N-CSR 1 d234326dncsr.htm GLOBAL MACRO CAPITAL OPPORTUNITES PORTFOLIO Global Macro Capital Opportunites 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: 811-22896

 

 

Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Deidre E. Walsh

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

October 31, 2021

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 84.9%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Bulgaria — 1.3%  

Eurohold Bulgaria AD(1)

    2,011,568     $ 2,544,269  
      $ 2,544,269  
China — 3.2%  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    6,000     $ 25,933  

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    121,000       41,117  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(1)

    5,427       895,129  

Alibaba Health Information Technology, Ltd.(1)

    24,000       30,053  

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H

    8,500       42,032  

ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.

    4,000       61,975  

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    272,000       96,261  

BYD Co., Ltd., Class H

    3,000       114,743  

China Conch Venture Holdings, Ltd.

    11,000       53,453  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    293,000       199,410  

China Gas Holdings, Ltd.

    15,400       38,439  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    36,000       62,542  

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.(1)

    14,000       89,076  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class A

    5,600       47,170  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    13,000       108,942  

China National Building Material Co., Ltd., Class H

    32,000       40,105  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    15,600       47,703  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    104,000       50,672  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,000       49,541  

China Resources Gas Group, Ltd.

    6,000       32,204  

China Resources Land, Ltd.

    13,777       53,530  

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    18,000       38,705  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp., Ltd., Class A

    1,000       41,883  

China Tower Corp., Ltd., Class H(2)

    346,000       44,841  

China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H

    13,800       32,243  

China Youzan, Ltd.(1)

    132,000       16,741  

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd., Class H

    19,500       49,510  

CITIC, Ltd.

    38,000       38,068  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., Class A

    600       60,103  

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

    46,000       43,286  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,000       46,191  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.

    37,040       38,651  

ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.

    3,100       53,408  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A

    1,820       33,326  

Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.

    21,000       72,883  

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H

    13,000       58,494  

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

    24,000       30,177  

Haidilao International Holding, Ltd.(2)

    6,000       16,730  

Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., Class H

    13,400       49,897  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.(2)

    10,000       22,231  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    6,000     $ 31,356  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    189,000       103,603  

Innovent Biologics, Inc.(1)(2)

    6,000       53,702  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A

    3,240       24,890  

Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.(1)

    15,000       49,356  

Kingsoft Corp, Ltd.

    7,000       29,869  

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A

    300       85,608  

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

    36,000       39,095  

Li Ning Co., Ltd.

    8,000       88,280  

Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd.(2)

    10,500       50,798  

Meituan, Class B(1)(2)

    10,700       364,106  

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

    104,000       50,143  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H

    38,000       35,376  

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co., Ltd.(1)(2)

    4,000       19,337  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd., Class A

    4,200       32,443  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd., Class H

    19,000       136,092  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., Class H(2)

    47,000       34,159  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H

    20,000       34,067  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.

    3,100       66,787  

Shimao Group Holdings, Ltd.

    22,000       34,511  

Silergy Corp.

    1,000       165,205  

Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.

    61,500       45,349  

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    11,200       26,595  

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

    16,000       34,216  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.

    2,600       69,767  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    16,600       1,009,775  

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H

    4,000       34,807  

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A

    1,400       47,308  

WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd., Class H(2)

    1,760       37,578  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.(1)(2)

    10,500       159,043  

Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.

    24,000       49,854  

Yihai International Holding, Ltd.(1)

    3,000       17,573  

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    28,000       38,938  
      $ 6,066,984  
Cyprus — 1.7%  

Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC(1)(3)

    2,773,090     $ 3,260,261  

Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC(1)(3)

    45,800       52,280  
      $ 3,312,541  
Egypt — 7.3%  

Cleopatra Hospital(1)

    1,216,600     $ 394,221  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE(1)

    1,527,806       4,973,628  

Credit Agricole Egypt SAE(1)

    1,397,530       2,440,650  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Egypt (continued)  

Eastern Co. SAE

    1,393,980     $ 1,028,734  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(1)

    864,284       685,469  

ElSewedy Electric Co.

    1,058,180       581,601  

Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE(1)

    837,900       801,745  

Taaleem Management Services Co. SAE(1)

    6,843,500       1,957,077  

Talaat Moustafa Group

    1,241,690       586,690  

Telecom Egypt Co.

    460,630       397,109  
      $ 13,846,924  
Georgia — 7.7%  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    261,220     $ 5,420,929  

Georgia Capital PLC(1)

    382,077       3,158,458  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    285,322       6,120,794  
      $ 14,700,181  
Greece — 6.9%  

Alpha Services and Holdings S.A.(1)

    841,800     $ 1,073,178  

Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. S.A.

    25,260       221,118  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A.(1)

    1,298,434       1,363,768  

GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction S.A.(1)

    31,380       351,810  

Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

    35,614       245,546  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.

    136,451       2,422,526  

Holding Co. ADMIE IPTO S.A.

    68,359       201,779  

JUMBO S.A.

    59,800       890,083  

LAMDA Development S.A.(1)

    42,067       346,710  

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A.(1)

    33,100       561,841  

Mytilineos S.A.

    56,365       1,030,044  

National Bank of Greece S.A.(1)

    245,417       774,961  

OPAP S.A.

    121,690       1,900,470  

Piraeus Port Authority S.A.

    5,126       107,919  

Public Power Corp. S.A.(1)

    57,091       621,033  

Sarantis S.A.

    20,845       210,443  

Terna Energy S.A.

    26,921       364,000  

Titan Cement International S.A.(1)

    24,177       420,402  
      $ 13,107,631  
Indonesia — 5.0%  

Astra International Tbk PT

    1,748,100     $ 744,538  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    4,485,500       2,371,831  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    1,624,100       821,099  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    738,500       365,205  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    6,107,984       1,833,517  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    2,990,500       197,872  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    695,700       305,066  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    464,600       208,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    2,180,400     $ 246,247  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(1)

    1,203,900       268,577  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    2,395,900       196,378  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    324,400       208,453  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    4,267,100       1,140,534  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    760,600       237,425  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    181,000       301,095  
      $ 9,446,380  
Lithuania — 1.9%  

AB Ignitis Grupe

    10,000     $ 241,601  

AB Ignitis Grupe GDR(4)

    49,010       1,178,247  

Siauliu Bankas AB

    1,806,869       1,614,093  

Telia Lietuva AB

    287,440       663,946  
      $ 3,697,887  
Malaysia — 5.4%  

Axiata Group Bhd

    295,900     $ 282,745  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    646,400       815,584  

Dialog Group Bhd

    429,400       293,629  

Digi.com Bhd

    324,700       332,296  

Genting Bhd

    232,800       291,390  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    336,700       257,983  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    178,700       253,318  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    69,000       313,675  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    217,400       343,197  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    272,100       258,219  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    47,500       248,211  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    398,500       775,151  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd(1)

    129,000       201,754  

Maxis Bhd

    252,200       284,662  

MISC Bhd

    144,700       247,520  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    7,200       233,905  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    245,500       515,490  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    82,900       335,403  

PPB Group Bhd

    67,900       298,058  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    337,900       454,177  

Public Bank Bhd

    1,429,600       1,440,248  

QL Resources Bhd

    119,900       146,333  

RHB Bank Bhd

    196,400       265,001  

Sime Darby Bhd

    310,700       170,532  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    211,000       204,591  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    124,200       173,612  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    232,400       542,154  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    535,900       351,915  
      $ 10,330,753  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Romania — 8.0%  

Banca Transilvania S.A.

    10,532,467     $ 6,181,818  

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

    465,630       2,008,070  

OMV Petrom S.A.

    25,509,220       2,940,447  

Societatea Energetica Electrica S.A.

    309,870       847,284  

Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ S.A.

    258,320       2,252,028  

Transelectrica S.A.

    56,490       332,181  

Transgaz S.A. Medias

    10,640       640,149  
      $ 15,201,977  
Serbia — 0.6%  

Metalac AD(1)

    67,357     $ 1,191,058  
      $ 1,191,058  
Slovenia — 3.0%  

Krka dd Novo mesto

    20,469     $ 2,630,390  

Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd(2)

    29,800       2,542,130  

Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd GDR(4)

    28,632       491,509  
      $ 5,664,029  
South Korea — 6.3%  

AMOREPACIFIC Corp.

    554     $ 86,209  

Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd.(1)

    1,316       91,506  

Celltrion, Inc.(1)

    1,357       233,621  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    4,599       177,337  

Hankook Tire and Technology Co., Ltd.

    1,604       56,832  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(1)

    2,332       81,813  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    1,594       68,909  

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    973       210,332  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,965       351,451  

Hyundai Motor Co., Second PFC Shares

    768       64,525  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    1,699       64,940  

Kakao Corp.

    4,299       462,505  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    5,680       274,934  

Kia Corp.

    3,924       286,343  

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    4,554       88,234  

Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

    850       63,573  

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.(1)

    749       66,223  

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

    174       80,113  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.(1)

    3,035       79,130  

KT&G Corp.

    1,895       131,624  

LG Chem, Ltd.

    646       463,541  

LG Corp.

    1,463       114,374  

LG Display Co., Ltd.(1)

    4,323       73,060  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    1,553       160,664  

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.

    143       143,127  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    338       65,011  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Naver Corp.

    1,654     $ 575,067  

NCSoft Corp.

    257       138,088  

POSCO

    1,032       261,748  

POSCO Chemical Co., Ltd.

    599       74,734  

S-Oil Corp.

    901       78,835  

Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.(1)(2)

    247       184,012  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    1,290       126,308  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

    902       122,840  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    61,327       3,671,839  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., PFC Shares

    10,914       599,571  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

    541       107,238  

Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    1,285       74,332  

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

    765       482,660  

Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.

    620       81,495  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

    6,512       212,597  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    7,064       622,696  

SK, Inc.

    528       110,187  

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.(1)

    777       162,043  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    647       171,317  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    9,355       106,349  
      $ 12,003,887  
Taiwan — 6.9%  

Accton Technology Corp.

    9,000     $ 78,686  

Advantech Co., Ltd.

    6,667       87,191  

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.

    45,358       162,246  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    11,000       139,852  

AU Optronics Corp.

    141,000       96,898  

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    111,087       231,560  

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.

    32,760       313,761  

China Steel Corp.

    169,000       203,756  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

    53,000       210,317  

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    256,000       213,775  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    25,680       226,687  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    177,500       169,605  

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    161,185       132,706  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    52,000       150,888  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    54,000       209,167  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    103,568       273,774  

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.

    4,000       109,752  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    200,508       774,029  

Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.

    5,000       110,101  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    146,543       107,304  

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

    1,000       74,519  

MediaTek, Inc.

    19,000       625,341  

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    155,000       186,270  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    72,000     $ 220,958  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    9,000       134,990  

Pegatron Corp.

    35,000       85,681  

President Chain Store Corp.

    10,000       101,070  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    43,000       120,809  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    7,000       125,913  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, Ltd. (The)

    62,606       99,147  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    8,514       3,001  

Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    177,393       116,458  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    77,412       134,327  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    151,072       122,832  

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

    28,000       98,761  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    295,000       6,259,986  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    68,960       165,430  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    155,000       321,776  

Yageo Corp.(1)

    6,000       93,910  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    152,422       135,485  
      $ 13,228,719  
United Arab Emirates — 9.3%  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    736,600     $ 1,666,023  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    380,400       605,669  

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co-Pjsc-Yah Sat(1)

    4,224,438       3,151,235  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    1,008,500       1,109,644  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    470,800       656,418  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    1,260,100       1,379,469  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    657,300       2,501,107  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    457,800       3,193,350  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    706,900       3,431,040  
      $ 17,693,955  
Vietnam — 10.4%  

FPT Corp.

    1,042,733     $ 4,751,937  

Imexpharm Pharmaceutical JSC

    48,678       158,360  

Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank(1)

    2,068,147       2,592,187  

Mobile World Investment Corp.

    487,249       3,011,064  

No Va Land Investment Group Corp.(1)

    5,744       27,603  

Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corp.(1)

    2,400       10,123  

Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC

    565,090       2,579,683  

Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corp.(1)

    143,700       472,947  

Viet Capital Securities JSC

    481,650       1,357,086  

Vietnam Prosperity JSC Bank(1)

    1,468,760       2,450,568  

Vietnam Technological & Commercial Joint Stock Bank(1)

    964,400       2,340,349  
      $ 19,751,907  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $121,143,092)

 

  $ 161,789,082  
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(5)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea — 0.0%(5)  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    27     $ 3,670  
Taiwan — 0.0%(5)  

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.(1)

    2,110     $ 4,553  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $6,540)

 

  $ 8,223  
Short-Term Investments — 11.7%

 

Affiliated Fund — 10.9%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.09%(6)

    20,820,477     $ 20,820,477  

Total Affiliated Fund
(identified cost $20,820,477)

 

  $ 20,820,477  
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.8%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/6/22(7)

  $ 1,500     $ 1,499,828  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $1,499,896)

 

  $ 1,499,828  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $22,320,373)

 

  $ 22,320,305  

Total Investments — 96.6%
(identified cost $143,470,005)

 

  $ 184,117,610  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 3.4%

 

  $ 6,385,761  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 190,503,371  

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

 

  (1)

Non-income producing security.

 

  (2)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of 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 October 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $3,528,667 or 1.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (3)

Securities are traded on separate exchanges for the same entity.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

  (4)

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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, as amended. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $1,669,756 or 0.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (5)

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (6)

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 October 31, 2021.

 

  (7)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on open derivative contracts.

Sector Classification of Portfolio

 

Sector   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

Financials

    39.6   $ 75,428,942  

Information Technology

    11.1       21,142,060  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.3       15,894,501  

Communication Services

    7.9       14,978,933  

Energy

    4.0       7,615,133  

Health Care

    2.8       5,378,283  

Utilities

    2.7       5,127,262  

Consumer Staples

    2.3       4,395,583  

Materials

    2.2       4,197,042  

Industrials

    2.0       3,884,552  

Real Estate

    2.0       3,755,014  

Short-Term Investments

    11.7       22,320,305  

Total Investments

    96.6   $ 184,117,610  
 

 

Centrally Cleared Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Settlement
Date
    Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
INR     396,000,000     USD     5,343,329       11/18/21     $ (71,491
USD     5,285,927     INR     396,000,000       11/18/21       14,089  
EUR     888,057     USD     1,051,224       12/15/21       (23,566
EUR     1,040,000     USD     1,231,084       12/15/21       (27,598
USD     12,323,974     EUR     10,411,092       12/15/21       276,279  
USD     7,389,146     EUR     6,242,230       12/15/21       165,650  
USD     3,500,277     EUR     2,956,977       12/15/21       78,469  
USD     3,083,163     EUR     2,604,606       12/15/21       69,118  
USD     2,725,536     EUR     2,302,488       12/15/21       61,101  
USD     2,477,390     EUR     2,092,858       12/15/21       55,538  
USD     2,129,166     EUR     1,798,684       12/15/21       47,732  
USD     231,147     EUR     195,269       12/15/21       5,182  
USD     4,432,210     EUR     3,830,000       12/15/21       142  
USD     2,534,599     EUR     2,190,220       12/15/21       81  
USD     3,822,441     INR     289,600,000       1/31/22       1,670  
                                $ 652,396  

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     549,995     EUR     475,000     HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     11/5/21     $ 863     $  
USD     135,413     EUR     117,367     Standard Chartered Bank     11/5/21             (271
USD     1,889,790     CNH     12,400,000     Bank of America, N.A.     1/28/22             (31,879
USD     8,844,607     CNH     58,500,000     Standard Chartered Bank     1/28/22             (221,332
USD     1,893,379     AED     6,964,414     Standard Chartered Bank     5/31/22             (2,399
USD     1,579,913     AED     5,817,160     Standard Chartered Bank     7/7/22             (3,532
USD     2,855,790     AED     10,547,575     Standard Chartered Bank     7/7/22             (15,286
USD     4,456,726     AED     16,370,000     Standard Chartered Bank     4/19/23       3,292        
USD     1,657,609     AED     6,100,000     Standard Chartered Bank     5/30/23             (1,715
                                    $ 4,155     $ (276,414

 

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

Equity Futures

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index      198      Long    12/17/21    $ 12,493,800      $ (212,858
SGX CNX Nifty Index      (104    Short    11/25/21      (3,701,308      78,164  
       $ (134,694

 

Total Return Swaps  
Counterparty  

Notional Amount

(000’s omitted)

     Portfolio Receives    Portfolio Pays    Termination
Date
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CNY     32,392      Total Return on CSI 500 Index (pays quarterly)    3-month USD-LIBOR minus 12.00% on $4,999,931 (pays quarterly)      11/11/21      $ 80,033  
       $ 80,033  

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
PFC Shares     Preference Shares

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AED     United Arab Emirates Dirham
CNH     Yuan Renminbi Offshore
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
EUR     Euro
INR     Indian Rupee
USD     United States Dollar
 

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2021  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $122,649,528)

   $ 163,297,133  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $20,820,477)

     20,820,477  

Cash

     959,566  

Deposits for derivatives collateral —

  

Financial futures contracts

     916,982  

Centrally cleared derivatives

     2,264,594  

OTC derivatives

     40,000  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $2,390,744)

     2,386,180  

Dividends receivable

     242,588  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     714  

Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared derivatives

     433,065  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     4,155  

Receivable for open swap contracts

     80,033  

Tax reclaims receivable

     13,870  

Other assets

     6,986  

Total assets

   $ 191,466,343  
Liabilities         

Cash collateral due to broker

   $ 40,000  

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     166,154  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     276,414  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     160,377  

Trustees’ fees

     775  

Accrued expenses

     319,252  

Total liabilities

   $ 962,972  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 190,503,371  

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2021

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $489,348)

   $ 4,034,763  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     9,936  

Interest

     7,976  

Total investment income

   $ 4,052,675  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 1,778,229  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     9,360  

Custodian fee

     331,458  

Legal and accounting services

     65,543  

Miscellaneous

     19,233  

Total expenses

   $ 2,203,823  

Net investment income

   $ 1,848,852  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $125,256)

   $ 22,805,980  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     332  

Financial futures contracts

     315,963  

Swap contracts

     1,524,537  

Foreign currency transactions

     (296,619

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     105,532  

Net realized gain

   $ 24,455,725  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments (including net decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $96,231)

   $ 24,468,730  

Financial futures contracts

     (17,879

Swap contracts

     (221,372

Foreign currency

     (9,002

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     251,197  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 24,471,674  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 48,927,399  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 50,776,251  

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2021      2020  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,848,852      $ 1,310,906  

Net realized gain (loss)

     24,455,725        (11,037,521

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     24,471,674        543,159  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 50,776,251      $ (9,183,456

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 13,948,565      $ 20,177,377  

Withdrawals

     (19,915,526      (44,633,383

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

   $ (5,966,961    $ (24,456,006

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 44,809,290      $ (33,639,462
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 145,694,081      $ 179,333,543  

At end of year

   $ 190,503,371      $ 145,694,081  

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2021      2020      2019     2018     2017  

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

            

Expenses

     1.24      1.28      1.29 %(1)      1.25     1.29

Net investment income

     1.04      0.84      1.29     0.97     1.10

Portfolio Turnover

     70      44      43     39     32

Total Return

     35.70      (2.84 )%       7.44     (11.06 )%      24.59

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

   $ 190,503      $ 145,694      $ 179,334     $ 162,169     $ 164,303  

 

(1)

Includes interest expense of 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Global Macro Capital 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 October 31, 2021, Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund held a 99.9% interest in the Portfolio.

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

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System 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.

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

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign financial futures contracts as described below. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the 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. Total return swaps are valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service based on the value of the underlying index or instrument and reference interest rate. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers.

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

Affiliated Fund. The 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.

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 — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends

 

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and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal 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.

As of October 31, 2021, 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 financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

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 these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. In the case of centrally cleared contracts, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

J  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.

 

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2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) and BMR became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, the Portfolio entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Agreement”) with BMR, which took effect on March 1, 2021. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Portfolio’s investment advisory agreement with BMR in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the investment adviser fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets as follows and is payable monthly:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Annual Fee
Rate
 

Up to $500 million

     1.000

$500 million but less than $1 billion

     0.950

$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion

     0.925

$2.5 billion but less than $5 billion

     0.900

$5 billion and over

     0.880

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $1,778,229 or 1.00% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Portfolio may invest 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 year ended October 31, 2021, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

During the year ended October 31, 2021, BMR reimbursed the Portfolio $12,811 for a net realized loss due to a trading error. The amount of the reimbursement had an impact on total return of less than 0.01%.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $110,413,215 and $122,685,176, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2021.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Portfolio at October 31, 2021, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 144,585,142  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 44,279,906  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,608,880

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 39,671,026  

5  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 forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts 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 October 31, 2021 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2021, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

 

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

Equity Price Risk:  The Portfolio enters into equity futures contracts and total return swaps to enhance total return, to manage certain investment risks and/or as a substitute for the purchase of securities.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Portfolio engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts 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.

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 October 31, 2021, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $276,414. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Portfolio for such liability was $260,970 at October 31, 2021.

The OTC derivatives in which the Portfolio invests 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 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 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/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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to broker at October 31, 2021 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 8) at October 31, 2021.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at October 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption    Equity Price      Foreign Exchange      Total  

Not applicable

   $ 78,164    $ 775,051    $ 853,215  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            4,155        4,155  

Receivable for open swap contracts

     80,033               80,033  

Total Asset Derivatives

   $ 158,197      $ 779,206      $ 937,403  

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ 78,164      $ 775,051      $ 853,215  

Total Asset Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ 80,033      $ 4,155      $ 84,188  

Not applicable

   $ (212,858)    $ (122,655)    $ (335,513)  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (276,414)        (276,414)  

Total Liability Derivatives

   $ (212,858)      $ (399,069)      $ (611,927)  

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ (212,858)      $ (122,655)      $ (335,513)  

Total Liability Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ —        $ (276,414)      $ (276,414)  

 

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October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

*

Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts and centrally cleared derivatives is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial 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 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 for such assets and pledged by the Portfolio for such liabilities as of October 31, 2021.

 

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

 

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

   $ 863      $             —      $      $      $ 863      $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     80,033                      (40,000      40,033        40,000  

Standard Chartered Bank

     3,292        (3,292                            
     $ 84,188      $ (3,292    $      $ (40,000    $ 40,896      $ 40,000  
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.

   $ (31,879    $             —      $      $      $ (31,879    $  

Standard Chartered Bank

     (244,535      3,292        241,243                       
     $ (276,414    $ 3,292      $ 241,243      $      $ (31,879    $  

Total — Deposits for derivatives collateral — OTC derivatives

 

                     $ 40,000  

 

(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 Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

Statement of Operations Caption    Equity Price      Foreign
Exchange
     Total  

Net realized gain (loss) —

        

Financial futures contracts

   $ 315,963      $      $ 315,963  

Swap contracts

     1,524,537               1,524,537  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            105,532        105,532  

Total

   $ 1,840,500      $ 105,532      $ 1,946,032  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

        

Financial futures contracts

   $ (17,879)      $      $ (17,879)  

Swap contracts

     (221,372)               (221,372)  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            251,197        251,197  

Total

   $ (239,251)      $ 251,197      $ 11,946  

 

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October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2021, 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*
    Swap
Contracts
 
  $9,204,000     $ 2,483,000     $ 47,818,000     $ 6,011,000  

 

*

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.

6  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 25, 2022. 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) 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. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2021, an arrangement fee totaling $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. 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 year ended October 31, 2021.

7  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At October 31, 2021, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $20,820,477, which represents 10.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the year ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Name   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

  $ 15,684,838     $ 104,898,516     $ (99,763,209   $ 332     $         —     $ 20,820,477     $ 9,936       20,820,477  

8  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.

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

At October 31, 2021, 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  

Common Stocks

           

Asia/Pacific

   $ 895,129      $ 69,933,501      $         —      $ 70,828,630  

Emerging Europe

            59,419,573               59,419,573  

Middle East/Africa

     3,151,235        28,389,644               31,540,879  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 4,046,364      $ 157,742,718    $      $ 161,789,082  

Preferred Stocks

   $ 4,553      $ 3,670      $      $ 8,223  

Short-Term Investments —

           

Affiliated Fund

            20,820,477               20,820,477  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            1,499,828               1,499,828  

Total Investments

   $ 4,050,917      $ 180,066,693      $      $ 184,117,610  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 779,206      $      $ 779,206  

Futures Contracts

            78,164               78,164  

Swap Contracts

            80,033               80,033  

Total

   $ 4,050,917      $ 181,004,096      $      $ 185,055,013  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (399,069    $      $ (399,069

Futures Contracts

     (212,858                    (212,858

Total

   $ (212,858    $ (399,069    $      $ (611,927

 

*

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.

9  Risks and Uncertainties

Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Foreign investments can be adversely affected by political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country. There may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers because they may not be subject to reporting practices, requirements or regulations comparable to those to which United States companies are subject. Foreign markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States. Trading in foreign markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Portfolio may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Emerging market securities often involve greater risks than developed market securities. Investment markets within emerging market countries are typically smaller, less liquid, less developed and more volatile than those in more developed markets like the United States, and may be focused in certain economic sectors. The information available about an emerging market issuer may be less reliable than for comparable issuers in more developed capital markets. Governmental actions can have a significant effect on the economic conditions in emerging market countries. It may be more difficult to make a claim or obtain a judgment in the courts of these countries than it is in the United States. The possibility of fraud, negligence, undue influence being exerted by an issuer or refusal to recognize ownership exists in some emerging markets. Disruptions due to work stoppages and trading improprieties in foreign securities markets have caused such markets to close. Emerging market securities are also subject to speculative trading, which contributes to their volatility.

Frontier markets are among the smallest and least mature investment markets. Frontier market countries may have greater political or economic instability and may also be subject to trade barriers, adjustments in currency values and developing or changing securities laws and other regulations. Investments in frontier market countries generally are less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than investments in developed markets or emerging markets.

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread 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. 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 impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Portfolio invests.

 

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Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of October 31, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 16, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Eaton Vance

Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund

October 31, 2021

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

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

At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors on June 8, 2021, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund

October 31, 2021

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to EV LLC, “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EV is the trustee of each of EVM and BMR. Effective March 1, 2021, each of EVM, BMR, EVD and EV are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with EVM may hold a position with other EVM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 138 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 137 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth    Trust/Portfolio
Position(s)
    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee              

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM), member of the Board of Managers and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC. Trustee and/or officer of 137 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with MSIM, BMR, EVM, EVD, and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and Portfolio, and his former position with EVC, which was an affiliate of the Trust and Portfolio prior to March 1, 2021.

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of EVC (2007-2021) and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm) (2012-2021).

Noninterested Trustees              

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Chairperson of the Board and
Trustee
     2021 (Chairperson) and 2014 (Trustee)     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUP, a fintech platform. Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Eaton Vance

Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund

October 31, 2021

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth    Trust/Portfolio
Position(s)
    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)              

William H. Park

1947

   Trustee      2003     

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance) (2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth    Trust/Portfolio
Position(s)
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees              

Eric A. Stein

1980

   President      2020      Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of EVM and BMR. Prior to November 1, 2020, Mr. Stein was a co-Director of Eaton Vance’s Global Income Investments. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Deidre E. Walsh

1971

   Vice President and Chief Legal Officer      2009      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

 

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Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund

October 31, 2021

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth    Trust/Portfolio
Position(s)
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Kimberly M. Roessiger

1985

   Secretary      2021      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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Privacy Notice    April 2021

 

 

FACTS    WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
      
  
Why?    Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
      
What?   

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

   Social Security number and income

   investment experience and risk tolerance

   checking account number and wire transfer instructions

   
      
How?    All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
   
      

 

Reasons we can share your
personal information
   Does Eaton Vance share?    Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus    Yes    No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you    Yes    No
For joint marketing with other financial companies    No    We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness    Yes    Yes
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences    Yes    No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness    No    We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates to market to you    Yes    Yes
For our affiliates to market to you    No    We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you    No    We don’t share

 

To limit our sharing   

Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com

 

Please note:

 

If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.

   
      
   
Questions?    Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com
   
      

 

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Privacy Notice — continued    April 2021

 

 

Page 2     

 

Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below)
What we do
How does Eaton Vance protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information.
How does Eaton Vance collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

   open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account

   buy securities from us or make a wire transfer

   give us your contact information

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

   sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

   affiliates from using your information to market to you

   sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.

Definitions
Investment Management Affiliates   Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker-dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

   Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market.

Other important information

Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.

 

California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

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

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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

 

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Investment Adviser of Global Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


LOGO

 

LOGO

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant (sometimes referred to as the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated George J. Gorman, William H. Park and Scott E. Wennerholm, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm). Mr. Wennerholm is a private investor. Previously, Mr. Wennerholm served as a Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution), as a Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm),Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm), and Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a)-(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/20      10/31/21  

Audit Fees

   $ 42,300      $ 45,800  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 22,043      $ 24,453  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 64,343      $ 70,253  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other tax related compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.


The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/20      10/31/21  

Registrant

   $ 22,043      $ 24,453  

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 51,800      $ 51,800  

 

(1) 

Certain subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley provide ongoing services to the registrant.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

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 Macro Capital Opportunities Portfolio
By:  

/s/ Eric A. Stein

  Eric A. Stein
  President

Date: December 23, 2021

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

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   December 23, 2021
By:  

/s/ Eric A. Stein

  Eric A. Stein
  President
Date:   December 23, 2021