N-CSRS 1 b81371a1nvcsrs.htm EATON VANCE GLOBAL MACRO PORTFOLIO Eaton Vance Global Macro Portfolio
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08342
Global Macro Portfolio
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                         
Foreign Government Bonds — 7.7%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
 
Brazil — 0.6%
 
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/15(1)
  BRL     12,748,543     $ 6,978,671      
Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/17
  BRL     35,900,000       18,475,101      
 
 
             
Total Brazil (identified cost $24,940,063)
  $ 25,453,772      
 
 
 
 
Congo — 0.0%
 
Republic of Congo, 3.00%, 6/30/29
  USD     2,128,000     $ 1,218,280      
 
 
             
Total Congo (identified cost $845,647)
  $ 1,218,280      
 
 
 
 
Costa Rica — 0.1%
 
Titulo Propiedad Ud, 1.00%, 1/12/22(1)
  CRC     2,329,325,098     $ 3,555,734      
Titulo Propiedad Ud, 1.63%, 7/13/16(1)
  CRC     272,911,973       483,366      
 
 
             
Total Costa Rica
           
(identified cost $3,558,124)
          $ 4,039,100      
 
 
 
 
Georgia — 0.1%
 
Republic of Georgia, 7.50%, 4/15/13
  USD     4,764,000     $ 4,975,998      
 
 
             
Total Georgia (identified cost $3,544,597)
  $ 4,975,998      
 
 
 
 
Germany — 0.5%
 
Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 3.50%, 7/4/19
  EUR     15,000,000     $ 20,909,380      
 
 
             
Total Germany
           
(identified cost $20,634,163)
          $ 20,909,380      
 
 
 
 
Ghana — 0.1%
 
Ghana Government Bond, 13.00%, 8/2/10
  GHS     600,000     $ 424,045      
Ghana Government Bond, 13.67%, 6/15/12(2)
  GHS     4,300,000       2,918,321      
 
 
             
Total Ghana (identified cost $5,281,915)
  $ 3,342,366      
 
 
 
Greece — 0.4%
 
Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 3.70%, 7/20/15
  EUR     8,000,000     $ 7,615,893      
Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 6.10%, 8/20/15
  EUR     9,775,000       10,466,600      
 
 
             
Total Greece (identified cost $20,454,811)
  $ 18,082,493      
 
 
 
 
Israel — 0.7%
 
Israeli Government Bond, 3.00%, 10/31/19(1)
  ILS     52,519,186     $ 15,179,265      
Israeli Government Bond, 5.00%, 4/30/15(1)
  ILS     44,329,728       14,155,666      
 
 
             
Total Israel (identified cost $28,477,416)
  $ 29,334,931      
 
 
 
 
Macedonia — 0.2%
 
Republic of Macedonia, 4.625%, 12/8/15
  EUR     6,594,000     $ 7,940,296      
 
 
             
Total Macedonia
           
(identified cost $5,825,297)
          $ 7,940,296      
 
 
 
 
Poland — 0.7%
 
Poland Government Bond, 3.00%, 8/24/16(1)
  PLN     83,986,634     $ 28,525,402      
 
 
             
Total Poland (identified cost $27,147,430)
  $ 28,525,402      
 
 
 
 
South Africa — 1.8%
 
Republic of South Africa, 6.50%, 6/2/14
  USD     67,231,000     $ 74,458,332      
 
 
             
Total South Africa
           
(identified cost $73,859,335)
          $ 74,458,332      
 
 
 
 
Taiwan — 0.9%
 
Taiwan Government Bond, 0.25%, 2/10/12
  TWD     1,232,200,000     $ 39,155,673      
 
 
             
Total Taiwan (identified cost $39,165,281)
  $ 39,155,673      
 
 
 
 
Turkey — 1.4%
 
Turkey Government Bond, 9.00%, 5/21/14(1)
  TRY     13,633,217     $ 11,235,086      
Turkey Government Bond, 10.00%, 2/15/12(1)
  TRY     21,977,657       16,934,282      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Turkey (continued)
 
                         
Turkey Government Bond, 12.00%, 8/14/13(1)
  TRY     38,101,351     $ 33,299,649      
 
 
             
Total Turkey (identified cost $45,902,605)
  $ 61,469,017      
 
 
 
 
Uruguay — 0.2%
 
Republic of Uruguay, 5.00%, 9/14/18(1)
  UYU     175,572,294     $ 9,722,302      
 
 
             
Total Uruguay (identified cost $7,548,440)
  $ 9,722,302      
 
 
             
Total Foreign Government Bonds
           
(identified cost $307,185,124)
          $ 328,627,342      
 
 
                         
                         
Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.1%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
 
Chile — 0.1%
 
JPMorgan Chilean Inflation Linked Note, 3.80%, 11/17/15(1)
  USD     3,518,020     $ 3,718,028      
 
 
             
Total Chile (identified cost $3,000,000)
  $ 3,718,028      
 
 
 
 
Indonesia — 0.0%
 
APP Finance VI, 0.00%, 11/18/12(3)
  USD     4,000,000     $ 20,000      
APP Finance VII, 3.50%, 4/30/24(3)(4)
  USD     2,000,000       10,000      
 
 
             
Total Indonesia
           
(identified cost $3,357,014)
          $ 30,000      
 
 
             
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
           
(identified cost $6,357,014)
          $ 3,748,028      
 
 
                         
                         
Debt Obligations — United States — 49.5%
 
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.0%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Eaton Corp., 8.875%, 6/15/19
      $ 500,000     $ 636,772      
Ingersoll-Rand Co., 6.48%, 6/1/25
        1,050,000       1,087,014      
 
 
             
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
           
(identified cost $1,528,619)
          $ 1,723,786      
 
 
                         
                         
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.3%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
                       
Series 4, Class D, 8.00%, 12/25/22
      $ 409,899     $ 461,415      
Series 1548, Class Z, 7.00%, 7/15/23
        498,546       523,232      
Series 1650, Class K, 6.50%, 1/15/24
        3,230,361       3,506,610      
Series 1817, Class Z, 6.50%, 2/15/26
        446,872       480,030      
Series 1927, Class ZA, 6.50%, 1/15/27
        1,645,922       1,719,394      
Series 2127, Class PG, 6.25%, 2/15/29
        2,048,975       2,196,365      
Series 2344, Class ZD, 6.50%, 8/15/31
        3,142,820       3,415,428      
Series 2458, Class ZB, 7.00%, 6/15/32
        4,432,592       4,918,007      
 
 
                $ 17,220,481      
 
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association:
                       
Series 1992-180, Class F, 1.431%, 10/25/22(5)
      $ 1,704,790     $ 1,737,825      
Series 1993-16, Class Z, 7.50%, 2/25/23
        1,665,190       1,877,724      
Series 1993-79, Class PL, 7.00%, 6/25/23
        1,276,420       1,431,133      
Series 1993-104, Class ZB, 6.50%, 7/25/23
        523,921       576,685      
Series 1993-121, Class Z, 7.00%, 7/25/23
        7,961,884       8,927,958      
Series 1993-141, Class Z, 7.00%, 8/25/23
        1,311,911       1,476,990      
Series 1994-42, Class ZQ, 7.00%, 4/25/24
        8,072,525       9,053,946      
Series 1994-79, Class Z, 7.00%, 4/25/24
        1,563,024       1,752,647      
Series 1994-89, Class ZQ, 8.00%, 7/25/24
        1,030,865       1,184,379      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (continued)
                       
Series 1996-35, Class Z, 7.00%, 7/25/26
      $ 410,799     $ 461,353      
Series 1998-16, Class H, 7.00%, 4/18/28
        1,080,947       1,221,230      
Series 1998-44, Class ZA, 6.50%, 7/20/28
        1,781,295       1,961,869      
Series 1999-25, Class Z, 6.00%, 6/25/29
        3,491,051       3,784,923      
Series 2000-2, Class ZE, 7.50%, 2/25/30
        471,441       535,805      
Series 2000-49, Class A, 8.00%, 3/18/27
        1,340,413       1,548,686      
Series 2001-31, Class ZA, 6.00%, 7/25/31
        19,151,335       20,658,986      
Series 2001-37, Class GA, 8.00%, 7/25/16
        146,879       160,292      
Series 2009-48, Class WA, 5.836%, 7/25/39(6)
        17,186,260       18,489,564      
Series G48, Class Z,
7.10%, 12/25/21
        1,271,976       1,407,504      
Series G92-60, Class Z, 7.00%, 10/25/22
        3,467,924       3,826,166      
Series G93-1, Class K, 6.675%, 1/25/23
        1,911,343       2,114,426      
Series G93-31, Class PN, 7.00%, 9/25/23
        5,992,484       6,710,093      
Series G93-41, Class ZQ, 7.00%, 12/25/23
        12,116,239       13,569,195      
Series G94-7, Class PJ,
7.50%, 5/17/24
        1,912,313       2,177,547      
 
 
                $ 106,646,926      
 
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association:
                       
Series 1994-7, Class PQ, 6.50%, 10/16/24
      $ 1,409,594     $ 1,547,911      
Series 1996-22, Class Z, 7.00%, 10/16/26
        1,072,867       1,191,556      
Series 1999-42, Class Z, 8.00%, 11/16/29
        2,813,234       3,168,627      
Series 2001-21, Class Z, 9.00%, 3/16/30
        4,017,608       4,804,454      
Series 2001-35, Class K, 6.45%, 10/26/23
        444,713       486,199      
Series 2002-48, Class OC, 6.00%, 9/16/30
        3,497,520       3,640,454      
 
 
                $ 14,839,201      
 
 
     
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
(identified cost $134,012,453)
          $ 138,706,608      
 
 
                         
                         
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.5%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
JPMCC, Series 2005-LDP5, Class AM, 5.386%, 12/15/44(6)
      $ 9,960,000     $ 9,400,291      
MLMT, Series 2006-C2, Class A2, 5.756%, 8/12/43(6)
        7,000,000       7,451,274      
WBCMT, Series 2005-C17, Class A4, 5.083%, 3/15/42(6)
        6,000,000       6,298,619      
 
 
     
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $22,667,083)
          $ 23,150,184      
 
 
                         
                         
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 26.8%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
                       
3.207%, with maturity at 2035(7)
      $ 8,424,403     $ 8,691,897      
3.751%, with maturity at 2029(7)
        1,764,619       1,807,219      
4.001%, with maturity at 2023(7)
        683,188       714,465      
4.359%, with maturity at 2030(7)
        2,349,766       2,457,341      
4.50%, with maturity at 2018
        6,933,044       7,324,997      
5.00%, with various maturities to 2019
        9,055,842       9,676,372      
5.50%, with various maturities to 2013
        7,799,437       8,352,702      
6.00%, with various maturities to 2035
        67,843,980       73,635,855      
6.50%, with various maturities to 2033
        74,781,080       82,462,955      
6.60%, with maturity at 2030
        3,539,601       3,925,084      
7.00%, with various maturities to 2036
        53,407,980       59,556,327      
7.31%, with maturity at 2026
        417,815       476,083      
7.50%, with various maturities to 2035
        37,216,479       42,168,548      
7.95%, with maturity at 2022
        588,992       676,471      
8.00%, with various maturities to 2031
        7,562,185       8,599,396      
8.15%, with maturity at 2021
        328,560       382,008      
8.30%, with maturity at 2021
        153,493       171,676      
8.47%, with maturity at 2018
        259,142       297,735      
8.50%, with various maturities to 2028
        1,681,217       1,965,332      
9.00%, with various maturities to 2027
        3,211,476       3,782,885      
9.50%, with various maturities to 2027
        316,127       371,450      
9.75%, with various maturities to 2020
        7,637       8,886      
10.00%, with various maturities to 2020
        1,110,304       1,274,611      
10.50%, with maturity at 2021
        535,406       627,613      
11.00%, with maturity at 2016
        770,433       878,313      
13.25%, with maturity at 2013
        662       692      
 
 
                $ 320,286,913      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association:
                       
2.625%, with maturity at 2028(7)
      $ 326,938     $ 340,184      
2.865%, with maturity at 2022(7)
        3,388,477       3,474,176      
3.035%, with maturity at 2035(7)
        7,161,797       7,380,670      
3.036%, with various maturities to 2035(7)
        32,360,510       33,428,174      
3.078%, with various maturities to 2033(7)
        28,375,876       29,239,544      
3.186%, with maturity at 2025(7)
        1,859,965       1,922,434      
3.386%, with maturity at 2024(7)
        1,572,168       1,633,399      
3.71%, with maturity at 2034(7)
        5,173,514       5,410,364      
3.816%, with maturity at 2023(7)
        178,036       186,187      
3.85%, with maturity at 2035(7)
        18,750,319       19,608,731      
4.50%, with various maturities to 2018
        8,742,998       9,235,566      
4.518%, with maturity at 2035(7)
        13,837,646       14,471,150      
5.00%, with various maturities to 2018(8)
        27,804,569       29,663,034      
5.50%, with various maturities to 2023
        8,187,853       8,748,378      
6.00%, with various maturities to 2033
        42,508,067       46,055,791      
6.318%, with maturity at 2032(7)
        5,950,582       6,223,006      
6.50%, with various maturities to 2036
        185,025,900       201,610,302      
6.803%, with maturity at 2025(7)
        612,509       646,292      
7.00%, with various maturities to 2036
        174,115,607       194,166,754      
7.50%, with various maturities to 2034
        26,958,132       30,325,417      
8.00%, with various maturities to 2030
        10,077,347       11,698,170      
8.50%, with various maturities to 2037
        15,342,447       17,640,792      
9.00%, with various maturities to 2032
        5,283,613       6,237,237      
9.035%, with maturity at 2028(6)
        914,383       1,061,148      
9.50%, with various maturities to 2031
        4,664,857       5,544,998      
10.50%, with maturity at 2029
        439,432       522,724      
10.972%, with maturity at 2027(6)
        910,357       1,057,657      
11.00%, with maturity at 2016
        49,805       54,845      
11.50%, with maturity at 2031
        716,172       887,024      
 
 
                $ 688,474,148      
 
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association:
                       
3.125%, with maturity at 2024(7)
      $ 791,190     $ 817,748      
6.50%, with various maturities to 2032
        6,057,799       6,678,289      
7.00%, with various maturities to 2035
        67,441,691       75,815,152      
7.50%, with various maturities to 2031
        10,294,049       11,746,333      
7.75%, with maturity at 2019
        39,225       44,882      
8.00%, with various maturities to 2034
        29,340,578       33,735,791      
8.30%, with various maturities to 2020
        192,277       217,316      
8.50%, with various maturities to 2021
        1,825,723       2,069,621      
 
9.00%, with various maturities to 2025
        611,784       714,656      
9.50%, with various maturities to 2026
        2,053,821       2,498,370      
 
 
                $ 134,338,158      
 
 
             
Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
           
(identified cost $1,118,427,200)
          $ 1,143,099,219      
 
 
                         
                         
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 1.8%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank:
                       
5.365%, 9/9/24
      $ 6,700,000     $ 7,291,643      
5.375%, 9/30/22
        16,700,000       18,418,564      
5.375%, 8/15/24
        5,300,000       5,775,935      
5.75%, 6/12/26
        14,850,000       16,128,377      
 
 
                $ 47,614,519      
 
 
 
United States Agency for International Development - Israel:
                       
5.50%, 12/4/23
      $ 5,000,000     $ 5,495,205      
5.50%, 4/26/24
        22,500,000     $ 24,702,097      
 
 
                         
                $ 30,197,302      
 
 
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
   
(identified cost $78,539,499)
          $ 77,811,821      
 
 
                         
                         
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 17.1%
 
        Principal
           
Security       Amount     Value      
 
 
United States Treasury Bond, 7.875%, 2/15/21
      $ 1,500,000     $ 2,043,516      
United States Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 4/30/11
        95,000,000       95,400,805      
United States Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 11/15/11
        100,000,000       101,597,700      
United States Treasury Notes, 4.50%, 2/28/11
        100,000,000       103,394,600      
United States Treasury Notes, 4.625%, 12/31/11
        100,000,000       106,398,500      
United States Treasury Notes, 4.625%, 7/31/12(8)
        50,000,000       53,992,200      
United States Treasury Notes, 4.875%, 7/31/11
        100,000,000       105,398,500      
United States Treasury Notes, 4.875%, 2/15/12
        50,000,000       53,585,950      
United States Treasury Notes, 5.125%, 6/30/11
        100,000,000       105,359,400      
 
 
             
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
           
(identified cost $726,274,720)
          $ 727,171,171      
 
 
             
Total Debt Obligations — United States (identified cost $2,081,449,574)
  $ 2,111,662,789      
 
 
 

 
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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Common Stocks — 0.2%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
China — 0.2%
 
Air China, Ltd., Class H(9)
    203,000     $ 224,061      
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H(9)
    363,000       353,935      
China Coal Energy Co., Class H
    378,000       569,456      
China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd., Class H
    238,000       301,904      
China Oilfield Services, Ltd., Class H
    141,000       197,336      
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H
    1,546,000       1,239,580      
China Railway Group, Ltd., Class H(9)
    388,000       267,454      
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H
    313,000       1,343,119      
China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., Class H(9)
    328,000       136,130      
China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Class H(9)
    119,000       177,645      
Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., Class H(9)
    305,000       127,511      
Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H
    281,000       161,482      
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H
    113,000       105,233      
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H
    128,000       268,476      
PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H
    1,944,000       2,238,640      
Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H
    274,000       130,686      
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class H(9)
    215,000       82,543      
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Class H
    180,000       500,698      
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H
    369,000       286,635      
 
 
             
Total China (identified cost $8,353,432)
  $ 8,712,524      
 
 
 
Indonesia — 0.0%
 
APP China
    8,155     $ 326,200      
 
 
             
Total Indonesia (identified cost $1,522,635)
  $ 326,200      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $9,876,067)
  $ 9,038,724      
 
 
 
                         
Short-Term Investments — 43.8%
Foreign Government Securities — 22.5%
 
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Chile — 0.7%
 
Chilean Government Bond, 6.00%, 7/1/10   CLP     7,215,000     $ 14,025,899      
Chilean Government Bond, 8.00%, 8/1/10   CLP     8,215,000       15,774,483      
 
 
             
Total Chile (identified cost $30,640,884)
  $ 29,800,382      
 
 
 
Croatia — 1.1%
 
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/7/10   EUR     1,005     $ 1,321,769      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/11/10   EUR     5,000       6,551,332      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/2/10   EUR     1,300       1,699,192      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/9/10   EUR     4,300       5,601,054      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/10   EUR     1,145       1,491,443      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/17/11   EUR     300       388,199      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/7/11   EUR     15,742       20,221,482      
Croatian Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/14/11   EUR     7,500       9,623,586      
 
 
             
Total Croatia (identified cost $47,568,138)
  $ 46,898,057      
 
 
 
 
Egypt — 5.7%
 
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/4/10   EGP     162,350     $ 29,197,446      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/11/10   EGP     86,200       15,474,520      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/25/10   EGP     265,125       47,423,465      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/1/10   EGP     47,825       8,539,029      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/8/10   EGP     58,175       10,368,158      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/15/10   EGP     8,650       1,538,833      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/22/10   EGP     196,700       34,929,023      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/29/10   EGP     74,900       13,276,055      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/13/10   EGP     74,000       13,068,408      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/3/10   EGP     18,950       3,327,977      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/31/10   EGP     30,425       5,302,401      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/28/10   EGP     16,700       2,887,682      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/5/10   EGP     87,500       15,100,085      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/26/10   EGP     33,650       5,772,195      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/2/10   EGP     42,025       7,194,183      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/4/11   EGP     109,900       18,492,815      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/11/11   EGP     25,000       4,198,709      
Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/8/11   EGP     29,675       4,945,994      
 
 
             
Total Egypt (identified cost $244,277,632)
  $ 241,036,978      
 
 
 
 
Iceland — 0.2%
 
Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/15/10   ISK     181,400     $ 1,196,316      
Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/15/10   ISK     700,000       4,588,329      
Iceland Treasury Note, 13.75%, 12/10/10   ISK     688,000       4,813,373      
 
 
             
Total Iceland (identified cost $10,646,498)
  $ 10,598,018      
 
 
 
 
Israel — 3.4%
 
Israeli Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/6/11   ILS     549,221     $ 144,538,821      
 
 
             
Total Israel (identified cost $145,727,652)
  $ 144,538,821      
 
 
 

 
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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Kazakhstan — 3.2%
 
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 5/7/10   KZT     2,569,000     $ 17,540,565      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 5/21/10   KZT     2,241,930       15,302,657      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 5/28/10   KZT     2,145,212       14,640,002      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 6/4/10   KZT     1,900,131       12,965,112      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 6/11/10   KZT     1,474,320       10,057,672      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 6/18/10   KZT     2,950,843       20,126,144      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 7/2/10   KZT     2,735,100       18,646,270      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 7/30/10   KZT     2,592,832       17,657,781      
Kazakhstan National Bank, 0.00%, 8/27/10   KZT     1,447,740       9,847,183      
 
 
             
Total Kazakhstan
           
(identified cost $135,838,501)
          $ 136,783,386      
 
 
 
 
Lebanon — 4.8%
 
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/10/10   LBP     19,520,000     $ 12,955,400      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/24/10   LBP     3,799,300       2,517,464      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/24/10   LBP     11,433,000       7,575,648      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/1/10   LBP     2,000,000       1,324,092      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/1/10   LBP     29,235,900       19,355,510      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/8/10   LBP     12,690,060       8,393,876      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/22/10   LBP     24,880,900       16,427,032      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/29/10   LBP     18,985,000       12,522,256      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/29/10   LBP     2,279,570       1,503,574      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/5/10   LBP     20,597,220       13,572,065      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/12/10   LBP     4,924,250       3,241,374      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/19/10   LBP     40,397,990       26,563,866      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/23/10   LBP     2,682,000       1,753,551      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/30/10   LBP     21,830,000       14,238,019      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/14/10   LBP     34,427,170       22,409,208      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/21/10   LBP     6,760,200       4,395,865      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/4/10   LBP     3,897,910       2,529,550      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/18/10   LBP     2,439,470       1,579,892      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/2/10   LBP     2,500,000       1,615,811      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/16/10   LBP     2,350,000       1,515,777      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/10   LBP     3,487,360       2,244,786      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/13/11   LBP     3,150,000       2,023,495      
Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/7/11   LBP     2,447,320       1,552,748      
Lebanon Treasury Note, 8.40%, 7/8/10   LBP     10,000,000       6,755,338      
Lebanon Treasury Note, 8.40%, 7/15/10   LBP     18,000,000       12,085,787      
Lebanon Treasury Note, 8.46%, 6/24/10   LBP     2,161,210       1,456,086      
Lebanon Treasury Note, 9.32%, 12/2/10   LBP     1,979,900       1,351,854      
 
 
             
Total Lebanon
           
(identified cost $203,149,042)
          $ 203,459,924      
 
 
 
South Korea — 0.4%
 
Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 0.00%, 5/18/10
  KRW     5,560,390     $ 5,012,615      
Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 0.00%, 6/8/10
  KRW     8,014,850       7,216,722      
Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond, 0.00%, 6/29/10
  KRW     3,589,460       3,228,041      
 
 
             
Total South Korea
           
(identified cost $15,119,309)
          $ 15,457,378      
 
 
 
 
Sri Lanka — 2.4%
 
Sri Lanka Government Bond, 15.50%, 5/15/10   LKR     766,310     $ 6,738,410      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/7/10   LKR     1,083,150       9,490,656      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/14/10   LKR     58,810       514,488      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/9/10   LKR     1,170,980       10,113,280      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/16/10   LKR     1,621,010       13,977,104      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/23/10   LKR     1,150,000       9,899,487      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/6/10   LKR     1,161,300       9,963,638      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/8/10   LKR     659,010       5,568,302      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/18/11   LKR     600,000       4,899,728      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/11/11   LKR     1,200,590       9,749,592      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/18/11   LKR     545,550       4,421,899      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/25/11   LKR     1,911,190       15,461,770      
Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/29/11   LKR     65,000       520,884      
 
 
             
Total Sri Lanka
           
(identified cost $100,981,541)
          $ 101,319,238      
 
 
 
 
Uruguay — 0.6%
 
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/5/10   UYU     15,000     $ 778,449      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/12/10   UYU     30,000       1,554,717      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/19/10   UYU     6,920       358,111      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/6/10   UYU     45,000       2,304,514      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/20/10   UYU     20,000       1,020,894      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/5/10   UYU     40,000       2,033,953      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/26/10   UYU     30,000       1,517,517      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/1/10   UYU     20,000       1,002,161      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/6/10   UYU     23,977       1,199,819      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/27/10   UYU     20,000       994,982      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/23/10   UYU     77,094       3,771,443      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/10   UYU     40,000       1,952,582      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/18/11   UYU     60,770       2,948,845      

 
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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Uruguay (continued)
 
                         
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/3/11   UYU     50,000     $ 2,413,792      
Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/25/11   UYU     72,970       3,464,312      
 
 
             
Total Uruguay
           
(identified cost $27,209,812)
          $ 27,316,091      
 
 
 
 
Zambia — 0.0%
 
Zambia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/31/11   ZMK     3,398,000     $ 700,045      
 
 
             
Total Zambia (identified cost $690,836)
  $ 700,045      
 
 
             
Total Foreign Government Securities
           
(identified cost $961,849,845)
          $ 957,908,318      
 
 
                         
                         
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 9.4%
 
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
United States Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/22/10       $ 100,000     $ 99,967,300      
United States Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/19/10         100,000       99,949,900      
United States Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/18/10
        100,000       99,871,800      
United States Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/16/10
        100,000       99,841,100      
 
 
             
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
           
(identified cost $399,613,152)
          $ 399,630,100      
 
 
                         
                         
Repurchase Agreements — 9.0%
 
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Description       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Bank of America:                        
Dated 4/27/10, with a maturity date of 7/30/10, an interest rate of 0.23% and repurchase proceeds of EUR 16,397,028, collateralized by EUR 15,000,000 Spanish Government Bond, 4.60% due 7/30/19 and a market value of $22,774,868.
  EUR     16,388     $ 21,819,133      
Dated 4/30/10, with an interest rate of 0.17%, collateralized by $180,000,000 United States Treasury Bond with an interest rate of 3.625%, a maturity date of 6/15/10 and a market value of $183,333,719.(10)
  USD     183,150       183,150,000      
HSBC Bank USA                        
Dated 4/30/10, with an interest rate of 0.18%, collateralized by $129,940,000 United States Treasury Bond with an interest rate of 8.125%, a maturity date of 6/15/21 and a market value of $183,109,587.(10)
  USD     180,000       180,000,000      
 
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreements
           
(identified cost $384,742,986)
          $ 384,969,133      
 
 
                         
                         
Other Securities — 2.9%
 
        Interest
           
Description       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.19%(11)
      $ 124,508     $ 124,507,708      
 
 
             
Total Other Securities
           
(identified cost $124,507,708)
          $ 124,507,708      
 
 
             
Total Short-Term Investments
           
(identified cost $1,870,713,691)
          $ 1,867,015,259      
 
 
             
Total Investments — 101.3%
           
(identified cost $4,275,581,470)
          $ 4,320,092,142      
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.13)%
  $ (54,007,127 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 4,266,085,015      
 
 

 
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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
 
JPMCC - JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
MLMT - Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
 
WBCMT - Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
 
BRL - Brazilian Real
 
CLP - Chilean Peso
 
CRC - Costa Rican Colon
 
EGP - Egyptian Pound
 
EUR - Euro
 
GHS - Ghanaian Cedi
 
ILS - Israeli Shekel
 
ISK - Icelandic Krona
 
KRW - South Korean Won
 
KZT - Kazak Tenge
 
LBP - Lebanese Pound
 
LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee
 
PLN - Polish Zloty
 
TRY - New Turkish Lira
 
TWD - New Taiwan Dollar
 
USD - United States Dollar
 
UYU - Uruguayan Peso
 
ZMK - Zambian Kwacha
 
 
(1) Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in a designated inflation index or inflation rate for the applicable country. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.
 
(2) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(3) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments.
 
(4) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(5) Floating-rate security.
 
(6) Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly.
 
(7) Adjustable rate mortgage security. Rate shown is the rate at April 30, 2010.
 
(8) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on open financial contracts.
 
(9) Non-income producing security.
 
(10) Open repurchase agreements with no specific maturity date. Either party may terminate the agreement upon demand.
 
(11) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2010. Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was $120,148 and $0, respectively.
 
                         
Securities Sold Short
 
        Principal
           
        Amount
           
Security       (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
 
Spain
 
Spain Government Bond, 4.60%, 7/30/19   EUR     (15,000 )   $ (20,972,910 )    
 
 
             
Total Securities Sold Short
(proceeds $20,591,627)
  $ (20,972,910 )    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of April 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $4,151,073,762)
  $ 4,195,584,434      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $124,507,708)
    124,507,708      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,390,609)
    1,392,651      
Interest and dividends receivable
    23,162,397      
Receivable for investments sold
    154,208      
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    15,923,032      
Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    5,416,875      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    25,975,854      
Receivable for closed options
    101,520      
Premium paid on open swap contracts
    28,751,964      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 4,420,970,643      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Payable for investments purchased
  $ 101,899,486      
Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    1,556,259      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    9,198,007      
Payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    653,830      
Payable for open spread lock swap contracts
    480,860      
Payable for open swap contracts
    17,222,700      
Payable for closed swap contracts
    125,871      
Premium received for open swap contracts
    161,176      
Payable for securities sold short, at value (proceeds, $20,591,627)
    20,972,910      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    1,731,340      
Trustees’ fees
    4,208      
Interest payable for securities sold short
    685,023      
Accrued expenses
    193,958      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 154,885,628      
 
 
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio
  $ 4,266,085,015      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals
  $ 4,209,065,343      
Net unrealized appreciation
    57,019,672      
 
 
Total
  $ 4,266,085,015      
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
April 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest (net of foreign taxes, $1,386,969)
  $ 48,997,697      
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,054)
    11,915      
Interest allocated from affiliated investments
    272,204      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (152,056 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 49,129,760      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 6,893,613      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    26,446      
Custodian fee
    8,375      
Legal and accounting services
    128,672      
Interest expense on securities sold short
    2,517      
Miscellaneous
    57,747      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 7,117,370      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 228      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 228      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 7,117,142      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 42,012,618      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 12,001,653      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    (14,202 )    
Financial futures contracts
    (3,440,235 )    
Swap contracts
    (3,716,957 )    
Written options
    522,711      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    31,072,169      
 
 
Net realized gain
  $ 36,425,139      
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ (3,181,756 )    
Securities sold short
    (381,283 )    
Financial futures contracts
    (1,849,184 )    
Swap contracts
    12,399,887      
Spread lock swap contracts
    (480,860 )    
Written options
    (309,320 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    4,244,436      
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 10,441,920      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 46,867,059      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 88,879,677      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Six Months Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   April 30, 2010     October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 42,012,618     $ 43,997,485      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, financial futures contracts, swap contracts, written options and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    36,425,139       (18,984,748 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, securities sold short, financial futures contracts, spread lock swap contracts swap contracts, written options, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    10,441,920       81,089,939      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 88,879,677     $ 106,102,676      
 
 
Capital transactions —
                   
Contributions
  $ 2,882,127,250     $ 530,666,796      
Withdrawals
    (23,947,897 )     (162,764,389 )    
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital transactions
  $ 2,858,179,353     $ 367,902,407      
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 2,947,059,030     $ 474,005,083      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 1,319,025,985     $ 845,020,902      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 4,266,085,015     $ 1,319,025,985      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Supplementary Data
 
 
                                                     
          Year Ended October 31,
    Six Months Ended
   
    April 30, 2010     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005      
 
 
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(1)
    0.59 %(2)     0.67 %     0.63 %     0.67 %     0.66 %     0.66 %    
Interest expense(3)
    0.00 %(2)(4)     0.05 %                            
Total expenses
    0.59 %(2)     0.72 %     0.63 %     0.67 %     0.66 %     0.66 %    
Net investment income
    3.38 %(2)     4.93 %     5.25 %     5.16 %     4.49 %     3.23 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    11 %(5)     25 %     26 %     45 %     41 %     59 %    
 
 
Total Return
    3.65 %(5)     12.10 %     2.97 %     10.34 %     7.60 %     6.48 %    
 
 
                                                     
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 4,266,085     $ 1,319,026     $ 845,021     $ 688,393     $ 563,226     $ 410,680      
 
 
 
(1) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(2) Annualized.
 
(3) Interest expense relates to interest on securities sold short.
 
(4) Amount is less than 0.005%.
 
(5) Not annualized.

 
See notes to financial statements

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Global Macro Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek total return. Total return is defined as income plus capital appreciation. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At April 30, 2010, Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund, Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund and Eaton Vance International (Cayman Islands) Strategic Income Fund held an interest of 72.3%, 21.6% and 3.3%, 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 — Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days and excluding most seasoned mortgage-backed securities) 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. Most seasoned, fixed rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities are valued through the use of the investment adviser’s matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less (excluding those that are non-U.S. dollar denominated, which typically are valued by a pricing service or dealer quotes) are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale 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. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on any exchange on which the option is listed or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Over-the-counter options (including options on securities, indices and foreign currencies) are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Financial futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Interest rate swaps and options on interest rate swaps (“swaptions”) are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap quotations provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Alternatively, swaptions may be valued at the valuation provided by the counterparty, so determined using the same techniques as those employed by the pricing service. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. 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. 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

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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 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.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. 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.
 
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 April 30, 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 October 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

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express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
 
I  Financial Futures Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into financial futures contracts. The Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
 
J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Portfolio enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
K  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Portfolio. The Portfolio, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Portfolio may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.
 
L  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. If an option which the Portfolio has purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Portfolio exercises a put option, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Portfolio exercises a call option, the cost of the security which the Portfolio purchases upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
 
M  Interest Rate Swaps — The Portfolio 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 Portfolio either makes floating-rate payments based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Portfolio makes fixed-rate payments in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship

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between two rates of interest. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.
 
N  Spread Lock Swap Contracts — A spread lock swap contract allows the user to lock in the forward differential (or spread) between the swap rate and a specified benchmark on an interest rate swap contract. These contracts involve commitments to pay or receive a settlement amount calculated based on the difference between the swap spread and an agreed upon fixed spread, the notional amount of the agreement and the duration of the swap. During the term of the outstanding spread lock swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. Payments received or made at the termination of the spread lock swap contract are recorded as realized gains or losses. Upon termination, the Portfolio is obligated to enter into the interest rate swap agreement which can be closed at any time up to the maturity date at the then current value. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparty.
 
O  Cross-Currency Swaps — Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which interest cash flows are exchanged between two parties based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross-currency swaps also involve the exchange of the notional amounts at the start of the contract at the current spot rate with an agreement to re-exchange such amounts at a later date at either the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. The entire principal value of a cross-currency swap is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations.
 
P  Credit Default Swaps — When the Portfolio is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Portfolio is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Portfolio pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Portfolio would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Portfolio is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Portfolio could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Portfolio effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Portfolio also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Portfolio segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
Q  Total Return Swaps — In a total return swap, the Portfolio makes payments at a rate equal to a predetermined spread to the one or three-month LIBOR. In exchange, the Portfolio receives payments based on the rate of return of a benchmark industry index or basket of securities. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between the rate of interest and the benchmark industry index or basket of securities. The Portfolio is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of interest rates, securities, or the index.
 
R  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Portfolio may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis, including TBA (To Be Announced) securities. Payment and

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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 Portfolio 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.
 
S  Repurchase Agreements — The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers determined to be creditworthy by the Portfolio’s investment adviser. Under a repurchase agreement, the Portfolio buys a security at one price and simultaneously promises to sell that same security back to the seller at a higher price for settlement at a later date. At the time the Portfolio enters into a repurchase agreement, it typically receives collateral at least equal to the repurchase price. The value of the collateral will be marked to market daily and, except in the case of a repurchase agreement entered to facilitate a short sale, the value of such collateral will at least equal 90% of such repurchase price. The terms of a repurchase agreement entered into to facilitate a short sale may provide that the value of collateral received by the Portfolio is less than the repurchase price. In such a case, the Portfolio will segregate liquid assets equal to the marked to market value of its obligation to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement. In the event of bankruptcy of the counterparty or a third party custodian, the Portfolio might experience delays in recovering its cash or experience a loss.
 
T  Securities Sold Short — The Portfolio may seek to hedge investments or increase total return through short sales of securities. A short sale is a transaction in which the Portfolio sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Portfolio must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer with an obligation to replace such borrowed security at a later date. Until the security is replaced, the Portfolio is required to repay the lender any dividends or interest, which accrue during the period of the loan. The proceeds received from a short sale are recorded as a liability and the Portfolio records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of the open short position on the day of determination. A gain, limited to the price at which the Portfolio sold the security short, or a loss, potentially unlimited as there is no upward limit on the price of a security, is recorded when the short position is terminated. Interest payable on securities sold short is recorded as interest expense.
 
U  Forward Sale Commitments — The Portfolio may enter into forward sale commitments to enhance return. The proceeds to be received from the forward sale commitment are recorded as a liability and are subsequently valued at approximately the current market value of the underlying security in accordance with the Portfolio’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. The Portfolio records an unrealized gain or loss on investments to the extent of the difference between the proceeds to be received and the value of the open forward sale commitment on the day of determination. If the forward sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment or the delivery of securities, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss on investments based on the price established when the Portfolio entered into the commitment.
 
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 0.615% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.595% from $500 million up to $1 billion, 0.575% from $1 billion up to $1.5 billion, 0.555% from $1.5 billion up to $2 billion, 0.520% from $2 billion up to $3 billion, and 0.490% of average daily net assets of $3 billion 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 six months ended April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $7,004,023 of which $110,410 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $6,893,613 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management Portfolio, was 0.564% (annualized) 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 six months ended April 30, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
3   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and short sale transactions and including maturities and paydowns, for the six months ended April 30, 2010 were as follows:
 
             
Purchases          
 
Investments (non-U.S. Government)
  $ 275,212,110      
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
    1,373,102,759      
 
 
    $ 1,648,314,869      
 
 
             
             
Sales          
 
Investments (non-U.S. Government)
  $ 51,455,966      
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
    113,610,198      
 
 
    $ 165,066,164      
 
 
 
4   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at April 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 4,285,108,157      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 87,709,794      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (52,725,809 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 34,983,985      
 
 
 
5   Financial Instruments
 
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2010 is as follows:
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   (Depreciation)      
 
5/3/10
  Israeli Shekel
19,972,600
  United States Dollar
5,358,895
  $ 1,438      
5/6/10
  Kazak Tenge
2,569,000,000
  United States Dollar
17,446,520
    (96,592 )    
5/7/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
119,880,000
  United States Dollar
1,022,867
    (28,660 )    
5/7/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
441,860,000
  United States Dollar
3,770,137
    (105,637 )    
5/7/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
521,410,000
  United States Dollar
4,446,994
    (126,552 )    
5/10/10
  South African Rand
443,356,500
  United States Dollar
60,594,317
    633,679      
5/12/10
  Euro
33,532,414
  United States Dollar
44,783,712
    135,690      
5/14/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
58,810,000
  United States Dollar
503,295
    (11,970 )    
5/17/10
  Euro
83,220,000
  United States Dollar
113,685,594
    2,877,109      
5/17/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
825,699,025
  United States Dollar
7,054,242
    (176,609 )    
5/19/10
  South African Rand
126,902,480
  United States Dollar
17,190,334
    54,235      
5/24/10
  Euro
90,028,000
  United States Dollar
121,093,962
    1,217,490      
5/25/10
  Euro
9,055,279
  United States Dollar
12,130,089
    72,520      
5/25/10
  Euro
6,610,969
  United States Dollar
8,790,434
    (12,411 )    
5/26/10
  Japanese Yen
6,282,899,398
  United States Dollar
67,355,990
    458,817      
5/27/10
  Kazak Tenge
1,443,710,000
  United States Dollar
9,801,154
    (58,682 )    
6/10/10
  Kazak Tenge
1,474,319,800
  United States Dollar
10,025,976
    (44,342 )    
6/17/10
  Kazak Tenge
1,470,200,000
  United States Dollar
10,004,764
    (39,416 )    
7/6/10
  Chilean Peso
4,345,000,000
  United States Dollar
8,871,873
    500,166      
7/6/10
  Chilean Peso
2,111,500,000
  United States Dollar
4,301,722
    233,399      
7/6/10
  Chilean Peso
967,100,000
  United States Dollar
1,982,372
    119,016      
7/9/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
1,170,980,000
  United States Dollar
9,999,829
    (169,418 )    
7/16/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
1,621,010,000
  United States Dollar
13,795,830
    (267,650 )    
7/20/10
  Kazak Tenge
724,740,200
  United States Dollar
4,446,259
    (509,773 )    

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
 
Sales
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   (Depreciation)      
 
7/20/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
44,684,900
  United States Dollar
4,776,579
  $ (736,921 )    
7/21/10
  Kazak Tenge
719,872,000
  United States Dollar
4,443,654
    (479,232 )    
7/21/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
43,991,900
  United States Dollar
4,688,718
    (736,789 )    
7/23/10
  Kazak Tenge
722,665,700
  United States Dollar
4,454,026
    (488,257 )    
7/23/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
500,000,000
  United States Dollar
4,269,855
    (63,710 )    
7/23/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
650,000,000
  United States Dollar
5,555,556
    (78,079 )    
7/23/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
44,107,800
  United States Dollar
4,657,635
    (777,187 )    
7/30/10
  Euro
16,153,356
  United States Dollar
21,413,939
    (98,473 )    
8/4/10
  Chilean Peso
3,940,000,000
  United States Dollar
7,483,381
    (105,948 )    
8/4/10
  Chilean Peso
4,592,000,000
  United States Dollar
8,725,891
    (119,337 )    
8/6/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
1,161,300,000
  United States Dollar
9,854,052
    (190,993 )    
8/26/10
  Kazak Tenge
1,443,710,000
  United States Dollar
9,866,799
    (12,006 )    
10/7/10
  Euro
1,005,000
  United States Dollar
1,356,589
    18,238      
10/8/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
659,010,000
  United States Dollar
5,620,554
    (27,081 )    
11/12/10
  Euro
5,000,000
  United States Dollar
6,746,650
    88,277      
12/2/10
  Euro
1,300,000
  United States Dollar
1,769,950
    38,725      
12/9/10
  Euro
3,050,000
  United States Dollar
4,130,920
    69,160      
12/9/10
  Euro
1,250,000
  United States Dollar
1,700,958
    36,302      
12/30/10
  Euro
1,145,000
  United States Dollar
1,555,769
    30,900      
2/17/11
  Euro
300,000
  United States Dollar
406,061
    6,487      
2/18/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
600,000,000
  United States Dollar
4,936,240
    (115,531 )    
3/11/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
1,200,590,000
  United States Dollar
9,881,399
    (199,074 )    
3/18/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
545,550,000
  United States Dollar
4,482,744
    (93,607 )    
3/25/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
800,000,000
  United States Dollar
6,608,839
    (95,776 )    
3/25/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
1,111,190,000
  United States Dollar
9,179,595
    (133,032 )    
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
274,601,000
  United States Dollar
73,797,635
    525,421      
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
137,380,000
  United States Dollar
36,907,289
    249,968      
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
137,240,000
  United States Dollar
36,862,745
    242,781      
4/7/11
  Euro
15,742,000
  United States Dollar
21,092,234
    120,429      
4/14/11
  Euro
7,500,000
  United States Dollar
10,185,375
    193,396      
4/29/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
65,000,000
  United States Dollar
543,024
    776      
 
 
            $ 1,725,674      
 
 
                     
                     
Purchases
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   (Depreciation)      
 
5/3/10
  Israeli Shekel
19,972,600
  United States Dollar
5,400,043
  $ (42,586 )    
5/6/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
36,150,000
  United States Dollar
11,077,065
    273,761      
5/6/10
  Swedish Krona
103,160,000
  Euro
10,605,640
    121,456      
5/7/10
  South Korean Won
12,229,000,000
  United States Dollar
10,825,956
    203,806      
5/10/10
  Indian Rupee
502,052,000
  United States Dollar
11,293,488
    13,579      
5/10/10
  Indian Rupee
502,052,000
  United States Dollar
11,293,488
    13,579      
5/10/10
  New Turkish Lira
81,333,288
  United States Dollar
54,042,052
    536,603      
5/10/10
  Polish Zloty
185,766,860
  Euro
48,256,146
    (1,266,276 )    
5/11/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
101,455,000,000
  United States Dollar
11,164,851
    87,318      
5/11/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
50,180,000
  United States Dollar
15,617,803
    134,747      
5/12/10
  Mexican Peso
193,476,000
  United States Dollar
15,736,665
    (35,558 )    
5/12/10
  Polish Zloty
149,931,500
  Euro
38,788,094
    (817,972 )    
5/12/10
  Polish Zloty
31,655,000
  Euro
8,084,742
    (33,453 )    
5/12/10
  Polish Zloty
31,655,000
  Euro
8,087,221
    (36,754 )    

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
 
Purchases
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   (Depreciation)      
 
5/12/10
  Polish Zloty
15,090,000
  Euro
3,879,975
  $ (50,517 )    
5/13/10
  Australian Dollar
5,954,800
  United States Dollar
5,460,492
    43,867      
5/13/10
  Ghanaian Cedi
6,286,150
  United States Dollar
4,398,985
    37,142      
5/13/10
  Ghanaian Cedi
1,900,000
  United States Dollar
1,333,333
    7,494      
5/17/10
  Australian Dollar
10,876,300
  United States Dollar
10,134,428
    (85,399 )    
5/17/10
  Indian Rupee
670,350,000
  United States Dollar
15,000,000
    80,935      
5/17/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
48,130,000
  United States Dollar
14,914,782
    190,100      
5/19/10
  Colombian Peso
13,574,303,631
  United States Dollar
7,006,996
    (73,712 )    
5/19/10
  Norwegian Krone
277,600,000
  Euro
34,853,355
    618,015      
5/19/10
  Swedish Krona
145,800,100
  Euro
15,035,604
    110,179      
5/20/10
  Indian Rupee
519,589,000
  United States Dollar
11,699,820
    (16,040 )    
5/20/10
  Indian Rupee
732,321,000
  United States Dollar
16,490,002
    (22,607 )    
5/20/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
118,051,550,000
  United States Dollar
13,086,304
    1,919      
5/24/10
  Indian Rupee
1,008,160,000
  United States Dollar
22,564,011
    91,927      
5/24/10
  Indian Rupee
434,000,000
  United States Dollar
9,730,942
    22,150      
5/24/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
105,412,000,000
  United States Dollar
11,638,732
    46,321      
5/24/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
70,140,000,000
  United States Dollar
7,750,276
    24,832      
5/24/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
47,380,000
  United States Dollar
14,744,507
    120,258      
5/24/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
31,200,000
  United States Dollar
9,695,463
    93,069      
5/24/10
  New Turkish Lira
3,268,739
  United States Dollar
2,189,083
    (307 )    
5/24/10
  South Korean Won
12,741,000,000
  United States Dollar
11,410,021
    59,408      
5/24/10
  South Korean Won
8,677,000,000
  United States Dollar
7,768,129
    42,893      
5/24/10
  South Korean Won
13,973,100,000
  United States Dollar
12,578,520
    44      
5/26/10
  Norwegian Krone
141,661,300
  Euro
17,900,767
    154,051      
5/26/10
  Zambian Kwacha
13,174,300,000
  United States Dollar
2,226,893
    550,030      
5/27/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
113,973,000,000
  United States Dollar
12,607,633
    24,928      
5/27/10
  Kazak Tenge
1,443,710,000
  United States Dollar
9,868,148
    (8,312 )    
5/27/10
  Zambian Kwacha
12,099,250,000
  United States Dollar
2,041,723
    508,495      
5/28/10
  Indian Rupee
792,740,000
  United States Dollar
17,746,586
    57,213      
5/28/10
  Indian Rupee
776,900,000
  United States Dollar
17,456,466
    (8,410 )    
5/28/10
  New Turkish Lira
20,863,180
  United States Dollar
13,872,718
    88,883      
6/1/10
  South Korean Won
27,699,400,000
  United States Dollar
24,820,028
    92,359      
6/2/10
  Brazilian Real
57,496,009
  United States Dollar
32,964,115
    (82,705 )    
6/3/10
  Israeli Shekel
133,045,200
  United States Dollar
35,692,877
    (13,586 )    
6/4/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
240,863,000,000
  United States Dollar
26,626,465
    61,956      
6/10/10
  Indian Rupee
390,600,000
  United States Dollar
8,670,366
    90,551      
6/10/10
  Indian Rupee
1,144,580,000
  United States Dollar
25,709,344
    (37,121 )    
6/11/10
  Zambian Kwacha
11,856,500,000
  United States Dollar
2,449,690
    47,880      
7/20/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
44,684,900
  United States Dollar
4,446,259
    1,067,242      
7/21/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
43,991,900
  United States Dollar
4,443,626
    981,881      
7/23/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
44,107,800
  United States Dollar
4,455,333
    979,488      
8/19/10
  Zambian Kwacha
6,867,100,000
  United States Dollar
1,390,946
    49,005      
8/23/10
  Zambian Kwacha
6,867,100,000
  United States Dollar
1,400,020
    39,430      
9/28/10
  Zambian Kwacha
9,769,300,000
  United States Dollar
1,855,518
    185,885      
4/8/11
  Yuan Renminbi
66,250,000
  United States Dollar
10,000,000
    (5,433 )    
4/8/11
  Yuan Renminbi
66,250,000
  United States Dollar
10,000,000
    (5,433 )    
6/15/11
  Yuan Renminbi
77,900,000
  United States Dollar
11,785,174
    32,680      
6/15/11
  Yuan Renminbi
36,900,000
  United States Dollar
5,586,677
    11,254      

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)
 
Purchases
 
            Net Unrealized
     
            Appreciation
     
Settlement Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   (Depreciation)      
 
1/17/12
  Yuan Renminbi
50,000,000
  United States Dollar
7,908,890
  $ (186,374 )    
1/19/12
  Yuan Renminbi
48,750,000
  United States Dollar
7,701,422
    (170,707 )    
 
 
            $ 4,999,351      
 
 
 
At April 30, 2010, closed forward foreign currency purchases and sales contracts excluded above amounted to a receivable of $5,416,875 and a payable of $653,830.
 
                                     
Futures Contracts
 
                        Net
     
Expiration
          Aggregate
          Unrealized
     
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost     Value     Depreciation      
 
6/10   348
Euro-Bobl
  Short   $ (54,150,111)     $ (54,674,783 )   $ (524,672 )    
6/10   43
Euro-Bund
  Short     (7,018,626)       (7,138,293 )     (119,667 )    
5/10   416
Hang Seng H-shares
  Short     (31,643,738)       (32,271,611 )     (627,873 )    
6/10   76
Japan 10-Year Bond
  Short     (112,370,708)       (112,920,724 )     (550,016 )    
6/10   617
U.S. 5-Year
Treasury Note
  Short     (71,231,755)       (71,485,235 )     (253,480 )    
 
 
                            $ (2,075,708 )    
 
 
 
Euro-Bobl: Medium-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 4.5 to 5 years.
 
Euro-Bund: Long-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 8.5 to 10.5 years.
 
Hang Seng H-shares: Hang Seng China Enterprises Index comprised of H-shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
 
Japan 10 Year Bond: Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) having a maturity of 7 years or more but less than 11 years.
 
                                         
Interest Rate Swaps
 
        Portfolio
                         
    Notional
  Pays/
                         
    Amount
  Receives
  Floating
  Annual
          Net
     
    (000’s
  Floating
  Rate
  Fixed
    Termination
    Unrealized
     
Counterparty   omitted)   Rate   Index   Rate     Date     Depreciation      
 
Bank of America   ILS
15,220
  Receive   3-Month ILS
TELBOR
    4.20 %     11/19/14     $ (102,642 )    
 
 
Bank of America   ILS
29,000
  Receive   3-Month ILS
TELBOR
    4.54       1/6/15       (274,378 )    
 
 
Barclays Bank PLC   ILS
29,208
  Receive   3-Month ILS
TELBOR
    5.15       3/5/20       (134,014 )    
 
 
Barclays Bank PLC   ILS
29,182
  Receive   3-Month ILS
TELBOR
    5.16       3/8/20       (137,442 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  BRL
86,633
  Pay   Brazil Interbank
Deposit Rate
    9.67       1/3/11       (144,748 )    
 
 
                                $ (793,224 )    
 
 
 
BRL - Brazlian Real
ILS - Israeli Shekel
 
                         
Spread Lock Swaps
 
    Notional
                 
    Amount of
                 
    Underlying
  Cash
      Net
     
    Swap
  Settlement
  Termination
  Unrealized
     
Counterparty   (000’s omitted)   Formula*   Date   Depreciation      
 
Credit Suisse   $100,000   10-year swap spread
minus 0.675%
(spread lock) times
$85,600
  9/23/10   $ (411,740 )    
Credit Suisse   100,000   10-year swap spread
minus 0.275%
(spread lock) times
$86,400
  10/7/10     (69,120 )    
 
 
                $ (480,860 )    
 
 
 
* If the cash settlement amount is positive, then such amount will be paid by the counterparty to the Portfolio. If the cash settlement amount is negative, then such amount will be paid by the Portfolio to the counterparty.
 
                                             
Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
 
                        Current
           
        Notional
    Contract
        Market
           
        Amount*
    Annual
        Annual
    Net
     
Reference
      (000’s
    Fixed
  Termination
    Fixed
    Unrealized
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)     Rate**   Date     Rate***     Depreciation      
 
Iceland   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 5,000     1.70%     3/20/18       3.48 %   $ (500,201 )    
 
 
Iceland   Credit Suisse First Boston     5,000     1.70     3/20/18       3.48       (500,201 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     6,600     1.75     3/20/18       3.48       (641,101 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,000     2.10     3/20/23       3.08       (368,893 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,000     2.45     3/20/23       3.08       (231,834 )    
 
 
                                    $ (2,242,230 )    
 
 
 

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                                       
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
 
        Notional
              Net
     
        Amount*
  Contract
          Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
  Annual
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)   Fixed Rate**     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 8,800     0.44 %     12/20/13     $ 60,994      
 
 
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC     3,700     1.42       3/20/14       (110,156 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     18,450     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       1,265      
 
 
Brazil   Barclays Bank PLC     9,000     1.65       9/20/19       (135,111 )    
 
 
Brazil   Credit Suisse First Boston     20,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (52,828 )    
 
 
China   Barclays Bank PLC     8,700     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (80,016 )    
 
 
China   Barclays Bank PLC     8,700     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (141,955 )    
 
 
China   Citigroup Global Markets     4,300     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (63,358 )    
 
 
China   JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,300     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (41,513 )    
 
 
Egypt   Bank of America     4,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (81,944 )    
 
 
Egypt   Citigroup Global Markets     4,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (103,009 )    
 
 
Egypt   Citigroup Global Markets     4,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (128,805 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     9,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (97,392 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     4,700     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (80,691 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     4,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (87,503 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     5,100     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (51,915 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     4,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (106,133 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     4,600     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (106,601 )    
 
 
Egypt   JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,550     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (81,944 )    
 
 
Greece   Citigroup Global Markets     3,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       97,743      
 
 
Greece   Citigroup Global Markets     9,775     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       724,431      
 
 
Greece   Credit Suisse First Boston     20,000     0.20       6/20/20       5,630,987      
 
 
Greece   Deutsche Bank     5,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       130,702      
 
 
Greece   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     35,000     0.29       6/20/15       7,984,437      
 
 
Greece   JPMorgan Chase Bank     20,000     0.13       9/20/17       5,266,754      
 
 
Italy   Credit Suisse First Boston     18,200     0.20       12/20/16       1,295,581      
 
 
Kazakhstan   Citigroup Global Markets     9,100     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       72,471      
 
 
Kazakhstan   Deutsche Bank     9,100     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       76,605      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     4,200     1.00 (1)     12/20/14       35,500      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     6,700     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       104,552      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     4,900     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       70,410      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     4,900     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       20,914      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     4,600     3.30       9/20/14       (83,967 )    
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     4,500     1.00 (1)     12/20/14       44,495      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     4,300     1.00 (1)     12/20/14       36,345      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     5,500     1.00 (1)     12/20/14       40,559      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     2,800     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       64,800      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse First Boston     4,600     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       70,114      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse First Boston     8,800     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       137,666      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse First Boston     9,900     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       212,353      
 
 
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     6,100     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       125,520      
 
 
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     5,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       102,792      
 
 
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     4,900     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       105,107      
 
 
Malaysia   Bank of America     3,900     0.83       12/20/14       (6,451 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Barclays Bank PLC     7,400     2.40       3/20/14       (484,305 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Barclays Bank PLC     7,800     0.82       12/20/14       (9,369 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Citigroup Global Markets     7,300     2.45       3/20/14       (491,905 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     8,700     1.85       12/20/14       (134,733 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     8,000     1.84       12/20/14       (120,332 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     8,200     1.70       12/20/14       (72,274 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     9,131     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (28,408 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     5,000     1.88       6/20/11       (68,734 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     8,700     1.86       12/20/14       (138,605 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     3,800     1.84       12/20/14       (57,157 )    
 
 
Philippines   Credit Suisse First Boston     5,000     1.88       6/20/11       (68,734 )    
 
 
Philippines   Deutsche Bank     9,750     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (54,244 )    
 
 
Philippines   Deutsche Bank     10,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (6,973 )    
 
 
Philippines   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     10,000     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (76,766 )    
 
 
Philippines   HSBC Bank USA     10,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (6,973 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,000     1.88       6/20/11       (68,734 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     8,200     1.69       12/20/14       (68,624 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     9,131     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (28,408 )    
 
 
Russia   Bank of America     5,500     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (23,745 )    
 
 
Russia   Citigroup Global Markets     9,200     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       33,926      
 
 
Russia   Credit Suisse First Boston     9,000     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       32,928      
 
 
Russia   Credit Suisse First Boston     9,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       41,038      
 
 
Russia   Deutsche Bank     9,300     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       42,406      
 
 
Serbia   HSBC Bank USA     7,000     1.30       5/20/11       11,207      
 
 
South Africa   Bank of America     6,300     1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (28,005 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     6,300     1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (71,944 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       9,937      
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (114,385 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     5,000     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (17,510 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     3,910     1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (72,329 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     5,300     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (106,892 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     4,600     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (101,886 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse First Boston     5,100     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (9,343 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse First Boston     4,600     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (51,596 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,590     1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (152,743 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,200     1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (109,263 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,100     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (5,457 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,000     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (12,966 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,200     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (101,057 )    
 
 
Spain   Bank of America     15,000     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       374,167      
 
 
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     11,400     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       418,719      
 
 
Spain   Citigroup Global Markets     11,800     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (85,250 )    
 
 
Spain   Citigroup Global Markets     11,400     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       245,019      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     11,800     1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (85,250 )    
 
 

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                                       
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)
 
        Notional
              Net
     
        Amount*
  Contract
          Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
  Annual
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)   Fixed Rate**     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank   $ 11,400     1.00 %(1)     3/20/20     $ 262,235      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     13,950     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (314,399 )    
 
 
Thailand   Barclays Bank PLC     7,500     0.97       9/20/19       297,947      
 
 
Thailand   Citigroup Global Markets     7,700     0.86       12/20/14       140,259      
 
 
Thailand   Citigroup Global Markets     3,700     0.95       9/20/19       152,764      
 
 
Thailand   Deutsche Bank     10,000     1.00       3/20/15       56,115      
 
 
Thailand   JPMorgan Chase Bank     3,900     0.87       12/20/14       69,300      
 
 
Turkey   Barclays Bank PLC     4,170     2.12       1/20/13       (104,595 )    
 
 
Turkey   Citigroup Global Markets     9,400     2.93       9/20/19       (732,933 )    
 
 
Turkey   Credit Suisse First Boston     5,000     2.87       7/20/11       (156,405 )    
 
 
Turkey   Credit Suisse First Boston     4,120     2.11       1/20/13       (102,134 )    
 
 
Turkey   JPMorgan Chase Bank     12,610     2.12       1/20/13       (316,294 )    
 
 
Turkey   Morgan Stanley     5,000     4.05       4/06/14       (473,807 )    
 
 
Uruguay   Citigroup Global Markets     4,600     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       2,950      
 
 
Uruguay   Deutsche Bank     9,200     1.00 (1)     6/20/20       22,582      
 
 
Banco Comercial
Portugues, S.A. 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,350     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       435,746      
 
 
Banco de Sabadell, S.A.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,350     3.00 (1)     3/20/15       200,581      
 
 
Erste Group Bank AG   Barclays Bank PLC     4,350     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (50,197 )    
 
 
ING Verzekeringen N.V.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,350     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       27,357      
 
 
Rabobank Nederland N.V.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     4,350     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       9,323      
 
 
Raiffeisen Zentralbank   Barclays Bank PLC     4,350     1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (64,684 )    
 
 
iTraxx Europe
Subordinated Financials
5-Year Index
  Bank of America     EUR 16,100     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       290,931      
 
 
iTraxx Europe
Subordinated Financials
5-Year Index
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     EUR 16,100     1.00 (1)     6/20/15       282,406      
 
 
                              $ 18,881,301      
 
 
 
* If the Portfolio is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At April 30, 2010, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Portfolio is the seller was $26,600,000.
 
** The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Portfolio (as a seller of protection) or paid by the Portfolio (as a buyer of protection) annually on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract.
 
*** Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity.
 
(1) Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.
 
                                     
Total Return Swaps
 
                    Net
           
    Notional
  Expiration
          Unrealized
           
Counterparty   Amount   Date   Portfolio Pays   Portfolio Receives   Appreciation            
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  $2,130,575   8/25/10   1-Month USD
LIBOR-BBA+50bp
  Total Return on
JPMorgan Abu Dhabi Index
  $ 2,914              
 
 
                    $ 2,914              
 
 
 
                                             
Cross-Currency Swaps
 
    Notional
  Notional
                           
    Amount
  Amount
                           
    on Fixed
  on Floating
                           
    Rate
  Rate
                           
    (Currency
  (Currency
                           
    Received)
  Delivered)
                    Net
     
    (000’s
  (000’s
    Floating
  Fixed
    Termination
    Unrealized
     
Counterparty   omitted)   omitted)     Rate   Rate     Date     Depreciation      
 
Bank of
America
  TRY
19,000
  $ 12,684     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    10.03 %     11/25/13     $ (731,471 )    
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
4,000
    2,475     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    11.95       2/15/12       (414,697 )    
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
8,441
    5,091     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    12.10       2/15/12       (1,023,031 )    
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
12,367
    7,361     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    12.46       8/14/13       (2,295,982 )    
 
 
Citigroup
Global Markets
  TRY
6,159
    4,122     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    10.05       11/06/13       (251,400 )    
 
 
Credit Suisse
First Boston
  TRY
6,790
    3,922     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    12.45       2/15/12       (1,033,148 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  TRY
7,159
    4,792     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    10.10       11/06/13       (299,766 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  TRY
13,609
    9,189     3-Month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
    11.20       5/21/14       (1,046,112 )    
 
 
                                    $ (7,095,607 )    
 
 
 
TRY - New Turkish Lira
 
The Portfolio pays interest on the currency received and receives interest on the currency delivered. At the termination date, the notional amount of the currency received will be exchanged for the notional amount of the currency delivered.

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Written currency call options activity for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Principal
           
    Amount of
           
    Contracts
    Premiums
     
    (000’s omitted)     Received      
 
Outstanding, beginning of period
  JPY 4,078,000     $ 522,711      
Options expired
  JPY (4,078,000 )     (522,711 )    
 
 
Outstanding, end of period
             —     $      
 
 
 
JPY - Japanese Yen
 
At April 30, 2010, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:
 
Credit Risk: The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit in which the Portfolio may otherwise invest, or to enhance return.
 
Equity Risk: The Portfolio may enter into total return swap agreements on a security, basket of securities or an index to enhance return, to change the duration of the overall portfolio, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates or as substitution for the purchase or sale of securities. The Portfolio may enter into equity index futures contracts to enhance return.
 
Foreign Exchange Risk: The Portfolio engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency options to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, to manage certain investment risks and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.
 
Interest Rate Risk: The Portfolio holds fixed-rate bonds. The value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Portfolio may enter into interest rate and cross-currency swap contracts. The Portfolio may also purchase and sell U.S. Treasury and foreign debt futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
The Portfolio enters into swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2010, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $4,897,577. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Portfolio for such liability was $4,643,329 at April 30, 2010.
 
The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Portfolio invests, including swap contracts, over-the counter options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. The Portfolio is not subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to its written options as the Portfolio, not the counterparty, is obligated to perform under such derivatives. At April 30, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk was $47,315,761, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position, with the highest amount from any one counterparty being $8,140,808. Such maximum amount would be increased by any unamortized upfront payments made by the Portfolio. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio has entered into master netting agreements with substantially all its derivative counterparties, which allows it and a counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Portfolio or the counterparty. At April 30, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Portfolio would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $21,644,000 due to master netting agreements. 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 Portfolio 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) by risk exposure at April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                                     
    Fair Value
     
Statement of Assets
              Foreign
    Interest
     
and Liabilities Caption   Credit     Equity     Exchange     Rate      
 
Receivable for open and closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
  $     $     $ 21,339,907     $      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    25,972,940       2,914                  
 
 
Total Asset Derivatives
  $ 25,972,940     $ 2,914     $ 21,339,907     $      
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $     $ (627,873 )*   $     $ (1,447,835 )*    
Payable for open and closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
                (9,851,837 )          
Payable for open swap contracts
    (9,333,869 )                 (8,369,691 )    
 
 
Total Liability Derivatives
  $ (9,333,869 )   $ (627,873 )   $ (9,851,837 )   $ (9,817,526 )    
 
 

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
* Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) 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.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                                     
Statement of
              Foreign
    Interest
     
Operations Caption   Credit     Equity     Exchange     Rate      
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
                                   
Investment transactions
  $     $     $ (987,347 )   $      
Financial futures contracts
                      (3,440,235 )    
Written options
                522,711            
Swap contracts
    (2,063,443 )     (278,141 )           (1,375,373 )    
Foreign currency and
forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
                33,172,716            
 
 
Total
  $ (2,063,443 )   $ (278,141 )   $ 32,708,080     $ (4,815,608 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
                                   
Investments
  $     $     $ 420,821     $      
Financial futures contracts
                      (1,849,184 )    
Written options
                (309,320 )          
Swap contracts
    14,698,263       73,911             (2,853,147 )    
Foreign currency and
forward foreign currency exchange contracts
                4,262,507            
 
 
Total
  $ 14,698,263     $ 73,911     $ 4,374,008     $ (4,702,331 )    
 
 
 
The average notional amounts of futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $102,206,000, $978,074,000 and $669,325,000, respectively.
 
The average principal amount of purchased currency option contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $49,534,000.
 
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 six months ended April 30, 2010.
 
7   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by entities 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.

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
  •  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)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At April 30, 2010, the 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      
 
Foreign Government Bonds
  $     $ 325,709,021     $ 2,918,321     $ 328,627,342      
Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
          3,748,028             3,748,028      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          1,723,786             1,723,786      
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
          138,706,608             138,706,608      
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          23,150,184             23,150,184      
Mortgage Pass-Throughs
          1,143,099,219             1,143,099,219      
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
          77,811,821             77,811,821      
U.S. Treasury Obligations
          727,171,171             727,171,171      
Common Stocks
          9,038,724 *           9,038,724      
Short-Term – Foreign Government Securities
          957,908,318             957,908,318      
Short-Term – U.S. Treasury Obligations
          399,630,100             399,630,100      
Short-Term – Repurchase Agreements
          384,969,133             384,969,133      
Short-Term – Other Securities
          124,507,708             124,507,708      
 
 
Total Investments
  $     $ 4,317,173,821     $ 2,918,321     $ 4,320,092,142      
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ 21,339,907     $     $ 21,339,907      
Swaps Contracts
          25,975,854             25,975,854      
 
 
Total
  $     $ 4,364,489,582     $ 2,918,321     $ 4,367,407,903      
 
 
Securities Sold Short, at value
  $     $ (20,972,910 )   $     $ (20,972,910 )    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
          (9,851,837 )           (9,851,837 )    
Swaps Contracts
          (17,703,560 )           (17,703,560 )    
Futures Contracts
    (2,075,708 )                 (2,075,708 )    
 
 
Total
  $ (2,075,708 )   $ (48,528,307 )   $     $ (50,604,015 )    
 
 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading 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
 
    Foreign
 
    Government Bonds  
   
Balance as of October 31, 2009
  $ 2,353,740  
Realized gains (losses)
     
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
    564,581  
Net purchases (sales)
     
Accrued discount (premium)
     
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
     
 
 
Balance as of April 30, 2010
  $ 2,918,321  
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of April 30, 2010*
  $ 564,581  
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.

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Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Investors of Global Macro Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Global Macro Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2010, the related statement of operations for the six month period then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for the six month period then ended and the year ended October 31, 2009, and the supplementary data for the six month period then ended and each of the three years in the period ended October 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. The supplementary data for the years ended October 31, 2006, and all prior periods presented were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on the supplementary data in their report dated December 27, 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 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 April 30, 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 Global Macro Portfolio as of April 30, 2010, the results of its operations for the six month period then ended, the changes in its net assets for the six month period then ended and the year ended October 31, 2009, and the supplementary data for the six month period then ended 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
June 24, 2010

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Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
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 Global Macro Absolute Return Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT 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, 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 between Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund (formerly Eaton Vance Global Macro Fund) (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”), as well as the investment advisory agreement for Global Macro Portfolio, the portfolio in which the Fund invests (the “Portfolio”), with Boston Management and Research (“BMR”), an affiliate of EVM (EVM, with respect to the Fund, and BMR, with respect to the Portfolio, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser”), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolio.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreements of the Fund and the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by EVM and to the Portfolio by BMR.
 
The Board considered EVM’s and BMR’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund and the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted EVM’s and BMR’s expertise with respect to global markets and in-house research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund and Portfolio by senior management.
 
The Board noted that, under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, EVM may invest assets of the Fund directly in securities, for which it would receive a fee, or in the Portfolio, for which it receives no separate fee but for which BMR receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio. The Trustees considered the potential benefits to the Fund of the ability to make direct investments, such as an improved ability to: manage the Fund’s duration, or other general market exposures, using certain derivatives; add exposure to specific market sectors or asset classes without changing the Portfolio’s investments, which would affect any other fund investing in the Portfolio; hedge some of the general market risks of the Portfolio while retaining the value added by the individual manager; and hedge a portion of the exposures of the Portfolio while retaining others (e.g., hedging the U.S. government exposure of the Portfolio while retaining its exposure to high-grade corporate bonds).
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of EVM 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

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Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of EVM 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 EVM 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 agreements.
 
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, 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 fund complex level. In considering the Fund’s total expense ratio and management fees, the Board noted the impact of the Fund’s use of leverage. The Board considered the fact that EVM 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 EVM and BMR, 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 Fund and the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by 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. The Board noted the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels both at the Fund and at the Portfolio level. 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 Global Macro Absolute Return Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund
 
     
Officers
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
President and Trustee
William H. Ahern, Jr.
Vice President
John R. Baur
Vice President
Maria C. Cappellano
Vice President
Michael A. Cirami
Vice President
Cynthia J. Clemson
Vice President
John H. Croft
Vice President
Charles B. Gaffney
Vice President
Christine M. Johnston
Vice President
Aamer Khan
Vice President
Thomas H. Luster
Vice President
Jeffrey A. Rawlins
Vice President
Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Susan Schiff
Vice President
Thomas Seto
Vice President
David M. Stein
Vice President
Eric A. Stein
Vice President
Dan R. Strelow
Vice President
Mark S. Venezia
Vice President
Adam A. Weigold
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Helen Frame Peters
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout

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Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT’D
 
Global Macro Portfolio
 
     
Officers
Mark S. Venezia
President

John R. Baur
Vice President

Michael A. Cirami
Vice President

Christine M. Johnston
Vice President

Eric A. Stein
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout

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Investment Adviser of Global Macro Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
Transfer Agent
PNC Global Investment Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return 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. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current 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 Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served 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
Not required in this filing.
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.
Global Macro Portfolio
         
By:
  /s/ Mark S. Venezia    
 
 
 
Mark S. Venezia
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  June 16, 2010    
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:
  June 16, 2010    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Mark S. Venezia    
 
 
 
Mark S. Venezia
   
 
  President    
 
       
Date:
  June 16, 2010