N-CSRS 1 d217130dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE SPECIAL INVESTMENT TRUST Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-01545

 

 

Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

April 30, 2016

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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

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


Semiannual Report April 30, 2016

Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     30   

Officers and Trustees

     33   

Important Notices

     34   


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Kathleen C. Gaffney, CFA and Henry Peabody, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     01/31/2013         01/31/2013         1.75      –10.12             1.25

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –3.12         –14.42                –0.26   

Class C at NAV

     08/20/2013         01/31/2013         1.26         –10.92                0.60   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                     0.26         –11.79                0.60   

Class I at NAV

     01/31/2013         01/31/2013         1.88         –9.97                1.49   

Class R at NAV

     11/12/2014         01/31/2013         1.57         –10.41                1.13   

Class R6 at NAV

     11/12/2014         01/31/2013         1.81         –9.90                1.52   

Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index

                     3.18      2.78      3.86     2.59

Blended Index

                     2.90         1.39         4.39        2.88   
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3            Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R     Class R6  
        0.95      1.70      0.70      1.20     0.64

Fund Profile4

 

 

Credit Quality (% of total investments, excluding common stocks and short-term investments)5

 

 

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Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

  2  


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. Treasuries, government-related and investment-grade U.S. corporate securities with a maturity of one year or more. BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of below-investment grade U.S. corporate bonds. BofA Merrill Lynch® indices not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report, BofAML does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. The blended index consists of 65% U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index and 35% BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

 

   Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of Class C and Class R is linked to Class A and the performance of Class R6 is linked to Class I. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

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

 

4 

Fund primarily invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund and may also invest directly. Unless otherwise noted, references to investments are to the aggregate holdings of the Fund and the Portfolio.

5 

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

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

Effective July 18, 2016, the Fund name is Eaton Vance Multisector Income Fund.

 

 

  3  


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2015 – April 30, 2016).

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     

Beginning

Account Value

(11/1/15)

    

Ending

Account Value

(4/30/16)

    

Expenses Paid

During Period*
(11/1/15 – 4/30/16)

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 
           

Actual

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.50       $ 4.87         0.97

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,012.60       $ 8.61         1.72

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.80       $ 3.61         0.72

Class R

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,015.70       $ 6.11         1.22

Class R6

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.10       $ 3.21         0.64
                                     
           

Hypothetical

           

(5% return per year before expenses)

           

Class A

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.00       $ 4.87         0.97

Class C

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.30       $ 8.62         1.72

Class I

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.30       $ 3.62         0.72

Class R

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.80       $ 6.12         1.22

Class R6

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.70       $ 3.22         0.64

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on October 31, 2015. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

  4  


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Investment in Bond Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $841,812,592)

  $ 683,240,751   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    819,924   

Total assets

  $ 684,060,675   
Liabilities        

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

  $ 3,684,363   

Distributions payable

    272   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Distribution and service fees

    144,811   

Trustees’ fees

    43   

Accrued expenses

    145,251   

Total liabilities

  $ 3,974,740   

Net Assets

  $ 680,085,935   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 987,693,570   

Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolios

    (157,960,551

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    8,924,757   

Net unrealized depreciation from Portfolios

    (158,571,841

Total

  $ 680,085,935   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 168,331,555   

Shares Outstanding

    18,012,367   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.35   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 95.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 9.82   
Class C Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 136,009,587   

Shares Outstanding

    14,586,333   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.32   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 370,370,874   

Shares Outstanding

    39,619,744   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.35   
Class R Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 287,869   

Shares Outstanding

    30,803   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.35   
Class R6 Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 5,086,050   

Shares Outstanding

    543,709   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.35   

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Interest and other income allocated from Portfolio

  $ 23,024,619   

Dividends allocated from Portfolio

    2,254,273   

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

    (2,323,989

Total investment income from Portfolio

  $ 22,954,903   
Expenses        

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

  $ 240,034   

Class C

    724,305   

Class R

    334   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    251   

Custodian fee

    24,492   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    308,173   

Legal and accounting services

    25,150   

Printing and postage

    18,614   

Registration fees

    63,444   

Miscellaneous

    10,528   

Total expenses

  $ 1,415,325   

Net investment income

  $ 21,539,578   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (150,046,316

Foreign currency transactions

    (396,880

Net realized loss

  $ (150,443,196

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 107,808,933   

Foreign currency

    313,253   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 108,122,186   

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (42,321,010

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (20,781,432

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 21,539,578      $ 72,862,274   

Net realized loss from investment and foreign currency transactions

    (150,443,196     (21,836,390

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency

    108,122,186        (269,090,921

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (20,781,432   $ (218,065,037

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (3,257,489   $ (12,990,605

Class C

    (1,950,103     (5,458,132

Class I

    (7,769,191     (34,252,368

Class R

    (2,573     (148

Class R6

    (102,455     (131,442

From net realized gain

   

Class A

           (960,776

Class C

           (535,002

Class I

           (2,288,706

Class R

           (2

Class R6

           (10,979

Tax return of capital

   

Class A

           (206,052

Class C

           (88,952

Class I

           (534,697

Class R

           (3

Class R6

           (2,651

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (13,081,811   $ (57,460,515

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 15,530,103      $ 184,784,337   

Class C

    12,265,884        76,839,240   

Class I

    85,770,153        531,731,179   

Class R

    273,588        31,154   

Class R6

    772,434        6,848,872   

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

   

Class A

    2,968,265        13,497,295   

Class C

    1,368,434        4,118,387   

Class I

    5,911,030        28,923,958   

Class R

    2,573        153   

Class R6

    137        21   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (123,656,985     (297,360,778

Class C

    (60,288,068     (82,367,509

Class I

    (365,246,648     (863,713,225

Class R

    (20,920     (4,495

Class R6

    (1,411,248     (241,413

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (425,761,268   $ (396,912,824

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (459,624,511   $ (672,438,376
Net Assets                

At beginning of period

  $ 1,139,710,446      $ 1,812,148,822   

At end of period

  $ 680,085,935      $ 1,139,710,446   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of period

  $ 8,924,757      $ 466,990   

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,    

Period Ended

October 31,  2013(1)

 
      2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.350      $ 11.030      $ 10.510      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                

Net investment income

  $ 0.242 (2)    $ 0.432 (2)    $ 0.330 (2)    $ 0.241   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.092     (1.776     0.557        0.517   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.150      $ (1.344   $ 0.887      $ 0.758   
Less Distributions                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.150   $ (0.309   $ (0.338   $ (0.248

From net realized gain

           (0.022     (0.029       

Tax return of capital

           (0.005              

Total distributions

  $ (0.150   $ (0.336   $ (0.367   $ (0.248

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.350      $ 9.350      $ 11.030      $ 10.510   

Total Return(3)

    1.75 %(4)      (12.43 )%      8.53     7.69 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                

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

  $ 168,332      $ 280,596      $ 449,901      $ 15,942   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)

       

Expenses(6)

    0.97 %(7)      0.95     0.94     0.95 %(7)(8) 

Net investment income

    5.60 %(7)      4.14     2.98     3.31 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund

    N.A. (9)      N.A. (9)      N.A. (9)      59 %(4)(10) 

Portfolio Turnover of Bond Portfolio

    28 %(4)      45     46     40 %(4)(11) 

Portfolio Turnover of Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio

    N.A.        N.A.        N.A.        32 %(12) 

 

  (1)

For the period from the start of business, January 31, 2013, to October 31, 2013.

 

  (2)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

  (3)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

  (4)

Not annualized.

 

  (5)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolios’ allocated expenses.

 

  (6)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

  (7)

Annualized.

 

  (8)

The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.31% of average daily net assets for the period ended October 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

  (9)

The Fund invested only in the Bond Portfolio for the indicated period. Accordingly, portfolio turnover of the Fund is not presented.

 

(10) 

Percentage is based on the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolios and excludes the investment activity of the Portfolios.

 

(11) 

For the period from the Portfolio’s start of business, January 11, 2013, to October 31, 2013.

 

(12) 

For the Portfolio’s year ended October 31, 2013.

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class C  
   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,    

Period Ended

October 31,  2013(1)

 
      2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.330      $ 11.000      $ 10.500      $ 10.020   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                

Net investment income

  $ 0.209 (2)    $ 0.356 (2)    $ 0.245 (2)    $ 0.062   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.102     (1.767     0.556        0.495   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.107      $ (1.411   $ 0.801      $ 0.557   
Less Distributions                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.117   $ (0.233   $ (0.272   $ (0.077

From net realized gain

           (0.022     (0.029       

Tax return of capital

           (0.004              

Total distributions

  $ (0.117   $ (0.259   $ (0.301   $ (0.077

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.320      $ 9.330      $ 11.000      $ 10.500   

Total Return(3)

    1.26 %(4)      (13.03 )%      7.69     5.58 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                

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

  $ 136,010      $ 186,668      $ 226,907      $ 1,368   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)

       

Expenses(6)

    1.72 %(7)      1.70     1.69     1.70 %(7)(8) 

Net investment income

    4.86 %(7)      3.44     2.21     2.29 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund

    N.A. (9)      N.A. (9)      N.A. (9)      59 %(4)(10) 

Portfolio Turnover of Bond Portfolio

    28 %(4)      45     46     40 %(4)(11) 

Portfolio Turnover of Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio

    N.A.        N.A.        N.A.        32 %(12) 

 

  (1)

For the period from the commencement of operations on August 20, 2013 to October 31, 2013.

 

  (2)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

  (3)

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

  (4)

Not annualized.

 

  (5)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolios’ allocated expenses.

 

  (6)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

  (7)

Annualized.

 

  (8)

The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.31% of average daily net assets for the period ended October 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

  (9)

The Fund invested only in the Bond Portfolio for the indicated period. Accordingly, portfolio turnover of the Fund is not presented.

 

(10) 

Percentage is based on the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolios and excludes the investment activity of the Portfolios.

 

(11) 

For the period from the Portfolio’s start of business, January 11, 2013, to October 31, 2013.

 

(12) 

For the Portfolio’s year ended October 31, 2013.

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,    

Period Ended

October 31,  2013(1)

 
      2015     2014    

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.350      $ 11.030      $ 10.510      $ 10.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                

Net investment income

  $ 0.253 (2)    $ 0.456 (2)    $ 0.357 (2)    $ 0.273   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.091     (1.774     0.554        0.500   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.162      $ (1.318   $ 0.911      $ 0.773   
Less Distributions                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.162   $ (0.335   $ (0.362   $ (0.263

From net realized gain

           (0.022     (0.029       

Tax return of capital

           (0.005              

Total distributions

  $ (0.162   $ (0.362   $ (0.391   $ (0.263

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.350      $ 9.350      $ 11.030      $ 10.510   

Total Return(3)

    1.88 %(4)      (12.21 )%      8.77     7.85 %(4) 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                

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

  $ 370,371      $ 666,562      $ 1,135,342      $ 56,934   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)

       

Expenses(6)

    0.72 %(7)      0.70     0.69     0.70 %(7)(8) 

Net investment income

    5.84 %(7)      4.36     3.22     3.58 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund

    N.A. (9)      N.A. (9)      N.A. (9)      59 %(4)(10) 

Portfolio Turnover of Bond Portfolio

    28 %(4)      45     46     40 %(4)(11) 

Portfolio Turnover of Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio

    N.A.        N.A.        N.A.        32 %(12) 

 

  (1)

For the period from the start of business, January 31, 2013, to October 31, 2013.

 

  (2)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

  (3)

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

 

  (4)

Not annualized.

 

  (5)

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolios’ allocated expenses.

 

  (6)

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

  (7)

Annualized.

 

  (8)

The investment adviser and administrator reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.31% of average daily net assets for the period ended October 31, 2013). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

  (9)

The Fund invested only in the Bond Portfolio for the indicated period. Accordingly, portfolio turnover of the Fund is not presented.

 

(10) 

Percentage is based on the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolios and excludes the investment activity of the Portfolios.

 

(11) 

For the period from the Portfolio’s start of business, January 11, 2013, to October 31, 2013.

 

(12) 

For the Portfolio’s year ended October 31, 2013.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class R  
    

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended

October 31,  2015(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.360      $ 11.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.230      $ 0.466   

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.096     (1.805

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.134      $ (1.339
Less Distributions                

From net investment income

  $ (0.144   $ (0.275

From net realized gain

           (0.022

Tax return of capital

           (0.004

Total distributions

  $ (0.144   $ (0.301

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.350      $ 9.360   

Total Return(3)

    1.57 %(4)      (12.40 )%(4)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                

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

  $ 288      $ 26   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)

   

Expenses(6)

    1.22 %(7)      1.20 %(7) 

Net investment income

    5.35 %(7)      5.04 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    28 %(4)      45 %(8) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations on November 12, 2014 to October 31, 2015.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

For the Portfolio’s year ended October 31, 2015.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class R6  
    

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended

October 31,  2015(1)

 

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.360      $ 11.000   
Income (Loss) From Operations                

Net investment income(2)

  $ 0.257      $ 0.490   

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.102     (1.760

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.155      $ (1.270
Less Distributions                

From net investment income

  $ (0.165   $ (0.343

From net realized gain

           (0.022

Tax return of capital

           (0.005

Total distributions

  $ (0.165   $ (0.370

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.350      $ 9.360   

Total Return(3)

    1.81 %(4)      (11.82 )%(4)  
Ratios/Supplemental Data                

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

  $ 5,086      $ 5,858   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)

   

Expenses(6)

    0.64 %(7)      0.64 %(7) 

Net investment income

    5.94 %(7)      5.00 %(7) 

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

    28 %(4)      45 %(8) 

 

(1) 

For the period from the commencement of operations on November 12, 2014 to October 31, 2015.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(6) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

For the Portfolio’s year ended October 31, 2015.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Bond Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified series of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers five classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I, Class R and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Sub-accounting, recordkeeping and similar administrative fees payable to financial intermediaries, which are a component of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations, are not allocated to Class R6 shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund primarily invests its assets in interests in Bond Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The Fund may also invest directly in securities and other instruments. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (99.9% at April 30, 2016). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

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

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

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

As of April 30, 2016, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

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

H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

 

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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make monthly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets that are not invested in other investment companies for which EVM or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator (“Investable Assets”) up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On Investable Assets of $1 billion and over, the annual fee is reduced. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund incurred no investment adviser and administration fee on Investable Assets. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio’s adviser fees. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, EVM earned $4,506 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $18,657 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2016. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class C and Class R shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

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

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $240,034 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class C shares (Class C Plan) and Class R shares (Class R Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $543,229 for Class C shares. The Class R Plan requires the Fund to pay EVD an amount up to 0.50% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Trustees of the Trust have currently limited Class R distribution payments to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $167 for Class R shares.

Pursuant to the Class C and Class R Plans, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $181,076 and $167 for Class C and Class R shares, respectively.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $16,000 and $300 of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $17,026,369 and $466,513,008, respectively.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Class A  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

Sales

    1,782,919         17,457,947   

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

    343,048         1,295,622   

Redemptions

    (14,119,059      (29,553,496

Net decrease

    (11,993,092      (10,799,927
    
Class C  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

Sales

    1,410,484         7,230,519   

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

    158,692         397,234   

Redemptions

    (6,989,858      (8,245,845

Net decrease

    (5,420,682      (618,092
    
Class I  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

    

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

Sales

    9,997,522         50,272,492   

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

    681,308         2,776,665   

Redemptions

    (42,315,179      (84,731,209

Net decrease

    (31,636,349      (31,682,052
    
Class R  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

    

Period Ended

October 31,  2015(1)

 

Sales

    30,360         3,203   

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

    296         16   

Redemptions

    (2,599      (473

Net increase

    28,057         2,746   

 

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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Class R6  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

    

Period Ended

October 31,  2015(1)

 

Sales

    86,752         649,899   

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

    15         2   

Redemptions

    (168,936      (24,023

Net increase (decrease)

    (82,169      625,878   

 

(1) 

Class R and Class R6 commenced operations on November 12, 2014.

8  Subsequent Event

On June 14, 2016, the Fund’s Trustees approved a change of the Fund’s name to Eaton Vance Multisector Income Fund, effective July 18, 2016.

 

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Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 25.8%   
     
Security       

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Auto Manufacturers — 2.1%

  

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 4.05%, 12/10/18

  AUD     14,370      $ 11,011,114   

General Motors Co., 5.00%, 4/1/35

      3,480        3,476,074   
                     
      $ 14,487,188   
                     

Commercial Services — 0.2%

  

ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The), 7.25%, 3/1/38

      1,670      $ 1,486,300   
                     
      $ 1,486,300   
                     

Computers — 3.3%

  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 6/1/27(1)

      13,021      $ 9,166,849   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc., 8.75%, 4/1/22(1)

      20,390        11,622,300   

Western Digital Corp.,
10.50%, 4/1/24(1)

      1,730        1,686,750   
                     
      $ 22,475,899   
                     

Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%

  

Jefferies Group, LLC, 6.50%, 1/20/43

      15,430      $ 14,440,274   

Navient Corp., 5.625%, 8/1/33

      3,914        2,778,940   

Textron Financial Corp., 6.00% to 2/15/17, 2/15/67(1)(2)

      1,079        757,997   
                     
      $ 17,977,211   
                     

Electronics — 0.5%

  

Avnet, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/26

      3,578      $ 3,690,908   
                     
      $ 3,690,908   
                     

Home Builders — 1.1%

  

MDC Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/43

      9,474      $ 7,294,980   
                     
      $ 7,294,980   
                     

Insurance — 0.5%

  

American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44

      3,450      $ 3,344,406   
                     
      $ 3,344,406   
                     

Mining — 7.0%

  

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 8.00%, 9/30/20(1)

      12,802      $ 8,449,320   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43

      16,106        12,240,560   

Southern Copper Corp., 5.25%, 11/8/42

      13,575        11,751,769   

Teck Resources, Ltd., 5.20%, 3/1/42

      16,708        12,113,300   

Teck Resources, Ltd., 5.40%, 2/1/43

      4,723        3,376,945   
                     
      $ 47,931,894   
                     
Security       

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.6%

  

Trinity Industries, Inc., 4.55%, 10/1/24

      11,786      $ 10,973,685   
                     
      $ 10,973,685   
                     

Oil & Gas — 5.7%

  

Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/44

      3,800      $ 3,489,700   

Devon Energy Corp., 5.85%, 12/15/25

      3,190        3,354,358   

Encana Corp., 3.90%, 11/15/21

      5,270        4,828,637   

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 4.30%, 6/1/25

      4,460        4,426,586   

Rowan Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 12/1/42

      34,040        22,700,459   
                     
      $ 38,799,740   
                     

Retail — 0.7%

  

JC Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/36

      5,760      $ 4,478,400   
                     
      $ 4,478,400   
                     

Semiconductors — 0.5%

  

QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.80%, 5/20/45

      3,295      $ 3,342,883   
                     
      $ 3,342,883   
                     

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $191,694,559)

   

  $ 176,283,494   
                     
Foreign Corporate Bonds — 17.4%   
     
Security       

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Banks — 3.4%

  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., 3.75%, 7/25/19(3)

  AUD     18,905      $ 14,717,029   

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 4.75%, 3/12/19

  NZD     11,216        8,269,074   
                     
      $ 22,986,103   
                     

Mining — 2.6%

  

Barrick Gold Corp., 5.25%, 4/1/42

      7,787      $ 7,629,999   

Newcrest Finance Pty., Ltd., 5.75%, 11/15/41(1)

      11,060        9,926,018   
                     
      $ 17,556,017   
                     

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.0%

  

Bombardier, Inc., 7.45%, 5/1/34(1)

      9,110      $ 7,151,350   
                     
      $ 7,151,350   
                     
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security       

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Oil & Gas — 7.1%

  

Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/45

      15,415      $ 12,615,636   

Ensco PLC, 5.75%, 10/1/44

      19,971        13,355,606   

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd., 6.75%, 10/1/22(1)

      16,458        2,304,116   

Pacific Drilling SA,
5.375%, 6/1/20(1)

      11,255        3,466,540   

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., 5.625%, 1/19/25(1)(4)

      25,570        3,963,350   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.625%, 5/20/43

      18,300        13,107,375   
                     
      $ 48,812,623   
                     

Telecommunications — 3.3%

  

America Movil SAB de CV, 6.45%, 12/5/22

  MXN     233,020      $ 13,171,552   

Oi Brasil Holdings Cooperatief UA, 5.75%, 2/10/22(1)

      35,100        9,213,750   
                     
      $ 22,385,302   
                     

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $186,965,172)

   

  $ 118,891,395   
                     
Foreign Government Bonds — 20.2%   
     
Security       

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Australia — 0.5%

  

Queensland Treasury Corp., 5.50%, 6/21/21(3)

  AUD     3,780      $ 3,304,485   
                     
      $ 3,304,485   
                     

Brazil — 1.9%

  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/21

  BRL     48,370      $ 13,010,429   
                     
      $ 13,010,429   
                     

Canada — 8.0%

  

Canada Housing Trust, 3.80%, 6/15/21(1)

  CAD     30,650      $ 27,329,481   

Canadian Government Bond, 0.75%, 3/1/21

  CAD     34,830        27,619,438   
                     
      $ 54,948,919   
                     

Ecuador — 1.4%

  

Republic of Ecuador, 7.95%, 6/20/24(1)

      10,600      $ 9,248,500   
                     
      $ 9,248,500   
                     

Malaysia — 1.0%

  

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.795%, 9/30/22

  MYR     25,730      $ 6,596,299   
                     
      $ 6,596,299   
                     
Security       

Principal

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Mexico — 1.9%

  

Mexican Bonos, 7.75%, 11/13/42

  MXN     190,787      $ 12,870,395   
                     
      $ 12,870,395   
                     

Mongolia — 0.6%

  

Mongolia Government International Bond, 5.125%, 12/5/22(1)

      5,600      $ 4,439,288   
                     
      $ 4,439,288   
                     

Norway — 0.9%

  

Kommunalbanken AS, 5.00%, 3/28/19

  NZD     8,300      $ 6,147,103   
                     
      $ 6,147,103   
                     

Supranational — 4.0%

  

European Investment Bank, 7.20%, 7/9/19(1)

  IDR     42,310,000      $ 3,148,033   

Inter-American Development Bank, 7.20%, 11/14/17

  IDR     140,030,000        10,437,162   

International Finance Corp., 6.30%, 11/25/24

  INR     420,000        6,191,419   

International Finance Corp., 6.45%, 10/30/18

  INR     500,500        7,561,074   
                     
      $ 27,337,688   
                     

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $140,808,962)

   

  $ 137,903,106   
                     
Convertible Bonds — 8.4%   
     
Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Health Care – Products — 1.2%

  

Hologic, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/43

    $ 6,720      $ 8,303,400   
                     
      $ 8,303,400   
                     

Home Builders — 3.9%

  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 1.25%, 8/1/32

    $ 13,940      $ 14,697,987   

KB Home, 1.375%, 2/1/19

      12,260        11,823,238   
                     
      $ 26,521,225   
                     

Machinery – Diversified — 2.3%

  

Chart Industries, Inc., 2.00%, 8/1/18

    $ 16,955      $ 15,651,584   
                     
      $ 15,651,584   
                     

Oil & Gas — 0.3%

  

American Energy - Permian Basin, LLC, 8.00%, 5/1/22(1)(5)

    $ 10,124      $ 1,721,148   
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Oil & Gas (continued)

  

Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC, 3.50%, 3/1/21(1)(5)

    $ 11,802      $ 284,086   
                     
      $ 2,005,234   
                     

Telecommunications — 0.7%

  

Ciena Corp., 3.75%, 10/15/18(1)

    $ 4,445      $ 5,011,738   
                     
      $ 5,011,738   
                     

Total Convertible Bonds
(identified cost $76,378,970)

   

  $ 57,493,181   
                     
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3%   
     
Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

A10 Securitization, LLC

     

Series 2013-1, Class C, 4.70%, 11/15/25(1)

    $ 815      $ 815,181   

Series 2013-1, Class D, 6.41%, 11/15/25(1)

      339        339,251   

Americold LLC Trust

     

Series 2010-ARTA, Class D, 7.443%, 1/14/29(1)

      1,000        1,126,458   
                     

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $2,285,126)

   

  $ 2,280,890   
                     
Tax-Exempt Investments — 0.8%   
     
Security       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 0.8%

  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/42

    $ 10,860      $ 2,053,626   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/43

      9,275        1,646,127   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/44

      7,500        1,249,275   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45

      2,165        335,597   
                     

Total Tax-Exempt Investments
(identified cost $5,335,256)

   

  $ 5,284,625   
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 1.5%(6)   
     
Borrower/Tranche Description       

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(7)

  

Education Management, LLC, Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing 7/2/20(8)

    $ 233      $ 131,453   

Education Management, LLC, Term Loan, 8.50%, (2.00% Cash, 6.50% PIK), Maturing 7/2/20(8)

      421        22,569   
                     
      $ 154,022   
                     

Food Services — 1.4%

  

Weight Watchers International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing 4/2/20

    $ 13,064      $ 9,661,770   
                     
      $ 9,661,770   
                     

Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%

  

rue21, Inc., Term Loan, 5.625%, Maturing 10/9/20

    $ 390      $ 309,400   
                     
      $ 309,400   
                     

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $10,740,631)

   

  $ 10,125,192   
                     
Common Stocks — 17.3%   
     
Security        Shares     Value  

Automotive & Parts — 0.4%

  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

      99,809      $ 2,891,467   
                     
      $ 2,891,467   
                     

Banks — 0.6%

  

Regions Financial Corp.

      412,807      $ 3,872,130   
                     
      $ 3,872,130   
                     

Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%

  

Education Management Corp.(8)(9)(10)

      2,788,966      $ 0   
                     
      $ 0   
                     

Computers — 0.5%

  

International Business Machines Corp.

      22,920      $ 3,344,945   
                     
      $ 3,344,945   
                     

Electronics — 0.6%

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

      27,968      $ 4,034,384   
                     
      $ 4,034,384   
                     
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Shares     Value  

Home Builders — 2.9%

  

Lennar Corp., Class A

      435,342      $ 19,725,346   
                     
      $ 19,725,346   
                     

Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.8%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

      73,780      $ 5,734,184   
                     
      $ 5,734,184   
                     

Mining — 1.2%

  

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.(10)

      771,632      $ 4,066,501   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

      307,517        4,305,238   
                     
      $ 8,371,739   
                     

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.6%

  

General Electric Co.

      89,307      $ 2,746,190   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

      120,732        7,912,775   
                     
      $ 10,658,965   
                     

Oil & Gas — 4.4%

  

California Resources Corp.

      11,462      $ 25,216   

Chevron Corp.

      34,592        3,534,611   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

      420,503        7,468,133   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

      122,434        9,384,566   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B, ADR

      105,550        5,631,092   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.(10)

      742,046        73,463   

Seven Generations Energy, Ltd., Class A(10)

      229,759        4,046,923   
                     
      $ 30,164,004   
                     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%

  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

      8,495      $ 1,501,831   

Boston Properties, Inc.

      12,368        1,593,740   

VEREIT, Inc.

      419,646        3,726,457   
                     
      $ 6,822,028   
                     

Semiconductors — 1.4%

  

Intel Corp.

      310,322      $ 9,396,550   
                     
      $ 9,396,550   
                     

Software — 1.0%

  

Oracle Corp.

      173,999      $ 6,935,600   
                     
      $ 6,935,600   
                     
Security        Shares     Value  

Telecommunications — 0.9%

  

Corning, Inc.

      349,891      $ 6,532,465   
                     
      $ 6,532,465   
                     

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $134,822,185)

   

  $ 118,483,807   
                     
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 2.6%   
     
Security        Shares     Value  

Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(7)

  

Education Management Corp., Series A-1, 7.50%(8)(9)(10)

      3,103      $ 27,493   
                     
      $ 27,493   
                     

Oil & Gas — 1.6%

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%

      32,965      $ 10,466,387   

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.00%

      93,015        232,538   

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.50%

      80,591        237,743   
                     
      $ 10,936,668   
                     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%

  

iStar, Inc., Series J, 4.50%

      157,195      $ 6,674,500   
                     
      $ 6,674,500   
                     

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $54,968,027)

   

  $ 17,638,661   
                     
Short-Term Investments — 3.4%   
     
Description       

Interest

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.53%(11)

    $ 22,894      $ 22,894,274   
                     

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $22,894,274)

   

  $ 22,894,274   
                     

Total Investments — 97.7%
(identified cost $826,893,162)

   

  $ 667,278,625   
                     

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.3%

  

  $ 15,963,181   
                     

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 683,241,806   
                     

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

 

  * In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

  (1) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At April 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $121,171,504 or 17.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (2) 

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

 

  (3) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At April 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $18,021,514 or 2.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (4) 

Defaulted security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of interest and/or principal.

 

  (5) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

  (6) 

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

  (7) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (8) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 7).

 

  (9) 

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

 

(10) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(11) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2016.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
NPFG     National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD     Australian Dollar
BRL     Brazilian Real
CAD     Canadian Dollar
IDR     Indonesian Rupiah
INR     Indian Rupee
MXN     Mexican Peso
MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
NZD     New Zealand Dollar
 
Country Concentration of Portfolio (based on country of risk)   
   
Country  

Percentage

of Net Assets

    Value  

United States

    56.5   $ 385,557,604   

Canada

    13.8        94,096,073   

Brazil

    5.5        37,635,670   

Australia

    4.1        27,947,532   

Supranational

    4.0        27,337,688   

Mexico

    3.8        26,041,947   

Colombia

    2.4        16,578,986   

Peru

    1.7        11,751,769   

Ecuador

    1.4        9,248,500   

Germany

    1.2        8,269,074   

Malaysia

    1.0        6,596,299   

Norway

    0.9        6,147,103   

Netherlands

    0.8        5,631,092   

Mongolia

    0.6        4,439,288   
                 

Total Investments

    97.7   $ 667,278,625   
                 

 

Currency Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Currency  

Percentage

of Net Assets

    Value  

United States Dollar

    72.0   $ 491,847,615   

Canadian Dollar

    8.6        58,995,842   

Australian Dollar

    4.3        29,032,628   

Mexican Peso

    3.8        26,041,947   

New Zealand Dollar

    2.1        14,416,177   

Indian Rupee

    2.0        13,752,493   

Indonesian Rupiah

    2.0        13,585,195   

Brazilian Real

    1.9        13,010,429   

Malaysian Ringgit

    1.0        6,596,299   
                 

Total Investments

    97.7   $ 667,278,625   
                 
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $803,998,888)

  $ 644,384,351   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $22,894,274)

    22,894,274   

Cash

    223,107   

Dividends receivable

    116,360   

Interest receivable

    11,253,445   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    12,368   

Receivable for investments sold

    6,374,090   

Tax reclaims receivable

    216,223   

Total assets

  $ 685,474,218   
Liabilities        

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 1,790,714   

Due to custodian — foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $4,566)

    4,806   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    303,411   

Trustees’ fees

    3,668   

Accrued expenses

    129,813   

Total liabilities

  $ 2,232,412   

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

  $ 683,241,806   
Sources of Net Assets        

Investors’ capital

  $ 842,740,876   

Net unrealized depreciation

    (159,499,070

Total

  $ 683,241,806   

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Interest and other income

  $ 23,129,006   

Dividends

    2,271,139   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    62,866   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (2,543

Total investment income

  $ 25,460,468   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 2,152,616   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    19,575   

Custodian fee

    109,253   

Legal and accounting services

    39,848   

Miscellaneous

    16,239   

Total expenses

  $ 2,337,531   

Net investment income

  $ 23,122,937   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (149,517,320

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    152   

Foreign currency transactions

    (400,232

Net realized loss

  $ (149,917,400

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 106,054,044   

Foreign currency

    315,292   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 106,369,336   

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (43,548,064

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (20,425,127

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 23,122,937      $ 78,829,431   

Net realized loss from investment and foreign currency transactions

    (149,917,400     (22,391,002

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency

    106,369,336        (270,088,885

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (20,425,127   $ (213,650,456

Capital transactions —

   

Contributions

  $ 18,578,207      $ 247,548,026   

Withdrawals

    (475,560,604     (683,425,279

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

  $ (456,982,397   $ (435,877,253

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (477,407,524   $ (649,527,709
Net Assets                

At beginning of period

  $ 1,160,649,330      $ 1,810,177,039   

At end of period

  $ 683,241,806      $ 1,160,649,330   

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Supplementary Data

 

 

   

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended October 31,    

Period Ended

October 31,  2013(1)

 
Ratios/Supplemental Data     2015     2014    

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

                               

Expenses(2)

    0.60 %(3)      0.58     0.59     0.65 %(3) 

Net investment income

    5.93 %(3)      4.49     3.38     3.53 %(3) 

Portfolio Turnover

    28 %(4)      45     46     40 %(4) 

Total Return

    1.94 %(4)      (11.99 )%      9.07     7.99 %(4) 

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

  $ 683,242      $ 1,160,649      $ 1,810,177      $ 172,561   

 

(1) 

For the period from the start of business, January 11, 2013, to October 31, 2013.

 

(2) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(3) 

Annualized.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Bond Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2016, Eaton Vance Bond Fund held an interest of 99.9% 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.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) 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 asked 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 obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service.

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 asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

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

Affiliated Fund. The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Portfolio’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Portfolio’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

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 fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. 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.

D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of April 30, 2016, 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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

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

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

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

I  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion, 0.53% from $1 billion up to $2.5 billion, 0.51% from $2.5 billion up to $5 billion and 0.50% of average daily net assets of $5 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $2,152,616 or 0.55% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $209,661,626 and $611,616,154, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 831,768,323   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 21,657,003   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (186,146,701

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (164,489,698

5  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 2, 2016. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2016.

6  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

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

7  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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Bond Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At April 30, 2016, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $       $ 176,283,494       $       $ 176,283,494   

Foreign Corporate Bonds

            118,891,395                 118,891,395   

Foreign Government Bonds

            137,903,106                 137,903,106   

Convertible Bonds

            57,493,181                 57,493,181   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            2,280,890                 2,280,890   

Tax-Exempt Investments

            5,284,625                 5,284,625   

Senior Floating-Rate Loans

            9,971,170         154,022         10,125,192   

Common Stocks

    118,483,807                 0         118,483,807   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

            17,611,168         27,493         17,638,661   

Short-Term Investments

            22,894,274                 22,894,274   

Total Investments

  $ 118,483,807       $ 548,613,303       $ 181,515       $ 667,278,625   

 

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

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 is not presented. At April 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

8  Subsequent Event

On June 14, 2016, the Portfolio’s Trustees approved a change of the Portfolio’s name to Multisector Income Portfolio, effective July 18, 2016.

 

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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement of Eaton Vance Bond Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”), as well as the investment advisory agreement of Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which the Fund invests, with Boston Management and Research (“BMR”), an affiliate of EVM (EVM, with respect to the Fund, and BMR, with respect to the Portfolio, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser”), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement for the Fund and the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio (together, the “investment advisory agreements”).

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

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

The Board considered each Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund and the Portfolio, including recent changes to such personnel. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in investing in securities and other instruments to establish investment exposures to a wide variety of bonds and other income instruments, including corporate bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities and senior floating rate loans. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of each Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund and the Portfolio, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund and the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services.

 

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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board noted that under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, EVM may invest assets of the Fund directly in securities, for which it would receive a fee, or in the Portfolio, for which it receives no separate fee but for which BMR receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio.

The Board considered the compliance programs of each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of each Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by each Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the applicable investment advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-year period ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. In light of the Fund’s relatively brief operating history, the Board concluded that additional time is required to evaluate Fund performance.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for a one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by each Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits realized by each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, to the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by each Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by each Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to each Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by each Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the applicable Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of each Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Bond Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Bond Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Officers of Bond Portfolio

 

 

Kathleen C. Gaffney

President

Payson F. Swaffield

Vice President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Bond Fund and Bond Portfolio

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairperson

William H. Park

Vice-Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

 

Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

 

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

 

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

 

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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 Bond Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Bond 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

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.


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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund is considered to be a commodity pool operator under CFTC regulations. The Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Fund’s investment strategies.

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

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


Semiannual Report April 30, 2016

Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     57   

Officers and Trustees

     60   

Important Notices

     61   


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers John R. Baur, Michael A. Cirami, CFA and Eric A. Stein, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     04/08/2010         04/08/2010         –1.84      –17.19      –13.85     –7.79

Class A with 4.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –6.49         –21.15         –14.69        –8.53   

Class C at NAV

     04/08/2010         04/08/2010         –2.10         –17.77         –14.50        –8.49   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –3.08         –18.58         –14.50        –8.49   

Class I at NAV

     04/08/2010         04/08/2010         –1.65         –17.00         –13.65        –7.59   

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return

                     –2.06      –17.45      –13.31     –7.18
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                      Class A      Class C     Class I  

Gross

              1.85      2.60     1.58

Net

              1.35         2.10        1.10   

Fund Profile

 

Commodity Exposure (% of net assets)5

 

 

Agriculture

    29.35   

Industrial Metals

    16.54

Corn

    6.98      

Copper

    7.13   

Soybeans

    5.81      

Aluminum

    4.49   

Sugar

    3.51      

Zinc

    2.71   

Soybean Meal

    3.03      

Nickel

    2.21   

Chicago Wheat

    3.00        

Soybean Oil

    2.70      

Precious Metals

    16.09

Coffee

    1.99      

Gold

    11.50   

Cotton

    1.31      

Silver

    4.59   

Kansas City Wheat

    1.02        
    

Livestock

    4.94

Energy

    33.09   

Live Cattle

    2.57   

Crude Oil-Brent

    8.81      

Lean Hogs

    2.37   

Crude Oil-WTI

    8.47        

Natural Gas

    7.33        

RBOB Gasoline

    4.32        

ULS Diesel

    4.16        

Asset Allocation (% of net assets)4

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return is designed to provide diversified commodity exposure, with weightings based on each underlying commodity’s liquidity and economic significance. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/17. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4 

Cash Equivalents are short-term, high quality instruments, including U.S. Treasuries, and may be held as collateral for the Fund’s derivative positions. Other Net Assets represents other assets less liabilities and includes investment types, if any, each less than 1% of net assets.

 

5 

Commodity Exposure reflects the Fund’s net exposure to commodities through its investment in commodity-linked derivative instruments.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2015 – April 30, 2016).

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/15)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
(11/1/15 – 4/30/16)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
              

Actual

              

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 981.60         $ 6.80 **       1.38

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 979.00         $ 10.48 **       2.13

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 983.50         $ 5.57 **       1.13
                                        
              

Hypothetical

              

(5% return per year before expenses)

              

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,018.00         $ 6.92 **       1.38

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,014.30         $ 10.67 **       2.13

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,019.20         $ 5.67 **       1.13

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on October 31, 2015. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, the expenses would be higher.

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment in Affiliated Portfolio — 49.7%   
   
Description          Value  

Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio
(identified cost, $21,395,364)

    $ 21,668,175   
                 

Total Investment in Affiliated Portfolio
(identified cost $21,395,364)

    $ 21,668,175   
                 
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 7.3%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes:

   

0.25%, 5/15/16(1)

  $ 3,200      $ 3,200,102   
                 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $3,199,884)

    $ 3,200,102   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 35.0%   
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 25.2%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bills:

   

0.00%, 6/30/16

  $ 4,000      $ 3,999,032   

0.00%, 7/21/16

    7,000        6,997,060   
                 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $10,994,413)

    $ 10,996,092   
                 
Other — 9.8%    
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.53%(2)

  $ 4,261      $ 4,260,854   
                 

Total Other
(identified cost $4,260,854)

    $ 4,260,854   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $15,255,267)

    $ 15,256,946   
                 

Total Investments — 92.0%
(identified cost $39,850,515)

    $ 40,125,223   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 8.0%

    $ 3,467,861   
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 43,593,084   
                 

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

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Total Return Swaps                          
Counterparty   Notional
Amount
    Fund
Pays/Receives
Return on
Reference
Index
  Reference Index  

Fund Pays/

Receives
Rate

  Annual
Rate
    Expiration
Date
   

Net

Unrealized
Appreciation

 
Barclays Bank PLC   $ 10,550,000      Receives   Excess Return on Bloomberg
Commodity 1 Month
Forward Index
  Pays     0.14     5/26/16      $ 831,641   
Citibank, N.A.     10,000,000      Receives   Excess Return on Bloomberg
Commodity Roll Select
Index
  Pays     0.19        7/28/16        747,337   
Credit Suisse International     9,300,000      Receives   Excess Return on Bloomberg
Commodity Index
  Pays     0.14        6/23/16        1,279,814   
Merrill Lynch International     10,800,000      Receives   Excess Return on Bloomberg
Commodity Index
  Pays     0.13        8/25/16        87,435   
                                        $ 2,946,227   

 

  5   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Investment in Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $21,395,364)

  $ 21,668,175   

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $14,194,297)

    14,196,194   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $4,260,854)

    4,260,854   

Restricted cash*

    1,810,000   

Interest receivable

    3,692   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    3,151   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    49,441   

Receivable for open swap contracts

    2,946,227   

Receivable for closed swap contracts

    761,026   

Receivable from affiliate

    18,125   

Total assets

  $ 45,716,885   
Liabilities   

Cash collateral due to brokers

  $ 1,810,000   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    209,304   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

    11,117   

Distribution and service fees

    4,024   

Trustees’ fees

    312   

Accrued expenses

    89,044   

Total liabilities

  $ 2,123,801   

Net Assets

  $ 43,593,084   
Sources of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  $ 56,282,685   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (16,789,457

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    878,921   

Net unrealized appreciation

    3,220,935   

Total

  $ 43,593,084   
Class A Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 7,497,596   

Shares Outstanding

    1,406,946   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.33   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 95.25 of net asset value per share)

  $ 5.60   
Class C Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 3,309,199   

Shares Outstanding

    645,318   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share**

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.13   
Class I Shares   

Net Assets

  $ 32,786,289   

Shares Outstanding

    6,125,949   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 5.35   

On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian for open derivative contracts.

 

** Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

  6   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   Period Ended
April 30, 2016
(1)
 

Interest

  $ 14,371   

Interest and other income allocated from affiliated Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $3,459)

    517,790   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    7,789   

Dividends allocated from affiliated Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $516)

    2,384   

Expenses allocated from affiliated Portfolio

    (88,415

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (272

Net investment income

  $ 453,647   
Expenses        

Investment adviser and administration fee

  $ 50,596   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    5,614   

Class C

    10,148   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    342   

Custodian fee

    15,505   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    29,748   

Legal and accounting services

    43,414   

Printing and postage

    25,164   

Registration fees

    22,060   

Miscellaneous

    6,950   

Total expenses

  $ 209,541   

Deduct —

 

Allocation of expenses to affiliate

  $ 113,817   

Total expense reductions

  $ 113,817   

Net expenses

  $ 95,724   

Net investment income

  $ 357,923   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (1,452

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    18   

Swap contracts

    (81,389

Net realized gain (loss) allocated from affiliated Portfolio —

 

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $78)

    (542,576

Written options and swaptions

    211,548   

Securities sold short

    (4,475

Futures contracts

    (261,936

Swap contracts

    (233,507

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (139,764

Net realized loss

  $ (1,053,533

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 4,953   

Swap contracts

    2,880,147   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from affiliated Portfolio —

 

Investments (including net decrease of $3,022 in accrued foreign capital gains taxes)

    970,929   

Written options and swaptions

    58,058   

Securities sold short

    (2,639

Futures contracts

    (168,841

Swap contracts

    370,309   

Forward commodity contracts

    (35,859

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (664,650

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 3,412,407   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 2,358,874   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 2,716,797   

 

(1) 

For the four months ended April 30, 2016.

 

  7   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Period Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited) (1)

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 357,923      $ (1,219,166

Net realized loss from investment transactions, written options and swaptions, securities sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts, forward commodity contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (1,053,533     (66,151,357

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, written options and swaptions, securities sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts, forward commodity contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    3,412,407        35,350,959   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ 2,716,797      $ (32,019,564

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $      $ (301,866

Class C

           (109,733

Class I

           (2,452,359

Total distributions to shareholders

  $      $ (2,863,958

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 720,116      $ 6,273,098   

Class C

    248,054        1,147,777   

Class I

    3,379,828        84,318,186   

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

   

Class A

           212,334   

Class C

           89,461   

Class I

           2,117,293   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (981,482     (8,635,120

Class C

    (242,303     (2,886,966

Class I

    (21,510,937     (322,928,195

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (18,386,724   $ (240,292,132

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (15,669,927   $ (275,175,654
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 59,263,011      $ 334,438,665   

At end of period

  $ 43,593,084      $ 59,263,011   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

included in net assets

  

  

At end of period

  $ 878,921      $ 520,998   

 

(1) 

For the four months ended April 30, 2016.

 

  8   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Period Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
(1)
    Year Ended December 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 4.890      $ 6.640      $ 8.080      $ 9.180      $ 9.280      $ 11.140   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income (loss)(2)

  $ 0.036      $ (0.025   $ (0.079   $ (0.054   $ 0.035      $ (0.029

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.404        (1.592     (1.305     (1.010     (0.120     (1.511

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.440      $ (1.617   $ (1.384   $ (1.064   $ (0.085   $ (1.540
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $      $ (0.133   $ (0.056   $      $      $ (0.007

From net realized gain

                         (0.036     (0.015     (0.313

Total distributions

  $      $ (0.133   $ (0.056   $ (0.036   $ (0.015   $ (0.320

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.330      $ 4.890      $ 6.640      $ 8.080      $ 9.180      $ 9.280   

Total Return(3)

    9.00 %(4)      (24.83 )%      (17.16 )%      (11.60 )%      (0.92 )%      (13.83 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 7,498      $ 7,165      $ 13,203      $ 43,845      $ 40,990      $ 59,349   

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

           

Expenses(5)

    1.38 %(6)(7)(8)      1.49 %(7)      1.50 %(7)      1.48     1.50 %(7)      1.50 %(7) 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.28 %(6)      (0.42 )%      (0.96 )%      (0.63 )%      0.37     (0.27 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

    6 %(4)(9)      50 %(9)      111     264     355     146

 

(1) 

For the four months ended April 30, 2016. Effective January 1, 2016, the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed operating expenses (equal to 0.76%, 0.14%, 0.01%, 0.09% and 0.02% of average daily net assets for the four months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2011, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense, including allocated from the Portfolio, of 0.03% for the four months ended April 30, 2016.

 

(9) 

Percentage includes both purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund and the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio.

 

  9   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class C  
    Period Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
(1)
    Year Ended December 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 4.720      $ 6.460      $ 7.850      $ 8.990      $ 9.150      $ 11.070   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income (loss)(2)

  $ 0.024      $ (0.071   $ (0.137   $ (0.113   $ (0.035   $ (0.108

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.386        (1.538     (1.253     (0.991     (0.115     (1.492

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.410      $ (1.609   $ (1.390   $ (1.104   $ (0.150   $ (1.600
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $      $ (0.131   $      $      $      $ (0.007

From net realized gain

                         (0.036     (0.010     (0.313

Total distributions

  $      $ (0.131   $      $ (0.036   $ (0.010   $ (0.320

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.130      $ 4.720      $ 6.460      $ 7.850      $ 8.990      $ 9.150   

Total Return(3)

    8.92 %(4)      (25.56 )%      (17.71 )%      (12.29 )%      (1.64 )%      (14.46 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 3,309      $ 3,026      $ 6,077      $ 11,911      $ 18,731      $ 26,740   

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

           

Expenses(5)

    2.13 %(6)(7)(8)      2.24 %(7)      2.25 %(7)      2.23     2.25 %(7)      2.25 %(7) 

Net investment income (loss)

    1.53 %(6)      (1.22 )%      (1.74 )%      (1.34 )%      (0.38 )%      (1.01 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

    6 %(4)(9)      50 %(9)      111     264     355     146

 

(1) 

For the four months ended April 30, 2016. Effective January 1, 2016, the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed operating expenses (equal to 0.76%, 0.14%, 0.01%, 0.09% and 0.02% of average daily net assets for the four months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2011, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense, including allocated from the Portfolio, of 0.03% for the four months ended April 30, 2016.

 

(9) 

Percentage includes both purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund and the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio.

 

  10   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Period Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
(1)
    Year Ended December 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 4.910      $ 6.650      $ 8.120      $ 9.190      $ 9.300      $ 11.140   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income (loss)(2)

  $ 0.040      $ (0.041   $ (0.062   $ (0.035   $ 0.059      $ (0.005

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.400        (1.565     (1.310     (0.999     (0.128     (1.515

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.440      $ (1.606   $ (1.372   $ (1.034   $ (0.069   $ (1.520
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $      $ (0.134   $ (0.098   $      $ (0.012   $ (0.007

From net realized gain

                         (0.036     (0.029     (0.313

Total distributions

  $      $ (0.134   $ (0.098   $ (0.036   $ (0.041   $ (0.320

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 5.350      $ 4.910      $ 6.650      $ 8.120      $ 9.190      $ 9.300   

Total Return(3)

    9.18 %(4)      (24.79 )%      (16.95 )%      (11.26 )%      (0.74 )%      (13.65 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 32,786      $ 49,072      $ 315,158      $ 574,341      $ 289,409      $ 180,294   

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

           

Expenses(5)

    1.13 %(6)(7)(8)      1.24 %(7)      1.25 %(7)      1.23     1.25 %(7)      1.25 %(7) 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.50 %(6)      (0.65 )%      (0.76 )%      (0.41 )%      0.63     (0.05 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

    6 %(4)(9)      50 %(9)      111     264     355     146

 

(1) 

For the four months ended April 30, 2016. Effective January 1, 2016, the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

 

(2) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

The investment adviser and administrator and/or sub-adviser reimbursed operating expenses (equal to 0.76%, 0.12%, 0.01%, 0.09% and 0.02% of average daily net assets for the four months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2012 and 2011, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense, including allocated from the Portfolio, of 0.03% for the four months ended April 30, 2016.

 

(9) 

Percentage includes both purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund and the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio.

 

  11   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Commodity Strategy Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified series of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. The Fund currently pursues its objective by investing directly in securities and commodity-linked derivatives and in interests in Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust managed by an affiliate of Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets (1.2% at April 30, 2016). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s consolidated financial statements as of April 30, 2016, including the consolidated portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in Eaton Vance CSF Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at April 30, 2016 were $8,871,531 or 20.4% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report. The valuation policies of the Fund for its direct investments in securities and commodity-linked derivatives are consistent with the valuation policies of the Portfolio.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss includes the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund. Interest income on direct investments in securities is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

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

In addition to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund may also be required to recognize its pro-rata share of the capital gains taxes incurred by the Portfolio. In doing so, the daily net asset value would reflect the Fund’s pro-rata share of the estimated reserve for such taxes incurred by the Portfolio.

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

As of April 30, 2016, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

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

H  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 Fund 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.

I  Other — 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.

J  Interim Consolidated Financial Statements — The interim consolidated financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the period then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the consolidated financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At December 31, 2015, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $7,629,488 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2015, $4,707,920 are short-term and $2,921,568 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund, including the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary, at April 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 257,016,213   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 479,533   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (213,683,507

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (213,203,974

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund and Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory and administration agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Trust and EVM and the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Subsidiary and EVM, the Fund and Subsidiary pay EVM an aggregate fee at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.80% from $500 million but less than $1 billion and at reduced rates on consolidated net assets of $1 billion and over, and is payable monthly. The fee reductions cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or the Fund and by the vote of a

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

majority of shareholders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The advisory fee payable by the Fund is reduced by the Fund’s allocable share of any fee paid pursuant to an investment advisory agreement by any investment company advised by EVM or its affiliates in which the Fund invests its assets. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. For the four months ended April 30, 2016, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $50,596 and the Fund’s allocated portion of the investment adviser fee paid by the Portfolio totaled $76,487. For the four months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund’s investment adviser and administration fee, including the investment adviser fee allocated from the Portfolio, was 0.85% (annualized) of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets.

EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses, including expenses of the Subsidiary, to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as interest, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 1.35%, 2.10% and 1.10% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated at any time after April 30, 2017. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $113,817 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the four months ended April 30, 2016.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the four months April 30, 2016, EVM earned $667 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $613 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the four months ended April 30, 2016. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not affiliated with EVM 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 four months April 30, 2016, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the four months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $5,614 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the four months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $7,611 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the four months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $2,537 for Class C shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the four months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders.

6  Investment Transactions

For the four months ended April 30, 2016, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $1,550,302 and $10,238,175, respectively.

7  Purchases and Sales of Investments

There were no purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the four months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

8  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Class A   Four Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    148,913         1,009,640   

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

            33,074   

Redemptions

    (207,750      (1,565,218

Net decrease

    (58,837      (522,504
    
Class C   Four Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    55,873         199,917   

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

            14,383   

Redemptions

    (52,328      (513,839

Net increase (decrease)

    3,545         (299,539
    
Class I   Four Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    718,107         13,512,888   

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

            329,284   

Redemptions

    (4,595,608      (51,250,554

Net decrease

    (3,877,501      (37,408,382

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include 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 Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2016 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2016, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to commodity risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and its use of derivatives. Commodity risk is the risk that the value of a commodity or commodity index will fluctuate based on increases or decreases in the commodities market and factors specific to a particular industry or commodity. The Fund invests primarily in commodity-linked derivative instruments, including total return swap contracts based on a commodity index that provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.

The Fund 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 Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2016, the Fund had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The OTC derivatives in which the Fund 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 Fund (and Subsidiary) has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund 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 Fund (and Subsidiary) may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund 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 Fund (and Subsidiary) and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’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 restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to brokers at April 30, 2016 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 12) at April 30, 2016. Because the Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, it may not be able to negotiate terms with its counterparties that are equivalent to those a registered portfolio may negotiate. As a result, the Subsidiary may have greater exposure to those counterparties than a registered portfolio.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is commodity risk at April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Swap contracts

  $ 2,946,227 (1)     $         —   

 

(1) 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open swap contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund (and Subsidiary) for such assets as of April 30, 2016.

 

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)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 831,641       $         —       $       $ (660,000    $ 171,641   

Citibank, N.A.

    747,337                                 747,337   

Credit Suisse International

    1,279,814                         (1,150,000      129,814   

Merrill Lynch International

    87,435                 (87,435                
    $ 2,946,227       $       $ (87,435    $ (1,810,000    $ 1,048,792   

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral received 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.

 

  16  


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is commodity risk for the four months ended April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

Derivative  

Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized

in Income(1)

     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
(2)
 

Swap contracts

  $ (81,389    $ 2,880,147   

 

(1) 

Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Swap contracts.

 

(2) 

Consolidated Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Swap contracts.

The average notional amount of swap contracts outstanding during the four months ended April 30, 2016, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type was approximately $45,510,000.

10  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 2, 2016. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the four months ended April 30, 2016.

11  Risks Associated with Commodities

The commodities which underlie commodity-linked derivatives in which the Fund invests may be subject to additional economic and non-economic variables, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments. These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices and commodity-linked instruments than on traditional securities. Certain commodities are also subject to limited pricing flexibility because of supply and demand factors. Others are subject to broad price fluctuations as a result of the volatility of the prices for certain raw materials and the instability of supplies of other materials. These additional variables may create additional investment risks which subject the Fund’s investments to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.

12  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.

 

  17  


Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

At April 30, 2016, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investment in Affiliated Portfolio

  $ 21,668,175       $       $         —       $ 21,668,175   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            3,200,102                 3,200,102   

Short-Term Investments —

          

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            10,996,092                 10,996,092   

Other

            4,260,854                 4,260,854   

Total Investments

  $ 21,668,175       $ 18,457,048       $       $ 40,125,223   

Swap Contracts

  $       $ 2,946,227       $       $ 2,946,227   

Total

  $ 21,668,175       $ 21,403,275       $       $ 43,071,450   

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2015 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At April 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the four months then ended.

13  Fiscal Year-End Change

Effective January 1, 2016, the Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

 

  18  


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds — 76.2%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Albania — 2.2%

  

Republic of Albania, 5.75%, 11/12/20(1)

  EUR     33,115      $ 40,227,003   
   

Total Albania

      $ 40,227,003   
   

Angola — 1.6%

  

Republic of Angola Via Northern Lights III BV, 7.00%, 8/16/19(1)

  USD     29,019      $ 29,344,958   
   

Total Angola

      $ 29,344,958   
   

Argentina — 3.0%

  

Republic of Argentina, 0.75%, 2/22/17

  USD     6,589      $ 6,227,988   

Republic of Argentina, 0.75%, 6/9/17

  USD     6,910        6,438,669   

Republic of Argentina, 0.75%, 9/21/17

  USD     6,392        5,690,234   

Republic of Argentina, 1.75%, 10/28/16

  USD     6,289        6,080,834   

Republic of Argentina, 2.40%, 3/18/18

  USD     4,631        4,121,999   

Republic of Argentina,
6.25%, 4/22/19(2)

  USD     27,060        28,128,870   
   

Total Argentina

      $ 56,688,594   
   

Armenia — 1.5%

  

Republic of Armenia,
7.15%, 3/26/25(1)

  USD     27,829      $ 27,794,214   
   

Total Armenia

      $ 27,794,214   
   

Bangladesh — 0.8%

  

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.48%, 7/4/17

  BDT     64,600      $ 883,085   

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.50%, 8/8/17

  BDT     178,900        2,458,579   

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.50%, 11/7/17

  BDT     173,600        2,416,624   

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.52%, 12/5/17

  BDT     92,100        1,287,135   

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.55%, 9/5/17

  BDT     395,800        5,461,535   

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.72%, 7/2/18

  BDT     83,300        1,200,440   

Bangladesh Treasury Bond, 11.78%, 10/9/18

  BDT     34,700        506,345   
   

Total Bangladesh

      $ 14,213,743   
   

Barbados — 1.1%

  

Barbados Government International Bond, 6.625%, 12/5/35(1)

  USD     20,119      $ 16,598,175   

Barbados Government International Bond, 6.625%, 12/5/35(2)

  USD     3,039        2,507,175   

Barbados Government International Bond, 7.00%, 8/4/22(2)

  USD     2,128        2,113,104   
   

Total Barbados

      $ 21,218,454   
   
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Belarus — 2.1%

  

Republic of Belarus, 8.95%, 1/26/18(1)

  USD     37,070      $ 39,108,850   
   

Total Belarus

      $ 39,108,850   
   

Cyprus — 2.5%

  

Republic of Cyprus, 3.875%, 5/6/22(1)

  EUR     14,216      $ 16,558,833   

Republic of Cyprus,
4.625%, 2/3/20(1)(2)

  EUR     8,432        10,270,575   

Republic of Cyprus, 4.75%, 6/25/19(1)

  EUR     16,271        19,795,560   
   

Total Cyprus

      $ 46,624,968   
   

Dominican Republic — 3.1%

  

Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.50%, 1/27/25(2)

  USD     7,375      $ 7,384,219   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 8.625%, 4/20/27(1)

  USD     9,370        10,939,475   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 8.625%, 4/20/27(2)

  USD     1,234        1,428,355   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 10.40%, 5/10/19(1)

  DOP     667,200        14,928,456   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 13.50%, 8/4/17(1)

  DOP     24,000        551,407   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 14.00%, 6/8/18(1)

  DOP     591,100        14,062,154   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 15.00%, 4/5/19(1)

  DOP     174,300        4,280,813   

Dominican Republic International Bond, 16.00%, 2/10/17(1)

  DOP     157,400        3,613,386   
   

Total Dominican Republic

      $ 57,188,265   
   

Ecuador — 3.1%

  

Republic of Ecuador,
7.95%, 6/20/24(1)

  USD     39,417      $ 34,391,332   

Republic of Ecuador,
7.95%, 6/20/24(2)

  USD     19,553        17,059,993   

Republic of Ecuador,
10.50%, 3/24/20(2)

  USD     6,358        6,040,100   
   

Total Ecuador

      $ 57,491,425   
   

Georgia — 0.4%

  

Georgia Treasury Bond, 10.50%, 2/5/25

  GEL     1,155      $ 481,051   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 10.75%, 7/9/17

  GEL     650        297,466   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 11.75%, 4/28/21

  GEL     2,232        1,002,806   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 13.375%, 3/10/18

  GEL     8,630        4,140,461   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 14.375%, 7/16/20

  GEL     1,968        999,567   
   

Total Georgia

      $ 6,921,351   
   
 

 

  19   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Honduras — 1.2%

  

Honduras Government International Bond, 7.50%, 3/15/24(1)

  USD     4,224      $ 4,498,560   

Honduras Government International Bond, 8.75%, 12/16/20(1)

  USD     16,267        18,422,377   
   

Total Honduras

      $ 22,920,937   
   

Iceland — 5.6%

  

Republic of Iceland, 6.00%, 10/13/16

  ISK     112,797      $ 669,327   

Republic of Iceland, 6.25%, 2/5/20

  ISK     4,241,022        33,057,648   

Republic of Iceland, 6.50%, 1/24/31

  ISK     1,340,171        10,835,694   

Republic of Iceland, 7.25%, 10/26/22

  ISK     2,870,866        21,349,180   

Republic of Iceland, 8.00%, 6/12/25

  ISK     2,975,885        25,073,838   

Republic of Iceland, 8.75%, 2/26/19

  ISK     2,104,092        13,419,549   
   

Total Iceland

      $ 104,405,236   
   

Iraq — 4.1%

  

Republic of Iraq, 5.80%, 1/15/28(1)

  USD     106,893      $ 76,428,495   
   

Total Iraq

      $ 76,428,495   
   

Ivory Coast — 0.5%

  

Ivory Coast, 6.375%, 3/3/28(2)

  USD     9,587      $ 9,131,618   
   

Total Ivory Coast

      $ 9,131,618   
   

Kazakhstan — 2.1%

  

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 5.125%, 7/21/25(2)

  USD     21,949      $ 23,282,402   

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 6.50%, 7/21/45(2)

  USD     15,113        16,556,699   
   

Total Kazakhstan

      $ 39,839,101   
   

Kenya — 2.4%

  

Kenya Infrastructure Bond, 11.00%, 10/12/26

  KES     394,300      $ 3,616,590   

Kenya Treasury Bond,
11.855%, 5/22/17

  KES     81,200        790,712   

Republic of Kenya,
6.875%, 6/24/24(1)

  USD     37,542        35,477,190   

Republic of Kenya,
6.875%, 6/24/24(2)

  USD     4,770        4,507,650   
   

Total Kenya

      $ 44,392,142   
   

Lebanon — 1.5%

  

Lebanon Treasury Note, 5.84%, 9/1/16

  LBP     2,434,800      $ 1,620,998   

Lebanon Treasury Note, 6.18%, 7/28/16

  LBP     24,937,490        16,604,922   

Lebanon Treasury Note, 6.18%, 12/29/16

  LBP     7,615,450        5,084,477   

Lebanon Treasury Note, 6.18%, 1/12/17

  LBP     1,901,500        1,269,857   

Lebanon Treasury Note, 6.18%, 1/26/17

  LBP     5,431,200        3,627,417   
   

Total Lebanon

      $ 28,207,671   
   
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Macedonia — 4.3%

  

Republic of Macedonia, 3.975%, 7/24/21(1)

  EUR     21,932      $ 24,306,106   

Republic of Macedonia, 3.975%, 7/24/21(2)

  EUR     34,257        37,965,268   

Republic of Macedonia, 4.875%, 12/1/20(2)

  EUR     15,035        17,342,886   
   

Total Macedonia

      $ 79,614,260   
   

Mongolia — 3.6%

  

Mongolia International Bond, 4.125%, 1/5/18(1)

  USD     34,457      $ 32,217,295   

Mongolia International Bond, 4.125%, 1/5/18(2)

  USD     1,390        1,299,650   

Mongolia International Bond, 5.125%, 12/5/22(1)

  USD     26,497        21,004,967   

Mongolia International Bond, 5.125%, 12/5/22(2)

  USD     2,910        2,306,844   

Mongolia International Bond, 10.875%, 4/6/21(2)

  USD     9,350        9,490,250   
   

Total Mongolia

      $ 66,319,006   
   

New Zealand — 4.3%

  

New Zealand Government Bond, 2.00%, 9/20/25(1)(3)

  NZD     15,992      $ 11,339,590   

New Zealand Government Bond, 2.50%, 9/20/35(1)(3)

  NZD     39,390        29,297,329   

New Zealand Government Bond, 3.00%, 9/20/30(1)(3)

  NZD     49,518        38,979,987   
   

Total New Zealand

      $ 79,616,906   
   

Nigeria — 1.0%

  

Republic of Nigeria,
5.125%, 7/12/18(1)

  USD     19,437      $ 19,345,646   
   

Total Nigeria

      $ 19,345,646   
   

Paraguay — 1.0%

  

Republic of Paraguay,
6.10%, 8/11/44(1)

  USD     9,819      $ 10,064,475   

Republic of Paraguay,
6.10%, 8/11/44(2)

  USD     7,873        8,069,825   
   

Total Paraguay

      $ 18,134,300   
   

Russia — 3.7%

  

Russia Government Bond, 7.60%, 7/20/22

  RUB     237,031      $ 3,461,112   

Russia Government Bond, 8.15%, 2/3/27

  RUB     1,923,661        28,696,428   

Russia Government Bond, 8.50%, 9/17/31

  RUB     2,491,788        37,666,055   
   

Total Russia

      $ 69,823,595   
   

Rwanda — 1.5%

  

Republic of Rwanda,
6.625%, 5/2/23(1)

  USD     29,158      $ 28,653,567   
   

Total Rwanda

      $ 28,653,567   
   

Serbia — 5.5%

  

Republic of Serbia, 7.25%, 9/28/21(1)

  USD     1,544      $ 1,752,670   

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 4/1/17

  RSD     1,566,080        15,455,664   

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 5/8/17

  RSD     1,573,120        15,599,515   
 

 

  20   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Serbia (continued)

  

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 1/24/18

  RSD     717,870      $ 7,288,211   

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 3/2/18

  RSD     212,970        2,169,349   

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 6/5/21

  RSD     1,465,610        15,680,068   

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 2/5/22

  RSD     4,167,590        44,732,639   
   

Total Serbia

      $ 102,678,116   
   

Sri Lanka — 3.5%

  

Republic of Sri Lanka, 5.875%, 7/25/22(1)

  USD     6,514      $ 6,307,063   

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.25%, 7/27/21(1)

  USD     4,058        4,088,244   

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.85%, 11/3/25(1)

  USD     8,723        8,621,761   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 8.00%, 11/15/18

  LKR     1,725,350        10,940,500   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 10.00%, 10/1/22

  LKR     803,900        5,003,919   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 10.25%, 3/15/25

  LKR     2,438,220        14,732,584   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 11.00%, 8/1/21

  LKR     663,720        4,331,289   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 11.00%, 6/1/26

  LKR     1,199,910        7,619,310   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 11.00%, 5/15/30

  LKR     343,000        2,102,345   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 11.50%, 9/1/28

  LKR     171,000        1,080,150   
   

Total Sri Lanka

      $ 64,827,165   
   

Tanzania — 3.3%

  

United Republic of Tanzania, 6.892%, 3/9/20(1)(4)

  USD     59,860      $ 60,907,157   
   

Total Tanzania

      $ 60,907,157   
   

Thailand — 1.3%

  

Kingdom of Thailand, 1.25%, 3/12/28(1)(3)

  THB     914,734      $ 24,938,304   
   

Total Thailand

      $ 24,938,304   
   

Venezuela — 2.0%

  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 7.65%, 4/21/25(1)

  USD     3,805      $ 1,403,094   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 9.25%, 9/15/27

  USD     57,247        24,687,768   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 11.95%, 8/5/31(1)

  USD     26,335        11,324,050   
   

Total Venezuela

      $ 37,414,912   
   

Zambia — 2.4%

  

Republic of Zambia, 5.375%, 9/20/22(1)

  USD     14,459      $ 10,818,513   

Republic of Zambia, 8.50%, 4/14/24(1)

  USD     2,306        1,913,980   

Republic of Zambia, 8.50%, 4/14/24(2)

  USD     24,608        20,424,640   

Republic of Zambia, 8.97%, 7/30/27(2)

  USD     14,419        11,967,770   
   

Total Zambia

      $ 45,124,903   
   

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $1,421,424,400)

   

  $ 1,419,544,862   
   
Foreign Corporate Bonds — 2.2%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Azerbaijan — 0.4%

  

International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC Via Rubrika Finance Co., Ltd., 6.17%, 5/10/17(1)(4)

  USD     7,400      $ 7,020,380   
   

Total Azerbaijan

      $ 7,020,380   
   

Georgia — 1.2%

  

Bank of Georgia JSC,
7.75%, 7/5/17(1)

  USD     17,657      $ 18,486,702   

Georgian Oil and Gas Corp. JSC, 6.75%, 4/26/21(1)

  USD     4,190        4,210,950   
   

Total Georgia

      $ 22,697,652   
   

Mongolia — 0.6%

  

Development Bank of Mongolia, LLC, 5.75%, 3/21/17(1)

  USD     11,254      $ 11,042,988   
   

Total Mongolia

      $ 11,042,988   
   

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $39,978,246)

   

  $ 40,761,020   
   
Sovereign Loans — 1.7%   
     
Borrower        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Ethiopia — 0.5%

  

Ethiopian Railways Corporation (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia guaranteed), Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing August 1,
2021(5)(6)(7)

    $ 9,700      $ 9,076,877   
   

Total Ethiopia

      $ 9,076,877   
   

Kenya — 0.8%

  

Government of Kenya, Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing October 28, 2017(8)

    $ 14,420      $ 14,420,000   
   

Total Kenya

      $ 14,420,000   
   

Suriname — 0.4%

  

Republic of Suriname, Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing September 30, 2017(5)(6)

    $ 7,825      $ 7,985,393   
   

Total Suriname

      $ 7,985,393   
   

Total Sovereign Loans
(identified cost $31,119,225)

   

  $ 31,482,270   
   
 

 

  21   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

     

Series 2770, (Interest Only), Class SH, 6.667%, 3/15/34(9)(10)

    $ 2,998      $ 626,660   

Series 3572, (Interest Only), Class JS, 6.367%, 9/15/39(9)(10)

      5,310        866,278   

Series 3586, (Interest Only), Class GS, 5.817%, 10/15/39(9)(10)

      6,203        1,073,284   
   
      $ 2,566,222   
   

Federal National Mortgage Association:

     

Series 2005-85, (Interest Only), Class SC,
6.061%, 10/25/35(9)(10)

    $ 9,335      $ 1,860,580   

Series 2006-56, (Interest Only), Class CS, 6.771%, 7/25/36(9)(10)

      4,257        923,941   

Series 2006-72, (Interest Only), Class GI, 6.141%, 8/25/36(9)(10)

      13,638        2,438,341   

Series 2006-96, (Interest Only), Class SM,
6.811%, 10/25/36(9)(10)

      9,244        1,898,029   

Series 2007-36, (Interest Only), Class SG, 6.161%, 4/25/37(9)(10)

      6,383        1,246,195   

Series 2010-67, (Interest Only), Class BI, 5.50%, 6/25/25(10)

      2,007        100,353   

Series 2010-109, (Interest Only), Class PS, 6.161%, 10/25/40(9)(10)

      7,409        1,374,622   

Series 2010-147, (Interest Only), Class KS, 5.511%, 1/25/41(9)(10)

      6,512        1,098,400   
   
      $ 10,940,461   
   

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $9,501,134)

   

  $ 13,506,683   
   
Common Stocks — 1.8%   
     
Security        Shares     Value  

Iceland — 1.1%

  

Eimskipafelag Islands HF

      1,345,775      $ 2,615,026   

Hagar HF

      8,111,180        3,185,409   

HB Grandi HF

      8,178,396        2,382,090   

Icelandair Group HF

      15,294,491        4,504,821   

Marel HF

      2,108,527        4,416,305   

Reitir Fasteignafelag HF

      4,478,610        3,169,562   
   

Total Iceland

      $ 20,273,213   
   

Romania — 0.1%

  

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA

      38,758      $ 91,528   

Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA

      157,775        205,429   
Security        Shares     Value  

Romania (continued)

  

Transelectrica SA

      7,104      $ 53,570   

Transgaz SA Medias

      8,368        568,968   
   

Total Romania

      $ 919,495   
   

Singapore — 0.6%

  

Yoma Strategic Holdings, Ltd.(11)

      28,302,666      $ 11,316,226   
   

Total Singapore

      $ 11,316,226   
   

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $32,892,281)

   

  $ 32,508,934   
   
Investment Funds — 0.3%   
     
Security        Shares     Value  

Romania — 0.3%

                   

Fondul Proprietatea SA

      31,433,550      $ 6,009,789   
                     

Total Investment Funds
(identified cost $7,771,207)

   

  $ 6,009,789   
                     
Currency Options Purchased — 0.8%   
Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
(000’s
omitted)
  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Value
       

Call SEK/Put EUR

  Goldman Sachs International     SEK  1,253,610       SEK  9.00         9/7/16       $ 1,311,998  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Citibank, N.A.     CNH 151,241       CNH 6.34         6/7/16         570,301  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Deutsche Bank AG     CNH 150,481       CNH 6.40         7/27/16         487,570  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Standard Chartered Bank     CNH 187,110       CNH 6.34         6/7/16         705,555  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Standard Chartered Bank     CNH 170,917       CNH 6.39         7/27/16         565,714  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Standard Chartered Bank     CNH 177,384       CNH 6.47         6/15/17         1,246,941  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Standard Chartered Bank     CNH 165,452       CNH 6.47         6/15/17         1,167,569  

Put EUR/Call USD

  Deutsche Bank AG     EUR 46,612       USD 1.10         11/1/16         657,422  

Put EUR/Call USD

  Deutsche Bank AG     EUR 42,731       USD 1.18         11/1/16         1,995,339  
 

 

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Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
(000’s
omitted)
  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Value

Put EUR/Call USD

  Deutsche Bank AG     EUR 35,584       USD 1.28         11/1/16       $ 4,462,911  

Put EUR/Call USD

  Goldman Sachs International     EUR 69,909       USD 1.10         7/15/16         452,864  

Put RUB/Call USD

  Bank of America, N.A.     RUB 1,629,760       RUB  110.00         11/3/16         63,487  

Put RUB/Call USD

  Deutsche Bank AG     RUB 1,954,370       RUB 110.00         11/16/16         80,502  

Put RUB/Call USD

  Goldman Sachs International     RUB 1,702,470       RUB 110.00         11/4/16         66,690  

Put RUB/Call USD

  Goldman Sachs International     RUB  1,468,280       RUB 110.00         11/4/16         57,517  
                       

Total Currency Options Purchased
(identified cost $15,680,192)

   

    $      13,892,380  
                       
Call Options Purchased — 0.3%   
Description   Counterparty   Number of
Contracts
 

Strike

Price

  Expiration
Date
  Value
       

Nikkei 225 Index

  Goldman Sachs International       779       JPY  20,000.00         6/10/16       $ 15,685  

Nikkei 225 Index

  Goldman Sachs International       492       JPY 21,000.00         3/12/21         5,784,784  

WTI Crude Oil Future 12/2016

  Not Applicable       715       USD 75.00         11/16/16         235,950  
   

Total Call Options Purchased
(identified cost $6,626,378)

   

    $ 6,036,419  
   
Short-Term Investments — 9.3%   
Foreign Government Securities — 2.8%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Iceland — 1.1%

  

Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/17/16

  ISK     310,805      $ 1,837,746   

Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/15/16

  ISK     285,239        1,683,378   

Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/15/16

  ISK     915,448        5,396,930   

Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/17/16

  ISK     1,835,912        10,814,464   
   

Total Iceland

      $ 19,732,518   
   
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Lebanon — 1.7%

  

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/5/16

  LBP     2,910,550      $ 1,930,494   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/19/16

  LBP     5,093,450        3,372,613   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/26/16

  LBP     2,086,300        1,380,400   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/2/16

  LBP     1,774,720        1,173,183   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/23/16

  LBP     1,126,070        742,599   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/28/16

  LBP     8,428,590        5,535,120   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/25/16

  LBP     4,996,040        3,268,510   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/22/16

  LBP     4,654,510        3,036,584   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/6/16

  LBP     5,155,520        3,352,155   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/1/16

  LBP     4,649,540        2,998,335   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/15/16

  LBP     6,897,570        4,439,551   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/19/17

  LBP     454,090        290,810   

Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/2/17

  LBP     954,870        610,317   
   

Total Lebanon

  

  $ 32,130,671   
   

Total Foreign Government Securities
(identified cost $51,403,565)

   

  $ 51,863,189   
   
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 3.5%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/16/16(12)

    $ 30,500      $ 30,494,693   

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/22/16(12)

      35,000        34,961,535   
   

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $65,418,999)

   

  $ 65,456,228   
   
Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%     
     
Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Bank of America, N.A.:

     

Dated 4/12/16 with a maturity date of 5/13/16, an interest rate of 0.60% payable by the Portfolio and repurchase proceeds of EUR 4,890,835, collateralized by EUR 4,000,000 Spain Government Bond 4.60%, due 7/30/19 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $5,403,010.

  EUR     4,893      $ 5,602,961   
   

Total Repurchase Agreements
(identified cost $5,574,086)

   

  $ 5,602,961   
   
 

 

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Other — 2.7%   
     
Description        Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.53%(13)

    $ 49,666      $ 49,665,605   
   

Total Other
(identified cost $49,665,605)

   

  $ 49,665,605   
   

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $172,062,255)

   

  $ 172,587,983   
   

Total Investments — 93.3%
(identified cost $1,737,055,318)

      $ 1,736,330,340   
   
Currency Options Written — (0.5)%   
         
Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount
of Contracts
(000’s
omitted)
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  

Put CNH/Call USD

  Goldman
Sachs
International
  CNH 150,481      CNH 6.40        7/27/16      $ (487,570

Put CNH/Call USD

  Standard
Chartered
Bank
  CNH 187,110      CNH 6.34        6/7/16        (705,555

Put CNH/Call USD

  Standard
Chartered
Bank
  CNH  170,917      CNH  6.39        7/27/16        (565,714

Put EUR/Call USD

  Citibank,
N.A.
  EUR 46,612      USD 1.10        11/1/16        (657,422

Put EUR/Call USD

  Deutsche
Bank AG
  EUR 42,731      USD 1.18        11/1/16        (1,995,339

Put EUR/Call USD

  Deutsche
Bank AG
  EUR 35,584      USD 1.28        11/1/16        (4,462,911
   

Total Currency Options Written
(premiums received $14,350,166)

   

  $ (8,874,511
   
Securities Sold Short — (0.3)%   
Foreign Government Bonds — (0.3)%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Spain — (0.3)%

  

Spain Government Bond, 4.60%, 7/30/19

  EUR     (4,000   $ (5,243,694
   

Total Spain

      $ (5,243,694
   

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(proceeds $5,096,211)

   

  $ (5,243,694
   

Total Securities Sold Short
(proceeds $5,096,211)

   

  $ (5,243,694
   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 7.5%

  

  $ 140,196,523   
   

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 1,862,408,658   
   

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

 

  (1) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At April 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $805,336,631 or 43.2% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (2) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At April 30, 2016, the aggregate value of these securities is $237,277,893 or 12.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (3) 

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

 

  (4) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.

 

  (5) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9).

 

  (6) 

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

 

  (7) 

Variable interest rate that updates semiannually based on changes to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The stated interest rate represents a weighted average rate at April 30, 2016.

 

  (8) 

Variable interest rate that updates semiannually based on changes to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.

 

  (9) 

Inverse floating-rate security whose coupon varies inversely with changes in the interest rate index. The stated interest rate represents the coupon rate in effect at April 30, 2016.

 

 

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(10) 

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

 

(11) 

Non-income producing.

 

(12) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on open derivative contracts and/or securities sold short.

(13) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Forward Commodity Contracts(1)  
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty    Net Unrealized
Depreciation
 
6/2/16   Gold
8,388 Troy Ounces
   United States Dollar 9,018,455    Citibank, N.A.    $ (1,847,022
6/2/16   Gold
3,113 Troy Ounces
   United States Dollar 3,348,027    Merrill Lynch International      (685,129
                   $ (2,532,151

 

(1) 

Non-deliverable contracts that are settled with the counterparty in cash.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     8,751,397      RON     39,145,000      BNP Paribas     5/3/16      $ 15,679      $   
EUR     4,362,454      RON     19,515,000      BNP Paribas     5/3/16        7,370          
RON     50,974,000      EUR     11,387,275      BNP Paribas     5/3/16               (10,506
RON     7,686,000      EUR     1,717,388      Deutsche Bank AG     5/3/16               (2,023
USD     22,721,199      ZAR     362,021,411      Standard Chartered Bank     5/3/16               (2,710,136
ZAR     362,021,411      USD     25,124,673      Standard Chartered Bank     5/3/16        306,662          
EUR     38,254,045      HUF     11,964,335,000      Bank of America, N.A.     5/4/16               (110,416
EUR     36,540,297      HUF     11,425,420,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/4/16               (94,740
EUR     8,436,724      USD     9,602,511      Deutsche Bank AG     5/4/16        58,241          
HUF     11,964,335,000      EUR     38,789,201      Bank of America, N.A.     5/4/16               (502,382
HUF     645,380,000      EUR     2,095,526      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/4/16               (30,717
HUF     10,780,040,000      EUR     34,627,991      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/4/16               (84,346
USD     9,420,446      EUR     8,436,724      Deutsche Bank AG     5/4/16               (240,305
AUD     50,516,539      USD     38,565,336      Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/16               (158,268
EUR     37,381,323      HUF     11,671,850,750      Citibank, N.A.     5/5/16               (34,361
EUR     37,142,100      HUF     11,598,549,250      Deutsche Bank AG     5/5/16               (39,253
HUF     5,655,044,702      EUR     18,097,880      Citibank, N.A.     5/5/16        32,080          
HUF     3,724,376,920      EUR     11,987,052      Citibank, N.A.     5/5/16               (56,627
HUF     2,292,429,128      EUR     7,429,745      Citibank, N.A.     5/5/16               (93,797
HUF     15,641,411      EUR     50,107      Deutsche Bank AG     5/5/16        32          
HUF     11,582,907,839      EUR     37,539,808      Deutsche Bank AG     5/5/16               (473,579
USD     35,695,492      AUD     50,516,539      Standard Chartered Bank     5/5/16               (2,711,577
AUD     62,928,619      USD     48,056,698      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited     5/9/16               (220,797
INR     531,507,000      USD     7,848,597      Bank of America, N.A.     5/9/16        153,033          
INR     403,114,000      USD     5,950,901      BNP Paribas     5/9/16        117,823          
INR     340,805,000      USD     5,013,313      Nomura International PLC     5/9/16        117,373          
USD     45,303,256      AUD     62,928,619      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited     5/9/16               (2,532,644

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     34,118,966      INR     2,341,124,000      BNP Paribas     5/9/16      $      $ (1,125,742
USD     4,480,412      THB     161,026,000      Standard Chartered Bank     5/9/16               (129,127
USD     980,865      GEL     2,256,332      Bank of Georgia     5/10/16               (31,927
USD     14,866,150      NZD     22,255,548      Standard Chartered Bank     5/10/16               (667,776
USD     7,552,876      THB     271,828,000      Deutsche Bank AG     5/10/16               (228,343
OMR     5,889,000      USD     15,217,447      BNP Paribas     5/11/16        75,578          
USD     20,221,693      EUR     17,819,845      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/11/16               (187,613
USD     15,177,835      OMR     5,889,000      BNP Paribas     5/11/16               (115,190
IDR     62,498,955,000      USD     4,568,637      Goldman Sachs International     5/12/16        162,941          
IDR     125,609,238,000      USD     9,178,607      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/12/16        330,830          
IDR     122,700,024,000      USD     8,979,146      BNP Paribas     5/16/16        303,517          
IDR     62,344,932,000      USD     4,569,068      Goldman Sachs International     5/16/16        147,532          
IDR     122,700,022,000      USD     8,983,747      Standard Chartered Bank     5/16/16        298,915          
USD     15,604,620      NZD     23,369,095      BNP Paribas     5/16/16               (701,276
USD     1,855,897      NZD     2,806,739      Citibank, N.A.     5/16/16               (102,518
USD     1,418,381      NZD     2,134,155      Deutsche Bank AG     5/16/16               (70,736
USD     4,493,448      NZD     6,746,716      Deutsche Bank AG     5/16/16               (214,105
USD     5,317,631      THB     193,030,000      Deutsche Bank AG     5/16/16               (207,184
USD     1,006,233      THB     36,486,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/16/16               (38,052
RON     7,424,960      USD     1,864,010      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16        33,930          
RON     6,792,726      USD     1,709,316      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16        27,015          
RON     7,767,245      USD     1,958,709      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16        26,725          
RON     3,561,186      USD     898,688      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16        11,609          
RON     10,300,174      USD     2,621,472      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16        11,419          
TRY     58,900,000      USD     20,761,368      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16        199,123          
USD     15,124,441      RON     60,475,078      BNP Paribas     5/18/16               (333,967
USD     19,383,927      TRY     58,900,000      Standard Chartered Bank     5/18/16               (1,576,564
MXN     484,805,000      USD     25,691,158      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/19/16        2,443,531          
USD     27,759,137      MXN     484,805,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/19/16               (375,552
USD     5,606,332      NZD     8,330,792      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/19/16               (205,580
USD     21,376,207      NZD     32,712,592      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/19/16               (1,445,476
USD     925,913      GEL     2,085,433      Bank of Georgia     5/23/16               (7,962
USD     6,503,960      PEN     22,172,000      BNP Paribas     5/23/16               (231,177
USD     6,503,817      PEN     22,152,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/23/16               (225,245
IDR     52,948,647,000      USD     3,881,866      BNP Paribas     5/25/16        117,550          
IDR     160,775,477,000      USD     11,787,058      Goldman Sachs International     5/25/16        356,933          
IDR     27,276,576,000      USD     2,000,336      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     5/25/16        59,969          
JPY     3,608,886,000      USD     29,579,336      Goldman Sachs International     5/25/16        4,352,989          
JPY     3,537,351,000      USD     28,999,672      Standard Chartered Bank     5/25/16        4,260,050          
USD     735,533      EUR     659,452      Deutsche Bank AG     5/25/16               (20,050
USD     808,663      EUR     723,293      Deutsche Bank AG     5/25/16               (20,067
USD     35,320,610      EUR     31,747,151      Deutsche Bank AG     5/25/16               (1,054,451
USD     482,817      GEL     1,084,551      Bank of Georgia     5/25/16               (2,679
USD     29,494,001      JPY     3,608,886,000      Goldman Sachs International     5/25/16               (4,438,324
USD     28,925,922      JPY     3,537,351,000      Standard Chartered Bank     5/25/16               (4,333,800
USD     74,785,691      GBP     51,993,000      Goldman Sachs International     6/1/16               (1,188,848

 

  26   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     80,942,546      EUR     73,263,439      Goldman Sachs International     6/2/16      $      $ (3,020,100
USD     991,845      GEL     2,231,850      Bank of Georgia     6/3/16               (5,607
OMR     21,539,450      USD     55,633,055      BNP Paribas     6/6/16        274,134          
USD     19,472,489      OMR     7,545,200      BNP Paribas     6/6/16               (111,619
USD     36,120,719      OMR     13,994,250      BNP Paribas     6/6/16               (202,362
EUR     4,258,000      USD     4,697,937      Standard Chartered Bank     6/8/16        182,836          
EUR     1,277,298      USD     1,458,048      Standard Chartered Bank     6/8/16        6,066          
USD     102,090,220      EUR     92,508,638      Standard Chartered Bank     6/8/16               (3,948,666
NZD     27,839,000      USD     19,172,719      Goldman Sachs International     6/9/16        227,434          
NZD     27,839,000      USD     19,147,247      Standard Chartered Bank     6/9/16        252,907          
USD     18,727,852      NZD     27,839,000      Goldman Sachs International     6/9/16               (672,302
USD     18,741,215      NZD     27,839,000      Standard Chartered Bank     6/9/16               (658,939
USD     18,001,913      ZAR     282,288,000      BNP Paribas     6/9/16               (1,685,054
CNH     135,880,000      USD     20,740,288      Standard Chartered Bank     6/13/16        173,869          
CNH     23,858,593      USD     3,641,421      Standard Chartered Bank     6/13/16        30,807          
NZD     56,794,312      USD     39,072,783      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited     6/13/16        497,491          
USD     23,948,815      CNH     159,738,593      Standard Chartered Bank     6/13/16               (637,571
USD     36,382,727      NZD     54,291,719      Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited     6/13/16               (1,443,916
USD     11,227,127      PEN     38,408,000      The Bank of Nova Scotia     6/23/16               (401,706
EUR     2,063,395      USD     2,328,153      Standard Chartered Bank     6/29/16        38,671          
USD     924,810      EUR     806,462      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (245
USD     183,704      EUR     162,500      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (2,692
USD     421,124      EUR     370,467      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (3,821
USD     561,125      EUR     492,526      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (3,829
USD     249,970      EUR     221,456      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (4,052
USD     226,835      EUR     202,598      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (5,556
USD     731,094      EUR     650,000      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (14,491
USD     17,703,848      EUR     15,611,859      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (203,787
USD     19,249,051      EUR     17,021,152      Goldman Sachs International     6/29/16               (275,119
USD     40,399,527      EUR     35,750,275      Standard Chartered Bank     6/29/16               (607,945
USD     45,953,072      EUR     40,919,557      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     7/1/16               (986,939
USD     1,987,621      LKR     292,876,014      Citibank, N.A.     7/5/16        9,064          
USD     533,974      LKR     78,948,063      Citibank, N.A.     7/5/16        631          
USD     1,940,365      LKR     288,823,320      Citibank, N.A.     7/5/16               (10,814
USD     4,112,977      LKR     606,252,756      Citibank, N.A.     7/8/16        20,131          
USD     1,995,778      LKR     293,778,584      Citibank, N.A.     7/8/16        12,463          
USD     1,301,180      LKR     191,663,829      Citibank, N.A.     7/8/16        7,247          
USD     19,006,479      GBP     13,319,000      Deutsche Bank AG     7/11/16               (458,692
USD     37,768,286      GBP     26,764,000      Deutsche Bank AG     7/11/16               (1,346,200
USD     6,006,122      EUR     5,271,395      Standard Chartered Bank     7/13/16               (43,128
USD     57,198,671      EUR     50,063,387      Standard Chartered Bank     7/13/16               (252,149
IDR     111,333,026,000      USD     8,327,700      Deutsche Bank AG     7/14/16        1,096          
IDR     86,592,350,000      USD     6,477,100      Standard Chartered Bank     7/14/16        852          
IDR     157,235,343,000      USD     11,709,513      BNP Paribas     7/18/16        45,703          
IDR     163,881,975,000      USD     12,197,683      Deutsche Bank AG     7/18/16        54,448          
USD     2,632,671      LKR     388,713,861      Citibank, N.A.     7/18/16        14,335          

 

  27   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
SEK     270,628,000      EUR     29,443,290      Deutsche Bank AG     7/19/16      $      $ (212
USD     18,642,575      NZD     27,129,100      Goldman Sachs International     7/19/16               (225,216
USD     29,124,721      SGD     39,780,000      Bank of America, N.A.     7/19/16               (409,853
USD     23,805,143      SGD     32,472,000      Citibank, N.A.     7/19/16               (303,623
RUB     1,994,609,215      USD     29,706,883      Deutsche Bank AG     7/20/16        497,011          
USD     1,048,968      LKR     154,985,046      Citibank, N.A.     7/20/16        5,473          
USD     26,751,376      RUB     1,796,167,636      Deutsche Bank AG     7/20/16               (447,564
SEK     324,881,163      EUR     35,470,474      Goldman Sachs International     7/22/16               (142,667
USD     2,254,039      LKR     335,401,005      Citibank, N.A.     7/22/16               (3,160
USD     2,323,484      LKR     345,734,368      Citibank, N.A.     7/22/16               (3,258
USD     23,275,695      SGD     31,229,000      Deutsche Bank AG     7/22/16        90,773          
USD     5,300,099      SGD     7,111,143      Deutsche Bank AG     7/22/16        20,670          
USD     24,411,973      SGD     32,745,000      Standard Chartered Bank     7/22/16        101,548          
USD     5,561,561      SGD     7,460,000      Standard Chartered Bank     7/22/16        23,135          
SEK     327,714,983      EUR     35,707,163      Standard Chartered Bank     7/25/16               (59,785
USD     1,625,273      LKR     241,921,913      Citibank, N.A.     7/25/16               (1,731
USD     2,255,458      LKR     335,724,951      Citibank, N.A.     7/25/16               (2,402
USD     1,108,588      LKR     165,046,635      Citibank, N.A.     7/26/16               (1,155
USD     5,339,624      THB     187,581,000      Deutsche Bank AG     7/26/16               (21,020
USD     5,561,832      PEN     19,789,000      BNP Paribas     7/27/16               (405,605
USD     5,563,396      PEN     19,789,000      Standard Chartered Bank     7/27/16               (404,041
USD     14,841,794      RUB     1,007,772,680      Bank of America, N.A.     7/27/16               (394,690
USD     17,306,065      RUB     1,175,099,110      Bank of America, N.A.     7/27/16               (460,223
USD     14,522,098      RUB     986,631,320      Citibank, N.A.     7/27/16               (394,751
USD     16,933,287      RUB     1,150,447,517      Citibank, N.A.     7/27/16               (460,294
USD     5,575,546      LKR     830,644,873      Citibank, N.A.     7/28/16               (7,057
CNH     101,675,444      USD     15,480,427      Goldman Sachs International     7/29/16        134,323          
CNH     86,954,000      USD     13,237,022      Goldman Sachs International     7/29/16        116,890          
CNH     67,650,000      USD     10,300,723      Goldman Sachs International     7/29/16        88,588          
CNH     142,727,102      USD     21,725,718      Standard Chartered Bank     7/29/16        193,518          
USD     19,878,750      CNH     132,889,444      Goldman Sachs International     7/29/16               (529,673
USD     18,388,972      CNH     123,390,000      Goldman Sachs International     7/29/16               (560,579
USD     21,170,160      CNH     142,727,102      Standard Chartered Bank     7/29/16               (749,075
USD     11,072,191      PEN     39,666,125      BNP Paribas     8/3/16               (879,037
USD     24,661,699      ZAR     362,021,411      Standard Chartered Bank     8/3/16               (311,280
USD     10,649,007      OMR     4,148,640      BNP Paribas     8/17/16               (100,563
USD     8,920,626      PEN     31,356,000      Standard Chartered Bank     8/29/16               (497,607
RSD     382,362,995      EUR     3,021,438      Deutsche Bank AG     9/21/16        48,350          
RSD     152,090,108      EUR     1,205,629      Deutsche Bank AG     9/21/16        14,848          
USD     2,629,194      PEN     9,168,000      BNP Paribas     9/29/16               (114,441
USD     9,879,954      PEN     34,402,000      The Bank of Nova Scotia     9/29/16               (415,262
USD     888,877      AOA     162,220,000      ICBC Standard Bank plc     10/3/16        55,409          
USD     5,946,913      PEN     20,948,000      BNP Paribas     11/2/16               (296,894
USD     7,433,783      PEN     26,185,500      Standard Chartered Bank     11/2/16               (371,125
USD     5,611,295      PEN     20,369,000      Standard Chartered Bank     11/4/16               (458,760
USD     5,451,298      PEN     19,850,903      Standard Chartered Bank     11/4/16               (464,361

 

  28   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     9,394,054      CNH     62,245,000      Bank of America, N.A.     11/14/16      $      $ (101,575
USD     23,885,054      CNH     158,297,000      Goldman Sachs International     11/14/16               (263,546
USD     23,150,367      CNH     153,048,000      Citibank, N.A.     11/18/16               (191,045
USD     9,133,650      CNH     60,515,000      Goldman Sachs International     11/18/16               (95,517
USD     11,511,041      CNH     76,111,000      Deutsche Bank AG     11/30/16               (87,082
USD     27,670,460      CNH     182,964,000      Standard Chartered Bank     11/30/16               (210,383
USD     7,978,398      PEN     28,439,000      BNP Paribas     12/7/16               (475,461
USD     8,360,473      PEN     30,754,000      BNP Paribas     12/7/16               (781,550
USD     6,819,234      CNH     45,948,000      BNP Paribas     12/19/16               (173,367
USD     17,393,751      CNH     117,460,000      Standard Chartered Bank     12/21/16               (479,451
TWD     242,088,000      USD     7,497,306      Deutsche Bank AG     1/12/17               (6,651
TWD     179,748,000      USD     5,569,264      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1/12/17               (7,525
USD     8,922,430      CNH     61,774,000      Standard Chartered Bank     1/12/17               (463,153
USD     7,228,665      TWD     242,088,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/12/17               (261,989
USD     5,372,026      TWD     179,748,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1/12/17               (189,712
TWD     319,147,000      USD     9,873,070      BNP Paribas     1/17/17        1,852          
TWD     318,529,000      USD     9,864,633      BNP Paribas     1/17/17               (8,832
TWD     320,336,000      USD     9,942,148      Citibank, N.A.     1/17/17               (30,435
TWD     295,071,000      USD     9,135,325      Deutsche Bank AG     1/17/17               (5,353
USD     9,471,573      TWD     318,529,000      BNP Paribas     1/17/17               (384,228
USD     9,499,881      TWD     320,336,000      Citibank, N.A.     1/17/17               (411,831
USD     8,729,911      TWD     295,071,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/17/17               (400,061
USD     9,492,772      TWD     319,147,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1/17/17               (382,151
TWD     340,010,000      USD     10,552,762      BNP Paribas     1/19/17               (32,339
TWD     311,668,000      USD     9,668,621      Goldman Sachs International     1/19/17               (25,142
USD     10,059,467      TWD     340,010,000      BNP Paribas     1/19/17               (460,956
USD     9,184,535      TWD     311,668,000      Goldman Sachs International     1/19/17               (458,944
TWD     311,360,000      USD     9,636,645      Bank of America, N.A.     1/26/17               (2,807
TWD     344,600,000      USD     10,663,778      BNP Paribas     1/26/17               (1,457
USD     9,270,805      TWD     311,360,000      Bank of America, N.A.     1/26/17               (363,032
USD     10,266,647      TWD     344,600,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1/26/17               (395,675
TWD     450,662,000      USD     13,980,518      Goldman Sachs International     2/2/17               (36,676
TWD     400,982,000      USD     12,429,696      Standard Chartered Bank     2/2/17               (22,993
USD     13,399,399      TWD     450,662,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/2/17               (544,442
USD     11,930,082      TWD     400,982,000      Standard Chartered Bank     2/2/17               (476,621
RON     39,145,000      EUR     8,688,270      BNP Paribas     2/3/17               (17,033
TWD     140,780,000      USD     4,254,715      BNP Paribas     2/10/17        101,071          
TWD     227,328,000      USD     7,046,745      BNP Paribas     2/10/17               (13,132
TWD     140,490,000      USD     4,249,546      Goldman Sachs International     2/10/17        97,267          
TWD     268,645,000      USD     8,327,495      Goldman Sachs International     2/10/17               (15,519
USD     11,034,743      TWD     368,108,000      BNP Paribas     2/10/17               (354,656
USD     12,260,931      TWD     409,135,000      Goldman Sachs International     2/10/17               (397,859
USD     9,759,889      CNH     66,987,000      Citibank, N.A.     2/16/17               (392,225
USD     19,236,233      CNH     132,025,000      Standard Chartered Bank     2/16/17               (772,618
TWD     343,056,000      USD     10,643,996      BNP Paribas     2/24/17               (29,980
TWD     491,339,000      USD     15,292,219      Citibank, N.A.     2/24/17               (90,385

 

  29   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     10,220,647      TWD     343,056,000      BNP Paribas     2/24/17      $      $ (393,370
USD     9,934,814      TWD     333,313,000      Citibank, N.A.     2/24/17               (377,758
USD     4,796,807      TWD     158,026,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/24/17               (92,455
RON     24,017,000      EUR     5,309,971      BNP Paribas     2/28/17        6,197          
RON     70,634,865      EUR     15,649,688      BNP Paribas     2/28/17               (19,823
RON     57,580,000      EUR     12,740,347      Deutsche Bank AG     3/2/17        1,988          
RON     7,912,500      EUR     1,755,213      Bank of America, N.A.     3/6/17               (5,299
RON     53,790,499      EUR     11,938,057      Bank of America, N.A.     3/6/17               (42,768
RON     41,144,000      EUR     9,132,963      Deutsche Bank AG     3/7/17               (35,113
RON     58,714,500      EUR     13,023,068      Deutsche Bank AG     3/7/17               (38,393
RON     83,558,000      EUR     18,525,219      BNP Paribas     3/8/17               (46,183
USD     12,810,758      CNH     84,551,000      Goldman Sachs International     3/15/17        24,121          
USD     18,542,214      CNH     122,307,000      Standard Chartered Bank     3/15/17        45,743          
USD     14,130,576      CNH     93,283,000      Citibank, N.A.     3/22/17        31,207          
USD     11,290,592      CNH     74,405,000      Goldman Sachs International     3/22/17        44,560          
USD     16,928,257      CNH     111,608,000      Standard Chartered Bank     3/22/17        59,134          
USD     10,922,680      OMR     4,238,000      BNP Paribas     3/23/17        88,460          
USD     10,925,258      OMR     4,239,000      BNP Paribas     3/27/17        92,215          
USD     25,401,274      OMR     9,970,000      BNP Paribas     5/25/17        34,395          
USD     38,102,314      OMR     14,937,250      BNP Paribas     6/5/17        120,456          
USD     21,531,442      OMR     8,447,000      BNP Paribas     8/14/17        136,207          
USD     15,009,940      OMR     5,889,000      BNP Paribas     8/21/17        99,606          
USD     54,888,767      OMR     21,539,450      BNP Paribas     8/28/17        374,300          
USD     39,357,699      AED     148,012,500      BNP Paribas     2/5/18               (787,324
USD     26,238,617      AED     98,833,000      BNP Paribas     2/8/18               (567,032
USD     47,079,217      AED     177,281,500      BNP Paribas     2/8/18               (1,003,365
                                    $ 18,627,949      $ (70,014,342

 

Futures Contracts  
Description   Contracts      Position    Expiration
Month/Year
   Aggregate Cost      Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Commodity Futures

                
Call Options on Brent Crude Oil Futures 12/2016 Strike @ USD 75.00(1)     724       Long    Oct-16    $ 316,946       $ 289,600       $ (27,346
Gold     14       Short    Jun-16      (1,711,360      (1,806,700      (95,340
High Grade Copper     110       Short    Jul-16      (6,159,334      (6,279,625      (120,291
Platinum     232       Long    Jul-16      11,129,500         12,509,440         1,379,940   
WTI Crude Oil     586       Short    May-16      (24,020,023      (26,909,120      (2,889,097
WTI Crude Oil     330       Short    May-16      (13,407,822      (15,153,600      (1,745,778

Equity Futures

                
E-mini S&P 500 Index     182       Short    Jun-16      (18,490,644      (18,737,810      (247,166
Nikkei 225 Index     31       Long    Jun-16      2,610,200         2,363,261         (246,939
TOPIX Index     111       Long    Jun-16      13,464,131         13,237,274         (226,857

 

  30   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Futures Contracts (continued)  
Description   Contracts      Position    Expiration
Month/Year
   Aggregate Cost      Value      Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Interest Rate Futures

                
IMM 10-Year Interest Rate Swap     8       Long    Jun-16    $ 773,140       $ 762,228       $ (10,912
U.S. 5-Year Deliverable Interest Rate Swap     1,299       Short    Jun-16      (133,854,210      (134,385,608      (531,398
U.S. 10-Year Deliverable Interest Rate Swap     1,475       Short    Jun-16      (153,830,409      (154,460,156      (629,747
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note     516       Short    Jun-16      (67,402,500      (67,112,250      290,250   
U.S. 30-Year Deliverable Interest Rate Swap     52       Short    Jun-16      (5,530,947      (5,508,750      22,197   
                                         $ (5,078,484

 

(1) 

Represents a futures-style option with no premium at inception and trades like a futures contract.

Nikkei 225 Index:  Price-weighted average of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

TOPIX Index:  Market capitalization-weighted stock index of all companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

WTI:  West Texas Intermediate

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  
Counterparty  

Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate    Annual
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CME Group, Inc.   MXN     236,576      Pays   Mexico Interbank TIIE 28 Day      6.26     9/29/25       $ 236,519   
CME Group, Inc.   MXN     236,576      Pays   Mexico Interbank TIIE 28 Day      6.29        10/1/25         272,671   
CME Group, Inc.   MXN     392,148      Pays   Mexico Interbank TIIE 28 Day      6.24        10/2/25         351,204   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   CAD     1,328,500      Pays   Bank of Canada Overnight Repo Rate      0.52        12/7/16         (15,385
LCH.Clearnet(1)   CAD     2,226,000      Pays   Bank of Canada Overnight Repo Rate      0.51        12/7/16         (27,570
LCH.Clearnet   CAD     26,310      Receives   3-month Canadian Bankers Acceptances      1.52        3/30/26         308,386   
LCH.Clearnet   CAD     26,310      Receives   3-month Canadian Bankers Acceptances      1.53        3/30/26         288,414   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   EUR     6,923      Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate      0.50 (2)      3/16/21         100,140   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   EUR     6,923      Pays   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate      0.50 (2)      3/16/21         (82,017
LCH.Clearnet(1)   EUR     603      Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate      0.50 (2)      6/15/21         436   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   EUR     137,165      Receives   6-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate      0.50 (2)      6/15/21         (556,125
LCH.Clearnet   NZD     20,093      Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill      4.96        4/29/24         2,147,661   
LCH.Clearnet   NZD     11,875      Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill      3.77        3/5/25         577,553   
LCH.Clearnet   NZD     11,470      Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill      4.05        6/16/25         821,057   
LCH.Clearnet   NZD     18,894      Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill      4.05        6/16/25         1,351,822   
LCH.Clearnet   NZD     23,462      Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill      3.92        6/25/25         1,501,467   
LCH.Clearnet   SEK     328,758      Receives   3-month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate      (0.27     3/31/21         151,365   
LCH.Clearnet   SEK     168,821      Receives   3-month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate      (1.12     3/31/26         201,212   
LCH.Clearnet   SEK     157,030      Receives   3-month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate      (1.14     4/4/26         163,187   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     36,669      Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.25 (2)      6/15/18         (133,359
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     62,849      Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.25 (2)      6/15/18         (74,242
LCH.Clearnet   USD     6,090      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.80        6/29/20         252,784   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     11,560      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.80        6/29/20         365,837   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     6,478      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.75        7/31/20         237,157   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     8,225      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.78        7/31/20         247,412   

 

  31   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  
Counterparty  

Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate    Annual
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
LCH.Clearnet   USD     12,230      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.74 %       7/31/20       $ 327,461   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     15,290      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.74        7/31/20         409,224   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     16,334      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.74        8/12/20         426,839   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     17,380      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.62        8/14/20         363,643   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     8,898      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.68        8/17/20         208,272   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,533      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.68        8/17/20         223,135   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     19,667      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.69        8/17/20         468,176   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     32,698      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.70        8/19/20         788,851   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     4,628      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.56        8/22/20         60,885   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     9,452      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.56        8/22/20         126,207   
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     19,470      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.55        8/22/20         252,318   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     33,453      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.57        9/17/20         583,370   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,840      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.65        9/18/20         207,880   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     24,270      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.65        9/18/20         511,387   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     1,310      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.55        9/23/20         21,458   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     1,310      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.54        9/23/20         21,240   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,330      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.43        10/28/20         94,764   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,330      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.42        10/28/20         93,733   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,620      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.38        10/29/20         79,138   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     15,830      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.52        11/4/20         320,602   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,622      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.54        11/5/20         202,849   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,622      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.53        11/5/20         199,299   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     19,245      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.53        11/5/20         397,435   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     9,312      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.56        11/9/20         202,186   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     12,726      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.67        11/12/20         345,697   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     1,952      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.12        2/23/21         (8,765
LCH.Clearnet   USD     6,834      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.11        2/23/21         (31,692
LCH.Clearnet   USD     6,626      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.17        2/25/21         (13,122
LCH.Clearnet   USD     13,253      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.17        2/25/21         (27,546
LCH.Clearnet   USD     6,634      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.15        3/3/21         (20,732
LCH.Clearnet   USD     16,620      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.27        3/7/21         44,825   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     10,838      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      2.10        7/27/22         533,078   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     11,426      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      2.06        7/30/22         474,732   
LCH.Clearnet   USD     4,855      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.59        4/12/26         (45,781
LCH.Clearnet   USD     6,620      Pays   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.59        4/12/26         (62,738
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     2,914      Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      2.25 (2)      6/15/26         (41,417
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     12,860      Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      2.50 (2)      6/15/46         (169,346
LCH.Clearnet(1)   USD     14,950      Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      2.50 (2)      6/15/46         5,676   
                                          $ 16,260,807   

 

(1) 

Effective date, which represents the date on which the Portfolio and the counterparty to the interest rate swap begin interest payment accrual, is after April 30, 2016.

 

(2) 

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

 

  32   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps
Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
  Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
  Termination
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Bank of America, N.A.   CNY   142,596   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.22 %       3/30/18       $ (183,551 )
Bank of America, N.A.   SAR   45,600   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       3.37         4/11/26         84,591  
BNP Paribas   CNY   110,612   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         6/24/17         (36,234 )
BNP Paribas   CNY   117,555   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.41         1/27/21         (433,834 )
Credit Suisse International   RUB   1,911,075   Pays   3-month Moscow Prime Offered Rate       11.56         10/16/18         2,207,141  
Credit Suisse International   RUB   637,025   Pays   3-month Moscow Prime Offered Rate       11.40         10/19/18         690,203  
Credit Suisse International   RUB   955,538   Pays   3-month Moscow Prime Offered Rate       11.30         10/20/18         997,521  
Credit Suisse International   RUB   624,534   Pays   3-month Moscow Prime Offered Rate       11.25         10/21/18         640,244  
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   224,533   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         6/18/17         (71,486 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   274,165   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         6/25/17         (87,891 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   189,824   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.46         7/16/17         (63,774 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   105,807   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         8/21/17         (37,124 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   202,545   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.46         8/21/17         (69,926 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   266,229   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.46         8/21/17         (88,916 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   358,058   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.22         3/30/18         (455,585 )
Deutsche Bank AG   CNY   117,555   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.40         1/27/21         (441,710 )
Deutsche Bank AG   INR   5,100,000   Pays   1-day Overnight Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate       6.53         4/29/21         (44,535 )
Deutsche Bank AG   SAR   43,290   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       3.01         6/28/20         (192,121 )
Deutsche Bank AG   SAR   100,650   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       3.03         8/2/20         (384,465 )
Deutsche Bank AG   SAR   183,300   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       3.09         11/12/20         (813,779 )
Deutsche Bank AG   SAR   78,019   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.64         2/25/21         160,855  
Deutsche Bank AG   SAR   25,680   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.62         3/3/21         60,392  
Deutsche Bank AG   SAR   65,016   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.76         3/7/21         41,761  
Goldman Sachs International   CNY   224,533   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         6/18/17         (71,486 )
Goldman Sachs International   CNY   238,820   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.49         6/25/17         (59,889 )
Goldman Sachs International   CNY   247,538   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         7/16/17         (86,181 )
Goldman Sachs International   CNY   151,153   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.45         8/20/17         (53,756 )
Goldman Sachs International   CNY   402,790   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.37         4/15/18         (338,018 )
Goldman Sachs International   CNY   68,889   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates       2.43         1/27/21         (247,311 )
Goldman Sachs International   RUB   1,519,301   Pays   3-month Moscow Prime Offered Rate       10.16         3/18/20         27,966  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   22,830   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.17         6/29/20         33,681  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   61,080   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.16         8/3/20         196,683  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   60,729   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.35         8/12/20         54,808  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   65,516   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.33         8/17/20         81,816  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   71,420   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.40         8/17/20         23,056  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   75,641   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.40         8/17/20         29,250  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   74,938   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.46         8/19/20         (28,761 )
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   53,447   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       3.41         8/22/20         (314,728 )
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   104,620   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       3.41         8/22/20         (616,065 )
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   126,102   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.26         9/17/20         315,739  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   126,102   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.34         9/21/20         197,913  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   45,773   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.23         9/28/20         139,666  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   36,300   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.35         10/29/20         67,430  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   62,080   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.54         11/4/20         44,124  
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   37,250   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate       2.58         11/5/20         6,666  

 

  33   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  
Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
  Portfolio
Pays/Receives
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate   Annual
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   74,490   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate     2.56 %       11/5/20      $ 32,239   
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   32,508   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate     2.65        2/23/21        62,919   
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   43,163   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate     2.64        7/27/22        40,325   
Goldman Sachs International   SAR   43,698   Receives   3-month Saudi Riyal Interbank Offered Rate     2.61        7/30/22        113,525   
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CNY   238,820   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.49        6/25/17        (59,889
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CNY   269,115   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.37        4/15/18        (228,230
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CNY   117,556   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.41        1/27/21        (437,776
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   NZD   11,000   Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill     3.86        2/25/23        563,243   
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   NZD   5,490   Pays   3-month NZD Bank Bill     4.06        6/4/23        367,848   
Standard Chartered Bank   CNY   236,351   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.46        6/24/17        (71,848
Standard Chartered Bank   CNY   286,584   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.50        6/25/17        (65,919
Standard Chartered Bank   CNY   238,592   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.45        7/16/17        (85,297
Standard Chartered Bank   CNY   96,739   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.45        8/21/17        (34,487
Standard Chartered Bank   CNY   415,125   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.22        3/30/18        (534,353
Standard Chartered Bank   CNY   145,987   Pays   7-day China Fixing Repo Rates     2.40        1/27/21        (548,542
Standard Chartered Bank   INR   3,881,430   Pays   1-day Overnight Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate     6.57        4/27/21        63,257   
                                    $ 57,395   

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  
Reference
Entity
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Markit CDX Emerging Market Index   ICE Clear Credit   $ 1,000        1.00 %(1)      6/20/21        2.84   $ (83,290   $ 89,762      $ 6,472   

Total

      $ 1,000                              $ (83,290   $ 89,762      $ 6,472   

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Abu Dhabi   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 13,420        1.00 %(1)      12/20/20        0.86   $ 101,252      $ 200,136      $ 301,388   
Abu Dhabi   Barclays Bank PLC     11,180        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        0.86        84,352        98,816        183,168   
Abu Dhabi   Barclays Bank PLC     3,960        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        0.86        29,877        52,483        82,360   
Abu Dhabi   Barclays Bank PLC     4,640        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        0.92        22,764        (22,652     112   
Abu Dhabi   Goldman Sachs International     7,960        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        0.86        60,057        84,098        144,155   
Abu Dhabi   Goldman Sachs International     1,360        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        0.86        10,261        23,927        34,188   
Abu Dhabi   Goldman Sachs International     3,410        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        0.92        16,540        (18,307     (1,767
Belarus   Deutsche Bank AG     4,200        5.00 (1)      12/20/16        6.48        (15,043     33,485        18,442   

 

  34   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.   $ 2,440        1.00 %(1)      3/20/17        0.71 %     $ 9,206      $ 14,905      $ 24,111   
Indonesia   Citibank, N.A.     9,370        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.73        (290,939     442,801        151,862   
Indonesia   Citibank, N.A.     4,690        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.73        (145,625     229,522        83,897   
Indonesia   Citibank, N.A.     7,220        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.73        (224,182     303,075        78,893   
Indonesia   Deutsche Bank AG     4,690        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.73        (145,625     232,537        86,912   
Indonesia   Goldman Sachs International     4,420        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.73        (137,241     208,311        71,070   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     5,400        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        2.19        (245,074     294,425        49,351   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     4,450        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        2.19        (201,959     236,355        34,396   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     15,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (867,017     1,180,867        313,850   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (289,006     394,563        105,557   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (289,006     394,359        105,353   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (289,006     384,491        95,485   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (289,006     373,967        84,961   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (289,005     373,590        84,585   
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     3,750        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        2.49        (261,443     326,669        65,226   
Kazakhstan   Goldman Sachs International     2,130        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        2.49        (148,617     138,149        (10,468
Kazakhstan   Morgan Stanley &
Co. International PLC
    3,180        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        2.36        (191,935     220,072        28,137   
Kazakhstan   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    3,180        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        2.49        (221,704     265,815        44,111   
Kazakhstan   Nomura International PLC     3,360        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        2.49        (234,216     215,197        (19,019
Nigeria   Citibank, N.A.     6,010        3.50        6/20/16        2.89        29,161               29,161   
Nigeria   Citibank, N.A.     1,600        1.00 (1)      9/20/16        2.89        (10,054     17,313        7,259   
Saudi Arabia   Barclays Bank PLC     4,600        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (92,870     99,933        7,063   
Saudi Arabia   Barclays Bank PLC     4,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (90,851     97,647        6,796   
Saudi Arabia   Citibank, N.A.     12,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (252,364     271,306        18,942   
Saudi Arabia   Citibank, N.A.     3,160        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (63,798     76,513        12,715   
Saudi Arabia   Citibank, N.A.     5,010        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (101,147     108,614        7,467   
Saudi Arabia   Citibank, N.A.     3,152        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (63,637     70,959        7,322   
Saudi Arabia   Deutsche Bank AG     3,140        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (63,394     68,027        4,633   
Saudi Arabia   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     4,330        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        1.48        (87,418     99,345        11,927   
Slovenia   Bank of America, N.A.     21,272        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        0.81        181,257        270,592        451,849   
Slovenia   Goldman Sachs International     4,728        1.00 (1)      12/20/19        0.75        47,237        43,105        90,342   
Turkey   BNP Paribas     13,400        1.00 (1)      9/20/20        2.21        (655,690     908,379        252,689   
Turkey   BNP Paribas     12,243        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        2.67        (1,153,757     466,149        (687,608
Turkey   Goldman Sachs International     6,020        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        0.97        9,541        92,497        102,038   
Turkey   Goldman Sachs International     21,475        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (145,024     263,415        118,391   
Turkey   Goldman Sachs International     12,900        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (87,115     149,566        62,451   
Turkey   Goldman Sachs International     10,120        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (68,341     119,695        51,354   
Turkey   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     7,400        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        2.67        (697,362     352,509        (344,853
Turkey   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    31,465        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (212,487     372,155        159,668   
Turkey   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    21,477        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (145,034     266,552        121,518   

 

  35   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Turkey   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
  $ 12,900        1.00 %(1)      9/20/18        1.33 %     $ (87,115   $ 154,020      $ 66,905   
Turkey   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    6,400        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (43,220     79,836        36,616   
Turkey   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    4,300        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (29,039     52,810        23,771   
Turkey   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    4,200        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        1.33        (28,363     47,733        19,370   

Total

      $ 386,712                              $ (8,352,224   $ 11,230,326      $ 2,878,102   

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection  
Reference
Entity
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bulgaria   BNP Paribas   $ 2,009        1.00 %(1)      6/20/18      $ (4,783   $ (4,936   $ (9,719
Bulgaria   BNP Paribas     2,100        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        (1,976     (10,902     (12,878
Bulgaria   BNP Paribas     3,100        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        (2,917     (14,033     (16,950
Bulgaria   BNP Paribas     2,160        1.00 (1)      12/20/18        1,018        (11,843     (10,825
China   Bank of America, N.A.     6,100        1.00 (1)      3/20/17        (44,877     (32,233     (77,110
China   Barclays Bank PLC     10,076        1.00 (1)      3/20/17        (74,128     (48,452     (122,580
China   Deutsche Bank AG     3,700        1.00 (1)      3/20/17        (27,221     (16,909     (44,130
China   Deutsche Bank AG     4,300        1.00 (1)      3/20/17        (31,635     (19,651     (51,286
China   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     10,200        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        (94,695     59,435        (35,260
Croatia   Barclays Bank PLC     5,480        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        228,653        (307,245     (78,592
Croatia   Barclays Bank PLC     5,480        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        228,653        (307,608     (78,955
Croatia   Barclays Bank PLC     5,480        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        228,654        (316,163     (87,509
Croatia   Barclays Bank PLC     10,960        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        457,307        (613,953     (156,646
Croatia   BNP Paribas     2,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        2,544        (44,122     (41,578
Croatia   BNP Paribas     3,960        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        25,994        (134,573     (108,579
Croatia   BNP Paribas     1,625        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        67,803        (104,452     (36,649
Croatia   BNP Paribas     2,840        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        118,499        (163,497     (44,998
Croatia   BNP Paribas     3,340        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        139,361        (184,760     (45,399
Croatia   BNP Paribas     6,750        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        281,645        (433,281     (151,636
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     1,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        1,909        (32,696     (30,787
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     5,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        6,361        (111,508     (105,147
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     1,913        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        7,465        (66,522     (59,057
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     930        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        6,105        (32,152     (26,047
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     1,270        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        8,337        (51,123     (42,786
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     5,580        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        36,628        (221,782     (185,154
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     5,160        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        215,302        (300,876     (85,574
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.     156        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        7,365        (9,295     (1,930

 

  36   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference
Entity
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Croatia   Citibank, N.A.   $ 1,210        1.00 %(1)      6/20/20      $ 57,211      $ (73,950   $ (16,739
Croatia   Goldman Sachs International     2,000        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        2,544        (43,710     (41,166
Croatia   Goldman Sachs International     3,000        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        60,507        (125,094     (64,587
Croatia   Goldman Sachs International     2,670        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        111,406        (153,710     (42,304
Croatia   Goldman Sachs International     4,150        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        173,159        (239,155     (65,996
Croatia   Goldman Sachs International     5,440        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        226,984        (349,742     (122,758
Croatia   Goldman Sachs International     2,100        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        99,293        (128,772     (29,479
Croatia   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     2,822        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        11,011        (98,130     (87,119
Croatia   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1,533        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        10,063        (61,760     (51,697
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    1,782        1.00 (1)      12/20/16        (6,052     (16,051     (22,103
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    1,385        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        1,761        (29,281     (27,520
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    1,595        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        2,029        (36,059     (34,030
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    2,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        3,181        (55,396     (52,215
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    2,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        3,180        (56,468     (53,288
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    1,266        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        4,940        (44,447     (39,507
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    3,063        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        11,952        (96,872     (84,920
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    1,163        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        7,634        (48,901     (41,267
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    2,500        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        16,410        (96,270     (79,860
Croatia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    2,745        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        18,018        (118,160     (100,142
Croatia   Nomura International PLC     6,600        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        25,753        (165,422     (139,669
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank AG     5,130        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        170,281        (270,932     (100,651
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank AG     5,130        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        170,281        (271,030     (100,749
Lebanon   Goldman Sachs International     39,456        1.00 (1)      6/20/18        1,574,220        (2,273,716     (699,496
Lebanon   Goldman Sachs International     3,722        5.00 (1)      12/20/18        (175,944     110,829        (65,115
Lebanon   Goldman Sachs International     3,450        5.00 (1)      12/20/18        (163,086     95,014        (68,072
Lebanon   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     1,250        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        33,160        (58,325     (25,165
Lebanon   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1,300        5.00 (1)      12/20/17        (55,176     13,840        (41,336
Mexico   Bank of America, N.A.     1,900        1.00 (1)      6/20/22        87,706        (75,494     12,212   
Mexico   Barclays Bank PLC     1,000        1.00 (1)      6/20/22        46,161        (47,355     (1,194
Mexico   Barclays Bank PLC     12,800        1.00 (1)      6/20/23        804,175        (321,563     482,612   
Mexico   Citibank, N.A.     1,250        1.00 (1)      6/20/22        57,701        (51,000     6,701   
Mexico   Deutsche Bank AG     10,000        1.00 (1)      6/20/23        628,261        (227,394     400,867   
Philippines   Credit Suisse International     8,100        1.00 (1)      12/20/16        (48,802     (28,571     (77,373
Poland   Bank of America, N.A.     5,200        1.00 (1)      9/20/19        (75,405     59,142        (16,263
Poland   Barclays Bank PLC     6,320        1.00 (1)      9/20/18        (84,510     72,337        (12,173

 

  37   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference
Entity
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Poland   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 3,164        1.00 %(1)      9/20/19      $ (45,881   $ 38,065      $ (7,816
Qatar   Bank of America, N.A.     540        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (7,825     8,533        708   
Qatar   Bank of America, N.A.     540        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (7,824     8,038        214   
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     9,791        1.00 (1)      12/20/18        (133,548     84,665        (48,883
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     1,200        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        (16,873     10,685        (6,188
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     3,960        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (34,166     (69,718     (103,884
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     11,180        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (96,459     (147,601     (244,060
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     13,420        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (115,786     (229,147     (344,933
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     6,080        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        (36,771     8,765        (28,006
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     2,130        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        4,335        15,909        20,244   
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     7,680        1.00 (1)      9/20/23        65,035        4,894        69,929   
Qatar   Barclays Bank PLC     3,600        1.00 (1)      9/20/23        30,485        12,856        43,341   
Qatar   BNP Paribas     539        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (7,809     6,019        (1,790
Qatar   Citibank, N.A.     2,020        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (29,268     29,527        259   
Qatar   Deutsche Bank AG     539        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (7,809     5,673        (2,136
Qatar   Deutsche Bank AG     1,740        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (25,211     18,315        (6,896
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     1,660        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        (23,341     17,113        (6,228
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     3,330        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        (46,823     28,898        (17,925
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     1,360        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (11,734     (29,804     (41,538
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     7,960        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (68,679     (118,668     (187,347
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     4,140        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        (24,808     1,909        (22,899
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     2,100        1.00 (1)      12/20/23        21,504        (5,481     16,023   
Qatar   Goldman Sachs International     1,730        1.00 (1)      9/20/24        26,764        1,242        28,006   
Qatar   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     580        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        (8,155     5,643        (2,512
Qatar   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     510        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (7,389     8,069        680   
Qatar   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1,032        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (14,952     12,147        (2,805
Qatar   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     1,520        1.00 (1)      6/20/19        (22,023     15,531        (6,492
Qatar   Nomura International PLC     620        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        (8,718     5,516        (3,202
Qatar   Nomura International PLC     1,540        1.00 (1)      3/20/19        (21,654     14,133        (7,521
Qatar   Nomura International PLC     6,080        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        (36,771     17,719        (19,052
Qatar   Nomura International PLC     5,380        1.00 (1)      9/20/24        83,229        15,470        98,699   
Qatar   UBS AG     5,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/23        56,321        (14,548     41,773   
South Africa   Bank of America, N.A.     26,320        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        2,960,240        (1,319,330     1,640,910   
South Africa   Bank of America, N.A.     14,640        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        1,646,577        (662,632     983,945   
South Africa   Bank of America, N.A.     7,500        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        843,533        (473,014     370,519   
South Africa   Bank of America, N.A.     5,000        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        562,356        (239,300     323,056   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     3,100        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        348,661        (167,869     180,792   
South Africa   BNP Paribas     3,100        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        348,661        (172,477     176,184   
South Africa   BNP Paribas     2,940        1.00 (1)      12/20/25        508,109        (475,094     33,015   
South Africa   BNP Paribas     26,186        1.00 (1)      12/20/25        4,525,625        (4,502,100     23,525   
South Africa   BNP Paribas     13,330        1.00 (1)      12/20/25        2,303,772        (2,393,515     (89,743
South Africa   BNP Paribas     15,990        1.00 (1)      12/20/25        2,763,490        (2,872,801     (109,311
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     3,700        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        416,143        (242,307     173,836   

 

  38   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference
Entity
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
South Africa   Deutsche Bank AG   $ 5,700        1.00 %(1)      9/20/22      $ 641,086      $ (357,276   $ 283,810   
South Africa   Deutsche Bank AG     4,860        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        546,610        (305,936     240,674   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     15,000        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        1,687,067        (944,771     742,296   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     3,070        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        345,286        (187,288     157,998   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     2,647        1.00 (1)      12/20/22        313,048        (170,647     142,401   
South Africa   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     7,120        1.00 (1)      12/20/22        842,047        (418,298     423,749   
South Africa   HSBC Bank USA, N.A.     2,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/22        295,662        (154,773     140,889   
South Africa   Nomura International PLC     1,000        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        112,471        (49,519     62,952   
South Africa   Nomura International PLC     7,571        1.00 (1)      12/20/22        895,385        (480,353     415,032   
Spain   Bank of America, N.A.     2,400        1.00 (1)      9/20/20        (27,784     (117,328     (145,112
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     2,421        1.00 (1)      9/20/20        (28,028     (103,692     (131,720
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     1,100        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (11,882     (51,938     (63,820
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     3,900        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (42,128     (187,608     (229,736
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     3,200        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (34,566     (220,782     (255,348
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        (46,375     (253,817     (300,192
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        (46,374     (285,904     (332,278
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000        1.00 (1)      3/20/22        (23,770     (584,776     (608,546
Spain   Credit Suisse International     2,200        1.00 (1)      3/20/21        (22,094     (166,806     (188,900
Spain   Credit Suisse International     5,000        1.00 (1)      6/20/21        (46,374     (277,132     (323,506
Spain   Deutsche Bank AG     3,500        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        (37,807     (193,092     (230,899
Spain   Deutsche Bank AG     10,730        1.00 (1)      6/20/22        (35,054     (1,825,541     (1,860,595
Thailand   Citibank, N.A.     7,900        1.00 (1)      12/20/16        (48,442     (39,912     (88,354
Thailand   Citibank, N.A.     6,900        1.00 (1)      3/20/18        (77,797     1,240        (76,557

Total

                              $ 27,402,128      $ (29,962,721   $ (2,560,593

 

* If the Portfolio is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At April 30, 2016, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Portfolio is the seller was $387,712,000.

 

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

 

*** Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity.

 

(1) 

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

 

  39   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

WTI     West Texas Intermediate

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AED     United Arab Emirates Dirham
AOA     Angolan Kwanza
AUD     Australian Dollar
BDT     Bangladeshi Taka
CAD     Canadian Dollar
CNH     Yuan Renminbi Offshore
CNY     Yuan Renminbi
DOP     Dominican Peso
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
GEL     Georgian Lari
HUF     Hungarian Forint
IDR     Indonesian Rupiah
INR     Indian Rupee
ISK     Icelandic Krona
JPY     Japanese Yen
KES     Kenyan Shilling
LBP     Lebanese Pound
LKR     Sri Lankan Rupee
MXN     Mexican Peso
NZD     New Zealand Dollar
OMR     Omani Rial
PEN     Peruvian Sol
RON     Romanian Leu
RSD     Serbian Dinar
RUB     Russian Ruble
SAR     Saudi Riyal
SEK     Swedish Krona
SGD     Singapore Dollar
THB     Thai Baht
TRY     New Turkish Lira
TWD     New Taiwan Dollar
USD     United States Dollar
ZAR     South African Rand
 

 

  40   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,687,389,713)

  $ 1,686,664,735   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $49,665,605)

    49,665,605   

Cash

    16,373,937   

Restricted cash*

    12,249,171   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $69,781,776)

    70,127,794   

Interest and dividend receivable

    32,510,306   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    30,222   

Receivable for investments sold

    54,725,762   

Receivable for premiums on written swaptions and swap contracts

    950,477   

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

    5,210,097   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    18,627,949   

Receivable for open swap contracts

    19,024,530   

Premium paid on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

    30,810,851   

Tax reclaims receivable

    23,482   

Total assets

  $ 1,996,994,918   
Liabilities        

Cash collateral due to broker

  $ 379,000   

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $14,350,166)

    8,874,511   

Payable for investments purchased

    12,906,336   

Payable for securities sold short, at value (proceeds, $5,096,211)

    5,243,694   

Payable for open forward commodity contracts

    2,532,151   

Payable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts

    46,132   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    70,014,342   

Payable for open swap contracts

    18,649,626   

Payable for closed swap contracts

    1,584,948   

Premium received on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

    12,078,456   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    1,452,883   

Trustees’ fees

    5,780   

Interest payable on securities sold short

    153,697   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    664,704   

Total liabilities

  $ 134,586,260   

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

  $ 1,862,408,658   
Sources of Net Assets        

Investors’ capital

  $ 1,899,078,123   

Net unrealized depreciation

    (36,669,465

Total

  $ 1,862,408,658   

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian and broker for open derivative contracts.

 

  41   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Interest (net of foreign taxes, $431,931)

  $ 59,674,407   

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $43,680)

    201,273   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    279,609   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (11,983

Total investment income

  $ 60,143,306   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 8,911,559   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    34,113   

Custodian fee

    844,484   

Legal and accounting services

    100,917   

Interest expense and fees

    68,775   

Interest expense on securities sold short

    238,969   

Miscellaneous

    113,718   

Total expenses

  $ 10,312,535   

Net investment income

  $ 49,830,771   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $44,947)

  $ (43,951,265

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    448   

Written options and swaptions

    8,274,831   

Securities sold short

    (452,549

Futures contracts

    (9,614,715

Swap contracts

    (11,171,276

Forward commodity contracts

    1,314,933   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    4,669,562   

Non-deliverable bond forward contracts

    307,905   

Net realized loss

  $ (50,622,126

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments (including net decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $408,447)

  $ 73,244,128   

Written options and swaptions

    1,283,959   

Securities sold short

    (146,602

Futures contracts

    (5,514,692

Swap contracts

    23,172,613   

Forward commodity contracts

    (3,070,026

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (49,151,935

Non-deliverable bond forward contracts

    683,599   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 40,501,044   

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (10,121,082

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 39,709,689   

 

  42   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 49,830,771      $ 96,436,656   

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, written options and swaptions, securities sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts, forward commodity contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and non-deliverable bond forward contracts

    (50,622,126     71,469,995   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, written options and swaptions, securities sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts, forward commodity contracts, foreign currency, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and non-deliverable bond forward contracts

    40,501,044        (116,558,523

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 39,709,689      $ 51,348,128   

Capital transactions —

   

Contributions

  $ 191,924,988      $ 502,588,326   

Withdrawals

    (248,234,414     (185,082,029

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

  $ (56,309,426   $ 317,506,297   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (16,599,737   $ 368,854,425   
Net Assets                

At beginning of period

  $ 1,879,008,395      $ 1,510,153,970   

At end of period

  $ 1,862,408,658      $ 1,879,008,395   

 

  43   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio

April 30, 2016

 

Consolidated Supplementary Data

 

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

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

                                               

Expenses(1)(2)

    1.10 %(3)      1.14     1.28     1.53     1.62     1.42

Net investment income

    5.32 %(3)      5.53     4.58     3.41     4.28     2.10

Portfolio Turnover

    45 %(4)      75     116     65     91     50

Total Return

    2.17 %(4)      3.36     6.99     (1.50 )%      5.20     0.45

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

  $ 1,862,409      $ 1,879,008      $ 1,510,154      $ 1,731,630      $ 1,187,465      $ 1,065,743   

 

(1) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(2) 

Includes interest and dividend expense, primarily on securities sold short, of 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.14%, 0.42%, 0.47% and 0.25% for the six months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended October 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

(3) 

Annualized.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2016, Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund, Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund, Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Short Duration Strategic Income Fund, Eaton Vance Commodity Strategy Fund, Eaton Vance Multi-Strategy Absolute Return Fund and Eaton Vance Multi-Strategy All Market Fund held an interest of 77.0%, 18.7%, 2.3%, 1.2%, 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

The Portfolio seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in Eaton Vance GMAP Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Portfolio organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Portfolio. The Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at April 30, 2016 were $19,190,655 or 1.0% of the Portfolio’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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

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

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) 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 asked 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 obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less (excluding those that are non-U.S. dollar denominated, which typically are valued by a pricing service or dealer quotes) are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

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

Derivatives. Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority for U.S. listed options or by the relevant exchange or board of trade for non-U.S. listed options. Over-the-counter options (including options on securities, indices and foreign currencies) are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Financial and commodities futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, 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 asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Forward commodity contracts are generally valued based on the price of the underlying futures or forward contract provided by the exchange on which the underlying instruments are traded or if unavailable, based on forward rates provided by broker/dealers. Non-deliverable bond forward contracts are generally valued based on the current price of the underlying bond as provided by a third party pricing service and current interest rates. Swaps (other than centrally cleared) and options on interest rate swaps (“swaptions”) are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract, and in the case of credit default swaps, based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. In the case of total return swaps, the pricing service valuations are 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. Alternatively, swaptions may be valued at the valuation provided by a broker/dealer (usually the counterparty to the option), so determined using similar techniques as those employed by the pricing service. Centrally cleared swaps are valued at the daily settlement price provided by the central clearing counterparty.

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

 

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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). The value of the Portfolio’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Portfolio’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

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 fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates.

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. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

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

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

As of April 30, 2016, 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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

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

 

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G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Portfolio may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

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

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

J  Financial and Commodities Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial or commodities futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, index, commodity or currency, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial or commodities futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial or commodities futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

K  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange, Non-Deliverable Bond Forward and Forward Commodity 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. The Portfolio may also enter into non-deliverable bond forward contracts for the purchase or sale of a bond denominated in a non-deliverable foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. For non-deliverable bond forward contracts, unrealized gains and losses, based on changes in the value of the contract, and realized gains and losses are accounted for as described above. Unrealized and realized gains and losses on forward commodity contracts, which are entered into for the purchase or sale of a specific commodity at a fixed price on a future date, are accounted for as described above. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and, in the case of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

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

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

 

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N  Interest Rate Swaps — Swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Portfolio and a counterparty. Certain swap contracts may be centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”), 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 swaps, 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.

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

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

P  Credit Default Swaps — When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. Those upfront payments that are paid or received, typically for non-centrally cleared swaps, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 5 and 9. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked-to-market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

Q  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.

R  Swaptions — A purchased swaption contract grants the Portfolio, in return for payment of the purchase price, the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. When the Portfolio purchases a swaption, the premium paid to the writer is recorded as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the swaption. A written swaption gives the Portfolio the obligation, if exercised by the purchaser, to enter into a swap contract according to the terms of the underlying agreement. When the Portfolio writes a swaption, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the swaption. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of the premium paid or received. When a swaption expires or an unexercised swaption is closed, a gain or loss is recognized in the amount of the

 

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premium paid or received, plus the cost to close. The Portfolio’s risk for purchased swaptions is limited to the premium paid. The writer of a swaption bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset terms of the underlying swap contract. Purchased swaptions traded over-the-counter involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations.

S  Repurchase Agreements — A repurchase agreement is the purchase by the Portfolio of securities from a counterparty in exchange for cash that is coupled with an agreement to resell those securities to the counterparty at a specified date and price. When a repurchase agreement is entered, the Portfolio typically receives securities with a value that equals or exceeds the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the agreement. The value of such securities will be marked-to-market daily, and cash or additional securities will be exchanged between the parties as needed. Except in the case of a repurchase agreement entered to settle a short sale, the value of the securities delivered to the Portfolio will be at least equal to 90% of the repurchase price during the term of the repurchase agreement. The terms of a repurchase agreement entered to settle a short sale may provide that the cash purchase price paid by the Portfolio is more than the value of purchased securities that effectively collateralize the repurchase price payable by the counterparty. Since in such a transaction, the Portfolio normally will have used the purchased securities to settle the short sale, the Portfolio will segregate liquid assets equal to the marked-to-market value of the purchased securities that it is obligated to return to the counterparty under the repurchase agreement. In the event of insolvency of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement, recovery of the repurchase price owed to the Portfolio may be delayed. Such an insolvency also may result in a loss to the extent that the value of the purchased securities decreases during the delay or that value has otherwise not been maintained at an amount at least equal to the repurchase price.

T  Reverse Repurchase Agreements — Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Portfolio temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio security to another party, such as a bank or broker/dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Portfolio agrees to repurchase the security at an agreed upon time and price, which reflects an interest payment. In periods of increased demand for a security, the Portfolio may receive a payment from the counterparty for the use of the security, which is recorded as interest income. Because the Portfolio retains effective control over the transferred security, the transaction is accounted for as a secured borrowing. The Portfolio may enter into such agreements when it believes it is able to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. When the Portfolio enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the securities transferred to another party or the securities in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of the Portfolio’s assets. Because reverse repurchase agreements may be considered to be the practical equivalent of borrowing funds (and the counterparty making a loan), they constitute a form of leverage. The Portfolio segregates cash or liquid assets equal to its obligation to repurchase the security. During the term of the agreement, the Portfolio may also be obligated to pledge additional cash and/or securities in the event of a decline in the fair value of the transferred security. In the event the counterparty to a reverse repurchase agreement becomes insolvent, recovery of the security transferred by the Portfolio may be delayed or the Portfolio may incur a loss equal to the amount by which the value of the security transferred by the Portfolio exceeds the repurchase price payable by the Portfolio.

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

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

W  Interim Consolidated Financial Statements — The interim consolidated financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Portfolio’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio and the Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement between the Portfolio and BMR and the investment advisory agreement between the Subsidiary and BMR, the Portfolio and Subsidiary each pay BMR a fee at an annual rate of 1.00% of its respective average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.95% from $500 million but less than $1 billion, 0.925% from $1 billion but less than $2.5 billion, 0.90% from $2.5 billion but less than $5 billion, and 0.88% of average daily net assets of $5 billion or more, and is payable monthly. In determining the investment adviser fee for the Portfolio and Subsidiary, the applicable advisory fee rate is based on the average daily net assets of the Portfolio (inclusive of its interest in the Subsidiary). Such fee rate is then assessed separately on the Portfolio’s average daily net assets (exclusive of its interest in the Subsidiary) and the

 

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Subsidiary’s average daily net assets to determine the amount of the investment adviser fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $8,911,559 or 0.95% (annualized) of the Portfolio’s consolidated average daily net assets. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and securities sold short, aggregated $739,894,368 and $670,444,568, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio, including the Portfolio’s investment in the Subsidiary, at April 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 1,799,098,286   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 52,507,667   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (78,444,724

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (25,937,057

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 written options and swaptions, forward commodity contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, non-deliverable bond forward contracts, 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 April 30, 2016 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2016, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

Written options and swaptions activity for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Principal Amount of Contracts (000’s omitted)     Notional Amount —
Swaptions
(000’s omitted)
    Premiums
Received
 

Currency

      CNH        EUR        GBP        JPY        USD        USD   

Outstanding, beginning of period

    431        672,501        154,398        43,726        5,990,400        60,759        34,615,954   

Options written

                  46,612               13,420,550               4,557,837   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

    (221     (163,993     (76,083                   (60,759     (17,127,840

Options expired

    (210                   (43,726     (19,410,950            (7,695,785

Outstanding, end of period

           508,508        124,927                             14,350,166   

 

CNH     Yuan Renminbi Offshore
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
JPY     Japanese Yen
USD     United States Dollar
 

 

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

Commodity Risk:  The Portfolio invests in commodities-linked derivative instruments, including commodity futures contracts and options thereon and forward commodity contracts, that provide exposure to the investment returns of certain commodities. Commodities-linked derivative instruments are used to enhance total return and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of commodities.

Credit Risk:  The Portfolio enters into credit default swap contracts to manage certain investment risks and/or to enhance total return.

Equity Price Risk:  The Portfolio enters into equity index futures contracts and equity index options to enhance total return and/or to manage certain investment risks.

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

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

The Portfolio enters into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2016, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $99,893,984. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Portfolio for such liability was $27,893,563 at April 30, 2016.

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

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to broker at April 30, 2016 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 9) at April 30, 2016. Because the Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, it may not be able to negotiate terms with its counterparties that are equivalent to those a registered portfolio may negotiate. As a result, the Subsidiary may have greater exposure to those counterparties than a registered portfolio.

 

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The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

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

Unaffiliated investments, at value

  $ 235,950      $      $ 5,800,469      $ 13,892,380      $      $ 19,928,799   

Net unrealized depreciation*

    1,379,940        6,472                      17,883,091        19,269,503   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                         18,627,949               18,627,949   

Receivable/Payable for open swap contracts; Premium paid/received on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

           30,283,592                      7,344,862        37,628,454   

Total Asset Derivatives

  $ 1,615,890      $ 30,290,064      $ 5,800,469      $ 32,520,329      $ 25,227,953      $ 95,454,705   

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 1,615,890      $ 6,472      $      $      $ 17,883,091      $ 19,505,453   

Total Asset Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $      $ 30,283,592      $ 5,800,469      $ 32,520,329      $ 7,344,862      $ 75,949,252   
           
     Commodity     Credit     Equity
Price
    Foreign
Exchange
    Interest
Rate
    Total  

Written options outstanding, at value

  $      $      $      $ (8,874,511   $      $ (8,874,511

Net unrealized depreciation*

    (4,877,852            (720,962            (2,481,894     (8,080,708

Payable for open forward commodity contracts

    (2,532,151                                 (2,532,151

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                         (70,014,342            (70,014,342

Payable/Receivable for open swap contracts; Premium paid/received on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

           (11,233,688                   (7,287,467     (18,521,155

Total Liability Derivatives

  $ (7,410,003   $ (11,233,688   $ (720,962   $ (78,888,853   $ (9,769,361   $ (108,022,867

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ (4,877,852   $      $ (720,962   $ (48,175   $ (2,481,894   $ (8,128,883

Total Liability Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ (2,532,151   $ (11,233,688   $      $ (78,840,678   $ (7,287,467   $ (99,893,984

 

* Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable.

The Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) for such assets and pledged by the Portfolio (and Subsidiary) for such liabilities as of April 30, 2016.

 

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)
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

  $ 497,491       $ (497,491    $       $       $   

Bank of America, N.A.

    6,582,780         (2,740,311      (3,842,469                

Barclays Bank PLC

    2,680,364         (2,680,364                        

BNP Paribas

    13,098,634         (13,098,634                        

Citibank, N.A.

    1,145,683         (1,145,683                        

Credit Suisse International

    4,951,252         (117,270      (4,833,982                

Deutsche Bank AG

    10,890,728         (10,890,728                        

Goldman Sachs International

    19,696,340         (16,533,464      (3,162,876                

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

    1,181,880         (87,418      (1,094,462                

ICBC Standard Bank plc

    55,409                                 55,409   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    3,775,484         (3,775,484                        

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    69,105         (69,105                        

Nomura International PLC

    1,234,211         (301,359      (932,852                

Standard Chartered Bank

    10,033,570         (10,033,570                        

UBS AG

    56,321                                 56,321   
    $ 75,949,252       $ (61,970,881    $ (13,866,641    $       $ 111,730   
             
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)
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

  $ (4,197,357    $ 497,491       $ 3,699,866       $       $   

Bank of America, N.A.

    (2,740,311      2,740,311                           

Barclays Bank PLC

    (4,075,488      2,680,364         1,395,124                   

BNP Paribas

    (14,160,521      13,098,634         1,061,887                   

Citibank, N.A.

    (6,780,924      1,145,683         2,873,369         981,378         (1,780,494

Credit Suisse International

    (117,270      117,270                           

Deutsche Bank AG

    (15,369,242      10,890,728                         (4,478,514

Goldman Sachs International

    (16,533,464      16,533,464                           

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

    (87,418      87,418                           

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    (6,274,970      3,775,484         2,499,486                   

Merrill Lynch International

    (685,129              280,951         390,000         (14,178

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    (964,949      69,105         774,148                 (121,696

Nomura International PLC

    (301,359      301,359                           

Standard Chartered Bank

    (26,788,614      10,033,570         12,987,711                 (3,767,333

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    (816,968                              (816,968
    $ (99,893,984    $ 61,970,881       $ 25,572,542       $ 1,371,378       $ (10,979,183

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual 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.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Information with respect to repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements at April 30, 2016 is included at Note 7.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) —

             

Investment transactions

  $       $       $ (2,699,686    $ (5,509,720    $ 782,440   

Futures contracts

    18,206,603                 (5,162,453              (22,658,865

Written options and swaptions

                    1,733,941         5,961,845         579,045   

Swap contracts

            (5,863,340                      (5,307,936

Forward commodity contracts

    1,314,933                                   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

                            5,751,969           

Non-deliverable bond forward contracts

                                    307,905   

Total

  $ 19,521,536       $ (5,863,340    $ (6,128,198    $ 6,204,094       $ (26,297,411

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

             

Investments

  $ (65,639    $       $ 406,155       $ (6,309,553    $ 352,925   

Futures contracts

    (10,758,505              (1,944,675              7,188,488   

Written options and swaptions

                    (186,750      1,881,046         (410,337

Swap contracts

            2,788,226                         20,384,387   

Forward commodity contracts

    (3,070,026                                

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                            (50,413,998        

Non-deliverable bond forward contracts

                                    683,599   

Total

  $ (13,894,170    $ 2,788,226       $ (1,725,270    $ (54,842,505    $ 28,199,062   

The average notional amounts of derivative contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2016, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
    Forward
Commodity
Contracts
    Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
   

Non-deliverable
Bond Forward

Contracts

    Interest Rate
Swaptions
Purchased
    Swap
Contracts
 
  $65,727,000      $ 874,851,000      $ 12,553,000      $ 3,653,241,000      $ 2,818,000      $ 26,551,000      $ 3,757,056,000   

The average principal amount of purchased currency options contracts and average number of purchased options contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2016, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $624,983,000 and 1,334 contracts, respectively.

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $625 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 2, 2016. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

7  Reverse Repurchase Agreements

There were no open reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2016. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the average borrowings under settled reverse repurchase agreements and the average annual interest rate received were approximately $9,890,000 and 1.05%, respectively.

8  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

The Portfolio’s investments in foreign instruments can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political, economic and market developments abroad. In emerging or less developed countries, these risks can be more significant. Investment markets in emerging market countries are typically substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in developed countries. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies. Emerging market investments often are subject to speculative trading, which typically contributes to volatility.

The Portfolio may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Economic data as reported by foreign governments and other issuers may be delayed, inaccurate or fraudulent. In the event of a default by a sovereign entity, there are typically no assets to be seized or cash flows to be attached. Furthermore, the willingness or ability of a foreign government to renegotiate defaulted debt may be limited.

9  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At April 30, 2016, 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  

Foreign Government Bonds

  $       $ 1,419,544,862       $       $ 1,419,544,862   

Foreign Corporate Bonds

            40,761,020                 40,761,020   

Sovereign Loans

            14,420,000         17,062,270         31,482,270   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            13,506,683                 13,506,683   

Common Stocks

    20,273,213         12,235,721 **               32,508,934   

Investment Funds

            6,009,789                 6,009,789   

Currency Options Purchased

            13,892,380                 13,892,380   

Call Options Purchased

    235,950         5,800,469                 6,036,419   

Short-Term Investments —

          

Foreign Government Securities

            51,863,189                 51,863,189   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            65,456,228                 65,456,228   

Repurchase Agreements

            5,602,961                 5,602,961   

Other

            49,665,605                 49,665,605   

Total Investments

  $ 20,509,163       $ 1,698,758,907       $ 17,062,270       $ 1,736,330,340   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 18,627,949       $       $ 18,627,949   

Futures Contracts

    1,692,387                         1,692,387   

Swap Contracts

            55,199,098                 55,199,098   

Total

  $ 22,201,550       $ 1,772,585,954       $ 17,062,270       $ 1,811,849,774   

 

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Liability Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Currency Options Written

  $       $ (8,874,511    $       $ (8,874,511

Securities Sold Short

            (5,243,694              (5,243,694

Forward Commodity Contracts

            (2,532,151              (2,532,151

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (70,014,342              (70,014,342

Futures Contracts

    (6,297,075      (473,796              (6,770,871

Swap Contracts

            (19,914,282              (19,914,282

Total

  $ (6,297,075    $ (107,052,776    $       $ (113,349,851

 

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

 

** 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.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 is not presented. At April 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

• Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement of Eaton Vance Commodity Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including in connection with the Adviser’s recent assumption of direct responsibility for the Fund’s day-to-day portfolio management.

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. The Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in investing in commodity-linked derivative securities and in securities, derivatives and other instruments to establish long and short investment exposures around the world, as well as in U.S. Treasury bills and other U.S. Treasury securities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. In considering the relative underperformance of the Fund over the longer term, the Board noted that the Fund’s performance record had improved relative to its peers in more recent periods. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided by the Adviser in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board noted that the Fund has established a wholly-owned subsidiary to accommodate the Fund’s commodity-related investments. The subsidiary is managed by the Adviser pursuant to separate investment advisory agreement that is subject to annual approval by the Board. The subsidiary’s fee rates are the same as those charged to the Fund, and the Fund will not pay any additional management fees with respect to its assets invested in the subsidiary. The Board also considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Commodity Strategy Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Commodity Strategy Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Commodity Strategy Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairperson

William H. Park

Vice-Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

 

Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

 

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

 

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

 

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

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.


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Eaton Vance

Short Duration

Real Return Fund

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund is considered to be a commodity pool operator under CFTC regulations. The Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor. The CFTC has neither reviewed nor approved the Fund’s investment strategies.

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

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


Semiannual Report April 30, 2016

Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3   

Fund Expenses

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     21   

Officers and Trustees

     25   

Important Notices

     26   


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Thomas H. Luster, CFA and Stewart D. Taylor

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     Six Months      One Year      Five Years     Since
Inception
 

Class A at NAV

     04/01/2010         04/01/2010         1.70      0.06      0.58     1.83

Class A with 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge

                     –0.56         –2.21         0.12        1.45   

Class C at NAV

     04/01/2010         04/01/2010         1.22         –0.74         –0.18        1.05   

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                     0.22         –1.72         –0.18        1.05   

Class I at NAV

     04/01/2010         04/01/2010         1.79         0.25         0.82        2.05   

BofA Merrill Lynch 1–5 Year U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index

                     1.68      0.84      0.48     1.53
                
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3                            Class A      Class C     Class I  

Gross

              1.24      1.99     0.99

Net

              0.90         1.65        0.65   

Fund Profile4

 

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)5

 

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

BofA Merrill Lynch 1-5 Year U.S. Inflation-Linked Treasury Index is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities with at least $1 billion in outstanding face value and a remaining term to final maturity of at least 1 year and less than 5 years. BofA Merrill Lynch® indices not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report, BofAML does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 2/28/17. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

4

Fund primarily invests in one or more affiliated investment companies (Portfolios) and may also invest directly. Unless otherwise noted, references to investments are to the aggregate holdings of the Fund, including its pro rata share of each Portfolio or Fund in which it invests.

 

5 

Calculation shows the Fund’s investments in the Portfolios and the Fund’s direct investments in securities and derivatives. Derivative positions are reflected at their unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

    

 

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2015 – April 30, 2016).

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

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(11/1/15)
       Ending
Account Value
(4/30/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
*
(11/1/15 – 4/30/16)
    

Annualized

Expense
Ratio

 
              

Actual

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.00         $ 5.12 **       1.02

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,012.20         $ 8.86 **       1.77

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.90         $ 3.86 **       0.77
                                        
              

Hypothetical

  

            

(5% return per year before expenses)

  

            

Class A

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,019.80         $ 5.12 **       1.02

Class C

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,016.10         $ 8.87 **       1.77

Class I

  $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.00         $ 3.87 **       0.77

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on October 31, 2015. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolios.

 

** Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, the expenses would be higher.

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Investments in Affiliated Portfolios — 46.5%   
   
Description          Value  

CMBS Portfolio

(identified cost, $8,857,505)

    $ 8,808,611   

Senior Debt Portfolio

(identified cost, $15,057,396)

      14,589,417   
                 

Total Investments in Affiliated Portfolios
(identified cost $23,914,901)

   

  $ 23,398,028   
                 
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 55.3%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes:

   

0.125%, 4/15/17(1)

  $ 2,819      $ 2,845,477   

0.125%, 4/15/18(1)(2)

    4,616        4,694,083   

0.125%, 4/15/19(1)

    2,530        2,584,281   

0.125%, 4/15/20(1)

    1,012        1,033,491   

0.125%, 1/15/22(1)

    1,467        1,490,750   

0.125%, 1/15/23(1)

    1,027        1,038,027   

0.625%, 7/15/21(1)

    2,104        2,210,227   

1.25%, 7/15/20(1)

    1,522        1,635,091   

1.375%, 1/15/20(1)

    219        234,440   

1.625%, 1/15/18(1)

    5,659        5,903,087   

2.125%, 1/15/19(1)

    3,865        4,164,880   
                 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $27,634,958)

   

  $ 27,833,834   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 0.5%    
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.53%(3)

  $ 234      $ 234,051   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $234,051)

    $ 234,051   
                 

Total Investments — 102.3%
(identified cost $51,783,910)

    $ 51,465,913   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.3)%

    $ (1,157,267
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 50,308,646   
                 

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

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

 

Inflation Swaps  
Counterparty  

Notional

Amount
(000’s omitted)

 

Fund

Receives

 

Fund

Pays

(Annual Rate)

   

Termination

Date

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
Barclays Bank PLC   $4,000   Return on CPI-U (NSA)     1.360     8/26/20      $ 29,939   
Barclays Bank PLC   2,000   Return on CPI-U (NSA)     1.467        9/14/20        3,661   
Citibank, N.A.   8,000   Return on CPI-U (NSA)     1.875        7/2/16        (227,292
Citibank, N.A.   4,000   Return on CPI-U (NSA)     2.147        9/15/19        (202,977
Citibank, N.A.   3,000   Return on CPI-U (NSA)     1.860        6/15/20        (41,290
Citibank, N.A.   3,000   Return on CPI-U (NSA)     1.880        6/18/20        (44,031
                            $ (481,990

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  
Counterparty       

Notional

Amount
(000’s omitted)

    

Fund

Pays/ Receives

Floating Rate

  

Floating

Rate

  

Annual

Fixed Rate

    

Termination
Date

    

Net
Unrealized

Appreciation

 
CME Group, Inc.     $ 8,000       Pays    3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA      0.825      7/2/16       $ 20,716   
CME Group, Inc.         5,000       Pays    3-month  USD-LIBOR-BBA      1.367         9/3/17         41,888   
       $ 62,604   

 

Abbreviations:

 

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

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2016  

Investments in affiliated Portfolios, at value (identified cost, $23,914,901)

  $ 23,398,028   

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $27,634,958)

    27,833,834   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $234,051)

    234,051   

Cash

    2,376   

Restricted cash*

    16,083   

Interest receivable

    63,037   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    340   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    90,612   

Receivable for open swap contracts

    33,600   

Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts

    632   

Receivable from affiliate

    8,288   

Total assets

  $ 51,680,881   
Liabilities        

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

  $ 796,199   

Payable for open swap contracts

    515,590   

Distributions payable

    8,390   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    10,360   

Distribution and service fees

    10,504   

Trustees’ fees

    42   

Accrued expenses

    31,150   

Total liabilities

  $ 1,372,235   

Net Assets

  $ 50,308,646   
Sources of Net Assets        

Paid-in capital

  $ 53,254,504   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (2,245,279

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    36,804   

Net unrealized depreciation

    (737,383

Total

  $ 50,308,646   
Class A Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 21,597,932   

Shares Outstanding

    2,222,287   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.72   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 97.75 of net asset value per share)

  $ 9.94   
Class C Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 7,321,149   

Shares Outstanding

    756,746   

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share**

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.67   
Class I Shares        

Net Assets

  $ 21,389,565   

Shares Outstanding

    2,204,136   

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

  $ 9.70   

On sales of $100,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the broker for open derivative contracts.

 

** Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2016

 

Interest

  $ 981   

Interest and other income allocated from affiliated Portfolios

    525,620   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    1,087   

Expenses, excluding interest expense, allocated from Portfolios

    (71,760

Interest expense allocated from Portfolios

    (31,522

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (43

Total investment income

  $ 424,363   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 64,296   

Distribution and service fees

 

Class A

    28,205   

Class C

    37,351   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    250   

Custodian fee

    13,594   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    25,104   

Legal and accounting services

    20,200   

Printing and postage

    12,310   

Registration fees

    21,851   

Miscellaneous

    5,636   

Total expenses

  $ 228,797   

Deduct —

 

Reimbursement of expenses by affiliate

  $ 68,496   

Total expense reductions

  $ 68,496   

Net expenses

  $ 160,301   

Net investment income

  $ 264,062   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (129,686

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    3   

Swap contracts

    (253,951

Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Portfolios —

 

Investment transactions

    (346,691

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    13,418   

Net realized loss

  $ (716,907

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 606,929   

Swap contracts

    275,958   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from Portfolios —

 

Investments

    401,548   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (19,062

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 1,265,373   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 548,466   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 812,528   

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 264,062      $ 506,615   

Net realized loss from investment transactions, swap contracts and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (716,907     (343,464

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, swap contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,265,373        (1,445,070

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ 812,528      $ (1,281,919

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

   

Class A

  $ (269,268   $ (316,049

Class C

    (60,959     (59,665

Class I

    (310,225     (271,875

Total distributions to shareholders

  $ (640,452   $ (647,589

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

   

Class A

  $ 4,702,300      $ 10,083,202   

Class C

    884,269        1,023,315   

Class I

    7,431,289        13,222,778   

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

   

Class A

    257,393        304,233   

Class C

    55,433        54,082   

Class I

    268,140        240,874   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

Class A

    (7,278,508     (13,951,519

Class C

    (1,352,833     (4,436,325

Class I

    (7,081,713     (9,575,940

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

  $ (2,114,230   $ (3,035,300

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (1,942,154   $ (4,964,808
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 52,250,800      $ 57,215,608   

At end of period

  $ 50,308,646      $ 52,250,800   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
   

At end of period

  $ 36,804      $ 413,194   

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Class A  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.670      $ 9.990      $ 10.180      $ 10.460      $ 10.380      $ 10.200   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income

  $ 0.049 (1)    $ 0.089 (1)    $ 0.125 (1)    $ 0.083 (1)    $ 0.127      $ 0.261 (1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.113        (0.294     (0.124     (0.070     0.186        0.265   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.162      $ (0.205   $ 0.001      $ 0.013      $ 0.313      $ 0.526   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.112   $ (0.115   $ (0.191   $ (0.163   $ (0.129   $ (0.270

From net realized gain

                         (0.130     (0.104     (0.076

Total distributions

  $ (0.112   $ (0.115   $ (0.191   $ (0.293   $ (0.233   $ (0.346

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.720      $ 9.670      $ 9.990      $ 10.180      $ 10.460      $ 10.380   

Total Return(2)

    1.70 %(3)      (2.06 )%      0.01     0.12     3.08     5.22
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 21,598      $ 23,849      $ 28,337      $ 34,950      $ 35,155      $ 37,215   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4)

           

Expenses(5)(6)

    1.02 %(7)(8)      0.90 %      0.90     1.08     1.15     1.15

Net investment income

    1.02 %(7)      0.91     1.23     0.81     1.32     2.53

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(9)

    34 %(3)      74     124     74     38     22

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolios’ allocated expenses.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

The investment adviser of a Portfolio and/or the investment adviser and the administrator of the Fund reimbursed expenses (equal to 0.29%, 0.34%, 0.26%, 0.14%, 0.09% and 0.19% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended October 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense of 0.12%.

 

(9) 

Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolios and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund, if any.

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class C  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.630      $ 9.980      $ 10.160      $ 10.440      $ 10.370      $ 10.190   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income

  $ 0.013 (1)    $ 0.009 (1)    $ 0.046 (1)    $ 0.001 (1)    $ 0.053      $ 0.176 (1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.103        (0.292     (0.111     (0.068     0.186        0.274   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.116      $ (0.283   $ (0.065   $ (0.067   $ 0.239      $ 0.450   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.076   $ (0.067   $ (0.115   $ (0.083   $ (0.065   $ (0.194

From net realized gain

                         (0.130     (0.104     (0.076

Total distributions

  $ (0.076   $ (0.067   $ (0.115   $ (0.213   $ (0.169   $ (0.270

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.670      $ 9.630      $ 9.980      $ 10.160      $ 10.440      $ 10.370   

Total Return(2)

    1.22 %(3)      (2.84 )%      (0.65 )%      (0.65 )%      2.35     4.45
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 7,321      $ 7,704      $ 11,390      $ 17,002      $ 20,703      $ 18,978   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4)

           

Expenses(5)(6)

    1.77 %(7)(8)      1.65 %      1.65     1.83     1.90     1.90

Net investment income

    0.28 %(7)      0.09     0.45     0.01     0.53     1.71

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(9)

    34 %(3)      74     124     74     38     22

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolios’ allocated expenses.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

The investment adviser of a Portfolio and/or the investment adviser and the administrator of the Fund reimbursed expenses (equal to 0.29%, 0.34%, 0.26%, 0.14%, 0.09% and 0.19% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended October 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense of 0.12%.

 

(9) 

Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolios and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund, if any.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

    Class I  
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 9.670      $ 9.990      $ 10.170      $ 10.450      $ 10.380      $ 10.190   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income

  $ 0.062 (1)    $ 0.133 (1)    $ 0.154 (1)    $ 0.108 (1)    $ 0.157      $ 0.284 (1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.108        (0.322     (0.119     (0.071     0.172        0.278   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 0.170      $ (0.189   $ 0.035      $ 0.037      $ 0.329      $ 0.562   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.140   $ (0.131   $ (0.215   $ (0.187   $ (0.155   $ (0.296

From net realized gain

                         (0.130     (0.104     (0.076

Total distributions

  $ (0.140   $ (0.131   $ (0.215   $ (0.317   $ (0.259   $ (0.372

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 9.700      $ 9.670      $ 9.990      $ 10.170      $ 10.450      $ 10.380   

Total Return(2)

    1.79 %(3)      (1.90 )%      0.34     0.36     3.24     5.59
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 21,390      $ 20,697      $ 17,488      $ 14,027      $ 14,632      $ 21,256   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4)

           

Expenses(5)(6)

    0.77 %(7)(8)      0.65 %      0.65     0.83     0.90     0.90

Net investment income

    1.30 %(7)      1.35     1.52     1.05     1.31     2.75

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(9)

    34 %(3)      74     124     74     38     22

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolios’ allocated expenses.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

The investment adviser of a Portfolio and/or the investment adviser and the administrator of the Fund reimbursed expenses (equal to 0.29%, 0.34%, 0.26%, 0.14%, 0.09% and 0.19% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2016 and the years ended October 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(7) 

Annualized.

 

(8) 

Includes interest expense of 0.12%.

 

(9) 

Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolios and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund, if any.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Short Duration Real Return Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified series of Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund’s investment objective is real return (real return is defined as total return less the estimated cost of inflation (typically measured by the change in an official inflation measure)). The Fund pursues its objective by investing directly in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and certain other real return instruments and in interests in two Portfolios managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) or its affiliates (the Portfolios). The value of the Fund’s investments in the Portfolios reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in their net assets. The Portfolios, which are Massachusetts business trusts, and the Fund’s proportionate interest in each of their net assets at April 30, 2016 were as follows: CMBS Portfolio (28.2%) and Senior Debt Portfolio (0.3%). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolios. A copy of each Portfolio’s financial statements is available on the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov), at the Commission’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. or upon request from the Fund’s principal underwriter, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), by calling 1-800-262-1122.

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

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments. The valuation policy of the Fund and of each Portfolio is as follows:

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) 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 asked 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 obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund and Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by EVM. The value of such investments in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s or Portfolio’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund or Portfolio in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund or 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 condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

Additional valuation policies of the Fund are as follows:

Derivatives. Swaps (other than centrally cleared) are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Centrally cleared swaps are valued at the daily settlement price provided by the central clearing counterparty.

Additional valuation policies of Senior Debt Portfolio (the Portfolio) are as follows:

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan

 

  13  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Portfolio. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

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 asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

Derivatives. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked 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.

Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss includes the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolios, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund. Interest income on direct investments in securities is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note.

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

As of April 30, 2016, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

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 Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund

 

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shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

H  Interest Rate Swaps — Swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty. Certain swap contracts may be centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”), whereby all payments made or received by the Fund 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 swaps, the Fund 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.

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

I  Inflation Swaps — Pursuant to inflation swap agreements, the Fund either makes floating-rate payments based on a benchmark index in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Fund makes fixed-rate payments in exchange for floating-rate payments based on the return of a benchmark index. By design, the benchmark index is an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between the rate of interest and the benchmark index. The Fund 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 interest rates or the index.

J  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2016 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

At October 31, 2015, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $1,609,092 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at October 31, 2015, $719,579 are short-term and $889,513 are long-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at April 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 51,779,008   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 362,832   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (675,927

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (313,095

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

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3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory and administrative agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Fund and EVM, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets that are not invested in other investment companies for which EVM or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator (“Investable Assets”) up to $1 billion and is payable monthly. On Investable Assets of $1 billion and over, the annual fee is reduced. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or the Fund and by the vote of a majority of shareholders. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolios, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolios’ investment adviser fee. The Portfolios have engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund’s allocated portion of the investment adviser fees paid by the Portfolios totaled $63,280 and the investment adviser fee paid by the Fund on Investable Assets amounted to $64,296. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund’s investment adviser fee, including the investment adviser fees allocated from the Portfolios, was 0.50% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM also serves as the administrator of the Fund, but currently receives no compensation.

EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as interest, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.90%, 1.65% and 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after February 28, 2017. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM reimbursed expenses of $68,496 for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, EVM earned $1,622 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that EVD, an affiliate of EVM, received $650 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the six months ended April 30, 2016. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

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

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $28,205 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $28,013 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the six months ended April 30, 2016 amounted to $9,338 for Class C shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Prior to September 30, 2015, Class A shares may have been subject to a 0.75% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Effective September 30, 2015, the CDSC on Class A shares was eliminated for new share purchases. Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders.

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

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6  Investment Transactions

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investments in the Portfolios were as follows:

 

Portfolio   Contributions      Withdrawals  

CMBS Portfolio

  $ 1,228,233       $ 2,867,004   

Senior Debt Portfolio

    3,726,047         1,911,351   

7  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments (all U.S. Government and Agency Securities) by the Fund, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $12,631,911 and $15,415,344, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2016.

8  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

Class A   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    492,487         1,022,388   

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

    26,905         31,156   

Redemptions

    (762,531      (1,423,339

Net decrease

    (243,139      (369,795
    
Class C   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    93,351         104,716   

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

    5,842         5,566   

Redemptions

    (142,484      (451,828

Net decrease

    (43,291      (341,546
    
Class I   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 

Sales

    777,674         1,341,744   

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

    28,031         24,683   

Redemptions

    (740,987      (977,831

Net increase

    64,718         388,596   

9  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include 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 Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not

 

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necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2016 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At April 30, 2016, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and its use of derivatives. The Fund enters into interest rate and inflation swap agreements to swap nominal interest payments with respect to its investments in certain fixed or floating-rate debt (including floating-rate loans) for payments based on changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index or other measures of inflation.

The Fund enters into swap contracts (other than centrally cleared swaps) that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2016, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $515,590. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Fund for such liability was $542,427 at April 30, 2016.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund 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 Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’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 restricted cash and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk at April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Swap contracts

  $ 33,600 (1)     $ (515,590 )(2) 

Swap contracts (centrally cleared)

    62,604 (3)         

Total

  $ 96,204       $ (515,590

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 62,604       $   

Total Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

  $ 33,600       $ (515,590

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open swap contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.

 

(2) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open swap contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.

 

(3) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swap contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts.

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

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The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’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 Fund for such assets and pledged by the Fund for such liabilities as of April 30, 2016.

 

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)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 33,600       $       $       $       $ 33,600   
             
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)
 

Citibank, N.A.

  $ (515,590    $         —       $ 515,590       $         —       $   

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual 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 and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Swap contracts

  $ (253,951 )(1)     $ 275,958 (2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Swap contracts.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Swap contracts.

The average notional amount of swap contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2016, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $43,857,000.

10  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

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At April 30, 2016, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Affiliated Portfolios

  $ 23,398,028       $       $         —       $ 23,398,028   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            27,833,834                 27,833,834   

Short-Term Investments

            234,051                 234,051   

Total Investments

  $ 23,398,028       $ 28,067,885       $       $ 51,465,913   

Swap contracts

  $       $ 96,204       $       $ 96,204   

Total

  $ 23,398,028       $ 28,164,089       $       $ 51,562,117   

Liability Description

                                  

Swap contracts

  $       $ (515,590    $       $ (515,590

Total

  $       $ (515,590    $       $ (515,590

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of October 31, 2015 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At April 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

 

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

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

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Other Relevant Information

 

 

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

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Short Duration Real Return Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”), as well as the investment advisory agreements of CMBS Portfolio, Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio, Senior Debt Portfolio, and Short-Term U.S. Government Portfolio (the “Portfolios”), which are portfolios in which the Fund is authorized to invest, each with Boston Management and Research (“BMR”), an affiliate of EVM (EVM, with respect to the Fund, and BMR, with respect to the Portfolios, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser”), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolios.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreements of the Fund and the Portfolios, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund and to the Portfolios by the applicable Adviser. BMR manages the Portfolios, while EVM allocates the assets of the Fund among the Portfolios and is also authorized to cause the Fund to make direct investments in the same type of securities in which the Portfolios are authorized to invest.

The Board considered each Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund and the Portfolios, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund and the Portfolios. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in investing in income instruments, including, in the case of the Fund, real return instruments such as inflation-indexed securities. With respect to the CMBS Portfolio, the Board considered the abilities and experience of BMR in investing securities, derivatives, and other instruments to establish investment exposures to commercial mortgage-backed securities. With respect to the Short-Term U.S. Government Portfolio, the Board noted the experience of BMR in investing in securities issued, backed or otherwise guaranteed by the U.S. government. With respect to the Eaton Vance Floating Rate Portfolio and Senior Debt Portfolio, the Board considered the experience of BMR’s investment professionals in investing in senior floating rate loans. For all the Portfolios, the Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation

 

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Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

methods of each Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund and the Portfolios, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund and the Portfolios, including the provision of administrative services.

The Board noted that, under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, EVM may invest assets of the Fund directly in securities, for which it would receive a fee, or in a Portfolio, for which it receives no separate fee but for which BMR receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio. The Trustees considered the potential benefits to the Fund of the ability to make direct investments, such as an improved ability to: gain exposure to sectors of the market EVM believes may not be represented or underrepresented by the Portfolios; to hedge certain Portfolio exposures; and/or to otherwise manage the exposures of the Fund.

The Board considered the compliance programs of each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of each Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by each Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the applicable investment advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board also considered the performance of the underlying Portfolios. With respect to CMBS Portfolio and Short-Term U.S. Government Portfolio, the Board took into account the purpose served by each Portfolio as an investment option for other Eaton Vance Funds seeking to participate in performance of the asset classes in which the Portfolio invests. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided to the Board, the Board concluded that each such Portfolio had achieved its performance objective. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolios and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. With respect to CMBS Portfolio, the Board considered management’s proposals to take steps to address the longer-term prospects of the CMBS Portfolio, such as liquidation or merger with another fund.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by each Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits realized by each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, to the Portfolios and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by each Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by each Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund and the Portfolios, including the benefits of research services that may be available to each Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and the Portfolios and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by each Adviser and its affiliates are deemed not to be excessive.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the applicable Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolios, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolios increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of each Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund and the Portfolios, the structure of the advisory fees, some of which include breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolios to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Real Return Fund

April 30, 2016

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Short Duration Real Return Fund

 

 

Payson F. Swaffield

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Real Return Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairperson

William H. Park

Vice-Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

 

Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

 

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

 

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

 

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator of

Eaton Vance Short Duration Real Return 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

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.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).

(a)(2)(i)

   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.

(a)(2)(ii)

   President’s Section 302 certification.

(b)

   Combined Section 906 certification.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   June 21, 2016

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:   June 21, 2016

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   June 21, 2016