,831  

Total Reinsurance Side Cars
(identified cost $34,618,316)

 

  $ 33,680,286  
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 3.3%

 

Security       

Principal

Amount

    Value  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 0.50%, 4/15/24(24)

      $ 39,176,392     $ 40,191,171  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $39,592,721)

 

  $ 40,191,171  
Short-Term Investments — 29.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.6%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/21/20

      $ 7,000     $ 6,999,660  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $6,999,527)

 

  $ 6,999,660  
Other — 29.2%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.47%(25)

    354,279,688     $ 354,279,688  

Total Other
(identified cost $354,244,248)

 

  $ 354,279,688  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $361,243,775)

 

  $ 361,279,348  

Total Purchased Options and Swaptions — 0.4%
(identified cost $3,962,266)

 

  $ 4,659,584  

Total Investments – 109.6%
(identified cost $1,480,671,296)

 

  $ 1,328,129,502  
Securities Sold Short — (0.5)%

 

Common Stocks — (0.5)%

 

Security        Shares     Value  

Ashmore Group PLC

        (1,119,000   $ (5,335,205

Total Common Stocks

 

  $ (5,335,205

Total Securities Sold Short
(proceeds $7,195,403)

 

  $ (5,335,205

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.1)%

 

  $ (110,671,958

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,212,122,339  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

 

  (1) 

Inverse floating-rate security whose coupon varies inversely with changes in the interest rate index. The stated interest rate represents the coupon rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

  (2) 

Interest only security that entitles the holder to receive only interest payments on the underlying mortgages. Principal amount shown is the notional amount of the underlying mortgages on which coupon interest is calculated.

 

  (3) 

Principal only security that entitles the holder to receive only principal payments on the underlying mortgages.

 

  (4) 

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

 

  (5) 

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 April 30, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $299,752,414 or 24.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (6) 

Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at April 30, 2020.

 

  (7) 

Adjustable rate mortgage security whose interest rate generally adjusts monthly based on a weighted average of interest rates on the underlying mortgages. The coupon rate may not reflect the applicable index value as interest rates on the underlying mortgages may adjust on various dates and at various intervals and may be subject to lifetime ceilings and lifetime floors and lookback periods. Rate shown is the coupon rate at April 30, 2020.

 

  (8) 

Interest only security that entitles the holder to receive only a portion of the interest payments on the underlying loans. Principal amount shown is the notional amount of the underlying loans on which coupon interest is calculated.

 

  (9) 

Securities comprise a trust that is wholly-owned by the Portfolio and may only be sold on a pro rata basis with all securities in the trust.

 

(10) 

The stated interest rate represents the weighted average fixed interest rate at April 30, 2020 of all interest only securities comprising the certificate.

 

(11) 

Loan is subject to scheduled mandatory prepayments. Maturity date shown reflects the final maturity date.

 

(12)

Amount is less than 0.05%.

(13) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At April 30, 2020, the aggregate value of these securities is $168,928,019 or 13.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

(14) 

Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in a designated inflation index or inflation rate for the applicable country. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

(15) 

Amounts payable in respect of the security are contingent upon and determined by reference to Ukraine’s GDP and Real GDP Growth Rate. Principal amount represents the notional amount used to calculate payments due to the security holder and does not represent an entitlement for payment.

 

(16) 

Event-linked bond, also known as a catastrophe bond, whose payment of principal is contingent on the non-occurrence of a defined trigger event which may include hurricanes, earthquakes or other weather-related phenomena.

 

(17) 

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

 

(18) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.

 

(19) 

Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

(20) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(21) 

Security is subject to risk of loss depending on the occurrence, frequency and severity of the loss events that are covered by underlying reinsurance contracts and that may occur during a specified risk period.

 

(22) 

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

 

(23) 

Restricted security (see Note 5).

 

(24) 

Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

(25) 

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 April 30, 2020.

 

 

Purchased Currency Options — 0.0%(12)  
Description    Counterparty    Notional
Amount
     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  
Call EUR/Put USD    Standard Chartered Bank    USD     21,000,000      USD     1.13        5/4/20      $ 23  

Total

                                           $ 23  

 

  11   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions — 0.3%
Description    Counterparty   Notional
Amount
  Expiration
Date
     Value
Option to enter into interest rate swap expiring 12/15/47 to pay 3-month USD-LIBOR Rate and receive 2.68%    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   $10,000,000     12/13/27      $3,506,299
Option to enter into interest rate swap expiring 12/15/47 to receive 3-month USD-LIBOR Rate and pay 2.68%    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   10,000,000     12/13/27      306,455
Option to enter into interest rate swap expiring 3/5/51 to receive 3-month USD-LIBOR Rate and pay 1.70%    The Toronto-Dominion Bank   12,500,000     3/3/21      158,050

Total

                    $3,970,804

 

Purchased Call Options — 0.1%  
Description    Counterparty    Notional
Amount
     Spread   Expiration
Date
     Value  
2-year 10 Constant Maturity Swap Curve Cap    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC    USD     450,000,000      0.45%     6/21/21      $ 688,757  

Total

                                  $ 688,757  

 

Centrally Cleared Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Settlement
Date
    Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BRL     3,215,625     USD     623,558       5/5/20     $ (32,222
BRL     3,215,625     USD     592,523       5/5/20       (1,188
USD     584,340     BRL     3,215,625       5/5/20       (6,995
USD     592,523     BRL     3,215,625       5/5/20       1,188  
CLP     9,005,738,924     USD     11,487,938       5/7/20       (700,388
PEN     11,636,986     USD     3,269,367       5/7/20       177,651  
PEN     5,818,493     USD     1,634,638       5/7/20       88,871  
PEN     5,759,024     USD     1,617,885       5/7/20       88,009  
USD     11,571,038     CLP     9,005,738,924       5/7/20       783,489  
USD     11,668,487     PEN     39,305,300       5/7/20       25,774  
USD     1,745,315     PEN     5,970,897       5/7/20       (23,338
USD     3,392,510     PEN     11,735,710       5/7/20       (83,752
EUR     2,972,000     USD     3,235,928       5/8/20       21,102  
EUR     289,627     USD     314,660       5/8/20       2,744  
PHP     154,715,114     USD     3,034,522       5/8/20       33,774  
RUB     707,784,000     USD     9,614,018       5/8/20       (79,930
USD     12,314,828     EUR     11,310,407       5/8/20       (80,307
USD     9,326,078     RUB     707,784,000       5/8/20       (208,010
USD     26,630,752     KRW     31,632,007,324       5/12/20       654,001  
USD     2,347,273     MXN     57,000,000       5/12/20       (14,922
AUD     3,000,000     USD     1,891,845       5/15/20       63,165  
IDR     24,089,985,967     USD     1,392,485       5/18/20       212,217  
USD     1,474,747     IDR     24,089,985,967       5/18/20       (129,955

 

  12   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Settlement
Date
    Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD     45,490,000     USD     34,382,417       5/20/20     $ (1,701,175
NZD     4,963,582     USD     2,955,773       5/20/20       88,769  
USD     34,051,695     CAD     45,490,000       5/20/20       1,370,454  
USD     9,500,311     NZD     15,953,718       5/20/20       (285,318
USD     4,671,287     JPY     516,691,000       5/21/20       (144,289
INR     468,520,000     USD     6,496,620       5/22/20       (285,710
INR     618,880,000     USD     8,580,361       5/22/20       (376,212
USD     18,417,777     EUR     16,917,608       5/22/20       (127,240
USD     3,088,997     INR     238,330,000       5/22/20       (70,412
USD     3,290,776     INR     253,992,000       5/22/20       (76,255
USD     7,722,769     INR     595,078,000       5/22/20       (165,850
JPY     3,287,395,097     USD     29,689,106       5/26/20       951,512  
JPY     539,318,119     USD     4,964,876       5/26/20       61,912  
JPY     2,045,220,000     USD     20,169,822       5/26/20       (1,107,069
JPY     4,569,896,075     USD     44,821,974       5/26/20       (2,227,630
USD     7,163,339     JPY     767,122,000       5/26/20       13,273  
USD     15,174,017     JPY     1,680,178,228       5/26/20       (486,315
USD     63,760,846     JPY     7,060,067,598       5/26/20       (2,043,484
USD     11,343,198     ZAR     166,804,000       5/26/20       2,364,887  
ZAR     213,365,000     USD     11,634,685       5/26/20       (150,204
BRL     3,215,625     USD     583,058       6/2/20       6,849  
USD     3,009,453     PHP     154,716,000       6/2/20       (51,883
USD     4,232,335     NZD     7,140,000       6/8/20       (146,662
USD     16,168,231     NZD     27,276,000       6/8/20       (560,273
AUD     15,874,000     USD     10,523,306       6/9/20       (177,803
TWD     353,705,000     USD     11,897,242       6/9/20       68,323  
TWD     276,195,000     USD     9,290,111       6/9/20       53,351  
USD     25,450,526     AUD     41,767,296       6/9/20       (1,770,319
USD     21,176,668     TWD     629,900,000       6/9/20       (132,359
JPY     531,883,000     USD     4,944,621       6/10/20       13,893  
JPY     2,458,270,140     USD     23,323,910       6/10/20       (406,527
AUD     17,231,024     USD     10,539,726       6/12/20       690,250  
AUD     42,462,272     USD     27,801,408       6/12/20       (127,470
NZD     10,443,000     USD     6,566,617       6/12/20       (162,031
USD     4,804,674     AUD     7,906,000       6/12/20       (347,904
USD     20,674,497     AUD     33,800,000       6/12/20       (1,353,979
USD     9,379,893     NZD     14,917,000       6/12/20       231,448  
GBP     5,000,000     USD     5,948,500       6/18/20       350,164  
GBP     3,260,000     USD     3,825,675       6/18/20       281,054  
GBP     4,427,508     USD     5,425,778       6/18/20       151,699  
CAD     7,500,000     USD     5,179,022       6/22/20       209,690  
CAD     3,650,000     USD     2,519,090       6/22/20       103,416  
CAD     2,808,400     USD     2,002,904       6/22/20       14,917  
NZD     4,415,503     USD     2,645,107       6/29/20       62,595  
USD     29,855,454     NZD     49,838,000       6/29/20       (706,510

 

  13   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Settlement
Date
    Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
GBP     4,000,000     USD     4,858,760       6/30/20     $ 180,457  
EUR     990,835     USD     1,092,842       7/6/20       (5,658
EUR     965,810     USD     1,075,477       7/6/20       (15,753
EUR     17,407,800     USD     19,137,613       7/6/20       (37,086
EUR     9,297,976     USD     10,353,761       7/6/20       (151,654
USD     25,451,457     EUR     23,551,117       7/6/20       (389,761
USD     34,657,653     EUR     32,069,930       7/6/20       (530,744
GBP     12,300,000     USD     15,256,846       7/9/20       239,336  
NZD     706,000     USD     419,954       7/9/20       12,956  
USD     9,949,805     NZD     16,727,000       7/9/20       (306,965
USD     15,873,826     EUR     14,023,000       7/10/20       485,890  
USD     5,631,429     EUR     4,974,827       7/10/20       172,375  
USD     1,018,787     EUR     900,000       7/10/20       31,185  
CHF     8,930,000     USD     9,258,971       7/15/20       11,390  
CHF     8,940,000     USD     9,284,260       7/15/20       (3,518
NOK     119,380,840     USD     11,626,437       7/16/20       30,873  
EUR     6,508,000     USD     7,100,293       7/17/20       42,259  
NZD     9,190,000     USD     5,577,411       7/17/20       57,443  
USD     16,080,157     EUR     14,257,607       7/17/20       432,384  
USD     7,339,918     EUR     6,508,000       7/17/20       197,365  
USD     4,352,080     NZD     7,171,000       7/17/20       (44,823
USD     12,349,051     KRW     15,210,325,545       7/29/20       (190,074
USD     9,500,456     RUB     707,784,000       7/30/20       110,565  
USD     2,199,208     ZAR     37,173,000       8/19/20       213,978  
USD     539,048     ZAR     9,388,000       8/19/20       37,680  
                                $ (6,731,349

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     24,073,197     HUF     8,741,700,000     BNP Paribas     5/4/20     $     $ (795,925
HUF     1,058,700,000     EUR     2,979,735     BNP Paribas     5/4/20       25,985        
HUF     7,683,000,000     EUR     21,850,293     BNP Paribas     5/4/20             (59,432
EUR     7,986,852     HUF     2,816,803,000     BNP Paribas     5/5/20             (4,595
EUR     7,017,409     HUF     2,477,777,000     BNP Paribas     5/5/20             (12,982
EUR     5,604,275     PLN     25,435,000     BNP Paribas     5/5/20       10,754        
EUR     13,215,364     PLN     60,000,000     Goldman Sachs International     5/5/20       20,038        
EUR     225,070     RON     1,090,000     Goldman Sachs International     5/5/20             (200
EUR     5,463,500     RON     26,457,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/5/20             (4,333
EUR     2,012,431     USD     2,203,950     Bank of America, N.A.     5/5/20       1,372        
EUR     63,791     USD     69,861     Bank of America, N.A.     5/5/20       44        
EUR     1,209,781     USD     1,314,182     UBS AG     5/5/20       11,555        
EUR     1,050,000     USD     1,140,613     UBS AG     5/5/20       10,029        

 

  14   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     562,759     USD     611,324     UBS AG     5/5/20     $ 5,375     $  
HUF     15,272,000     EUR     43,294     Citibank, N.A.     5/5/20       34        
HUF     4,229,200,000     EUR     11,981,322     Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/20       18,170        
HUF     1,050,108,000     EUR     2,972,862     UBS AG     5/5/20       6,806        
PLN     5,281,000     EUR     1,165,067     Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/20             (3,840
PLN     38,280,000     EUR     8,424,032     Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/20             (4,707
PLN     41,874,000     EUR     9,230,548     UBS AG     5/5/20             (22,253
RON     613,000     EUR     126,598     Citibank, N.A.     5/5/20       89        
RON     26,934,000     EUR     5,562,581     Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/20       3,778        
USD     1,149,926     EUR     1,050,000     Bank of America, N.A.     5/5/20             (716
USD     1,324,913     EUR     1,209,781     Bank of America, N.A.     5/5/20             (825
USD     69,296     EUR     63,791     UBS AG     5/5/20             (609
USD     615,549     EUR     562,759     UBS AG     5/5/20             (1,151
USD     2,186,100     EUR     2,012,431     UBS AG     5/5/20             (19,222
USD     11,660,280     ZAR     213,365,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/20       149,125        
ZAR     575,000     USD     31,828     Bank of America, N.A.     5/5/20             (806
ZAR     212,790,000     USD     11,762,985     Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/20             (282,853
EUR     10,400,000     USD     11,736,286     Standard Chartered Bank     5/6/20             (339,257
USD     11,736,826     EUR     10,400,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/6/20       339,798        
EUR     9,861,315     HUF     3,396,730,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/18/20       251,591        
USD     11,041,849     THB     348,812,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/20       260,863        
USD     4,861,095     THB     153,562,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/20       114,843        
USD     1,258,507     THB     40,500,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/20       6,744        
USD     2,314,832     THB     75,672,452     Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/20             (24,032
EUR     8,474,367     HUF     3,024,200,000     Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank     5/26/20             (108,227
EUR     5,180,710     NOK     59,254,000     BNP Paribas     5/26/20             (104,769
TRY     50,100,000     USD     7,677,090     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20             (546,561
USD     3,406,744     TRY     21,633,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20       327,807        
USD     3,406,813     TRY     21,669,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20       322,752        
USD     3,406,792     TRY     21,681,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20       321,024        
USD     3,406,851     TRY     21,695,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20       319,090        
USD     3,406,694     TRY     21,694,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20       319,075        
USD     63,591     TRY     404,795     Standard Chartered Bank     5/29/20       5,978        
EUR     2,012,431     USD     2,187,341     UBS AG     6/2/20       19,157        
EUR     63,791     USD     69,335     UBS AG     6/2/20       607        
USD     611,671     EUR     562,759     UBS AG     6/2/20             (5,357
USD     1,141,261     EUR     1,050,000     UBS AG     6/2/20             (9,995
USD     1,314,929     EUR     1,209,781     UBS AG     6/2/20             (11,517
USD     3,148,861     THB     98,827,000     Standard Chartered Bank     6/8/20       94,403        
USD     1,548,698     MYR     6,750,000     State Street Bank and Trust Company     6/16/20             (14,129
EUR     19,495,677     PLN     86,592,000     BNP Paribas     6/17/20       517,154        
EUR     18,928,668     PLN     84,384,000     Goldman Sachs International     6/17/20       427,311        
PLN     146,000,000     EUR     32,065,361     BNP Paribas     6/17/20       11,698        
PLN     25,435,000     EUR     5,597,645     BNP Paribas     6/17/20             (10,536
EUR     8,591,122     HUF     2,951,480,000     Citibank, N.A.     6/18/20       253,004        

 

  15   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     510,344     HUF     175,890,000     Citibank, N.A.     6/18/20     $ 13,285     $  
EUR     222,050     RON     1,090,000     Goldman Sachs International     6/18/20             (1,824
EUR     5,384,553     RON     26,457,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     6/18/20             (49,936
GBP     3,500,000     USD     4,164,125     Citibank, N.A.     6/18/20       244,940        
RON     1,090,000     EUR     223,679     Goldman Sachs International     6/18/20       38        
RON     26,457,000     EUR     5,428,190     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     6/18/20       2,074        
GBP     8,867,000     USD     10,371,021     Citibank, N.A.     6/23/20       799,294        
USD     2,412,438     THB     78,429,000     Standard Chartered Bank     6/24/20             (11,638
EUR     8,744,055     PLN     40,450,000     Goldman Sachs International     6/25/20             (154,921
EUR     975,541     PLN     4,504,000     Citibank, N.A.     6/26/20             (15,128
EUR     7,769,924     PLN     35,946,000     Citibank, N.A.     6/26/20             (138,040
USD     1,749,744     THB     58,032,000     Standard Chartered Bank     7/1/20             (43,924
EUR     7,764,795     PLN     35,753,000     Goldman Sachs International     7/3/20             (95,872
EUR     8,069,226     PLN     37,137,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     7/3/20             (95,353
PLN     60,000,000     EUR     13,196,782     Goldman Sachs International     7/3/20             (21,296
USD     1,809,608     CNH     12,875,000     Citibank, N.A.     7/8/20             (6,734
USD     2,534,591     CNH     18,025,000     Citibank, N.A.     7/8/20             (8,287
USD     5,177,236     CNH     36,835,000     Citibank, N.A.     7/8/20             (19,265
USD     7,252,939     CNH     51,580,000     Citibank, N.A.     7/8/20             (23,715
USD     2,255,321     CNH     16,040,000     Standard Chartered Bank     7/8/20             (7,524
USD     6,451,708     CNH     45,885,000     Standard Chartered Bank     7/8/20             (21,523
USD     6,926,465     THB     227,778,637     Standard Chartered Bank     7/10/20             (113,875
USD     611,329     ZAR     9,388,000     Standard Chartered Bank     7/20/20       108,595        
ZAR     9,388,000     USD     541,411     Standard Chartered Bank     7/20/20             (38,678
SEK     171,333,799     USD     16,806,129     Goldman Sachs International     7/24/20       769,654        
USD     11,173,197     SEK     113,333,000     Goldman Sachs International     7/24/20             (452,742
EUR     2,969,872     HUF     1,058,700,000     BNP Paribas     8/4/20             (26,556
HUF     2,477,777,000     EUR     6,996,801     BNP Paribas     8/4/20       11,510        
HUF     2,816,803,000     EUR     7,963,144     BNP Paribas     8/4/20       3,209        
USD     23,557,985     OMR     9,293,625     BNP Paribas     8/27/20             (238,264
USD     6,926,924     TRY     48,333,000     Standard Chartered Bank     2/26/21       636,674        
USD     5,541,456     TRY     38,572,000     Standard Chartered Bank     2/26/21       521,541        
USD     5,541,536     TRY     38,582,000     Standard Chartered Bank     2/26/21       520,320        
USD     3,463,474     TRY     24,222,000     Standard Chartered Bank     2/26/21       311,126        
USD     13,194     TRY     92,000     Standard Chartered Bank     2/26/21       1,221        
USD     5,044,942     BHD     1,911,024     Standard Chartered Bank     3/11/21             (12,024
USD     4,204,022     SAR     15,887,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/11/21             (12,311
USD     6,744,071     BHD     2,554,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/16/21             (14,081
USD     11,881,604     OMR     4,666,500     BNP Paribas     4/8/21       294,472        
USD     11,896,188     OMR     4,664,971     Standard Chartered Bank     4/26/21       344,006        
USD     8,234,546     OMR     3,237,000     BNP Paribas     7/6/21       290,013        
USD     5,188,295     OMR     2,039,000     BNP Paribas     7/12/21       187,682        
USD     961,832     OMR     378,000     BNP Paribas     7/19/21       35,589        
USD     4,209,726     BHD     1,605,000     Bank of America, N.A.     3/14/22             (2,289
USD     8,407,724     SAR     32,004,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/14/22             (31,979
USD     20,243,572     SAR     77,035,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/14/22             (71,154

 

  16   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     8,429,122     BHD     3,217,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/16/22     $     $ (12,854
USD     4,215,852     BHD     1,625,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/16/22             (48,435
USD     4,112,475     BHD     1,585,976     Standard Chartered Bank     3/16/22             (49,406
USD     8,651,101     SAR     32,792,000     BNP Paribas     3/24/22       5,128        
USD     12,976,517     SAR     49,181,000     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     3/24/22       9,402        
USD     15,526,212     SAR     58,790,000     Standard Chartered Bank     3/28/22       26,674        
                                    $ 9,312,500     $ (4,228,457

 

Forward Volatility Agreements  
Reference Entity   Counterparty    Settlement
Date
(1)
     Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
   Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Straddle swaption on floating rate (3-month USD-LIBOR) versus fixed rate interest rate swap, maturing June 11, 2055, 5-year term   Bank of America, N.A.      6/10/20      $35,000    $ 2,376,901  
     $ 2,376,901  

 

(1)  

At the settlement date, the Portfolio will purchase from the counterparty a straddle swaption (i.e. a receiver swaption and a payer swaption) with a determined premium amount of $7,787,500 and an interest rate component to be determined at a future date.

 

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

Interest Rate Futures

 

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note      52        Long        6/30/20      $ 6,525,188      $ 196,218  
U.S. Long Treasury Bond      351        Long        6/19/20        63,541,969        3,022,085  
U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note      206        Long        6/19/20        32,348,437        399,385  
Euro-Buxl      (43      Short        6/8/20        (10,329,040      374,520  
                                         $ 3,992,208  

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps  
Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
  Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Return on
Reference Index
  Reference Index   Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Rate
  Annual
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR   5,111   Receives   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.57%
(pays upon termination)
  8/15/32   $ (762,474
EUR   5,125   Receives   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.59%
(pays upon termination)
  8/15/32     (781,708

 

  17   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps (continued)  
Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
  Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Return on
Reference Index
  Reference Index   Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Rate
  Annual
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR   5,003   Receives   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.60%
(pays upon termination)
  8/15/32   $ (779,885
EUR   19,000   Receives   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.69%
(pays upon termination)
  11/15/32     (3,281,310
EUR   5,111   Pays   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Receives   1.77%
(pays upon termination)
  8/15/42     1,507,226  
EUR   5,125   Pays   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Receives   1.78%
(pays upon termination)
  8/15/42     1,517,959  
EUR   5,003   Pays   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Receives   1.79%
(pays upon termination)
  8/15/42     1,519,521  
EUR   19,000   Pays   Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex Tobacco NSA
(pays upon termination)
  Receives   1.89%
(pays upon termination)
  11/15/42     6,570,268  
USD   36,500   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.89%
(pays upon termination)
  7/16/24     (1,927,539
USD   58,000   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.58%
(pays upon termination)
  9/6/24     (2,075,514
USD   16,500   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   0.84%
(pays upon termination)
  3/24/30     791,107  
USD   14,300   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   1.28%
(pays upon termination)
  4/20/30     51,319  
USD   25,300   Pays   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Receives   2.22%
(pays upon termination)
  11/14/32     3,079,873  
USD   25,300   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   2.20%
(pays upon termination)
  11/14/42     (4,938,221
USD   2,309   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   2.13%
(pays upon termination)
  8/22/47     (482,869
USD   2,295   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   2.15%
(pays upon termination)
  8/25/47     (494,490
USD   8,800   Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   2.42%
(pays upon termination)
  6/8/48     (3,158,756
    $ (3,645,493

 

CPI-U (NSA)     Consumer Price Index All Urban Non-Seasonally Adjusted
HICP     Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices

 

  18   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Inflation Swaps  
Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Return on
Reference Index
  Reference Index   Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Rate
  Annual
Rate
  Termination
Date
    Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bank of America, N.A.   USD     19,500     Receives   Return on CPI-U (NSA)
(pays upon termination)
  Pays   2.09% (pays upon termination)     4/2/29     $ (1,605,543
      $ (1,605,543

 

CPI-U (NSA)     Consumer Price Index All Urban Non-Seasonally Adjusted

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  
Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
   Value      Unamortized
Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BRL     36,099     Pays   Brazil CETIP Interbank Deposit Rate (pays upon termination)   6.14%
(pays upon termination)
  1/2/25    $ (24,974    $      $ (24,974
BRL     36,000     Receives   Brazil CETIP Interbank Deposit Rate (pays upon termination)   7.99%
(pays upon termination)
  1/2/25      (565,897             (565,897
CLP     8,546,800     Pays   6-month Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.28%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/2/25      345,237               345,237  
CLP     8,726,200     Receives   6-month Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.36%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/16/25      (391,511             (391,511
CNY     203,200     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   3.18%
(pays quarterly)
  4/30/24      1,624,310               1,624,310  
CNY     50,800     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   3.18%
(pays quarterly)
  4/30/24      406,775               406,775  
CNY     81,300     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   3.18%
(pays quarterly)
  4/30/24      652,117               652,117  
CNY     276,500     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   3.02%
(pays quarterly)
  5/15/24      2,077,708               2,077,708  
CNY     21,530     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.90%
(pays quarterly)
  6/6/24      146,216               146,216  
CNY     16,148     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.90%
(pays quarterly)
  6/6/24      109,949               109,949  
CNY     16,147     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.90%
(pays quarterly)
  6/6/24      110,130               110,130  
CNY     32,296     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.90%
(pays quarterly)
  6/6/24      220,274               220,274  
CNY     32,834     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.90%
(pays quarterly)
  6/6/24      224,423               224,423  
CNY     10,765     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.87%
(pays quarterly)
  6/10/24      71,422               71,422  

 

  19   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  
Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
   Value      Unamortized
Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CNY     199,000     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.94%
(pays quarterly)
  6/12/24    $ 1,400,997      $      $ 1,400,997  
CNY     155,000     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.94%
(pays quarterly)
  6/12/24      1,092,767               1,092,767  
CNY     126,300     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.95%
(pays quarterly)
  6/12/24      894,117               894,117  
CNY     66,000     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   2.96%
(pays quarterly)
  6/12/24      471,088               471,088  
CNY     21,040     Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates (pays quarterly)   3.22%
(pays quarterly)
  6/19/24      182,191               182,191  
CZK     311,500     Pays   6-month CZK PRIBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.74%
(pays annually)
  2/28/25      579,021               579,021  
CZK     316,000     Receives   6-month CZK PRIBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.40%
(pays annually)
  3/16/25      (375,153             (375,153
GBP     26,000     Receives   6-month GBP LIBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.00%
(pays semi-annually)
  1/9/30      (1,618,504             (1,618,504
HUF     2,715,000     Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.22%
(pays annually)
  3/3/25      23,757               23,757  
HUF     2,724,000     Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.25%
(pays annually)
  3/16/25      (34,628             (34,628
MXN     1,081,600     Pays   Mexico Interbank TIIE 28 Day (pays monthly)   8.54%
(pays monthly)
  12/15/23      5,093,467               5,093,467  
MXN     298,383     Receives   Mexico Interbank TIIE 28 Day (pays monthly)   6.76%
(pays monthly)
  3/7/24      (672,016             (672,016
MXN     82,926     Receives   Mexico Interbank TIIE 28 Day (pays monthly)   6.79%
(pays monthly)
  3/7/24      (190,481             (190,481
NZD     65,710     Receives   3-month NZD Bank Bill
(pays quarterly)
  3.32%
(pays semi-annually)
  2/19/28      (8,544,644             (8,544,644
NZD     5,220     Receives   3-month NZD Bank Bill
(pays quarterly)
  2.49%
(pays semi-annually)
  2/22/29      (503,784             (503,784
NZD     6,500     Receives   3-month NZD Bank Bill
(pays quarterly)
  2.50%
(pays semi-annually)
  2/22/29      (629,954             (629,954
PLN     54,300     Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.64%
(pays annually)
  2/27/25      639,289               639,289  
PLN     55,100     Receives   6-month PLN WIBOR
(pays semi-annually)
  1.35%
(pays annually)
  3/16/25      (463,442             (463,442
SGD     18,500     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.42%
(pays semi-annually)
  10/19/23      823,148               823,148  
SGD     9,630     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.44%
(pays semi-annually)
  10/23/23      435,468               435,468  
SGD     10,000     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.44%
(pays semi-annually)
  10/23/23      452,199               452,199  
SGD     15,000     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.44%
(pays semi-annually)
  10/23/23      678,299               678,299  

 

  20   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  
Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
   Value      Unamortized
Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
SGD     26,350     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  2.09%
(pays semi-annually)
  12/13/23    $ 1,021,391      $      $ 1,021,391  
SGD     2,885     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  1.55%
(pays semi-annually)
  8/14/24      71,880               71,880  
SGD     3,245     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  1.56%
(pays semi-annually)
  8/14/24      82,385               82,385  
SGD     5,640     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  1.06%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/31/25      70,896               70,896  
SGD     16,500     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  1.07%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/31/25      214,905               214,905  
SGD     3,300     Pays   6-month Singapore Swap Offered Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  1.08%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/31/25      43,788               43,788  
THB     573,800     Pays   6-month THB Fixing Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  0.98%
(pays semi-annually)
  2/5/25      73,072               73,072  
THB     575,000     Receives   6-month THB Fixing Rate
(pays semi-annually)
  1.03%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/17/25      (152,070             (152,070
USD     342,000     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR
(pays quarterly)
  2.57%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/14/21      7,198,247               7,198,247  
USD     40,459     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR
(pays quarterly)
  1.86%
(pays semi-annually)
  7/16/24      2,654,591               2,654,591  
USD     64,000     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR
(pays quarterly)
  1.26%
(pays semi-annually)
  9/6/24      2,436,000               2,436,000  
USD     34,731     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR
(pays quarterly)
  2.34%
(pays semi-annually)
  5/17/29      5,517,845               5,517,845  
USD     14,500     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   1.69%
(pays semi-annually)
  2/6/30      (1,442,770             (1,442,770
USD     14,500     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   1.70%
(pays semi-annually)
  2/6/30      1,449,135               1,449,135  
USD     11,693     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   2.50%
(pays semi-annually)
  9/20/47      (4,809,896      (102,712      (4,912,608
USD     10,766     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   2.54%
(pays semi-annually)
  5/17/49      (4,840,794             (4,840,794
USD     4,600     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   1.65%
(pays semi-annually)
  8/16/49      (970,618             (970,618
USD     2,450     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   0.58%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/11/50      (172,536             (172,536
USD     2,450     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   0.62%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/11/50      (144,672             (144,672
USD     1,800     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   0.86%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/19/50      (9,813             (9,813
USD     6,770     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   0.97%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/20/50      218,242               218,242  

 

  21   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  
Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
   Value      Unamortized
Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     3,000     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   1.24%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/5/51    $ (307,901    $      $ (307,901
USD     3,000     Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   1.26%
(pays semi-annually)
  3/5/51      321,831               321,831  
USD     3,500     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   2.55%
(pays semi-annually)
  6/11/55      (1,457,101             (1,457,101
USD     3,500     Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR (pays quarterly)   2.75%
(pays semi-annually)
  7/27/55      (1,635,411             (1,635,411
ZAR     187,230     Pays   3-month ZAR JIBAR (pays quarterly)   6.76%
(pays quarterly)
  1/24/25      420,739               420,739  
ZAR     177,300     Receives   3-month ZAR JIBAR (pays quarterly)   7.07%
(pays quarterly)
  3/12/25      (490,076             (490,076

Total

   $ 10,100,670      $ (102,712    $ 9,997,958  

 

Interest Rate Swaps  
Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
  Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
BNP Paribas   MYR     89,300     Pays   3-month MYR KLIBOR (pays quarterly)   3.13%
(pays quarterly)
  10/4/24   $ 852,282  
Citibank, N.A.   MYR     56,300     Pays   3-month MYR KLIBOR (pays quarterly)   3.13%
(pays quarterly)
  10/4/24     537,329  
Goldman Sachs International   RUB     1,539,500     Pays   3-month Moscow Prime Offered Rate
(pays quarterly)
  6.51%
(pays annually)
  4/16/25     570,048  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   MYR     40,570     Pays   3-month MYR KLIBOR (pays quarterly)   2.45% (pays quarterly)   3/4/25     99,806  
Standard Chartered Bank   MYR     72,700     Pays   3-month MYR KLIBOR (pays quarterly)   3.12% (pays quarterly)   10/4/24     688,229  

Total

                          $ 2,747,694  

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection  
Reference Entity   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate*
  Termination
Date
  Value     Unamortized
Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Brazil   $ 210     1.00%
(pays quarterly)(1)
  6/20/25   $ 19,876     $ (22,647   $ (2,771
Malaysia     58,823     1.00%
(pays quarterly)(1)
  6/20/25     154,294       (413,494     (259,200
Mexico     1,830     1.00%
(pays quarterly)(1)
  6/20/25     134,922       (164,262     (29,340

 

  22   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference Entity   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate*
  Termination
Date
  Value     Unamortized
Upfront
Receipts
(Payments)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Turkey   $ 49,617     1.00%
(pays quarterly)(1)
  6/20/25   $ 10,103,678     $ (10,356,424   $ (252,746

Total

  $ 10,412,770     $ (10,956,827   $ (544,057

 

*

The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest paid by the Portfolio (as a buyer of protection) on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract.

 

(1) 

Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.

 

Volatility Swaps  
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Volatility*
  Volatility
Strike
    Maturity
Date
    Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank, N.A.   iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index   $ 170     Receives     23.00     9/18/20     $ 4,118,705  
Citibank, N.A.   S&P 500 Index     170     Pays     21.50       9/18/20       (4,217,089
                                    $ (98,384

 

*

Portfolio will pay or receive the volatility of the reference entity depending on whether the realized volatility of the reference entity exceeds or is less than the strike. For contracts where the Portfolio has elected to receive the volatility of the reference entity, it will receive a net payment of the difference between the realized volatility and the strike multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility exceeds the strike; the Portfolio will make a net payment of the absolute value of the difference of the realized volatility and the strike multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility is less than the strike. For contracts where the Portfolio has elected to pay the volatility of the reference entity, it will make a net payment of the difference between the realized volatility and the strike multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility exceeds the strike; the Portfolio will receive a net payment of the absolute value of the difference of the realized volatility and the strike multiplied by the notional amount if the realized volatility is less than the strike.

Abbreviations:

 

BADLAR     Buenos Aires Deposits of Large Amount Rate
COF     Cost of Funds 11th District
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GDP     Gross Domestic Product
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate

 

  23   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD     Australian Dollar
BHD     Bahraini Dinar
BRL     Brazilian Real
CAD     Canadian Dollar
CHF     Swiss Franc
CLP     Chilean Peso
CNH     Yuan Renminbi Offshore
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
CZK     Czech Koruna
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
HUF     Hungarian Forint
IDR     Indonesian Rupiah
INR     Indian Rupee
ISK     Icelandic Krona
JPY     Japanese Yen
KRW     South Korean Won
MXN     Mexican Peso
MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
NOK     Norwegian Krone
NZD     New Zealand Dollar
OMR     Omani Rial
PEN     Peruvian Sol
PHP     Philippine Peso
PLN     Polish Zloty
RON     Romanian Leu
RSD     Serbian Dinar
RUB     Russian Ruble
SAR     Saudi Riyal
SEK     Swedish Krona
SGD     Singapore Dollar
THB     Thai Baht
TRY     New Turkish Lira
TWD     New Taiwan Dollar
UAH     Ukrainian Hryvnia
USD     United States Dollar
ZAR     South African Rand

 

  24   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    April 30, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,126,427,048)

   $ 973,849,814  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $354,244,248)

     354,279,688  

Deposits for derivatives collateral —

  

Futures contracts

     3,507,572  

Centrally cleared derivatives

     32,495,033  

OTC derivatives

     6,419,000  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $7,001,695)

     6,699,520  

Interest and dividends receivable

     11,135,990  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     74,738  

Receivable for investments sold

     8,497,405  

Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared derivatives

     178,684  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     9,312,500  

Receivable for open forward volatility agreements

     2,376,901  

Receivable for open swap contracts

     6,866,399  

Receivable for closed swap contracts

     184,538  

Prepaid expenses

     746  

Total assets

   $ 1,415,878,528  
Liabilities         

Cash collateral due to brokers

   $ 6,419,000  

Payable for investments purchased

     9,219,706  

Payable for securities sold short, at value (proceeds, $7,195,403)

     5,335,205  

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     229,616  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     4,228,457  

Payable for open swap contracts

     5,822,632  

Due to custodian

     170,951,550  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     597,889  

Trustees’ fees

     5,799  

Accrued foreign capital gains taxes

     4,194  

Accrued expenses

     942,141  

Total liabilities

   $ 203,756,189  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 1,212,122,339  

 

  25   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2020

 

Interest (net of foreign taxes, $552,468)

   $ 28,192,224  

Dividends

     1,732,039  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     764,339  

Total investment income

   $ 30,688,602  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 4,011,090  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     34,001  

Custodian fee

     422,761  

Legal and accounting services

     106,864  

Dividend expense on securities sold short

     69,408  

Miscellaneous

     13,628  

Total expenses

   $ 4,657,752  

Net investment income

   $ 26,030,850  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $607,921)

   $ (6,459,868

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (135,002

Written options

     158,824  

Futures contracts

     3,810,337  

Swap contracts

     22,985,650  

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,138,675

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     9,038,990  

Net realized gain

   $ 27,260,256  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments (including net decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $289,504)

   $ (90,701,438

Investments — affiliated investment

     25,135  

Written options

     (141,324

Securities sold short

     1,860,198  

Futures contracts

     2,811,025  

Swap contracts

     6,102,042  

Forward volatility agreements

     2,289,784  

Foreign currency

     231,777  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,058,621  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (76,464,180

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (49,203,924

Net decrease in net assets from operations

   $ (23,173,074

 

  26   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2019

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 26,030,850      $ 64,381,880  

Net realized gain (loss)

     27,260,256        (15,129,368

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (76,464,180      (3,111,881

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (23,173,074    $ 46,140,631  

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 77,159,684      $ 176,442,491  

Withdrawals

     (208,935,971      (345,993,255

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

   $ (131,776,287    $ (169,550,764

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (154,949,361    $ (123,410,133
Net Assets                  

At beginning of period

   $ 1,367,071,700      $ 1,490,481,833  

At end of period

   $ 1,212,122,339      $ 1,367,071,700  

 

  27   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


 

 

Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
             

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

           

Expenses(1)

    0.69 %(2)(3)      0.69     0.69     0.68     0.66     0.66

Net investment income

    3.88 %(2)      4.61     4.47     3.84     3.75     3.63

Portfolio Turnover

    40 %(4)      39     57     44     30     32

Total Return

    (1.59 )%(4)       3.21     2.74     6.70     0.04     (0.41 )% 

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

  $ 1,212,122     $ 1,367,072     $ 1,490,482     $ 1,633,327     $ 1,479,688     $ 1,859,065  

 

(1)  

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.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Includes dividend expense on securities sold short of 0.01% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2020.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

  28   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Opportunities Portfolio

April 30, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Global Opportunities Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2020, Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Short Duration Strategic Income Fund held an interest of 93.6% and 6.4%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

The Portfolio seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in Eaton Vance GOP Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Portfolio organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Portfolio. The net assets of the Subsidiary at April 30, 2020 were $1,941,492 or 0.2% of the Portfolio’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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

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

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

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

Derivatives. U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Non U.S. exchange-traded options and over-the-counter options (including options on securities, indices and foreign currencies) are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Financial and commodities futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Forward volatility agreements are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until expiration. Swaps and options on interest rate swaps (“swaptions”) are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract, and in the case of credit default swaps, based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. In the case of volatility swaps, the pricing service valuations are based on the value of the underlying index or instrument, reference interest rate and volatility surface, as applicable. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Alternatively, swaptions may be valued at the valuation provided by a broker/dealer (usually the counterparty to the option), so determined using similar techniques as those employed by the pricing service.

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

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

 

  29  


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April 30, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial 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. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

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

In addition to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Portfolio may also be subject to local taxes on the recognition of capital gains in certain countries. In determining the daily net asset value, the Portfolio estimates the accrual for such taxes, if any, based on the unrealized appreciation on certain portfolio securities and the related tax rates. Taxes attributable to unrealized appreciation are included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. Capital gains taxes on securities sold are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments.

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

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

E  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

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

G  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

H  Financial and Commodities Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial or commodities futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as

 

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variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, index or commodity, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial or commodities futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial or commodities futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. While forward foreign currency exchange contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Portfolio and a counterparty, certain contracts may be “centrally cleared”, whereby all payments made or received by the Portfolio pursuant to the contract are with a central clearing party (CCP) rather than the original counterparty. The CCP guarantees the performance of the original parties to the contract. Upon entering into centrally cleared contracts, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the CCP, either in cash or securities, an amount of initial margin determined by the CCP, which is subject to adjustment. For centrally cleared contracts, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. Risks may arise upon entering forward foreign currency exchange contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the case of centrally cleared contracts, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

J  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Portfolio is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. When an index option is exercised, the Portfolio is required to deliver an amount of cash determined by the excess of the exercise price of the option over the value of the index (in the case of a put) or the excess of the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) at contract termination. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Portfolio. The Portfolio, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Portfolio may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

K  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Portfolio is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. As the purchaser of an index option, the Portfolio has the right to receive a cash payment equal to any depreciation in the value of the index below the exercise price of the option (in the case of a put) or equal to any appreciation in the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) as of the valuation date of the option. If an option which the Portfolio had purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Portfolio exercises a put option on a security, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Portfolio exercises a call option on a security, the cost of the security which the Portfolio purchases upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid. Purchased options traded over-the-counter involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations.

L  Interest Rate Swaps — Swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Portfolio and a counterparty. Certain swap contracts may be centrally cleared. Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Portfolio either makes floating-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of centrally cleared swaps) based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Portfolio makes fixed-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made, including amortization of upfront payments/receipts, are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.

M  Inflation Swaps — Pursuant to inflation swap agreements, the Portfolio either makes floating-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of centrally cleared swaps) based on a benchmark index in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Portfolio makes fixed-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of centrally cleared swaps) in exchange for floating-rate payments based on the return of a benchmark index. By design, the benchmark index is an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index. The accounting policy for payments received or made and changes in the underlying value of the inflation swap are the same as for interest rate swaps as described above. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between the rate of interest and the benchmark index. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of interest rates or the index.

 

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N  Cross-Currency Swaps — Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which interest cash flows are exchanged between two parties based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross-currency swaps also involve the exchange of the notional amounts at the start of the contract at the current spot rate with an agreement to re-exchange such amounts at a later date at either the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. The entire principal value of a cross-currency swap is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations.

O  Credit Default Swaps — When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments and receipts, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. Those upfront payments or receipts for non-centrally cleared swaps are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments or receipts, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 6 and 10. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked-to-market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

P  Total Return Swaps — In a total return swap, the buyer receives a periodic return equal to the total return of a specified security, securities or index for a specified period of time. In return, the buyer pays the counterparty a fixed or variable stream of payments, typically based upon short-term interest rates, possibly plus or minus an agreed upon spread. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, or the index.

Q  Volatility Swaps — Volatility swaps involve the exchange of cash flows between two parties based on the measured volatility of a specified underlying asset. One party agrees to exchange a “fixed rate” or strike payment for the “floating rate” or realized price volatility on the underlying asset with respect to the notional amount. At inception, the strike is generally chosen such that the fair value of the swap is zero. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged, where the payoff amount is equivalent to the difference between the realized price volatility of the underlying asset and the strike multiplied by the notional amount. Changes in the value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Gains or losses are realized upon the termination of the contract. Volatility swaps permit the parties to attempt to hedge volatility risk and/or take positions on the projected future volatility of an underlying asset. Risk of loss is dependent on the volatility of the underlying instrument.

R  Swaptions — A purchased swaption contract grants the Portfolio, in return for payment of the purchase price, the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. When the Portfolio purchases a swaption, the premium paid to the writer is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the swaption. A written swaption gives the Portfolio the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into a swap contract according to the terms of the underlying agreement. When the Portfolio writes a swaption, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the swaption. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of the premium paid or received. When a swaption expires or an unexercised swaption is closed, a gain or loss is recognized in the amount of the premium paid or received, plus the cost to close. The Portfolio’s risk for purchased swaptions is limited to the premium paid. The writer of a swaption bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms of the underlying swap contract. Purchased swaptions traded over-the-counter involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations.

S  Forward Volatility Agreements — Forward volatility agreements are transactions in which two parties agree to the purchase or sale of a swaption straddle (i.e., a receiver swaption and a payer swaption with the same expiration date) on an underlying floating-rate versus a fixed rate reference entity.

 

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The fixed rate shall equal the prevailing at-the-money forward rate of the benchmark swap at determination date. Changes in the value of the agreement are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The primary risk associated with forward volatility agreements is the change in the volatility of the underlying reference entity.

T  Securities Sold Short — A short sale is a transaction in which the Portfolio sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Portfolio must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer with an obligation to replace such borrowed security at a later date. When making a short sale, the Portfolio segregates liquid assets with the custodian equal to its obligations under the short sale. Until the security is replaced, the Portfolio is required to repay the lender any dividends or interest, which accrue during the period of the loan. The proceeds received from a short sale are recorded as a liability and the Portfolio records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of the open short position on the day of determination. A gain, limited to the price at which the Portfolio sold the security short, or a loss, potentially unlimited as there is no upward limit on the price of a security, is recorded when the short position is terminated. Interest and dividends payable on securities sold short are recorded as an expense.

U  Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities — The Portfolio may invest in Interest Only (IO) and Principal Only (PO) securities, forms of stripped mortgage-backed securities, whereby the IO security receives all the interest and the PO security receives all the principal on a pool of mortgage assets. The yield to maturity on an IO security is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgages experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Portfolio may fail to recoup its initial investment in an IO security. The market value of IO and PO securities can be unusually volatile due to changes in interest rates.

V  Interim Consolidated Financial Statements — The interim consolidated financial statements relating to April 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 Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio and the Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement between the Portfolio and BMR and the investment advisory agreement between the Subsidiary and BMR, the Portfolio and Subsidiary each pay BMR a fee at an annual rate of 0.615% of its respective average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.595% from $500 million but less than $1 billion, 0.575% from $1 billion but less than $1.5 billion, 0.555% from $1.5 billion but less than $2 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $2 billion or more, and is payable monthly. In determining the investment adviser fee for the Portfolio and Subsidiary, the applicable advisory fee rate is based on the average daily net assets of the Portfolio (inclusive of its interest in the Subsidiary). Such fee rate is then assessed separately on the Portfolio’s average daily net assets (exclusive of its interest in the Subsidiary) and the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets to determine the amount of the investment adviser fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $4,011,090 or 0.598% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s consolidated average daily net assets. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns, principal repayments on Senior Loans and securities sold short, for the six months ended April 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

Investments (non-U.S. Government)

   $ 272,308,043      $ 364,603,916  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

     173,819,773        195,075,641  
     $ 446,127,816      $ 559,679,557  

 

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4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio, including open derivative contracts and the Portfolio’s investment in the Subsidiary, at April 30, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 1,524,934,375  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 39,497,987  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (222,787,390

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (183,289,403

5  Restricted Securities

At April 30, 2020, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 1.8% of net assets) which were restricted as to resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Description    Date of
Acquisition
     Shares      Cost      Value  

Reinsurance Side Cars

           

Altair V Reinsurance

     12/22/16        1,932      $ 1,931,845      $ 19,318  

Altair VI Reinsurance

     12/29/17        1,000        2,670,333        212,500  

Blue Lotus Re, Ltd.

     12/20/17        242               374,999  

Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., Series 13, Preference Shares

     1/2/18        10,000        7,231,214        7,784,433  

Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., Special Investment Series 13, 12/18

     1/22/19        2,000        1,446,242        797,402  

Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., Special Investment Series 13, 12/19

     1/17/20        1,829        1,322,544        1,829,390  

Sussex Capital, Ltd., Designated Investment Series 5, 5/19

     5/31/19        249        212,150        184,296  

Sussex Capital, Ltd., Designated Investment Series 5, 12/19

     1/17/20        791        673,953        748,303  

Sussex Capital, Ltd., Series 5 Preference Shares

     12/17/18        6,000        5,113,897        5,599,707  

Sussex Re, Ltd., Series 2020A

     1/21/20        4,082        3,728,940        4,139,086  

Versutus Re, Ltd.

     12/17/18        4,000        271,060        372,831  

Total Restricted Securities

                     $ 24,602,178      $ 22,062,265  

6  Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options, swaptions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, forward volatility agreements and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2020 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2020, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:

Commodity Risk: During the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Portfolio invested in commodities-linked derivative instruments, including commodity futures contracts, that provide exposure to the investment returns of certain commodities. Commodities-linked derivative instruments are used to enhance total return and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of commodities and to manage certain investment risks.

Credit Risk: The Portfolio enters into credit default swap contracts to manage certain investment risks and/or to enhance total return or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities.

 

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Equity Price Risk: During the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Portfolio entered into equity index options, total return swaps and volatility swaps to enhance total return and/or to manage certain investment risks.

Foreign Exchange Risk: The Portfolio engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, currency options and cross-currency swaps to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.

Interest Rate Risk: The Portfolio utilizes various interest rate derivatives including interest rate futures contracts, interest rate swaps and swaptions, inflation swaps, cross-currency swaps, total return swaps, options contracts and forward volatility agreements to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates and/or to change the effective duration of its portfolio.

The Portfolio enters into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2020, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $10,051,089. At April 30, 2020, there were no assets pledged by the Portfolio for such liability.

The OTC derivatives in which the Portfolio invests (except for written options as the Portfolio, not the counterparty, is obligated to perform) are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Portfolio and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Portfolio’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Portfolio fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Portfolio of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to brokers at April 30, 2020 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, such liability would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at April 30, 2020. Because the Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, it may not be able to negotiate terms with its counterparties that are equivalent to those a registered portfolio may negotiate. As a result, the Subsidiary may have greater exposure to those counterparties than a registered portfolio.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at April 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption   Credit     Equity Price     Foreign
Exchange
    Interest Rate     Total  

Unaffiliated investments, at value

  $     $     $ 23     $ 4,659,561     $ 4,659,584  

Not applicable

    10,412,770           11,496,577     59,578,797     81,488,144  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                9,312,500             9,312,500  

Receivable for open swap contracts

          4,118,705             2,747,694       6,866,399  

Receivable for open forward volatility agreements

                      2,376,901       2,376,901  

Total Asset Derivatives

  $ 10,412,770     $ 4,118,705     $ 20,809,100     $ 69,362,953     $ 104,703,528  

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 10,412,770     $     $ 11,496,577     $ 59,578,797     $ 81,488,144  

Total Asset Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $     $ 4,118,705     $ 9,312,523     $ 9,784,156     $ 23,215,384  

 

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    Fair Value  
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption   Credit     Equity Price     Foreign
Exchange
    Interest Rate     Total  

Not applicable

  $         —     $     $ (18,227,926 )*    $ (49,131,412 )*    $ (67,359,338

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                (4,228,457           (4,228,457

Payable for open swap contracts

          (4,217,089           (1,605,543     (5,822,632

Total Liability Derivatives

  $     $ (4,217,089   $ (22,456,383   $ (50,736,955   $ (77,410,427

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $     $     $ (18,227,926   $ (49,131,412   $ (67,359,338

Total Liability Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $     $ (4,217,089   $ (4,228,457   $ (1,605,543   $ (10,051,089

 

*

Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts and centrally cleared derivatives is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts and centrally cleared derivatives, as applicable.

The Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) for such assets and pledged by the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) for such liabilities as of April 30, 2020.

 

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

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 2,378,317      $ (1,610,179    $ (768,138    $      $      $  

BNP Paribas

     2,245,476        (1,253,059             (992,417             1,160,000  

Citibank, N.A.

     5,966,680        (4,428,258             (1,330,000      208,422        1,330,000  

Goldman Sachs International

     1,787,089        (726,855             (1,040,000      20,234        1,040,000  

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

     9,402                             9,402         

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     353,471        (149,622             (203,849             290,000  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     4,501,511                      (2,289,000      2,212,511        2,289,000  

Standard Chartered Bank

     5,761,859        (1,690,656                    4,071,203         

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

     158,050                      (158,050             310,000  

UBS AG

     53,529        (53,529                            
     $ 23,215,384      $ (9,912,158    $ (768,138    $ (6,013,316    $ 6,521,772      $ 6,419,000  

 

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

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ (1,610,179    $ 1,610,179      $      $      $      $  

BNP Paribas

     (1,253,059      1,253,059                              

Citibank, N.A.

     (4,428,258      4,428,258                              

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     (108,227                           (108,227       

Goldman Sachs International

     (726,855      726,855                              

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     (149,622      149,622                              

Standard Chartered Bank

     (1,690,656      1,690,656                              

State Street Bank and Trust Company

     (14,129                           (14,129       

UBS AG

     (70,104      53,529                      (16,575       
     $ (10,051,089    $ 9,912,158      $      $      $ (138,931    $  

Total — Deposits for derivatives collateral — OTC derivatives

 

                     $ 6,419,000  

 

(a)  

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

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended April 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Caption   Commodity     Credit     Equity
Price
    Foreign
Exchange
    Interest Rate     Total  

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $     $     $ (9,455   $ (761,176   $ 3,230,100     $ 2,459,469  

Written options

                      158,824             158,824  

Futures contracts

    (591,577                       4,401,914       3,810,337  

Swap contracts

          18,175,629                   4,810,021       22,985,650  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      9,038,990             9,038,990  

Total

  $ (591,577   $ 18,175,629     $ (9,455   $ 8,436,638     $ 12,442,035     $ 38,453,270  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $     $     $ 530,658     $ 395,558     $ (21,044   $ 905,172  

Written options

                      (141,324           (141,324

Futures contracts

    (707,800                       3,518,825       2,811,025  

Swap contracts

          (161,717     (98,384           6,362,143       6,102,042  

Forward volatility agreements

                            2,289,784       2,289,784  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                      1,058,621             1,058,621  

Total

  $ (707,800   $ (161,717   $ 432,274     $ 1,312,855     $ 12,149,708     $ 13,025,320  

 

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The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2020, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
    Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts*
    Forward
Volatility Agreements
  $57,937,000     $ 57,839,000     $ 1,375,654,000     $35,000,000

 

Purchased
Swaptions
    Purchased
Call Options
    Swap
Contracts
 
  $88,429,000     $ 450,000,000     $ 2,239,475,000  

 

*

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

The average principal amount of purchased currency options contracts and average number of purchased options contracts and written options contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2020, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $18,000,000, 4,433 contracts and 1,600 contracts, respectively.

7  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 27, 2020. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 29, 2019, funds managed by Calvert Research and Management, an affiliate of EVM, were added as participating funds to the agreement and the borrowing limit was increased from $625 million. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

8  Overdraft Advances

Pursuant to the custodian agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Portfolio to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Portfolio is obligated to repay SSBT at the current rate of interest charged by SSBT for secured loans (currently, the Federal Funds rate plus 2%). This obligation is payable on demand to SSBT. SSBT has a lien on the Portfolio’s assets to the extent of any overdraft. At April 30, 2020, the Portfolio had a payment due to SSBT pursuant to the foregoing arrangement of $170,951,550. Based on the short-term nature of these payments and the variable interest rate, the carrying value of the overdraft advances approximated its fair value at April 30, 2020. If measured at fair value, overdraft advances would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 10) at April 30, 2020. The Portfolio’s average overdraft advances during the six months ended April 30, 2020 were not significant.

9  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At April 30, 2020, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $354,279,688, which represents 29.2% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the six months ended April 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

  $ 132,568,586     $ 777,939,097     $ (556,118,128   $ (135,002   $ 25,135     $ 354,279,688     $ 764,339       354,279,688  

 

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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 April 30, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   $      $ 314,341,081      $      $ 314,341,081  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

            5,281,929               5,281,929  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            16,787,634               16,787,634  

Asset-Backed Securities

            148,776,742               148,776,742  

U.S. Government Guaranteed Small Business Administration Loans

            43,971,326               43,971,326  

Sovereign Loans

            824,639               824,639  

Foreign Government Bonds

            232,637,775               232,637,775  

Foreign Corporate Bonds

            59,265,519               59,265,519  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            335,000               335,000  

Common Stocks

            2,897,837             2,897,837  

Closed-End Funds

     14,286,936                      14,286,936  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     48,912,695                      48,912,695  

Reinsurance Side Cars

                   33,680,286        33,680,286  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            40,191,171               40,191,171  

Short-Term Investments —

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            6,999,660               6,999,660  

Other

            354,279,688               354,279,688  

Purchased Currency Options

            23               23  

Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions

            3,970,804               3,970,804  

Purchased Call Options

            688,757               688,757  

Total Investments

   $ 63,199,631      $ 1,231,249,585      $ 33,680,286      $ 1,328,129,502  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 20,809,077      $      $ 20,809,077  

Forward Volatility Agreements

            2,376,901               2,376,901  

Futures Contracts

     3,992,208                      3,992,208  

Swap Contracts

            72,865,758               72,865,758  

Total

   $ 67,191,839      $ 1,327,301,321      $ 33,680,286      $ 1,428,173,446  

Liability Description

                                   

Securities Sold Short

   $      $ (5,335,205    $      $ (5,335,205

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (22,456,383             (22,456,383

Swap Contracts

            (54,954,044             (54,954,044

Total

   $      $ (82,745,632    $      $ (82,745,632

 

*

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

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

      Investments
in Senior
Floating-
Rate Loans
     Investments
in Reinsurance
Side Cars
     Total  

Balance as of October 31, 2019

   $ 1,561,925      $ 40,437,548      $ 41,999,473  

Realized gains (losses)

     (28,391             (28,391

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     24,124        (575,840      (551,716

Cost of purchases

            15,837,587        15,837,587  

Proceeds from sales, including return of capital

     (1,557,658      (22,019,009      (23,576,667

Accrued discount (premium)

                    

Transfers to Level 3

                    

Transfers from Level 3

                    

Balance as of April 30, 2020

   $      $ 33,680,286      $ 33,680,286  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of April 30, 2020

   $      $ 1,456,844      $ 1,456,844  

The Portfolio’s investments in Level 3 securities were primarily valued on the basis of broker quotations.

11  Risks and Uncertainties

Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by entities whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign issuers, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

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 Portfolio’s investments.

 

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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 agreements(1) 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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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 Global Opportunities Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) and Boston Management and Research (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 Portfolio.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio, including recent changes to such personnel. The Board considered the abilities and experience of the Adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors relevant to investment in a broad range of income securities. The Board considered the Adviser’s expertise with respect to

 

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global markets and in-house research capabilities. 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio.

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.

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.

Portfolio Performance

The Board compared the Portfolio’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Portfolio for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2019. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Portfolio was higher than the median performance of the Portfolio’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Portfolio was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board took into account the purpose served by the Portfolio as an investment option for other Eaton Vance Funds seeking to participate in the performance of the asset classes not generally available in other funds in which the Portfolio invests or to otherwise manage investment exposure. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided to the Board, the Board concluded that the Portfolio had achieved its performance objective.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Portfolio’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 Portfolio. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser provides to the Portfolio 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 Portfolio and other types of accounts. The Board noted that the Portfolio has established a wholly-owned subsidiary to accommodate the Portfolio’s commodity-related investments. The subsidiary is managed pursuant to a separate investment advisory agreement that is subject to annual approval by the Board. The subsidiary’s fee rates are the same as those charged to the Portfolio, and the Portfolio will not pay any additional management fees with respect to its assets invested in the subsidiary. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.

 

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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 Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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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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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.

 

Global Opportunities Portfolio
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   June 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/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   June 24, 2020
By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   June 24, 2020