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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04015

 

 

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

December 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

December 31, 2020

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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


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Annual Report December 31, 2020

Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     7  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     16 and 28  

Federal Tax Information

     17  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     29  

Management and Organization

     35  

Important Notices

     38  


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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period that began January 1, 2020, included some of the best and worst U.S. equity performances in over a decade.

As the period opened, news of a novel coronavirus outbreak in China began to raise investor concerns. As the virus turned into a global pandemic in February and March, it ended the longest-ever U.S. economic expansion and triggered a global economic slowdown. Economic activity declined dramatically and equity markets plunged in value amid unprecedented volatility.

In response, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced two emergency rate cuts in March 2020 — lowering the federal funds rate to 0.00%-0.25% — along with other measures designed to shore up equity and credit markets. At its July meeting, the Fed provided additional reassurances that it would use all the tools at its disposal to support the U.S. economy.

These actions helped calm markets and initiated a new equity rally that began in April and lasted through most of the summer. As consumers started to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and factories gradually resumed production, stock prices reflected investor optimism. In the second quarter of 2020, U.S. stocks reported their best quarterly returns since 1998 — on the heels of the worst first quarter for American stocks since the 2007-2008 global financial crisis.

In September 2020, however, the equity rally stalled, as stock prices on Wall Street began to reflect the reality on Main Street, where coronavirus cases were on the rise in nearly every state. In September and October 2020, most U.S. stock indexes reported negative returns, reflecting concerns about the economic outlook for fall and winter, uncertainties related to the presidential election, and the failure of Congress to pass additional financial relief for struggling businesses and workers facing unemployment.

In the final two months of the period, however, stocks reversed course again. Joe Biden’s victory in the November presidential election eased political uncertainties that had dogged investment markets through much of the fall. Additionally, the announcement that two COVID-19 vaccine candidates had proven more than 90% effective in late-stage trials boosted investor optimism that powered a new stock market rally. Unlike the largely tech-centered rally of the previous spring and summer, this rally was more broad-based, with strong participation by value and growth stocks across the market cap range. As both vaccines were approved for emergency use and vaccinations began in December 2020, an eventual end to the pandemic seemed to be in sight and the equity rally continued.

For the period as a whole, positive equity returns belied the dramatic volatility during the period, but demonstrated the dominance of technology stocks. The S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of U.S. stocks, returned 18.40%; the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average® returned 9.72%; and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned 44.92%. Small-cap U.S. stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index, kept pace with their large-cap counterparts, as measured by the S&P 500® Index and Russell 1000® Index. As a group, growth stocks significantly outpaced value stocks, as measured by the Russell growth and value indexes.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Stock Fund (the Fund) returned 18.22% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index), which returned 18.40%.

Stock selections in the materials, financials, and real estate sectors detracted from Fund performance versus the Index during the period. In the materials sector, the Fund’s out-of-Index position in Franco-Nevada Corp. (Franco-Nevada) declined in price and was sold from the Fund. Franco-Nevada offers investors gold exposure through royalties and streams in gold mining and exploration operations, and its stock price has generally tracked the price of gold. Franco-Nevada’s stock price rose in the first half of the period as government stimulus programs prompted investors to seek out gold as an inflation hedge. The price of gold, however, peaked for the period in August 2020, and subsequently declined as Bitcoin gained traction as an alternate inflation hedge.

In financials, the Fund’s overweight position in American International Group, Inc. (AIG), an international finance and insurance company, also detracted from relative performance. AIG’s stock price fell on investor concerns over a lack of transparency in the company’s insurance business. The potential for escalating life insurance liabilities due to deaths from COVID-19 weighed on AIG’s share price as well.

Elsewhere in financials, the Fund’s overweight position in Bank of America Corp. (BofA) also declined in value. Like many banking firms during the period — and despite being an established bank with diverse lines of business — BofA was negatively affected by the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic and by falling interest rates, which lowered its revenue from loan operations.

In contrast, stock selections in the health care and consumer discretionary sectors, along with stock selections and an overweight position in the information technology (IT) sector, contributed to performance versus the Index during the period. Within health care, the Fund’s overweight position in Catalent, Inc. (Catalent), which provides services that help pharmaceutical and biotech firms develop and manufacture drugs, contributed to performance versus the Index. Catalent’s stock price rose during the period as the search for a COVID-19 vaccine increased demand for the company’s services.

By period-end, AIG, BofA and Catalent were sold from the Fund.

In consumer discretionary, the Fund’s overweight position in e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) aided returns relative to the Index during the period. As the coronavirus pandemic forced consumers in its U.S. and overseas markets to stay at home, Amazon benefited from an accelerating shift to online purchasing and a significant rise in subscriptions to its Amazon Prime service, which offers fast shipping and streaming online entertainment.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PayPal), an overweight Fund position in the IT sector, also benefited from changing behaviors during the pandemic. Like Amazon, online payments processor PayPal saw its business increase as consumers shifted from in-store to online shopping — leading PayPal to report several quarters of better-than-projected revenues and profitability.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Manager Charles B. Gaffney

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Class
Inception Date
    

Performance

Inception Date

     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     11/01/2001        11/01/2001        18.22      13.96      12.96

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   11.40        12.63        12.29  

Class C at NAV

     10/01/2009        11/01/2001        17.36        13.11        12.12  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   16.36        13.11        12.12  

Class I at NAV

     09/03/2008        11/01/2001        18.52        14.24        13.23  

 

S&P 500® Index

                   18.40      15.20      13.87
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  

Gross

           1.10      1.85      0.85

Net

           0.98        1.73        0.73  

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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Growth of Investment      Amount Invested        Period Beginning        At NAV        With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

       $10,000          12/31/2010          $31,417          N.A.  

Class I

       $250,000          12/31/2010          $867,076          N.A.  

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Fund Profile5

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of net assets)6

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)6

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     6.8

Apple, Inc.

     6.4  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     6.4  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     4.5  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     3.3  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     3.3  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2.8  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.3  

Sysco Corp.

     2.3  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     2.2  

Total

     40.3
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

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

 

4 

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/21. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

5 

Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.

 

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Additional Information

Dow Jones Industrial Average® is a price-weighted average of 30 blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index of 2,000 U.S. small-cap stocks. Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index of 1,000 U.S. large-cap stocks.

 

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/20 – 12/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,205.50      $ 5.43 **       0.98

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,201.40      $ 9.57 **       1.73

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,206.70      $ 4.05 **       0.73
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.20      $ 4.98 **       0.98

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.40      $ 8.77 **       1.73

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.50      $ 3.71 **       0.73

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2020. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

**

Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, expenses would be higher.

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2020  

Investment in Stock Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $62,988,194)

   $ 107,874,506  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     17,820  

Receivable from affiliate

     8,414  

Total assets

   $ 107,900,740  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 12,764  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Distribution and service fees

     18,130  

Trustees’ fees

     125  

Accrued expenses

     50,887  

Total liabilities

   $ 81,906  

Net Assets

   $ 107,818,834  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 65,574,825  

Distributable earnings

     42,244,009  

Total

   $ 107,818,834  
Class A Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 60,148,475  

Shares Outstanding

     2,719,156  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 22.12  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

  

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 23.47  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 6,727,813  

Shares Outstanding

     314,405  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 21.40  
Class I Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 40,942,546  

Shares Outstanding

     1,849,723  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 22.13  

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

 

*

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

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $16,914)

   $ 1,459,585  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (623,443

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 836,142  
Expenses         

Distribution and service fees

  

Class A

   $ 129,571  

Class C

     96,706  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500  

Custodian fee

     17,205  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     64,650  

Legal and accounting services

     28,295  

Printing and postage

     18,466  

Registration fees

     53,605  

Miscellaneous

     9,874  

Total expenses

   $ 418,872  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliate

   $ 102,033  

Total expense reductions

   $ 102,033  

Net expenses

   $ 316,839  

Net investment income

   $ 519,303  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 2,241,522  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,007

Net realized gain

   $ 2,240,515  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 13,484,925  

Foreign currency

     933  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 13,485,858  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 15,726,373  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 16,245,676  

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 519,303      $ 605,950  

Net realized gain

     2,240,515        5,540,149  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     13,485,858        21,451,033  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 16,245,676      $ 27,597,132  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (1,138,968    $ (2,001,151

Class C

     (209,512      (392,938

Class I

     (860,335      (1,485,075

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (2,208,815    $ (3,879,164

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 5,471,439      $ 4,661,998  

Class C

     1,020,161        1,277,411  

Class I

     13,482,298        7,532,472  

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

     

Class A

     1,105,764        1,931,979  

Class C

     208,098        389,163  

Class I

     860,279        1,483,659  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (11,491,645      (10,007,314

Class C

     (3,021,646      (2,603,422

Class I

     (15,796,778      (9,618,672

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     4,018,356        2,126,996  

Class C

     (4,018,356      (2,126,996

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (8,162,030    $ (4,952,726

Other capital —

     

Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio

   $ (41,788    $ (34,918

Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio

     40,066        47,687  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from other capital

   $ (1,722    $ 12,769  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 5,873,109      $ 18,778,011  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 101,945,725      $ 83,167,714  

At end of year

   $ 107,818,834      $ 101,945,725  

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 19.110      $ 14.720      $ 17.490      $ 15.740     $ 15.160  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.097      $ 0.114      $ 0.144      $ 0.178     $ 0.193  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.346        5.023        (1.133      2.933       0.834  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 3.443      $ 5.137      $ (0.989    $ 3.111     $ 1.027  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.041    $ (0.096    $ (0.145    $ (0.168   $ (0.140

From net realized gain

     (0.392      (0.653      (1.637      (1.191     (0.311

Total distributions

   $ (0.433    $ (0.749    $ (1.782    $ (1.359   $ (0.451

Portfolio transaction fee, net(1)

   $ (2)       $ 0.002      $ 0.001      $ (0.002   $ 0.004  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 22.120      $ 19.110      $ 14.720      $ 17.490     $ 15.740  

Total Return(3)(4)

     18.22      35.01      (5.89 )%       19.91     6.80
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 60,148      $ 53,153      $ 42,087      $ 51,999     $ 58,620  

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

             

Expenses(4)

     0.98      0.98      0.98      0.98     0.98

Net investment income

     0.51      0.65      0.80      1.05     1.26

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     70      55      90      101     118

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2)

Amount is less than $(0.0005).

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13% and 0.12% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

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

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class C  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 18.610      $ 14.380      $ 17.100      $ 15.420     $ 14.870  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ (0.040    $ (0.018    $ 0.008      $ 0.050     $ 0.076  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.235        4.899        (1.096      2.851       0.813  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 3.195      $ 4.881      $ (1.088    $ 2.901     $ 0.889  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.013    $      $ (0.010    $ (0.028   $ (0.034

From net realized gain

     (0.392      (0.653      (1.623      (1.191     (0.309

Total distributions

   $ (0.405    $ (0.653    $ (1.633    $ (1.219   $ (0.343

Portfolio transaction fee, net(1)

   $ (2)       $ 0.002      $ 0.001      $ (0.002   $ 0.004  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 21.400      $ 18.610      $ 14.380      $ 17.100     $ 15.420  

Total Return(3)(4)

     17.36      34.04      (6.60 )%       18.94     6.00
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 6,728      $ 11,418      $ 11,627      $ 16,196     $ 15,370  

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

             

Expenses(4)

     1.73      1.73      1.73      1.73     1.73

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.22 )%       (0.11 )%       0.05      0.30     0.51

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     70      55      90      101     118

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than $(0.0005).

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13% and 0.12% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5) 

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

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Class I  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 19.110      $ 14.720      $ 17.490      $ 15.750     $ 15.170  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.146      $ 0.158      $ 0.190      $ 0.219     $ 0.233  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3.354        5.023        (1.132      2.931       0.834  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 3.500      $ 5.181      $ (0.942    $ 3.150     $ 1.067  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.088    $ (0.140    $ (0.192    $ (0.217   $ (0.180

From net realized gain

     (0.392      (0.653      (1.637      (1.191     (0.311

Total distributions

   $ (0.480    $ (0.793    $ (1.829    $ (1.408   $ (0.491

Portfolio transaction fee, net(1)

   $ (2)       $ 0.002      $ 0.001      $ (0.002   $ 0.004  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 22.130      $ 19.110      $ 14.720      $ 17.490     $ 15.750  

Total Return(3)(4)

     18.52      35.32      (5.63 )%       20.14     7.05
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 40,943      $ 37,375      $ 29,455      $ 35,068     $ 28,121  

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

             

Expenses(4)

     0.73      0.73      0.73      0.73     0.73

Net investment income

     0.76      0.89      1.06      1.28     1.51

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     70      55      90      101     118

 

(1)

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2)

Amount is less than $(0.0005).

 

(3)

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

 

(4)

The administrator waived its fees and/or reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.10%, 0.12%, 0.12%, 0.13% and 0.12% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent the waivers and reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5)

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

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Stock Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase and, effective November 5, 2020, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (13.4% at December 31, 2020). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

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

As of December 31, 2020, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

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

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

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

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

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

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019  

Ordinary income

   $ 290,052      $ 517,874  

Long-term capital gains

   $ 1,918,763      $ 3,361,290  

During the year ended December 31, 2020, distributable earnings was decreased by $612,754 and paid-in capital was increased by $612,754 due to the Fund’s use of equalization accounting. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 250,213  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

  $ 2,674,701  

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 39,319,095  

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., serves as the administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 0.98%, 1.73% and 0.73% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2021. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $102,033 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2020, EVM earned $10,127 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statement of Operations. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received $6,379 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2020. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5).

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

4  Distribution Plans

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to $129,571 for Class A shares.

The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund paid or accrued to EVD $72,530 for Class C shares.

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to $24,176 for Class C shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

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5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1% generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within 12 months of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund was informed that EVD received approximately $1,000 of CDSCs paid by Class C shareholders and no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.

6  Investment Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2020, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $9,290,100 and $19,936,648, respectively. In addition, a Portfolio transaction fee is imposed by the Portfolio on the combined daily inflows or outflows of the Fund and the Portfolio’s other investors as more fully described at Note 1H of the Portfolio’s financial statements included herein. Such fee is allocated to the Fund based on its pro-rata interest in the Portfolio. The amount of the Portfolio transaction fee imposed on the Fund, if any, and the allocation of such fee are presented as Other capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2020      2019  

Sales

     300,201        259,131  

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

     54,382        103,094  

Redemptions

     (610,510      (572,212

Converted from Class C shares

     193,561        131,539  

Net decrease

     (62,366      (78,448
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class C    2020      2019  

Sales

     57,033        71,557  

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

     10,608        21,312  

Redemptions

     (166,542      (152,996

Converted to Class A shares

     (200,172      (134,746

Net decrease

     (299,073      (194,873
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class I    2020      2019  

Sales

     711,979        420,905  

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

     42,001        79,171  

Redemptions

     (859,557      (546,176

Net decrease

     (105,577      (46,100

8  Additional Information

On November 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved an investment advisory agreement between EVM and the Fund pursuant to which fees will be based on average daily net assets per annum that are not invested in other investment companies for which the adviser or its affiliates (i) serves as adviser and (ii) receives an advisory fee. The investment advisory agreement was approved by Fund shareholders at a joint meeting of shareholders held on February 18, 2021, and would become effective upon the consummation of the acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. by Morgan Stanley or on another date determined by an officer of the Fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Stock Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Stock Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), as of December 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 22, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Stock Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2021 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals, the dividends received deduction for corporations and capital gains dividends.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund designates approximately $1,382,569, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2020 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

Capital Gains Dividends.  The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2020, $3,253,895 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

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Stock Portfolio

December 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 99.9%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks — 5.0%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    176,020     $ 22,366,861  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    121,240       18,064,760  
            $ 40,431,621  
Beverages — 2.3%  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    125,100     $ 18,552,330  
            $ 18,552,330  
Biotechnology — 3.1%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    154,300     $ 16,533,245  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    34,300       8,106,462  
            $ 24,639,707  
Building Products — 1.6%  

Trane Technologies PLC

    90,600     $ 13,151,496  
            $ 13,151,496  
Capital Markets — 5.3%  

BlackRock, Inc.

    19,900     $ 14,358,646  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    124,500       14,353,605  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    224,739       14,034,951  
            $ 42,747,202  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%  

Waste Management, Inc.

    81,082     $ 9,562,000  
            $ 9,562,000  
Communications Equipment — 1.1%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    199,300     $ 8,918,675  
            $ 8,918,675  
Containers & Packaging — 1.1%  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    66,100     $ 9,048,429  
            $ 9,048,429  
Electric Utilities — 1.5%  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    155,084     $ 11,964,731  
            $ 11,964,731  
Electrical Equipment — 1.9%  

AMETEK, Inc.

    125,400     $ 15,165,876  
            $ 15,165,876  
Security   Shares     Value  
Entertainment — 1.9%  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(1)

    82,300     $ 14,911,114  
            $ 14,911,114  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.8%  

American Tower Corp.

    63,700     $ 14,298,102  
            $ 14,298,102  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.3%  

Sysco Corp.

    246,100     $ 18,275,386  
            $ 18,275,386  
Food Products — 1.5%  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    202,220     $ 11,823,803  
            $ 11,823,803  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.8%  

Abbott Laboratories

    144,300     $ 15,799,407  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

    375,900       13,513,605  

Danaher Corp.

    78,066       17,341,581  
            $ 46,654,593  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%  

Anthem, Inc.

    52,860     $ 16,972,817  
            $ 16,972,817  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    99,100     $ 13,073,272  
            $ 13,073,272  
Insurance — 1.1%  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    64,900     $ 9,110,013  
            $ 9,110,013  
Interactive Media & Services — 7.8%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    20,529     $ 35,964,345  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    99,044       27,054,859  
            $ 63,019,204  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 6.4%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    15,722     $ 51,205,454  
            $ 51,205,454  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services — 11.2%  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    67,300     $ 11,858,260  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    181,612       14,883,103  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    57,700       8,162,242  

Nuvei Corp.(1)

    99,300       5,980,839  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

    65,700       15,386,940  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A(1)

    104,000       7,841,600  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    119,800       26,203,854  
            $ 90,316,838  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    31,400     $ 14,625,492  
            $ 14,625,492  
Machinery — 2.4%  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(1)

    182,520     $ 8,315,611  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    60,900       10,874,304  
            $ 19,189,915  
Multi-Utilities — 1.1%  

Sempra Energy

    66,542     $ 8,478,116  
            $ 8,478,116  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.5%  

Chevron Corp.

    81,700     $ 6,899,565  

Phillips 66

    78,825       5,513,021  
            $ 12,412,586  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%  

Zoetis, Inc.

    49,300     $ 8,159,150  
            $ 8,159,150  
Road & Rail — 1.4%  

Union Pacific Corp.

    55,000     $ 11,452,100  
            $ 11,452,100  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    114,923     $ 12,531,204  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    71,479       11,731,848  
            $ 24,263,052  
Software — 8.3%  

Intuit, Inc.

    18,836     $ 7,154,855  

Microsoft Corp.

    246,820       54,897,704  

nCino, Inc.(1)

    61,286       4,437,719  
            $ 66,490,278  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail — 3.8%  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    98,700     $ 15,842,337  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    218,540       14,924,097  
            $ 30,766,434  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.4%  

Apple, Inc.

    388,388     $ 51,535,204  
            $ 51,535,204  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6%  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(1)

    93,020     $ 12,543,747  
            $ 12,543,747  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $531,141,104)

 

  $ 803,758,737  
Short-Term Investments — 0.8%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.11%(2)

    6,475,259     $ 6,475,259  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $6,475,259)

 

  $ 6,475,259  

Total Investments — 100.7%
(identified cost $537,616,363)

 

  $ 810,233,996  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.7)%

 

  $ (5,788,027

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 804,445,969  

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

 

(1)

Non-income producing security.

 

(2)

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $531,141,104)

   $ 803,758,737  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $6,475,259)

     6,475,259  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $313)

     314  

Dividends receivable

     443,202  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     546  

Tax reclaims receivable

     167,997  

Total assets

   $ 810,846,055  
Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 5,864,591  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     393,198  

Trustees’ fees

     9,150  

Accrued expenses

     133,147  

Total liabilities

   $ 6,400,086  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 804,445,969  

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $117,697)

   $ 10,219,798  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     26,840  

Total investment income

   $ 10,246,638  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 4,102,456  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     44,450  

Custodian fee

     180,632  

Legal and accounting services

     56,519  

Miscellaneous

     24,647  

Total expenses

   $ 4,408,704  

Net investment income

   $ 5,837,934  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 18,281,136  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     721  

Foreign currency transactions

     (6,658

Net realized gain

   $ 18,275,199  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 96,269,641  

Investments — affiliated investment

     (264

Foreign currency

     6,762  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 96,276,139  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 114,551,338  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 120,389,272  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 5,837,934      $ 6,172,602  

Net realized gain

     18,275,199        37,236,935  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     96,276,139        139,853,795  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 120,389,272      $ 183,263,332  

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 78,327,454      $ 63,196,014  

Withdrawals

     (78,095,172      (79,842,250

Portfolio transaction fee

     276,897        315,199  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

   $ 509,179      $ (16,331,037

Net increase in net assets

   $ 120,898,451      $ 166,932,295  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 683,547,518      $ 516,615,223  

At end of year

   $ 804,445,969      $ 683,547,518  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

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

             

Expenses

     0.64      0.63      0.64      0.64     0.65

Net investment income

     0.84      0.99      1.14      1.38     1.60

Portfolio Turnover

     70      55      90      101     118

Total Return

     18.61      35.47      (5.57 )%       20.31     7.14

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

   $ 804,446      $ 683,548      $ 516,615      $ 647,405     $ 640,973  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Stock Fund, Eaton Vance Stock NextShares and Eaton Vance Balanced Fund held an interest of 13.4%, 0.9% and 85.6%, 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 (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices 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 ask prices.

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

Affiliated Fund. The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — 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 losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of December 31, 2020, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  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

 

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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.

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

G  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. 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.

H  Capital Transactions — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by EVM to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

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 and an indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Portfolio and BMR, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.60% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and 0.575% from $500 million but less than $1 billion, and is payable monthly. On net assets of $1 billion or over, the annual fee is reduced. The fee reduction cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Portfolio who are not interested persons of BMR or the Portfolio and by the vote of a majority of the holders of interest in the Portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $4,102,456 or 0.59% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $496,240,065 and $484,697,281, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2020.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 540,800,566  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 272,459,067  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,025,637

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 269,433,430  

 

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5  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 26, 2021. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. 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 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2020, an upfront fee and arrangement fee totaling $950,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2020.

6  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At December 31, 2020, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $6,475,259, which represents 0.8% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Name of
affiliated fund
 

Value,

beginning of
period

    Purchases    

Sales

proceeds

   

Net

realized
gain (loss)

    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

               

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 5,512,026     $ 136,211,330     $ (135,248,554   $ 721     $ (264   $ 6,475,259     $ 26,840       6,475,259  

7  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At December 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 803,758,737    $      $         —      $ 803,758,737  

Short-Term Investments

            6,475,259               6,475,259  

Total Investments

   $ 803,758,737      $ 6,475,259      $      $ 810,233,996  

 

*

The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

8  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in

 

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general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Portfolio invests.

9  Additional Information

On October 8, 2020, Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance”) announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Morgan Stanley would acquire Eaton Vance. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of this transaction may be deemed to result in the automatic termination of an Eaton Vance Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and, where applicable, any related sub-advisory agreement. On November 24, 2020, the Portfolio’s Board approved a new investment advisory agreement. The new investment advisory agreement was approved by Portfolio interest holders at a joint special meeting of interest holders held on February 19, 2021, and would take effect upon consummation of the transaction.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Stock Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Stock Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 22, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

Even though the following description of the Board’s (as defined below) consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to Eaton Vance Stock Fund and Stock Portfolio. As defined below, Eaton Vance Stock Fund is a New IAA Series.

 

Fund   

Investment

Adviser

   Investment
Sub-Adviser

Eaton Vance Stock Fund

   Eaton Vance Management    None

Stock Portfolio

   Boston Management and Research    None

At a meeting held on November 24, 2020 (the “November Meeting”), the Board of each Eaton Vance open-end Fund, including the portfolios (each, a “Portfolio”) in which each such Fund invests, as applicable (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), which also includes each Fund organized as a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that does not currently have an investment advisory agreement or, as applicable, an investment sub-advisory agreement in place (the “New IAA Series”), including a majority of the Board members (the “Independent Trustees”) who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) or Boston Management and Research (“BMR” and, together with EVM, the “Advisers”), voted to approve a new investment advisory agreement between each Fund and either EVM or BMR (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”) and, for certain Funds, a new investment sub-advisory agreement between an Adviser and the applicable Sub-Adviser (the “New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements”(1) and, together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements, the “New Agreements”), each of which is intended to go into effect upon the completion of the Transaction (as defined below), as more fully described below. In voting its approval of the New Agreements at the November Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that provided temporary relief from the in-person meeting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act.

In voting its approval of the New Agreements, the Board of each Fund relied upon the recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to and during meetings leading up to the November Meeting, the Contract Review Committee reviewed and discussed information furnished by the Advisers, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley, as requested by the Independent Trustees, that the Contract Review Committee considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Agreements and to form its recommendation. Such information included, among other things, the terms and anticipated impacts of Morgan Stanley’s pending acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) on the Funds and their shareholders. In addition to considering information furnished specifically to evaluate the impact of the Transaction on the Funds and their respective shareholders, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees, including information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for the Funds, which most recently culminated in April 2020 (the “2020 Annual Approval Process”).

The Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable, and it voted to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement and to recommend that shareholders do so as well.

Shortly after the announcement of the Transaction, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met with senior representatives from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley at its meeting held on October 13, 2020 to discuss certain aspects of the Transaction and the expected impacts of the Transaction on the Funds and their shareholders. As part of the Board’s evaluation process, counsel to the Independent Trustees, on behalf of the Contract Review Committee, requested additional information to assist the Independent Trustees in their evaluation of the New Agreements and the implications of the Transaction, as well as other contractual arrangements that may be affected by the Transaction. The Contract Review Committee considered information furnished by the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, their respective affiliates, and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers during meetings on November 5, 2020, November 10, 2020, November 13, 2020, November 17, 2020 and November 24, 2020.

During its meetings on November 10, 2020 and November 17, 2020, the Contract Review Committee further discussed the approval of the New Agreements with senior representatives of the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley. The representatives from the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley each made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Independent Trustees. The Contract Review Committee considered the Advisers’, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s responses related to the Transaction and specifically to the Funds,

 

(1) 

With respect to certain of the Funds, the applicable Adviser is currently a party to a sub-advisory agreement (collectively, the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (“Atlanta Capital”), BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (“EVAIL”), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., Hexavest Inc. (“Hexavest”), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”) or Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (collectively, the “Sub-Advisers” and, with respect to Atlanta Capital, EVAIL, Hexavest and Parametric, each an affiliate of the Advisers, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”). Accordingly, references to the “Sub-Advisers,” the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers” or the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements” are not applicable to all Funds.

 

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as well as information received in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, with respect to its evaluation of the New Agreements. Among other information, the Board considered:

Information about the Transaction and its Terms

 

   

Information about the material terms and conditions, and expected impacts, of the Transaction that relate to the Funds, including the expected impacts on the businesses conducted by the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., as the distributor of Fund shares;

 

   

Information about the advantages of the Transaction as they relate to the Funds and their shareholders;

 

   

A commitment that the Funds would not bear any expenses, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Transaction;

 

   

A commitment that, for a period of three years after the Closing, at least 75% of each Fund’s Board members must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser (or predecessor investment adviser, if applicable) pursuant to Section 15(f)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act;

 

   

A commitment that Morgan Stanley would use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that it did not impose any “unfair burden” (as that term is used in section 15(f)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act) on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

Information with respect to personnel and/or other resources of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as a result of the Transaction, as well as any expected changes to compensation, including any retention-based compensation intended to incentivize key personnel at the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

Information regarding any changes that are expected with respect to the Funds’ slate of officers as a result of the Transaction;

Information about Morgan Stanley

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s overall business, including information about the advisory, brokerage and related businesses that Morgan Stanley operates;

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s financial condition, including its access to capital and other resources required to support the investment advisory businesses related to the Funds;

 

   

Information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy, and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates implementing to the Funds in the short- or long-term following the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”);

 

   

Information regarding risk management functions at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including how existing risk management protocols and procedures may impact the Funds and/or the businesses of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as they relate to the Funds;

 

   

Information on the anticipated benefits of the Transaction to the Funds with respect to potential additional distribution capabilities and the ability to access new markets and customer segments through Morgan Stanley’s distribution network, including, in particular, its institutional client base;

 

   

Information regarding the financial condition and reputation of Morgan Stanley, its worldwide presence, experience as a fund sponsor and manager, commitment to maintain a high level of cooperation with, and support to, the Funds, strong client service capabilities, and relationships in the asset management industry;

Information about the New Agreements for Funds other than the New IAA Series

 

   

A representation that, after the Closing, all of the Funds will continue to be advised by their current Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable;

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements, including certain changes as compared to the current investment advisory agreement between each Fund and its Adviser (collectively, the “Current Advisory Agreements”) and, as applicable, the current investment sub-advisory agreement between a Fund and a Sub-Adviser (together with the Current Advisory Agreements, the “Current Agreements”);

 

   

Information confirming that the fee rates payable under the New Agreements are not changed as compared to the Current Agreements;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about the New Agreements for the New IAA Series

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements;

 

   

Information confirming that no increase in management fees will result from the New Agreements because the Adviser will not charge a management fee with respect to New IAA Series assets invested in an underlying Portfolio or other investment company for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about Fund Performance, Fees and Expenses

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each Fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as performance information as of a more recent date;

 

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A report from an independent data provider comparing each Fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as fee and expense information as of a more recent date;

 

   

In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the Advisers in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as corresponding performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to each Fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such Fund(s), if any;

 

   

Profitability analyses of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as applicable, with respect to each of the Funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information regarding the impact of the Transaction on profitability;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the investment management services currently provided and expected to be provided to each Fund after the Transaction, as well as each of the Funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

   

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets, when necessary, and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

   

Information about any changes to the policies and practices of the Advisers and, as applicable, each Fund’s Sub-Adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

   

Information regarding the impact on trading and access to capital markets associated with the Funds’ affiliations with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including potential restrictions with respect to the Funds’ ability to execute portfolio transactions with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates;

Information about the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers

 

   

Information about the financial results and condition of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers since the culmination of the 2020 Annual Approval Process and any material changes in financial condition that are reasonably expected to occur before and after the Closing;

 

   

Information regarding contemplated changes to the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable, post-Closing;

 

   

The Code of Ethics of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

A description of the Advisers’ oversight of the Sub-Advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

   

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates;

 

   

Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by EVM and/or administrator to each of the Funds;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers intend to continue to manage the Funds in a manner materially consistent with each Fund’s current investment objective(s) and principal investment strategies;

 

   

Information regarding Morgan Stanley’s commitment to maintaining competitive compensation arrangements to attract and retain highly qualified personnel;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers’ current senior management teams have indicated their strong support of the Transaction; and

 

   

Information regarding the fact that Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. will each derive benefits from the Transaction and that, as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered.

As indicated above, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information received at its regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year, which included information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the Funds’ investment objectives. The Board also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the Funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the Funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, with respect to such matters.

 

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The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the evaluation process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the New Agreements and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the New Agreements were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Independent Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided to each Fund by the Advisers and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers under the Current Agreements (for the New IAA Series, the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Portfolios, as applicable). In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers under the New Agreements, the Board considered, among other information, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, and that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers have advised the Board that, following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, to the Funds and their shareholders, including compliance and other non-advisory services, and that there are not expected to be any changes in portfolio management personnel as a result of the Transaction.

The Board also considered the financial resources of Morgan Stanley and the Advisers and the importance of having a Fund manager with, or with access to, significant organizational and financial resources. The Board considered the benefits to the Funds of being part of a larger combined organization with greater financial resources following the Transaction, particularly during periods of market disruptions and volatility. In this regard, the Board considered information provided by Morgan Stanley regarding its business and operating structure, scale of operation, leadership and reputation, distribution capabilities, and financial condition, as well as information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates in the short- or long-term following the Closing. The Board also noted Morgan Stanley’s and the Advisers’ commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered the Advisers’ and the Sub-Advisers’ management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Advisers’ and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers’ investment professionals in implementing each Fund’s investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Advisers and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Advisers to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. With respect to the recruitment and retention of key personnel, the Board noted information from Morgan Stanley and the Advisers regarding the benefits of joining Morgan Stanley. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Funds by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Funds, including the provision of administrative services. With respect to the foregoing, the Board also considered information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley regarding the anticipated impact of the Transaction on such matters. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Advisers or their affiliates may be subject in managing the Funds and in connection with the Transaction.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Advisers and their affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Board also considered certain information relating to the compliance record of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including information requests in recent years from regulatory authorities. With respect to the foregoing, including the compliance programs of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board noted information regarding the impacts of the Transaction, as well as the Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered other administrative services provided and to be provided or overseen by the Advisers and their affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges. The Board noted information that the Transaction was not expected to have any material impact on such matters in the near-term.

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided under the New Agreements, the Board also considered investment performance information provided for each Fund in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. In this regard, the Board compared each Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as appropriate benchmark indices and, for certain Funds, a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board also considered, where applicable, Fund-specific performance explanations based on criteria established by the Board in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process and,

 

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where applicable, performance explanations as of a more recent date. In addition to the foregoing information, it was also noted that the Board has received and discussed with management information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing each Fund’s performance against applicable benchmark indices and peer groups. In addition, the Board considered each Fund’s performance in light of overall financial market conditions. Where a Fund’s relative underperformance to its peers was significant during one or more specified periods, the Board noted the explanation from the applicable Adviser concerning the Fund’s relative performance versus its peer group.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, and based on their review of the materials provided and the assurances received from, and recommendations of, the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, the Board determined that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that the Transaction was not expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, to provide those services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and expected to be consistent with the terms of the New Agreements.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by each Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”) in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio over various periods, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors, and, where applicable, certain Fund-specific factors, that had an impact on a Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds, as identified by the Advisers in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. The Board considered that the New Agreements do not change a Fund’s management fee rate or the computation method for calculating such fees, including any separately executed permanent contractual management fee reduction currently in place for the Fund. The Board also considered that, for the New IAA Series, no increase in management fees will result from the New Agreements because the Adviser will not charge a management fee with respect to New IAA Series assets invested in an underlying Portfolio or other investment company for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee.

The Board also received and considered, where applicable, information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as a Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, provide to the Funds as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Advisers and such Sub-Advisers as between each Fund and other types of accounts.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable with respect to its approval of the New Agreements.

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

During the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board considered the level of profits realized by the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds and to all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Advisers and their affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services. In light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, were not deemed to be excessive by the Board.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to realize, over time, cost savings from the Transaction based on eliminating duplicate corporate overhead expenses. The Board considered, however, information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley that such cost savings are not expected to be realized immediately upon the Closing and that, accordingly, there are currently no specific expected changes in the levels of profitability associated with the advisory and other services provided to the Funds that are contemplated as a result of the Transaction. The Board noted that it will continue to receive information regarding profitability during its annual contract review processes, including the extent to which cost savings and/or other efficiencies result in changes to profitability levels.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in connection with their respective relationships with the Funds, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Advisers and their affiliates as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and other investment advisory clients. In evaluating the fall-out benefits to be received by the Advisers and their affiliates under the New Agreements, the Board considered whether the Transaction would have an impact on the fall-out benefits currently realized by the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with services provided pursuant to the Current Advisory Agreements.

The Board of each Fund considered that Morgan Stanley may derive reputational and other benefits from its ability to use the names of the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with operating and marketing the Funds. The Board considered that the Transaction, if completed, would significantly increase Morgan Stanley’s assets under management and expand Morgan Stanley’s investment capabilities.

 

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Economies of Scale

The Board also considered the extent to which the Advisers and their affiliates, on the one hand, and the Funds, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Funds increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific Fund or group of funds. As part of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Funds and of all Eaton Vance funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of each Fund and the profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to benefit from possible growth of the Funds resulting from enhanced distribution capabilities, including with respect to the Funds’ potential access to Morgan Stanley’s institutional client base. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Funds currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Advisers, and that the Transaction is not expected to impede a Fund from continuing to benefit from any future economies of scale realized by its Adviser.

Conclusion

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described above, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the New Agreements. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the New Agreements for the Funds and recommended that shareholders approve the New Agreements.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 144 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 143 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust and the

Portfolio

     Trustee
Since
(1)
     Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 143 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc.

(digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust and the

Portfolio

     Trustee
Since
(1)
     Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and

Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance and reinsurance) (2015-2018). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021).Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private Investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Trust and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Eric A. Stein

1980

   President of the Trust      2020      Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of EVM and BMR. Prior to November 1, 2020, Mr. Stein was a co-Director of Eaton Vance’s Global Income Investments. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President of the Portfolio      2014      Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of CRM.

Deidre E. Walsh

1971

   Vice President      2009      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may share your personal information with our affiliates. Eaton Vance may also share your information as required or permitted by applicable law.

 

 

We have adopted a Privacy Program we believe is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to your information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser of Stock Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Stock Fund

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

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December 31, 2020

 

 

 

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

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

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


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

     3  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

     4  

Fund Profile

     5  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     6  

Fund Expenses

     7  

Financial Statements

     9  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     25 and 47  

Federal Tax Information

     26  

Management and Organization

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Important Notices

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period that began January 1, 2020, included some of the best and worst U.S. equity performances in over a decade.

As the period opened, news of a novel coronavirus outbreak in China began to raise investor concerns. As the virus turned into a global pandemic in February and March, it ended the longest-ever U.S. economic expansion and triggered a global economic slowdown. Economic activity declined dramatically and equity markets plunged in value amid unprecedented volatility.

In response, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced two emergency rate cuts in March 2020 — lowering the federal funds rate to 0.00%-0.25% — along with other measures designed to shore up equity and credit markets. At its July meeting, the Fed provided additional reassurances that it would use all the tools at its disposal to support the U.S. economy.

These actions helped calm markets and initiated a new equity rally that began in April and lasted through most of the summer. As consumers started to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and factories gradually resumed production, stock prices reflected investor optimism. In the second quarter of 2020, U.S. stocks reported their best quarterly returns since 1998 — on the heels of the worst first quarter for American stocks since the 2007-2008 global financial crisis.

In September 2020, however, the equity rally stalled, as stock prices on Wall Street began to reflect the reality on Main Street, where coronavirus cases were on the rise in nearly every state. In September and October 2020, most U.S. stock indexes reported negative returns, reflecting concerns about the economic outlook for fall and winter, uncertainties related to the presidential election, and the failure of Congress to pass additional financial relief for struggling businesses and workers facing unemployment.

In the final two months of the period, however, stocks reversed course again. Joe Biden’s victory in the November presidential election eased political uncertainties that had dogged investment markets through much of the fall. Additionally, the announcement that two COVID-19 vaccine candidates had proven more than 90% effective in late-stage trials boosted investor optimism that powered a new stock market rally. Unlike the largely tech-centered rally of the previous spring and summer, this rally was more broad-based, with strong participation by value and growth stocks across the market cap range. As both vaccines were approved for emergency use and vaccinations began in December 2020, an eventual end to the pandemic seemed to be in sight and the equity rally continued.

For the period as a whole, positive equity returns belied the dramatic volatility during the period, but demonstrated the dominance of technology stocks. The S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of U.S. stocks, returned 18.40%; the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average® returned 9.72%; and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned 44.92%. Small-cap U.S. stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000® Index, kept pace with their large-cap counterparts, as measured by the S&P 500® Index and Russell 1000® Index. As a group, growth stocks significantly outpaced value stocks, as measured by the Russell growth and value indexes.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (collectively, the Funds) returned 23.05% and 22.84%, respectively, for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming their benchmark, the S&P 500® Index (the Index), which returned 18.40%.

Stock selections in the information technology (IT) and communication services sectors contributed to the Funds’ performance versus the Index during the period. Respective underweight positions relative to the Index in the energy sector — where stock prices were battered by a steep decline in demand and commodity prices during the COVID-19 pandemic — helped performance versus the Index as well.

Within IT, the Funds’ out-of-Index position in DocuSign, Inc. (DocuSign), a cloud-based provider of electronic signature technology for digital documents, contributed to relative returns. DocuSign’s stock performed strongly as demand for the firm’s digital workflow solutions increased during the pandemic, due to offices closing and employees switching to working remotely.

Elsewhere in IT, the Funds’ overweight positions in QUALCOMM, Inc. (Qualcomm), which produces and licenses chip technology for mobile devices, rose in value as companies introduced 5G cellphones using Qualcomm technology. The favorable resolution of an antitrust suit before the Federal Communications Commission was an additional tailwind for Qualcomm’s stock price during the period.

In communication services, underweighting AT&T, Inc. (AT&T) also helped performance relative to the Index. The telecom giant’s stock price declined during the period due to competitive pressures in its wireless business. Rising expenses for the rollout of premium video streaming services and its new 5G network weighed on AT&T’s stock price as well.

In contrast, the Funds’ overweight positions in the financials sector and stock selections, and underweight positions in the materials sector detracted from performance versus the Index. In financials, the Funds’ overweight positions in Wells Fargo & Co. (Wells Fargo) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. declined in value and detracted from performance relative to the Index. Like many other banking firms during the period, both firms were negatively affected by falling interest rates, which lowered profits on lending, and by concerns about worsening corporate and consumer credit trends. In addition, Wells Fargo’s new management team struggled to turn the business around after legal issues surfaced under its previous leadership.

Not owning Index component Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Freeport-McMoRan), a copper and gold mining firm in the materials sector, hurt relative performance as well. As the ongoing global shift from internal combustion to electric vehicles accelerated during the period, Freeport-McMoRan’s stock price benefited from increased demand for copper, a key material in electric vehicle batteries.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

December 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison, CFA and Yana S. Barton, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     03/28/1996        03/29/1966        23.05      14.90      13.35

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   15.98        13.55        12.69  

Class C at NAV

     08/02/1996        03/29/1966        22.11        14.04        12.50  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   21.11        14.04        12.50  

Class I at NAV

     07/02/1999        03/29/1966        23.31        15.18        13.63  

 

S&P 500® Index

                   18.40      15.20      13.87
% After-Tax Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A After Taxes on Distributions

     03/28/1996        03/29/1966        15.83      13.34      12.45

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   9.61        11.27        10.90  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

     08/02/1996        03/29/1966        21.11        13.99        12.42  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   12.50        11.73        10.80  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

     07/02/1999        03/29/1966        23.08        14.88        13.32  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   14.02        12.65        11.73  
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  
           0.78      1.55      0.53

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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Growth of Investment      Amount Invested        Period Beginning        At NAV        With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

       $10,000          12/31/2010          $32,504          N.A.  

Class I

       $250,000          12/31/2010          $898,176          N.A.  

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Lewis R. Piantedosi, Michael A. Allison, CFA and Yana S. Barton, CFA

 

% Average Annual Total Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A at NAV

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        22.84      14.72      13.17

Class A with 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge

                   15.80        13.37        12.51  

Class C at NAV

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        21.94        13.88        12.33  

Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge

                   20.94        13.88        12.33  

Class I at NAV

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        23.13        15.01        13.45  

 

S&P 500® Index

                   18.40      15.20      13.87
% After-Tax Returns   

Class

Inception Date

    

Performance

Inception Date

     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Class A After Taxes on Distributions

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        15.68      13.20      12.31

Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   9.46        11.12        10.75  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        20.94        13.86        12.29  

Class C After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   12.40        11.61        10.66  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions

     02/28/2001        03/29/1966        22.96        14.77        13.19  

Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                   13.86        12.52        11.59  
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                    Class A      Class C      Class I  
           0.93      1.68      0.68

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Growth of Investment      Amount Invested        Period Beginning        At NAV        With Maximum Sales Charge  

Class C

       $10,000          12/31/2010          $32,023          N.A.  

Class I

       $250,000          12/31/2010          $883,904          N.A.  

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

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Sector Allocation (% of net assets)6

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)6

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     4.7

Apple, Inc.

     4.5  

Microsoft Corp.

     3.4  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     3.3  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     2.5  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2.2  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     2.0  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     2.0  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1.8  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

     1.6  

Total

     28.0
 

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

3 

Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. After-tax returns are calculated using certain assumptions, including using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state/local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or shares held by nontaxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions may be the same as Return Before Taxes for the same period because no taxable distributions were made during that period. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares. The Fund’s after-tax returns also may reflect foreign tax credits passed by the Fund to its shareholders.

 

4 

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

 

5 

Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.

6 

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Additional Information

Dow Jones Industrial Average® is a price-weighted average of 30 blue-chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index of 2,000 U.S. small-cap stocks. Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged index of 1,000 U.S. large-cap stocks.

 

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

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

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

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

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/20 – 12/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,253.70      $ 4.19        0.74

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,248.80      $ 8.42        1.49

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,255.30      $ 2.78        0.49
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.40      $ 3.76        0.74

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.60      $ 7.56        1.49

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.70      $ 2.49        0.49

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2020.

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Fund Expenses — continued

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

 

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/20 – 12/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,252.30      $ 5.10        0.90

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,248.00      $ 9.32        1.65

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,254.30      $ 3.68        0.65
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.60      $ 4.57        0.90

Class C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.80      $ 8.36        1.65

Class I

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.90      $ 3.30        0.65

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2020.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

     December 31, 2020  
Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $330,237,757 and $304,413,496, respectively)

   $ 2,023,472,175      $ 1,048,883,755  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     464,019        208,603  

Total assets

   $ 2,023,936,194      $ 1,049,092,358  
Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   $ 1,598,146      $ 880,312  

Payable to affiliates:

 

Administration fee

            131,034  

Distribution and service fees

     380,660        198,719  

Trustees’ fees

     125        125  

Accrued expenses

     256,711        147,266  

Total liabilities

   $ 2,235,642      $ 1,357,456  

Net Assets

   $ 2,021,700,552      $ 1,047,734,902  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,185,030,682      $ 788,805,841  

Distributable earnings

     836,669,870        258,929,061  

Total

   $ 2,021,700,552      $ 1,047,734,902  
Class A Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,784,382,698      $ 736,813,721  

Shares Outstanding

     23,630,289        21,702,517  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 75.51      $ 33.95  

Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

(100 ÷ 94.25 of net asset value per share)

   $ 80.12      $ 36.02  
Class C Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,516,668      $ 54,118,775  

Shares Outstanding

     140,341        1,642,055  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 67.81      $ 32.96  
Class I Shares

 

Net Assets

   $ 227,801,186      $ 256,802,406  

Shares Outstanding

     3,238,011        7,547,160  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

 

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 70.35      $ 34.03  

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

 

*

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

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2020  
Investment Income    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $242,072 and $124,485, respectively)

   $ 26,396,202      $ 13,579,718  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (7,704,647      (3,964,689

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 18,691,555      $ 9,615,029  
Expenses

 

Administration fee

   $      $ 1,337,221  

Distribution and service fees

     

Class A

     3,828,718        1,551,670  

Class C

     116,698        559,052  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500        502  

Custodian fee

     56,801        53,053  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     614,944        308,621  

Professional fees

     49,228        39,790  

Printing and postage

     72,503        43,185  

Registration fees

     51,470        56,718  

Miscellaneous

     232,291        135,374  

Total expenses

   $ 5,023,153      $ 4,085,186  

Net investment income

   $ 13,668,402      $ 5,529,843  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio                  

Net realized gain (loss) —

     

Investment transactions(1)

   $ 44,404,216      $ 22,850,026  

Foreign currency transactions

     (491      (251

Net realized gain

   $ 44,403,725      $ 22,849,775  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

     

Investments

   $ 321,045,318      $ 164,958,613  

Foreign currency

     6,169        3,153  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 321,051,487      $ 164,961,766  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 365,455,212      $ 187,811,541  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 379,123,614      $ 193,341,384  

 

(1)  

Includes $43,849,844 and $22,562,105, respectively, of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2020  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 13,668,402      $ 5,529,843  

Net realized gain

     44,403,725        22,849,775  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     321,051,487        164,961,766  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 379,123,614      $ 193,341,384  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (11,041,230    $ (3,510,456

Class I

     (2,050,655      (1,762,143

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (13,091,885    $ (5,272,599

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 7,517,031      $ 21,867,314  

Class C

     387,441        5,471,936  

Class I

     130,916,056        89,296,181  

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

     

Class A

     9,427,329        3,120,209  

Class I

     1,705,626        1,599,069  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (125,737,102      (60,045,744

Class C

     (3,067,331      (13,312,766

Class I

     (128,707,418      (103,028,577

Net asset value of shares converted

     

Class A

     3,592,526        10,121,805  

Class C

     (3,592,526      (10,121,805

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (107,558,368    $ (55,032,378

Net increase in net assets

   $ 258,473,361      $ 133,036,407  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 1,763,227,191      $ 914,698,495  

At end of year

   $ 2,021,700,552      $ 1,047,734,902  

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets — continued

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 15,884,634      $ 6,661,253  

Net realized gain

     42,571,421        21,558,538  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     355,782,177        180,249,655  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 414,238,232      $ 208,469,446  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Class A

   $ (12,891,964    $ (4,346,325

Class I

     (2,075,519      (2,037,988

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (14,967,483    $ (6,384,313

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Class A

   $ 7,444,769      $ 18,357,473  

Class B

     5        28  

Class C

     473,288        6,587,230  

Class I

     166,808,130        74,629,417  

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

     

Class A

     11,063,702        3,897,004  

Class I

     1,680,754        1,852,484  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Class A

     (116,662,699      (53,203,916

Class B

     (40,812      (53,050

Class C

     (3,508,546      (11,669,202

Class I

     (160,424,924      (52,588,935

Net asset value of shares converted(1)

     

Class A

     201,454,316        95,861,467  

Class B

     (908,387      (736,564

Class C

     (200,545,930      (95,124,903

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (93,166,334    $ (12,191,467

Net increase in net assets

   $ 306,104,415      $ 189,893,666  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 1,457,122,776      $ 724,804,829  

At end of year

   $ 1,763,227,191      $ 914,698,495  

 

(1)  

Includes the conversion of Class B to Class A shares at the close of business on October 15, 2019 upon the termination of Class B.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 61.750      $ 48.150      $ 51.300      $ 42.300     $ 39.330  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.481      $ 0.539      $ 0.491      $ 0.467     $ 0.455  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     13.748        13.572        (3.192      8.982       2.964  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 14.229      $ 14.111      $ (2.701    $ 9.449     $ 3.419  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.469    $ (0.511    $ (0.449    $ (0.449   $ (0.449

Total distributions

   $ (0.469    $ (0.511    $ (0.449    $ (0.449   $ (0.449

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 75.510      $ 61.750      $ 48.150      $ 51.300     $ 42.300  

Total Return(2)

     23.05      29.45      (5.36 )%       22.35     8.68
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 1,784,383      $ 1,565,795      $ 1,116,349      $ 1,257,823     $ 1,068,182  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses

     0.76      0.78      0.79      0.79     0.81

Net investment income

     0.77      0.96      0.92      1.00     1.14

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(4)

     1      1      1      0 %(5)      1

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(5) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class C  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 55.530      $ 43.280      $ 46.100      $ 38.040     $ 35.440  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ 0.015      $ (0.018    $ 0.082      $ 0.114     $ 0.140  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     12.265        12.268        (2.832      8.047       2.645  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 12.280      $ 12.250      $ (2.750    $ 8.161     $ 2.785  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $      $      $ (0.070    $ (0.101   $ (0.185

Total distributions

   $      $      $ (0.070    $ (0.101   $ (0.185

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 67.810      $ 55.530      $ 43.280      $ 46.100     $ 38.040  

Total Return(2)

     22.11      28.34      (5.99 )%       21.46     7.85
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 9,517      $ 13,730      $ 202,974      $ 248,201     $ 265,708  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses

     1.51      1.55      1.54      1.54     1.56

Net investment income (loss)

     0.03      (0.04 )%       0.17      0.27     0.39

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(4)

     1      1      1      0 %(5)      1

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(5) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 — Class I  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 57.570      $ 44.920      $ 47.920      $ 39.530     $ 36.790  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.594      $ 0.628      $ 0.584      $ 0.542     $ 0.516  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     12.817        12.675        (2.996      8.414       2.776  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 13.411      $ 13.303      $ (2.412    $ 8.956     $ 3.292  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.631    $ (0.653    $ (0.588    $ (0.566   $ (0.552

Total distributions

   $ (0.631    $ (0.653    $ (0.588    $ (0.566   $ (0.552

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 70.350      $ 57.570      $ 44.920      $ 47.920     $ 39.530  

Total Return(2)

     23.31      29.74      (5.11 )%       22.67     8.93
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 227,801      $ 183,702      $ 136,976      $ 114,276     $ 69,864  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses

     0.51      0.53      0.54      0.54     0.56

Net investment income

     1.01      1.20      1.17      1.24     1.38

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(4)

     1      1      1      0 %(5)      1

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(5) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 27.770      $ 21.650      $ 23.060      $ 19.020     $ 17.690  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.171      $ 0.205      $ 0.184      $ 0.177     $ 0.176  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     6.171        6.108        (1.432      4.035       1.326  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 6.342      $ 6.313      $ (1.248    $ 4.212     $ 1.502  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.162    $ (0.193    $ (0.162    $ (0.172   $ (0.172

Total distributions

   $ (0.162    $ (0.193    $ (0.162    $ (0.172   $ (0.172

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 33.950      $ 27.770      $ 21.650      $ 23.060     $ 19.020  

Total Return(2)

     22.84      29.28      (5.50 )%       22.15     8.48
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 736,814      $ 629,530      $ 427,333      $ 472,741     $ 403,485  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses

     0.92      0.93      0.94      0.95     0.97

Net investment income

     0.61      0.81      0.77      0.84     0.98

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(4)

                          1      

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(5)

     1      1      1      0 %(6)      1

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes the value of Fund securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Fund including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(5) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(6) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class C  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 27.030      $ 21.080      $ 22.460      $ 18.530     $ 17.240  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ (0.037    $ 0.003      $ 0.004      $ 0.022     $ 0.041  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5.967        5.947        (1.384      3.912       1.289  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 5.930      $ 5.950      $ (1.380    $ 3.934     $ 1.330  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $      $      $      $ (0.004   $ (0.040

Total distributions

   $      $      $      $ (0.004   $ (0.040

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 32.960      $ 27.030      $ 21.080      $ 22.460     $ 18.530  

Total Return(2)

     21.94      28.22      (6.14 )%       21.23     7.71
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 54,119      $ 61,397      $ 142,020      $ 173,289     $ 175,072  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses

     1.67      1.68      1.69      1.70     1.72

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.14 )%       0.01      0.02      0.11     0.23

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(4)

                          1      

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(5)

     1      1      1      0 %(6)      1

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes the value of Fund securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Fund including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(5) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(6) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 — Class I  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 27.830      $ 21.690      $ 23.110      $ 19.060     $ 17.720  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.242      $ 0.266      $ 0.244      $ 0.229     $ 0.221  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     6.192        6.130        (1.439      4.046       1.336  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 6.434      $ 6.396      $ (1.195    $ 4.275     $ 1.557  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.234    $ (0.256    $ (0.225    $ (0.225   $ (0.217

Total distributions

   $ (0.234    $ (0.256    $ (0.225    $ (0.225   $ (0.217

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 34.030      $ 27.830      $ 21.690      $ 23.110     $ 19.060  

Total Return(2)

     23.13      29.61      (5.25 )%       22.44     8.77
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 256,802      $ 223,771      $ 154,772      $ 134,355     $ 78,948  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)

             

Expenses

     0.67      0.68      0.69      0.70     0.72

Net investment income

     0.85      1.05      1.02      1.09     1.23

Portfolio Turnover of the Fund(4)

                          1      

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio(5)

     1      1      1      0 %(6)      1

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Excludes the value of Fund securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Fund including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 3% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(5) 

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(6) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1) and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2) (each a Fund, and collectively the Funds) are diversified series of the Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. Each Fund currently offers Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are generally subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 5). Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase and, effective November 5, 2020, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 is closed to new investors. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in each Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. Each Fund typically invests all of its investable assets in interests in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having the same investment objective and policies as the Funds. The value of each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (7.2% and 3.7% for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2, respectively, at December 31, 2020). The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.

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

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

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

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

As of December 31, 2020, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

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

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

G  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of each Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of a Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, at the election of the shareholder, receive distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2020  
      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Distributions declared from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 13,091,885      $ 5,272,599  
     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Distributions declared from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 14,967,483      $ 6,384,313  

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the following amounts were reclassified due to Funds’ use of equalization accounting and differences between book and tax accounting for the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio. Tax equalization accounting allows the Funds to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains.

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 
     

Change in:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 104,722,022      $ 50,309,745  

Distributable earnings

   $ (104,722,022    $ (50,309,745

These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Deferred capital losses

   $ (2,391,579    $ (405,438

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 839,061,449      $ 259,334,499  

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

At December 31, 2020, the Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses which would reduce the respective Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the respective Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. The amounts of the deferred capital losses are as follows:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Deferred capital losses

     

Short-term

   $ 2,391,579      $ 405,438  

3  Transactions with Affiliates

Eaton Vance Management (EVM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., serves as the administrator to the Funds. EVM receives no compensation from Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 for such services and a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of average daily net assets from Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 for such services. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the administration fee for Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 amounted to $1,337,221. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Funds pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Funds’ principal underwriter, received a portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the Funds. EVD also received distribution and service fees from Class A and Class C shares (see Note 4) and contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 5). Sub-transfer agent fees earned by EVM, which are included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Statements of Operations, and Class A sales charges that the Funds were informed were received by EVD for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

EVM’s Sub-Transfer Agent Fees

   $ 57,593      $ 21,413  

EVD’s Class A Sales Charges

   $ 13,041      $ 58,741  

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

4  Distribution Plans

Each Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, each Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to each Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2020 for Class A shares amounted to the following:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class A Distribution and Service Fees

   $ 3,828,718      $ 1,551,670  

Each Fund also has in effect distribution plans for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the respective Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Funds paid or accrued to EVD the following distribution fees:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class C Distribution Fees

   $ 87,523      $ 419,289  

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Pursuant to the Class C Plan, each Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. They are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable to EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to the following:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class C Service Fees

   $ 29,175      $ 139,763  

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. Class C shares are subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Funds were informed that EVD received approximately the following amounts of CDSCs paid by Class A and Class C shareholders:

 

      Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.1
     Tax-Managed
Growth Fund 1.2
 

Class A

   $      $ 3,000  

Class C

   $ 200      $ 4,000  

6  Investment Transactions

For the year ended December 31, 2020, increases and decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated, as follows:

 

Fund    Increases      Decreases  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

   $ 805,434      $ 132,079,577  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

   $ 6,396,742      $ 72,066,878  

Decreases in each Fund’s investment in the Portfolio include distributions of securities as the result of redemptions in-kind, as follows:

 

Fund    Redemptions in-kind  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

   $ 103,442,887  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

     53,761,317  

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

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7  Shares of Beneficial Interest

Each Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Funds) and classes. Sales and redemptions of Class I shares include shares purchased and redeemed in connection with the ReFlow liquidity program, a program designed to provide an alternative liquidity source for mutual funds experiencing net redemptions of their shares. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

                       
    Year Ended December 31, 2020         
     Class A     Class C     Class I         

Sales

    116,260       7,045       2,263,887    

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

    126,236             24,517    

Redemptions

    (2,021,959     (53,714     (2,241,216  

Converted from Class C shares

    53,896                

Converted to Class A shares

          (60,247              

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,725,567     (106,916     47,188          
    Year Ended December 31, 2019  
     Class A     Class B(1)     Class C     Class I  

Sales

    131,208             9,884       3,202,823  

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

    180,191                   29,363  

Redemptions

    (2,089,668     (439     (71,725     (3,090,733

Converted from Class B shares

    16,311                    

Converted from Class C shares

    3,934,421                    

Converted to Class A shares

          (16,908     (4,381,065      

Net increase (decrease)

    2,172,463       (17,347     (4,442,906     141,453  

 

(1)  

At the close of business on October 15, 2019, Class B shares were converted into Class A and Class B was terminated.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

                       
    Year Ended December 31, 2020         
     Class A     Class C     Class I         

Sales

    791,267       207,023       3,272,236    

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

    92,919             47,521    

Redemptions

    (2,182,387     (495,055     (3,814,580  

Converted from Class C shares

    330,502                

Converted to Class A shares

          (341,400              

Net decrease

    (967,699     (629,432     (494,823        
    Year Ended December 31, 2019  
     Class A     Class B(1)     Class C     Class I  

Sales

    732,485       1       269,131       2,932,826  

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

    141,145                   66,973  

Redemptions

    (2,110,088     (2,261     (478,274     (2,093,275

Converted from Class B shares

    30,189                    

Converted from Class C shares

    4,139,683                    

Converted to Class A shares

          (29,380     (4,255,437      

Net increase (decrease)

    2,933,414       (31,640     (4,464,580     906,524  

 

(1)  

At the close of business on October 15, 2019, shares were converted into Class A and Class B was terminated.

8  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Funds’ performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Funds invests.

9  Additional Information

On November 24, 2020, each Fund’s Board of Trustees approved an investment advisory agreement between EVM and the Fund pursuant to which fees will be based on average daily net assets per annum that are not invested in other investment companies for which the adviser or its affiliates (i) serves as adviser and (ii) receives an advisory fee. The investment advisory agreement was approved by Fund shareholders at a joint meeting of shareholders held on February 18, 2021, and would become effective upon the consummation of the acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. by Morgan Stanley or on another date determined by an officer of the Fund.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (collectively the “Funds”) (each a fund constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2020, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 22, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2021 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.

Qualified Dividend Income.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Funds designate approximately the following amounts, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

  $ 26,358,921  

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

  $ 13,560,487  

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Funds’ dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Funds’ fiscal 2020 ordinary income dividends, the following amounts qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

    100

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

    100

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

December 31, 2020

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 99.2%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%  

Boeing Co. (The)

    882,743     $ 188,959,967  

General Dynamics Corp.

    141,321       21,031,391  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    4       114  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    1,274       217,192  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    5,971       1,128,638  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    122,831       43,602,548  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    50,885       15,505,678  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(1)

    2,913       887,427  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    1,024,406       73,255,273  

Textron, Inc.

    9,022       436,033  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    2,016       1,247,602  
            $ 346,271,863  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.6%  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    939,486     $ 88,189,551  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    12,800       1,217,408  

FedEx Corp.

    345,061       89,584,737  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,512,501       254,705,168  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(2)

    57,458       6,848,994  
            $ 440,545,858  
Airlines — 0.0%(3)  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    66,989     $ 1,056,417  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    60,606       2,436,967  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    27,758       1,293,800  
            $ 4,787,184  
Auto Components — 0.7%  

Adient PLC(2)

    15,053     $ 523,393  

Aptiv PLC

    1,015,600       132,322,524  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    800       30,912  

Dorman Products, Inc.(2)

    20,730       1,799,779  

Garrett Motion, Inc.(2)

    36,184       160,295  

Gentex Corp.

    1,443,192       48,967,504  
            $ 183,804,407  
Automobiles — 0.2%  

Daimler AG

    38,000     $ 2,671,400  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,212,501       10,657,884  

General Motors Co.

    82,498       3,435,217  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    20,162       739,945  

Tesla, Inc.(2)

    36,985       26,099,205  

Toyota Motor Corp. ADR

    5,000       772,850  
            $ 44,376,501  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks — 3.9%  

Bank of America Corp.

    3,980,104     $ 120,636,952  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    557       42,677  

Bank of Montreal

    4       304  

CIT Group, Inc.

    1,490       53,491  

Citigroup, Inc.

    860,832       53,078,901  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    69,629       4,574,625  

CVB Financial Corp.

    608,432       11,864,424  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,719,235       47,399,309  

First Republic Bank

    1,652       242,729  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    220,592       1,145,184  

HSBC Holdings PLC ADR

    424       10,986  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    144,510       1,825,161  

ING Groep NV ADR

    125       1,180  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4,052,886       515,000,224  

KeyCorp

    112,574       1,847,339  

M&T Bank Corp.

    151,517       19,288,114  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    34,686       2,233,779  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    107,711       16,048,939  

Regions Financial Corp.

    714,736       11,521,544  

Signature Bank

    3,359       454,439  

Societe Generale S.A.(2)

    405,793       8,435,871  

Sterling Bancorp

    103,627       1,863,214  

SVB Financial Group(2)

    29,245       11,342,088  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    1,565       50,659  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    569       32,103  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,713,775       82,141,236  

U.S. Bancorp

    859,714       40,054,075  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    4,123,713       124,453,658  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    23,987       1,438,021  
            $ 1,077,081,226  
Beverages — 2.1%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ADR

    75,379     $ 5,269,746  

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A(2)

    4,730       4,702,992  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    17,399       1,278,304  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    378,835       30,090,864  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,506,980       192,322,783  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    106,872       23,410,312  

Diageo PLC ADR

    8,721       1,384,982  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    2,700       86,400  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    186,000       8,405,340  

Monster Beverage Corp.(2)

    171,250       15,837,200  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    2,056,881       305,035,452  
            $ 587,824,375  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology — 2.5%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    818,966     $ 87,752,207  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    74,972       3,248,537  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    469,856       73,410,301  

Alkermes PLC(2)

    5,000       99,750  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    117,352       15,252,239  

Amgen, Inc.

    737,078       169,468,974  

argenx SE ADR(2)

    308,910       90,847,342  

Biogen, Inc.(2)

    100,682       24,652,995  

Bluebird Bio, Inc.(2)

    500       21,635  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(2)

    255,000       28,598,250  

Exact Sciences Corp.(2)

    181,454       24,040,840  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    1,099,221       64,040,615  

Incyte Corp.(2)

    103,220       8,978,076  

Moderna, Inc.(2)

    4,723       493,412  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(2)

    64,045       6,138,713  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    22,695       10,964,181  

Seattle Genetics, Inc.(2)

    5,662       991,643  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2)

    346,315       81,848,087  
            $ 690,847,797  
Building Products — 0.5%  

A.O. Smith Corp.

    31,693     $ 1,737,410  

Carrier Global Corp.

    569,759       21,491,309  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    2,923       250,560  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    348,024       16,214,438  

Lennox International, Inc.

    339,213       92,934,186  

Masco Corp.

    38,156       2,095,909  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(2)

    14,542       309,163  

Trane Technologies PLC

    26,539       3,852,401  
            $ 138,885,376  
Capital Markets — 4.3%  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    58,716     $ 5,971,417  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    214,951       41,771,428  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    709,152       30,096,411  

BlackRock, Inc.

    41,065       29,630,040  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    192,123       7,928,916  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    175,414       16,334,552  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    3,911,424       207,461,929  

CME Group, Inc.

    225,113       40,981,822  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    97,299       32,351,918  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B

    549       15,861  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    211,191       5,277,663  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    1,011,714       266,799,099  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    153,966       17,750,740  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  

Invesco, Ltd.

    11,064     $ 192,846  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    209,488       21,832,839  

Moody’s Corp.

    257,675       74,787,592  

Morgan Stanley

    2,676,704       183,434,525  

Morningstar, Inc.

    4,694       1,086,990  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    71,203       9,451,486  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,500       232,850  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    55,363       5,296,578  

S&P Global, Inc.

    279,873       92,002,651  

SEI Investments Co.

    150,000       8,620,500  

State Street Corp.

    215,676       15,696,899  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    169,194       8,537,529  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    513,634       77,759,051  

UBS Group AG(2)

    9       127  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

    9,248       235,547  
            $ 1,201,539,806  
Chemicals — 1.1%  

AdvanSix, Inc.(2)

    1,768     $ 35,342  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    13,331       3,642,296  

Albemarle Corp.

    93,722       13,825,870  

Balchem Corp.

    17,292       1,992,384  

Celanese Corp.

    16,713       2,171,687  

Chemours Co. (The)

    1       25  

Corteva, Inc.

    242,479       9,388,787  

Dow, Inc.

    80,280       4,455,540  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    498,374       35,439,375  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    650       65,182  

Ecolab, Inc.

    594,981       128,730,089  

FMC Corp.

    817       93,898  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    5,000       544,200  

Linde PLC

    8,469       2,231,666  

Linde PLC(1)

    12,068       3,178,528  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    4,274       391,755  

NewMarket Corp.

    13,626       5,427,100  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    410,670       59,226,827  

RPM International, Inc.

    3,433       311,648  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    52,823       38,820,151  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    1,000       81,600  
            $ 310,053,950  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%  

Brady Corp., Class A

    258     $ 13,627  

Cintas Corp.

    395       139,617  

Copart, Inc.(2)

    4,771       607,110  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    14,270     $ 87,903  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,750       168,525  

Rollins, Inc.

    60,814       2,376,003  

Stericycle, Inc.(2)

    8,000       554,640  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    115,655       11,862,733  

Waste Management, Inc.

    208,149       24,547,012  
            $ 40,357,170  
Communications Equipment — 1.5%  

Arista Networks, Inc.(2)

    802,596     $ 233,210,320  

Arista Networks, Inc.(1)(2)

    88,600       25,744,502  

Arista Networks, Inc.(1)(2)

    105,064       30,510,129  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2,727,494       122,055,356  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    285,300       6,422,103  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    47,514       8,080,231  

Nokia Oyj ADR(2)

    192       751  
            $ 426,023,392  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%(3)  

Fluor Corp.

    3,250     $ 51,903  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

    85,615       9,328,610  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    2,000       144,040  
            $ 9,524,553  
Construction Materials — 0.0%(3)  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    57,559     $ 8,536,575  
            $ 8,536,575  
Consumer Finance — 1.1%  

American Express Co.

    1,075,262     $ 130,009,928  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    133,434       13,189,951  

Discover Financial Services

    1,253,950       113,520,094  

LendingClub Corp.(2)

    15,938       168,305  

Navient Corp.

    10,200       100,164  

Synchrony Financial

    1,497,811       51,989,020  
            $ 308,977,462  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  

Amcor PLC

    936,184     $ 11,018,886  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    65,000       8,897,850  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    5,508       854,346  

Ball Corp.

    53,090       4,946,926  

Crown Holdings, Inc.(2)

    13,787       1,381,457  

International Paper Co.

    5,124       254,765  
Security   Shares     Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)  

Packaging Corp. of America

    11,985     $ 1,652,851  

Sealed Air Corp.

    27,104       1,241,092  

Sonoco Products Co.

    774       45,860  

WestRock Co.

    42,750       1,860,908  
            $ 32,154,941  
Distributors — 0.0%(3)  

Genuine Parts Co.

    49,501     $ 4,971,386  

LKQ Corp.(2)

    79,518       2,802,214  
            $ 7,773,600  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%(3)  

H&R Block, Inc.

    25,610     $ 406,175  

Service Corp. International

    15,900       780,690  
            $ 1,186,865  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(2)

    546     $ 189,906,990  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(2)

    1,903,185       441,291,506  
            $ 631,198,496  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

AT&T, Inc.

    557,960     $ 16,046,930  

CenturyLink, Inc.

    4,871       47,492  

Frontier Communications Corp.(2)

    894       80  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(2)

    8,854       214,444  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C(2)

    27,614       653,071  

Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class A(2)

    1,546       17,207  

Liberty Latin America, Ltd., Class C(2)

    4,825       53,509  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    945,002       55,518,868  
            $ 72,551,601  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%  

Duke Energy Corp.

    31,500     $ 2,884,140  

Edison International

    1,134       71,238  

Entergy Corp.

    2,340       233,626  

Exelon Corp.

    28,310       1,195,248  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    688,108       53,087,532  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    461       17,311  

Southern Co. (The)

    103,526       6,359,602  
            $ 63,848,697  
Electrical Equipment — 0.8%  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    9,321     $ 1,128,680  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)  

AMETEK, Inc.

    68,343     $ 8,265,402  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    87,733       10,540,243  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,202,703       177,031,240  

Hubbell, Inc.

    14,950       2,344,010  

nVent Electric PLC

    4       93  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    112,165       28,132,104  
            $ 227,441,772  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    15,644     $ 2,045,766  

CDW Corp.

    142,695       18,805,774  

Corning, Inc.

    1,555,689       56,004,804  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    2,030       88,975  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(2)

    15,146       2,000,635  

Knowles Corp.(2)

    8,001       147,458  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    52,675       13,414,216  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    57,005       6,901,595  

Trimble, Inc.(2)

    3,200       213,664  

Vontier Corp.(2)

    3,985       133,099  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(2)

    50,772       19,513,203  
            $ 119,269,189  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%  

ChampionX Corp.

    18,853     $ 288,451  

Core Laboratories NV

    16,652       441,445  

Frank’s International NV(2)

    1,500,000       4,110,000  

Halliburton Co.

    440,924       8,333,464  

NOV, Inc.

    10,391       142,668  

Schlumberger NV

    857,134       18,711,235  

Transocean, Ltd.(2)

    3,548       8,196  
            $ 32,035,459  
Entertainment — 2.6%  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    241,143     $ 22,390,128  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    140,557       20,183,985  

Liberty Braves Group, Series A(2)

    1,236       30,739  

Liberty Braves Group, Series C(2)

    2,473       61,528  

Liberty Formula One Group, Series A(2)

    3,091       117,427  

Liberty Formula One Group, Series C(2)

    6,183       263,396  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(2)

    20,744       1,524,269  

Netflix, Inc.(2)

    204,934       110,813,962  

Spotify Technology S.A.(2)

    79,019       24,864,119  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(2)

    3,021,389       547,415,259  
            $ 727,664,812  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

American Tower Corp.

    56,291     $ 12,635,078  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    7,000       1,123,010  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    1,800       208,548  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    1,300       110,656  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    528,986       7,739,065  

ProLogis, Inc.

    28,120       2,802,439  

Public Storage

    1,949       450,082  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    25,563       2,180,013  
            $ 27,248,891  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    938,803     $ 353,722,194  

Kroger Co. (The)

    155,213       4,929,565  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(2)

    750,036       15,075,724  

Sysco Corp.

    635,859       47,218,889  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    442,345       17,640,719  

Walmart, Inc.

    15,881       2,289,246  
            $ 440,876,337  
Food Products — 1.4%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    137,778     $ 6,945,389  

Campbell Soup Co.

    748,065       36,168,943  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    668,102       24,225,379  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    586,273       13,267,358  

General Mills, Inc.

    135,948       7,993,742  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(2)

    17,240       692,186  

Hershey Co. (The)

    389,366       59,312,123  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    333,454       15,542,291  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    20,034       2,315,930  

Kellogg Co.

    67,139       4,178,060  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    106,315       3,684,878  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    125,847       9,909,193  

McCormick & Co., Inc., Non Voting Shares

    156,988       15,008,053  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    875,402       51,184,755  

Nestle S.A.

    1,118,348       132,201,333  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    27,528       1,773,904  
            $ 384,403,517  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.2%  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,993,135     $ 218,228,351  

ABIOMED, Inc.(2)

    88,267       28,616,161  

Alcon, Inc.(2)

    22,924       1,512,525  

Align Technology, Inc.(2)

    18,700       9,992,906  

Avanos Medical, Inc.(2)

    542       24,867  

Baxter International, Inc.

    37,745       3,028,659  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    90,691     $ 22,692,702  

Boston Scientific Corp.(2)

    444,159       15,967,516  

Danaher Corp.

    171,936       38,193,863  

DexCom, Inc.(2)

    95,592       35,342,274  

DexCom, Inc.(1)(2)

    30,000       11,087,441  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2)

    31,284       2,854,039  

Haemonetics Corp.(2)

    110,000       13,062,500  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    36,482       3,574,142  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(2)

    13,040       6,518,305  

Insulet Corp.(2)

    9,898       2,530,226  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(2)

    1,011,345       65,656,517  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)(2)

    200,000       12,976,210  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)(2)

    200,000       12,980,754  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)(2)

    600,000       38,952,000  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(2)

    173,309       141,784,093  

Medtronic PLC

    543,055       63,613,463  

Penumbra, Inc.(2)

    91,462       16,005,850  

ResMed, Inc.

    21,305       4,528,591  

Smith & Nephew PLC ADR

    5,500       231,935  

Stryker Corp.

    305,404       74,836,196  

Teleflex, Inc.

    14,325       5,895,740  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(2)

    45,609       7,982,031  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    5,623       1,593,052  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    152,758       23,538,480  
            $ 883,801,389  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(2)

    32,000     $ 1,608,320  

Anthem, Inc.

    145,701       46,783,134  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    29,103       1,558,757  

Centene Corp.(2)

    167,893       10,078,617  

Cigna Corp.

    39,731       8,271,200  

Cigna Corp.(1)

    7,416       1,542,937  

Covetrus, Inc.(2)

    10,538       302,862  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,187,193       81,085,282  

DaVita, Inc.(2)

    157,055       18,438,257  

Guardant Health, Inc.(2)

    83,152       10,716,630  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    188,518       31,003,670  

Henry Schein, Inc.(2)

    26,384       1,764,034  

Humana, Inc.

    2,438       1,000,238  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(2)

    745       151,645  

McKesson Corp.

    150,389       26,155,655  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(2)

    18,585       3,952,658  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    807,436       283,151,656  
            $ 527,565,552  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%(3)  

Cerner Corp.

    18,346     $ 1,439,794  

Teladoc Health, Inc.(2)

    26,210       5,240,952  
            $ 6,680,746  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.4%  

Aramark

    137,669     $ 5,297,503  

Carnival Corp.

    22,069       478,014  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2)

    121,117       167,954,155  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    49,631       5,297,117  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    66,114       7,875,500  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    2,815       1,079,440  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    106,201       11,815,923  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    1,353,442       100,493,068  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    1,575,495       207,839,300  

McDonald’s Corp.

    104,208       22,360,953  

MGM Resorts International

    892,202       28,113,285  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(2)

    30,956       2,673,670  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    1,900       141,911  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,057,660       327,108,467  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    416,807       32,577,635  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    367,698       20,991,879  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    123,810       13,440,814  
            $ 955,538,634  
Household Durables — 0.1%  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    19,682     $ 1,356,483  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    92,079       4,079,100  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    8,688       662,286  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    21       1,285  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(2)

    4,820       679,379  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    123,465       2,621,162  

NVR, Inc.(2)

    1,822       7,433,505  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    221,275       9,541,378  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(2)

    540,100       14,582,700  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    4,378       190,312  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,391       251,062  
            $ 41,398,652  
Household Products — 2.0%  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    172,129     $ 15,014,813  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.(1)

    17,504       1,525,958  

Clorox Co. (The)

    16,257       3,282,613  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,420,348       206,963,957  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    10,496       442,721  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    85,688       11,553,313  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Household Products (continued)  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    2,284,091     $ 317,808,422  
            $ 556,591,797  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%(3)  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,730     $ 40,655  
            $ 40,655  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%  

3M Co.

    745,315     $ 130,273,609  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    71,809       11,215,130  

General Electric Co.

    5,271,443       56,931,584  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    392,550       83,495,385  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    20,455       8,817,946  
            $ 290,733,654  
Insurance — 1.4%  

Aegon NV ADR

    5     $ 20  

Aflac, Inc.

    788,242       35,053,122  

Alleghany Corp.

    3,985       2,405,705  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    20,970       2,305,232  

American International Group, Inc.

    160,299       6,068,920  

Aon PLC, Class A

    157,281       33,228,757  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(2)

    241,964       8,727,641  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    509,591       63,041,503  

Assurant, Inc.

    13,599       1,852,456  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(2)

    936       33,888  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    407       19,296  

Chubb, Ltd.

    44,707       6,881,301  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    35,947       3,140,689  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    57,654       2,253,695  

First American Financial Corp.

    1,227       63,350  

Globe Life, Inc.

    348,792       33,121,288  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    83,487       4,089,193  

Lincoln National Corp.

    5,477       275,548  

Markel Corp.(2)

    19,895       20,557,503  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    226,689       26,522,613  

MetLife, Inc.

    18,211       855,006  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    1,110,345       109,790,914  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    20,261       1,581,776  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    6,425       744,657  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    146,715       20,594,385  

Trisura Group, Ltd.(2)

    124       8,648  

W.R. Berkley Corp.

    2,250       149,445  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    70       14,748  
            $ 383,381,299  
Security   Shares     Value  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.8%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(2)

    313,841     $ 550,050,290  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(2)

    400,182       701,070,842  

Baidu, Inc. ADR(2)

    72,500       15,677,400  

CarGurus, Inc.(2)

    37,803       1,199,489  

Cars.com, Inc.(2)

    400       4,520  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(2)

    3,396,333       927,742,322  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(2)

    6,680       1,264,858  

Match Group, Inc.(2)

    123,667       18,697,215  

Match Group, Inc.(1)(2)

    260,261       39,321,316  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A(2)

    2,540,426       167,414,074  

Snap, Inc., Class A(2)

    19,362       969,455  

Twitter, Inc.(2)

    550,134       29,789,756  

Yelp, Inc.(2)

    149,508       4,884,426  
            $ 2,458,085,963  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.5%  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR(2)

    287,257     $ 66,853,322  

Altaba, Inc.(4)

    114,070       1,665,422  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

    405,828       1,321,753,388  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(2)

    52,136       116,120,949  

eBay, Inc.

    255,728       12,850,332  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    2,670       353,508  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

    99,802       1,094,828  

Trip.com Group, Ltd. ADR(2)

    5,200       175,396  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A(2)

    51,793       11,695,377  
            $ 1,532,562,522  
IT Services — 5.2%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    963,901     $ 251,780,580  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(2)

    239,108       25,103,949  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    686       50,833  

Amdocs, Ltd.

    43,944       3,116,948  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    268,307       47,275,693  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    43,691       3,808,981  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    91,705       14,049,206  

CACI International, Inc., Class A(2)

    13,584       3,386,899  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    24,598       2,015,806  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    18,757       2,653,365  

Fiserv, Inc.(2)

    606,600       69,067,476  

Global Payments, Inc.

    31,828       6,856,388  

International Business Machines Corp.

    647,631       81,523,790  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    2,196       355,730  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    195,157       69,659,340  

Okta, Inc.(2)

    319,829       81,319,721  

Paychex, Inc.

    14,638       1,363,969  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services (continued)  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2)

    1,089,057     $ 255,057,149  

Sabre Corp.

    157,290       1,890,626  

Shopify, Inc., Class A(2)

    12,524       14,176,542  

Square, Inc., Class A(2)

    381,727       83,079,064  

Twilio, Inc., Class A(2)

    531,036       179,755,686  

VeriSign, Inc.(2)

    5,654       1,223,526  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,189,221       260,118,309  

Western Union Co. (The)

    27,606       605,676  
            $ 1,459,295,252  
Leisure Products — 0.0%(3)  

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,383     $ 129,366  

Mattel, Inc.(2)

    3,941       68,770  

Polaris, Inc.

    52,104       4,964,469  
            $ 5,162,605  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%  

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A(2)

    145,021     $ 20,534,974  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    665,215       78,821,325  

Avantor, Inc.(2)

    120,000       3,378,000  

Illumina, Inc.(2)

    86,595       32,040,150  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(2)

    57,124       10,234,907  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2)

    1,000       1,139,680  

NeoGenomics, Inc.(2)

    38,329       2,063,633  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    9,625       1,381,187  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    56,834       26,472,141  

Waters Corp.(2)

    730       180,617  
            $ 176,246,614  
Machinery — 1.7%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    356,595     $ 64,907,422  

Cummins, Inc.

    1,178       267,524  

Deere & Co.

    195,453       52,586,630  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    142,204       7,946,360  

Dover Corp.

    369,407       46,637,634  

Fortive Corp.

    30,511       2,160,789  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,069,855       218,122,037  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(2)

    23,418       1,066,924  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    53,660       6,237,975  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)(2)

    11,435       152,200  

Middleby Corp.(2)

    2,000       257,840  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    430,984       29,112,969  

PACCAR, Inc.

    186,094       16,056,190  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    19,172       5,222,645  

Pentair PLC

    4       212  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Snap-on, Inc.

    29,674     $ 5,078,408  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    288       51,425  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    11,100       292,929  

Welbilt, Inc.(2)

    45,741       603,781  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    14,082       1,030,802  

Xylem, Inc.

    100,031       10,182,156  
            $ 467,974,852  
Media — 0.3%  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,193,814     $ 62,555,854  

Discovery, Inc., Class A(2)

    19,462       585,612  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(2)

    207       5,421  

Fox Corp., Class A

    5,412       157,597  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    726       17,075  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A(2)

    3,091       487,080  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series C(2)

    6,183       979,202  

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Series A(2)

    12,367       534,131  

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Series C(2)

    24,734       1,076,176  

News Corp., Class A

    24       431  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    31,882       1,988,480  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    53,280       339,394  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,201       16,754  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    613,777       22,869,331  
            $ 91,612,538  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%  

Alcoa Corp.(2)

    5,862     $ 135,119  

Arconic Corp.(2)

    1       30  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

    527,743       7,683,938  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    85,788       2,232,204  

Glencore PLC(2)

    598,405       1,900,411  

Newmont Corp.

    103       6,168  

Nucor Corp.

    236,089       12,557,574  

Southern Copper Corp.

    12,126       789,645  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    232,124       8,558,412  
            $ 33,863,501  
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    53,943     $ 3,898,461  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    13,510       1,015,952  

DTE Energy Co.

    77,124       9,363,625  

NiSource, Inc.

    828       18,994  

Sempra Energy

    66,344       8,452,889  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    15,006       1,381,002  
            $ 24,130,923  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%  

Dollar General Corp.

    329     $ 69,189  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(2)

    146,190       15,794,368  

Nordstrom, Inc.

    3,192       99,622  

Target Corp.

    36,389       6,423,750  
            $ 22,386,929  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%  

Antero Resources Corp.(2)

    1,341,986     $ 7,313,824  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(2)

    723,716       43,444,672  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(2)

    1       2  

Chevron Corp.

    985,901       83,259,339  

Concho Resources, Inc.

    40,000       2,334,000  

ConocoPhillips

    306,529       12,258,095  

Devon Energy Corp.

    143,600       2,270,316  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    472,114       23,544,325  

EQT Corp.

    180,474       2,293,825  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    144,379       1,160,807  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,106,785       128,061,678  

Hess Corp.

    364,574       19,245,861  

HollyFrontier Corp.

    8,000       206,800  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    112,401       1,536,522  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    123,481       823,618  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    192,770       7,972,967  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    145,312       1,758,275  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    22,811       394,858  

Phillips 66

    193,043       13,501,427  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    22,520       2,564,803  

Range Resources Corp.

    664,831       4,454,368  

Southwestern Energy Co.(2)

    486       1,448  

Valero Energy Corp.

    14,523       821,566  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    20,025       401,501  

WPX Energy, Inc.(2)

    666       5,428  
            $ 359,630,325  
Personal Products — 0.1%  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    45,277     $ 12,052,285  

Unilever PLC ADR

    69,397       4,188,803  
            $ 16,241,088  
Pharmaceuticals — 4.3%  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

    217,956     $ 10,895,620  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,353,836       146,008,447  

Catalent, Inc.(2)

    45,943       4,781,288  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,259,171       381,438,432  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    1,968       72,422  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,549,760     $ 401,281,229  

Mallinckrodt PLC(2)

    6       1  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    1,761,529       144,093,072  

Novartis AG ADR

    126,232       11,920,088  

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    262,532       18,337,860  

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,330,428       85,783,055  

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(2)

    4,694       580,272  

Roche Holding AG ADR

    35,808       1,569,823  

Sanofi ADR

    5,100       247,809  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ADR

    31,905       580,671  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR(2)

    5,106       49,273  

Viatris, Inc.(2)

    287,502       5,387,788  

Zoetis, Inc.

    1,198       198,269  
            $ 1,213,225,419  
Professional Services — 0.2%  

ASGN, Inc.(2)

    228,139     $ 19,056,451  

ASGN, Inc.(1)(2)

    17,000       1,420,010  

Equifax, Inc.

    8,854       1,707,405  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    61,834       1,290,475  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    121,293       9,932,684  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    109,263       22,681,906  
            $ 56,088,931  
Road & Rail — 1.8%  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    526,084     $ 57,790,327  

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.

    192       66,565  

CSX Corp.

    692,012       62,800,089  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    10,000       1,366,500  

Kansas City Southern

    7,899       1,612,423  

Lyft, Inc., Class A(2)

    112,436       5,523,981  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    261,802       62,206,773  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(2)

    3,699,519       188,675,469  

Union Pacific Corp.

    563,096       117,247,849  
            $ 497,289,976  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.5%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(2)

    2,697     $ 247,342  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    640,405       94,607,031  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    200,009       17,260,777  

ASML Holding NV - NY Shares

    12,459       6,076,503  

Broadcom, Inc.

    101,674       44,517,961  

Broadcom, Inc.(1)

    14,025       6,137,162  

Cirrus Logic, Inc.(2)

    50,000       4,110,000  

Intel Corp.

    7,368,078       367,077,646  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

KLA Corp.

    225     $ 58,255  

Lam Research Corp.

    78,330       36,992,909  

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    95,391       4,534,888  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    581,017       80,244,258  

Micron Technology, Inc.(2)

    299,972       22,551,895  

NVIDIA Corp.

    623,066       325,365,065  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    13,187       2,096,865  

Qorvo, Inc.(2)

    13,586       2,258,944  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    4,089,697       623,024,441  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(2)

    40,103       5,106,716  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,000       152,880  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,200       143,868  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,076,699       176,718,607  

Xilinx, Inc.

    84,881       12,033,579  
            $ 1,831,317,592  
Software — 9.8%  

Adobe, Inc.(2)

    404,740     $ 202,418,569  

ANSYS, Inc.(2)

    150,106       54,608,563  

Autodesk, Inc.(2)

    27,729       8,466,773  

Box, Inc., Class A(2)

    176,143       3,179,381  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2)

    698,571       95,306,042  

CDK Global, Inc.

    3       156  

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(2)

    151,951       20,195,807  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

    11,798       1,534,920  

Coupa Software, Inc.(2)

    54,504       18,471,951  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(2)

    400,567       84,848,102  

DocuSign, Inc.(2)

    1,158,429       257,518,767  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(2)

    2,287,688       50,763,797  

Envestnet, Inc.(2)

    41,786       3,438,570  

FireEye, Inc.(2)

    91,308       2,105,562  

Fortinet, Inc.(2)

    22,529       3,346,232  

Guidewire Software, Inc.(2)

    67,562       8,697,256  

Intuit, Inc.

    99,232       37,693,275  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(2)

    63,065       6,633,177  

Microsoft Corp.

    4,240,689       943,214,047  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    121,379       2,522,256  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A(2)

    18,402       586,472  

Oracle Corp.

    374,251       24,210,297  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A(2)

    39,250       924,338  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(2)

    295,522       105,025,564  

Paycom Software, Inc.(2)

    551,349       249,347,585  

Proofpoint, Inc.(2)

    60,744       8,286,089  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(2)

    9,657       3,659,713  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(1)(2)

    9,178       3,478,187  

salesforce.com, inc.(2)

    278,629       62,003,311  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

SAP SE ADR

    2,796     $ 364,570  

ServiceNow, Inc.(2)

    222,793       122,631,951  

Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A(2)

    2,202,005       93,012,691  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A(2)

    227,811       15,785,024  

Splunk, Inc.(2)

    412,415       70,065,184  

Synopsys, Inc.(2)

    34,865       9,038,403  

Teradata Corp.(2)

    318       7,145  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(2)

    232,333       101,418,001  

Workday, Inc., Class A(2)

    217,876       52,205,268  

Zscaler, Inc.(2)

    35,000       6,989,850  
            $ 2,734,002,846  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    16,346     $ 2,574,658  

AutoNation, Inc.(2)

    18,322       1,278,692  

AutoZone, Inc.(2)

    2,475       2,933,964  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

    22,000       390,720  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    311,979       31,132,384  

Burlington Stores, Inc.(2)

    20,079       5,251,662  

CarMax, Inc.(2)

    16,276       1,537,431  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    72,500       4,075,225  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    75,000       1,514,250  

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A(2)(4)

    900       0  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    68,685       18,244,110  

L Brands, Inc.

    265,335       9,867,809  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,023,552       164,290,332  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(2)

    157,561       71,307,382  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    558,660       68,609,035  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

    65,986       1,799,438  

Tiffany & Co.

    13,285       1,746,313  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,692,189       115,559,587  

Tractor Supply Co.

    247,452       34,786,802  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(2)

    96,955       27,841,598  
            $ 564,741,392  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.7%  

Apple, Inc.

    9,555,300     $ 1,267,892,757  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C(2)

    2,415       176,996  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    388,752       4,606,711  

NCR Corp.(2)

    118       4,433  

NetApp, Inc.

    78,200       5,179,968  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(2)

    1,300,000       29,393,000  
            $ 1,307,253,865  
 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.6%  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    221,909     $ 3,235,433  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.(2)

    37,542       1,522,703  

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

    168,000       3,373,440  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(2)

    2,567       893,393  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    2,895,153       409,577,295  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(2)

    100,000       3,594,000  

Tapestry, Inc.

    522       16,224  

VF Corp.

    304,553       26,011,872  
            $ 448,224,360  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%(3)  

Essent Group, Ltd.

    96,312     $ 4,160,678  
            $ 4,160,678  
Tobacco — 0.5%  

Altria Group, Inc.

    872,766     $ 35,783,406  

British American Tobacco PLC ADR

    3,399       127,429  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,106,966       91,645,715  
            $ 127,556,550  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Fastenal Co.

    1,675,640     $ 81,821,501  

NOW, Inc.(2)

    944       6,778  

United Rentals, Inc.(2)

    6,000       1,391,460  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    9,210       3,760,811  
            $ 86,980,550  
Water Utilities — 0.0%(3)  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,900     $ 291,593  
            $ 291,593  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%(3)  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L ADR

    224,780     $ 3,268,301  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    750       34,943  

Vodafone Group PLC ADR

    5       82  
            $ 3,303,326  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $13,015,824,659)

 

  $ 27,754,454,240  
Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(3)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%(3)  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A, 8.00%

    2,994     $ 296,406  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $168,592)

 

  $ 296,406  
Rights — 0.0%(3)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%(3)  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR, Exp. 3/31/21(2)

    237,107     $ 163,627  

Total Rights
(identified cost $505,038)

 

  $ 163,627  
Warrants — 0.0%(3)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%(3)  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Exp. 8/3/27(2)

    2,853     $ 19,429  

Total Warrants
(identified cost $14,122)

 

  $ 19,429  
Short-Term Investments — 0.7%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.11%(5)

    202,615,051     $ 202,615,051  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $202,615,051)

 

  $ 202,615,051  

Total Investments — 99.9%
(identified cost $13,219,127,462)

 

  $ 27,957,548,753  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

  $ 29,165,371  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 27,986,714,124  

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

 

(1) 

Restricted security (see Note 5).

 

(2) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(3) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(4) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 8).

 

 

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(5) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
CVR     Contingent Value Rights
 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $13,016,512,411)

   $ 27,754,933,702  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $202,615,051)

     202,615,051  

Cash

     474,511  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,254)

     1,237  

Dividends and interest receivable

     13,929,065  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     16,406  

Receivable for investments sold

     24,068,905  

Tax reclaims receivable

     2,368,866  

Total assets

   $ 27,998,407,743  
Liabilities         

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

   $ 9,643,087  

Trustees’ fees

     27,125  

Accrued expenses

     2,023,407  

Total liabilities

   $ 11,693,619  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

        

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 27,986,714,124  

 

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Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $3,158,559)

   $ 341,124,008  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     1,247,060  

Total investment income

   $ 342,371,068  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 95,887,876  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     108,500  

Custodian fee

     3,049,238  

Professional fees

     523,404  

Miscellaneous

     791,003  

Total expenses

   $ 100,360,021  

Net investment income

   $ 242,011,047  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions(1)

   $ 582,816,933  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     42,008  

Foreign currency transactions

     (5,790

Net realized gain

   $ 582,853,151  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ 4,456,226,123  

Investments — affiliated investment

     (10,545

Foreign currency

     80,059  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 4,456,295,637  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 5,039,148,788  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,281,159,835  

 

(1)  

Includes $572,823,358 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

 

Net investment income

   $ 242,011,047      $ 242,547,071  

Net realized gain

     582,853,151        489,448,401  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     4,456,295,637        4,081,066,263  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,281,159,835      $ 4,813,061,735  

Capital transactions —

 

Contributions

   $ 1,891,540,171      $ 2,251,431,385  

Withdrawals

     (1,199,338,464      (1,067,186,292

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

   $ 692,201,707      $ 1,184,245,093  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 5,973,361,542      $ 5,997,306,828  
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 22,013,352,582      $ 16,016,045,754  

At end of year

   $ 27,986,714,124      $ 22,013,352,582  

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data   2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

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

         

Expenses

    0.44     0.45     0.46     0.46     0.47

Net investment income

    1.07     1.28     1.25     1.33     1.48

Portfolio Turnover(1)

    1     1     1     0 %(2)      1

Total Return

    23.42     29.87     (5.02 )%      22.76     9.06

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

  $ 27,986,714     $ 22,013,353     $ 16,016,046     $ 16,224,690     $ 12,577,024  

 

(1)  

Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions of securities was 6%, 6%, 6%, 5% and 6% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.5%.

 

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1  Significant Accounting Policies

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2020, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 4.3%, 7.2%, 3.7%, and 0.8% respectively, in the Portfolio. In addition, an unregistered fund managed by the adviser to the Portfolio held an aggregate interest of 84.0% in the Portfolio.

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

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices 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 ask prices.

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

Affiliated Fund. The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — 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. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Portfolio has filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements for such reclaims. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

 

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As of December 31, 2020, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  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.

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

G  Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. EVM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Under the investment advisory agreement, BMR receives a monthly advisory fee at a rate of 0.625% annually of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million. The advisory fee on net assets of $500 million or more is reduced as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Annual Fee Rate
(for each level)
 

$500 million but less than $1 billion

     0.5625

$1 billion but less than $1.5 billion

     0.5000

$1.5 billion but less than $7 billion

     0.4375

$7 billion but less than $10 billion

     0.4250

$10 billion but less than $15 billion

     0.4125

$15 billion but less than $20 billion

     0.4000

$20 billion but less than $25 billion

     0.3900

$25 billion and over

     0.3800

The Portfolio invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $95,887,876 or 0.42% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Officers and Trustees of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $600,386,056 and $321,554,470, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, investors contributed securities with an aggregate market value of $1,840,132,133 and investments having an aggregate market value of $1,043,276,593 were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

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4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at December 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 3,702,977,623  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 24,273,380,350  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (18,809,220

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 24,254,571,130  

5   Restricted Securities

At December 31, 2020, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.7% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Portfolio has various registration rights (exercisable under a variety of circumstances) with respect to these securities. The value of these securities is determined based on valuations provided by brokers when available, or if not available, they are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.

 

Common Stocks    Date of
Acquisition
     Eligible for
Resale
     Shares      Cost      Value  

Arista Networks, Inc.

     6/18/20        6/18/21        88,600      $ 20,060,404      $ 25,744,502  

Arista Networks, Inc.

     12/17/20        12/17/21        105,064        30,000,276        30,510,129  

ASGN, Inc.

     6/18/20        6/18/21        17,000        1,085,308        1,420,010  

Broadcom, Inc.

     12/17/20        12/17/21        14,025        5,955,945        6,137,162  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     12/17/20        12/17/21        17,504        1,516,161        1,525,958  

Cigna Corp.

     12/17/20        12/17/21        7,416        1,500,098        1,542,937  

DexCom, Inc.

     9/17/20        9/17/21        30,000        11,808,737        11,087,441  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     6/18/20        6/18/21        600,000        29,144,044        38,952,000  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     9/17/20        9/17/21        200,000        9,395,300        12,980,754  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     12/17/20        12/17/21        200,000        12,154,703        12,976,210  

Linde PLC

     9/17/20        9/17/21        12,068        3,000,148        3,178,528  

Match Group, Inc.

     12/17/20        12/17/21        260,261        40,028,133        39,321,316  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     9/17/20        9/17/21        2,913        1,000,028        887,427  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A

     6/18/20        6/18/21        9,178        2,500,146        3,478,187  

Total Restricted Securities

                              $ 169,149,431      $ 189,742,561  

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 26, 2021. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. 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 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2020, an upfront fee and arrangement fee totaling $950,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

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7  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At December 31, 2020, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated funds was $202,615,051, which represents 0.7% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales proceeds     Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 346,625,190     $ 530,987,040     $ (675,028,642   $ 42,008     $ (10,545   $ 202,615,051     $ 1,247,060       202,615,051  

8  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At December 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3*      Total  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

   $ 3,313,896,924      $ 39,321,316      $      $ 3,353,218,240  

Consumer Discretionary

     3,805,491,045               1,665,422        3,807,156,467  

Consumer Staples

     1,979,766,373        133,727,291               2,113,493,664  

Energy

     391,665,784                      391,665,784  

Financials

     3,596,757,912        9,581,055               3,606,338,967  

Health Care

     3,459,780,175        38,587,342               3,498,367,517  

Industrials

     2,605,994,312        887,427               2,606,881,739  

Information Technology

     7,840,514,845        36,647,291               7,877,162,136  

Materials

     379,530,028        5,078,939               384,608,967  

Real Estate

     27,248,891                      27,248,891  

Utilities

     88,311,868                      88,311,868  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 27,488,958,157      $ 263,830,661 **     $ 1,665,422      $ 27,754,454,240  

Preferred Stocks

   $ 296,406      $      $      $ 296,406  

Rights

     163,627                      163,627  

Warrants

     19,429                      19,429  

Short-Term Investments

            202,615,051               202,615,051  

Total Investments

   $ 27,489,437,619      $ 466,445,712      $ 1,665,422      $ 27,957,548,753  

 

*

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

 

**

Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

 

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Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2020 is not presented.

9  Legal Proceedings

In November 2010, the Portfolio was named as defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) of the Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et al. as a result of its ownership of shares in the Tribune Company (Tribune) in 2007 when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (LBO) and was converted to a privately held company. The UCC, which has been replaced by a Litigation Trustee pursuant to Tribune’s plan of reorganization, seeks to recover payments of the proceeds of the LBO. In June 2011, a group of Tribune creditors filed multiple actions against former Tribune shareholders involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of the LBO (the “SLFC actions”). The Portfolio has been named as a defendant in one of the SLFC actions filed in United States District Court — District of Massachusetts by Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas seeking to recover the proceeds received in connection with the LBO from former shareholders. The FitzSimons action and the SLFC actions are now part of a multi-district litigation proceeding in the Southern District of New York. The value of the proceeds received by the Portfolio is approximately $48,237,000 (equal to 0.2% of net assets at December 31, 2020).

The Portfolio cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Portfolio’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions are expensed by the Portfolio as incurred.

10  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Portfolio invests.

11  Additional Information

On October 8, 2020, Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance”) announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Morgan Stanley would acquire Eaton Vance. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of this transaction may be deemed to result in the automatic termination of an Eaton Vance Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and, where applicable, any related sub-advisory agreement. On November 24, 2020, the Portfolio’s Board approved a new investment advisory agreement. The new investment advisory agreement was approved by Portfolio interest holders at a joint special meeting of interest holders on February 19, 2021, and would take effect upon consummation of the transaction.

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 22, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

December 31, 2020

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

Even though the following description of the Board’s (as defined below) consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio. As defined below, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 is a New IAA Series.

 

Fund    Investment Adviser    Investment Sub-Adviser

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

   Eaton Vance Management    None

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

   Boston Management and Research    None

At a meeting held on November 24, 2020 (the “November Meeting”), the Board of each Eaton Vance open-end Fund, including the portfolios (each, a “Portfolio”) in which each such Fund invests, as applicable (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), which also includes each Fund organized as a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that does not currently have an investment advisory agreement or, as applicable, an investment sub-advisory agreement in place (the “New IAA Series”), including a majority of the Board members (the “Independent Trustees”) who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) or Boston Management and Research (“BMR” and, together with EVM, the “Advisers”), voted to approve a new investment advisory agreement between each Fund and either EVM or BMR (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”) and, for certain Funds, a new investment sub-advisory agreement between an Adviser and the applicable Sub-Adviser (the “New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements”(1) and, together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements, the “New Agreements”), each of which is intended to go into effect upon the completion of the Transaction (as defined below), as more fully described below. In voting its approval of the New Agreements at the November Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that provided temporary relief from the in-person meeting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act.

In voting its approval of the New Agreements, the Board of each Fund relied upon the recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to and during meetings leading up to the November Meeting, the Contract Review Committee reviewed and discussed information furnished by the Advisers, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley, as requested by the Independent Trustees, that the Contract Review Committee considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Agreements and to form its recommendation. Such information included, among other things, the terms and anticipated impacts of Morgan Stanley’s pending acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) on the Funds and their shareholders. In addition to considering information furnished specifically to evaluate the impact of the Transaction on the Funds and their respective shareholders, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees, including information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for the Funds, which most recently culminated in April 2020 (the “2020 Annual Approval Process”).

The Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable, and it voted to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement and to recommend that shareholders do so as well.

Shortly after the announcement of the Transaction, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met with senior representatives from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley at its meeting held on October 13, 2020 to discuss certain aspects of the Transaction and the expected impacts of the Transaction on the Funds and their shareholders. As part of the Board’s evaluation process, counsel to the Independent Trustees, on behalf of the Contract Review Committee, requested additional information to assist the Independent Trustees in their evaluation of the New Agreements and the implications of the Transaction, as well as other contractual arrangements that may be affected by the Transaction. The Contract Review Committee considered information furnished by the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, their respective affiliates, and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers during meetings on November 5, 2020, November 10, 2020, November 13, 2020, November 17, 2020 and November 24, 2020.

During its meetings on November 10, 2020 and November 17, 2020, the Contract Review Committee further discussed the approval of the New Agreements with senior representatives of the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley. The representatives from the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley each made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Independent Trustees. The Contract Review Committee considered the Advisers’, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s responses related to the Transaction and specifically to the Funds, as well as information received in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, with respect to its evaluation of the New Agreements. Among other information, the Board considered:

 

(1) 

With respect to certain of the Funds, the applicable Adviser is currently a party to a sub-advisory agreement (collectively, the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (“Atlanta Capital”), BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (“EVAIL”), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., Hexavest Inc. (“Hexavest”), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”) or Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (collectively, the “Sub-Advisers” and, with respect to Atlanta Capital, EVAIL, Hexavest and Parametric, each an affiliate of the Advisers, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”). Accordingly, references to the “Sub-Advisers,” the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers” or the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements” are not applicable to all Funds.

 

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Information about the Transaction and its Terms

 

   

Information about the material terms and conditions, and expected impacts, of the Transaction that relate to the Funds, including the expected impacts on the businesses conducted by the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., as the distributor of Fund shares;

 

   

Information about the advantages of the Transaction as they relate to the Funds and their shareholders;

 

   

A commitment that the Funds would not bear any expenses, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Transaction;

 

   

A commitment that, for a period of three years after the Closing, at least 75% of each Fund’s Board members must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser (or predecessor investment adviser, if applicable) pursuant to Section 15(f)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act;

 

   

A commitment that Morgan Stanley would use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that it did not impose any “unfair burden” (as that term is used in section 15(f)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act) on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

Information with respect to personnel and/or other resources of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as a result of the Transaction, as well as any expected changes to compensation, including any retention-based compensation intended to incentivize key personnel at the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

Information regarding any changes that are expected with respect to the Funds’ slate of officers as a result of the Transaction;

Information about Morgan Stanley

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s overall business, including information about the advisory, brokerage and related businesses that Morgan Stanley operates;

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s financial condition, including its access to capital and other resources required to support the investment advisory businesses related to the Funds;

 

   

Information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy, and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates implementing to the Funds in the short- or long-term following the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”);

 

   

Information regarding risk management functions at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including how existing risk management protocols and procedures may impact the Funds and/or the businesses of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as they relate to the Funds;

 

   

Information on the anticipated benefits of the Transaction to the Funds with respect to potential additional distribution capabilities and the ability to access new markets and customer segments through Morgan Stanley’s distribution network, including, in particular, its institutional client base;

 

   

Information regarding the financial condition and reputation of Morgan Stanley, its worldwide presence, experience as a fund sponsor and manager, commitment to maintain a high level of cooperation with, and support to, the Funds, strong client service capabilities, and relationships in the asset management industry;

Information about the New Agreements for Funds other than the New IAA Series

 

   

A representation that, after the Closing, all of the Funds will continue to be advised by their current Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable;

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements, including certain changes as compared to the current investment advisory agreement between each Fund and its Adviser (collectively, the “Current Advisory Agreements”) and, as applicable, the current investment sub-advisory agreement between a Fund and a Sub-Adviser (together with the Current Advisory Agreements, the “Current Agreements”);

 

   

Information confirming that the fee rates payable under the New Agreements are not changed as compared to the Current Agreements;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about the New Agreements for the New IAA Series

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements;

 

   

Information confirming that no increase in management fees will result from the New Agreements because the Adviser will not charge a management fee with respect to New IAA Series assets invested in an underlying Portfolio or other investment company for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about Fund Performance, Fees and Expenses

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each Fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing each Fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as fee and expense information as of a more recent date;

 

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In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the Advisers in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as corresponding performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to each Fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such Fund(s), if any;

 

   

Profitability analyses of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as applicable, with respect to each of the Funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information regarding the impact of the Transaction on profitability;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the investment management services currently provided and expected to be provided to each Fund after the Transaction, as well as each of the Funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

   

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets, when necessary, and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

   

Information about any changes to the policies and practices of the Advisers and, as applicable, each Fund’s Sub-Adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

   

Information regarding the impact on trading and access to capital markets associated with the Funds’ affiliations with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including potential restrictions with respect to the Funds’ ability to execute portfolio transactions with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates;

Information about the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers

 

   

Information about the financial results and condition of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers since the culmination of the 2020 Annual Approval Process and any material changes in financial condition that are reasonably expected to occur before and after the Closing;

 

   

Information regarding contemplated changes to the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable, post-Closing;

 

   

The Code of Ethics of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

A description of the Advisers’ oversight of the Sub-Advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

   

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates;

 

   

Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by EVM and/or administrator to each of the Funds;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers intend to continue to manage the Funds in a manner materially consistent with each Fund’s current investment objective(s) and principal investment strategies;

 

   

Information regarding Morgan Stanley’s commitment to maintaining competitive compensation arrangements to attract and retain highly qualified personnel;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers’ current senior management teams have indicated their strong support of the Transaction; and

 

   

Information regarding the fact that Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. will each derive benefits from the Transaction and that, as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered.

As indicated above, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information received at its regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year, which included information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the Funds’ investment objectives. The Board also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the Funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the Funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, with respect to such matters.

 

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December 31, 2020

 

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The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the evaluation process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the New Agreements and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the New Agreements were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Independent Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided to each Fund by the Advisers and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers under the Current Agreements (for the New IAA Series, the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Portfolios, as applicable). In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers under the New Agreements, the Board considered, among other information, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, and that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers have advised the Board that, following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, to the Funds and their shareholders, including compliance and other non-advisory services, and that there are not expected to be any changes in portfolio management personnel as a result of the Transaction.

The Board also considered the financial resources of Morgan Stanley and the Advisers and the importance of having a Fund manager with, or with access to, significant organizational and financial resources. The Board considered the benefits to the Funds of being part of a larger combined organization with greater financial resources following the Transaction, particularly during periods of market disruptions and volatility. In this regard, the Board considered information provided by Morgan Stanley regarding its business and operating structure, scale of operation, leadership and reputation, distribution capabilities, and financial condition, as well as information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates in the short- or long-term following the Closing. The Board also noted Morgan Stanley’s and the Advisers’ commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered the Advisers’ and the Sub-Advisers’ management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Advisers’ and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers’ investment professionals in implementing each Fund’s investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Advisers and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Advisers to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. With respect to the recruitment and retention of key personnel, the Board noted information from Morgan Stanley and the Advisers regarding the benefits of joining Morgan Stanley. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Funds by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Funds, including the provision of administrative services. With respect to the foregoing, the Board also considered information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley regarding the anticipated impact of the Transaction on such matters. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Advisers or their affiliates may be subject in managing the Funds and in connection with the Transaction.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Advisers and their affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Board also considered certain information relating to the compliance record of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including information requests in recent years from regulatory authorities. With respect to the foregoing, including the compliance programs of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board noted information regarding the impacts of the Transaction, as well as the Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered other administrative services provided and to be provided or overseen by the Advisers and their affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges. The Board noted information that the Transaction was not expected to have any material impact on such matters in the near-term.

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided under the New Agreements, the Board also considered investment performance information provided for each Fund in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. In this regard, the Board compared each Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as appropriate benchmark indices and, for certain Funds, a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board also considered, where applicable, Fund-specific performance explanations based on criteria established by the Board in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process and,

 

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where applicable, performance explanations as of a more recent date. In addition to the foregoing information, it was also noted that the Board has received and discussed with management information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing each Fund’s performance against applicable benchmark indices and peer groups. In addition, the Board considered each Fund’s performance in light of overall financial market conditions. Where a Fund’s relative underperformance to its peers was significant during one or more specified periods, the Board noted the explanation from the applicable Adviser concerning the Fund’s relative performance versus its peer group.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, and based on their review of the materials provided and the assurances received from, and recommendations of, the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, the Board determined that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that the Transaction was not expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, to provide those services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and expected to be consistent with the terms of the New Agreements.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by each Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”) in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio over various periods, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors, and, where applicable, certain Fund-specific factors, that had an impact on a Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds, as identified by the Advisers in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. The Board considered that the New Agreements do not change a Fund’s management fee rate or the computation method for calculating such fees, including any separately executed permanent contractual management fee reduction currently in place for the Fund. The Board also considered that, for the New IAA Series, no increase in management fees will result from the New Agreements because the Adviser will not charge a management fee with respect to New IAA Series assets invested in an underlying Portfolio or other investment company for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee.

The Board also received and considered, where applicable, information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as a Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, provide to the Funds as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Advisers and such Sub-Advisers as between each Fund and other types of accounts.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable with respect to its approval of the New Agreements.

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

During the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board considered the level of profits realized by the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds and to all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Advisers and their affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services. In light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, were not deemed to be excessive by the Board.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to realize, over time, cost savings from the Transaction based on eliminating duplicate corporate overhead expenses. The Board considered, however, information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley that such cost savings are not expected to be realized immediately upon the Closing and that, accordingly, there are currently no specific expected changes in the levels of profitability associated with the advisory and other services provided to the Funds that are contemplated as a result of the Transaction. The Board noted that it will continue to receive information regarding profitability during its annual contract review processes, including the extent to which cost savings and/or other efficiencies result in changes to profitability levels.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in connection with their respective relationships with the Funds, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Advisers and their affiliates as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and other investment advisory clients. In evaluating the fall-out benefits to be received by the Advisers and their affiliates under the New Agreements, the Board considered whether the Transaction would have an impact on the fall-out benefits currently realized by the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with services provided pursuant to the Current Advisory Agreements.

The Board of each Fund considered that Morgan Stanley may derive reputational and other benefits from its ability to use the names of the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with operating and marketing the Funds. The Board considered that the Transaction, if completed, would significantly increase Morgan Stanley’s assets under management and expand Morgan Stanley’s investment capabilities.

 

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Economies of Scale

The Board also considered the extent to which the Advisers and their affiliates, on the one hand, and the Funds, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Funds increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific Fund or group of funds. As part of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Funds and of all Eaton Vance funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of each Fund and the profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to benefit from possible growth of the Funds resulting from enhanced distribution capabilities, including with respect to the Funds’ potential access to Morgan Stanley’s institutional client base. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Funds currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Advisers, and that the Transaction is not expected to impede a Fund from continuing to benefit from any future economies of scale realized by its Adviser.

Conclusion

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described above, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the New Agreements. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the New Agreements for the Funds and recommended that shareholders approve the New Agreements.

 

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Overview of the Contract Review Process

Even though the following description of the Board’s (as defined below) consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio. As defined below, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 is a New IAA Series.

 

Fund    Investment Adviser    Investment Sub-Adviser

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

   Eaton Vance Management    None

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

   Boston Management and Research    None

At a meeting held on November 24, 2020 (the “November Meeting”), the Board of each Eaton Vance open-end Fund, including the portfolios (each, a “Portfolio”) in which each such Fund invests, as applicable (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), which also includes each Fund organized as a feeder fund in a master-feeder structure that does not currently have an investment advisory agreement or, as applicable, an investment sub-advisory agreement in place (the “New IAA Series”), including a majority of the Board members (the “Independent Trustees”) who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) or Boston Management and Research (“BMR” and, together with EVM, the “Advisers”), voted to approve a new investment advisory agreement between each Fund and either EVM or BMR (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”) and, for certain Funds, a new investment sub-advisory agreement between an Adviser and the applicable Sub-Adviser (the “New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements”(2) and, together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements, the “New Agreements”), each of which is intended to go into effect upon the completion of the Transaction (as defined below), as more fully described below. In voting its approval of the New Agreements at the November Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that provided temporary relief from the in-person meeting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act.

In voting its approval of the New Agreements, the Board of each Fund relied upon the recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to and during meetings leading up to the November Meeting, the Contract Review Committee reviewed and discussed information furnished by the Advisers, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley, as requested by the Independent Trustees, that the Contract Review Committee considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Agreements and to form its recommendation. Such information included, among other things, the terms and anticipated impacts of Morgan Stanley’s pending acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) on the Funds and their shareholders. In addition to considering information furnished specifically to evaluate the impact of the Transaction on the Funds and their respective shareholders, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees, including information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for the Funds, which most recently culminated in April 2020 (the “2020 Annual Approval Process”).

The Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable, and it voted to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement and to recommend that shareholders do so as well.

Shortly after the announcement of the Transaction, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met with senior representatives from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley at its meeting held on October 13, 2020 to discuss certain aspects of the Transaction and the expected impacts of the Transaction on the Funds and their shareholders. As part of the Board’s evaluation process, counsel to the Independent Trustees, on behalf of the Contract Review Committee, requested additional information to assist the Independent Trustees in their evaluation of the New Agreements and the implications of the Transaction, as well as other contractual arrangements that may be affected by the Transaction. The Contract Review Committee considered information furnished by the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, their respective affiliates, and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers during meetings on November 5, 2020, November 10, 2020, November 13, 2020, November 17, 2020 and November 24, 2020.

During its meetings on November 10, 2020 and November 17, 2020, the Contract Review Committee further discussed the approval of the New Agreements with senior representatives of the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley. The representatives from the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley each made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Independent Trustees. The Contract Review Committee considered the Advisers’, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s responses related to the Transaction and specifically to the Funds, as well as information received in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, with respect to its evaluation of the New Agreements. Among other information, the Board considered:

 

(2) 

With respect to certain of the Funds, the applicable Adviser is currently a party to a sub-advisory agreement (collectively, the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (“Atlanta Capital”), BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (“EVAIL”), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., Hexavest Inc. (“Hexavest”), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”) or Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (collectively, the “Sub-Advisers” and, with respect to Atlanta Capital, EVAIL, Hexavest and Parametric, each an affiliate of the Advisers, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”). Accordingly, references to the “Sub-Advisers,” the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers” or the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements” are not applicable to all Funds.

 

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Information about the Transaction and its Terms

 

   

Information about the material terms and conditions, and expected impacts, of the Transaction that relate to the Funds, including the expected impacts on the businesses conducted by the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., as the distributor of Fund shares;

 

   

Information about the advantages of the Transaction as they relate to the Funds and their shareholders;

 

   

A commitment that the Funds would not bear any expenses, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Transaction;

 

   

A commitment that, for a period of three years after the Closing, at least 75% of each Fund’s Board members must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser (or predecessor investment adviser, if applicable) pursuant to Section 15(f)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act;

 

   

A commitment that Morgan Stanley would use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that it did not impose any “unfair burden” (as that term is used in section 15(f)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act) on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

Information with respect to personnel and/or other resources of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as a result of the Transaction, as well as any expected changes to compensation, including any retention-based compensation intended to incentivize key personnel at the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

Information regarding any changes that are expected with respect to the Funds’ slate of officers as a result of the Transaction;

Information about Morgan Stanley

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s overall business, including information about the advisory, brokerage and related businesses that Morgan Stanley operates;

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s financial condition, including its access to capital and other resources required to support the investment advisory businesses related to the Funds;

 

   

Information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy, and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates implementing to the Funds in the short- or long-term following the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”);

 

   

Information regarding risk management functions at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including how existing risk management protocols and procedures may impact the Funds and/or the businesses of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as they relate to the Funds;

 

   

Information on the anticipated benefits of the Transaction to the Funds with respect to potential additional distribution capabilities and the ability to access new markets and customer segments through Morgan Stanley’s distribution network, including, in particular, its institutional client base;

 

   

Information regarding the financial condition and reputation of Morgan Stanley, its worldwide presence, experience as a fund sponsor and manager, commitment to maintain a high level of cooperation with, and support to, the Funds, strong client service capabilities, and relationships in the asset management industry;

Information about the New Agreements for Funds other than the New IAA Series

 

   

A representation that, after the Closing, all of the Funds will continue to be advised by their current Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable;

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements, including certain changes as compared to the current investment advisory agreement between each Fund and its Adviser (collectively, the “Current Advisory Agreements”) and, as applicable, the current investment sub-advisory agreement between a Fund and a Sub-Adviser (together with the Current Advisory Agreements, the “Current Agreements”);

 

   

Information confirming that the fee rates payable under the New Agreements are not changed as compared to the Current Agreements;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about the New Agreements for the New IAA Series

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements;

 

   

Information confirming that no increase in management fees will result from the New Agreements because the Adviser will not charge a management fee with respect to New IAA Series assets invested in an underlying Portfolio or other investment company for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about Fund Performance, Fees and Expenses

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each Fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing each Fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as fee and expense information as of a more recent date;

 

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In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the Advisers in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as corresponding performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to each Fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such Fund(s), if any;

 

   

Profitability analyses of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as applicable, with respect to each of the Funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information regarding the impact of the Transaction on profitability;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the investment management services currently provided and expected to be provided to each Fund after the Transaction, as well as each of the Funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

   

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets, when necessary, and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

   

Information about any changes to the policies and practices of the Advisers and, as applicable, each Fund’s Sub-Adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

   

Information regarding the impact on trading and access to capital markets associated with the Funds’ affiliations with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including potential restrictions with respect to the Funds’ ability to execute portfolio transactions with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates;

Information about the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers

 

   

Information about the financial results and condition of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers since the culmination of the 2020 Annual Approval Process and any material changes in financial condition that are reasonably expected to occur before and after the Closing;

 

   

Information regarding contemplated changes to the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable, post-Closing;

 

   

The Code of Ethics of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

A description of the Advisers’ oversight of the Sub-Advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

   

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates;

 

   

Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by EVM and/or administrator to each of the Funds;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers intend to continue to manage the Funds in a manner materially consistent with each Fund’s current investment objective(s) and principal investment strategies;

 

   

Information regarding Morgan Stanley’s commitment to maintaining competitive compensation arrangements to attract and retain highly qualified personnel;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers’ current senior management teams have indicated their strong support of the Transaction; and

 

   

Information regarding the fact that Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. will each derive benefits from the Transaction and that, as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered.

As indicated above, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information received at its regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year, which included information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the Funds’ investment objectives. The Board also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the Funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the Funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, with respect to such matters.

 

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The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the evaluation process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the New Agreements and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the New Agreements were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Independent Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided to each Fund by the Advisers and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers under the Current Agreements (for the New IAA Series, the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the respective Portfolios, as applicable). In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers under the New Agreements, the Board considered, among other information, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, and that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers have advised the Board that, following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, to the Funds and their shareholders, including compliance and other non-advisory services, and that there are not expected to be any changes in portfolio management personnel as a result of the Transaction.

The Board also considered the financial resources of Morgan Stanley and the Advisers and the importance of having a Fund manager with, or with access to, significant organizational and financial resources. The Board considered the benefits to the Funds of being part of a larger combined organization with greater financial resources following the Transaction, particularly during periods of market disruptions and volatility. In this regard, the Board considered information provided by Morgan Stanley regarding its business and operating structure, scale of operation, leadership and reputation, distribution capabilities, and financial condition, as well as information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates in the short- or long-term following the Closing. The Board also noted Morgan Stanley’s and the Advisers’ commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered the Advisers’ and the Sub-Advisers’ management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Advisers’ and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers’ investment professionals in implementing each Fund’s investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Advisers and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Advisers to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. With respect to the recruitment and retention of key personnel, the Board noted information from Morgan Stanley and the Advisers regarding the benefits of joining Morgan Stanley. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Funds by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Funds, including the provision of administrative services. With respect to the foregoing, the Board also considered information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley regarding the anticipated impact of the Transaction on such matters. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Advisers or their affiliates may be subject in managing the Funds and in connection with the Transaction.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Advisers and their affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Board also considered certain information relating to the compliance record of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including information requests in recent years from regulatory authorities. With respect to the foregoing, including the compliance programs of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board noted information regarding the impacts of the Transaction, as well as the Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered other administrative services provided and to be provided or overseen by the Advisers and their affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges. The Board noted information that the Transaction was not expected to have any material impact on such matters in the near-term.

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided under the New Agreements, the Board also considered investment performance information provided for each Fund in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. In this regard, the Board compared each Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as appropriate benchmark indices and, for certain Funds, a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board also considered, where applicable, Fund-specific performance explanations based on criteria established by the Board in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process and,

 

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where applicable, performance explanations as of a more recent date. In addition to the foregoing information, it was also noted that the Board has received and discussed with management information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing each Fund’s performance against applicable benchmark indices and peer groups. In addition, the Board considered each Fund’s performance in light of overall financial market conditions. Where a Fund’s relative underperformance to its peers was significant during one or more specified periods, the Board noted the explanation from the applicable Adviser concerning the Fund’s relative performance versus its peer group.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, and based on their review of the materials provided and the assurances received from, and recommendations of, the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, the Board determined that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that the Transaction was not expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, to provide those services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and expected to be consistent with the terms of the New Agreements.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by each Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”) in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio over various periods, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors, and, where applicable, certain Fund-specific factors, that had an impact on a Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds, as identified by the Advisers in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. The Board considered that the New Agreements do not change a Fund’s management fee rate or the computation method for calculating such fees, including any separately executed permanent contractual management fee reduction currently in place for the Fund. The Board also considered that, for the New IAA Series, no increase in management fees will result from the New Agreements because the Adviser will not charge a management fee with respect to New IAA Series assets invested in an underlying Portfolio or other investment company for which the Adviser or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee.

The Board also received and considered, where applicable, information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as a Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, provide to the Funds as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Advisers and such Sub-Advisers as between each Fund and other types of accounts.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable with respect to its approval of the New Agreements.

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

During the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board considered the level of profits realized by the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds and to all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Advisers and their affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services. In light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, were not deemed to be excessive by the Board.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to realize, over time, cost savings from the Transaction based on eliminating duplicate corporate overhead expenses. The Board considered, however, information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley that such cost savings are not expected to be realized immediately upon the Closing and that, accordingly, there are currently no specific expected changes in the levels of profitability associated with the advisory and other services provided to the Funds that are contemplated as a result of the Transaction. The Board noted that it will continue to receive information regarding profitability during its annual contract review processes, including the extent to which cost savings and/or other efficiencies result in changes to profitability levels.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in connection with their respective relationships with the Funds, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Advisers and their affiliates as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and other investment advisory clients. In evaluating the fall-out benefits to be received by the Advisers and their affiliates under the New Agreements, the Board considered whether the Transaction would have an impact on the fall-out benefits currently realized by the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with services provided pursuant to the Current Advisory Agreements.

The Board of each Fund considered that Morgan Stanley may derive reputational and other benefits from its ability to use the names of the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with operating and marketing the Funds. The Board considered that the Transaction, if completed, would significantly increase Morgan Stanley’s assets under management and expand Morgan Stanley’s investment capabilities.

 

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Economies of Scale

The Board also considered the extent to which the Advisers and their affiliates, on the one hand, and the Funds, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Funds increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific Fund or group of funds. As part of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Funds and of all Eaton Vance funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of each Fund and the profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to benefit from possible growth of the Funds resulting from enhanced distribution capabilities, including with respect to the Funds’ potential access to Morgan Stanley’s institutional client base. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Funds currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Advisers, and that the Transaction is not expected to impede a Fund from continuing to benefit from any future economies of scale realized by its Adviser.

Conclusion

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described above, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the New Agreements. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the New Agreements for the Funds and recommended that shareholders approve the New Agreements.

 

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Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 144 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 143 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 143 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc.

(digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and

Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance and reinsurance) (2015-2018). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021). Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private Investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees       

Eric A. Stein

1980

   President      2020      Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of EVM and BMR. Prior to November 1, 2020, Mr. Stein was a co-Director of Eaton Vance’s Global Income Investments. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

 

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)       

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President of the Portfolio      2014      Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of CRM.

Deidre E. Walsh

1971

   Vice President      2009      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

December 31, 2020

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 144 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 143 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 143 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc.

(digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

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Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and

Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance and reinsurance) (2015-2018). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021). Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private Investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees       

Eric A. Stein

1980

   President      2020      Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of EVM and BMR. Prior to November 1, 2020, Mr. Stein was a co-Director of Eaton Vance’s Global Income Investments. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

 

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Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the Trust

and the

Portfolio

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)       

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President of the Portfolio      2014      Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of CRM.

Deidre E. Walsh

1971

   Vice President      2009      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may share your personal information with our affiliates. Eaton Vance may also share your information as required or permitted by applicable law.

 

 

We have adopted a Privacy Program we believe is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to your information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Funds 1.1 and 1.2

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 262-1122

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

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December 31, 2020

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), the sub-adviser to the Fund are registered with the CFTC as commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. As the “commodity pool operator” of the Fund, the adviser has claimed relief under the Commodity Exchange Act from certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-260-0761.


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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     6  

Financial Statements

     7  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     21  

Federal Tax Information

     22  

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     23  

Management and Organization

     28  

Important Notices

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The commodity asset class declined in 2020, reflecting the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2020, the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (the Index) returned –3.12%. Steep losses in the energy sector proved too much to overcome, despite gains in agriculture and aggregate metals during the period.

Demand for crude oil took an unprecedented hit during the first quarter with billions of people in lockdown globally to slow the spread of COVID-19. Turmoil then intensified in April 2020 following spot crude oil prices briefly turning negative, before supply-side responses began taking effect in May and June. The plunge in the oil market took the broader energy complex with it, weighing heavily on gasoline and heating oil prices, both of which experienced deteriorating demand during the period.

Conversely, the substantial pickup in global volatility provided a tailwind for “safe-haven” precious metals. Prices for gold and silver gained an average of 32%, resulting in the sector being a top performer during the period. Industrial metals collectively advanced as well. Copper, often referred to as the global economic bellwether, reached a seven-year high as global manufacturing activity displayed surprising resilience despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic.

Within the agriculture sector, corn, wheat, and soybeans experienced double-digit returns during the period. Grain prices soared during the second half of the year as U.S. inventories were unexpectedly drawn down, driven in part by resurgent purchases from China. A La Niña weather pattern, which brought scorching temperatures and dry weather to key growing regions of South America, added an additional tailwind to the performance of soybean meal and coffee during the period.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2020, the Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund (the Fund) returned 7.73% for Investor Class shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming its benchmark, the Index, which returned –3.12%.

An underweight position in crude oil contributed to the Fund’s relative performance versus the Index during the period. Crude oil prices suffered disproportionately from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as global oil demand cratered, while the supply-side took much longer to adjust. The Fund’s underweight exposure to natural gas contributed to relative performance, as did the ownership of longer-dated contracts. Persistently warmer-than-average temperatures pressured natural gas prices throughout the period. The Fund’s overweight exposure to silver also contributed to performance relative to the Index during the period.

A main detractor from the Fund’s relative performance versus the Index was its underweight position in gold. Weakness in the U.S. dollar, low short-term interest rates, and elevated market volatility boosted gold prices during the period. An underweight exposure to soybeans also weighed on relative returns, as drought conditions in Argentina — a top exporter of soybean products — threatened supply and lifted prices. Additionally, the Fund’s overweight exposure to heating oil detracted from performance relative to the Index during the period.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Performance2,3

 

Portfolio Managers Thomas C. Seto and Gregory J. Liebl, CFA, each of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

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

Since

Inception

 

Investor Class at NAV

     01/03/2012        05/25/2011        7.73      5.24      –4.06

Institutional Class at NAV

     05/25/2011        05/25/2011        7.79        5.48        –3.85  

 

Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return

                   –3.12      1.03      –6.84
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4                           

Investor

Class

     Institutional
Class
 
              0.96      0.71

Growth of $10,0003

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Investor Class of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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Growth of Investment      Amount Invested        Period Beginning        At NAV        With Maximum Sales Charge  

Institutional Class

       $50,000          05/25/2011          $34,274          N.A.  

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

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

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Commodity Exposure (% of net assets)5

 

 

Agriculture

     26.56

Corn

     3.73  

Soybean

     3.68  

Coffee

     3.66  

Soybean Oil

     3.64  

Sugar

     1.84  

Wheat

     1.83  

Soybean Meal

     1.83  

Cocoa

     1.82  

Cotton

     1.80  

Kansas Wheat

     0.92  

White Sugar

     0.91  

Robusta Coffee

     0.90  

 

Energy

     25.29

Natural Gas

     7.38  

RBOB Gasoline

     7.29  

Gasoil

     3.55  

Heating Oil

     3.52  

Brent Crude Oil

     1.79  

WTI Crude Oil

     1.76  

 

Industrial Metals

     23.84

Aluminum

     7.08  

Zinc

     3.55  

Nickel

     3.53  

Copper

     3.50  

New York Copper

     3.47  

Lead

     1.80  

Tin

     0.91  

 

Precious Metals

     17.99

Gold

     7.20  

Silver

     7.12  

Palladium

     1.85  

Platinum

     1.82  

 

Livestock

     6.32

Live Cattle

     3.59  

Lean Hogs

     1.83  

Feeder Cattle

     0.90  

Asset Allocation (% of net assets)6

 

 

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Short-Term Investments are held as collateral for the Fund’s futures contracts positions.

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

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

 

3 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) with all distributions reinvested. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Investor Class is linked to Institutional Class. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

 

4 

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

 

5 

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

 

6 

Other Net Assets represents other assets less liabilities and includes any investment type that represents less than 1% of net assets.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

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

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

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

 

     Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/20)
     Ending
Account Value
(12/31/20)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/20 – 12/31/20)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,228.90      $ 5.27        0.94

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,230.90      $ 3.87        0.69
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          

Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.40      $ 4.77        0.94

Institutional Class

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.70      $ 3.51        0.69

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2020.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 108.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 90.9%

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Cash Management Bill, 0.00%, 4/27/21

  $ 16,000     $ 15,996,585  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/4/21

    17,800       17,798,250  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/25/21

    27,500       27,496,028  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/22/21(1)

    1,000       999,790  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/20/21(1)

    26,500       26,492,867  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/17/21

    54,500       54,482,000  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/15/21

    37,400       37,385,289  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/12/21(1)

    10,000       9,995,325  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/9/21

    29,500       29,484,454  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/7/21(1)

    52,800       52,767,616  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/4/21(1)

    46,000       45,968,439  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/2/21

    16,200       16,186,703  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/21

    50,000       49,950,000  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, 0.625%, 7/15/21(2)

    12,708       12,873,761  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $397,805,360)

 

  $ 397,877,107  
Other — 17.6%

 

Description   Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.11%(3)

    77,222,587     $ 77,222,587  

Total Other
(identified cost $77,222,587)

 

  $ 77,222,587  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $475,027,947)

 

  $ 475,099,694  

Total Investments — 108.5%
(identified cost $475,027,947)

 

  $ 475,099,694  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (8.5)%

 

  $ (37,087,927

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 438,011,767  

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

 

(1) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(2) 

Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

(3) 

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2020.

 

 

Futures Contracts  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Commodity Futures

              
Brent Crude Oil      151        Long        2/26/21      $ 7,824,820      $ 494,058  
Cocoa      306        Long        3/16/21        7,965,180        493,540  
Coffee      333        Long        3/19/21        16,015,219        2,343,692  
Copper      173        Long        3/29/21        15,219,675        2,232,403  
Corn      676        Long        3/12/21        16,359,200        3,109,563  
Cotton No. 2      202        Long        3/9/21        7,890,120        1,074,945  
Feeder Cattle      56        Long        3/25/21        3,926,300        142,502  
Gold      166        Long        4/28/21        31,533,360        869,013  
Hard Red Winter Wheat      134        Long        3/12/21        4,043,450        533,563  
Lean Hogs      277        Long        4/15/21        8,005,300        199,140  
Live Cattle      330        Long        4/30/21        15,741,000        366,170  
LME Copper      82        Long        1/18/21        15,903,388        2,472,381  
LME Copper      79        Long        2/15/21        15,329,456        1,820,456  
LME Copper      79        Long        3/15/21        15,339,331        164,279  
LME Lead      154        Long        1/18/21        7,635,513        858,865  
LME Lead      148        Long        2/15/21        7,360,225        537,425  

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Futures Contracts (continued)  
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position      Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Commodity Futures (continued)

              
LME Lead      158        Long        3/15/21      $ 7,879,263      $ (141,626
LME Nickel      146        Long        1/18/21        14,512,254        1,674,036  
LME Nickel      145        Long        2/15/21        14,430,690        1,073,145  
LME Nickel      160        Long        3/15/21        15,943,680        570,267  
LME Primary Aluminum      570        Long        1/18/21        28,200,750        2,867,813  
LME Primary Aluminum      577        Long        2/15/21        28,489,375        896,775  
LME Primary Aluminum      627        Long        3/15/21        30,997,313        (783,951
LME Tin      35        Long        1/18/21        3,590,038        428,138  
LME Tin      37        Long        2/15/21        3,778,533        413,198  
LME Tin      39        Long        3/15/21        3,969,323        286,163  
LME Zinc      216        Long        1/18/21        14,759,982        2,179,062  
LME Zinc      208        Long        2/15/21        14,257,516        763,516  
LME Zinc      232        Long        3/15/21        15,946,114        (64,509
Low Sulphur Gasoil      366        Long        3/11/21        15,555,000        728,833  
Natural Gas      1,075        Long        12/29/21        32,314,500        670,663  
NY Harbor ULSD      247        Long        2/26/21        15,409,540        833,050  
Palladium      33        Long        3/29/21        8,097,540        447,965  
Platinum      148        Long        4/28/21        7,986,080        277,939  
RBOB Gasoline      537        Long        2/26/21        31,922,932        2,907,592  
Robusta Coffee      284        Long        3/25/21        3,936,240        41,279  
Silver      236        Long        3/29/21        31,166,160        2,046,406  
Soybean      246        Long        3/12/21        16,125,300        2,783,163  
Soybean Meal      187        Long        3/12/21        8,029,780        1,124,899  
Soybean Oil      627        Long        3/12/21        15,950,880        3,047,490  
Sugar No. 11      465        Long        2/26/21        8,067,192        1,139,202  
Wheat      251        Long        3/12/21        8,038,275        723,212  
White Sugar      189        Long        2/12/21        3,977,505        249,621  
WTI Crude Oil      159        Long        2/22/21        7,732,170        430,339  
LME Copper      (82      Short        1/18/21        (15,903,388      (1,889,588
LME Copper      (79      Short        2/15/21        (15,329,456      (172,813
LME Lead      (154      Short        1/18/21        (7,635,513      (550,550
LME Lead      (148      Short        2/15/21        (7,360,225      154,475  
LME Nickel      (146      Short        1/18/21        (14,512,254      (1,075,509
LME Nickel      (145      Short        2/15/21        (14,430,690      (558,105
LME Nickel      (5      Short        3/15/21        (498,240      (6,390
LME Primary Aluminum      (570      Short        1/18/21        (28,200,750      (986,813
LME Primary Aluminum      (577      Short        2/15/21        (28,489,375      746,494  
LME Tin      (35      Short        1/18/21        (3,590,038      (404,381
LME Tin      (37      Short        2/15/21        (3,778,533      (280,738
LME Zinc      (216      Short        1/18/21        (14,759,982      (772,633
LME Zinc      (208      Short        2/15/21        (14,257,516      63,283  
LME Zinc      (6      Short        3/15/21        (412,400      5,651  
       $ 39,598,058  

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

LME     London Metal Exchange
RBOB     Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
ULSD     Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel
WTI     West Texas Intermediate

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    December 31, 2020  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $397,805,360)

   $ 397,877,107  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $77,222,587)

     77,222,587  

Interest receivable

     36,691  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     3,698  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,637,926  

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

     12,453,059  

Total assets

   $ 489,231,068  
Liabilities         

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 49,948,500  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     891,114  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser and administration fee

     189,750  

Distribution and service fees

     5,007  

Trustees’ fees

     4,145  

Accrued expenses

     180,785  

Total liabilities

   $ 51,219,301  

Net Assets

   $ 438,011,767  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 437,992,616  

Distributable earnings

     19,151  

Total

   $ 438,011,767  
Investor Class Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 27,473,176  

Shares Outstanding

     4,984,481  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 5.51  
Institutional Class Shares         

Net Assets

   $ 410,538,591  

Shares Outstanding

     73,957,530  

Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share

  

(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

   $ 5.55  

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

Interest

   $ 3,363,194  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     122,565  

Total investment income

   $ 3,485,759  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser and administration fee

   $ 1,838,286  

Distribution and service fees

  

Investor Class

     28,268  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     17,060  

Custodian fee

     120,060  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     135,736  

Legal and accounting services

     110,272  

Printing and postage

     19,397  

Registration fees

     57,533  

Miscellaneous

     19,446  

Total expenses

   $ 2,346,058  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 50,109  

Total expense reductions

   $ 50,109  

Net expenses

   $ 2,295,949  

Net investment income

   $ 1,189,810  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 555,053  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (4,578

Futures contracts

     598,969  

Net realized gain

   $ 1,149,444  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (200,653

Investments — affiliated investment

     (329

Futures contracts

     28,957,046  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 28,756,064  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 29,905,508  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 31,095,318  

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2020      2019  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 1,189,810      $ 5,351,117  

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,149,444        (2,242,033

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     28,756,064        25,278,117  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 31,095,318      $ 28,387,201  

Distributions to shareholders —

     

Investor Class

   $ (734,657    $ (107,065

Institutional Class

     (11,928,514      (5,051,252

Total distributions to shareholders

   $ (12,663,171    $ (5,158,317

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest —

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     

Investor Class

   $ 25,200,743      $ 8,789,352  

Institutional Class

     202,428,071        142,780,714  

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

     

Investor Class

     734,657        107,065  

Institutional Class

     11,873,945        4,983,406  

Cost of shares redeemed

     

Investor Class

     (9,234,175      (19,877,810

Institutional Class

     (153,363,151      (106,981,195

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ 77,640,090      $ 29,801,532  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 96,072,237      $ 53,030,416  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 341,939,530      $ 288,909,114  

At end of year

   $ 438,011,767      $ 341,939,530  

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

     Investor Class  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 5.270      $ 4.880      $ 5.420      $ 5.340     $ 5.000  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ (0.002    $ 0.077      $ 0.043      $ (0.000 )(2)    $ (0.023

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.408        0.372        (0.563      0.350       0.710  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.406      $ 0.449      $ (0.520    $ 0.350     $ 0.687  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.161    $ (0.059    $ (0.020    $ (0.270   $ (0.347

From net realized gain

     (0.005                           

Total distributions

   $ (0.166    $ (0.059    $ (0.020    $ (0.270   $ (0.347

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 5.510      $ 5.270      $ 4.880      $ 5.420     $ 5.340  

Total Return(3)(4)

     7.73      9.18      (9.60 )%       6.70     13.78
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 27,473      $ 9,700      $ 19,709      $ 47,621     $ 31,373  

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

             

Expenses(4)

     0.93      0.90      0.90      0.90     0.94

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.03 )%       1.51      0.81      (0.01 )%      (0.43 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

     0      0      0      0     0

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Amount represents less than $(0.0005) per share.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01%, 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.09% and 0.19% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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Consolidated Financial Highlights — continued

 

 

     Institutional Class  
     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019      2018      2017     2016  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 5.310      $ 4.930      $ 5.480      $ 5.390     $ 5.040  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (loss)(1)

   $ 0.018      $ 0.088      $ 0.064      $ 0.013     $ (0.011

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.394        0.374        (0.571      0.359       0.716  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.412      $ 0.462      $ (0.507    $ 0.372     $ 0.705  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.167    $ (0.082    $ (0.043    $ (0.282   $ (0.355

From net realized gain

     (0.005                           

Total distributions

   $ (0.172    $ (0.082    $ (0.043    $ (0.282   $ (0.355

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 5.550      $ 5.310      $ 4.930      $ 5.480     $ 5.390  

Total Return(2)(3)

     7.79      9.58      (9.44 )%       7.06     14.04
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 410,539      $ 332,240      $ 269,200      $ 205,973     $ 123,822  

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

             

Expenses(3)

     0.68      0.65      0.65      0.65     0.69

Net investment income (loss)

     0.37      1.70      1.20      0.24     (0.20 )% 

Portfolio Turnover

     0      0      0      0     0

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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

 

(3) 

The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.01%, 0.06%, 0.08%, 0.09% and 0.19% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. The Fund offers Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, which are offered at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses.

The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in PSC Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at December 31, 2020 were $75,724,688 or 17.3% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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

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

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations 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 ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Derivatives. Financial and commodities futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of 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 statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note.

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

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

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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As of December 31, 2020, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

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

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

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

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

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

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

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
      2020      2019  

Ordinary income

   $ 12,663,171      $ 5,158,317  

During the year ended December 31, 2020, distributable earnings was decreased by $2,576,716 and paid-in capital was increased by $2,576,716 due to the Fund’s use of equalization accounting and differences between book and tax accounting for the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of December 31, 2020, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,151  

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund, including open derivative contracts and the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary, at December 31, 2020, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 519,796,279  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,353,635  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (39,662,758

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (37,309,123

3  Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by EVM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund and the Subsidiary.

Pursuant to the investment advisory and administrative agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Trust and EVM and the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Subsidiary and EVM, the Fund and Subsidiary pay EVM an aggregate fee at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets up to $1 billion and at reduced rates on consolidated net assets of $1 billion and over, and is payable monthly. The fee reductions cannot be terminated or reduced without the approval of a majority vote of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of EVM or the Fund and by the vote of a majority of shareholders. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $1,838,286 or 0.55% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. Prior to May 1, 2020, EVM and Parametric had agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses, including expenses of the Subsidiary, to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceeded 0.90% and 0.65% of the Fund’s consolidated average daily net assets of Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and Parametric were allocated $50,109 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020.

EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2020, EVM earned $3,353 from the Fund pursuant to such agreement, which is included in transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, received distribution and service fees from Investor Class (see Note 4).

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser and administration fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2020, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.

4  Distribution Plan

The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Investor Class shares (Investor Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Investor Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to $28,268 for Investor Class shares.

Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).

5  Purchases and Sales of Investments

There were no purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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6  Shares of Beneficial Interest

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

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
Investor Class    2020      2019  

Sales

     4,956,125        1,710,967  

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

     134,800        20,201  

Redemptions

     (1,945,325      (3,927,543

Net increase (decrease)

     3,145,600        (2,196,375
     Year Ended December 31,  
Institutional Class    2020      2019  

Sales

     41,847,624        27,642,349  

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

     2,162,831        934,973  

Redemptions

     (32,656,133      (20,632,315

Net increase

     11,354,322        7,945,007  

7  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at December 31, 2020 is included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At December 31, 2020, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

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

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is commodity risk at December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Futures contracts

   $ 47,285,664 (1)     $ (7,687,606 )(1) 

Total

   $ 47,285,664      $ (7,687,606

 

(1) 

Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts. The variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts, as applicable.

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

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The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is commodity risk for the year ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Futures contracts

   $ 598,969 (1)     $ 28,957,046 (2) 

 

(1)  

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

 

(2) 

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

The average notional cost of futures contracts outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2020, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
 
  $470,882,000     $ 139,943,000  

8  Line of Credit

The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 26, 2021. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2020, an upfront fee and arrangement fee totaling $950,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2020.

9  Investments in Affiliated Funds

At December 31, 2020, the value of the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $77,222,587, which represents 17.6% of the Fund’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Name of affiliated fund   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales proceeds     Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
    Units, end
of period
 

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

  $ 18,055,234     $ 788,136,374     $ (728,964,114   $ (4,578   $ (329   $ 77,222,587     $ 122,565       77,222,587  

10   Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At December 31, 2020, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments —

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $      $ 397,877,107      $         —      $ 397,877,107  

Other

            77,222,587               77,222,587  

Total Investments

   $      $ 475,099,694      $      $ 475,099,694  

Futures Contracts

   $ 47,285,664      $      $      $ 47,285,664  

Total

   $ 47,285,664      $ 475,099,694      $      $ 522,385,358  

Liability Description

                                   

Futures Contracts

   $ (7,687,606    $      $      $ (7,687,606

Total

   $ (7,687,606    $      $      $ (7,687,606

11  Risks and Uncertainties

Risks Associated with Commodities

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

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests.

12  Additional Information

On October 8, 2020, Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance”) announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Morgan Stanley would acquire Eaton Vance. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of this transaction may be deemed to result in the automatic termination of an Eaton Vance Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and, where applicable, any related sub-advisory agreement. On November 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board approved a new investment advisory and administrative agreement and a new sub-advisory agreement. The new investment advisory and administrative agreement and new sub-advisory agreement were approved by Fund shareholders at a joint special meeting of shareholders held on February 18, 2021, and would take effect upon consummation of the transaction.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund and subsidiary (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust), including the consolidated portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements and financial highlights”). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 23, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

 

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Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2021 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2020. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.

 

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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

Even though the following description of the Board’s (as defined below) consideration of investment advisory and, as applicable, sub-advisory agreements covers multiple funds, for purposes of this shareholder report, the description is only relevant as to Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund.

 

Fund    Investment Adviser    Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund

   Eaton Vance Management    Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

At a meeting held on November 24, 2020 (the “November Meeting”), the Board of each Eaton Vance open-end Fund and portfolios in which each such Fund invests, as applicable (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), including a majority of the Board members (the “Independent Trustees”) who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of the Funds, Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) or Boston Management and Research (“BMR” and, together with EVM, the “Advisers”), voted to approve a new investment advisory agreement between each Fund and either EVM or BMR (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”) and, for certain Funds, a new investment sub-advisory agreement between an Adviser and the applicable Sub-Adviser (the “New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements”(1) and, together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements, the “New Agreements”), each of which is intended to go into effect upon the completion of the Transaction (as defined below), as more fully described below. In voting its approval of the New Agreements at the November Meeting, the Board relied on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that provided temporary relief from the in-person meeting requirements under Section 15 of the 1940 Act.

In voting its approval of the New Agreements, the Board of each Fund relied upon the recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to and during meetings leading up to the November Meeting, the Contract Review Committee reviewed and discussed information furnished by the Advisers, the Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley, as requested by the Independent Trustees, that the Contract Review Committee considered reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the New Agreements and to form its recommendation. Such information included, among other things, the terms and anticipated impacts of Morgan Stanley’s pending acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) on the Funds and their shareholders. In addition to considering information furnished specifically to evaluate the impact of the Transaction on the Funds and their respective shareholders, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information furnished for prior meetings of the Board and its committees, including information provided in connection with the annual contract review process for the Funds, which most recently culminated in April 2020 (the “2020 Annual Approval Process”).

The Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, was fair and reasonable, and it voted to approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement and, as applicable, New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement and to recommend that shareholders do so as well.

Shortly after the announcement of the Transaction, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met with senior representatives from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley at its meeting held on October 13, 2020 to discuss certain aspects of the Transaction and the expected impacts of the Transaction on the Funds and their shareholders. As part of the Board’s evaluation process, counsel to the Independent Trustees, on behalf of the Contract Review Committee, requested additional information to assist the Independent Trustees in their evaluation of the New Agreements and the implications of the Transaction, as well as other contractual arrangements that may be affected by the Transaction. The Contract Review Committee considered information furnished by the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, their respective affiliates, and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers during meetings on November 5, 2020, November 10, 2020, November 13, 2020, November 17, 2020 and November 24, 2020.

During its meetings on November 10, 2020 and November 17, 2020, the Contract Review Committee further discussed the approval of the New Agreements with senior representatives of the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley. The representatives from the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and Morgan Stanley each made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Independent Trustees. The Contract Review Committee considered the Advisers’, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s responses related to the Transaction and specifically to the Funds, as well as information received in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, with respect to its evaluation of the New Agreements. Among other information, the Board considered:

Information about the Transaction and its Terms

 

   

Information about the material terms and conditions, and expected impacts, of the Transaction that relate to the Funds, including the expected impacts on the businesses conducted by the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., as the distributor of Fund shares;

 

(1) 

With respect to certain of the Funds, the applicable Adviser is currently a party to a sub-advisory agreement (collectively, the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (“Atlanta Capital”), BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (“EVAIL”), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., Hexavest Inc. (“Hexavest”), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”) or Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC (collectively, the “Sub-Advisers” and, with respect to Atlanta Capital, EVAIL, Hexavest and Parametric, each an affiliate of the Advisers, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”). Accordingly, references to the “Sub-Advisers,” the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers” or the “New Sub-Advisory Agreements” are not applicable to all Funds.

 

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Information about the advantages of the Transaction as they relate to the Funds and their shareholders;

 

   

A commitment that the Funds would not bear any expenses, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Transaction;

 

   

A commitment that, for a period of three years after the Closing, at least 75% of each Fund’s Board members must not be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the investment adviser (or predecessor investment adviser, if applicable) pursuant to Section 15(f)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act;

 

   

A commitment that Morgan Stanley would use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that it did not impose any “unfair burden” (as that term is used in section 15(f)(1)(B) of the 1940 Act) on the Funds as a result of the Transaction;

 

   

Information with respect to personnel and/or other resources of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as a result of the Transaction, as well as any expected changes to compensation, including any retention-based compensation intended to incentivize key personnel at the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

Information regarding any changes that are expected with respect to the Funds’ slate of officers as a result of the Transaction;

Information about Morgan Stanley

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s overall business, including information about the advisory, brokerage and related businesses that Morgan Stanley operates;

 

   

Information about Morgan Stanley’s financial condition, including its access to capital and other resources required to support the investment advisory businesses related to the Funds;

 

   

Information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy, and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates implementing to the Funds in the short- or long-term following the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”);

 

   

Information regarding risk management functions at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including how existing risk management protocols and procedures may impact the Funds and/or the businesses of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as they relate to the Funds;

 

   

Information on the anticipated benefits of the Transaction to the Funds with respect to potential additional distribution capabilities and the ability to access new markets and customer segments through Morgan Stanley’s distribution network, including, in particular, its institutional client base;

 

   

Information regarding the financial condition and reputation of Morgan Stanley, its worldwide presence, experience as a fund sponsor and manager, commitment to maintain a high level of cooperation with, and support to, the Funds, strong client service capabilities, and relationships in the asset management industry;

Information about the New Agreements for Funds

 

   

A representation that, after the Closing, all of the Funds will continue to be advised by their current Adviser and Sub-Adviser, as applicable;

 

   

Information regarding the terms of the New Agreements, including certain changes as compared to the current investment advisory agreement between each Fund and its Adviser (collectively, the “Current Advisory Agreements”) and, as applicable, the current investment sub-advisory agreement between a Fund and a Sub-Adviser (together with the Current Advisory Agreements, the “Current Agreements”);

 

   

Information confirming that the fee rates payable under the New Agreements are not changed as compared to the Current Agreements;

 

   

A representation that the New Agreements will not cause any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and their respective shareholders, including with respect to compliance and other non-advisory services;

Information about Fund Performance, Fees and Expenses

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each Fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

A report from an independent data provider comparing each Fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as fee and expense information as of a more recent date;

 

   

In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the Advisers in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as corresponding performance information as of a more recent date;

 

   

Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to each Fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such Fund(s), if any;

 

   

Profitability analyses of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, as applicable, with respect to each of the Funds as of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information regarding the impact of the Transaction on profitability;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

   

Descriptions of the investment management services currently provided and expected to be provided to each Fund after the Transaction, as well as each of the Funds’ investment strategies and policies;

 

   

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets, when necessary, and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

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Information about any changes to the policies and practices of the Advisers and, as applicable, each Fund’s Sub-Adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

   

Information regarding the impact on trading and access to capital markets associated with the Funds’ affiliations with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including potential restrictions with respect to the Funds’ ability to execute portfolio transactions with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates;

Information about the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers

 

   

Information about the financial results and condition of the Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers since the culmination of the 2020 Annual Approval Process and any material changes in financial condition that are reasonably expected to occur before and after the Closing;

 

   

Information regarding contemplated changes to the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable, post-Closing;

 

   

The Code of Ethics of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;

 

   

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

 

   

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;

 

   

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers;

 

   

A description of the Advisers’ oversight of the Sub-Advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

Other Relevant Information

 

   

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates;

 

   

Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by EVM and/or administrator to each of the Funds;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers intend to continue to manage the Funds in a manner materially consistent with each Fund’s current investment objective(s) and principal investment strategies;

 

   

Information regarding Morgan Stanley’s commitment to maintaining competitive compensation arrangements to attract and retain highly qualified personnel;

 

   

Confirmation that the Advisers’ current senior management teams have indicated their strong support of the Transaction; and

 

   

Information regarding the fact that Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance Corp. will each derive benefits from the Transaction and that, as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered.

As indicated above, the Board and its Contract Review Committee also considered information received at its regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year, which included information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the Funds’ investment objectives. The Board also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the Funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the Funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, with respect to such matters.

The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the evaluation process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the New Agreements and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to the New Agreements were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each Independent Trustee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to the New Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the New Agreements, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services currently provided to each Fund by the Advisers and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers under the Current Agreements. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers under the New Agreements, the Board considered, among other information, the expected impact, if any, of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, and that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers have advised the Board that, following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, to the Funds and their shareholders, including compliance and other non-advisory services, and that there are not expected to be any changes in portfolio management personnel as a result of the Transaction.

 

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The Board also considered the financial resources of Morgan Stanley and the Advisers and the importance of having a Fund manager with, or with access to, significant organizational and financial resources. The Board considered the benefits to the Funds of being part of a larger combined organization with greater financial resources following the Transaction, particularly during periods of market disruptions and volatility. In this regard, the Board considered information provided by Morgan Stanley regarding its business and operating structure, scale of operation, leadership and reputation, distribution capabilities, and financial condition, as well as information on how the Funds are expected to fit within Morgan Stanley’s overall business strategy and any changes that Morgan Stanley contemplates in the short- or long-term following the Closing. The Board also noted Morgan Stanley’s and the Advisers’ commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered the Advisers’ and the Sub-Advisers’ management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by each Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to each Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Advisers’ and, as applicable, the Sub-Advisers’ investment professionals in implementing each Fund’s investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Advisers and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Advisers to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. With respect to the recruitment and retention of key personnel, the Board noted information from Morgan Stanley and the Advisers regarding the benefits of joining Morgan Stanley. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Funds by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Funds, including the provision of administrative services. With respect to the foregoing, the Board also considered information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley regarding the anticipated impact of the Transaction on such matters. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Advisers or their affiliates may be subject in managing the Funds and in connection with the Transaction.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Advisers and their affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Board also considered certain information relating to the compliance record of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, including information requests in recent years from regulatory authorities. With respect to the foregoing, including the compliance programs of the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board noted information regarding the impacts of the Transaction, as well as the Advisers’ and Morgan Stanley’s commitment to keep the Board apprised of developments with respect to its long-term integration plans for the Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and existing Morgan Stanley affiliates and their respective personnel.

The Board considered other administrative services provided and to be provided or overseen by the Advisers and their affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges. The Board noted information that the Transaction was not expected to have any material impact on such matters in the near-term.

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided under the New Agreements, the Board also considered investment performance information provided for each Fund in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. In this regard, the Board compared each Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as appropriate benchmark indices and, for certain Funds, a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board also considered, where applicable, Fund-specific performance explanations based on criteria established by the Board in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process and, where applicable, performance explanations as of a more recent date. In addition to the foregoing information, it was also noted that the Board has received and discussed with management information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing each Fund’s performance against applicable benchmark indices and peer groups. In addition, the Board considered each Fund’s performance in light of overall financial market conditions. Where a Fund’s relative underperformance to its peers was significant during one or more specified periods, the Board noted the explanation from the applicable Adviser concerning the Fund’s relative performance versus its peer group.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, and based on their review of the materials provided and the assurances received from, and recommendations of, the Advisers and Morgan Stanley, the Board determined that the Transaction was not expected to adversely affect the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that the Transaction was not expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, to provide those services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and expected to be consistent with the terms of the New Agreements.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by each Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”) in connection with the 2020 Annual Approval Process, as well as information provided as of a more recent date. As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio over various periods, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any

 

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undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors, and, where applicable, certain Fund-specific factors, that had an impact on a Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds, as identified by the Advisers in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. The Board considered that the New Agreements do not change a Fund’s management fee rate or the computation method for calculating such fees, including any separately executed permanent contractual management fee reduction currently in place for the Fund.

The Board also received and considered, where applicable, information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as a Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, provide to the Funds as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Advisers and such Sub-Advisers as between each Fund and other types of accounts.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Advisers and the Sub-Advisers, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable with respect to its approval of the New Agreements.

Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits

During the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board considered the level of profits realized by the Advisers and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds and to all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Advisers and their affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services. In light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Sub-Advisers, were not deemed to be excessive by the Board.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to realize, over time, cost savings from the Transaction based on eliminating duplicate corporate overhead expenses. The Board considered, however, information from the Advisers and Morgan Stanley that such cost savings are not expected to be realized immediately upon the Closing and that, accordingly, there are currently no specific expected changes in the levels of profitability associated with the advisory and other services provided to the Funds that are contemplated as a result of the Transaction. The Board noted that it will continue to receive information regarding profitability during its annual contract review processes, including the extent to which cost savings and/or other efficiencies result in changes to profitability levels.

The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Advisers and their affiliates, including the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, in connection with their respective relationships with the Funds, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Advisers and their affiliates as a result of securities transactions effected for the Funds and other investment advisory clients. In evaluating the fall-out benefits to be received by the Advisers and their affiliates under the New Agreements, the Board considered whether the Transaction would have an impact on the fall-out benefits currently realized by the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with services provided pursuant to the Current Advisory Agreements.

The Board of each Fund considered that Morgan Stanley may derive reputational and other benefits from its ability to use the names of the Advisers and their affiliates in connection with operating and marketing the Funds. The Board considered that the Transaction, if completed, would significantly increase Morgan Stanley’s assets under management and expand Morgan Stanley’s investment capabilities.

Economies of Scale

The Board also considered the extent to which the Advisers and their affiliates, on the one hand, and the Funds, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Funds increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific Fund or group of funds. As part of the 2020 Annual Approval Process, the Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Funds and of all Eaton Vance funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of each Fund and the profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases.

The Board noted that Morgan Stanley and the Advisers are expected to benefit from possible growth of the Funds resulting from enhanced distribution capabilities, including with respect to the Funds’ potential access to Morgan Stanley’s institutional client base. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Funds currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Advisers, and that the Transaction is not expected to impede a Fund from continuing to benefit from any future economies of scale realized by its Adviser.

Conclusion

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described above, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the New Agreements. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the New Agreements for the Funds and recommended that shareholders approve the New Agreements.

 

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Parametric

Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 144 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 143 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 143 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Trustee      2014     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Trust

    

Trustee

Since(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee     

2016 (Chairperson)

2003 (Trustee)

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director (since 2016) and

Chairman (since 2019) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance and reinsurance) (2015-2018). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021).Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private Investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Eric A. Stein

1980

   President      2020      Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income of EVM and BMR. Prior to November 1, 2020, Mr. Stein was a co-Director of Eaton Vance’s Global Income Investments. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

 

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Commodity Strategy Fund

December 31, 2020

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Trust
     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Deidre E. Walsh

1971

   Vice President      2009      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-260-0761.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each entity listed below has adopted privacy policy and procedures (“Privacy Program”) Eaton Vance believes is reasonably designed to protect your personal information and to govern when and with whom Eaton Vance may share your personal information.

 

 

At the time of opening an account, Eaton Vance generally requires you to provide us with certain information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account numbers, and account balances. This information is necessary for us to both open an account for you and to allow us to satisfy legal requirements such as applicable anti-money laundering reviews and know-your-customer requirements.

 

 

On an ongoing basis, in the normal course of servicing your account, Eaton Vance may share your information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various services for Eaton Vance and/or your account. These third parties include transfer agents, custodians, broker/dealers and our professional advisers including auditors, accountants, and legal counsel. Eaton Vance may share your personal information with our affiliates. Eaton Vance may also share your information as required or permitted by applicable law.

 

 

We have adopted a Privacy Program we believe is reasonably designed to protect the confidentiality of your personal information and to prevent unauthorized access to your information.

 

 

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

Our pledge of protecting your personal information applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, and Calvert Funds. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Program or about how your personal information may be used, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-260-0761 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-260-0761 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

Principal Underwriter*

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(617) 482-8260

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds

P.O. Box 9653

Providence, RI 02940-9653

(800) 260-0761

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

FINRA BrokerCheck.  Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


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Item 2.

Code of Ethics

The registrant (sometimes referred to as the “Fund”) 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. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other


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mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm).

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund, Eaton Vance Stock Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 34 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Funds’ annual reports.

(a)-(d)

The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

Parametric Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/19      12/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 52,950      $ 52,950  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 37,914      $ 37,129  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 90,864      $ 90,079  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Stock Fund

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/19      12/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 16,050      $ 16,050  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 9,140      $ 8,355  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25,190      $ 24,405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/19      12/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 18,850      $ 18,850  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,212      $ 7,427  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,062      $ 26,277  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/19      12/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 18,850      $ 18,850  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,212      $ 7,427  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,062      $ 26,277  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

The various Series comprising the Trust have differing fiscal year ends (January 31, February 28/29, July 31, September 30, October 31 or December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal
Years
Ended*

   1/31/19      2/28/19      7/31/19      9/30/19      10/31/19      12/31/19      1/31/20      2/29/20      9/30/20      10/31/20      12/31/20  

Audit Fees

   $ 191,680      $ 25,850      $ 37,050      $ 98,300      $ 661,708      $ 106,700      $ 156,850      $ 26,250      $ 110,800      $ 719,575      $ 106,700  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 85,957      $ 11,190      $ 16,000      $ 24,768      $ 345,480      $ 63,478      $ 69,073      $ 11,413      $ 24,948      $ 260,719      $ 60,338  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 277,637      $ 37,040      $ 53,050      $ 123,068      $ 1,007,188      $ 170,178      $ 225,923      $ 37,663      $ 135,748      $ 980,294      $ 167,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Information is not presented for the fiscal year ended 7/31/20, as no Series in the Trust with such fiscal year end was in operation during such period.

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.


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(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal

Years

Ended*

   1/31/19      2/28/19      7/31/19      9/30/19      10/31/19      12/31/19      1/31/20      2/29/20      9/30/20      10/31/20      12/31/20  

Registrant(1)

   $ 85,957      $ 11,190      $ 16,000      $ 24,768      $ 345,480      $ 63,478      $ 69,073      $ 11,413      $ 24,948      $ 260,719      $ 60,338  

Eaton Vance(2)

   $ 126,485      $ 126,485      $ 60,130      $ 59,903      $ 59,903      $ 59,903      $ 59,903      $ 59,903      $ 51,800      $ 51,800      $ 150,300  

 

*

Information is not presented for the fiscal year ended 7/31/20, as no Series in the Trust with such fiscal year end was in operation during such period.

(1)

Includes all of the Series of the Trust. During the fiscal years reported above, certain of the Funds were “feeder” funds in a “master-feeder” fund structure or funds of funds.

(2)

Various subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series and/or their respective “master” funds (if applicable).

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.


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Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the 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.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

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.


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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Eric A. Stein

  Eric A. Stein
 

President

 

Date: February 24, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer

Date: February 24, 2021

By:  

/s/ Eric A. Stein

  Eric A. Stein
  President
Date: February 24, 2021

EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST

FORM N-CSR

Exhibit 13(a)(2)(i)

CERTIFICATION

I, James F. Kirchner, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 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; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: February 24, 2021      

/s/ James F. Kirchner

      James F. Kirchner
      Treasurer


EATON VANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST

FORM N-CSR

Exhibit 13(a)(2)(ii)

CERTIFICATION

I, Eric A. Stein, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 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; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: February 24, 2021      

/s/ Eric A. Stein

      Eric A. Stein
      President

Form N-CSR Item 13(b) Exhibit

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned hereby certify in their capacity as Treasurer and President, respectively, of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”) that:

 

  (a)

the Annual Report of the Trust on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (b)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Trust for such period.

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been provided to the Trust and will be retained by the Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
Date: February 24, 2021

/s/ James F. Kirchner

James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Date: February 24, 2021

/s/ Eric A. Stein

Eric A. Stein
President