497K 1 eeoifsp.htm ENHANCED EQUITY OPTION INCOME FUND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS DTD 4-1-10 eeoifsp.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

Summary Prospectus dated April 1, 2010

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Option Income Fund
Class /Ticker     A / EEEAX      C / EEECX      I / EEEIX

This Summary Prospectus is designed to provide investors with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated April 1, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and other information about the Fund, go to http://funddocuments.eatonvance.com, email a request to contact@eatonvance.com, call 1-800-262-1122, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund. Unless otherwise noted, page number references refer to the current Prospectus for this Fund.

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for a reduced sales charge if you invest, or agree to invest over a 13-month period, at least $50,000 in Eaton Vance Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Sales Charges beginning on page 19 of the Fund’s Prospectus and page 21 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)   Class A   Class C  Class I 

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price)  5.75%  None  None 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)  None  1.00%  None 
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)   Class A   Class C  Class I 

Management Fees  1.05%  1.05%  1.05% 
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees  0.25%  1.00%  n/a 
Other Expenses  4.01%  4.01%  4.01% 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses  5.31%  6.06%  5.06% 
Expense Reimbursement(1)  (3.81)%  (3.81)%  (3.81)% 
Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses  1.50%  2.25%  1.25% 

(1)      The investment adviser, sub-adviser and administrator have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses exceed 1.50% for Class A shares, 2.25% for Class C shares and 1.25% for Class I shares. This expense reimbursement will continue through March 31, 2011. The expense reimbursement relates to ordinary operating expenses only and amounts reimbursed may be subject to recoupment during the current fiscal year.

Example. This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

  Expenses with Redemption Expenses without Redemption

  1 Year  3 Year  5 Year  10 Years  1 Year  3 Year  5 Year  10 Years 

   Class A shares  $719  $1,752  $2,778  $5,316  $719  $1,752  $2,778  $5,316 
   Class C shares  $328  $1,460  $2,666  $5,572  $228  $1,460  $2,666  $5,572 
   Class I shares  $127  $1,177  $2,225  $4,839  $127  $1,177  $2,225  $4,839 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 169% of the average value of its portfolio.


Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of common stocks. The Fund invests primarily in large capitalization stocks, emphasizing stocks on which exchange traded call options are currently available. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. issuers, although the Fund may invest up to 40% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers, some of which may be located in emerging market countries. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in stocks of mid-capitalization companies.

The Fund pursues its objective in part by employing a strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on a portion of its stock holdings, although on up to 5% of the Fund’s net assets, the Fund may sell the stock underlying a call option prior to purchasing back the call option. Such sales shall occur no more than three days before the option buy back. The Fund will seek to enhance returns with premiums received in connection with its option writing activities. The extent of option writing activity will depend upon market conditions and the investment adviser’s assessment of the attractiveness of writing call options on the Fund’s stock holdings. The Fund may at times write call options on all of its stock holdings and may at other times, in certain market circumstances, have no outstanding options positions. The Fund seeks to produce current income from call option premiums and, to a lesser extent, from dividends on stocks held. The Fund may also write put options on individual stocks or pursue put options on stock indices and on individual stocks. As a result of the Fund’s option strategy, the derivatives risk described below may be more significant for the Fund.

In addition to the Fund’s primary options strategies as described herein, the Fund may invest in other derivative instruments to seek return, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency exchange rates, or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies. Permitted derivatives include: the purchase or sale of forward or futures contracts; options on futures contracts; exchange-traded and over-the-counter options; put and call spreads; equity collars and equity swap agreements. The Fund may also engage in covered short sales (on individual securities held or on an index or basket of securities whose constituents are held in whole or in part).

The portfolio managers utilize information provided by, and the expertise of, the investment adviser’s research staff in making investment decisions. Investment decisions are made primarily on the basis of fundamental research, which involves consideration of the various company-specific and general business, economic and market factors that may influence the future performance of individual companies and investments therein. In selecting companies for investment, the portfolio managers look for companies with significant market share, strong recurring sales growth and product entries, strong balance sheets and financial flexibility, among other factors. The portfolio managers will normally consider selling or trimming securities when such securities become overvalued, when fundamentals deteriorate or when the portfolio managers identify other securities that may result in a better opportunity.

Principal Risks

Equity Investing Risk. The Fund’s shares are sensitive to stock market volatility and the stocks in which the Fund invests may be more volatile than the stock market as a whole. The prices of stocks may decline in response to conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations, as well as issuer or sector specific events. Market conditions may affect certain types of stocks to a greater extent than other types of stocks. If the stock market declines, the value of Fund shares will also likely decline and although stock values can rebound, there is no assurance that values will return to previous levels.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative, due to failure of a counterparty or due to tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create investment leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s exposure to the underlying investment. Derivative risks may be more significant when they are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a position or security, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position or security held by the Fund. Derivatives for hedging purposes may not reduce risk if they are not sufficiently correlated to the position being hedged. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.

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Foreign Investment Risk. Because the Fund can invest a portion of its assets in foreign instruments, the value of Fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political and economic developments abroad. In emerging or less developed countries, these risks can be more significant. Investment markets in emerging market countries are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in developed countries, and as a result, Fund share values may be more volatile. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies. Emerging market investments often are subject to speculative trading, which typically contributes to volatility. Trading in foreign and emerging markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country.

Smaller Companies Risk. Smaller, less seasoned companies are generally subject to greater price fluctuations, limited liquidity, higher transaction costs and higher investment risk. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, and they may be dependent on a limited management group, or lack substantial capital reserves or an established performance record. There is generally less publicly available information about such companies than for larger, more established companies.

Securities Lending Risk. Securities lending involves possible delay in recovery of the securities or possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. As a result, the value of Fund shares may fall and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The value of Fund shares could also fall if a loan is called and the Fund is required to liquidate reinvested collateral at a loss or if the investment adviser is unable to reinvest cash collateral at rates which exceed the costs involved.

Risks Associated with Active Management. The Fund is an actively managed portfolio and its success depends upon the investment skills and analytical abilities of the investment adviser to develop and effectively implement strategies that achieve the Fund’s investment objective. Subjective decisions made by the investment adviser may cause the Fund to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it may otherwise have capitalized.

General Fund Investing Risks. The Fund is not a complete investment program and you may lose money by investing in the Fund. All investments carry a certain amount of risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve its investment objective. In general, the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses as a percentage of Fund average daily net assets will change as Fund assets increase and decrease, and the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses may differ in the future. Purchase and redemption activities by Fund shareholders may impact the management of the Fund and its ability to achieve its objective. Investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment prospective and be able to tolerate potentially sharp declines in value. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, entity or person. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. The return in the bar chart is for Class A shares and does not reflect a sales charge. If the sales charge was reflected, the return would be lower. Past performance (both before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of expense reductions. Absent these reductions, performance would have been lower. Updated Fund performance information can be obtained by visiting www.eatonvance.com.

For the period from December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2009, the highest quarterly total return for Class A was 12.36% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -10.59% for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2009  One Year  Life of Fund 

Class A Return Before Taxes  11.83%  –10.27% 
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions  11.68%  –10.37% 
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions and the Sale of Class A Shares  10.52%  –7.84% 
Class C Return Before Taxes  17.09%  –7.89% 
Class I Return Before Taxes  19.02%  –7.08% 
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  26.47%  –6.96% 

These returns reflect the maximum sales charge for Class A (5.75%) and any applicable contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") for Class C. Class A, Class C and Class I commenced operations on February 29, 2008. Life of Fund returns are calculated from February 29, 2008. The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged index of common stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index. (Source for S&P 500 Index returns: Lipper Inc.)

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

Management

Investment Adviser. Eaton Vance Management ("EVM").

Investment Sub-Adviser. Parametric Risk Advisors LLC ("PRA")

Portfolio Managers

Michael A. Allison, Vice President of EVM, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2008.

Walter A. Row, III, Vice President of EVM, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2008.

Kenneth Everding, Managing Director of PRA, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2008.

Jonathan Orseck, Managing Director of PRA, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2008.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares either through your financial intermediary or directly from the Fund either by writing to Eaton Vance Funds, P.O. Box 9653, Providence, RI 02940-9653, or by calling 1-800-262-1122. The minimum initial purchase or exchange into the Fund is $1,000 for Class A and Class C and $250,000 for Class I (waived in certain circumstances). There is no minimum for subsequent investments.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are expected to be taxed as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are exempt from taxation.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (collectively, "financial intermediaries"), the Fund, its principal underwriter and its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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