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: 811-01241
Eaton Vance Growth Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Deidre E. Walsh
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
November 30
Date of Fiscal Year End
November 30, 2022
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
Annual Report
November 30, 2022
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.
Annual Report November 30, 2022
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance†
Economic and Market Conditions
The 12-month period starting December 1, 2021, was dominated by the ongoing effects of one black swan event -- the COVID-19 pandemic -- and fallout from another -- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In the opening month of the period, stock investors as well as consumers appeared to take a “glass is half full” approach. In both the U.S. and Europe, consumers celebrated the holidays by spending money saved earlier in the pandemic. Major U.S. equity indexes closed at new all-time highs as 2021 came to a close.
But as the new year began, investors appeared to reevaluate the twin threats of inflation and interest rate hikes, and stock performance turned negative. In February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves through U.S. and global markets, exacerbating inflationary pressures on energy and food costs. Central banks around the world -- including the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank -- initiated their first interest rate hikes in years. In Europe, looming energy shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed inflation rates even higher and stock prices lower during the period.
In the U.S., investors began to expect the Fed would raise interest rates at every policy meeting in 2022 and, in turn, worried that aggressive rate hikes could tip the economy into recession. At its June, July, September, and November 2022 policy meetings, the Fed hiked the federal funds rate 0.75% each time -- to a 3.75%-4.00% range -- its first moves of that magnitude since 1994. Higher interest rates, inflation, and recessionary worries drove stock prices down around the globe.
In October and November 2022, however, U.S. and European stocks delivered positive performance for the first time in months. The period-end rally was driven by a combination of better-than-expected U.S. company earnings, improving investor sentiment that stocks had been oversold in August and September, government measures to address Europe’s energy crisis, declining year-over-year inflation, and hope that the Fed was about to temper the size of its rate hikes.
Meanwhile in the world’s second-largest economy, China’s zero-COVID policy severely restricted its economic output. The MSCI Golden Dragon Index, a measure of Chinese large-cap and mid-cap stocks, was one of the worst-performing major indexes during the period, declining 24.53%.
Major equity indexes elsewhere also suffered losses. For the period as a whole, the MSCI ACWI Index, a broad measure of global equities, returned -11.62%; the S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of U.S. stocks, returned -9.21%; and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned -25.59%. Overseas, the MSCI EAFE Index of developed-market international equities returned -10.14%; while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, dragged down by its China allocation, returned -17.43% during the period.
Fund Performance
For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2022, Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund (the Fund) returned –11.42% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World Index (the Index), which returned -10.86%.
No exposure to the energy sector, the best-performing sector within the Index during the period, detracted from Fund performance versus the Index. Stock selections in the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors detracted from performance relative to the Index as well.
Within the industrials sector, the Fund’s out-of-Index position in warehousing logistics provider GXO Logistics, Inc. (GXO) hurt returns versus the Index. GXO’s stock price declined due to investor concerns that future growth might be hurt by an economic slowdown in Europe -- GXO’s principal market -- and by a rising U.S. dollar that lowered the value of overseas revenues.
Elsewhere in industrials, the Fund’s overweight position in Irish building materials company Kingspan Group PLC (Kingspan) detracted from Fund returns relative to the Index during the period. Kingspan’s stock price declined sharply after the firm posted strong quarterly sales, but announced that future delivery orders had weakened. By period-end, Kingspan was sold from the Fund.
Within the consumer discretionary sector, an overweight position in Germany-based athletic apparel company adidas AG (Adidas) detracted from relative returns versus the Index. Several factors contributed to a decline in Adidas’ stock price during the period, including lower sales forecasts amid initiatives to liquidate excess inventory; the termination of Adidas’ partnership with Kanye West’s Yeezy brand; lower revenues in China -- which accounted for nearly a quarter of Adidas’ sales; and the unexpected resignation of Adidas’ CEO. By period-end, Adidas was sold from the Fund.
In contrast, stock selections and an overweight position in the consumer staples sector; stock selections in the financials sector; and stock selections and an underweight position in the information technology sector contributed to Fund performance versus 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. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares. 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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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance† — continued
In the consumer staples sector, an overweight position in American beverage firm Coca-Cola Co. (Coca-Cola) contributed to relative returns versus the Index. While the company suspended business in Russia due to the war in Ukraine, Coca-Cola’s stock price rose as revenue and market share across other overseas markets -- and in the U.S. -- increased during the period.
In the financials sector, the Fund’s overweight position in British multinational banking and financial services company HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) rose in price and contributed to returns versus the Index. HSBC posted strong earnings growth and expanded profit margins after several of its key businesses benefited from rising global interest rates. By period-end, HSBC was sold from the Fund.
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. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares. 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.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Performance
Portfolio Manager(s) Christopher M. Dyer, CFA, of Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.
| % Average Annual Total Returns1,2 | Class
Inception Date | Performance
Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Since
Inception |
| Class A at NAV | 12/14/2021 | 12/17/2015 | (11.42)% | 8.12% | 8.49% |
| Class A with 5.25% Maximum Sales Charge | — | — | (16.09) | 6.96 | 7.66 |
| Class I at NAV | 12/17/2015 | 12/17/2015 | (11.48) | 8.11 | 8.48 |
|
| MSCI World Index | — | — | (10.86)% | 7.35% | 9.33% |
| % Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | Class A | Class I |
| Gross | 2.57% | 2.32% |
| Net | 1.20 | 0.95 |
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.
| Growth of Investment | Amount Invested | Period Beginning | At NAV | With Maximum Sales Charge |
| Class I, at minimum investment | $1,000,000 | 12/17/2015 | $1,761,641 | 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. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares. 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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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
| Sector Allocation (% of net assets)1 |
| Geographic Allocation (% of net assets) |
| Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)1 |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.3% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 4.4 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.2 |
| Nestle S.A. | 4.1 |
| Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 4.0 |
| Visa, Inc., Class A | 3.5 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | 3.1 |
| Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 3.1 |
| AIA Group, Ltd. | 3.0 |
| Citigroup, Inc. | 2.9 |
| Total | 38.6% |
Footnotes:
| 1 | Excludes cash and cash equivalents. |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
| † | 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. |
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| 1 | MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class A is linked to Class I. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
| 3 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 3/31/23. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. Performance reflects expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if applicable. Without such waivers and/or reimbursements, performance would have been lower. |
| | Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
| | Important Notice to Shareholders |
| | In December 2022, the Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which the Fund is expected to be reorganized with and into a newly formed series of Calvert Management Series. The proposed reorganization is subject to approval by the shareholders of the Fund and the satisfaction of certain other conditions. |
| | Additional Information |
| | 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. 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. MSCI Golden Dragon Index is an unmanaged index of common stocks traded in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. MSCI ACWI Index is an unmanaged free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. |
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
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 (June 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022).
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
(6/1/22) | Ending
Account Value
(11/30/22) | Expenses Paid
During Period*
(6/1/22 – 11/30/22) | Annualized
Expense
Ratio |
| Actual | | | | |
| Class A | $1,000.00 | $ 989.40 | $5.98** | 1.20% |
| Class I | $1,000.00 | $ 987.30 | $4.73** | 0.95% |
| |
| Hypothetical | | | | |
| (5% return per year before expenses) | | | | |
| Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,019.05 | $6.07** | 1.20% |
| Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,020.31 | $4.81** | 0.95% |
| * | 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 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on May 31, 2022. |
| ** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher. |
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Australia — 2.3% |
| CSL, Ltd. | | 1,085 | $ 222,923 |
| | | | $ 222,923 |
| Denmark — 2.5% |
| Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | 1,989 | $ 249,496 |
| | | | $ 249,496 |
| France — 8.0% |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 239 | $ 185,471 |
| Safran S.A. | | 1,817 | 224,555 |
| Sanofi | | 2,343 | 211,641 |
| Schneider Electric SE | | 1,151 | 169,973 |
| | | | $ 791,640 |
| Germany — 2.1% |
| Siemens AG | | 1,473 | $ 204,283 |
| | | | $ 204,283 |
| Hong Kong — 3.0% |
| AIA Group, Ltd. | | 28,754 | $ 291,986 |
| | | | $ 291,986 |
| India — 2.2% |
| HDFC Bank, Ltd. ADR | | 3,085 | $ 217,708 |
| | | | $ 217,708 |
| Japan — 2.2% |
| Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc. | | 7,440 | $ 101,859 |
| Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | | 3,520 | 113,890 |
| | | | $ 215,749 |
| Netherlands — 3.5% |
| ASML Holding NV | | 299 | $ 182,545 |
| Stellantis NV | | 10,409 | 164,207 |
| | | | $ 346,752 |
| Spain — 4.2% |
| Amadeus IT Group S.A.(1) | | 2,545 | $ 137,602 |
| Iberdrola S.A. | | 24,541 | 277,250 |
| | | | $ 414,852 |
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Switzerland — 9.2% |
| Nestle S.A. | | 3,415 | $ 406,465 |
| Roche Holding AG PC | | 706 | 230,597 |
| TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | 2,126 | 268,131 |
| | | | $ 905,193 |
| Taiwan — 1.6% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR | | 1,948 | $ 161,645 |
| | | | $ 161,645 |
| United Kingdom — 1.8% |
| RELX PLC | | 6,230 | $ 174,695 |
| | | | $ 174,695 |
| United States — 57.2% |
| Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | | 3,868 | $ 390,629 |
| Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | | 2,617 | 252,645 |
| AMETEK, Inc. | | 1,339 | 190,700 |
| Boston Scientific Corp.(1) | | 6,808 | 308,198 |
| CDW Corp. | | 1,408 | 265,605 |
| Citigroup, Inc. | | 5,961 | 288,572 |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | 6,808 | 433,057 |
| Danaher Corp. | | 1,045 | 285,714 |
| Dollar Tree, Inc.(1) | | 1,358 | 204,094 |
| GXO Logistics, Inc.(1) | | 3,968 | 185,941 |
| Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | 3,975 | 214,531 |
| Intuit, Inc. | | 499 | 203,387 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1) | | 708 | 191,436 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 2,979 | 411,638 |
| Microsoft Corp. | | 2,430 | 619,990 |
| Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | 4,548 | 307,490 |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | 943 | 173,239 |
| Visa, Inc., Class A | | 1,571 | 340,907 |
| Walt Disney Co. (The)(1) | | 2,422 | 237,041 |
| Zoetis, Inc. | | 843 | 129,940 |
| | | | $5,634,754 |
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $8,507,883) | | | $9,831,676 |
| Short-Term Investments — 0.6% |
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 3.62%(2) | | 60,947 | $ 60,947 |
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $60,947) | | | $ 60,947 |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
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Portfolio of Investments — continued
| | | Value |
Total Investments — 100.4%
(identified cost $8,568,830) | | | $9,892,623 |
| Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)% | | | $ (43,958) |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $9,848,665 |
| The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
| (1) | Non-income producing security. |
| (2) | May be deemed to be an affiliated investment company. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of November 30, 2022. |
| Sector Classification of Portfolio |
| Sector | Percentage
of Net Assets | Value |
| Information Technology | 22.1% | $2,179,812 |
| Health Care | 18.6 | 1,829,945 |
| Industrials | 17.8 | 1,753,666 |
| Financials | 12.3 | 1,209,904 |
| Consumer Staples | 11.6 | 1,147,012 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 8.2 | 806,417 |
| Communication Services | 6.4 | 627,670 |
| Utilities | 2.8 | 277,250 |
| Short-Term Investments | 0.6 | 60,947 |
| Total Investments | 100.4% | $9,892,623 |
| Abbreviations: |
| ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
| PC | – Participation Certificate |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | November 30, 2022 |
| Assets | |
| Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $8,507,883) | $ 9,831,676 |
| Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost $60,947) | 60,947 |
| Dividends receivable | 8,515 |
| Dividends receivable from affiliated investment | 308 |
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 8,621 |
| Tax reclaims receivable | 5,046 |
| Receivable from affiliates | 14,947 |
| Total assets | $9,930,060 |
| Liabilities | |
| Payable for Fund shares redeemed | $ 8,621 |
| Payable to affiliates: | |
| Investment adviser and administration fee | 6,148 |
| Distribution and service fees | 3 |
| Trustees' fees | 330 |
| Accrued expenses | 66,293 |
| Total liabilities | $ 81,395 |
| Net Assets | $9,848,665 |
| Sources of Net Assets | |
| Paid-in capital | $ 8,401,548 |
| Distributable earnings | 1,447,117 |
| Net Assets | $9,848,665 |
| Class A Shares | |
| Net Assets | $ 17,009 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,215 |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ 14.00 |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 94.75 of net asset value per share) | $ 14.78 |
| Class I Shares | |
| Net Assets | $ 9,831,656 |
| Shares Outstanding | 702,577 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ 13.99 |
| On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
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| | Year Ended |
| | November 30, 2022 |
| Investment Income | |
| Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $10,002) | $ 119,055 |
| Dividend income from affiliated investments | 2,189 |
| Total investment income | $ 121,244 |
| Expenses | |
| Investment adviser and administration fee | $ 63,425 |
| Distribution and service fees: | |
| Class A | 26 |
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 1,160 |
| Custodian fee | 25,463 |
| Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | 2,530 |
| Legal and accounting services | 58,274 |
| Printing and postage | 3,023 |
| Registration fees | 46,097 |
| Miscellaneous | 10,623 |
| Total expenses | $ 210,621 |
| Deduct: | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $ 135,427 |
| Total expense reductions | $ 135,427 |
| Net expenses | $ 75,194 |
| Net investment income | $ 46,050 |
| Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
| Net realized gain (loss): | |
| Investment transactions | $ 111,629 |
| Foreign currency transactions | (2,068) |
| Net realized gain | $ 109,561 |
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
| Investments | $ (941,176) |
| Foreign currency | (174) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(941,350) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss | $(831,789) |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | $(785,739) |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 |
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
| From operations: | | |
| Net investment income | $ 46,050 | $ 12,867 |
| Net realized gain | 109,561 | 838,029 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (941,350) | 640,656 |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $ (785,739) | $1,491,552 |
| Distributions to shareholders: | | |
| Class A(1) | $ (868) | $ — |
| Class I | (751,865) | (21,503) |
| Total distributions to shareholders | $ (752,733) | $ (21,503) |
| Transactions in shares of beneficial interest: | | |
| Class A(1) | $ 19,082 | $ — |
| Class I | 3,065,908 | 1,031,363 |
| Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | $3,084,990 | $1,031,363 |
| Net increase in net assets | $1,546,518 | $2,501,412 |
| Net Assets | | |
| At beginning of year | $ 8,302,147 | $ 5,800,735 |
| At end of year | $9,848,665 | $8,302,147 |
| (1) | For the period from the commencement of operations, December 14, 2021, to November 30, 2022. |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
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| | Class A |
| | Period Ended
November 30, 2022(1) |
| Net asset value — Beginning of period | $ 17.460 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | |
| Net investment income(2) | $ 0.041 |
| Net realized and unrealized loss | (1.985) |
| Total loss from operations | $ (1.944) |
| Less Distributions | |
| From net investment income | $ (0.081) |
| From net realized gain | (1.435) |
| Total distributions | $ (1.516) |
| Net asset value — End of period | $14.000 |
| Total Return(3)(4) | (12.48)% (5) |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $ 17 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
| Expenses (4) | 1.20% (6)(7) |
| Net investment income | 0.31% (7) |
| Portfolio Turnover | 29% (8) |
| (1) | For the period from the commencement of operations, December 14, 2021, to November 30, 2022. |
| (2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
| (3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
| (4) | The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 1.71% of average daily net assets for the period ended November 30, 2022). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
| (5) | Not annualized. |
| (6) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser and administration fee due to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the period ended November 30, 2022). |
| (7) | Annualized. |
| (8) | For the year ended November 30, 2022. |
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Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Financial Highlights — continued
| | Class I |
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Net asset value — Beginning of year | $ 17.250 | $ 13.780 | $ 12.420 | $ 11.530 | $ 11.830 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
| Net investment income(1) | $ 0.083 | $ 0.029 | $ 0.068 | $ 0.103 | $ 0.142 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1.827) | 3.492 | 1.419 | 1.648 | (0.015) |
| Total income (loss) from operations | $ (1.744) | $ 3.521 | $ 1.487 | $ 1.751 | $ 0.127 |
| Less Distributions | | | | | |
| From net investment income | $ (0.081) | $ (0.051) | $ (0.127) | $ (0.120) | $ (0.120) |
| From net realized gain | (1.435) | — | — | (0.741) | (0.307) |
| Total distributions | $ (1.516) | $ (0.051) | $ (0.127) | $ (0.861) | $ (0.427) |
| Net asset value — End of year | $13.990 | $17.250 | $13.780 | $12.420 | $11.530 |
| Total Return(2)(3) | (11.48)% | 25.62% | 12.06% | 17.28% | 1.06% |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
| Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $ 9,832 | $ 8,302 | $ 5,801 | $ 5,186 | $ 4,350 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | |
| Expenses (3) | 0.95% (4) | 0.95% | 0.95% | 0.96% (5) | 0.95% |
| Net investment income | 0.58% | 0.18% | 0.55% | 0.92% | 1.20% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 29% | 57% | 54% | 46% | 82% |
| (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 1.71%, 1.37%, 1.95%, 2.07% and 2.32% of average daily net assets for the years ended November 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
| (4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser and administration fee due to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended November 30, 2022). |
| (5) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth 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 long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. 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 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.
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 National Market System 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 Fund'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.
Other. Investments in management investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.
Fair Valuation. In connection with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, which became effective September 8, 2022, the Trustees have designated the Fund’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect 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—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 Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates.
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.
As of November 30, 2022, 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.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
F Foreign Currency Translation—Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
G Use of Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications—Under the 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.
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 November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 was as follows:
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 |
| Ordinary income | $129,336 | $21,503 |
| Long-term capital gains | $623,397 | $ — |
As of November 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income | $ 43,805 |
| Undistributed long-term capital gains | 130,752 |
| Net unrealized appreciation | 1,272,560 |
| Distributable earnings | $1,447,117 |
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at November 30, 2022, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| Aggregate cost | $8,619,890 |
| Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 1,556,987 |
| Gross unrealized depreciation | (284,254) |
| Net unrealized appreciation | $1,272,733 |
3 Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows and is payable monthly:
| Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Fee Rate |
| Up to $500 million | 0.800% |
| $500 million but less than $1 billion | 0.775% |
| $1 billion but less than $2.5 billion | 0.750% |
| $2.5 billion but less than $5 billion | 0.730% |
| $5 billion and over | 0.715% |
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $63,425 or 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of EVM and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. EVM pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. Effective April 26, 2022, the Fund may invest in a money market fund, the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The investment adviser and administration fee paid by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Fund. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the investment adviser and administration fee paid was reduced by $158 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund. Prior to April 26, 2022, the Fund may have invested its cash in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by EVM. EVM did not receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.
EVM and EVAIL have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 1.20% and 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after March 31, 2023. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and EVAIL were allocated $135,269 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended November 30, 2022.
EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended November 30, 2022, EVM earned $625 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 no sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended November 30, 2022. EVD received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (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 November 30, 2022, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
4 Distribution Plan
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 November 30, 2022 amounted to $26 for Class A shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 12 months (18 months prior to April 29, 2022) 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 November 30, 2022, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $4,768,873 and $2,301,616, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 2022.
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
November 30, 2022 | | Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
| | Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
| Class A(1) | | | | | |
| Sales | 1,163 | $ 18,214 | | — | $ — |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 52 | 868 | | — | — |
| Net increase | 1,215 | $ 19,082 | | — | $ — |
| Class I | | | | | |
| Sales | 264,722 | $ 3,660,472 | | 153,495 | $ 2,545,564 |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 45,348 | 751,865 | | 1,482 | 21,503 |
| Redemptions | (88,763) | (1,346,429) | | (94,622) | (1,535,704) |
| Net increase | 221,307 | $ 3,065,908 | | 60,355 | $ 1,031,363 |
| (1) | For the period from the commencement of operations, December 14, 2021, to November 30, 2022. |
At November 30, 2022, EVM owned 62.7% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $725 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 24, 2023. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 25, 2022, the borrowing limit was decreased from $800 million. 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) 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. Also in connection with the renewal of the agreement, an arrangement fee totaling $150,000 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 November 30, 2022.
9 Investments in Affiliated Funds
At November 30, 2022, the value of the Fund's investment in funds that may be deemed to be affiliated was $60,947, which represents 0.6% of the Fund's net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the year ended November 30, 2022 were as follows:
| Name | Value,
beginning
of period | Purchases | Sales
proceeds | Net
realized
gain (loss) | Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) | Value, end
of period | Dividend
income | Units/Shares,
end of period |
| Short-Term Investments |
| Cash Reserves Fund | $172,262 | $ 847,305 | $(1,019,567) | $ — | $ — | $ — | $ 34 | — |
| Liquidity Fund | — | 3,237,031 | (3,176,084) | — | — | 60,947 | 2,155 | 60,947 |
| Total | | | | $ — | $ — | $60,947 | $2,189 | |
10 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| • | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At November 30, 2022, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund's investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
| Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Common Stocks: | | | | |
| Asia/Pacific | $ 379,353 | $ 730,658 | $ — | $ 1,110,011 |
| Developed Europe | 268,131 | 2,818,780 | — | 3,086,911 |
| North America | 5,634,754 | — | — | 5,634,754 |
| Total Common Stocks | $6,282,238 | $3,549,438* | $ — | $9,831,676 |
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
| Asset Description (continued) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Short-Term Investments | $ 60,947 | $ — | $ — | $ 60,947 |
| Total Investments | $6,343,185 | $3,549,438 | $ — | $9,892,623 |
| * | 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. |
11 Risks and Uncertainties
Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Foreign investments can be adversely affected by political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country. There may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers because they may not be subject to reporting practices, requirements or regulations comparable to those to which United States companies are subject. Foreign markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States. Trading in foreign markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Pandemic Risk
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 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 of disease, 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, as well as the economies of individual countries and industries, and could continue to affect the market in significant and unforeseen ways. Other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future may have similar effects. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund's performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests.
12 Proposed Plan of Reorganization
In December 2022, the Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which the Fund is expected to be reorganized with and into a newly formed series of Calvert Management Series. The proposed reorganization is subject to approval by the shareholders of the Fund and the satisfaction of certain other conditions.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Growth Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Growth Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of November 30, 2022, 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 November 30, 2022, 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 November 30, 2022, 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
January 25, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2023 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2022. 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 November 30, 2022, the Fund designates approximately $122,519, 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 2022 ordinary income dividends, 25.69% 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 November 30, 2022, $132,013 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Eaton Vance
Focused Global Opportunities Fund
November 30, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting held on June 8, 2022, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) that oversee the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between April and June 2022. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);
• A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;
• 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;
• In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board (a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees);
• Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and 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 with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the value of fund assets, including, when necessary, the determination of “fair value” and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;
• Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;
• Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund and related information regarding active management in the context of particular strategies;
Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;
1 Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report. Following the “Overview” section, further information regarding the Board’s evaluation of a fund’s contractual arrangements is included under the “Results of the Contract Review Process” section.
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• Information regarding 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;
• Information regarding the adviser’s and its parent company’s (Morgan Stanley’s) efforts to retain and attract talented investment professionals, including in the context of a particularly competitive marketplace for talent, as well as the ongoing unique environment presented by hybrid, remote and other alternative work arrangements;
• The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;
• Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, including regular reporting with respect to fund proxy voting activities;
• Information regarding the handling of corporate actions and class actions, as well as information regarding litigation and other regulatory matters;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;
• Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any;
• A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;
Other Relevant Information
• Information regarding ongoing initiatives to further integrate and harmonize, where applicable, the investment management and other departments of the adviser and its affiliates with the overall investment management infrastructure of Morgan Stanley, in light of Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance on March 1, 2021;
• Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
• Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians, fund accountants, and other third-party service providers by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;
• Information concerning efforts to implement policies and procedures with respect to various new regulations applicable to the funds, including Rule 12d1-4 (the Fund-of-Funds Rule), Rule 18f-4 (the Derivatives Rule) and Rule 2a-5 (the Fair Valuation Rule);
• For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices (including as compared to the closed-end fund’s net asset value (NAV)), trading volume data, continued use of auction preferred shares (where applicable), distribution rates and other relevant matters;
• The risks which the adviser and/or its affiliates incur in connection with the management and operation of the funds, including, among others, litigation, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and other business risks (and the associated costs of such risks); and
• The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
During the various meetings of the Board and its committees over the course of the year leading up to the June 8, 2022 meeting, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees 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 Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review 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 each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement between Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), and the sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, with respect to the Fund, including their respective fee structures, are in the
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interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. Regarding the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities with respect to oversight of the Sub-adviser, as well as the coordination between the Adviser and the Sub-adviser on research and other investment matters. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board considered the resources available to the Sub-adviser in fulfilling its duties under the sub-advisory agreement and the Sub-adviser’s abilities and experience in implementing the Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in investing in equity securities, including investing in both U.S. and foreign common stocks. The Board considered the international investment capabilities of the Sub-adviser, which is based in London, and the benefits to the Fund of having portfolio management services involving investments in international equities provided by investment professionals located abroad. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. 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 Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and the sub-advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2021. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s custom peer group and lower than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended December 31, 2021, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
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Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.
The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or the Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund's investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund's liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund's portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.
At a meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors on June 7, 2022, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund's prospectus for more information regarding the Fund's exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
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Management and Organization
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Board members 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. Board members hold indefinite terms of office. Each Trustee holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Under the terms of the Fund’s current Trustee retirement policy, an Independent Trustee must retire and resign as a Trustee on the earlier of: (i) the first day of July following his or her 74th birthday; or (ii), with limited exception, December 31st of the 20th year in which he or she has served as a Trustee. However, if such retirement and resignation would cause the Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16 of the 1940 Act or any other regulations or guidance of the SEC, then such retirement and resignation will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for the Fund to be in compliance therewith. 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 Board member and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to EV LLC, “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EV is the trustee of each of EVM and BMR. Effective March 1, 2021, each of EVM, BMR, EVD and EV are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with EVM may hold a position with other EVM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 132 funds in the Eaton Vance fund complex (including both funds and portfolios in a hub and spoke structure).
| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
| Interested Trustee |
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
1958 | Trustee | Since 2007 | Chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM), member of the Board of Managers and President of EV (since 2021), Chief Executive Officer of EVM and BMR. Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2021) and President (2006-2021) of EVC and Director of EVD (2007-2022). Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with MSIM, BMR, EVM and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.
Other Directorships. Formerly, Director of EVC (2007-2021) and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm) (2012-2021). |
| Noninterested Trustees |
Alan C. Bowser(1)
1962 | Trustee | Since 2022 | Chief Diversity Officer, Partner and a member of the Operating Committee, and formerly served as Senior Advisor on Diversity and Inclusion for the firm’s chief executive officer, Co-Head of the Americas Region, and Senior Client Advisor of Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm (2011- present).
Other Directorships. None. |
Mark R. Fetting
1954 | Trustee | Since 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. None. |
Cynthia E. Frost
1961 | Trustee | Since 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. None. |
George J. Gorman
1952 | Chairperson
of the Board
and Trustee | Since 2021
(Chairperson) and
2014 (Trustee) | Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).
Other Directorships. None. |
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| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
| Noninterested Trustees (continued) |
Valerie A. Mosley
1960 | Trustee | Since 2014 | Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUp, a fintech platform. 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. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 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) and Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (2020-2022). |
Keith Quinton
1958 | Trustee | Since 2018 | Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).
Other Directorships. Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank. |
Marcus L. Smith
1966 | Trustee | Since 2018 | Private investor and independent corporate director. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Canada (2012-2017), Chief Investment Officer, Asia (2010-2012), Director of Asian Research (2004-2010) and portfolio manager (2001-2017) at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm).
Other Directorships. Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). 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 | Since 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) (2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).
Other Directorships. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021). |
Scott E. Wennerholm
1959 | Trustee | Since 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. None. |
Nancy A. Wiser(1)
1967 | Trustee | Since 2022 | Formerly, Executive Vice President and the Global Head of Operations at Wells Fargo Asset Management (2011-2021).
Other Directorships. None. |
| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
| Principal Officers who are not Trustees |
Eric A. Stein
1980 | President | Since 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”). |
Deidre E. Walsh
1971 | Vice President and
Chief
Legal Officer | Since 2009 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
James F. Kirchner
1967 | Treasurer | Since 2007 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
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| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
| Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) |
Nicholas Di Lorenzo
1987 | Secretary | Since 2022 | Formerly, associate (2012-2021) and counsel (2022) at Dechert LLP. |
Richard F. Froio
1968 | Chief Compliance Officer | Since 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) Mr. Bowser and Ms. Wiser began serving as Trustees effective April 4, 2022.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.
| FACTS | WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
| Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
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| What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:■ Social Security number and income
■ investment experience and risk tolerance
■ checking account number and wire transfer instructions |
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| How? | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your
personal information | Does Eaton Vance
share? | Can you limit
this sharing? |
| For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | Yes | No |
| For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you | Yes | No |
| For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We don’t share |
| For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness | Yes | Yes |
| For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences | Yes | No |
| For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness | No | We don’t share |
| For our investment management affiliates to market to you | Yes | Yes |
| For our affiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share |
| For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share |
To limit our
sharing | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.comPlease note:If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. |
| Questions? | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com |
| Privacy Notice — continued | April 2021 |
| Who we are |
| Who is providing this notice? | Eaton Vance Management, 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, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below) |
| What we do |
How does Eaton Vance
protect my personal
information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information. |
How does Eaton Vance
collect my personal
information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you■ open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account
■ buy securities from us or make a wire transfer
■ give us your contact informationWe also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
| Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only■ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness
■ affiliates from using your information to market to you
■ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to youState laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law. |
| Definitions |
Investment Management
Affiliates | Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
| Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
| Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
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Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
Annual Report
November 30, 2022
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Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance†
Economic and Market Conditions
The 12-month period starting December 1, 2021, was dominated by the ongoing effects of one black swan event -- the COVID-19 pandemic -- and fallout from another -- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In the opening month of the period, stock investors as well as consumers appeared to take a “glass is half full” approach. In both the U.S. and Europe, consumers celebrated the holidays by spending money saved earlier in the pandemic. Major U.S. equity indexes closed at new all-time highs as 2021 came to a close.
But as the new year began, investors appeared to reevaluate the twin threats of inflation and interest rate hikes, and stock performance turned negative. In February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves through U.S. and global markets, exacerbating inflationary pressures on energy and food costs. Central banks around the world -- including the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank -- initiated their first interest rate hikes in years. In Europe, looming energy shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed inflation rates even higher and stock prices lower during the period.
In the U.S., investors began to expect the Fed would raise interest rates at every policy meeting in 2022 and, in turn, worried that aggressive rate hikes could tip the economy into recession. At its June, July, September, and November 2022 policy meetings, the Fed hiked the federal funds rate 0.75% each time -- to a 3.75%-4.00% range -- its first moves of that magnitude since 1994. Higher interest rates, inflation, and recessionary worries drove stock prices down around the globe.
In October and November 2022, however, U.S. and European stocks delivered positive performance for the first time in months. The period-end rally was driven by a combination of better-than-expected U.S. company earnings, improving investor sentiment that stocks had been oversold in August and September, government measures to address Europe’s energy crisis, declining year-over-year inflation, and hope that the Fed was about to temper the size of its rate hikes.
Meanwhile in the world’s second-largest economy, China’s zero-COVID policy severely restricted its economic output. The MSCI Golden Dragon Index, a measure of Chinese large-cap and mid-cap stocks, was one of the worst-performing major indexes during the period, declining 24.53%.
Major equity indexes elsewhere also suffered losses. For the period as a whole, the MSCI ACWI Index, a broad measure of global equities, returned -11.62%; the S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of U.S. stocks, returned -9.21%; and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned -25.59%. Overseas, the MSCI EAFE Index of developed-market international equities returned -10.14%; while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, dragged down by its China allocation, returned -17.43% during the period.
Fund Performance
For the 12-month period ended November 30, 2022, Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund (the Fund) returned -20.24% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index (the Index), which returned -17.71%.
On an individual stock basis, the largest detractors from Fund performance versus the Index were overweight positions in Sdiptech AB (Sdiptech), PolyPeptide Group AG (Polypeptide), and RWS Holdings PLC. (RWS).
Stockholm-based Sdiptech provides infrastructure-related products and services that increasingly focus on ESG -- environmental, social, and governance -- projects in areas such as transportation, water, and power. Sdiptech’s stock price declined after the firm’s first-quarter 2022 earnings report cited rising costs and a decline in profit margins.
Polypeptide is a Swiss manufacturer of peptides for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Polypeptide’s share price declined after the company announced lower sales than expected for the first half of 2022. Decreased profitability -- due to inflationary pressures and capital expenditures to accommodate growth -- was an additional headwind for Polypeptide during the period.
U.K.-based RWS is the largest language-services provider in the world. Its share price declined in the face of earnings weakness during the period.
On a sector basis, stock selections in the industrials and consumer staples sectors detracted from Fund performance relative to the Index, as did stock selections and an overweight position in the health care sector -- the worst performing sector within the Index during the period.
In contrast, the largest contributors to Fund performance versus the Index on an individual stock basis were overweight positions in ARC Resources, Ltd. (ARC) and Tosei Corp. (Tosei).
Shares in Canada-based energy exploration and production company ARC rallied on rising oil and gas prices during the period, especially after Russia invaded Ukraine and Russian oil exports were sanctioned by many NATO countries.
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. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares. 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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International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance† — continued
Tosei is a Japanese real estate investment and management firm focused on small- and medium-size Tokyo properties. Tosei’s share price rose steadily during the period as its business properties gradually recovered from the early negative effects of the pandemic, and the company provided a strong outlook for future earnings growth.
On a sector basis, stock selections and underweight positions in the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors, along with stock selections in the information technology sector, contributed to Fund performance versus 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. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares. 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.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Performance
Portfolio Manager(s) Aidan M. Farrell of MSIM Fund Management (Ireland) Limited (MSIM FMIL)
| % Average Annual Total Returns1,2 | Class
Inception Date | Performance
Inception Date | One Year | Five Years | Since
Inception |
| Class A at NAV | 12/16/2015 | 12/16/2015 | (20.24)% | 0.96% | 5.40% |
| Class A with 5.25% Maximum Sales Charge | — | — | (24.41) | (0.11) | 4.59 |
| Class I at NAV | 12/16/2015 | 12/16/2015 | (20.05) | 1.21 | 5.66 |
|
| MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index | — | — | (17.71)% | 0.91% | 5.14% |
| % Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | Class A | Class I |
| Gross | 1.41% | 1.16% |
| Net | 1.30 | 1.05 |
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.
| Growth of Investment | Amount Invested | Period Beginning | At NAV | With Maximum Sales Charge |
| Class I, at minimum investment | $1,000,000 | 12/16/2015 | $1,466,649 | 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. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares. 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.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
| Sector Allocation (% of net assets)1 |
| Geographic Allocation (% of net assets) |
| Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)1 |
| iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | 1.7% |
| Sumco Corp. | 1.5 |
| As One Corp. | 1.5 |
| Ats Corp. | 1.5 |
| Diploma PLC | 1.4 |
| Miura Co., Ltd. | 1.4 |
| carsales.com, Ltd. | 1.4 |
| Sanwa Holdings Corp. | 1.4 |
| Azelis Group NV | 1.4 |
| Sakata Seed Corp. | 1.4 |
| Total | 14.6% |
Footnotes:
| 1 | Excludes cash and cash equivalents. |
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International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
| † | 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. |
| | |
| 1 | MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index is an unmanaged index of small-cap equity securities in the developed markets, excluding the United States. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
| 3 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 3/31/23. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. Performance reflects expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if applicable. Without such waivers and/or reimbursements, performance would have been lower. |
| | Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
| | Additional Information |
| | 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. 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. MSCI Golden Dragon Index is an unmanaged index of common stocks traded in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. MSCI ACWI Index is an unmanaged free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. |
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
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 (June 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022).
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
(6/1/22) | Ending
Account Value
(11/30/22) | Expenses Paid
During Period*
(6/1/22 – 11/30/22) | Annualized
Expense
Ratio |
| Actual | | | | |
| Class A | $1,000.00 | $ 955.50 | $6.42** | 1.31% |
| Class I | $1,000.00 | $ 956.40 | $5.25** | 1.07% |
| |
| Hypothetical | | | | |
| (5% return per year before expenses) | | | | |
| Class A | $1,000.00 | $1,018.50 | $6.63** | 1.31% |
| Class I | $1,000.00 | $1,019.70 | $5.42** | 1.07% |
| * | 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 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on May 31, 2022. |
| ** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher. |
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Australia — 8.3% |
| Bapcor, Ltd. | | 84,416 | $ 401,148 |
| BlueScope Steel, Ltd. | | 13,750 | 165,728 |
| carsales.com, Ltd. | | 49,139 | 776,095 |
| Data#3, Ltd. | | 112,196 | 527,879 |
| Dexus | | 51,272 | 281,488 |
| Dicker Data, Ltd. | | 69,657 | 520,146 |
| Evolution Mining, Ltd. | | 125,355 | 233,635 |
| IGO, Ltd. | | 29,255 | 312,435 |
| Lynas Rare Earths, Ltd. (1) | | 21,669 | 128,541 |
| Northern Star Resources, Ltd. | | 35,351 | 258,831 |
| OZ Minerals, Ltd. | | 9,941 | 186,795 |
| Steadfast Group, Ltd. | | 165,161 | 599,070 |
| Westgold Resources, Ltd. | | 142,569 | 73,623 |
| WiseTech Global, Ltd. | | 5,966 | 238,555 |
| | | | $ 4,703,969 |
| Austria — 1.9% |
| ams-OSRAM AG(1) | | 38,581 | $ 321,315 |
| BAWAG Group AG(2) | | 14,362 | 752,465 |
| | | | $ 1,073,780 |
| Belgium — 1.6% |
| Azelis Group NV | | 28,650 | $ 765,471 |
| VGP NV | | 1,546 | 125,819 |
| | | | $ 891,290 |
| Canada — 8.8% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines, Ltd. | | 4,445 | $ 223,877 |
| ARC Resources, Ltd. | | 37,025 | 549,946 |
| Ats Corp. (1) | | 24,473 | 815,433 |
| CAE, Inc.(1) | | 13,820 | 298,869 |
| Granite Real Estate Investment Trust | | 10,560 | 625,600 |
| Keyera Corp. | | 15,592 | 363,271 |
| Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust | | 47,324 | 598,081 |
| Pan American Silver Corp. | | 7,009 | 115,102 |
| Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. | | 35,973 | 401,141 |
| Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | 18,651 | 401,957 |
| TMX Group, Ltd. | | 5,612 | 588,422 |
| | | | $ 4,981,699 |
| Denmark — 0.8% |
| Topdanmark A/S | | 8,982 | $ 469,699 |
| | | | $ 469,699 |
| Security | Shares | Value |
| France — 0.4% |
| Rubis SCA | | 9,687 | $ 246,297 |
| | | | $ 246,297 |
| Germany — 1.5% |
| Jenoptik AG | | 17,741 | $ 496,407 |
| LEG Immobilien SE | | 5,111 | 327,939 |
| | | | $ 824,346 |
| Ireland — 0.6% |
| Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC | | 300,019 | $ 348,931 |
| | | | $ 348,931 |
| Israel — 0.8% |
| Amot Investments, Ltd. | | 69,583 | $ 453,083 |
| | | | $ 453,083 |
| Italy — 4.7% |
| Amplifon SpA | | 14,416 | $ 408,364 |
| BFF Bank SpA(2) | | 67,717 | 530,283 |
| DiaSorin SpA | | 3,229 | 430,772 |
| FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | | 26,584 | 431,769 |
| MARR SpA | | 34,253 | 407,988 |
| Moncler SpA | | 8,815 | 459,473 |
| | | | $ 2,668,649 |
| Japan — 26.0% |
| As One Corp. | | 18,295 | $ 823,836 |
| Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. | | 18,441 | 330,109 |
| Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) | | 88,760 | 539,482 |
| Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | | 5,150 | 524,988 |
| Daiseki Co., Ltd. | | 8,600 | 296,577 |
| Dip Corp. | | 19,875 | 597,402 |
| Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | 28,671 | 561,746 |
| Goldwin, Inc. | | 10,223 | 707,081 |
| JMDC, Inc. | | 7,439 | 285,404 |
| Kewpie Corp. | | 27,699 | 493,625 |
| Kose Corp. | | 5,085 | 543,074 |
| Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | 35,757 | 287,171 |
| Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. | | 13,891 | 620,589 |
| LaSalle Logiport REIT | | 495 | 581,192 |
| Lion Corp. | | 58,368 | 624,521 |
| Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. | | 18,834 | 707,476 |
| Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | | 148 | 537,371 |
| Miura Co., Ltd. | | 32,750 | 787,062 |
| Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc. | | 55,575 | 760,859 |
| Nomura Co., Ltd. | | 50,363 | 381,089 |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Japan (continued) |
| Sakata Seed Corp. | | 22,335 | $ 764,458 |
| Sanwa Holdings Corp. | | 81,862 | 775,786 |
| Sumco Corp. | | 57,667 | 862,786 |
| Tosei Corp. | | 39,024 | 400,176 |
| USS Co., Ltd. | | 14,200 | 238,655 |
| Yamaha Corp. | | 17,031 | 678,135 |
| | | | $14,710,650 |
| Luxembourg — 0.2% |
| APERAM S.A. | | 4,019 | $ 127,582 |
| | | | $ 127,582 |
| Netherlands — 3.2% |
| BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | 7,819 | $ 509,311 |
| Euronext NV(2) | | 7,638 | 584,296 |
| IMCD NV | | 4,738 | 700,770 |
| | | | $ 1,794,377 |
| New Zealand — 2.1% |
| EBOS Group, Ltd. | | 21,074 | $ 547,103 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd. | | 20,959 | 313,895 |
| Spark New Zealand, Ltd. | | 101,453 | 330,748 |
| | | | $ 1,191,746 |
| Norway — 1.4% |
| Entra ASA(2) | | 32,253 | $ 343,704 |
| SmartCraft ASA(1) | | 226,094 | 360,262 |
| TGS ASA | | 7,691 | 105,224 |
| | | | $ 809,190 |
| Portugal — 0.7% |
| NOS SGPS S.A. | | 93,737 | $ 376,552 |
| | | | $ 376,552 |
| Singapore — 0.9% |
| Daiwa House Logistics Trust | | 1,031,380 | $ 494,201 |
| | | | $ 494,201 |
| Spain — 1.6% |
| Acciona S.A. | | 2,209 | $ 432,092 |
| Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi S.A. | | 72,517 | 446,969 |
| | | | $ 879,061 |
| Sweden — 5.5% |
| AddTech AB, Class B | | 46,957 | $ 698,864 |
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Sweden (continued) |
| Boliden AB | | 5,369 | $ 202,805 |
| Bravida Holding AB(2) | | 57,742 | 585,147 |
| Indutrade AB | | 22,862 | 492,449 |
| Lagercrantz Group AB, Class B | | 42,261 | 447,384 |
| Sdiptech AB, Class B(1) | | 19,333 | 451,138 |
| SSAB AB, Class B | | 39,203 | 221,636 |
| | | | $ 3,099,423 |
| Switzerland — 1.6% |
| Galenica AG(2) | | 4,860 | $ 373,205 |
| Logitech International S.A. | | 5,012 | 303,864 |
| PolyPeptide Group AG(2) | | 6,274 | 232,248 |
| | | | $ 909,317 |
| United Kingdom — 18.0% |
| Abcam PLC(1) | | 38,088 | $ 597,039 |
| Allfunds Group PLC | | 55,441 | 414,976 |
| Bellway PLC | | 6,181 | 150,193 |
| Capital & Counties Properties PLC | | 234,990 | 289,064 |
| Capricorn Energy PLC(1) | | 103,716 | 311,061 |
| Cranswick PLC | | 17,164 | 639,575 |
| Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | | 15,628 | 516,148 |
| Diploma PLC | | 23,784 | 813,414 |
| DiscoverIE Group PLC | | 72,804 | 734,910 |
| Dr. Martens PLC | | 105,484 | 262,058 |
| Games Workshop Group PLC | | 6,839 | 612,944 |
| Greggs PLC | | 21,682 | 607,307 |
| JTC PLC(2) | | 68,090 | 654,266 |
| Judges Scientific PLC | | 5,864 | 574,230 |
| Nomad Foods, Ltd.(1) | | 14,206 | 248,463 |
| RWS Holdings PLC | | 149,436 | 595,947 |
| St. James's Place PLC | | 40,109 | 563,737 |
| Volution Group PLC | | 124,673 | 527,497 |
| Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(1)(2) | | 50,884 | 628,756 |
| Wise PLC, Class A(1) | | 51,099 | 403,805 |
| | | | $10,145,390 |
| United States — 1.0% |
| Autoliv, Inc. | | 6,181 | $ 546,400 |
| | | | $ 546,400 |
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $51,716,631) | | | $51,745,632 |
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International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
| Exchange-Traded Funds — 5.7% |
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Equity Funds — 5.7% |
| iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | | 9,343 | $ 532,551 |
| iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | | 47,399 | 948,454 |
| iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | | 34,121 | 655,806 |
| iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF | | 38,843 | 522,950 |
| Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF | | 12,381 | 553,649 |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $3,382,696) | | | $ 3,213,410 |
| Short-Term Investments — 2.5% |
| Security | Shares | Value |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 3.62%(3) | | 1,443,827 | $ 1,443,827 |
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,443,827) | | | $ 1,443,827 |
| | | |
Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $56,543,154) | | | $56,402,869 |
| Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2% | | | $ 99,702 |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $56,502,571 |
| The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets. |
| (1) | Non-income producing security. |
| (2) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At November 30, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities is $4,684,370 or 8.3% of the Fund's net assets. |
| (3) | May be deemed to be an affiliated investment company. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of November 30, 2022. |
| Sector Classification of Portfolio |
| Sector | Percentage
of Net Assets | Value |
| Industrials | 20.6% | $11,652,914 |
| Financials | 11.8 | 6,690,211 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 10.5 | 5,912,739 |
| Real Estate | 10.4 | 5,853,618 |
| Information Technology | 10.1 | 5,699,190 |
| Health Care | 8.6 | 4,858,123 |
| Consumer Staples | 7.5 | 4,246,692 |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | 5.7 | 3,213,410 |
| Materials | 4.5 | 2,537,761 |
| Communication Services | 3.3 | 1,885,352 |
| Energy | 3.1 | 1,730,643 |
| Utilities | 1.2 | 678,389 |
| Short-Term Investments | 2.5 | 1,443,827 |
| Total Investments | 99.8% | $56,402,869 |
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Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | November 30, 2022 |
| Assets | |
| Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $55,099,327) | $ 54,959,042 |
| Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost $1,443,827) | 1,443,827 |
| Dividends receivable | 119,763 |
| Dividends receivable from affiliated investment | 4,691 |
| Receivable for investments sold | 36 |
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 151,010 |
| Tax reclaims receivable | 46,165 |
| Receivable from affiliate | 3,818 |
| Total assets | $56,728,352 |
| Liabilities | |
| Payable for investments purchased | $ 87,103 |
| Due to custodian - foreign currency, at value (identified cost $17,742) | 17,876 |
| Payable to affiliates: | |
| Investment adviser and administration fee | 39,163 |
| Distribution and service fees | 192 |
| Trustees' fees | 1,478 |
| Accrued expenses | 79,969 |
| Total liabilities | $ 225,781 |
| Net Assets | $56,502,571 |
| Sources of Net Assets | |
| Paid-in capital | $ 59,483,746 |
| Accumulated loss | (2,981,175) |
| Net Assets | $56,502,571 |
| Class A Shares | |
| Net Assets | $ 1,089,741 |
| Shares Outstanding | 90,583 |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ 12.03 |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 94.75 of net asset value per share) | $ 12.70 |
| Class I Shares | |
| Net Assets | $ 55,412,830 |
| Shares Outstanding | 4,589,708 |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | $ 12.07 |
| On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. |
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Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
| | Year Ended |
| | November 30, 2022 |
| Investment Income | |
| Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $154,741) | $ 1,469,515 |
| Dividend income from affiliated investments | 15,317 |
| Securities lending income, net | 28 |
| Total investment income | $ 1,484,860 |
| Expenses | |
| Investment adviser and administration fee | $ 544,556 |
| Distribution and service fees: | |
| Class A | 1,522 |
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 5,094 |
| Custodian fee | 54,263 |
| Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | 8,143 |
| Legal and accounting services | 50,113 |
| Printing and postage | 4,143 |
| Registration fees | 35,304 |
| Miscellaneous | 13,080 |
| Total expenses | $ 716,218 |
| Deduct: | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $ 43,189 |
| Total expense reductions | $ 43,189 |
| Net expenses | $ 673,029 |
| Net investment income | $ 811,831 |
| Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
| Net realized gain (loss): | |
| Investment transactions | $ (2,707,264) |
| Investment transactions - affiliated investment | (122) |
| Foreign currency transactions | (46,158) |
| Net realized loss | $ (2,753,544) |
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
| Investments | $ (12,501,187) |
| Foreign currency | (889) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(12,502,076) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss | $(15,255,620) |
| Net decrease in net assets from operations | $(14,443,789) |
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International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 |
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
| From operations: | | |
| Net investment income | $ 811,831 | $ 572,750 |
| Net realized gain (loss) | (2,753,544) | 6,278,866 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (12,502,076) | 2,720,428 |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $(14,443,789) | $ 9,572,044 |
| Distributions to shareholders: | | |
| Class A | $ (41,567) | $ (11,293) |
| Class I | (4,506,072) | (536,590) |
| Total distributions to shareholders | $ (4,547,639) | $ (547,883) |
| Transactions in shares of beneficial interest: | | |
| Class A | $ 505,079 | $ (879,481) |
| Class I | 993,061 | 15,405,647 |
| Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | $ 1,498,140 | $14,526,166 |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets | $(17,493,288) | $23,550,327 |
| Net Assets | | |
| At beginning of year | $ 73,995,859 | $ 50,445,532 |
| At end of year | $ 56,502,571 | $73,995,859 |
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Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
| | Class A |
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Net asset value — Beginning of year | $ 15.960 | $ 13.790 | $ 12.670 | $ 11.790 | $ 13.440 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
| Net investment income(1) | $ 0.125 | $ 0.065 | $ 0.037 | $ 0.131 | $ 0.138 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.141) | 2.221 | 1.287 | 1.233 | (1.329) |
| Total income (loss) from operations | $ (3.016) | $ 2.286 | $ 1.324 | $ 1.364 | $ (1.191) |
| Less Distributions | | | | | |
| From net investment income | $ (0.198) | $ (0.116) | $ (0.204) | $ (0.096) | $ (0.202) |
| From net realized gain | (0.716) | — | — | (0.388) | (0.257) |
| Total distributions | $ (0.914) | $ (0.116) | $ (0.204) | $ (0.484) | $ (0.459) |
| Net asset value — End of year | $12.030 | $15.960 | $13.790 | $12.670 | $11.790 |
| Total Return(2)(3) | (20.24)% | 16.66% | 10.54% | 12.37% | (9.22)% |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
| Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $ 1,090 | $ 703 | $ 1,417 | $ 1,717 | $ 1,511 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | |
| Expenses (3) | 1.36% (4) | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| Net investment income | 0.99% | 0.42% | 0.30% | 1.12% | 1.05% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 51% | 59% | 61% | 70% | 65% |
| (1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges. |
| (3) | The investment adviser and administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 0.07%, 0.01%, 0.16%, 0.21% and 0.26% of average daily net assets for the years ended November 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
| (4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser and administration fee due to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended November 30, 2022). |
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International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Financial Highlights — continued
| | Class I |
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Net asset value — Beginning of year | $ 16.030 | $ 13.850 | $ 12.720 | $ 11.840 | $ 13.470 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | |
| Net investment income(1) | $ 0.171 | $ 0.131 | $ 0.074 | $ 0.161 | $ 0.143 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (3.169) | 2.200 | 1.289 | 1.242 | (1.311) |
| Total income (loss) from operations | $ (2.998) | $ 2.331 | $ 1.363 | $ 1.403 | $ (1.168) |
| Less Distributions | | | | | |
| From net investment income | $ (0.246) | $ (0.151) | $ (0.233) | $ (0.135) | $ (0.205) |
| From net realized gain | (0.716) | — | — | (0.388) | (0.257) |
| Total distributions | $ (0.962) | $ (0.151) | $ (0.233) | $ (0.523) | $ (0.462) |
| Net asset value — End of year | $12.070 | $16.030 | $13.850 | $12.720 | $11.840 |
| Total Return(2)(3) | (20.05)% | 16.86% | 10.82% | 12.73% | (9.03)% |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | |
| Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $ 55,413 | $ 73,293 | $ 49,028 | $ 42,132 | $ 31,389 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | |
| Expenses (3) | 1.11% (4) | 1.15% | 1.15% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| Net investment income | 1.35% | 0.82% | 0.61% | 1.37% | 1.08% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 51% | 59% | 61% | 70% | 65% |
| (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 0.07%, 0.01%, 0.16%, 0.21% and 0.26% of average daily net assets for the years ended November 30, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
| (4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser and administration fee due to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended November 30, 2022). |
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Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Growth 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 long-term capital appreciation. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. 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 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.
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 National Market System 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 Fund'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.
Other. Investments in management investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.
Fair Valuation. In connection with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, which became effective September 8, 2022, the Trustees have designated the Fund’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect 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—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 Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.
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.
As of November 30, 2022, 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.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
F Foreign Currency Translation—Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
G Use of Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications—Under the 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.
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 November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 was as follows:
| | Year Ended November 30, |
| | 2022 | 2021 |
| Ordinary income | $1,162,416 | $547,883 |
| Long-term capital gains | $3,385,223 | $ — |
As of November 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income | $ 623,707 |
| Deferred capital losses | (2,663,234) |
| Net unrealized depreciation | (941,648) |
| Accumulated loss | $(2,981,175) |
At November 30, 2022, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $2,663,234 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at November 30, 2022, $2,663,234 are short-term.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at November 30, 2022, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
| Aggregate cost | $ 57,344,159 |
| Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 6,803,609 |
| Gross unrealized depreciation | (7,744,899) |
| Net unrealized depreciation | $ (941,290) |
3 Investment Adviser and Administration Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser and administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory and administrative services rendered to the Fund. The investment adviser and administration fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows and is payable monthly:
| Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Fee Rate |
| Up to $500 million | 0.900% |
| $500 million but less than $1 billion | 0.850% |
| $1 billion but less than $2.5 billion | 0.825% |
| $2.5 billion but less than $5 billion | 0.800% |
| $5 billion and over | 0.780% |
For the year ended November 30, 2022, the investment adviser and administration fee amounted to $544,556 or 0.90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of EVM and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. EVAIL uses the portfolio management, research and other resources of its affiliate, MSIM Fund Management (Ireland) Limited (MSIM FMIL), to render investment advisory services to the Fund. MSIM FMIL has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with EVAIL pursuant to which MSIM FMIL is considered a participating affiliate of the sub-adviser as that term is used in relief granted by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allowing U.S. registered investment advisers to use portfolio management or research resources of unregistered advisory affiliates subject to the supervision of a U.S. registered adviser. EVM pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser and administration fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. Effective April 26, 2022, the Fund may invest in a money market fund, the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (the "Liquidity Fund"), an open-end management investment company managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The investment adviser and administration fee paid by the Fund is reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Fund. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the investment adviser and administration fee paid was reduced by $1,010 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund. Prior to April 26, 2022, the Fund may have invested its cash in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by EVM. EVM did not receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.
EVM and EVAIL have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.30% and 1.05% (1.40% and 1.15% prior to July 1, 2022) of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class I, respectively, through March 31, 2023. Thereafter, the reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and EVAIL were allocated $42,179 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended November 30, 2022.
EVM provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended November 30, 2022, EVM earned $2,727 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 no sales charges on sales of Class A shares for the year ended November 30, 2022. EVD received distribution and service fees from Class A shares (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 November 30, 2022, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
4 Distribution Plan
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 November 30, 2022 amounted to $1,522 for Class A shares.
Distribution and service fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2341(d).
5 Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
Class A shares may be subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if redeemed within 12 months (18 months prior to April 29, 2022) 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 November 30, 2022, the Fund was informed that EVD received no CDSCs paid by Class A shareholders.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $30,197,300 and $32,704,137, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 2022.
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
November 30, 2022 | | Year Ended
November 30, 2021 |
| | Shares | Amount | | Shares | Amount |
| Class A | | | | | |
| Sales | 57,659 | $ 640,603 | | 8,206 | $ 134,157 |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 2,643 | 41,567 | | 770 | 11,293 |
| Redemptions | (13,775) | (177,091) | | (67,691) | (1,024,931) |
| Net increase (decrease) | 46,527 | $ 505,079 | | (58,715) | $ (879,481) |
| Class I | | | | | |
| Sales | 1,005,433 | $ 13,884,660 | | 1,751,518 | $ 27,161,217 |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 286,100 | 4,506,072 | | 36,528 | 536,590 |
| Redemptions | (1,275,435) | (17,397,671) | | (755,337) | (12,292,160) |
| Net increase | 16,098 | $ 993,061 | | 1,032,709 | $ 15,405,647 |
At November 30, 2022, EVM and donor advised and pooled income funds (established and maintained by a public charity) managed by EVM owned in the aggregate 77.0% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $725 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 24, 2023. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 25, 2022, the borrowing limit was decreased from $800 million. 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) 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. Also in connection with the renewal of the agreement, an arrangement fee totaling $150,000 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 November 30, 2022.
9 Securities Lending Agreement
The Fund has established a securities lending agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) as securities lending agent in which the Fund lends portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in exchange for collateral consisting of either cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund earns interest on the amount invested but it must pay (and at times receive from) the broker a loan rebate fee computed as a varying percentage of the collateral received. For security loans secured by non-cash collateral, the Fund earns a negotiated lending fee from the borrower. A portion of the income earned by the Fund from its investment of cash collateral, net of rebate fees, and lending fees received is allocated to SSBT for its services as lending agent and the portion allocated to the Fund is presented as securities lending income, net on the Statement of Operations. Non-cash collateral is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund and cannot be sold or re-pledged by the Fund; accordingly, such collateral is not reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Fund is subject to possible delay in the recovery of loaned securities. Pursuant to the securities lending agreement, SSBT has provided indemnification to the Fund in the event of default by a borrower with respect to a loan. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral.
At November 30, 2022, the Fund had no securities on loan.
10 Investments in Affiliated Funds
At November 30, 2022, the value of the Fund's investment in funds that may be deemed to be affiliated was $1,443,827, which represents 2.5% of the Fund's net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the year ended November 30, 2022 were as follows:
| Name | Value,
beginning
of period | Purchases | Sales
proceeds | Net
realized
gain (loss) | Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) | Value, end
of period | Dividend
income | Units/Shares,
end of period |
| Short-Term Investments |
| Cash Reserves Fund | $1,330,780 | $14,063,484 | $(15,394,142) | $ (122) | $ — | $ — | $ 657 | — |
| Liquidity Fund | — | 12,230,354 | (10,786,527) | — | — | 1,443,827 | 14,660 | 1,443,827 |
| Total | | | | $(122) | $ — | $1,443,827 | $15,317 | |
11 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| • | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
At November 30, 2022, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund's investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
| Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Common Stocks: | | | | |
| Asia/Pacific | $ — | $ 21,100,566 | $ — | $ 21,100,566 |
| Developed Europe | 248,463 | 24,415,421 | — | 24,663,884 |
| Developed Middle East | — | 453,083 | — | 453,083 |
| North America | 5,528,099 | — | — | 5,528,099 |
| Total Common Stocks | $5,776,562 | $45,969,070* | $ — | $51,745,632 |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | $ 2,659,761 | $ 553,649* | $ — | $ 3,213,410 |
| Short-Term Investments | 1,443,827 | — | — | 1,443,827 |
| Total Investments | $9,880,150 | $46,522,719 | $ — | $56,402,869 |
| * | 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. |
12 Risks and Uncertainties
Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Foreign investments can be adversely affected by political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country. There may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers because they may not be subject to reporting practices, requirements or regulations comparable to those to which United States companies are subject. Foreign markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States. Trading in foreign markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Pandemic Risk
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 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 of disease, 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, as well as the economies of individual countries and industries, and could continue to affect the market in significant and unforeseen ways. Other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future may have similar effects. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Growth Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund (the "Fund") (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance Growth Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of November 30, 2022, 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 November 30, 2022, 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 November 30, 2022, 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
January 25, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2023 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2022. 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 the foreign tax credit.
Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund designates approximately $1,269,799, 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 2022 ordinary income dividends, 1.09% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
Foreign Tax Credit. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund paid foreign taxes of $112,272 and recognized foreign source income of $1,574,841.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting held on June 8, 2022, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) that oversee the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between April and June 2022. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);
• A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds;
• 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;
• In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board (a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees);
• Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and 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 with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds;
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the value of fund assets, including, when necessary, the determination of “fair value” and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions;
• Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;
• Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund and related information regarding active management in the context of particular strategies;
Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund;
1 Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report. Following the “Overview” section, further information regarding the Board’s evaluation of a fund’s contractual arrangements is included under the “Results of the Contract Review Process” section.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
• Information regarding 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;
• Information regarding the adviser’s and its parent company’s (Morgan Stanley’s) efforts to retain and attract talented investment professionals, including in the context of a particularly competitive marketplace for talent, as well as the ongoing unique environment presented by hybrid, remote and other alternative work arrangements;
• The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes;
• Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, including regular reporting with respect to fund proxy voting activities;
• Information regarding the handling of corporate actions and class actions, as well as information regarding litigation and other regulatory matters;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance;
• Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any;
• A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;
Other Relevant Information
• Information regarding ongoing initiatives to further integrate and harmonize, where applicable, the investment management and other departments of the adviser and its affiliates with the overall investment management infrastructure of Morgan Stanley, in light of Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance on March 1, 2021;
• Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
• Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians, fund accountants, and other third-party service providers by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds;
• Information concerning efforts to implement policies and procedures with respect to various new regulations applicable to the funds, including Rule 12d1-4 (the Fund-of-Funds Rule), Rule 18f-4 (the Derivatives Rule) and Rule 2a-5 (the Fair Valuation Rule);
• For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices (including as compared to the closed-end fund’s net asset value (NAV)), trading volume data, continued use of auction preferred shares (where applicable), distribution rates and other relevant matters;
• The risks which the adviser and/or its affiliates incur in connection with the management and operation of the funds, including, among others, litigation, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and other business risks (and the associated costs of such risks); and
• The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
During the various meetings of the Board and its committees over the course of the year leading up to the June 8, 2022 meeting, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees 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 Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review 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 each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), and the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, with respect to the Fund,
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-advisory Agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. Regarding the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities with respect to oversight of the Sub-adviser, as well as the coordination between the Adviser and the Sub-adviser on research and other investment matters. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board considered the resources available to the Sub-adviser in fulfilling its duties under the Sub-advisory Agreement and the Sub-adviser’s abilities and experience in implementing the Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in investing in equity securities, including investing in both U.S. and foreign common stocks. The Board considered the international investment capabilities of the Sub-adviser, which is based in London, and the benefits to the Fund of having portfolio management services involving investments in international equities provided by investment professionals located abroad. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which the Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. 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 Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-advisory Agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as an appropriate benchmark index and a custom peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2021. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was consistent with the median performance of the Fund’s custom peer group and lower than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended December 31, 2021, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also received and considered information about the services offered and the fee rates charged by the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser to other types of accounts with investment objectives and strategies that are substantially similar to and/or managed in a similar investment style as the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the differences in the nature and scope of services the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser provide to the Fund as compared to other types of accounts and the material differences in compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks to the Adviser and/or Sub-adviser as between the Fund and other types of accounts. The Board also considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.
The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or the Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund's investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund's liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund's portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.
At a meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors on June 7, 2022, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund's prospectus for more information regarding the Fund's exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Management and Organization
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Board members 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. Board members hold indefinite terms of office. Each Trustee holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Under the terms of the Fund’s current Trustee retirement policy, an Independent Trustee must retire and resign as a Trustee on the earlier of: (i) the first day of July following his or her 74th birthday; or (ii), with limited exception, December 31st of the 20th year in which he or she has served as a Trustee. However, if such retirement and resignation would cause the Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16 of the 1940 Act or any other regulations or guidance of the SEC, then such retirement and resignation will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for the Fund to be in compliance therewith. 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 Board member and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to EV LLC, “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EV is the trustee of each of EVM and BMR. Effective March 1, 2021, each of EVM, BMR, EVD and EV are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with EVM may hold a position with other EVM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 132 funds in the Eaton Vance fund complex (including both funds and portfolios in a hub and spoke structure).
| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
| Interested Trustee |
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
1958 | Trustee | Since 2007 | Chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM), member of the Board of Managers and President of EV (since 2021), Chief Executive Officer of EVM and BMR. Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2021) and President (2006-2021) of EVC and Director of EVD (2007-2022). Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with MSIM, BMR, EVM and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust.
Other Directorships. Formerly, Director of EVC (2007-2021) and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm) (2012-2021). |
| Noninterested Trustees |
Alan C. Bowser(1)
1962 | Trustee | Since 2022 | Chief Diversity Officer, Partner and a member of the Operating Committee, and formerly served as Senior Advisor on Diversity and Inclusion for the firm’s chief executive officer, Co-Head of the Americas Region, and Senior Client Advisor of Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm (2011- present).
Other Directorships. None. |
Mark R. Fetting
1954 | Trustee | Since 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. None. |
Cynthia E. Frost
1961 | Trustee | Since 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. None. |
George J. Gorman
1952 | Chairperson
of the Board
and Trustee | Since 2021
(Chairperson) and
2014 (Trustee) | Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).
Other Directorships. None. |
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Management and Organization — continued
| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience |
| Noninterested Trustees (continued) |
Valerie A. Mosley
1960 | Trustee | Since 2014 | Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUp, a fintech platform. 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. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 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) and Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (2020-2022). |
Keith Quinton
1958 | Trustee | Since 2018 | Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).
Other Directorships. Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank. |
Marcus L. Smith
1966 | Trustee | Since 2018 | Private investor and independent corporate director. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Canada (2012-2017), Chief Investment Officer, Asia (2010-2012), Director of Asian Research (2004-2010) and portfolio manager (2001-2017) at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm).
Other Directorships. Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). 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 | Since 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) (2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).
Other Directorships. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021). |
Scott E. Wennerholm
1959 | Trustee | Since 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. None. |
Nancy A. Wiser(1)
1967 | Trustee | Since 2022 | Formerly, Executive Vice President and the Global Head of Operations at Wells Fargo Asset Management (2011-2021).
Other Directorships. None. |
| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
| Principal Officers who are not Trustees |
Eric A. Stein
1980 | President | Since 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”). |
Deidre E. Walsh
1971 | Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer | Since 2009 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
James F. Kirchner
1967 | Treasurer | Since 2007 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
Eaton Vance
International Small-Cap Fund
November 30, 2022
Management and Organization — continued
| Name and Year of Birth | Trust
Position(s) | Length of Service | Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years |
| Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) |
Nicholas Di Lorenzo
1987 | Secretary | Since 2022 | Formerly, associate (2012-2021) and counsel (2022) at Dechert LLP. |
Richard F. Froio
1968 | Chief Compliance
Officer | Since 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) Mr. Bowser and Ms. Wiser began serving as Trustees effective April 4, 2022.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.
| FACTS | WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
| Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
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| What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:■ Social Security number and income
■ investment experience and risk tolerance
■ checking account number and wire transfer instructions |
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| How? | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your
personal information | Does Eaton Vance
share? | Can you limit
this sharing? |
| For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | Yes | No |
| For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you | Yes | No |
| For joint marketing with other financial companies | No | We don’t share |
| For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness | Yes | Yes |
| For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences | Yes | No |
| For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness | No | We don’t share |
| For our investment management affiliates to market to you | Yes | Yes |
| For our affiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share |
| For nonaffiliates to market to you | No | We don’t share |
To limit our
sharing | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.comPlease note:If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. |
| Questions? | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com |
| Privacy Notice — continued | April 2021 |
| Who we are |
| Who is providing this notice? | Eaton Vance Management, 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, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below) |
| What we do |
How does Eaton Vance
protect my personal
information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information. |
How does Eaton Vance
collect my personal
information? | We collect your personal information, for example, when you■ open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account
■ buy securities from us or make a wire transfer
■ give us your contact informationWe also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
| Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only■ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness
■ affiliates from using your information to market to you
■ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to youState laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law. |
| Definitions |
Investment Management
Affiliates | Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
| Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
| Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.■ Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
| Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.■ Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market. |
| Other important information |
| Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us. |
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 and Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Investment Sub-Adviser
Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.
125 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1AR
United Kingdom
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.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report to make clarifying changes consistent with Rule 21F-17 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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 Scott E. Wennerholm, 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 mutual fund complexes. Mr. Wennerholm is a private investor. Previously, Mr. Wennerholm served as a Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution), as a Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm), Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm), and Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund and Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 11 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 each Fund’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022 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 period.
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Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund Fiscal Years Ended | | 11/30/21 | | | 11/30/22 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 27,450 | | | $ | 33,350 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 11,588 | | | $ | 2,175 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 39,038 | | | $ | 35,525 | |
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Eaton Vance International Small-Cap Fund Fiscal Years Ended | | 11/30/21 | | | 11/30/22 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 26,950 | | | $ | 30,250 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 12,113 | | | $ | 2,175 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 39,063 | | | $ | 32,425 | |
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| (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 the registrant’s 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 Series comprising the Trust have varying fiscal year ends (February 28, August 31, September 30 or November 30). 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.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 2/28/21 | | | 8/31/21 | | | 9/30/21 | | | 11/30/21 | | | 2/28/22 | | | 8/31/22 | | | 9/30/22 | | | 11/30/22 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 56,100 | | | $ | 163,600 | | | $ | 94,450 | | | $ | 54,400 | | | $ | 54,100 | | | $ | 180,900 | | | $ | 105,450 | | | $ | 63,600 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 18,840 | | | $ | 54,036 | | | $ | 36,401 | | | $ | 23,701 | | | $ | 19,540 | | | $ | 9,000 | | | $ | 7,000 | | | $ | 4,350 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 74,940 | | | $ | 217,636 | | | $ | 130,851 | | | $ | 78,101 | | | $ | 73,640 | | | $ | 189,900 | | | $ | 112,450 | | | $ | 67,950 | |
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| (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 the registrant’s 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. |
(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.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 2/28/21 | | | 8/31/21 | | | 9/30/21 | | | 11/30/21 | | | 2/28/22 | | | 8/31/22 | | | 9/30/22 | | | 11/30/22 | |
Registrant(1) | | $ | 18,840 | | | $ | 54,036 | | | $ | 36,401 | | | $ | 23,701 | | | $ | 19,540 | | | $ | 9,000 | | | $ | 7,000 | | | $ | 4,350 | |
Eaton Vance(2) | | $ | 150,300 | | | $ | 150,300 | | | $ | 51,800 | | | $ | 51,800 | | | $ | 51,800 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 52,836 | | | $ | 52,836 | |
| (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 Morgan Stanley 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.
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
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.
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| Eaton Vance Growth Trust |
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| By: | | /s/ Eric A. Stein |
| | Eric A. Stein |
| | President |
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| Date: | | January 26, 2023 |
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.
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| By: | | /s/ James F. Kirchner |
| | James F. Kirchner |
| | Treasurer |
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| Date: | | January 26, 2023 |
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| By: | | /s/ Eric A. Stein |
| | Eric A. Stein |
| | President |
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| Date: | | January 26, 2023 |
