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Summary Prospectus dated March 31, 2010

as revised January 1, 2011

Eaton Vance Parametric Structured International Equity Fund

Class /Ticker     Class A / EAISX     Class C / ECISX     Class I / EIISX

This Summary Prospectus is designed to provide investors with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated March 31, 2010, as supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and other information about the Fund, go to http://funddocuments.eatonvance.com, email a request to contact@eatonvance.com, call 1-800-262-1122, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund. Unless otherwise noted, page number references refer to the current Prospectus for this Fund.

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for a reduced sales charge if you invest, or agree to invest over a 13-month period, at least $50,000 in Eaton Vance Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Sales Charges beginning on page 11 of the Fund’s Prospectus and page 21 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) 

Class A  Class C  Class I 


Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price) 

5.75%  None  None 

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption) 

None  1.00%  None 
 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 

Class A  Class C  Class I 


Management Fees 

0.95%  0.95%  0.95% 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 

0.25%  1.00%  n/a 

Other Expenses (estimated) 

0.45%  0.45%  0.45% 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 

1.65%  2.40%  1.40% 

Less Expense Reimbursement and Fee Reduction(1) 

(0.15)%  (0.15)%  (0.15)% 

Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses 

1.50%  2.25%  1.25% 

 

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

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

  Expenses with Redemption  Expenses without Redemption 

  1 Year  3 Years  1 Year  3 Years 

Class A shares 

$719  $1,052  $719  $1,052 

Class C shares 

$328  $ 734  $228  $ 734 

Class I shares 

$127  $ 428  $127  $ 428 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

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

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities (the “80% Policy”). The Fund invests primarily in companies domiciled in developed markets outside of the United States, including securities trading in the form of depositary receipts. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies domiciled in countries represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index. The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of approximately 1,000 companies located in twenty-one countries. The Fund may invest in securities of smaller, less seasoned companies. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. The Fund intends to invest in not less than five different countries and more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets may be denominated in any single currency.

The Fund may engage in derivative transactions as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies or to attempt to mitigate the adverse effects of foreign currency fluctuations. Such transactions may include foreign currency exchange contracts, options and equity-linked securities (such as participation notes, equity swaps and zero strike calls and warrants). The Fund may also invest in other pooled investment vehicles and may lend its securities.

The Fund seeks to employ a top-down, disciplined and structured investment process that emphasizes broad exposure and diversification among developed markets outside of the United States, economic sectors and issuers. This strategy utilitizes targeted allocation and periodic rebalancing to take advantage of certain quantitative and behavioral characteristics of developed markets identified by the portfolio managers. The portfolio managers select and allocate across countries based on factors such as market capitalization, volatility, correlation to other markets, liquidity, and perceived risk and potential for growth. The Fund maintains a bias to broad inclusion; that is the Fund intends to allocate its portfolio holdings to more developed markets outside of the United States rather than fewer developed markets. Relative to capitalization-weighted country indexes, individual country allocation targets emphasize the less represented developed markets. The Fund’s country allocations are rebalanced periodically to their target weights which has the effect of reducing exposure to countries with strong relative performance and increasing exposure to countries which have underperformed. The Fund seeks to maintain exposure across key economic sectors, such as technology, telecommunications, utilities, health care, energy, materials, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, industrials and financials. Relative to capitalization-weighted country indexes, the portfolio managers target weights to these sectors to emphasize the less represented sectors. The portfolio managers use an optimization model to select individual securities as representatives of their countries and economic sectors with the objective of minimizing portfolio risk and maintaining broad diversification.

Principal Risks

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

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

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

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

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

Risks Associated with Quantitative Management. The Fund relies on its investment adviser to achieve its investment objective. The investment adviser uses quantitative investment techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no assurance that these will achieve the desired results. The Fund’s strategy is highly dependent on a quantitatively-based country weighting process, a structured sector allocation and a proprietary disciplined rebalancing model that generally has not been independently tested or otherwise reviewed. Securities and exposures selected using this proprietary strategy may be weighted differently than in capitalization-weighted indices and therefore may differ in relative contribution to performance.

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

Performance

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Management

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

Investment Sub-Adviser. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric").

Portfolio Managers

Thomas Seto, Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2010.

David Stein, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric, has co-managed the Fund since its inception in 2010.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Tax Information

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

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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

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