N-CSR 1 b84806a1nvcsr.htm EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST Eaton Vance Mutual Funds 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: 811-04015
Eaton Vance Mutual Funds 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)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
December 31, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1.   Reports to Stockholders

 


 

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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, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. 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 adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’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 (the “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 adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, 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 adviser. 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 adviser.
 
 
 
 
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. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


 

Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Economic and Market Conditions
The U.S. economy continued its slow recovery during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, even as concerns about high unemployment and budget deficits provoked ongoing skittishness in the capital markets. The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.7% in the first quarter of 2010, but slowed to 1.7% in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Third quarter GDP improved slightly to an annualized rate of 2.5%, although it was still too low to generate meaningful job growth. Fourth quarter GDP was 3.2%, according to the first estimate by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Unemployment finished the year at 9.8%, while it remained difficult to find signs of strength in the housing market as the year came to a close.
Municipal bond performance was positive for the fiscal year, in spite of ongoing negative media attention on the tax-exempt sector. This performance resulted in part from continued investor concern about the strength of the economic recovery, benefiting less risky fixed-income investments in general. In the third quarter of 2010, the municipal market was bolstered by very light issuance and sustained demand. In the fourth quarter, however, a significant technical dislocation occurred, in which strong municipal supply met with weak demand, driving prices down (and yields up). Municipal issuers increased new issuance on concerns over the potential for higher yields in 2011 and uncertainty over the extension of the Build America Bond program, which expired on December 31, 2010.
Against this backdrop, the Fund’s primary benchmark, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (the Index)—an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S.—gained 2.38% for the 12 months ending December 31, 2010. For the same period, longer-term munis, as measured by the Barclays Capital Long (22+) Municipal Bond Index—an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. with maturities of 22 years or more—returned 1.12%. Intermediate-maturity bonds, represented by the 7-year segment of the Index, gained 4.63% for the same period, while shorter-maturity bonds in the 5-year segment of the Index returned 3.40%.1
Management Discussion
During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, the Fund underperformed the Index. For many years, management has employed a strategy of buying long maturity municipal bonds to generate a higher amount of tax exempt income while partially mitigating the excess volatility of those longer-duration bonds through a combination of U.S. Treasury futures and interest-rate swaps. During the fiscal year, a number of factors affected the fixed-income markets, including instability in eurozone countries and a second round of quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve to address the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economic recovery. U.S. Treasury yields and global interest rates, as measured by the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) were affected more significantly by these factors than the U.S. municipal bond market. As Treasury and LIBOR rates fell (and prices rose) in response to these factors, municipal bonds underperformed Treasuries and LIBOR, and this underperformance was exacerbated by increased media coverage of state and municipal budget deficits. As a result, the municipal/ Treasury ratio climbed, and the Fund’s partial hedge detracted from performance for the 12-month period, causing the Fund to underperform the Index.
         
Total Return Performance 12/31/09 — 12/31/10
Class A2
    -0.79 %
Class B2
    -1.43  
Class C2
    -1.42  
Class I2
    -0.50  
Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index1
    2.38  
Barclays Capital Long (22+) Municipal Bond Index1
    1.12  
Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Average1
    1.72  
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.
 
2   These returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. Class I shares are offered at net asset value. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com

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.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
The Fund was structured with higher exposure to hospital bonds and non-rated securities compared to the Index. The Fund’s higher exposure to these investments contributed positively to its performance for the year versus the Index.
Management employed leverage in the Fund, through which additional exposure to the municipal market was achieved. Leverage has the impact of magnifying the Fund’s exposure to its underlying investments in both up and down markets.1
As we move ahead, we continue to focus on state and local government budget deficits, which are expected to peak in 2011. The decline in tax revenues appears to be reaching a bottom, with some municipalities realizing growth in tax receipts due to a combination of slim economic growth and an increase in actual tax rates. However, spending continues to grow faster than tax receipts despite deep spending cuts enacted by some government officials. We will continue to analyze any new developments and solutions that government leaders formulate to address their fiscal problems.
 
1   The Fund employs residual interest bond (RIB) financing. The leverage created by RIB investments provides an opportunity for increased income but, at the same time, creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value). See Note 1I to the financial statements for more information on RIB investments.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
FUND PERFORMANCE
The line graph and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graph compares the performance of Class I of the Fund with that of the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S., and the Barclays Capital Long (22+) Municipal Bond Index, the long bond component of the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index. The lines on the graph represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in each of Class I, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Capital Long (22+) Municipal Bond Index. The table includes the total returns of each Class of the Fund at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
                                 
Performance1   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I
Share Class Symbol   ETMBX   EBMBX   ECMBX   EVMBX
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
                               
 
One Year
    -0.79 %     -1.43 %     -1.42 %     -0.50 %
Five Years
    1.35       0.59       N.A.       1.60  
10 Years
    3.76       3.02       N.A.       4.02  
Life of Fund
    3.75       2.92       0.45       6.35  
SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)
                               
 
One Year
    -5.51 %     -6.16 %     -2.37 %     -0.50 %
Five Years
    0.37       0.25       N.A.       1.60  
10 Years
    3.25       3.02       N.A.       4.02  
Life of Fund
    3.36       2.92       0.45       6.35  
 
     
  Inception dates: Class A: 1/6/98; Class B: 1/14/98; Class C: 5/2/06; Class I: 3/16/78.
                                 
Total Annual                
Operating Expenses2   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I
 
Expense Ratio
    0.95 %     1.70 %     1.70 %     0.70 %
                                 
Distribution Rates/Yields   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I
 
Distribution Rate3
    5.17 %     4.41 %     4.41 %     5.42 %
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate3,4
    7.95       6.78       6.78       8.34  
SEC 30-day Yield5
    5.06       4.55       4.55       5.55  
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield4,5
    7.78       7.00       7.00       8.54  
Index Performance6 (Average Annual Total Returns)
 
                 
    Barclays Capital   Barclays Capital Long (22+)
    Municipal Bond Index   Municipal Bond Index
 
One Year
    2.38 %     1.12 %
Five Years
    4.09       2.71  
10 Years
    4.83       4.79  
Lipper Averages7 (Average Annual Total Returns)
 
         
Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Classification
One Year
    1.72 %
Five Years
    2.59  
10 Years
    3.69  
Portfolio Manager: Cynthia J. Clemson
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
*   Source: Lipper, Inc. Class I of the Fund commenced operations on 3/16/78.
 
A $250,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class A and Class B on 12/31/00 and Class C on 5/2/06 (commencement of operations), would have been valued at $361,694 ($344,418 at the maximum offering price), $336,764 and $255,245, respectively, on 12/31/10.
 
A $10,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class A and Class B on 12/31/00 and Class C on 5/2/06 (commencement of operations), would have been valued at $14,468 ($13,777 at the maximum offering price), $13,471 and $10,210, respectively, on 12/31/10. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices.
 
It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices.

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
1    Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 4.75% sales charge. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class B shares reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% — 1st and 2nd years; 4% — 3rd year; 3% — 4th year; 2% — 5th year; 1% — 6th year. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year. Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. 2 Source: Prospectus dated 5/1/10. Includes interest expense of 0.11% relating to the Fund’s liability with respect to floating rate notes held by third parties in conjunction with residual interest bond transactions by the Fund. The Fund also records offsetting interest income in an amount equal to this expense relating to the municipal obligations underlying such transactions, and as a result net asset value and performance have not been affected by this expense. 3 The Fund’s distribution rate represents actual distributions paid to shareholders and is calculated by dividing the last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) by the net asset value at the end of the period. 4 Taxable-equivalent figures assume a maximum 35.0% federal income tax rate. A lower tax rate would result in lower tax-equivalent figures. 5 The Fund’s SEC yield is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share for the 30-day period by the offering price at the end of the period and annualizing the result. 6 It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices. Index performance is available as of month-end only. 7 The Lipper Averages are the average annual total returns, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund. It is not possible to invest in a Lipper Classification. Lipper Classifications may include insured and uninsured funds, as well as leveraged and unleveraged funds. The Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Classification contained 259, 198 and 161 funds for the 1-year, 5-year and 10-year time periods, respectively. Lipper Averages are available as of month-end only.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Rating Distribution*1
 
By total investments
(PIE CHART)
 
*   The rating distribution presented above includes the ratings of securities held by special purpose vehicles in which the Fund holds a residual interest. See Note 1l to the fund’s financial statements. Absent such securities, the fund’s rating distribution as of 12/31/10 is as follows:
                                         
AAA
    21.9 %   BBB     9.8 %     CC           0.1 %
AA
    38.9 %   BB       2.1 %     Not Rated     5.4 %
A
    20.9 %   CCC     0.9                  
     
Fund Statistics2
Number of Issues:
  195 
Average Maturity:
  23.8 years
Average Effective Maturity:
  18.4 years
Average Call Protection:
  8.9 years
Average Dollar Price:
$ 88.53 
RIB Leverage3:
  14.7% 
 
1   Rating Distribution is determined by dividing the total market value of the issues by the total investments of the Fund. Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. Credit ratings are based largely on the rating agency’s investment analysis at the time of rating and the rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition. The rating assigned to a security by a rating agency 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. If securities are rated differently by the rating agencies, the higher rating is applied.
 
2   Fund holdings information excludes securities held by special purpose vehicles in which the Fund holds a residual interest. See Note 1I to the Fund’s financial statements.
 
3   See Note 1l to the Fund’s financial statements. RIB leverage represents the amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding as of 12/31/10 as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets plus Floating Rate Notes.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FUND EXPENSES
 
 
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, 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 or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 (July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010).
 
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 return of the Fund. 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.
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
 
                             
    Beginning Account Value
    Ending Account Value
    Expenses Paid During Period*
     
    (7/1/10)     (12/31/10)     (7/1/10 – 12/31/10)      
 
 
Actual
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $965.30       $4.76      
Class B
    $1,000.00       $962.50       $8.46      
Class C
    $1,000.00       $962.50       $8.46      
Class I
    $1,000.00       $967.30       $3.52      
                             
                             
 
 
                             
Hypothetical
                           
(5% return per year before expenses)
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,020.40       $4.89      
Class B
    $1,000.00       $1,016.60       $8.69      
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,016.60       $8.69      
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,021.60       $3.62      
 
  *   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.96% for Class A shares, 1.71% for Class B shares, 1.71% for Class C shares and 0.71% for Class I shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 June 30, 2010.  

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Tax-Exempt Investments — 118.0%
 
Principal Amount
               
(000’s omitted)       Security   Value      
 
 
 
Education — 11.1%
 
$ 9,990     Georgia Private Colleges and Universities Authority, (Emory University), 5.00%, 9/1/38(1)   $ 9,937,453      
  11,335     Houston, TX, Higher Educational Finance Corp., (Rice University), 4.50%, 11/15/37     10,701,487      
  75     Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), 5.45%, 5/15/59     73,149      
  12,960     Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Harvard University), 5.50%, 11/15/36(2)     13,770,648      
  4,110     Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (Washington University), 5.375%, 3/15/39(1)     4,294,210      
  2,570     New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), 5.00%, 7/1/35     2,598,090      
  9,990     New York Dormitory Authority, (Rockefeller University), 5.00%, 7/1/40(1)     10,055,335      
  4,060     New York Dormitory Authority, (Vassar College), 4.25%, 7/1/39     3,618,678      
  4,475     University of Virginia, 5.00%, 6/1/40     4,562,262      
 
 
            $ 59,611,312      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 3.5%
 
$ 3,520     Chula Vista, CA, (San Diego Gas and Electric), 5.875%, 2/15/34   $ 3,739,261      
  2,100     Sabine River Authority, TX, (TXU Energy Co. LLC), 5.20%, 5/1/28     568,638      
  2,000     Sam Rayburn, TX, Municipal Power Agency, 6.00%, 10/1/21     2,032,260      
  7,000     San Antonio, TX, (Electric and Gas Systems), 5.00%, 2/1/34(1)     7,052,920      
  5,505     Vernon, CA, Electric System Revenue, 5.125%, 8/1/21     5,599,576      
 
 
            $ 18,992,655      
 
 
 
 
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 2.8%
 
$ 10,000     Foothill/Eastern, CA, Transportation Corridor Agency, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 1/1/18   $ 8,191,600      
  2,580     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), Prerefunded to 12/15/18, 6.00%, 12/15/38     3,198,349      
  6,000     Savannah, GA, Economic Development Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 12/1/21     3,876,420      
 
 
            $ 15,266,369      
 
 
 
 
General Obligations — 14.2%
 
$ 1,910     Aldine, TX, Independent School District,
(PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 2/15/36
  $ 1,659,332      
  2,800     Clackamas County, OR, School District No. 46, 0.00%, 6/15/32     874,160      
  5,880     Clackamas County, OR, School District No. 46, 0.00%, 6/15/33     1,734,953      
  11,100     Clackamas County, OR, School District No. 46, 0.00%, 6/15/34     3,094,902      
  11,775     Clackamas County, OR, School District No. 46, 0.00%, 6/15/36     2,922,555      
  10,000     Clark County, NV, 5.00%, 6/1/38(1)     9,809,300      
  4,000     Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, OR, School District No. 2J, 0.00%, 6/15/24     2,103,200      
  3,700     Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, OR, School District No. 2J, 0.00%, 6/15/25     1,819,697      
  525     Frisco, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 8/15/27     546,746      
  1,070     Frisco, TX, Independent School District, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 8/15/31     1,093,861      
  740     Newton, MA, 5.00%, 4/1/36     758,803      
  1,610     Newton, MA, 5.00%, 4/1/39     1,648,688      
  450     North Haledon, NJ, 3.00%, 1/15/18     461,655      
  650     North Haledon, NJ, 3.00%, 1/15/19     650,917      
  650     North Haledon, NJ, 3.125%, 1/15/20     646,243      
  248     North Haledon, NJ, 3.25%, 1/15/22     241,760      
  2,500     Northside, TX, Independent School District,
(PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 8/15/38
    2,519,550      
  5,195     Port Authority of Houston, TX, (Harris County), 5.00%, 10/1/38     5,200,091      
  2,500     Port Authority of Houston, TX, (Harris County), 5.00%, 10/1/39     2,500,775      
  2,560     Salem-Keizer, OR, School District No. 24J, 0.00%, 6/15/24     1,346,048      
  1,790     Salem-Keizer, OR, School District No. 24J, 0.00%, 6/15/25     880,340      
  1,790     Salem-Keizer, OR, School District No. 24J, 0.00%, 6/15/26     821,896      
  12,690     San Francisco, CA, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, (Election of 2004), 4.75%, 8/1/37(1)     12,325,670      
  7,700     Santa Clara County, CA, (Election of 2008), 5.00%, 8/1/39(1)(3)     7,713,013      
  4,000     South Carolina, 3.25%, 8/1/30     3,305,480      
  3,670     South Carolina, (Coastal Carolina University), 2.50%, 4/1/29     2,711,946      
  7,590     Texas, (Transportation Commission-Mobility Fund), 4.50%, 4/1/33     7,315,394      
 
 
            $ 76,706,975      
 
 
 
 
Health Care-Miscellaneous — 1.2%
 
$ 4,275     New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Community Hospital Group, Inc.), 5.75%, 10/1/31     4,401,882      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount
               
(000’s omitted)       Security   Value      
 
 
Health Care-Miscellaneous (continued)
 
                     
$ 200     Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), Series A, Class B, 7.50%, 9/1/15   $ 202,348      
  100     Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), Series A, Class D, 7.50%, 9/1/15     101,174      
  100     Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), Series A, Class E, 7.50%, 9/1/15     101,174      
  192     Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 6.00%, 12/1/36(4)     197,238      
  680     Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), Series 1, 5.50%, 12/1/36(4)     695,110      
  809     Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), Series 2, 5.50%, 12/1/36(4)     827,536      
 
 
            $ 6,526,462      
 
 
 
 
Hospital — 15.5%
 
$ 875     Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority, (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 5.375%, 8/15/29   $ 883,059      
  3,060     California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 5.00%, 8/15/39     2,779,214      
  5,275     California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Providence Health System), 5.50%, 10/1/39     5,177,360      
  1,330     California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.00%, 7/1/29     1,247,527      
  2,465     California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (John Muir Health), 5.125%, 7/1/39     2,253,528      
  3,280     California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Kaiser Permanente), 5.00%, 3/1/41     2,920,709      
  140     Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/25     127,280      
  1,080     Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/35     906,973      
  1,000     Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.25%, 2/15/27     917,320      
  965     Chautauqua County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (Women’s Christian Association), 6.40%, 11/15/29     846,836      
  10,710     Fairfax County, VA, Industrial Development Authority, (Inova Health System), 5.50%, 5/15/35(1)     11,049,828      
  6,480     Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.25%, 11/15/36     6,274,714      
  2,985     Idaho Health Facilities Authority, (Trinity Health Credit Group), 6.25%, 12/1/33     3,174,368      
  7,120     Illinois Finance Authority, (Provena Healthcare), 7.75%, 8/15/34     7,807,934      
  5,230     Kansas Development Finance Authority, (Adventist Healthcare), 5.75%, 11/15/38     5,504,157      
  2,490     Knox County, TN, Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, (Covenant Health), 0.00%, 1/1/38     432,762      
  10,410     Knox County, TN, Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board, (Covenant Health), 0.00%, 1/1/42     1,376,618      
  4,150     Maricopa County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority, (Catholic Healthcare), 5.50%, 7/1/26     4,163,736      
  4,350     Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, (Henry Ford Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/38     3,785,370      
  1,865     New York Dormitory Authority, (NYU Hospital Center), 5.625%, 7/1/37     1,826,040      
  2,870     New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 6.125%, 12/1/29     2,796,212      
  3,380     New York Dormitory Authority, (Orange Regional Medical Center), 6.25%, 12/1/37     3,230,503      
  1,575     Oneida County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, (St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center), 5.75%, 12/1/19     1,510,787      
  980     Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/26     942,721      
  1,000     Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Orlando Health, Inc.), 5.375%, 10/1/23     1,021,970      
  955     San Benito, CA, Health Care District, 5.40%, 10/1/20     867,627      
  10,605     Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., (Texas Health Resources), 5.00%, 11/15/47     9,912,918      
 
 
            $ 83,738,071      
 
 
 
 
Housing — 0.8%
 
$ 2,320     Georgia Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Student Housing Revenue, (Mercer Housing Corp.), 6.00%, 6/1/31   $ 2,167,414      
  1,090     Lake Creek, CO, (Affordable Housing Corp.), 6.25%, 12/1/23     1,109,947      
  885     North Little Rock, AR, Residential Housing Facilities, (Parkstone Place), 6.50%, 8/1/21     884,982      
  285     Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of North Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/49(5)     170,584      
 
 
            $ 4,332,927      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Development Revenue — 3.4%
 
$ 3,500     Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District, (Dow Chemical Co. Project), 4.95%, 5/15/33   $ 3,182,130      
  5,000     Chicago, IL, (American Airlines, Inc. - O’Hare International Airport), 5.50%, 12/1/30     4,085,400      
  695     Hardeman County, TN, (Correctional Facilities Corp.), 7.75%, 8/1/17     675,658      
  8,250     Liberty Development Corp., NY, (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.25%, 10/1/35     8,026,507      

 
See notes to financial statements

7


 

 
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount
               
(000’s omitted)       Security   Value      
 
 
Industrial Development Revenue (continued)
 
                     
$ 2,175     Liberty Development Corp., NY, (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.50%, 10/1/37   $ 2,180,873      
 
 
            $ 18,150,568      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Education — 0.4%
 
$ 1,750     Virginia College Building Authority, (Washington and Lee University), (NPFG), 5.25%, 1/1/31   $ 1,903,720      
 
 
            $ 1,903,720      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Electric Utilities — 1.2%
 
$ 5,415     Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System Revenue, (BHAC), 5.75%, 4/1/33   $ 5,701,291      
  2,865     Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency, (NPFG), 0.00%, 2/15/29     1,000,573      
 
 
            $ 6,701,864      
 
 
 
 
Insured-General Obligations — 5.6%
 
$ 14,380     District of Columbia, (FGIC), (NPFG), 4.75%, 6/1/33   $ 13,546,823      
  4,285     Frisco, TX, Independent School District, (AGM),
(PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/15/40
    3,646,792      
  735     Goose Creek, TX, Consolidated Independent School District, (NPFG), (PSF Guaranteed), 4.75%, 2/15/28     745,466      
  395     Goose Creek, TX, Consolidated Independent School District, (NPFG), (PSF Guaranteed), 4.75%, 2/15/29     398,646      
  6,875     Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, (Election of 2005), (AGM), 4.75%, 7/1/32(1)     6,249,650      
  2,340     Merced, CA, Union High School District, (FGIC), (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/20     1,362,722      
  955     Montgomery County, TX, (Municipal Utility District No. 46 Waterworks and Sewer), (AMBAC), 4.00%, 3/1/30     853,283      
  2,170     Texas, (Transportation Commission-Mobility Fund), (FGIC), (NPFG), 4.50%, 4/1/35     2,084,676      
  1,865     Yuma and La Paz Counties, AZ, Community College District, (Arizona Western College), (NPFG), 3.75%, 7/1/31     1,500,206      
 
 
            $ 30,388,264      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Hospital — 1.5%
 
$ 7,150     Harrisonburg, VA, Industrial Development Authority, (Rockingham Memorial Hospital), (AMBAC), 4.50%, 8/15/36   $ 5,755,106      
  185     Henrico County, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Bon Secours Health System), (AGC), 4.50%, 11/1/42     157,946      
  2,245     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Lifebridge Health), (AGC), 4.75%, 7/1/42     2,052,065      
 
 
            $ 7,965,117      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 1.9%
 
$ 10,000     Anaheim, CA, Public Financing Authority, Lease Revenue, (AGM), 0.00%, 9/1/31   $ 2,350,700      
  7,650     Hudson Yards, NY, Infrastructure Corp., (NPFG), 4.50%, 2/15/47     6,280,497      
  2,385     Saint Louis, MO, Industrial Development Authority, (Convention Center Hotel), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/15/19     1,376,693      
 
 
            $ 10,007,890      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Other Revenue — 1.0%
 
$ 3,735     Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, (AGC), 5.00%, 6/1/45   $ 3,378,718      
  10,600     Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority, (NPFG), 0.00%, 11/15/34     1,794,580      
 
 
            $ 5,173,298      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 10.3%
 
$ 23,000     Alabama Public School and College Authority, (AGM), 2.50%, 12/1/27   $ 16,647,170      
  5,210     Ceres, CA, Redevelopment Agency, (Ceres Redevelopment Project Area No. 1), (AMBAC), 4.00%, 11/1/31     3,831,955      
  4,000     Hamilton County, OH, Sales Tax, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/1/22     2,163,560      
  6,000     Massachusetts, Special Obligation, Dedicated Tax Revenue, (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/27     6,230,340      
  5,000     Massachusetts, Special Obligation, Dedicated Tax Revenue, (FGIC), (NPFG), 5.50%, 1/1/30     5,121,850      
  3,385     McKay Landing, CO, Metropolitan District No. 2, (AMBAC), 4.25%, 12/1/36     2,350,781      
  8,440     Metropolitan Atlanta, GA, Rapid Transit Authority, (AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/34(1)     8,446,921      
  3,360     New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax, (AMBAC), 4.75%, 11/15/45     2,949,576      
  6,900     Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/1/34     1,284,918      
  29,325     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/1/54     1,528,712      
  5,420     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/44     604,330      
  10,755     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45     1,109,593      

 
See notes to financial statements

8


 

 
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount
               
(000’s omitted)       Security   Value      
 
 
Insured-Special Tax Revenue (continued)
 
                     
$ 8,590     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/46   $ 822,149      
  3,065     San Jose, CA, Redevelopment Agency, (Merged Area Redevelopment Project), (XLCA), 4.25%, 8/1/36     2,392,938      
 
 
            $ 55,484,793      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Transportation — 5.3%
 
$ 2,350     Alabama Dock Authority, (NPFG), 4.50%, 10/1/36   $ 2,013,527      
  30,000     Alameda, CA, Corridor Transportation Authority, (NPFG), 0.00%, 10/1/31     6,817,200      
  5,050     Chicago, IL, (O’Hare International Airport), (AGM), 4.75%, 1/1/34     4,589,693      
  7,120     E-470 Public Highway Authority, CO, (NPFG), 0.00%, 9/1/39     775,866      
  2,950     Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, Metropolitan Airports Commission, (FGIC), (NPFG), 4.50%, 1/1/32     2,642,817      
  1,040     New Orleans, LA, Aviation Board, (AGC), 6.00%, 1/1/23     1,144,208      
  9,685     Texas Turnpike Authority, (Central Texas Turnpike System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/21     5,237,357      
  3,755     Texas Turnpike Authority, (Central Texas Turnpike System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/32     795,084      
  4,570     Texas Turnpike Authority, (Central Texas Turnpike System), (AMBAC), 5.75%, 8/15/38     4,342,688      
 
 
            $ 28,358,440      
 
 
 
 
Insured-Water and Sewer — 2.9%
 
$ 5,020     Chicago, IL, Wastewater Transmission Revenue, (BHAC), 5.50%, 1/1/38   $ 5,080,993      
  9,910     El Paso, TX, Water and Sewer Revenue, (NPFG), 4.75%, 3/1/27     9,892,757      
  990     Louisville and Jefferson County, KY, Metropolitan Sewer District and Drainage System, (AGC), 4.25%, 5/15/38     868,507      
 
 
            $ 15,842,257      
 
 
 
 
Nursing Home — 0.7%
 
$ 955     Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, (Age Institute of Massachusetts), 8.05%, 11/1/25   $ 955,535      
  955     Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, (Advancement of Geriatric Health Care Institute), 8.375%, 7/1/23     955,592      
  2,000     Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Westminster Community Care), 6.60%, 4/1/24     1,910,460      
 
 
            $ 3,821,587      
 
 
 
Other Revenue — 6.0%
 
$ 1,175     Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 6.00%, 7/15/30   $ 1,174,965      
  1,320     Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 6.25%, 7/15/40     1,333,741      
  720     Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp., (Barclays Center), 6.375%, 7/15/43     731,383      
  48,810     Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, 0.00%, 6/1/47     1,066,499      
  2,365     Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, OH, 5.875%, 6/1/47     1,549,146      
  1,220     Central Falls, RI, Detention Facility Revenue, 7.25%, 7/15/35     1,008,001      
  955     Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, 5.30%, (0.00% until 12/1/12), 6/1/37     537,923      
  625     Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, 5.75%, 6/1/47     422,069      
  5,455     Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.00%, 6/1/48     3,745,403      
  1,000     Mohegan Tribe Indians Gaming Authority, CT, (Public Improvements), 6.25%, 1/1/21(4)     859,180      
  2,035     New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 4.50%, 1/15/38     1,852,725      
  4,450     New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 5.25%, 1/15/27     4,625,775      
  7,250     New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, (Building Aid), 6.00%, 7/15/38     7,835,147      
  2,300     Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., AK, 0.00%, 6/1/46     64,722      
  255     Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.50%, 4/1/13     249,599      
  740     Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 5.75%, 4/1/18     673,496      
  150     Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 6.00%, 4/1/23     132,756      
  285     Otero County, NM, Jail Project Revenue, 6.00%, 4/1/28     231,756      
  2,735     Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/37     2,329,946      
  12,555     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., VA, 0.00%, 6/1/47     306,468      
  2,390     White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, MN, 6.375%, 12/1/26(4)     1,677,613      
 
 
            $ 32,408,313      
 
 
 
 
Pooled Loans — 0.5%
 
$ 1,160     Idaho Bond Bank Authority, 5.25%, 9/15/25   $ 1,260,932      
  1,555     Idaho Bond Bank Authority, 5.375%, 9/15/27     1,674,455      
 
 
            $ 2,935,387      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

9


 

 
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal Amount
               
(000’s omitted)       Security   Value      
 
 
 
Senior Living / Life Care — 2.5%
 
$ 3,300     Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/35   $ 2,665,311      
  1,885     Fairfax County, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Goodwin House, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/37     1,650,638      
  3,075     Fairfax County, VA, Economic Development Authority, (Goodwin House, Inc.), 5.125%, 10/1/42     2,640,902      
  1,480     Kansas City, MO, Industrial Development Authority, (Kingswood United Methodist Manor), 5.875%, 11/15/29     1,188,262      
  1,650     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Charlestown Community, Inc.), 6.125%, 1/1/30     1,647,244      
  2,345     Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (King Farm Presbyterian Community), 5.00%, 1/1/17     2,238,514      
  1,480     North Miami, FL, Health Care Facilities Authority, (Imperial Club), 6.125%, 1/1/42(6)     824,212      
  980     St. Paul, MN, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, (Care Institute, Inc. - Highland), 8.75%, 11/1/24(7)     725,876      
 
 
            $ 13,580,959      
 
 
 
 
Special Tax Revenue — 3.7%
 
$ 2,476     Baltimore, MD, (Clipper Mill), 6.25%, 9/1/33   $ 1,940,070      
  748     Baltimore, MD, (Strathdale Manor), 7.00%, 7/1/33     757,215      
  1,250     Bridgeville, DE, (Heritage Shores Special Development District), 5.45%, 7/1/35     831,850      
  1,000     Capistrano, CA, Unified School District, 6.00%, 9/1/33     928,740      
  1,445     Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority, 7.00%, 12/1/18     1,456,965      
  4,040     Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 7/1/34     4,149,524      
  8,135     Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/57     8,042,342      
  2,395     River Hall, FL, Community Development District, (Capital Improvements), 5.45%, 5/1/36     1,108,670      
  900     Tiverton, RI, Obligation Tax Increment, (Mount Hope Bay Village), 6.875%, 5/1/22     835,425      
 
 
            $ 20,050,801      
 
 
 
 
Transportation — 12.1%
 
$ 4,505     Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 5.00%, 1/1/35   $ 4,473,870      
  2,250     Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 6.25%, 11/15/23     2,536,087      
  5,000     Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, 6.50%, 11/15/28     5,541,100      
  24,340     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), 0.00%, 12/15/35     4,688,371      
  4,820     New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, (Transportation System), 6.00%, 12/15/38     5,172,294      
  6,730     New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 5.25%, 1/1/40     6,791,243      
  2,545     Orlando-Orange County, FL, Expressway Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/35     2,387,872      
  2,450     Orlando-Orange County, FL, Expressway Authority, 5.00%, 7/1/40     2,275,584      
  1,715     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 5.50%, 12/1/41     1,725,719      
  11,500     Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 6.375%, (0.00% until 12/1/17), 12/1/38     7,854,040      
  5,000     Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.00%, 11/15/37(1)     4,966,800      
  3,500     Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (LBJ Express Managed Lanes Project), 7.00%, 6/30/34     3,572,905      
  2,980     Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., (North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project), 6.875%, 12/31/39     3,004,823      
  10,000     Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY, 5.25%, 11/15/34(1)     10,176,700      
 
 
            $ 65,167,408      
 
 
 
 
Water and Sewer — 9.9%
 
$ 3,265     Charlotte, NC, Water and Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/38   $ 3,348,160      
  3,075     Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 4.00%, 8/1/46     2,537,797      
  16,200     Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, (Waterworks Revenue Authorization), 4.75%, 7/1/36     15,653,898      
  10,000     New York, NY, Enviornmental Facilities Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/35(1)(3)     10,114,100      
  14,100     New York, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, (Water and Sewer System), 5.25%, 6/15/40(1)     14,374,386      
  6,855     New York, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, (Water and Sewer System), 5.75%, 6/15/40(1)     7,296,462      
 
 
            $ 53,324,803      
 
 
     
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 118.0%
   
(identified cost $670,592,301)
  $ 636,440,240      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (18.0)%
  $ (96,876,517 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 539,563,723      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
 
AGC - Assured Guaranty Corp.
 
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
 
AMBAC - AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
 
BHAC - Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
 
FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
 
NPFG - National Public Finance Guaranty Corp.
 
PSF - Permanent School Fund
 
XLCA - XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 
At December 31, 2010, the concentration of the Fund’s investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
 
         
New York
    23.1%  
California
    17.9%  
Texas
    16.8%  
Others, representing less than 10% individually
    60.2%  
 
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at December 31, 2010, 25.4% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 0.4% to 10.5% of total investments.
 
(1) Security represents the underlying municipal bond of an inverse floater (see Note 1I).
 
(2) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
 
(3) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for inverse floating-rate security transactions. The aggregate value of such collateral is $4,552,113.
 
(4) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At December 31, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $4,256,677 or 0.8% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
(5) Defaulted bond.
 
(6) Security is in default and making only partial interest payments.
 
(7) Security is in default with respect to scheduled principal payments.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of December 31, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Investments, at value (identified cost, $670,592,301)
  $ 636,440,240      
Cash
    282,437      
Interest receivable
    8,259,699      
Receivable for investments sold
    486,967      
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    1,021,151      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    119,000      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 646,609,494      
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for floating rate notes issued
  $ 92,620,000      
Demand note payable
    7,000,000      
Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    232,875      
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
    5,430,010      
Distributions payable
    950,507      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    238,126      
Distribution and service fees
    131,351      
Trustees’ fees
    6,407      
Interest expense and fees payable
    206,960      
Accrued expenses
    229,535      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 107,045,771      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 539,563,723      
 
 
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Paid-in capital
  $ 683,319,496      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (112,103,246 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    1,465,930      
Net unrealized depreciation
    (33,118,457 )    
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 539,563,723      
 
 
 
Class A Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 345,914,294      
Shares Outstanding
    41,551,518      
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.32      
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
           
(100 ¸ 95.25 of net asset value per share)
  $ 8.73      
 
 
 
Class B Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 13,078,452      
Shares Outstanding
    1,581,017      
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.27      
 
 
 
Class C Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 50,368,566      
Shares Outstanding
    6,083,800      
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 8.28      
 
 
 
Class I Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 130,202,411      
Shares Outstanding
    14,318,136      
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 9.09      
 
 
On sales of $25,000 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.
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
December 31, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest
  $ 41,383,475      
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 41,383,475      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,249,438      
Distribution and service fees
           
Class A
    1,084,738      
Class B
    171,138      
Class C
    561,376      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    24,081      
Custodian fee
    282,763      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    205,420      
Legal and accounting services
    83,881      
Printing and postage
    40,704      
Registration fees
    71,443      
Interest expense and fees
    948,171      
Miscellaneous
    76,533      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 6,799,686      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 3,362      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 3,362      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 6,796,324      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 34,587,151      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 4,343,017      
Financial futures contracts
    (5,244,024 )    
Swap contracts
    (3,636,595 )    
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (4,537,602 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ (26,790,236 )    
Financial futures contracts
    (2,514,549 )    
Swap contracts
    (1,752,427 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (31,057,212 )    
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (35,594,814 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (1,007,663 )    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 34,587,151     $ 38,290,784      
Net realized loss from investment transactions, financial futures contracts and swap contracts
    (4,537,602 )     (13,963,380 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, financial futures contracts and swap contracts
    (31,057,212 )     174,894,213      
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ (1,007,663 )   $ 199,221,617      
 
 
Distributions to shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
                   
Class A
  $ (20,920,638 )   $ (26,194,718 )    
Class B
    (699,775 )     (940,743 )    
Class C
    (2,294,569 )     (2,302,505 )    
Class I
    (10,156,859 )     (8,254,880 )    
 
 
Total distributions to shareholders
  $ (34,071,841 )   $ (37,692,846 )    
 
 
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
                   
Proceeds from sale of shares
                   
Class A
  $ 52,480,445     $ 121,347,909      
Class B
    723,725       1,237,132      
Class C
    12,209,266       15,620,124      
Class I
    61,031,196       80,284,197      
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
                   
Class A
    15,047,359       18,028,504      
Class B
    415,686       545,711      
Class C
    1,364,425       1,381,614      
Class I
    3,517,187       2,546,337      
Cost of shares redeemed
                   
Class A
    (168,326,763 )     (247,881,513 )    
Class B
    (4,239,608 )     (4,811,582 )    
Class C
    (16,931,280 )     (19,196,651 )    
Class I
    (118,832,090 )     (41,949,379 )    
Net asset value of shares exchanged
                   
Class A
    2,359,646       3,946,441      
Class B
    (2,359,646 )     (3,946,441 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions
  $ (161,540,452 )   $ (72,847,597 )    
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ (196,619,956 )   $ 88,681,174      
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of year
  $ 736,183,679     $ 647,502,505      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 539,563,723     $ 736,183,679      
 
 
 
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of year
  $ 1,465,930     $ 1,027,561      
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    For the Year Ended
     
Cash Flows From Operating Activities   December 31, 2010      
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (1,007,663 )    
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
  $ (119,738,701 )    
Investments sold
    300,553,081      
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (4,190,843 )    
Decrease in interest receivable
    2,144,891      
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (338,881 )    
Decrease in receivable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    371,000      
Decrease in receivable for open swap contracts
    1,752,427      
Increase in payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    232,875      
Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    (36,886 )    
Decrease in payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees
    (32,236 )    
Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    (1,193 )    
Decrease in interest expense and fees payable
    (43,242 )    
Increase in accrued expenses
    12,487      
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    26,790,236      
Net realized gain from investments
    (4,343,017 )    
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 202,124,335      
 
 
             
             
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Proceeds from Fund shares sold
  $ 126,204,662      
Fund shares redeemed
    (304,763,075 )    
Distributions paid, net of reinvestments
    (13,959,707 )    
Proceeds from secured borrowings
    7,500,000      
Repayment of secured borrowings
    (30,155,000 )    
Increase in demand note payable
    7,000,000      
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (208,173,120 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in cash
  $ (6,048,785 )    
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of year
  $ 6,331,222      
 
 
             
Cash at end of year
  $ 282,437      
 
 
             
             
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of:
           
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
  $ 20,344,657      
Cash paid for interest and fees
  $ 991,413      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Class A
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 8.800     $ 7.030     $ 9.590     $ 10.160     $ 9.800      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.436     $ 0.429     $ 0.421     $ 0.409     $ 0.427      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (0.487 )     1.763       (2.569 )     (0.573 )     0.355      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (0.051 )   $ 2.192     $ (2.148 )   $ (0.164 )   $ 0.782      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.429 )   $ (0.422 )   $ (0.412 )   $ (0.406 )   $ (0.422 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.429 )   $ (0.422 )   $ (0.412 )   $ (0.406 )   $ (0.422 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 8.320     $ 8.800     $ 7.030     $ 9.590     $ 10.160      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(2)
    (0.79 )%     31.71 %     (23.07 )%     (1.66 )%     8.16 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 345,914     $ 464,221     $ 454,906     $ 623,368     $ 407,852      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
Expenses excluding interest and fees
    0.83 %     0.84 %     0.81 %     0.78 %(3)     0.85 %    
Interest and fee expense(4)
    0.13 %     0.11 %     0.32 %     0.31 %     0.39 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    0.96 %     0.95 %     1.13 %     1.09 %(3)     1.24 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    0.83 %     0.84 %     0.80 %     0.75 %(3)     0.83 %    
Net investment income
    4.90 %     5.20 %     4.80 %     4.15 %     4.29 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    15 %     46 %     73 %     64 %     54 %    
 
 
 
(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) The investment adviser was allocated a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2007).
 
(4) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions (see Note 1I).

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Class B
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 8.740     $ 6.980     $ 9.530     $ 10.100     $ 9.740      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.368     $ 0.365     $ 0.353     $ 0.335     $ 0.355      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (0.477 )     1.755       (2.562 )     (0.577 )     0.350      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (0.109 )   $ 2.120     $ (2.209 )   $ (0.242 )   $ 0.705      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.361 )   $ (0.360 )   $ (0.341 )   $ (0.328 )   $ (0.345 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.361 )   $ (0.360 )   $ (0.341 )   $ (0.328 )   $ (0.345 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 8.270     $ 8.740     $ 6.980     $ 9.530     $ 10.100      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(2)
    (1.43 )%     30.80 %     (23.75 )%     (2.44 )%     7.38 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 13,078     $ 19,252     $ 21,293     $ 37,610     $ 46,013      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
Expenses excluding interest and fees
    1.58 %     1.59 %     1.56 %     1.53 %(3)     1.60 %    
Interest and fee expense(4)
    0.13 %     0.11 %     0.32 %     0.31 %     0.39 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    1.71 %     1.70 %     1.88 %     1.84 %(3)     1.99 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.58 %     1.59 %     1.55 %     1.50 %(3)     1.58 %    
Net investment income
    4.16 %     4.47 %     4.02 %     3.41 %     3.60 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    15 %     46 %     73 %     64 %     54 %    
 
 
 
(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) The investment adviser was allocated a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2007).
 
(4) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions (see Note 1I).

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Class C
   
    Year Ended December 31,            
   
    Period Ended
     
    2010     2009     2008     2007     December 31, 2006(1)       
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period
  $ 8.750     $ 6.990     $ 9.540     $ 10.100     $ 9.720      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(2)
  $ 0.367     $ 0.365     $ 0.352     $ 0.333     $ 0.218      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (0.475 )     1.755       (2.561 )     (0.565 )     0.391      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (0.108 )   $ 2.120     $ (2.209 )   $ (0.232 )   $ 0.609      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.362 )   $ (0.360 )   $ (0.341 )   $ (0.328 )   $ (0.229 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.362 )   $ (0.360 )   $ (0.341 )   $ (0.328 )   $ (0.229 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of period
  $ 8.280     $ 8.750     $ 6.990     $ 9.540     $ 10.100      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    (1.42 )%     30.76 %     (23.73 )%     (2.34 )%     6.33 %(4)    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 50,369     $ 56,641     $ 47,494     $ 49,953     $ 7,709      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
Expenses excluding interest and fees
    1.57 %     1.59 %     1.56 %     1.52 %(6)     1.59 %(5)    
Interest and fee expense(7)
    0.13 %     0.11 %     0.32 %     0.31 %     0.39 %(5)    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    1.70 %     1.70 %     1.88 %     1.83 %(6)     1.98 %(5)    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    1.57 %     1.59 %     1.55 %     1.49 %(6)     1.57 %(5)    
Net investment income
    4.14 %     4.44 %     4.06 %     3.41 %     3.25 %(5)    
Portfolio Turnover
    15 %     46 %     73 %     64 %     54 %(8)    
 
 
 
(1) For the period from the start of business, May 2, 2006, to December 31, 2006.
 
(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) Annualized.
 
(6) The investment adviser was allocated a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2007).
 
(7) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions (see Note 1I).
 
(8) For the year ended December 31, 2006.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Class I
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 9.610     $ 7.670     $ 10.480     $ 11.100     $ 10.710      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.500     $ 0.491     $ 0.484     $ 0.474     $ 0.496      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (0.528 )     1.932       (2.817 )     (0.623 )     0.383      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (0.028 )   $ 2.423     $ (2.333 )   $ (0.149 )   $ 0.879      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.492 )   $ (0.483 )   $ (0.477 )   $ (0.471 )   $ (0.489 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.492 )   $ (0.483 )   $ (0.477 )   $ (0.471 )   $ (0.489 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 9.090     $ 9.610     $ 7.670     $ 10.480     $ 11.100      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(2)
    (0.50 )%     31.98 %     (22.88 )%     (1.38 )%     8.40 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 130,202     $ 196,069     $ 123,810     $ 215,985     $ 116,465      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
Expenses excluding interest and fees
    0.57 %     0.59 %     0.56 %     0.53 %(3)     0.60 %    
Interest and fee expense(4)
    0.13 %     0.11 %     0.32 %     0.31 %     0.39 %    
Total expenses before custodian fee reduction
    0.70 %     0.70 %     0.88 %     0.84 %(3)     0.99 %    
Expenses after custodian fee reduction excluding interest and fees
    0.57 %     0.59 %     0.55 %     0.50 %(3)     0.58 %    
Net investment income
    5.14 %     5.43 %     5.02 %     4.41 %     4.56 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    15 %     46 %     73 %     64 %     54 %    
 
 
 
(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) The investment adviser was allocated a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2007).
 
(4) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions (see Note 1I).

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds 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 seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund primarily invests in investment grade municipal obligations (those rated BBB, Baa or higher), but may also invest in lower rated obligations. The Fund offers four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and 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. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. 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 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.
 
A  Investment Valuation — 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, 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. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Interest rate swaps 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 are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. 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 in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund 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 all 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 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 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 and Related Income — 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. Interest income 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 taxable, if any, and tax-exempt 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. The Fund intends to satisfy conditions which will enable it to designate distributions from the interest income generated by its investments in municipal obligations, which are exempt from regular federal income tax when received by the Fund, as exempt-interest dividends.
 
At December 31, 2010, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $108,585,553 which will 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 will 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. Such

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
capital loss carryforward will expire on December 31, 2012 ($4,273,717), December 31, 2013 ($1,429,405), December 31, 2015 ($12,777,842), December 31, 2016 ($23,678,685), December 31, 2017 ($55,876,213) and December 31, 2018 ($10,549,691). In addition, such capital loss carryforward cannot be utilized prior to the utilization of new capital loss carryforwards, if any, created after December 31, 2010.
 
Additionally, at December 31, 2010, the Fund had a net capital loss of $1,036,244, attributable to security transaction incurred after October 31, 2010. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s taxable year ending December 31, 2011.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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 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.
 
F  Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirement of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of, or a plan of reorganization for, an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
 
G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 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.
 
I  Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held — The Fund may invest in inverse floating rate securities, also referred to as residual interest bonds, whereby the Fund may sell a variable or fixed rate bond to a broker for cash. At the same time, the Fund buys a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of a Special-Purpose Vehicle (the SPV), (which is generally organized as a trust), set up by the broker, often referred to as an inverse floating rate obligation (Inverse Floater). The broker deposits a bond into the SPV with the same CUSIP number as the bond sold to the broker by the Fund, and which may have been, but is not required to be, the bond purchased from the Fund (the Bond). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (Floating Rate Notes) which are sold to third-parties. The Inverse Floater held by the Fund gives the Fund the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to generally tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the broker transfer the Bond held by the SPV to the Fund, thereby terminating the SPV. Should the Fund exercise such right, it would generally pay the broker the par amount due on the Floating Rate Notes and exchange the Inverse Floater for the underlying Bond. Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities, the Fund accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Bond in its Portfolio of Investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the broker for redemption at par at each reset date. Interest expense related to the Fund’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The SPV may be terminated

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
by the Fund, as noted above, or by the broker upon the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the trust agreement, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying Bond, bankruptcy of or payment failure by the issuer of the underlying Bond, the inability to remarket Floating Rate Notes that have been tendered due to insufficient buyers in the market, or the failure by the SPV to obtain renewal of the liquidity agreement under which liquidity support is provided for the Floating Rate Notes up to one year. At December 31, 2010, the amount of the Fund’s Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the related collateral were $92,620,000 and $133,862,748, respectively. The range of interest rates on Floating Rate Notes outstanding at December 31, 2010 was 0.34% to 0.41%. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund’s average Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the average interest rate including fees were $110,700,301 and 0.86%, respectively.
 
The Fund may enter into shortfall and forbearance agreements with the broker by which the Fund agrees to reimburse the broker, in certain circumstances, for the difference between the liquidation value of the Bond held by the SPV and the liquidation value of the Floating Rate Notes, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The Fund had no shortfalls as of December 31, 2010.
 
The Fund may also purchase Inverse Floaters from brokers in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. Such transactions are not required to be treated as secured borrowings. Shortfall agreements, if any, related to Inverse Floaters purchased in a secondary market transaction are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in Inverse Floaters. Inverse floating rate securities typically offer the potential for yields exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality and maturity. These securities tend to underperform the market for fixed rate bonds in a rising long-term interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market for fixed rate bonds when long-term interest rates decline. The value and income of inverse floating rate securities are generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. The Fund’s investment policies do not allow the Fund to borrow money except as permitted by the 1940 Act. Management believes that the Fund’s restrictions on borrowing money and issuing senior securities (other than as specifically permitted) do not apply to Floating Rate Notes issued by the SPV and included as a liability in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. As secured indebtedness issued by an SPV, Floating Rate Notes are distinct from the borrowings and senior securities to which the Fund’s restrictions apply. Inverse Floaters held by the Fund are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
J  Financial Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts. The Fund’s investment in financial futures contracts is designed for hedging against changes in interest rates or as a substitute for the purchase of securities. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
 
K  Interest Rate Swaps — The Fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates, or as substitution for the purchase or sale of securities. Pursuant to these agreements, the Fund makes periodic payments at a fixed interest rate and, in exchange, receives payments based on the interest rate of a benchmark industry index. 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 two rates of interest. The Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.
 
L  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
M  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Fund is the amount included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
2   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards, if any) are made at least annually. 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. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
    Year Ended December 31,      
   
    2010     2009      
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Tax-exempt income
  $ 33,984,168     $ 37,639,025      
Ordinary income
    87,673       53,821      
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $76,941 and accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $76,941 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for accretion of market discount. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
             
Undistributed tax-exempt income
  $ 1,465,930      
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses
  $ (109,621,797 )    
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (35,599,906 )    
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, futures contracts, inverse floaters and accretion of market discount.
 
3   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is based upon a percentage of average daily net assets plus a percentage of gross income (i.e., income other than gains from the sale of securities) as presented in the following table and is payable monthly.
 
                     
    Annual
    Daily
     
Daily Net Assets   Asset Rate     Income Rate      
 
Up to $500 million
    0.300 %     3.00 %    
$500 million up to $1 billion
    0.275       2.75      
$1 billion up to $1.5 billion
    0.250       2.50      
$1.5 billion up to $2 billion
    0.225       2.25      
$2 billion up to $3 billion
    0.200       2.00      
$3 billion and over
    0.175       1.75      
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the investment adviser fee amounted to $3,249,438, representing 0.46% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the year ended December 31, 2010, EVM earned $8,934 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter received $44,533 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2010. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).
 
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
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. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay 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 year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $1,084,738 for Class A shares. The Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class B and Class C Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 5% and 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class B and Class C shares sold, respectively, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respective class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD by each respective class. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $128,353 and $421,031 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, representing 0.75% of the average daily net assets for Class B and Class C shares. At December 31, 2010, the amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class B and Class C Plans were approximately $639,000 and $3,784,000, respectively. The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Fund to make 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 Class B and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $42,785 and $140,345 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
 
5   Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
 
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and 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 eighteen 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. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund’s Class B and Class C Plans. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $20,000, $12,000 and $5,000 of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.
 
6   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $119,738,701 and $300,553,081, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
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:
 
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class A   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    5,975,975       14,920,655      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    1,693,755       2,177,757      
Redemptions
    (19,140,061 )     (29,568,668 )    
Exchange from Class B shares
    266,385       476,586      
 
 
Net decrease
    (11,203,946 )     (11,993,670 )    
 
 
                     
                     

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class B   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    81,435       150,327      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    47,092       66,574      
Redemptions
    (481,142 )     (585,246 )    
Exchange to Class A shares
    (268,011 )     (478,910 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (620,626 )     (847,255 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class C   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    1,386,969       1,892,072      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    154,501       167,692      
Redemptions
    (1,928,886 )     (2,382,951 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (387,416 )     (323,187 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class I   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    6,261,763       8,731,490      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    362,666       281,487      
Redemptions
    (12,704,378 )     (4,747,304 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease)
    (6,079,949 )     4,265,673      
 
 
 
8   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 579,539,146      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 11,841,197      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (47,560,103 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (35,718,906 )    
 
 
 
9   Line of Credit
 
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. 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. At December 31, 2010, the Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $7,000,000, at an interest rate of 1.44%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the line of credit and variable interest rate, the carrying value of the borrowings approximated its fair value at December 31, 2010. The Fund’s average borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2010 were not significant.
 
10   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 financial futures contracts and interest rate swaps 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 December 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
                                     
Futures Contracts
 
                        Net
     
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Unrealized
     
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Appreciation      
 
3/11   207
U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bond
  Short   $ (26,194,479 )   $ (25,279,875 )   $ 914,604      
 
 
 
                                 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
          Annual
  Floating
  Effective Date/
  Net
     
    Notional
    Fixed Rate
  Rate
  Termination
  Unrealized
     
Counterparty   Amount     Paid By Fund   Paid To Fund   Date   Appreciation      
 
Bank of America   $ 13,275,000     4.092%   3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
  February 24, 2011/
February 24, 2041
  $ 119,000      
 
 
 
The effective date represents the date on which the Fund and the counterparty to the interest rate swap contract begin interest payment accruals.
 
At December 31, 2010, 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 objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed-rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts. The Fund also purchases and sells U.S. Treasury futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
The Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts 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 swaps in a liability position. At December 31, 2010, the fair value of interest rate swaps with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was equal to the fair value of the liability derivative related to interest rate swaps included in the table below. The value of securities pledged as collateral, if any, for open interest rate swap contracts at December 31, 2010 is disclosed in a note to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
 
The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including swap contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At December 31, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $119,000, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk at December 31, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value
     
Derivative   Asset Derivative     Liability Derivative      
 
Futures Contracts
  $ 914,604 (1)   $        —      
Interest Rate Swaps
    119,000 (2)            —      
 
 
Total
  $ 1,033,604     $        —      
 
 
 
(1) Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable.
 
(2) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open swap contracts; Net unrealized depreciation.
 
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 year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)      Income(2)       
 
Futures Contracts
  $ (5,244,024 )   $ (2,514,549 )    
Interest Rate Swaps
    (3,636,595 )     (1,752,427 )    
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts and Swap contracts, respectively.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts and Swap contracts, respectively.
 
The average notional amounts of future contracts and interest rate swaps outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2010, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $43,969,000 and $24,170,000, respectively.
 
11   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 December 31, 2010, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Tax-Exempt Investments
  $      —     $ 636,440,240     $      —     $ 636,440,240      
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 636,440,240     $     $ 636,440,240      
 
 
Futures Contracts
  $ 914,604     $     $     $ 914,604      
Interest Rate Swaps
          119,000             119,000      
 
 
Total
  $ 914,604     $ 636,559,240     $     $ 637,473,844      
 
 
 
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At December 31, 2010, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the year then ended was not significant.

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
and Shareholders of Eaton Vance AMT-Free
Municipal Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 16, 2011

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Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2011 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2010. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund’s fiscal year end regarding exempt-interest dividends.
 
Exempt-Interest Dividends. The Fund designates 99.74% of dividends from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance 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 Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing 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 the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual 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
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  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
 
  •  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;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of 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;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management 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 advisory agreement.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, 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 nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of 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, 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
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 continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (formerly Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Bond 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 as well as the 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 agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
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. In particular, the Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in municipal bonds. The Board considered the Adviser’s large municipal bond team, which includes portfolio managers and credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed 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 personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated 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 family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board considered the impact of extraordinary market conditions during 2008 and 2009 on the Fund’s performance relative to its peer universe in light of, among other things, the Adviser’s long-standing strategy of generating current income through investments in higher quality (including insured) municipal bonds with longer maturities. The Board noted that the Adviser had restructured management of the municipal bond team and had implemented additional processes and tools designed to manage credit and interest rate risk. The Board concluded that appropriate actions are being taken by the Adviser to improve Fund performance and that additional time is required to evaluate the effectiveness of such actions.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. 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, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level.
 
After reviewing 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
 
The Board reviewed 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 revenue sharing 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 benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship 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 reasonable.
 
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 the economies of scale 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 benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corporation, “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and “Parametric” refers to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
        Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  During Past Five Years
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   Trust   Service   and Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
1958
  Trustee   Since 2007   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 175 registered investment companies and 1 private investment company managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.     175     Director of EVC.
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty
1963
  Trustee   Since 2005   Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     175     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
1940
  Trustee   Since 2007   Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     175     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries).
                         
William H. Park
1947
  Trustee   Since 2003   Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (an investment management firm) (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).     175     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
1940
  Trustee   Since 2003   Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).     175     None

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
        Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  During Past Five Years
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   Trust   Service   and Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Helen Frame Peters
1948
  Trustee   Since 2008   Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).     175     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).
                         
Lynn A. Stout
1957
  Trustee   Since 1998   Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous academic and professional papers on these areas.     175     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni
1943
  Chairman of
the Board and
Trustee
  Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005   Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).     175     None
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years
 
             
Duncan W. Richardson
1957
  President(3)   Since 2011   Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 88 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
William H. Ahern, Jr.
1959
  Vice President   Since 1995   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 74 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
John R. Baur
1970
  Vice President   Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maria C. Cappellano
1967
  Vice President   Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 48 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Michael A. Cirami
1975
  Vice President   Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Cynthia J. Clemson
1963
  Vice President   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 90 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
John H. Croft
1962
  Vice President   Since 2010   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Charles B. Gaffney
1972
  Vice President   Since 2007   Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   Trust   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)
             
Christine M. Johnston
1972
  Vice President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Aamer Khan
1960
  Vice President   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Thomas H. Luster
1962
  Vice President   Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 54 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Jeffrey A. Rawlins
1961
  Vice President   Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Judith A. Saryan
1954
  Vice President   Since 2003   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 60 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Susan Schiff
1961
  Vice President   Since 2002   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Thomas Seto
1962
  Vice President   Since 2007   Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
David M. Stein
1951
  Vice President   Since 2007   Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Eric A. Stein
1980
  Vice President   Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Originally joined EVM in July 2002. Prior to re-joining EVM in September 2008, Mr. Stein worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2007-2008) and attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Dan R. Strelow
1959
  Vice President   Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Mark S. Venezia
1949
  Vice President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Adam A. Weigold
1975
  Vice President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 69 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Barbara E. Campbell
1957
  Treasurer   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maureen A. Gemma
1960
  Secretary and Chief
Legal Officer
  Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Paul M. O’Neil
1953
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(2) During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).
 
(3) Prior to 2011, Mr. Richardson served as Vice President of the Trust since 2001.
 
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

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Custodian
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Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
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Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
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This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus or summary prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

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Annual Report December 31, 2010 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GROWTH FUND 1.1 AND 1.2
 

 


 

 
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 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, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. Our Privacy Policy only applies 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 adviser broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’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 (the “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 adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, 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 adviser. 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 adviser.
 
 
 
 
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. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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Economic and Market Conditions
 










 








 
U.S. stocks finished 2010 with solid double-digit returns for the major market indices, despite the lingering effects of the Great Recession. (PHOTO OF MICHAEL A. ALLISON)
Michael A. Allison, CFA
  Co-Portfolio Manager

(PHOTO OF YANA S. BARTON)
Yana S. Barton, CFA
  Co-Portfolio Manager
The year overall was bracketed by solid quarters at both ends, with some weakness in the middle. The weakness came as a variety of concerns – including a stubborn European credit crisis, a devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and growing political uncertainties in the U.S. – caused a spike in volatility at midyear, taking many markets down.

The year ended on a decidedly higher note, however, as equity investors seemed encouraged by the continued modest growth of the U.S. economy and by ongoing signs of improvements in corporate business fundamentals. Investment flows started to favor equities over bonds as longer-term interest rates began to rise toward year-end.

The broad-based S&P 500 Index was up 15.06% for the year ended December 31, 2010, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 14.06% and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index rose 18.16%. Growth indices outperformed value indices across all market capitalizations for the year. Meanwhile, small-cap and mid-cap stocks outperformed their larger-cap counterparts by wide margins, although all of the corresponding indices were firmly anchored in positive territory.
 
1 Each of the Funds currently invests its assets in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, a separate registered investment company with the same objective and policies as the Funds. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.
 
2 It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Funds.
 
3 These returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Class I shares are offered at net asset value.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Funds’ current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Management Discussion
  For the year ending December 31, 2010, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1. (PHOTO OF LEWIS R. PIANTEDOSI)
Lewis R. Piantedosi
  Co-Portfolio Manager

(PHOTO OF DUNCAN W. RICHARDSON)
Duncan W. Richardson, CFA
  Co-Portfolio Manager
1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”)1 posted double-digit returns but underperformed the S&P 500 Index (the Index) due to industry allocation and security selection versus the Index.2 The strongest gains for the Index were recorded by the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors, followed by materials and energy, each of which saw returns in excess of 20%. Health care (+3%) and utilities (+6%) posted the lowest returns.

Relative to the Index, the Funds’ overweight and stock selection in health care stocks detracted the most from performance. Selection in pharmaceuticals, in particular, was detrimental to performance. Although a slight underweight in financials was
 

         
Total Return Performance        
12/31/09 – 12/31/10        
         
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1        
 
 
       
Class A3
    12.43 %
Class B3
    11.60  
Class C3
    11.63  
Class I3
    12.49  
Class S3
    12.54  
         
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2        
 
 
       
Class A3
    12.15 %
Class B3
    11.43  
Class C3
    11.28  
Class I3
    12.40  
 
       
S&P 500 Index2
    15.06  
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification2
    12.94  
 
       
See pages 4 through 7 for more performance information, including after-tax returns.
 

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.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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    positive, this was offset by a poor-performing holding in commercial banks and a lack of exposure to real estate investment trusts. In energy, one of the top-performing sectors for the Index, the Funds’ underweighted allocation and stock selection combined to have a negative impact on performance.
  On the positive side, an above-benchmark weighting in industrials made a positive contribution, as did an underweighting in the utilities sector. A machinery stock was the top individual contributor, followed by the Funds’ holdings in textiles, apparel and luxury goods, software, insurance, diversified financial services, and computers and peripherals.
  As always, we thank you for your continued confidence and participation in the Funds.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Funds’ current or future investments and may change due to active management.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 
Top 10 Holdings1
By net assets
         
United Technologies Corp.
    3.1 %
NIKE, Inc., Class B
    2.9  
Apache Corp.
    2.8  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    2.8  
International Business Machines Corp.
    2.6  
Intel Corp.
    2.5  
Deere & Co.
    2.4  
Oracle Corp.
    2.4  
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    2.0  
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    2.0  
 
1   Top 10 Holdings represented 25.5% of the Portfolio’s net assets as of 12/31/10. Excludes cash equivalents.
Sector Weightings2
By net assets
(BAR GRAPH)
 
2   As a percentage of the Portfolio’s net assets as of 12/31/10. Excludes cash equivalents.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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FUND PERFORMANCE
The line graphs and tables set forth on these pages provide information about the performance of the Funds. The line graphs compare the performance of Class A of each of the Funds with that of the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. The lines on the graphs represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of each Fund and the S&P 500 Index. Class A total returns are presented at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The tables include the total returns of each Class of the Funds at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                                         
Performance1
  Class A     Class B     Class C     Class I     Class S  
Share Class Symbol   ETTGX     EMTGX     ECTGX     EITMX     ESTGX  
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
 
One Year
    12.43 %     11.60 %     11.63 %     12.49 %     12.54 %
Five Years
    1.78       1.03       1.02       2.06       1.92  
Ten Years
    1.04       0.29       0.28       1.35       1.18  
Life of Fund
    6.70       5.91       5.76       2.03       1.98  
SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)
 
One Year
    5.94 %     6.60 %     10.63 %     12.49 %     12.54 %
Five Years
    0.58       0.64       1.02       2.06       1.92  
Ten Years
    0.44       0.29       0.28       1.35       1.18  
Life of Fund
    6.28       5.91       5.76       2.03       1.98  
 
Inception Dates – Class A and Class B: 3/28/96; Class C: 8/2/96; Class I: 7/2/99; Class S: 5/14/99
 
1 Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B shares reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. SEC returns for Class C reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year. Class I shares are offered at net asset value.
                                 
Total Annual
                               
Operating Expenses2
  Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I
 
Expense Ratio
    0.91 %     1.67 %     1.66 %     0.67 %
2Source: Prospectus dated 5/1/10.
 
* Source: Lipper Inc. Class A of the Fund commenced investment operations on 3/28/96.
A $10,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class B, Class C, Class I and Class S shares on 12/31/00 would have been valued at $10,291, $10,282, $11,436 and $11,241, respectively, on 12/31/10. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Funds’ current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                                 
Performance1
  Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I
Share Class Symbol
  EXTGX   EYTGX   EZTGX   EITGX
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
 
One Year
    12.15 %     11.43 %     11.28 %     12.40 %
Five Years
    1.61       0.86       0.86       1.90  
Life of Fund
    1.45       0.67       0.67       1.67  
SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)
 
One Year
    5.69 %     6.43 %     10.28 %     12.40 %
Five Years
    0.41       0.47       0.86       1.90  
Life of Fund
    0.84       0.67       0.67       1.67  
 
 Inception Dates – Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I: 2/28/01
 
1 Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B shares reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. SEC returns for Class C reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year. Class I shares are offered at net asset value.
                                 
Total Annual
                               
Operating Expenses2
  Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I
 
Expense Ratio
    1.09 %     1.85 %     1.84 %     0.85 %
2Source: Prospectus dated 5/1/10.
 
* Source: Lipper Inc. Class A of the Fund commenced investment operations on 2/28/01.
A $10,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class B shares, Class C shares, and Class I shares on 2/28/01 (commencement of operations) would have been valued at $10,678, $10,677, and $11,766, respectively, on 12/31/10. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Funds’ current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 Average Annual Total Returns1
(For the periods ended December 31, 2010)
 

Class A Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV)
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    12.43 %     1.78 %     1.04 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    12.26       1.58       0.91  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    8.30       1.51       0.88  
Class A Returns at Public Offering Price (POP)
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    5.94 %     0.58 %     0.44 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    5.78       0.39       0.31  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    4.07       0.48       0.37  
Class B Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    11.60 %     1.03 %     0.29 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    11.59       1.01       0.28  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    7.55       0.88       0.24  
Class B Returns at POP
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    6.60 %     0.64 %     0.29 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    6.59       0.62       0.28  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    4.30       0.55       0.24  

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Class C Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    11.63 %     1.02 %     0.28 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    11.57       0.92       0.23  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    7.64       0.86       0.23  
Class C Returns at POP
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    10.63 %     1.02 %     0.28 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    10.57       0.92       0.23  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    6.99       0.86       0.23  
Class I Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    12.49 %     2.06 %     1.35 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    12.27       1.80       1.17  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    8.41       1.74       1.14  
Class S Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    12.54 %     1.92 %     1.18  
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    12.37       1.66       1.02  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    8.39       1.57       0.97  
Class A and Class B of the Fund commenced investment operations on 3/28/96, Class C commenced operations on 8/2/96, Class I commenced operations on 7/2/99, and Class S commenced operations on 5/14/99. Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge and applicable CDSC, while Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) do not.


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
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FUND PERFORMANCE
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 Average Annual Total Returns1
(For the periods ended December 31, 2010)
 

Class A Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV)
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    12.15 %     1.61 %     1.45 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    12.01       1.43       1.34  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    8.09       1.36       1.23  
Class A Returns at Public Offering Price (POP)
                         
    One Year   Five Years Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    5.69 %     0.41 %     0.84 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    5.55       0.24       0.73  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    3.88       0.34       0.71  
Class B Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    11.43 %     0.86 %     0.67 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    11.43       0.82       0.65  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    7.43       0.73       0.57  
Class B Returns at POP
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    6.43 %     0.47 %     0.67 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    6.43       0.43       0.65  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    4.18       0.40       0.57  

Class C Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    11.28 %     0.86 %     0.67 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    11.26       0.80       0.64  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    7.36       0.73       0.57  
Class C Returns at POP
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    10.28 %     0.86 %     0.67 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    10.26       0.80       0.64  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    6.71       0.73       0.57  
Class I Returns at NAV
                         
    One Year   Five Years   Life of Fund
 
                       
Return Before Taxes
    12.40 %     1.90 %     1.67 %
Return After Taxes on Distributions
    12.22       1.68       1.53  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
    8.31       1.61       1.42  
 
                       
Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I of the Fund commenced investment operations on 2/28/01. Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge and applicable CDSC, while Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) do not.


 
1  “Return Before Taxes” does not take into consideration shareholder taxes. It is most relevant to tax-free or tax-deferred shareholder accounts. “Return After Taxes on Distributions” reflects the impact of federal income taxes due on Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who continue to hold their shares. “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” also reflects the impact of taxes on capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who sell their shares.
 
  After-tax returns are calculated using certain assumptions. After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions for a period may be the same as Return Before Taxes for the same period because no taxable distributions were made during that period or because the taxable portion of distributions made during the period was insignificant. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FUND EXPENSES
 
 
Example: As a shareholder of a Fund, 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 or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund 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 (July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010).
 
Actual Expenses: The first section of the tables 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 tables 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 return of the Fund. 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 tables 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 tables 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.
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
 
                             
    Beginning Account Value
    Ending Account Value
    Expenses Paid During Period*
     
    (7/1/10)     (12/31/10)     (7/1/10 – 12/31/10)      
 
 
Actual
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,225.60       $4.82      
Class B
    $1,000.00       $1,221.10       $9.01      
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,221.20       $9.01      
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,227.80       $3.37      
Class S
    $1,000.00       $1,226.90       $3.93      
                             
                             
 
 
                             
Hypothetical
                           
(5% return per year before expenses)
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,020.90       $4.38      
Class B
    $1,000.00       $1,017.10       $8.19      
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,017.10       $8.19      
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,022.20       $3.06      
Class S
    $1,000.00       $1,021.70       $3.57      
 
  *   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.86% for Class A shares, 1.61% for Class B shares, 1.61% for Class C shares, 0.60% for Class I shares and 0.70% for Class S shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 June 30, 2010. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.  

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FUND EXPENSES CONT’D
 
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
 
                             
    Beginning Account Value
    Ending Account Value
    Expenses Paid During Period*
     
    (7/1/10)     (12/31/10)     (7/1/10 – 12/31/10)      
 
 
Actual
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,224.40       $5.89      
Class B
    $1,000.00       $1,220.20       $10.07      
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,218.90       $10.07      
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,225.50       $4.49      
                             
                             
 
 
                             
Hypothetical
                           
(5% return per year before expenses)
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,019.90       $5.35      
Class B
    $1,000.00       $1,016.10       $9.15      
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,016.10       $9.15      
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,021.20       $4.08      
 
  *   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.05% for Class A shares, 1.80% for Class B shares, 1.80% for Class C shares and 0.80% for Class I shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 June 30, 2010. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.  

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
                     
    Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
As of December 31, 2010   Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
 
 
Assets
 
Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $762,503,134 and $348,199,149, respectively)
  $ 1,323,652,376     $ 538,772,759      
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    764,858       1,204,473      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 1,324,417,234     $ 539,977,232      
 
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
  $ 1,525,302     $ 1,542,192      
Payable to affiliates:
                   
Administration fee
          68,215      
Distribution and service fees
    463,646       235,232      
Trustees’ fees
    125       125      
Accrued expenses
    355,757       166,653      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 2,344,830     $ 2,012,417      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 1,322,072,404     $ 537,964,815      
 
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Paid-in capital
  $ 1,554,608,338     $ 604,415,992      
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio
    (793,807,840 )     (257,048,114 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    122,664       12,544      
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio
    561,149,242       190,584,393      
 
 
Total
  $ 1,322,072,404     $ 537,964,815      
 
 
Class A Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 1,000,249,067     $ 332,251,119      
Shares Outstanding
    41,989,671       30,998,232      
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
                   
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 23.82     $ 10.72      
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
                   
(100 ¸ 94.25 of net asset value per share)
  $ 25.27     $ 11.37      
 
 
Class B Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 32,084,356     $ 39,520,385      
Shares Outstanding
    1,383,345       3,754,543      
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
                   
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 23.19     $ 10.53      
 
 
Class C Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 264,689,254     $ 154,492,660      
Shares Outstanding
    12,238,893       14,753,180      
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
                   
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 21.63     $ 10.47      
 
 
Class I Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 12,494,762     $ 11,700,651      
Shares Outstanding
    558,395       1,089,392      
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
                   
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 22.38     $ 10.74      
 
 
Class S Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 12,554,965     $      
Shares Outstanding
    520,677            
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
                   
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 24.11     $      
 
 
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.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statement of Operations
 
                     
    Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010   Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
 
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $299,372 and $127,871, respectively)
  $ 24,898,912     $ 10,491,025      
Interest allocated from Portfolio
    20,389       8,571      
Expenses allocated from Portfolio
    (6,213,871 )     (2,620,757 )    
 
 
Total investment income from Portfolio
  $ 18,705,430     $ 7,878,839      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Expenses
 
Administration fee
  $     $ 825,321      
Distribution and service fees
                   
Class A
    2,456,862       821,745      
Class B
    397,221       558,727      
Class C
    2,637,261       1,563,172      
Class S
    21,504            
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    500       500      
Custodian fee
    30,492       30,431      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    1,295,961       588,593      
Legal and accounting services
    21,524       21,544      
Printing and postage
    98,929       68,008      
Registration fees
    58,139       61,981      
Miscellaneous
    366,960       208,313      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 7,385,353     $ 4,748,335      
 
 
                     
Net investment income
  $ 11,320,077     $ 3,130,504      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
                   
Investment transactions
  $ 65,249,092     $      
Net realized gain (loss) from Portfolio —
                   
Investment transactions(1)
    129,479,966       14,323,120      
Foreign currency transactions
    (846 )     (324 )    
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 194,728,212     $ 14,322,796      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Portfolio —
                   
Investments
  $ (58,016,497 )   $ 41,631,535      
Foreign currency
    8,132       (1,437 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (58,008,365 )   $ 41,630,098      
 
 
                     
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 136,719,847     $ 55,952,894      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 148,039,924     $ 59,083,398      
 
 
 
(1)  Includes $130,864,683 and $14,160,804, respectively, of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010                
Increase (Decrease)
  Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
in Net Assets   Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 11,320,077     $ 3,130,504      
Net realized gain from investment transactions and foreign currency
    194,728,212       14,322,796      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    (58,008,365 )     41,630,098      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 148,039,924     $ 59,083,398      
 
 
Distributions to shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
                   
Class A
  $ (9,964,882 )   $ (2,832,886 )    
Class B
    (14,674 )          
Class C
    (1,004,794 )     (185,905 )    
Class I
    (85,807 )     (99,592 )    
Class S
    (132,970 )          
 
 
Total distributions to shareholders
  $ (11,203,127 )   $ (3,118,383 )    
 
 
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
                   
Proceeds from sale of shares
                   
Class A
  $ 4,775,540     $ 12,915,118      
Class B
    968,446       1,363,288      
Class C
    1,837,552       4,592,939      
Class I
    185,709,003       112,136,769      
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
                   
Class A
    7,995,867       2,279,682      
Class B
    12,158            
Class C
    756,538       138,665      
Class I
    36,216       45,445      
Class S
    30,497            
Cost of shares redeemed
                   
Class A
    (169,957,005 )     (92,264,571 )    
Class B
    (7,613,481 )     (13,141,803 )    
Class C
    (46,819,239 )     (35,268,580 )    
Class I
    (186,770,485 )     (111,169,349 )    
Class S
    (5,281,199 )          
Net asset value of shares exchanged
                   
Class A
    17,627,048       37,617,055      
Class B
    (17,627,048 )     (37,617,055 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions
  $ (214,319,592 )   $ (118,372,397 )    
 
 
                     
Net decrease in net assets
  $ (77,482,795 )   $ (62,407,382 )    
 
 
                     
                     
                     
Net Assets                
 
At beginning of year
  $ 1,399,555,199     $ 600,372,197      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 1,322,072,404     $ 537,964,815      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of year
  $ 122,664     $ 12,544      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009                
Increase (Decrease)
  Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
in Net Assets   Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 16,062,615     $ 5,168,875      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment and foreign currency transactions
    78,002,768       (24,339,752 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    166,970,861       129,544,775      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 261,036,244     $ 110,373,898      
 
 
Distributions to shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
                   
Class A
  $ (13,682,974 )   $ (4,079,373 )    
Class B
    (133,899 )     (171,752 )    
Class C
    (2,199,655 )     (918,655 )    
Class I
    (66,198 )     (99,574 )    
Class S
    (221,624 )          
Tax return of capital
                   
Class A
    (120,288 )     (63,873 )    
Class B
    (1,177 )     (2,689 )    
Class C
    (19,337 )     (14,384 )    
Class I
    (582 )     (1,559 )    
Class S
    (1,948 )          
 
 
Total distributions to shareholders
  $ (16,447,682 )   $ (5,351,859 )    
 
 
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
                   
Proceeds from sale of shares
                   
Class A
  $ 6,100,394     $ 28,973,785      
Class B
    1,321,337       1,384,861      
Class C
    2,916,526       7,078,810      
Class I
    246,056,019       140,022,765      
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
                   
Class A
    11,383,204       3,370,297      
Class B
    114,216       149,964      
Class C
    1,671,112       707,817      
Class I
    7,544       30,559      
Class S
    12,331            
Cost of shares redeemed
                   
Class A
    (200,335,430 )     (114,627,326 )    
Class B
    (14,923,185 )     (32,256,080 )    
Class C
    (58,403,226 )     (41,214,287 )    
Class I
    (239,111,060 )     (135,557,954 )    
Class S
    (4,813,874 )          
Net asset value of shares exchanged
                   
Class A
    56,484,461       42,301,475      
Class B
    (56,484,461 )     (42,301,475 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions
  $ (248,004,092 )   $ (141,936,789 )    
 
 
                     
Net decrease in net assets
  $ (3,415,530 )   $ (36,914,750 )    
 
 
                     
                     
                     
Net Assets                
 
At beginning of year
  $ 1,402,970,729     $ 637,286,947      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 1,399,555,199     $ 600,372,197      
 
 
 
Accumulated undistributed
(distributions in excess of)
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of year
  $ (16,617 )   $ 4,471      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class A
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 21.400     $ 17.660     $ 26.930     $ 26.130     $ 23.310      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.226     $ 0.260     $ 0.333     $ 0.315     $ 0.258      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    2.433       3.768       (9.236 )     0.819       2.839      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 2.659     $ 4.028     $ (8.903 )   $ 1.134     $ 3.097      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.239 )   $ (0.285 )   $ (0.367 )   $ (0.332 )   $ (0.277 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.003 )           (0.002 )     (0.000 )(2)    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.239 )   $ (0.288 )   $ (0.367 )   $ (0.334 )   $ (0.277 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 23.820     $ 21.400     $ 17.660     $ 26.930     $ 26.130      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    12.43 %     22.79 %     (33.04 )%     4.32 %     13.28 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 1,000,249     $ 1,036,371     $ 979,380     $ 1,624,818     $ 1,491,828      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    0.87 %     0.91 %     0.86 %     0.82 %     0.80 %    
Net investment income
    1.04 %     1.42 %     1.45 %     1.16 %     1.05 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(6)
    8 %                            
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(6) Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class B
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 20.790     $ 17.100     $ 25.780     $ 24.920     $ 22.170      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.059     $ 0.127     $ 0.145     $ 0.103     $ 0.065      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    2.352       3.617       (8.789 )     0.781       2.690      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 2.411     $ 3.744     $ (8.644 )   $ 0.884     $ 2.755      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.011 )   $ (0.054 )   $ (0.036 )   $ (0.024 )   $ (0.005 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.000 )(2)           (0.000 )(2)     (0.000 )(2)    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.011 )   $ (0.054 )   $ (0.036 )   $ (0.024 )   $ (0.005 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 23.190     $ 20.790     $ 17.100     $ 25.780     $ 24.920      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    11.60 %     21.89 %     (33.53 )%     3.55 %     12.43 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 32,084     $ 52,538     $ 115,096     $ 405,461     $ 805,778      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    1.62 %     1.67 %     1.61 %     1.57 %     1.55 %    
Net investment income
    0.28 %     0.73 %     0.64 %     0.40 %     0.28 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(6)
    8 %                            
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(6) Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class C
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 19.450     $ 16.080     $ 24.480     $ 23.780     $ 21.240      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.057     $ 0.112     $ 0.144     $ 0.100     $ 0.065      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    2.205       3.412       (8.362 )     0.738       2.571      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 2.262     $ 3.524     $ (8.218 )   $ 0.838     $ 2.636      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.082 )   $ (0.153 )   $ (0.182 )   $ (0.137 )   $ (0.096 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.001 )           (0.001 )     (0.000 )(2)    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.082 )   $ (0.154 )   $ (0.182 )   $ (0.138 )   $ (0.096 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 21.630     $ 19.450     $ 16.080     $ 24.480     $ 23.780      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    11.63 %     21.90 %     (33.56 )%     3.52 %     12.41 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 264,689     $ 281,787     $ 286,459     $ 538,593     $ 597,399      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    1.62 %     1.66 %     1.61 %     1.57 %     1.55 %    
Net investment income
    0.29 %     0.67 %     0.69 %     0.41 %     0.29 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(6)
    8 %                            
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(6) Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class I
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 20.160     $ 16.640     $ 25.400     $ 24.630     $ 21.990      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.239     $ 0.263     $ 0.250     $ 0.286     $ 0.240      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    2.279       3.594       (8.580 )     0.885       2.732      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 2.518     $ 3.857     $ (8.330 )   $ 1.171     $ 2.972      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.298 )   $ (0.334 )   $ (0.430 )   $ (0.399 )   $ (0.332 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.003 )           (0.002 )     (0.000 )(2)    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.298 )   $ (0.337 )   $ (0.430 )   $ (0.401 )   $ (0.332 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 22.380     $ 20.160     $ 16.640     $ 25.400     $ 24.630      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    12.49 %     23.16 %     (32.77 )%     4.73 %     13.51 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 12,495     $ 12,424     $ 4,002     $ 19,344     $ 18,150      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    0.62 %     0.67 %     0.61 %     0.58 %     0.55 %    
Net investment income
    1.17 %     1.52 %     1.19 %     1.12 %     1.00 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(6)
    8 %                            
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(4) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(6) Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class S
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 21.650     $ 17.840     $ 27.170     $ 26.330     $ 23.470      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.254     $ 0.299     $ 0.372     $ 0.354     $ 0.288      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    2.462       3.806       (9.323 )     0.830       2.852      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 2.716     $ 4.105     $ (8.951 )   $ 1.184     $ 3.140      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.256 )   $ (0.292 )   $ (0.379 )   $ 0.342     $ (0.280 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.003 )           (0.002 )     (0.000 )(2)    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.256 )   $ (0.295 )   $ (0.379 )   $ (0.344 )   $ (0.280 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 24.110     $ 21.650     $ 17.840     $ 27.170     $ 26.330      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    12.54 %     22.99 %     (32.93 )%     4.48 %     13.37 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 12,555     $ 16,435     $ 18,033     $ 30,910     $ 33,127      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    0.76 %     0.72 %     0.71 %     0.68 %     0.68 %    
Net investment income
    1.15 %     1.62 %     1.60 %     1.29 %     1.17 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(6)
    8 %                            
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(4) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(6) Percentage includes both the Fund’s contributions to and withdrawals from the Portfolio and purchases and sales of securities held directly by the Fund.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class A
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 9.640     $ 7.960     $ 12.130     $ 11.770     $ 10.500      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.084     $ 0.102     $ 0.133     $ 0.124     $ 0.099      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.088       1.697       (4.150 )     0.365       1.274      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.172     $ 1.799     $ (4.017 )   $ 0.489     $ 1.373      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.092 )   $ (0.117 )   $ (0.153 )   $ (0.128 )   $ (0.103 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.002 )           (0.001 )          
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.092 )   $ (0.119 )   $ (0.153 )   $ (0.129 )   $ (0.103 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 10.720     $ 9.640     $ 7.960     $ 12.130     $ 11.770      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(2)
    12.15 %     22.59 %     (33.10 )%     4.13 %     13.07 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 332,251     $ 337,780     $ 321,130     $ 645,235     $ 661,149      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(3)(4)
    1.06 %     1.09 %     1.02 %     0.96 %     0.95 %    
Net investment income
    0.86 %     1.23 %     1.28 %     1.01 %     0.90 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(4) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class B
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 9.450     $ 7.780     $ 11.820     $ 11.460     $ 10.230      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.009     $ 0.042     $ 0.053     $ 0.031     $ 0.015      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.071       1.648       (4.030 )     0.359       1.230      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.080     $ 1.690     $ (3.977 )   $ 0.390     $ 1.245      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $     $ (0.020 )   $ (0.063 )   $ (0.030 )   $ (0.015 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.000 )(2)           (0.000 )(2)          
 
 
Total distributions
  $     $ (0.020 )   $ (0.063 )   $ (0.030 )   $ (0.015 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 10.530     $ 9.450     $ 7.780     $ 11.820     $ 11.460      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    11.43 %     21.71 %     (33.64 )%     3.39 %     12.17 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 39,520     $ 84,049     $ 139,837     $ 279,132     $ 327,224      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    1.81 %     1.85 %     1.77 %     1.71 %     1.70 %    
Net investment income
    0.10 %     0.53 %     0.53 %     0.26 %     0.14 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class C
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 9.420     $ 7.780     $ 11.820     $ 11.470     $ 10.230      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.010     $ 0.039     $ 0.054     $ 0.031     $ 0.016      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.053       1.653       (4.032 )     0.356       1.244      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.063     $ 1.692     $ (3.978 )   $ 0.387     $ 1.260      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.013 )   $ (0.051 )   $ (0.062 )   $ (0.037 )   $ (0.020 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.001 )           (0.000 )(2)          
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.013 )   $ (0.052 )   $ (0.062 )   $ (0.037 )   $ (0.020 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 10.470     $ 9.420     $ 7.780     $ 11.820     $ 11.470      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(3)
    11.28 %     21.74 %     (33.65 )%     3.37 %     12.32 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 154,493     $ 168,916     $ 173,161     $ 338,284     $ 351,954      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(4)(5)
    1.80 %     1.84 %     1.77 %     1.71 %     1.70 %    
Net investment income
    0.11 %     0.49 %     0.53 %     0.26 %     0.15 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(2) Less than $0.001 per share.
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(5) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class I
   
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 9.660     $ 7.970     $ 12.160     $ 11.790     $ 10.510      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 0.103     $ 0.115     $ 0.127     $ 0.145     $ 0.126      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.095       1.716       (4.132 )     0.385       1.285      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.198     $ 1.831     $ (4.005 )   $ 0.530     $ 1.411      
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.118 )   $ (0.139 )   $ (0.185 )   $ (0.158 )   $ (0.131 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.002 )           (0.002 )          
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.118 )   $ (0.141 )   $ (0.185 )   $ (0.160 )   $ (0.131 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 10.740     $ 9.660     $ 7.970     $ 12.160     $ 11.790      
 
 
                                             
Total Return(2)
    12.40 %     22.96 %     (32.92 )%     4.48 %     13.41 %    
 
 
                                             
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 11,701     $ 9,627     $ 3,160     $ 14,398     $ 11,762      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(3)(4)
    0.80 %     0.85 %     0.77 %     0.71 %     0.70 %    
Net investment income
    1.04 %     1.38 %     1.25 %     1.18 %     1.13 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
 
(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) Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.
 
(4) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1) and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2) (each a “Fund”, and collectively the “Funds”) are diversified series of the Eaton Vance Mutual Funds 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. Each Fund currently offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares. Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 Class S shares were issued in a one-time offering and are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B and 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. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 is closed to new accounts. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in each 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 a Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. Each Fund typically invests all of its investable assets in interests in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Funds. The value of each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Funds’ proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (14.6% and 6.0% for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, respectively, at December 31, 2010). The performance of each 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 Funds’ financial statements.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
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 — Each 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 — Each 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. At December 31, 2010, Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will 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 amounts and expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards are as follows:
 
                     
Fund   Amount     Expiration Date      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
  $ 20,145,448       December 31, 2011      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
  $ 1,943,650       December 31, 2013      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
  $ 5,627,596       December 31, 2016      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
  $ 10,124,862       December 31, 2017      
 
In addition, such capital loss carryforward cannot be utilized prior to the utilization of new capital loss carryovers, if any, created after December 31, 2010.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, capital loss carryforwards of $80,407,441 and $325,776 were utilized to offset net realized gains by Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, respectively.
 
Additionally, at December 31, 2010, Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 had a net capital loss of $213,220 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2010. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2’s taxable year ending December 31, 2011.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
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 Funds. Pursuant to the respective custodian agreements, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance each Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce each Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations.
 
F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 each 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, each Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred.
 
H  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
2   Distributions to Shareholders
 
It is the present policy of each 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 (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). 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 a Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
    Year Ended December 31, 2010
    Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
    Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Ordinary income
  $ 11,203,127     $ 3,118,383      
 
                     
    Year Ended December 31, 2009
    Tax-Managed
  Tax-Managed
   
    Growth Fund 1.1   Growth Fund 1.2    
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Ordinary income
  $ 16,304,350     $ 5,269,354      
Tax return of capital
  $ 143,332     $ 82,505      
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the following amounts were reclassified due to expired capital loss carryforwards and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for foreign currency gain (loss), investments in partnerships, redemptions in-kind and the timing of recognition for litigation proceeds received:
 
                     
    Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
    Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
Increase (decrease):
                   
Paid-in capital
  $ 141,654,231     $ 21,888,056      
Accumulated net realized (loss)
  $ (141,676,562 )   $ (21,884,008 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
  $ 22,331     $ (4,048 )    
 
These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
    Tax-Managed
    Tax-Managed
     
    Growth Fund 1.1     Growth Fund 1.2      
 
Undistributed income
  $ 117,827     $ 10,371      
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses
  $     $ (38,054,776 )    
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (232,653,761 )   $ (28,406,772 )    
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to partnership allocations, investments in partnerships and wash sales.
 
3   Transactions with Affiliates
 
Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator to the Funds. EVM receives no compensation from Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 for such services. For Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, EVM receives a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the administration fee for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 amounted to $825,321. 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 serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Funds and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2010. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A, Class B and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:
 
                     
    EVM’s
           
    Sub-Transfer
    EVD’s Class A
     
Fund   Agent Fees     Sales Charges      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
  $ 77,860     $ 18,141      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
  $ 31,940     $ 22,508      
 
Except for Trustees of the Funds and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Funds out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
 
4   Distribution Plans
 
Each Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class A Plan provides that each Fund will pay 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 each 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 year ended December 31, 2010 for Class A shares amounted to the following:
 
             
    Class A
     
    Distribution and
     
Fund   Service Fees      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
    $2,456,862      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    $ 821,745      
 
Each Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Class B and Class C Plans require each Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to each respective Fund. Each Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 5% and 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 for Class B and Class C shares sold, respectively, and 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 for both Class B and Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respective class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD by each respective class. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees, representing 0.75% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s Class B and Class C shares:
 
                     
    Class B
    Class C
     
Fund   Distribution Fees     Distribution Fees      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
    $297,916       $1,977,945      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    $419,045       $1,172,379      
 
At December 31, 2010, the amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class B and Class C Plans were approximately as follows:
 
                     
Fund   Class B     Class C      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
    $37,389,000       $103,691,000      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    $13,427,000       $30,351,000      

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
The Class B and Class C Plans also authorize the Funds to make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 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 Class B and Class C sales commissions and distribution fees and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to the following:
 
                     
    Class B
    Class C
     
Fund   Service Fees     Service Fees      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
  $ 99,305     $ 659,316      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
  $ 139,682     $ 390,793      
 
Pursuant to a servicing agreement, the Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 pays EVD a service fee of 0.10% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class S shares, all of which is paid by EVD to a sub-agent. Prior to June 1, 2010, the Fund paid EVD a service fee of 0.20% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class S shares, one-half of which was paid by EVD to a sub-agent. Service fees paid or accrued and the effective annual rate for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $21,504 and 0.15%, respectively for Class S shares.
 
5   Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
 
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and 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. The CDSC for Class B shares is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Funds’ Class B and Class C Plans. CDSCs received on Class B and Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A, Class B, and Class C shareholders:
 
                             
Fund   Class A     Class B     Class C      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
  $ 218     $ 43,021     $ 2,190      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    614       28,013       4,209      
 
6   Investment Transactions
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, increases and decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated as follows:
 
                     
Fund   Increases     Decreases      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
  $ 63,978,600     $ 296,243,129 *    
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    4,411,104       131,240,537      
 
* Included in the decrease in the investment in the Portfolio is the receipt of common stock through redemptions in-kind that was subsequently sold for $65,575,626.
 
Purchases and sales of investments directly held by Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, aggregated $40,027,151 and $106,725,157, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio include distributions of common stock as the result of redemptions in-kind, as follows:
 
             
    Redemptions
     
Fund   In-Kind      
 
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
  $ 181,745,544      
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    101,385,816      
 
7   Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Each 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 Funds) and classes. Sales and redemptions of Class I shares include shares purchased and redeemed in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program, a program designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing net redemptions of their shares. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
    Year Ended December 31,
Class A   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    213,782       305,213      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    335,538       526,716      
Redemptions
    (7,791,044 )     (11,167,987 )    
Exchange from Class B shares
    804,191       3,295,457      
 
 
Net decrease
    (6,437,533 )     (7,040,601 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class B   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    45,832       75,488      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    524       5,441      
Redemptions
    (359,335 )     (872,624 )    
Exchange to Class A shares
    (830,306 )     (3,411,805 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (1,143,285 )     (4,203,500 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class C   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    91,990       167,874      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    34,961       85,087      
Redemptions
    (2,372,754 )     (3,580,637 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (2,245,803 )     (3,327,676 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class I   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    9,071,768       14,470,163      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    1,617       371      
Redemptions
    (9,131,361 )     (14,094,626 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease)
    (57,976 )     375,908      
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class S   2010     2009      
 
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    1,264       564      
Redemptions
    (239,534 )     (252,732 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (238,270 )     (252,168 )    
 
 
 
 
 
                     
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
    Year Ended December 31,
Class A   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    1,305,634       3,545,050      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    212,676       346,237      
Redemptions
    (9,392,897 )     (14,202,511 )    
Exchange from Class B shares
    3,818,677       4,998,996      
 
 
Net decrease
    (4,055,910 )     (5,312,228 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class B   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    138,678       171,384      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
          15,719      
Redemptions
    (1,372,426 )     (4,130,850 )    
Exchange to Class A shares
    (3,904,320 )     (5,132,625 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (5,138,068 )     (9,076,372 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class C   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    475,076       886,610      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    13,231       74,398      
Redemptions
    (3,675,027 )     (5,279,847 )    
 
 
Net decrease
    (3,186,720 )     (4,318,839 )    
 
 
                     
                     
    Year Ended December 31,
Class I   2010     2009      
 
Sales
    11,372,183       17,329,932      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    4,230       3,134      
Redemptions
    (11,284,074 )     (16,732,611 )    
 
 
Net increase
    92,339       600,455      
 
 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (collectively the “Funds”) (each a fund constituting the Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 as of December 31, 2010
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2011 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2010. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Funds’ fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
 
Qualified Dividend Income. Each Fund designates approximately the following amounts, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.
 
Tax Managed Growth Fund 1.1 $25,166,104
Tax Managed Growth Fund 1.2 $10,580,413
 
Dividends Received Deduction. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Funds’ dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Funds’ fiscal 2010 ordinary income dividends, the following percentages qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
 
Tax Managed Growth Fund 1.1 100.00%
Tax Managed Growth Fund 1.2 100.00%

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Common Stocks — 98.7%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 4.5%
 
Boeing Co. (The)
    970,517     $ 63,335,939      
General Dynamics Corp. 
    473,021       33,565,570      
Honeywell International, Inc. 
    290,022       15,417,570      
Lockheed Martin Corp. 
    19,800       1,384,218      
Northrop Grumman Corp. 
    43,336       2,807,306      
Raytheon Co. 
    53,403       2,474,695      
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    166,153       9,680,074      
United Technologies Corp. 
    3,535,573       278,320,307      
 
 
            $ 406,985,679      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.5%
 
FedEx Corp. 
    713,997     $ 66,408,861      
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
    992,540       72,038,553      
 
 
            $ 138,447,414      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 0.3%
 
Johnson Controls, Inc. 
    748,655     $ 28,598,621      
 
 
            $ 28,598,621      
 
 
 
 
Automobiles — 0.0%(2)
 
DaimlerChrysler AG(1)
    17,284     $ 1,168,053      
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 
    800       27,736      
 
 
            $ 1,195,789      
 
 
 
 
Beverages — 5.3%
 
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A
    393,146     $ 27,327,579      
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
    156,213       10,875,549      
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    2,684,790       176,578,638      
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 
    31,501       788,470      
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B
    186,000       9,335,340      
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    3,866,073       252,570,549      
 
 
            $ 477,476,125      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 1.8%
 
Amgen, Inc.(1)
    2,830,119     $ 155,373,533      
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)
    3,543       237,558      
Genzyme Corp.(1)
    22,226       1,582,491      
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
    246,207       8,922,542      
 
 
            $ 166,116,124      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 4.2%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
    73,681     $ 4,240,342      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
    866,758       26,176,092      
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    718,360       12,291,140      
E*Trade Financial Corp.(1)
    4,593       73,488      
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B
    31,821       832,756      
Franklin Resources, Inc. 
    539,468       59,994,236      
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    557,466       93,743,483      
Legg Mason, Inc. 
    96,941       3,516,050      
Morgan Stanley
    2,576,626       70,109,993      
Northern Trust Corp. 
    714,489       39,589,835      
State Street Corp. 
    759,119       35,177,574      
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 
    323,743       20,894,373      
UBS AG(1)
    29,488       485,667      
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A
    273,635       9,656,579      
 
 
            $ 376,781,608      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 1.2%
 
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 
    7,660     $ 696,677      
Ashland, Inc. 
    30,391       1,545,686      
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
    152,627       5,210,686      
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    926,633       46,220,454      
Ecolab, Inc. 
    380,814       19,200,642      
Monsanto Co. 
    347,901       24,227,826      
PPG Industries, Inc. 
    4,400       369,908      
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 
    173,486       11,547,228      
 
 
            $ 109,019,107      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 3.1%
 
Bank of Montreal
    33,047     $ 1,902,516      
BB&T Corp. 
    909,195       23,902,736      
Comerica, Inc. 
    209,267       8,839,438      
Fifth Third Bancorp
    1,280,030       18,790,840      
First Horizon National Corp.(1)
    8,756       103,146      
HSBC Holdings PLC
    220,592       2,252,569      
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR
    35,973       1,836,062      
KeyCorp
    111,426       986,120      
M&T Bank Corp. 
    17,293       1,505,356      
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 
    157,890       1,092,599      
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    111,383       6,763,176      
Regions Financial Corp. 
    250,097       1,750,679      
Royal Bank of Canada
    148,562       7,778,706      
Societe Generale
    492,017       26,473,686      
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 
    269,585       7,955,453      
Synovus Financial Corp. 
    10,960       28,934      
Toronto-Dominion Bank
    17,915       1,331,264      
Trustmark Corp. 
    102,713       2,551,391      
U.S. Bancorp
    2,819,198       76,033,770      
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    2,679,137       83,026,456      
Zions Bancorporation
    63,405       1,536,303      
 
 
            $ 276,441,200      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%
 
Avery Dennison Corp. 
    31,594     $ 1,337,690      
Cintas Corp. 
    61,121       1,708,943      
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 
    15,870       383,737      
Waste Management, Inc. 
    108,828       4,012,488      
 
 
            $ 7,442,858      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 4.0%
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
    6,781,530     $ 137,190,352      
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1)
    459,780       16,975,078      
Motorola, Inc.(1)
    1,148,557       10,417,412      
Nokia Oyj ADR
    1,721,613       17,767,046      
QUALCOMM, Inc. 
    3,122,231       154,519,212      
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR
    1,750,000       20,177,500      
 
 
            $ 357,046,600      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 3.1%
 
Apple, Inc.(1)
    326,406     $ 105,285,519      
Dell, Inc.(1)
    4,030,315       54,610,768      
EMC Corp.(1)
    2,586,992       59,242,117      
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    938,911       39,528,153      
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1)
    9,624       335,108      
NetApp, Inc.(1)
    417,589       22,950,692      
 
 
            $ 281,952,357      
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(2)
 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1)
    15,479     $ 709,712      
 
 
            $ 709,712      
 
 
 
 
Construction Materials — 0.0%(2)
 
Vulcan Materials Co. 
    22,102     $ 980,445      
 
 
            $ 980,445      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.6%
 
American Express Co. 
    788,648     $ 33,848,772      
Capital One Financial Corp. 
    80,225       3,414,376      
Discover Financial Services
    830,375       15,386,849      
SLM Corp.(1)
    10,200       128,418      
 
 
            $ 52,778,415      
 
 
 
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%(2)
 
Bemis Co., Inc. 
    79,135     $ 2,584,549      
 
 
            $ 2,584,549      
 
 
 
Distributors — 0.1%
 
Genuine Parts Co. 
    188,424     $ 9,673,688      
 
 
            $ 9,673,688      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(2)
 
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(1)
    10,812     $ 426,966      
H&R Block, Inc. 
    22,181       264,176      
 
 
            $ 691,142      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%
 
Bank of America Corp. 
    4,173,500     $ 55,674,490      
Citigroup, Inc.(1)
    50,008       236,538      
CME Group, Inc. 
    22,581       7,265,437      
ING Groep NV ADR(1)
    191,170       1,871,554      
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(1)
    13,162       1,568,252      
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    2,983,514       126,560,664      
Moody’s Corp. 
    179,602       4,766,637      
 
 
            $ 197,943,572      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%
 
AT&T, Inc. 
    490,329     $ 14,405,866      
CenturyLink, Inc. 
    4,871       224,894      
Deutsche Telekom AG ADR
    50,092       641,177      
Frontier Communications Corp. 
    34,263       333,379      
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV ADR
    283,026       4,568,040      
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    380,097       13,599,871      
Windstream Corp. 
    130,837       1,823,868      
 
 
            $ 35,597,095      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 0.0%(2)
 
Duke Energy Corp. 
    47,340     $ 843,125      
Exelon Corp. 
    9,202       383,171      
Southern Co. 
    68,451       2,616,882      
 
 
            $ 3,843,178      
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 1.5%
 
Emerson Electric Co. 
    2,154,387     $ 123,166,305      
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 
    125,000       8,963,750      
 
 
            $ 132,130,055      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%
 
Corning, Inc. 
    2,838,521     $ 54,840,226      
Flextronics International, Ltd.(1)
    161,054       1,264,274      
Tyco Electronics, Ltd. 
    9,230       326,742      
 
 
            $ 56,431,242      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%
 
Baker Hughes, Inc. 
    136,681     $ 7,814,053      
Halliburton Co. 
    846,351       34,556,511      
Schlumberger, Ltd. 
    1,164,706       97,252,951      
Transocean, Ltd.(1)
    75,667       5,259,613      
 
 
            $ 144,883,128      
 
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.8%
 
Costco Wholesale Corp. 
    873,262     $ 63,058,249      
CVS Caremark Corp. 
    1,474,872       51,281,299      
Kroger Co. (The)
    35,843       801,450      
Safeway, Inc. 
    168,709       3,794,265      
Sysco Corp. 
    616,760       18,132,744      
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    1,980,219       106,793,211      
Walgreen Co. 
    338,399       13,184,025      
 
 
            $ 257,045,243      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 3.0%
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 
    1,490,873     $ 44,845,460      
Campbell Soup Co. 
    54,780       1,903,605      
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    3,600       81,288      
General Mills, Inc. 
    40,967       1,458,015      
H.J. Heinz Co. 
    7,500       370,950      
Hershey Co. (The)
    505,971       23,856,533      
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
    227,987       7,183,870      
McCormick & Co., Inc. 
    10,600       493,218      
Nestle SA
    2,750,000       161,105,094      
Sara Lee Corp. 
    1,492,627       26,135,899      
Unilever NV
    72,175       2,266,295      
 
 
            $ 269,700,227      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.1%
 
Bard (C.R.), Inc. 
    25,000     $ 2,294,250      
Baxter International, Inc. 
    218,222       11,046,398      
Becton, Dickinson and Co. 
    63,708       5,384,600      
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
    36,529       276,524      
CareFusion Corp.(1)
    108,138       2,779,147      
Covidien PLC
    192,021       8,767,679      
Medtronic, Inc. 
    1,353,900       50,216,151      
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(1)
    66,365       2,837,104      
Stryker Corp. 
    131,368       7,054,461      
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1)
    225,425       12,100,814      
 
 
            $ 102,757,128      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 
    473,884     $ 16,168,922      
Cardinal Health, Inc. 
    216,467       8,292,851      
CIGNA Corp. 
    58,467       2,143,400      
Express Scripts, Inc.(1)
    281,972       15,240,587      
Henry Schein, Inc.(1)
    558,701       34,298,654      
McKesson Corp. 
    3,166       222,823      
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)
    133,872       8,202,337      
PharMerica Corp.(1)
    19,678       225,313      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    99,570       3,595,473      
WellPoint, Inc.(1)
    53,673       3,051,847      
 
 
            $ 91,442,207      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2%
 
Carnival Corp. 
    533,768     $ 24,612,042      
International Game Technology
    459,500       8,128,555      
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.(1)
    28,570       461,120      
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
    401,544       16,680,138      
McDonald’s Corp. 
    860,566       66,057,046      
Starbucks Corp. 
    2,322,271       74,614,567      
Yum! Brands, Inc. 
    210,518       10,325,908      
 
 
            $ 200,879,376      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 0.2%
 
D.R. Horton, Inc. 
    417,028     $ 4,975,144      
Fortune Brands, Inc. 
    117,078       7,053,950      
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 
    263,428       5,995,621      
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 
    49,838       906,055      
 
 
            $ 18,930,770      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.7%
 
Clorox Co. (The)
    27,272     $ 1,725,772      
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 
    588,454       47,294,048      
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(1)
    27,000       1,968,300      
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 
    520,234       32,795,552      
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    1,067,349       68,662,561      
 
 
            $ 152,446,233      
 
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.0%(2)
 
AES Corp. (The)(1)
    93,180     $ 1,134,932      
 
 
            $ 1,134,932      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.0%
 
3M Co. 
    827,587     $ 71,420,758      
General Electric Co. 
    5,671,964       103,740,222      
Textron, Inc. 
    33,277       786,668      
Tyco International, Ltd. 
    22,764       943,340      
 
 
            $ 176,890,988      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.8%
 
Aegon NV ADR(1)
    5,136,862     $ 31,488,964      
Aflac, Inc. 
    119,981       6,770,528      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Insurance (continued)
 
                     
Allstate Corp. (The)
    60,964     $ 1,943,532      
AON Corp. 
    25,900       1,191,659      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1)
    654       78,774,300      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
    940,459       75,340,171      
Chubb Corp. 
    24,930       1,486,825      
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 
    135,528       4,294,882      
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    10,762       285,085      
Manulife Financial Corp. 
    65,344       1,122,610      
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 
    24,256       663,159      
Old Republic International Corp. 
    164,555       2,242,885      
Progressive Corp. 
    1,166,022       23,168,857      
Torchmark Corp. 
    252,479       15,083,096      
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
    76,466       4,259,921      
 
 
            $ 248,116,474      
 
 
 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)
    59,077     $ 10,633,860      
Expedia, Inc. 
    1       25      
HSN, Inc.(1)
    60,017       1,838,921      
Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Class A(1)
    11,902       187,695      
 
 
            $ 12,660,501      
 
 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 1.9%
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)
    200,000     $ 9,410,000      
AOL, Inc.(1)
    38,254       907,002      
eBay, Inc.(1)
    1,260,217       35,071,839      
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
    199,296       118,375,845      
Google, Inc., Class A(1)(3)
    3,500       2,076,989      
IAC/InterActiveCorp(1)
    13,368       383,662      
VeriSign, Inc. 
    14,758       482,144      
 
 
            $ 166,707,481      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 5.1%
 
Accenture PLC, Class A
    2,738,000     $ 132,765,620      
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 
    1,314,993       60,857,876      
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 
    10,202       223,730      
DST Systems, Inc. 
    600       26,610      
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 
    79,251       2,170,685      
Fiserv, Inc.(1)
    44,653       2,614,880      
International Business Machines Corp. 
    1,572,831       230,828,678      
Paychex, Inc. 
    757,686       23,420,074      
Total System Services, Inc. 
    32,405       498,389      
Western Union Co. 
    146,520       2,720,876      
 
 
            $ 456,127,418      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.0%(2)
 
Mattel, Inc. 
    22,565     $ 573,828      
 
 
            $ 573,828      
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1)
    453,887     $ 18,804,538      
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)
    18,700       1,035,232      
 
 
            $ 19,839,770      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 3.6%
 
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    121,835     $ 11,411,066      
Danaher Corp. 
    44,183       2,084,112      
Deere & Co. 
    2,623,301       217,865,148      
Dover Corp. 
    434,443       25,393,194      
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 
    1,203,805       64,283,187      
Parker Hannifin Corp. 
    30,763       2,654,847      
WABCO Holdings, Inc.(1)
    1,156       70,435      
 
 
            $ 323,761,989      
 
 
 
 
Media — 3.0%
 
Ascent Media Corp., Class A(1)
    755     $ 29,264      
CBS Corp., Class B
    79,463       1,513,770      
Comcast Corp., Class A
    201,884       4,435,391      
Comcast Corp., Special Class A
    1,949,528       40,569,678      
DIRECTV, Class A(1)
    30,225       1,206,884      
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(1)
    7,555       315,043      
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(1)
    7,555       277,193      
Gannett Co., Inc. 
    5,643       85,153      
Liberty Global, Inc., Series A(1)
    2,381       84,240      
Liberty Global, Inc., Series C(1)
    2,382       80,726      
Liberty Media Corp. - Capital, Class A(1)
    7,556       472,703      
Liberty Media Corp. - Starz, Series A(1)
    3,022       200,903      
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
    184,936       6,733,520      
New York Times Co. (The), Class A(1)
    5,269       51,636      
News Corp., Class A
    97       1,412      
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    192,607       8,821,401      
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    125,310       8,274,219      
Time Warner, Inc. 
    372,024       11,968,012      
Viacom, Inc., Class B
    83,155       3,293,770      
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    4,877,202       182,943,847      
Washington Post Co., Class B
    1,500       659,250      
WPP PLC, ADR
    37,400       2,322,914      
 
 
            $ 274,340,929      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 0.4%
 
Alcoa, Inc. 
    52,760     $ 811,976      
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 
    225,000       27,020,250      
Nucor Corp. 
    230,000       10,078,600      
 
 
            $ 37,910,826      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 1.5%
 
Macy’s, Inc. 
    26,301     $ 665,415      
Sears Holdings Corp.(1)
    410       30,238      
Target Corp. 
    2,290,940       137,754,222      
 
 
            $ 138,449,875      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.4%
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 
    2,267,534     $ 172,695,389      
Apache Corp. 
    2,145,162       255,767,665      
BP PLC ADR
    217,447       9,604,634      
Chevron Corp. 
    622,819       56,832,234      
ConocoPhillips
    361,015       24,585,122      
Devon Energy Corp. 
    568,727       44,650,757      
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    2,296,100       167,890,832      
Hess Corp. 
    39,579       3,029,377      
Marathon Oil Corp. 
    175,831       6,511,022      
Murphy Oil Corp. 
    78,679       5,865,519      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class A
    102,313       6,832,462      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class B
    9,594       639,632      
Spectra Energy Corp. 
    8,313       207,742      
Williams Cos., Inc. 
    2,000       49,440      
 
 
            $ 755,161,827      
 
 
 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%(2)
 
Neenah Paper, Inc. 
    975     $ 19,188      
 
 
            $ 19,188      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 0.0%(2)
 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A
    13,035     $ 1,051,924      
 
 
            $ 1,051,924      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.2%
 
Abbott Laboratories
    3,085,358     $ 147,819,502      
Allergan, Inc. 
    81,962       5,628,331      
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 
    1,558,972       41,281,579      
Eli Lilly & Co. 
    1,575,548       55,207,202      
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR
    459,388       18,017,197      
Hospira, Inc.(1)
    18,399       1,024,640      
Johnson & Johnson
    2,596,000       160,562,600      
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    52,305       734,885      
Merck & Co., Inc. 
    1,909,105       68,804,144      
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
    249,848       28,125,390      
Pfizer, Inc. 
    7,447,685       130,408,964      
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR
    1,671,886       87,155,417      
 
 
            $ 744,769,851      
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(2)
 
Weyerhaeuser Co. 
    11,615     $ 219,872      
 
 
            $ 219,872      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%(2)
 
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A(1)
    56,500     $ 942,985      
 
 
            $ 942,985      
 
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 0.2%
 
Norfolk Southern Corp. 
    11,040     $ 693,533      
Union Pacific Corp. 
    132,257       12,254,933      
 
 
            $ 12,948,466      
 
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.8%
 
Analog Devices, Inc. 
    560,289     $ 21,106,087      
Applied Materials, Inc. 
    1,065,614       14,971,877      
Broadcom Corp., Class A
    897,422       39,082,728      
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1)
    52,742       979,946      
Intel Corp. 
    10,592,848       222,767,593      
KLA-Tencor Corp. 
    142,065       5,489,392      
Linear Technology Corp. 
    123,388       4,267,991      
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 
    223,099       5,269,598      
NVIDIA Corp.(1)
    134,500       2,071,300      
Texas Instruments, Inc. 
    897,287       29,161,827      
Verigy, Ltd.(1)
    284       3,698      
Xilinx, Inc. 
    23,107       669,641      
 
 
            $ 345,841,678      
 
 
 
 
Software — 3.7%
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 
    846,350     $ 10,528,594      
Adobe Systems, Inc.(1)
    409,776       12,612,905      
CA, Inc. 
    45,408       1,109,772      
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)
    21,405       350,614      
Microsoft Corp. 
    3,224,770       90,035,578      
Oracle Corp. 
    6,883,600       215,456,680      
Symantec Corp.(1)
    185,171       3,099,763      
 
 
            $ 333,193,906      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 2.4%
 
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    148,536     $ 5,093,299      
Gap, Inc. (The)
    89,138       1,973,515      
Home Depot, Inc. 
    3,203,173       112,303,245      
Limited Brands, Inc. 
    41,877       1,286,880      
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 
    663,831       16,648,882      
Staples, Inc. 
    246,198       5,605,929      
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
    1,701,405       75,525,368      
 
 
            $ 218,437,118      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.0%
 
Coach, Inc. 
    10,800     $ 597,348      
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)
    236,598       6,009,589      
NIKE, Inc., Class B
    3,058,444       261,252,287      
VF Corp. 
    12,000       1,034,160      
 
 
            $ 268,893,384      
 
 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%(2)
 
Tree.com, Inc.(1)
    13,436     $ 126,836      
 
 
            $ 126,836      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 0.2%
 
Altria Group, Inc. 
    249,178     $ 6,134,762      
Philip Morris International, Inc. 
    255,585       14,959,390      
 
 
            $ 21,094,152      
 
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%
 
America Movil SAB de CV ADR, Series L
    30,500     $ 1,748,870      
Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)
    135,160       571,727      
Vodafone Group PLC ADR
    258,159       6,823,142      
 
 
            $ 9,143,739      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $6,402,982,764)
  $ 8,927,310,824      
 
 
                     
                     
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(2)
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 0.0%(2)
 
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    166     $ 10      
 
 
     
Total Preferred Stocks
   
(identified cost $4,929)
  $ 10      
 
 
 
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 1.1%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.22%(4)(5)
  $ 101,693     $ 101,692,564      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $101,692,564)
  $ 101,692,564      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 99.8%
   
(identified cost $6,504,680,257)
  $ 9,029,003,398      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%
  $ 16,213,819      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 9,045,217,217      
 
 
 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(2) Amount is less than 0.05%.
 
(3) Security subject to restrictions on resale (See Note 5).
 
(4) 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 December 31, 2010.
 
(5) Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $117,723 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of December 31, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value
(identified cost, $6,402,987,693)
  $ 8,927,310,833      
Affiliated investments, at value
(identified cost, $101,692,564)
    101,692,564      
Cash
    1,201,444      
Dividends receivable
    10,718,987      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    18,551      
Receivable for investments sold
    7,012,596      
Tax reclaims receivable
    1,287,305      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 9,049,242,280      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
  $ 3,440,053      
Trustees’ fees
    12,625      
Accrued expenses
    572,385      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 4,025,063      
 
 
             
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 9,045,217,217      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 6,520,732,717      
Net unrealized appreciation
    2,524,484,500      
 
 
Total
  $ 9,045,217,217      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
December 31, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,024,341)
  $ 169,815,633      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    139,296      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (21,573 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 169,933,356      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 40,626,632      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    50,500      
Custodian fee
    1,303,697      
Legal and accounting services
    151,995      
Printing and postage
    44,943      
Miscellaneous
    159,324      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 42,337,091      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 165      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 165      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 42,336,926      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 127,596,430      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions(1)
  $ 232,534,485      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    11,247      
Foreign currency transactions
    (5,664 )    
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 232,540,068      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 705,406,632      
Foreign currency
    (16,183 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 705,390,449      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 937,930,517      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 1,065,526,947      
 
 
 
(1)  Includes $268,975,439 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 127,596,430     $ 171,051,571      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and foreign currency transactions
    232,540,068       (446,364,875 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    705,390,449       2,039,540,383      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 1,065,526,947     $ 1,764,227,079      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 175,936,921     $ 362,235,165      
Withdrawals
    (1,675,725,915 )     (3,249,726,036 )    
 
 
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions
  $ (1,499,788,994 )   $ (2,887,490,871 )    
 
 
                     
Net decrease in net assets
  $ (434,262,047 )   $ (1,123,263,792 )    
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of year
  $ 9,479,479,264     $ 10,602,743,056      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 9,045,217,217     $ 9,479,479,264      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                                             
    Year Ended December 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses(1)
    0.48 %     0.47 %     0.45 %     0.44 %     0.45 %    
Net investment income
    1.43 %     1.86 %     1.84 %     1.52 %     1.39 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    2 %     3 %     3 %     6 %     7 %    
 
 
Total Return
    12.86 %     23.32 %     (32.76 )%     4.72 %     13.69 %    
 
 
                                             
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 9,045,217     $ 9,479,479     $ 10,602,743     $ 19,864,161     $ 20,387,292      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2010, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 7.2%, 14.6%, 6.0%, and 1.3% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund advised by the adviser to the Portfolio held 70.7% interest in the Portfolio.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 will use 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. The value of preferred equity securities that are valued by a pricing service on a bond basis will be adjusted by an income factor, to be determined by the investment adviser, to reflect the next anticipated regular dividend. 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 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. 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. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s 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 all 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.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). 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 based in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
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.

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
 
D  Federal 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 any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2009 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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 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.
 
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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.
 
2   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by BMR as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.625% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million. The advisory fee on net assets of $500 million or more is reduced as follows:
 
             
    Annual Fee Rate
     
Average Daily Net Assets For the Month   (for each level)      
 
$500 million but less than $1 billion
    0.5625 %    
$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion
    0.5000 %    
$1.5 billion but less than $7 billion
    0.4375 %    
$7 billion but less than $10 billion
    0.4250 %    
$10 billion but less than $15 billion
    0.4125 %    
$15 billion but less than $20 billion
    0.4000 %    

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
             
    Annual Fee Rate
     
Average Daily Net Assets For the Month   (for each level)      
 
$20 billion but less than $25 billion
    0.3900 %    
$25 billion and over
    0.3800 %    
 
Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, another affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $40,638,659 of which $12,027 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $40,626,632 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 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, aggregated $165,245,452 and $48,294,867, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010. In addition, investors contributed securities with a value of $48,701,761 and investments having an aggregate market value of $1,505,988,551 at dates of withdrawal were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals, during the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 2,072,854,306      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 11,429,462,751      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (4,473,313,659 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 6,956,149,092      
 
 
 
The net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency at December 31, 2010 on a federal income tax basis was $161,360.
 
5   Restricted Securities
 
At December 31, 2010, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.02% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding Rule 144A securities). The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
                                             
    Date of
    Eligible
                       
Common Stocks   Acquisition     for Resale     Shares     Cost     Value      
 
Google, Inc., Class A
    11/23/10       7/16/11       3,500     $ 4,235     $ 2,076,989      
 
 
Total Restricted Securities
                          $ 4,235     $ 2,076,989      
 
 
 
6   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. 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 year ended December 31, 2010.
 
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)

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
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 December 31, 2010, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Common Stocks
                                   
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 1,173,325,021     $     $      —     $ 1,173,325,021      
Consumer Staples
    1,017,708,811       161,105,094             1,178,813,905      
Energy
    900,044,955                   900,044,955      
Financials
    1,124,624,707       28,726,255             1,153,350,962      
Health Care
    1,124,925,079                   1,124,925,079      
Industrials
    1,199,317,161                   1,199,317,161      
Information Technology
    1,995,223,692       2,076,989             1,997,300,681      
Materials
    150,514,115                   150,514,115      
Telecommunication Services
    44,740,834                   44,740,834      
Utilities
    4,978,110                   4,978,110      
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 8,735,402,485     $ 191,908,338 *   $     $ 8,927,310,823      
 
 
Preferred Stocks
  $ 10     $     $     $ 10      
Short-Term Investments
          101,692,564             101,692,564      
 
 
Total
  $ 8,735,402,495     $ 293,600,902     $     $ 9,029,003,397      
 
 
 
* 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.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
             
    Investments in
     
    Common Stocks
     
    and Convertible
     
    Preferred Stocks*      
 
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 0      
Realized gains (losses)
    (56 )    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    56      
Cost of purchases
         
Proceeds from sales
         
Transfers to Level 3
         
Transfers from Level 3
         
 
 
Balance as of December 31, 2010
  $      
 
 
 
* All Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2009 were valued at $0.
 
At December 31, 2010, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the year then ended was not significant.

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Investors of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 
 
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 continuance 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 Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing 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 the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual 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
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  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
 
  •  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;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of 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;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management 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 advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, 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 nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of 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, 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
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 continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (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 as well as the 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 agreement for the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by 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 Portfolio. The Board specifically noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed 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 personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated 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 family of funds, including 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 agreement.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. 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, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level.
 
After reviewing 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
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Portfolio, the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing 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 benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Portfolio and the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
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 reasonable.
 
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 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 the economies of scale 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 benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 
 
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 continuance 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 Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing 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 the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual 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
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  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
 
  •  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;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of 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;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management 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 advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, 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 nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of 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, 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
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 continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (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 as well as the 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 agreement for the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by 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 Portfolio. The Board specifically noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed 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 personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated 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 family of funds, including 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 agreement.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Portfolio and the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. 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, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level.
 
After reviewing 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
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Portfolio, the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing 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 benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Portfolio and the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
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 reasonable.
 
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 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 the economies of scale 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 benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corporation, “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and “Parametric” refers to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Funds’ principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
    Position(s)
  Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    with the
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  During Past Five Years and
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
1958
  Trustee   Since 2007   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 175 registered investment companies and 1 private investment company managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.     175     Director of EVC.
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty
1963
  Trustee   Since 2005   Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     175     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
1940
  Trustee   Since 2007   Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     175     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries).
                         
William H. Park
1947
  Trustee   Since 2003   Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (an investment management firm) (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).     175     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
1940
  Trustee   Since 2003   Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).     175     None

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
    Position(s)
  Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    with the
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  During Past Five Years and
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Helen Frame Peters
1948
  Trustee   Since 2008   Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).     175     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).
                         
Lynn A. Stout
1957
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 1998 and of the Portfolio since 2003   Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous academic and professional papers on these areas.     175     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni
1943
  Chairman of
the Board
and Trustee
  Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005   Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).     175     None
                         
                         
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
    Position(s)
  Term of
   
    with the
  Office and
   
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years
 
Duncan W. Richardson
1957
  President(3)   Of the Trust since 2011 and of the Portfolio
since 2002
  Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 88 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
William H. Ahern, Jr.
1959
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 1995   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 74 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Michael A. Allison
1964
  Vice President of
the Portfolio
  Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Yana S. Barton
1975
  Vice President of
the Portfolio
  Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 3 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
John R. Baur
1970
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Maria C. Cappellano
1967
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 48 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Michael A. Cirami
1975
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Cynthia J. Clemson
1963
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 90 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
John H. Croft
1962
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2010   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Charles B.
Gaffney
1972
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
             
    Position(s)
  Term of
   
    with the
  Office and
   
Name and
  Trust and
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   the Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)
Christine M. Johnston
1972
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Aamer Khan
1960
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Thomas H. Luster
1962
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 54 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Lewis R. Piantedosi
1965
  Vice President of
the Portfolio
  Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 3 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Jeffrey A. Rawlins
1961
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Judith A. Saryan
1954
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2003   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 60 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Susan Schiff
1961
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2002   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Thomas Seto
1962
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
David M. Stein
1951
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Eric A. Stein
1980
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Originally joined EVM in July 2002. Prior to re-joining EVM in September 2008, Mr. Stein worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2007-2008) and attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Dan R. Strelow
1959
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Mark S. Venezia
1949
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Adam A. Weigold
1975
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 69 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Barbara E. Campbell
1957
  Treasurer   Of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio
since 2008
  Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Maureen A. Gemma
1960
  Secretary and Chief Legal Officer   Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer
since 2008
  Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
Paul M. O’Neil
1953
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(2) During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).
 
(3) Prior to 2011, Mr. Richardson served as Vice President of the Trust since 2001.
 
The SAI for each Fund and the Portfolio includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Funds and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2
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
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2
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 the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus or summary prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

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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, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. 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 adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’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 (the “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 adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, 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 adviser. 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 adviser.
 
 
 
 
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).
 
 
 
 
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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Economic and Market Conditions
(PHOTO OF CHARLES B. GAFFNEY)
Charles B. Gaffney
Portfolio Manager
  U.S. stocks finished 2010 with solid double-digit returns for the major market indices, despite the lingering effects of the Great Recession. The year overall was bracketed by solid quarters at both ends of the period, with some weakness in the middle. The weakness came as a variety of concerns — including a stubborn European credit crisis, a devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and growing political uncertainties in the U.S. — caused a spike in volatility at midyear, taking many markets down.
 
  The year ended on a decidedly higher note, however, as equity investors seemed encouraged by the continued modest growth of the U.S. economy and by ongoing signs of improvements in corporate business fundamentals. Investment flows started to favor equities over bonds as longer-term interest rates began to rise toward year-end.
 
  The broad-based S&P 500 Index was up 15.06% for the year ended December 31, 2010, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 14.06% and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index rose 18.16%. Growth indices outperformed value indices across all market capitalizations for the year. Meanwhile, small-cap and mid-cap stocks outperformed their larger-cap counterparts by wide margins, although all of the corresponding indices were firmly anchored in positive territory.
Management Discussion
  All 10 sectors in the S&P 500 Index (the Index)1 posted positive returns for the year ending December 31, 2010, reflecting increasing confidence in the sustainability of the U.S. economy’s return to modest growth. As might be expected in the early stages of a recovery, the Index’s strongest performances came from the cyclical sectors, including consumer discretionary, industrials, materials and energy, all of which registered double-digit gains. Later-cycle economic sectors, such as health care and utilities, handed in weaker performances for the year, although both produced single-digit advances.
 
  The Fund2 registered a solid gain for the year but trailed the performance of the Index. On a sector basis, industrials, information technology and consumer staples detracted the most from the Fund’s performance relative to the Index, primarily due to stock selection in the aerospace and defense, diversified financial services and software industries.
 
  Conversely, the Fund’s stock selection in the insurance, computers and peripherals, and commercial banks industries all contributed to its performance versus the Index. Opportune asset allocation in certain segments of the energy, telecommunication
         
Total Return Performance        
12/31/09–12/31/10        
         
Class A3
    10.11 %
Class C3
    9.40  
Class I3
    10.41  
S&P 500 Index1
    15.06  
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average1
    12.94  
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.
 
2   The Fund currently invests in a separate registered investment company, Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio (the Portfolio), with the same objective and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.
 
3   These returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Class I shares are offered at net asset value. Absent a contractual expense limitation by the administrator, the returns would be lower.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
    services and utilities sectors also helped, especially in the energy equipment and services, wireless telecommunications and electric utilities industries.
 
  Management is committed to implementing an investment approach that seeks to add value through fundamental research and bottom-up security selection by leveraging our analysts’ industry knowledge and investment experience. Certain periods within the Fund’s fiscal year presented a difficult environment for investment strategies that rely on fundamental research, as higher volatility led to market leadership from lower-quality stocks. Companies held in the Fund at period end, however, were those that management believed had attractive valuations and a greater ability to adapt to the ever-changing market conditions. The Fund’s sector allocations remained in line with those of the Index as of December 31, 2010.
Portfolio Composition
         
Top 10 Holdings1        
         
By net assets
       
 
       
Apple, Inc.
    5.1 %
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    2.5  
Microsoft Corp.
    2.2  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    2.1  
United Technologies Corp.
    2.1  
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    2.0  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    2.0  
Google, Inc., Class A
    1.8  
Schlumberger, Ltd.
    1.7  
Bank of America Corp.
    1.6  
 
1   Top 10 Holdings represented 23.1% of the Portfolio’s net assets as of 12/31/10. Excludes cash equivalents.
Sector Weightings2
By net assets
(BAR CHART)
 
2   As a percentage of the Portfolio’s net assets as of 12/31/10. Excludes cash equivalents.

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
FUND PERFORMANCE
The line graph and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graph compares the performance of Class A of the Fund with that of the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. Prior to August 26, 2005, the Fund was not actively marketed and had few shareholders. The lines on the graph represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in each of Class A and the S&P 500 Index. Class A total returns are presented at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The table includes the total returns of each Class of the Fund at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
(LINE GRAPH)
 
*   Source: Lipper Inc. Class A of the Fund commenced investment operations on 11/1/01.

A $10,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class C shares on 10/1/09 (commencement of operations) and Class I shares on 9/3/08 (commencement of operations) would have been valued at $11,606 and $10,452, respectively, on 12/31/10. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
                         
Performance1   Class A   Class C   Class I
Share Class Symbol   EAERX   ECERX   EIERX
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)        
 
One Year
    10.11 %     9.40 %     10.41 %
Five Years
    3.75       N.A.       N.A.  
Life of Fund
    4.78       12.63       1.92  
SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC)        
 
One Year
    3.80 %     8.40 %     10.41 %
Five Years
    2.53       N.A.       N.A.  
Life of Fund
    4.11       12.63       1.92  
 
  Inception Dates: Class A: 11/1/01; Class C: 10/1/09; Class I: 9/3/08
 
1   Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. If the sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A shares reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class C reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year. Class I shares are offered at net asset value. Absent a contractual expense limitation by the adviser and the administrator, the returns would be lower.
                         
Total Annual            
Operating Expenses2   Class A   Class C   Class I
 
Gross Expense Ratio
    2.18 %     2.93 %     1.93 %
Net Expense Ratio
    1.25       2.00       1.00  
 
2   Source: Prospectus dated 5/1/10. Net Expense Ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through April 30, 2011. Without this expense reimbursement performance would have been lower.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FUND EXPENSES
 
 
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, 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 or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 (July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010).
 
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 return of the Fund. 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.
 
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund
 
                             
    Beginning Account Value
    Ending Account Value
    Expenses Paid During Period*
     
    (7/1/10)     (12/31/10)     (7/1/10 – 12/31/10)      
 
 
Actual
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,208.20       $6.96 **    
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,205.30       $11.12 **    
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,210.50       $5.57 **    
                             
                             
 
 
                             
Hypothetical
                           
(5% return per year before expenses)
                           
Class A
    $1,000.00       $1,018.90       $6.36 **    
Class C
    $1,000.00       $1,015.10       $10.16 **    
Class I
    $1,000.00       $1,020.20       $5.09 **    
 
  *   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.25% for Class A shares, 2.00% for Class C shares and 1.00% for Class I shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 June 30, 2010. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.  
 
  **  Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, expenses would be higher.  

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of December 31, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Investment in Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $48,656,303)
  $ 58,021,567      
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    123,614      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 58,145,181      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
  $ 76,452      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Distribution and service fees
    9,432      
Trustees’ fees
    125      
Accrued expenses
    40,334      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 126,343      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 58,018,838      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Paid-in capital
  $ 50,051,259      
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio
    (1,430,728 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    33,043      
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio
    9,365,264      
 
 
Total
  $ 58,018,838      
 
 
             
             
 
Class A Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 38,876,656      
Shares Outstanding
    2,911,373      
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.35      
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
           
(100 ¸ 94.25 of net asset value per share)
  $ 14.16      
 
 
             
             
 
Class C Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 1,636,864      
Shares Outstanding
    123,319      
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.27      
 
 
             
             
 
Class I Shares
 
Net Assets
  $ 17,505,318      
Shares Outstanding
    1,310,675      
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
           
(net assets ¸ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 13.36      
 
 
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.
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
December 31, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $8,334)
  $ 799,156      
Interest allocated from Portfolio
    757      
Expenses allocated from Portfolio
    (319,953 )    
 
 
Total investment income from Portfolio
  $ 479,960      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Administration fee
  $ 65,189      
Distribution and service fees
           
Class A
    77,764      
Class C
    10,653      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    302      
Custodian fee
    7,484      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    47,904      
Legal and accounting services
    20,472      
Printing and postage
    24,915      
Registration fees
    43,224      
Miscellaneous
    11,662      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 309,569      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Waiver and reimbursement of expenses by an affiliate
  $ 105,001      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 105,001      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 204,568      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 275,392      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) from Portfolio
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (146,740 )    
Foreign currency transactions
    909      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (145,831 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 5,235,231      
Foreign currency
    90      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 5,235,321      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 5,089,490      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 5,364,882      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                             
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
    Year Ended
     
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009(1)      October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                           
Net investment income
  $ 275,392     $ 47,768     $ 175,199      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment and foreign currency transactions
    (145,831 )     217,843       (1,206,957 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    5,235,321       2,016,350       3,847,625      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 5,364,882     $ 2,281,961     $ 2,815,867      
 
 
Distributions to shareholders —
                           
From net investment income
                           
Class A
  $ (145,368 )   $ (136,064 )   $ (56,960 )    
Class C
    (39 )     (3,040 )          
Class I
    (99,925 )     (59,679 )     (10,814 )    
 
 
Total distributions to shareholders
  $ (245,332 )   $ (198,783 )   $ (67,774 )    
 
 
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —
                           
Proceeds from sale of shares
                           
Class A
  $ 22,033,575     $ 2,872,601     $ 15,910,366      
Class C
    1,399,604       409,998       81,343      
Class I
    10,441,797       3,156,156       3,249,949      
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
                           
Class A
    136,807       125,701       49,614      
Class C
    20       354            
Class I
    90,352       54,180       9,159      
Cost of shares redeemed
                           
Class A
    (9,014,990 )     (4,876,086 )     (4,464,688 )    
Class C
    (336,764 )     (46,826 )     (25,000 )    
Class I
    (1,734,962 )     (115,313 )     (1,171,207 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions
  $ 23,015,439     $ 1,580,765     $ 13,639,536      
 
 
                             
Net increase in net assets
  $ 28,134,989     $ 3,663,943     $ 16,387,629      
 
 
                             
                             
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 29,883,849     $ 26,219,906     $ 9,832,277      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 58,018,838     $ 29,883,849     $ 26,219,906      
 
 
                             
                             
 
Accumulated undistributed net investment
income included in net assets
 
At end of period
  $ 33,043     $ 2,939     $ 153,954      
 
 
(1)  For the two months ended December 31, 2009.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                                     
    Class A
   
                Year Ended October 31,      
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
   
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009(1)      2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period
  $ 12.170     $ 11.280     $ 10.290     $ 15.440     $ 13.370     $ 12.150      
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(2)
  $ 0.071     $ 0.020     $ 0.102     $ 0.092     $ 0.066     $ 0.064      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.159       0.946       0.948       (4.784 )     2.537       1.771      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.230     $ 0.966     $ 1.050     $ (4.692 )   $ 2.603     $ 1.835      
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.050 )   $ (0.076 )   $ (0.060 )   $ (0.053 )   $ (0.052 )   $ (0.021 )    
From net realized gain
                      (0.405 )     (0.481 )     (0.594 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.050 )   $ (0.076 )   $ (0.060 )   $ (0.458 )   $ (0.533 )   $ (0.615 )    
 
 
                                                     
Net asset value — End of period
  $ 13.350     $ 12.170     $ 11.280     $ 10.290     $ 15.440     $ 13.370      
 
 
                                                     
Total Return(3)
    10.11 %     8.56 %(4)     10.32 %     (31.29 )%     20.12 %     15.59 %    
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 38,877     $ 22,141     $ 22,264     $ 8,487     $ 6,241     $ 3,075      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(5)(6)
    1.25 %     1.25 %(7)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %    
Net investment income
    0.58 %     0.99 %(7)     1.00 %     0.70 %     0.47 %     0.51 %    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    44 %     10 %(4)                            
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(8)
                54 %     76 %     63 %     74 %    
 
 
 
(1) For the two months ended December 31, 2009. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to December 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) The administrator waived its fees and subsidized certain operating expenses equal to 0.24% and 0.84% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the two months ended December 31, 2009, respectively. The investment adviser waived its investment adviser fee, the administrator waived its administration fee and the investment adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.93%, 1.54%, 2.10% and 3.74% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively). Absent the waivers and subsidy, total return would be lower.
 
(6) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(7) Annualized.
 
(8) Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                             
    Class C
   
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
    Period Ended
     
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009(1)      October 31, 2009(2)       
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period
  $ 12.130     $ 11.280     $ 11.520      
 
 
                             
                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment loss(3)
  $ (0.017 )   $ (0.003 )   $ (0.011 )    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.158       0.944       (0.229 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.141     $ 0.941     $ (0.240 )    
 
 
                             
                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.001 )   $ (0.091 )   $      
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.001 )   $ (0.091 )   $      
 
 
                             
Net asset value — End of period
  $ 13.270     $ 12.130     $ 11.280      
 
 
                             
Total Return(4)
    9.40 %     8.34 %(5)     (2.08 )%(5)    
 
 
                             
                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 1,637     $ 426     $ 55      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                           
Expenses(6)
    2.00 %     2.00 %(7)     2.00 %(7)    
Net investment loss
    (0.14 )%     (0.14 )%(7)     (1.09 )%(7)    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    44 %     10 %(5)          
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(8)
                54 %(9)    
 
 
 
(1) For the two months ended December 31, 2009. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31.
 
(2) For the period from the commencement of operations, October 1, 2009, to October 31, 2009.
 
(3) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(4) 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.
 
(5) Not annualized.
 
(6) The administrator waived its fees and subsidized certain operating expenses equal to 0.24% and 0.84% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the two months ended December 31, 2009, respectively. The investment adviser waived its investment adviser fee, the administrator waived its administration fee and the investment adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.93% of average daily net assets for the period ended October 31, 2009). Absent the waivers and subsidy, total return would be lower.
 
(7) Annualized.
 
(8) Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.
 
(9) For the Fund’s year ended October 31, 2009.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                     
    Class I
   
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
     
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009(1)      October 31, 2009     October 31, 2008(2)       
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period
  $ 12.170     $ 11.290     $ 10.300     $ 13.070      
 
 
                                     
                                     
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(3)
  $ 0.103     $ 0.021     $ 0.120     $ 0.018      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    1.164       0.959       0.949       (2.788 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.267     $ 0.980     $ 1.069     $ (2.770 )    
 
 
                                     
                                     
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.077 )   $ (0.100 )   $ (0.079 )   $      
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.077 )   $ (0.100 )   $ (0.079 )   $      
 
 
                                     
Net asset value — End of period
  $ 13.360     $ 12.170     $ 11.290     $ 10.300      
 
 
                                     
Total Return(4)
    10.41 %     8.67 %(5)     10.54 %     (21.19 )%(5)    
 
 
                                     
                                     
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 17,505     $ 7,317     $ 3,901     $ 1,345      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                   
Expenses(6)
    1.00 %     1.00 %(7)     1.00 %     1.00 %(7)    
Net investment income
    0.84 %     1.06 %(7)     1.16 %     1.03 %(7)    
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio
    44 %     10 %(5)                
Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(8)
                54 %     76 %(9)    
 
 
 
(1) For the two months ended December 31, 2009. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31.
 
(2) For the period from the commencement of operations, September 3, 2008, to October 31, 2008.
 
(3) Computed using average shares outstanding.
 
(4) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(5) Not annualized.
 
(6) The administrator waived its fees and subsidized certain operating expenses equal to 0.24% and 0.84% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the two months ended December 31, 2009, respectively. The investment adviser waived its investment adviser fee, the administrator waived its administration fee and the investment adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.93% and 1.54% of average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2009 and the period ended October 31, 2008, respectively). Absent the waivers and subsidy, total return would be lower.
 
(7) Annualized.
 
(8) Represents the rate of portfolio activity for the period during which the Fund was making investments directly in securities.
 
(9) For the Fund’s year ended October 31, 2008.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds 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. Effective November 1, 2009, the Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (26.0% at December 31, 2010). 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.
 
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.
 
At December 31, 2010, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $1,374,862 which will 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 will 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. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on December 31, 2017 ($1,055,394) and December 31, 2018 ($319,468). In addition, such capital loss carryforward cannot be utilized prior to the utilization of new capital loss carryovers, if any, created after December 31, 2010.
 
Additionally, at December 31, 2010, the Fund had a net capital loss of $37,710 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2010. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s taxable year ending December 31, 2011.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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 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.
 
F  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
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. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
2   Distributions to Shareholders
 
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 (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). 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. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the year ended December 31, 2010, the period ended December 31, 2009 and the year ended October 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                             
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
    Year Ended
     
    December 31,
    December 31,
    October 31,
     
    2010     2009(1)      2009      
 
 
Distributions declared from:
                           
Ordinary income
  $ 245,332     $ 198,783     $ 67,774      
 
(1) For the two months ended December 31, 2009.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, accumulated net realized loss was increased by $44 and accumulated undistributed net investment income was increased by $44 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs) and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
             
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 35,671      
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses
  $ (1,412,572 )    
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 9,344,480      
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, partnership allocations, investments in partnerships and distributions from REITs.
 
3   Transactions with Affiliates
 
The administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the administration fee amounted to $65,189. EVM has agreed to waive its fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses exceed 1.25%, 2.00% and 1.00% annually of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, through April 30, 2011. Thereafter, the waiver and reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived fees and reimbursed expenses of $105,001 for the year ended December 31, 2010. 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 serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of these services. For the year ended December 31, 2010, EVM earned $83 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $25,842 as its portion of the sales charges on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2010. 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).
 
Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees 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. The Class A Plan provides that the Fund will pay 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 year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $77,764 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. The Class C Plan requires the Fund to pay 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. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for Class C shares sold, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of Class C, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5) and amounts theretofore paid or payable to EVD by Class C. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $7,990 for Class C shares representing 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. At December 31, 2010, the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Class C Plan was approximately $57,000.
 
The Class C Plan also authorizes the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts not exceeding 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 and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $2,663 for Class C shares.
 
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. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs received on Class C redemptions are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund’s Class C Plan. CDSCs received on Class C redemptions when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist are credited to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $600 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.
 
6   Investment Transactions
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $27,128,576 and $4,368,016, 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:
 
                             
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
     Year Ended
     
    December 31,
    December 31,
     October 31,
     
Class A   2010     2009(1)       2009      
 
Sales
    1,820,389       239,357       1,593,249      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    10,242       10,228       5,278      
Redemptions
    (738,572 )     (404,042 )     (449,207 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease)
    1,092,059       (154,457 )     1,149,320      
 
 
                             
                             

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                             
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
     Period Ended
     
    December 31,
    December 31,
     October 31,
     
Class C   2010     2009(1)       2009(2)       
 
Sales
    115,050       34,132       6,997      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    1       29            
Redemptions
    (26,831 )     (3,931 )     (2,128 )    
 
 
Net increase
    88,220       30,230       4,869      
 
 
                             
                             
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
     Year Ended
     
    December 31,
    December 31,
     October 31,
     
Class I   2010     2009(1)       2009      
 
Sales
    842,388       261,136       319,417      
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares
    6,760       4,412       975      
Redemptions
    (139,886 )     (9,549 )     (105,597 )    
 
 
Net increase
    709,262       255,999       214,795      
 
 
 
(1) For the two months ended December 31, 2009.
 
(2) Class C commenced operations on October 1, 2009.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), as of December 31, 2010, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for the year then ended, for the two month period ended December 31, 2009, and for the year ended October 31, 2009, and the financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2010, the two month period ended December 31, 2009, and each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2009. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2006 were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights in their report dated December 19, 2006.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for the year then ended, for the two month period ended December 31, 2009, and for the year ended October 31, 2009, and the financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2010, the two month period ended December 31, 2009, and each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund as of December 31, 2010
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2011 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2010. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund’s fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
 
Qualified Dividend Income. The Fund designates approximately $738,739, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.
 
Dividends Received Deduction. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2010 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Common Stocks — 100.6%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 5.9%
 
Boeing Co. (The)
    14,829     $ 967,740      
General Dynamics Corp. 
    42,522       3,017,361      
Lockheed Martin Corp. 
    32,149       2,247,537      
Raytheon Co. 
    48,368       2,241,373      
United Technologies Corp. 
    60,461       4,759,490      
 
 
            $ 13,233,501      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 0.9%
 
Johnson Controls, Inc. 
    51,930     $ 1,983,726      
 
 
            $ 1,983,726      
 
 
 
 
Beverages — 2.7%
 
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    45,463     $ 2,990,102      
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    48,049       3,139,041      
 
 
            $ 6,129,143      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 1.3%
 
Amgen, Inc.(1)
    18,392     $ 1,009,721      
Celgene Corp.(1)
    23,740       1,403,983      
Genzyme Corp.(1)
    5,730       407,976      
 
 
            $ 2,821,680      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 2.7%
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
    16,009     $ 2,692,073      
Invesco, Ltd. 
    31,772       764,434      
Northern Trust Corp. 
    15,550       861,626      
State Street Corp. 
    21,480       995,383      
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 
    9,703       626,232      
 
 
            $ 5,939,748      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 2.0%
 
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 
    49,955     $ 4,543,407      
 
 
            $ 4,543,407      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 4.7%
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
    79,803     $ 1,171,508      
KeyCorp
    154,820       1,370,157      
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    25,778       1,565,240      
U.S. Bancorp
    74,348       2,005,165      
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    140,829       4,364,291      
 
 
            $ 10,476,361      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%
 
Waste Management, Inc. 
    33,311     $ 1,228,177      
 
 
            $ 1,228,177      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 4.4%
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
    115,234     $ 2,331,184      
HTC Corp. 
    36,000       1,109,836      
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1)
    48,007       1,772,418      
QUALCOMM, Inc. 
    45,134       2,233,682      
Research In Motion, Ltd.(1)
    17,321       1,006,870      
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR
    111,837       1,289,481      
 
 
            $ 9,743,471      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 5.9%
 
Apple, Inc.(1)
    35,098     $ 11,321,211      
EMC Corp.(1)
    80,582       1,845,328      
 
 
            $ 13,166,539      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.7%
 
American Express Co. 
    36,492     $ 1,566,237      
 
 
            $ 1,566,237      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.1%
 
Bank of America Corp. 
    275,309     $ 3,672,622      
Citigroup, Inc.(1)
    167,013       789,971      
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    112,397       4,767,881      
 
 
            $ 9,230,474      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%
 
AT&T, Inc. 
    69,136     $ 2,031,216      
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    32,591       1,166,106      
 
 
            $ 3,197,322      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 0.6%
 
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 
    40,042     $ 1,440,711      
 
 
            $ 1,440,711      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%
 
Emerson Electric Co. 
    15,023     $ 858,865      
 
 
            $ 858,865      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.6%
 
Halliburton Co. 
    50,596     $ 2,065,835      
Schlumberger, Ltd. 
    44,542       3,719,257      
 
 
            $ 5,785,092      
 
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.4%
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    64,311     $ 3,468,292      
Walgreen Co. 
    46,361       1,806,225      
 
 
            $ 5,274,517      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 1.6%
 
Kellogg Co. 
    25,938     $ 1,324,913      
Nestle SA ADR
    38,925       2,289,569      
 
 
            $ 3,614,482      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.1%
 
Becton, Dickinson and Co. 
    6,926     $ 585,386      
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
    126,139       954,872      
Covidien PLC
    21,355       975,069      
 
 
            $ 2,515,327      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5%
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 
    40,425     $ 1,379,301      
DaVita, Inc.(1)
    5,869       407,837      
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA ADR
    16,516       952,808      
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)
    17,979       1,101,573      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    49,414       1,784,340      
 
 
            $ 5,625,859      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7%
 
Carnival Corp. 
    20,132     $ 928,286      
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
    18,891       784,732      
McDonald’s Corp. 
    27,872       2,139,455      
 
 
            $ 3,852,473      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 0.4%
 
Whirlpool Corp. 
    9,392     $ 834,291      
 
 
            $ 834,291      
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.6%
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 
    12,272     $ 986,301      
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA ADR
    21,619       1,120,945      
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    21,232       1,365,854      
 
 
            $ 3,473,100      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%
 
3M Co. 
    14,282     $ 1,232,537      
General Electric Co. 
    114,763       2,099,015      
 
 
            $ 3,331,552      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 2.6%
 
Aflac, Inc. 
    23,893     $ 1,348,282      
Lincoln National Corp. 
    39,251       1,091,570      
MetLife, Inc. 
    42,197       1,875,235      
Prudential Financial, Inc. 
    26,937       1,581,471      
 
 
            $ 5,896,558      
 
 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 1.8%
 
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
    6,691     $ 3,974,253      
 
 
            $ 3,974,253      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 2.7%
 
Accenture PLC, Class A
    36,447     $ 1,767,315      
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.(1)
    9,168       671,923      
International Business Machines Corp. 
    24,874       3,650,508      
 
 
            $ 6,089,746      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.5%
 
Hasbro, Inc. 
    23,391     $ 1,103,587      
 
 
            $ 1,103,587      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 2.6%
 
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    20,307     $ 1,901,954      
Danaher Corp. 
    18,070       852,362      
PACCAR, Inc. 
    17,996       1,033,330      
Parker Hannifin Corp. 
    22,465       1,938,729      
 
 
            $ 5,726,375      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Media — 2.5%
 
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
    36,155     $ 1,316,404      
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    24,963       1,648,307      
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    67,050       2,515,045      
 
 
            $ 5,479,756      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 1.9%
 
BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR
    7,060     $ 656,015      
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 
    8,803       686,722      
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. 
    15,636       1,877,728      
United States Steel Corp. 
    18,912       1,104,839      
 
 
            $ 4,325,304      
 
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities — 2.8%
 
CMS Energy Corp. 
    94,301     $ 1,753,999      
PG&E Corp. 
    32,224       1,541,596      
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 
    31,418       999,407      
Sempra Energy
    35,532       1,864,719      
 
 
            $ 6,159,721      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 1.5%
 
Macy’s, Inc. 
    55,949     $ 1,415,510      
Target Corp. 
    32,514       1,955,067      
 
 
            $ 3,370,577      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.4%
 
Apache Corp. 
    28,699     $ 3,421,782      
ConocoPhillips
    48,871       3,328,115      
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    76,484       5,592,510      
Hess Corp. 
    38,620       2,955,975      
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    27,369       2,684,899      
Peabody Energy Corp. 
    20,488       1,310,822      
Southwestern Energy Co.(1)
    42,047       1,573,819      
 
 
            $ 20,867,922      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 0.4%
 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A
    12,056     $ 972,919      
 
 
            $ 972,919      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.5%
 
Abbott Laboratories
    54,224     $ 2,597,872      
Merck & Co., Inc. 
    87,352       3,148,166      
Novartis AG ADR
    9,772       576,059      
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
    4,020       452,531      
Pfizer, Inc. 
    160,190       2,804,927      
Shire PLC ADR
    13,104       948,468      
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR
    25,503       1,329,471      
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    8,612       444,810      
 
 
            $ 12,302,304      
 
 
 
 
Professional Services — 0.3%
 
Manpower, Inc. 
    11,408     $ 715,966      
 
 
            $ 715,966      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 
    7,902     $ 889,370      
Boston Properties, Inc. 
    8,882       764,740      
Equity Residential
    14,344       745,171      
Vornado Realty Trust
    8,423       701,889      
 
 
            $ 3,101,170      
 
 
 
 
Software — 4.2%
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 
    71,494     $ 889,386      
Microsoft Corp. 
    176,372       4,924,306      
Oracle Corp. 
    112,591       3,524,098      
 
 
            $ 9,337,790      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 2.7%
 
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A
    13,300     $ 766,479      
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    24,721       847,683      
Gap, Inc. (The)
    26,894       595,433      
Home Depot, Inc. 
    58,201       2,040,527      
Staples, Inc. 
    33,309       758,446      
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
    21,252       943,377      
 
 
            $ 5,951,945      
 
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%
 
NIKE, Inc., Class B
    17,701     $ 1,512,019      
 
 
            $ 1,512,019      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 1.8%
 
Philip Morris International, Inc. 
    53,763     $ 3,146,748      
Reynolds American, Inc. 
    26,416       861,690      
 
 
            $ 4,008,438      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6%
 
American Tower Corp., Class A(1)
    41,625     $ 2,149,515      
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B
    38,978       1,349,808      
 
 
            $ 3,499,323      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $191,528,585)
  $ 224,261,728      
 
 
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
 
    Interest
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.22%(2)(3)
  $ 331     $ 331,314      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $331,314)
  $ 331,314      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 100.8%
   
(identified cost $191,859,899)
  $ 224,593,042      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.8)%
  $ (1,738,677 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 222,854,365      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(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 December 31, 2010.
 
(3) Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $3,292 and $0, respectively.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of December 31, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $191,528,585)
  $ 224,261,728      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $331,314)
    331,314      
Dividends receivable
    287,249      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    362      
Tax reclaims receivable
    8,287      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 224,888,940      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 1,831,672      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    121,826      
Trustees’ fees
    1,855      
Accrued expenses
    79,222      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 2,034,575      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 222,854,365      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 190,120,892      
Net unrealized appreciation
    32,733,473      
 
 
Total
  $ 222,854,365      
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
December 31, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $45,581)
  $ 3,856,337      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    3,489      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (197 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 3,859,629      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 1,373,067      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    9,373      
Custodian fee
    115,744      
Legal and accounting services
    38,770      
Miscellaneous
    9,610      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 1,546,564      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 2,313,065      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ (2,189,007 )    
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    153      
Foreign currency transactions
    3,537      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (2,185,317 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 21,701,564      
Foreign currency
    271      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 21,701,835      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 19,516,518      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 21,829,583      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Period Ended
     
in Net Assets   December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009(1)       
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 2,313,065     $ 371,180      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment and foreign currency transactions
    (2,185,317 )     1,120,803      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency
    21,701,835       8,918,045      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 21,829,583     $ 10,410,028      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Assets contributed by Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund
  $     $ 27,129,824      
Contributions
    39,512,953       186,991,408      
Withdrawals
    (52,640,746 )     (10,478,695 )    
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions
  $ (13,127,793 )   $ 203,642,537      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 8,701,790     $ 214,052,565      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 214,152,575     $ 100,010      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 222,854,365     $ 214,152,575      
 
 
 
(1)  For the period from the start of business, November 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
                     
    Year Ended
    Period Ended
     
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009(1)       
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                   
Expenses(2)
    0.73 %     0.86 %(3)    
Net investment income
    1.09 %     1.19 %(3)    
Portfolio Turnover
    44 %     10 %(4)    
 
 
Total Return
    10.68 %     8.63 %(4)    
 
 
                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 222,854     $ 214,153      
 
 
 
(1) For the period from the start of business, November 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009.
 
(2) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(3) Annualized.
 
(4) Not annualized.

 
See notes to financial statements

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio was organized on August 10, 2009 and remained inactive until November 1, 2009 except for matters related to its organization, including the sale of initial interests of $105,010 and the expensing of $5,000 of organization costs. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2010, Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund and Eaton Vance Balanced Fund held an interest of 26.0% and 68.5%, respectively, 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.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 will use 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. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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 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. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s 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 all 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.
 
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). 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 based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date.

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
 
D  Federal 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 any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed since the start of business on November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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 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.
 
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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.
 
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 0.65% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $500 million or more and is payable monthly. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $1,373,217 of which $150 was allocated

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
from Cash Management Portfolio and $1,373,067 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management Portfolio was 0.65% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
 
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2010, 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, aggregated $92,092,573 and $98,800,493, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
4   Transfer of Assets
 
Investment operations began on November 1, 2009 with the transfer of investments and related assets by Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund of $27,129,824, including net unrealized appreciation of $2,113,593, in exchange for an interest in the Portfolio. The transaction was structured for tax purposes to qualify as a tax free exchange under the Internal Revenue Code.
 
5   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 191,884,331      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 34,604,964      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,896,253 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 32,708,711      
 
 
 
The net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency at December 31, 2010 on federal income tax basis was $330.
 
6   Line of Credit
 
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. 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 year ended December 31, 2010.
 
7   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.
 
8   Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
  •  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 December 31, 2010, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Common Stocks
                                   
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 24,088,374     $     $      —     $ 24,088,374      
Consumer Staples
    23,472,599                   23,472,599      
Energy
    26,653,014                   26,653,014      
Financials
    36,210,548                   36,210,548      
Health Care
    23,265,170                   23,265,170      
Industrials
    25,094,436                   25,094,436      
Information Technology
    41,201,963       1,109,836             42,311,799      
Materials
    8,868,711                   8,868,711      
Telecommunication Services
    6,696,645                   6,696,645      
Utilities
    7,600,432                   7,600,432      
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 223,151,892     $ 1,109,836 *   $     $ 224,261,728      
 
 
Short-Term Investments
  $     $ 331,314     $     $ 331,314      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 223,151,892     $ 1,441,150     $     $ 224,593,042      
 
 
 
* 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.
 
The Portfolio held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At December 31, 2010, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2, if any, during the year then ended was not significant.

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Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Investors of Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the supplementary data for the year then ended and for the period from the start of business, November 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009. These financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio as of December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the supplementary data for the year then ended and for the period from the start of business, November 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2011

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund 
 
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 continuance 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 Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing 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 the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual 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
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  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
 
  •  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;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of 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;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management 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 advisory agreement.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, 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 nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of 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, 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each 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 advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
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 continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (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 as well as the 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 agreement for the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by 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 Portfolio. In particular, the Board evaluated, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as credit risk, tax efficiency, and special considerations relevant to investing in foreign markets. The Board also considered the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed 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 personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated 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 family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including administrative fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. 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, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level. The Board considered the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing 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
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund, the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing 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 benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Portfolio and the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
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 reasonable.
 
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 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 the economies of scale 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 benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.

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Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corporation., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “Parametric” refers to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
    Position(s)
  Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    with the
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  Trust and the
  Length of
  During Past Five Years and
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   Portfolio   Service   Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
1958
  Trustee   Of the Trust since
2007 and of the Portfolio since 2009
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 175 registered investment companies and 1 private investment company managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.     175     Director of EVC.
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty
1963
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio since 2009   Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     175     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
1940
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 2007 and of the Portfolio since 2009   Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     175     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries).
                         
William H. Park
1947
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 2003 and of the Portfolio since 2009   Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (an investment management firm) (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).     175     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
1940
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 2003 and of the Portfolio since 2009   Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).     175     None
                         
Helen Frame Peters
1948
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 2008 and of the Portfolio since 2009   Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).     175     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
    Position(s)
  Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    with the
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  Trust and the
  Length of
  During Past Five Years and
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   Portfolio   Service   Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Lynn A. Stout
1957
  Trustee   Of the Trust since 1998 and of the Portfolio since 2009   Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous academic and professional papers on these areas.     175     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni
1943
  Chairman of
the Board
and Trustee
  Chairman of the Board since 2007, Trustee of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio
since 2009
  Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).     175     None
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
    Position(s)
  Term of
   
    with the
  Office and
   
Name and
  Trust and the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years
 
             
Duncan W. Richardson
1957
  President of the Trust and Vice President of the Portfolio(3)   Since 2011   Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 88 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
William H. Ahern, Jr.
1959
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 1995   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 74 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
John R. Baur
1970
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maria C. Cappellano
1967
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 48 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Michael A. Cirami
1975
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Cynthia J. Clemson
1963
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 90 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
John H. Croft
1962
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2010   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Charles B. Gaffney
1972
  Vice President of the Trust and President of the Portfolio(4)   Vice President of the Trust since 2007 and President of the Portfolio since 2011   Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Christine M. Johnston
1972
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Aamer Khan
1960
  Vice President   Of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio
since 2009
  Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 35 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Martha G. Locke
1952
  Vice President of
the Portfolio
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 4 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.

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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
             
    Position(s)
  Term of
   
    with the
  Office and
   
Name and
  Trust and the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   Portfolio   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)
             
Thomas H. Luster
1962
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2006   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 54 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Jeffrey A. Rawlins
1961
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Dana C. Robinson
1957
  Vice President of
the Portfolio
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 1 registered investment company managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Judith A. Saryan
1954
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2003   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 60 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Susan Schiff
1961
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2002   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Thomas Seto
1962
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
David M. Stein
1951
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Eric A. Stein
1980
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Originally joined EVM in July 2002. Prior to re-joining EVM in September 2008, Mr. Stein worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2007-2008) and attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Dan R. Strelow
1959
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2009   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Mark S. Venezia
1949
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 39 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Adam A. Weigold
1975
  Vice President of
the Trust
  Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 69 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Barbara E. Campbell
1957
  Treasurer   Of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio
since 2009
  Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maureen A. Gemma
1960
  Secretary and Chief Legal Officer   Secretary of the Trust since 2007 and of the Portfolio since 2009 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Paul M. O’Neil
1953
  Chief Compliance Officer   Of the Trust since 2004 and of the Portfolio
since 2009
  Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 175 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(2) During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).
 
(3) Prior to 2011, Mr. Richardson served as President of the Portfolio since 2009 and Vice President of the Trust since 2001.
 
(4) Prior to 2011, Mr. Gaffney served as Vice President of the Portfolio since 2009.
 
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

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Investment Advisor of
Large-Cap Core Research Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Administrator of
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund
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 the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
 
 
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus or summary prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.


 

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Item 2.   Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3.   Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm). Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a)-(d)
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 30 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Funds’ annual reports.
The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 by the Fund’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.
Eaton Vance AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   12/31/09   12/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 53,570     $ 51,570  
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 0     $ 0  
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 6,540     $ 6,540  
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 2,500     $ 1,000  
     
Total
  $ 62,610     $ 59,110  
     
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Managed Growth Fund 1.1
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   12/31/09   12/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 13,900     $ 13,900  
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 0     $ 0  
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 6,190     $ 6,190  
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 1,500     $ 1,000  
     
Total
  $ 21,590     $ 21,090  
       
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Managed Growth Fund 1.2
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   12/31/09   12/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 13,900     $ 13,900  
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 0     $ 0  
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 6,190     $ 6,190  
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 1,500     $ 1,000  
     
Total
  $ 21,590     $ 21,090  
     

 


 

Eaton Vance Large-Cap Core Research Fund
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   12/31/09   12/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 8,000     $ 11,550  
Audit-Related Fees(1)
    0     $ 0  
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 5,000     $ 8,080  
All Other Fees(3)
    0     $ 1,900  
     
Total
  $ 13,000     $ 21,530  
     
 
1)   Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
The various Series comprising the Trust have differing fiscal year ends (January 31*, October 31 or December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.
                                 
Fiscal Years Ended   10/31/09   12/31/09   10/31/10   12/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 529,055     $ 111,770     $ 527,835     $ 90,920  
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 256,590     $ 29,930     $ 258,500     $ 27,000  
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 44,500     $ 8,000     $ 28,500     $ 4,900  
     
Total
  $ 830,145     $ 149,700     $ 814,835     $ 122,820  
     
 
(1)   Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
* Series commenced operations on 4/1/2010.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i)

 


 

specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.*
                                 
Fiscal Years Ended   10/31/09   12/31/09   10/31/10   12/31/10
 
Registrant(1)
  $ 301,090     $ 44,130     $ 287,000     $ 31,900  
Eaton Vance(2)
  $ 280,861     $ 288,295     $ 278,901     $ 250,973  
 
(1)   Includes all of the Series of the Trust. During the fiscal years reported above, certain of the Funds were “feeder” funds in a “master-feeder” fund structure or funds of funds.
 
(2)   Various subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series and/or their respective “master” funds (if applicable).
*Table does not include information for 1/31/2011 fiscal year end of Series commencing operations on 4/1/2010.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5.   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not required in this filing.
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 required in this filing.
Item 8.   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9.   Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not required in this filing.
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 Mutual Funds Trust    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  February 16, 2011    
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/ Barbara E. Campbell
 
Barbara E. Campbell
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
       
Date:
  February 16, 2011    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  February 16, 2011