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 | 811-10067 |
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Eaton Vance Variable Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts | | 02109 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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Alan R. Dynner The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (617) 482-8260 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2007 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
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Annual Report December 31, 2007
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EATON VANCE
VT
FLOATING-
RATE
INCOME
FUND
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to Portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs including management fees, distribution or service fees, and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007).
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 line, 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 line 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 annual rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy ("variable contracts") (if applicable). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/07) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/07) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/07 – 12/31/07) | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 986.70 | | | $ | 5.71 | | |
Hypothetical | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.50 | | | $ | 5.80 | | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.14% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2007. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges.
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
ManagEMEnt’s DisCussion of funD PERFORMANCE
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Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
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Craig R. Russ, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Economic and Market Conditions
· The loan market underwent an unprecedented price dislocation in the second half of 2007, during which loan prices fell, on average, approximately 4-5%. The decline began as a reaction to the unrelated but growing subprime problem. The decline was further compounded by technical pressures, as significant new loan supply faced weakening demand from loan investors, who pulled back in the face of falling prices. As the subprime problems widened, their impact on the economy became a growing concern and added further pressure on the bank loan market.
· Management believes that the fundamentals of the asset class remain sound. According to Standard & Poor’s Leveraged Commentary and Data, the lagging 12-month default rate remained at a historical low of 0.24%, by principal, at December 31, 2007. Further, in the second half of 2007, public filers in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index continued to perform well. Credit losses for the year were minimal. Many loan market participants believe that credit defaults may revert, over time, to the mean of approximately 3%, which management believes is consistent with the historical performance of this asset class.
Management Discussion
· The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide a high level of current income. To do so, the Fund invests primarily in senior floating rate loans (“Senior Loans”). The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in income producing floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities.
· The Fund’s investments included senior loans to 477 borrowers spanning 39 industries at December 31, 2007, with an average loan size of 0.20% of total investments, and no industry constituting more than 10% of total investments. Health care, business equipment and services, chemicals and plastics, publishing, and cable and satellite television were the largest industry weightings. The Fund is diversified in terms of industry, market and geography – a strategy management believes may help the Fund weather an economic downturn.
· The Fund had a less than 1% exposure to home builders during the period. Home builders have struggled in the recent economic climate; however, management believes that these loans may benefit from the security and collateral that back these exposures. The Fund did not have any direct exposure to subprime or prime mortgage lenders during the period ended December 31, 2007.
· The Fund’s net asset value reflected the market correction, declining in July and August, before temporarily rebounding slightly in September and October. The Fund’s net asset value fell again toward year-end, as the dimensions of the credit crisis widened.
Eaton Vance Vt floating-rate income fund Total return Performance 12/31/06 – 12/31/07 | | | |
The Fund - at Net Asset Value (NAV)(1) | | 1.62 | % |
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(2) | | 2.02 | % |
(1) | There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculations of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall returns shown. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. |
(2) | It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged loan market index. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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· Effective January 30, 2008, Andrew Sveen assumed portfolio management responsibilities for Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund. Mr. Sveen joined Eaton Vance in 1991 as a senior financial analyst in the bank loan group, and has been Head Trader for floating-rate funds since 2001. He also manages other Eaton Vance floating-rate loan funds and/or portfolios. Previously, Mr. Sveen worked as a corporate lending officer at State Street Bank.
Portfolio Composition
Top Ten Holdings(1)
By total investments
Charter Communications Operating, LLC | | 1.0 | % |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | | 0.9 | |
HCA, Inc. | | 0.9 | |
Univision Communications, Inc. | | 0.9 | |
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. | | 0.8 | |
Georgia-Pacific Corp. | | 0.8 | |
Insight Midwest Holdings LLC | | 0.7 | |
Idearc, Inc. | | 0.7 | |
UPC Broadband Holding B.V. | | 0.7 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC | | 0.7 | |
(1) | Reflects the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/07. Top Ten Holdings represented 8.1% of the Fund’s total investments and are shown as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments. |
Top Five Industries(2)
By total investments
Health Care | | 8.9 | % |
Business Equipment and Services | | 6.8 | |
Publishing | | 5.8 | |
Chemicals and Plastics | | 5.6 | |
Cable and Satellite Television | | 4.8 | |
(2) Reflects the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/07. Industries are shown as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments.
Credit Quality Ratings for
Total Loan Investments(3)
By total loan investments
Baa | | 1.7 | % |
Ba | | 59.3 | |
B | | 34.4 | |
Caa | | 0.2 | |
Non-Rated(4) | | 4.4 | |
(3) | Credit Quality ratings are those provided by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a nationally recognized bond rating service, as of 12/31/07. As a percentage of the Fund’s total loan investments as of 12/31/07. |
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(4) | Certain loans in which the Fund invests are not rated by a rating agency. In management’s opinion, such securities are comparable to loans rated by an independent rating agency in one of the categories listed above. |
The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. In addition, fund information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
funD PERFORMANCE
The line graph and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graph compares the performance of the Fund with that of the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, an unmanaged loan market index. The lines on the graph represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in each of the Fund and the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. The table includes the total returns of the Fund at net asset value. There is no sales charge. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of insurance-related sales charges or of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges.
Performance(1) | | | |
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Average Annual Total Return (at net asset value) | | | |
One Year | | 1.62 | % |
Five Years | | 3.34 | |
Life of Fund† | | 2.74 | |
†Inception date: 5/2/01
(1) | The Fund has no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall returns shown. |
Total Annual
Operating Expenses(2)
(2) From the Fund’s Prospectus dated 5/1/07.
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* | Sources: Thomson Financial; Bloomberg, L.P.; Investment operations commenced on 5/2/01. |
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| The graph does not reflect the deduction of insurance-related charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Index’s total return does not reflect any commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. Index performance is available as of month end only. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 95.1%(1) | | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Aerospace and Defense — 2.0% | | | |
ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc. | | | |
$ | 479,865 | | | Term Loan, 8.47%, Maturing October 5, 2014 | | $ | 458,272 | | |
AWAS Capital, Inc. | | | |
| 215,991 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing March 22, 2013 | | | 202,221 | | |
BE Aerospace, Inc. | | | |
| 125,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.73%, Maturing August 24, 2012 | | | 124,713 | | |
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 834,528 | | | Term Loan, 7.80%, Maturing July 31, 2009 | | | 834,006 | | |
| 377,787 | | | Term Loan, 8.74%, Maturing July 31, 2014 | | | 376,429 | | |
| 286,022 | | | Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing July 31, 2014 | | | 284,994 | | |
Evergreen International Aviation | | | |
| 376,510 | | | Term Loan, 8.38%, Maturing October 31, 2011 | | | 363,332 | | |
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition | | | |
| 218,230 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing March 26, 2014 | | | 208,137 | | |
| 2,559,742 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing March 26, 2014 | | | 2,441,354 | | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | |
| 213,766 | | | Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing March 1, 2012 | | | 210,560 | | |
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. | | | |
| 171,500 | | | Term Loan, 11.13%, Maturing December 30, 2012 | | | 154,693 | | |
PGS Solutions, Inc. | | | |
| 1,889,481 | | | Term Loan, 7.27%, Maturing February 14, 2013 | | | 1,802,093 | | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. | | | |
| 809,585 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing December 31, 2011 | | | 802,501 | | |
TransDigm, Inc. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing June 23, 2013(2) | | | 490,000 | | |
| 1,925,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing June 23, 2013 | | | 1,884,606 | | |
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. | | | |
| 1,867,377 | | | Term Loan, 7.34%, Maturing December 17, 2011 | | | 1,836,253 | | |
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. | | | |
| 413,313 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing September 29, 2013 | | | 407,629 | | |
Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | | | |
| 992,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing January 28, 2011 | | | 977,612 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 13,859,405 | | |
Air Transport — 0.5% | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | |
$ | 696,500 | | | Term Loan, 8.08%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | $ | 665,655 | | |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | DIP Loan, Maturing August 21, 2008(2) | | | 947,500 | | |
| 1,693,000 | | | DIP Loan, 6.97%, Maturing August 21, 2008 | | | 1,601,311 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,214,466 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Automotive — 4.0% | | | |
Accuride Corp. | | | |
$ | 3,098,258 | | | Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing January 31, 2012 | | $ | 3,036,293 | | |
Adesa, Inc. | | | |
| 3,383,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing October 18, 2013 | | | 3,183,643 | | |
Affina Group, Inc. | | | |
| 268,350 | | | Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing November 30, 2011 | | | 260,299 | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc. | | | |
| 2,025,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.96%, Maturing September 30, 2014 | | | 1,895,544 | | |
Chrysler Financial | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing August 1, 2014(2) | | | 964,091 | | |
Dana Corp. | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing March 30, 2008 | | | 1,495,446 | | |
Dayco Products, LLC | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing June 21, 2011(2) | | | 475,000 | | |
| 474,931 | | | Term Loan, 9.53%, Maturing June 21, 2011 | | | 452,708 | | |
Delphi Corp. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | DIP Loan, 8.63%, Maturing July 1, 2008 | | | 998,375 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | DIP Loan, 9.13%, Maturing July 1, 2008 | | | 998,646 | | |
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. | | | |
| 597,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing June 15, 2014 | | | 571,627 | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | |
| 1,463,991 | | | Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 15, 2013 | | | 1,358,350 | | |
General Motors Corp. | | | |
| 2,683,487 | | | Term Loan, 7.62%, Maturing November 29, 2013 | | | 2,513,523 | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | |
| 3,425,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.43%, Maturing April 30, 2010 | | | 3,222,713 | | |
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. | | | |
| 495,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.55%, Maturing January 12, 2012 | | | 452,100 | | |
LKQ Corp. | | | |
| 675,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.46%, Maturing October 12, 2014 | | | 673,312 | | |
Tenneco Automotive, Inc. | | | |
| 525,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 17, 2014 | | | 500,062 | | |
The Hertz Corp. | | | |
| 379,938 | | | Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing December 21, 2012 | | | 372,704 | | |
| 2,106,454 | | | Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing December 21, 2012 | | | 2,066,351 | | |
TriMas Corp. | | | |
| 187,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing August 2, 2011 | | | 184,453 | | |
| 802,344 | | | Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing August 2, 2013 | | | 789,306 | | |
TRW Automotive, Inc. | | | |
| 920,375 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing February 2, 2014 | | | 900,242 | | |
United Components, Inc. | | | |
| 1,014,224 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing June 30, 2010 | | | 978,727 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 28,343,515 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.3% | | | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. | | | |
$ | 620,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing June 5, 2013 | | $ | 605,146 | | |
Culligan International Co. | | | |
| 1,811,313 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing November 24, 2014 | | | 1,523,767 | | |
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. | | | |
| 331,863 | | | Term Loan, 6.34%, Maturing May 31, 2012 | | | 331,448 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,460,361 | | |
Brokers, Dealers and Investment Houses — 0.1% | | | |
AmeriTrade Holding Corp. | | | |
$ | 728,837 | | | Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing December 31, 2012 | | $ | 711,279 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 711,279 | | |
Building and Development — 3.1% | | | |
AIMCO Properties, L.P. | | | |
$ | 1,225,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.37%, Maturing March 23, 2011 | | $ | 1,200,118 | | |
Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc. | | | |
| 296,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing September 30, 2013 | | | 269,587 | | |
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 1,290,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.14%, Maturing January 23, 2014 | | | 1,225,737 | | |
Building Materials Corp. of America | | | |
| 792,030 | | | Term Loan, 7.94%, Maturing February 22, 2014 | | | 670,397 | | |
Capital Automotive (REIT) | | | |
| 325,592 | | | Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 16, 2010 | | | 319,117 | | |
Contech Construction Products | | | |
| 787,873 | | | Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing January 13, 2013 | | | 752,419 | | |
Epco/Fantome, LLC | | | |
| 230,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.59%, Maturing November 23, 2010 | | | 228,850 | | |
General Growth Properties, Inc. | | | |
| 348,684 | | | Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing February 24, 2011 | | | 332,957 | | |
LNR Property Corp. | | | |
| 1,750,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.63%, Maturing July 3, 2011 | | | 1,674,531 | | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing May 24, 2014(2) | | | 953,750 | | |
| 915,853 | | | Term Loan, 6.73%, Maturing May 24, 2014 | | | 863,117 | | |
NCI Building Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 200,893 | | | Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing June 18, 2010 | | | 189,844 | | |
Nortek, Inc. | | | |
| 319,275 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing August 27, 2011 | | | 297,724 | | |
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 1,707,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.59%, Maturing September 30, 2012 | | | 1,621,650 | | |
PLY GEM Industries, Inc. | | | |
| 1,076,343 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing August 15, 2011 | | | 985,392 | | |
| 33,667 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing August 15, 2011 | | | 30,822 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Building and Development (continued) | | | |
Re/Max International, Inc. | | | |
$ | 66,667 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 23, 2008(3) | | $ | 66,167 | | |
Realogy Corp. | | | |
| 548,758 | | | Term Loan, 4.97%, Maturing September 1, 2014 | | | 481,687 | | |
| 2,038,242 | | | Term Loan, 8.24%, Maturing September 1, 2014 | | | 1,789,124 | | |
Standard Pacific Corp. | | | |
| 450,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.66%, Maturing May 5, 2013 | | | 334,500 | | |
Stile Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 320,652 | | | Term Loan, 7.03%, Maturing April 6, 2013 | | | 292,729 | | |
Stile U.S. Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 321,198 | | | Term Loan, 7.03%, Maturing April 6, 2013 | | | 293,227 | | |
TRU 2005 RE Holding Co. | | | |
| 4,450,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.23%, Maturing December 9, 2008 | | | 4,299,350 | | |
Wintergames Acquisition ULC | | | |
| 2,489,825 | | | Term Loan, 4.40%, Maturing April 24, 2008 | | | 2,471,152 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 21,643,948 | | |
Business Equipment and Services — 6.9% | | | |
ACCO Brands Corp. | | | |
$ | 1,640,175 | | | Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing August 17, 2012 | | $ | 1,582,769 | | |
Activant Solutions, Inc. | | | |
| 998,109 | | | Term Loan, 6.95%, Maturing May 1, 2013 | | | 936,975 | | |
| 997,494 | | | Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing May 1, 2013 | | | 936,397 | | |
Acxiom Corp. | | | |
| 1,306,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing September 15, 2012 | | | 1,263,797 | | |
Affiliated Computer Services | | | |
| 687,228 | | | Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing March 20, 2013 | | | 669,564 | | |
| 1,553,844 | | | Term Loan, 7.04%, Maturing March 20, 2013 | | | 1,513,905 | | |
Affinion Group, Inc. | | | |
| 1,223,414 | | | Term Loan, 7.48%, Maturing October 17, 2012 | | | 1,181,105 | | |
Allied Security Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 334,091 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing June 30, 2010 | | | 330,750 | | |
Buhrmann US, Inc. | | | |
| 333,017 | | | Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing December 31, 2010 | | | 326,357 | | |
| 193,803 | | | Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 31, 2010 | | | 189,927 | | |
Cellnet Group, Inc. | | | |
| 499,853 | | | Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing July 22, 2011 | | | 484,077 | | |
DynCorp International, LLC | | | |
| 707,451 | | | Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing February 11, 2011 | | | 682,690 | | |
Education Management, LLC | | | |
| 3,270,081 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing June 1, 2013 | | | 3,139,278 | | |
Info USA, Inc. | | | |
| 990,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing February 14, 2012 | | | 975,150 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Business Equipment and Services (continued) | | | |
Information Resources, Inc. | | | |
$ | 926,161 | | | Term Loan, 6.77%, Maturing May 7, 2014 | | $ | 861,330 | | |
Intergraph Corp. | | | |
| 1,674,762 | | | Term Loan, 7.07%, Maturing May 29, 2014 | | | 1,614,052 | | |
iPayment, Inc. | | | |
| 1,713,895 | | | Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing May 10, 2013 | | | 1,585,353 | | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | |
| 1,666,625 | | | Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing April 16, 2014 | | | 1,658,292 | | |
Kronos, Inc. | | | |
| 790,286 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing June 11, 2014 | | | 746,820 | | |
Mitchell International, Inc. | | | |
| 1,488,750 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing March 28, 2014 | | | 1,384,537 | | |
N.E.W. Holdings I, LLC | | | |
| 1,162,820 | | | Term Loan, 7.49%, Maturing May 22, 2014 | | | 1,081,422 | | |
Protection One, Inc. | | | |
| 1,033,472 | | | Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing March 31, 2012 | | | 994,717 | | |
Quintiles Transnational Corp. | | | |
| 2,412,050 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing March 31, 2013 | | | 2,330,643 | | |
RiskMetrics Group Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 1,538,375 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 11, 2014 | | | 1,505,685 | | |
Sabre, Inc. | | | |
| 3,190,795 | | | Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing September 30, 2014 | | | 2,917,765 | | |
Safenet, Inc. | | | |
| 746,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 12, 2014 | | | 686,550 | | |
Serena Software, Inc. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing March 10, 2013(2) | | | 486,250 | | |
| 460,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.18%, Maturing March 10, 2013 | | | 438,550 | | |
Sitel (Client Logic) | | | |
| 1,022,133 | | | Term Loan, 7.29%, Maturing January 29, 2014 | | | 919,920 | | |
Solera Nederland Holdings | | | |
| 1,481,255 | | | Term Loan, 7.06%, Maturing May 15, 2014 | | | 1,414,598 | | |
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 5,941,620 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing February 11, 2013 | | | 5,751,304 | | |
TDS Investor Corp. | | | |
| 995,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 23, 2013 | | | 947,116 | | |
| 1,367,022 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 23, 2013 | | | 1,301,021 | | |
| 274,294 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 23, 2013 | | | 261,051 | | |
Transaction Network Services, Inc. | | | |
| 424,197 | | | Term Loan, 7.48%, Maturing May 4, 2012 | | | 417,834 | | |
URS Corp. | | | |
| 458,972 | | | Term Loan, 7.59%, Maturing May 15, 2013 | | | 459,164 | | |
Valassis Communications, Inc. | | | |
| 1,600,347 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing March 2, 2014 | | | 1,508,327 | | |
VWR International, Inc. | | | |
| 1,175,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing June 28, 2013 | | | 1,116,250 | | |
West Corp. | | | |
| 2,476,288 | | | Term Loan, 7.30%, Maturing October 24, 2013 | | | 2,363,926 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 48,965,218 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Cable and Satellite Television — 4.9% | | | |
Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC | | | |
$ | 1,635,018 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing February 10, 2011 | | $ | 1,589,033 | | |
Bragg Communications, Inc. | | | |
| 972,563 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing August 31, 2014 | | | 972,562 | | |
Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 2,700,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing March 29, 2014 | | | 2,585,812 | | |
| 1,300,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.18%, Maturing March 29, 2014 | | | 1,245,020 | | |
Cequel Communications, LLC | | | |
| 2,977,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing November 5, 2013 | | | 2,791,406 | | |
Charter Communications Operating, Inc. | | | |
| 7,434,441 | | | Term Loan, 6.99%, Maturing April 28, 2013 | | | 6,960,852 | | |
CSC Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 3,276,737 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing March 29, 2013 | | | 3,102,368 | | |
CW Media Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 448,875 | | | Term Loan, 8.08%, Maturing February 15, 2015 | | | 446,631 | | |
DirecTV Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 1,807,557 | | | Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing April 13, 2013 | | | 1,790,486 | | |
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 5,500,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 6, 2014 | | | 5,319,721 | | |
MCC Iowa, LLC | | | |
| 194,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.54%, Maturing March 31, 2010 | | | 183,748 | | |
Mediacom Broadband Group | | | |
| 997,481 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing January 31, 2015 | | | 924,985 | | |
| 247,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing January 31, 2015 | | | 229,512 | | |
Mediacom Illinois, LLC | | | |
| 443,025 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing January 31, 2015 | | | 414,070 | | |
NTL Investment Holdings, Ltd. | | | |
| 677,570 | | | Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing March 30, 2012 | | | 648,139 | | |
UPC Broadband Holding B.V. | | | |
| 5,500,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing December 31, 2014 | | | 5,219,846 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 34,424,191 | | |
Chemicals and Plastics — 5.7% | | | |
AZ Chem US, Inc. | | | |
$ | 992,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing February 28, 2013 | | $ | 903,175 | | |
Brenntag Holding GmbH and Co. KG | | | |
| 255,273 | | | Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing December 23, 2013 | | | 244,424 | | |
| 1,044,727 | | | Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing December 23, 2013 | | | 1,000,326 | | |
Celanese Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing April 2, 2014(2) | | | 967,500 | | |
| 2,860,612 | | | Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing April 2, 2014 | | | 2,764,693 | | |
Cognis GmbH | | | |
| 975,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.99%, Maturing September 15, 2013 | | | 915,484 | | |
Columbian Chemicals Acquisition | | | |
| 1,473,446 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing March 16, 2013 | | | 1,396,090 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Chemicals and Plastics (continued) | | | |
Foamex L.P. | | | |
$ | 1,217,647 | | | Term Loan, 7.46%, Maturing February 12, 2013 | | $ | 1,120,235 | | |
Georgia Gulf Corp. | | | |
| 1,325,938 | | | Term Loan, 7.76%, Maturing October 3, 2013 | | | 1,277,596 | | |
Hercules, Inc. | | | |
| 261,490 | | | Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing October 8, 2010 | | | 260,836 | | |
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. | | | |
| 497,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing May 5, 2012 | | | 481,603 | | |
| 409,141 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing May 5, 2013 | | | 396,068 | | |
| 1,690,895 | | | Term Loan, 7.19%, Maturing May 5, 2013 | | | 1,636,866 | | |
| 1,888,239 | | | Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 5, 2013 | | | 1,827,904 | | |
Huish Detergents, Inc. | | | |
| 597,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing April 26, 2014 | | | 522,375 | | |
Huntsman International, LLC | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing August 16, 2012(2) | | | 983,750 | | |
| 2,629,268 | | | Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing August 16, 2012 | | | 2,587,552 | | |
INEOS Group | | | |
| 661,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing December 14, 2013 | | | 642,827 | | |
| 661,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.86%, Maturing December 14, 2014 | | | 642,827 | | |
Innophos, Inc. | | | |
| 612,782 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 10, 2010 | | | 602,058 | | |
Invista B.V. | | | |
| 196,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.33%, Maturing April 30, 2010 | | | 188,650 | | |
| 161,531 | | | Term Loan, 6.33%, Maturing April 29, 2011 | | | 157,022 | | |
| 85,623 | | | Term Loan, 6.33%, Maturing April 29, 2011 | | | 83,233 | | |
ISP Chemco, Inc. | | | |
| 2,786,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.78%, Maturing June 4, 2014 | | | 2,659,237 | | |
Kleopatra | | | |
| 1,175,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.74%, Maturing January 3, 2016 | | | 1,004,625 | | |
Kranton Polymers, LLC | | | |
| 1,782,032 | | | Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing May 12, 2013 | | | 1,695,158 | | |
Lucite International Group Holdings | | | |
| 322,805 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing July 7, 2013 | | | 309,691 | | |
| 911,689 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing July 7, 2013 | | | 874,652 | | |
MacDermid, Inc. | | | |
| 2,371,882 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing April 12, 2014 | | | 2,265,147 | | |
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals | | | |
| 875,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | | 809,375 | | |
Momentive Performance Material | | | |
| 1,138,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing December 4, 2013 | | | 1,092,756 | | |
Mosaic Co. | | | |
| 82,095 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing December 21, 2012 | | | 81,824 | | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.95%, Maturing November 5, 2014 | | | 1,002,813 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Chemicals and Plastics (continued) | | | |
Nalco Co. | | | |
$ | 2,756,520 | | | Term Loan, 6.92%, Maturing November 4, 2010 | | $ | 2,715,938 | | |
Propex Fabrics, Inc. | | | |
| 154,532 | | | Term Loan, 11.25%, Maturing July 31, 2012 | | | 124,398 | | |
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. | | | |
| 2,869,370 | | | Term Loan, 6.46%, Maturing December 10, 2012 | | | 2,774,520 | | |
Solo Cup Co. | | | |
| 185,837 | | | Term Loan, 8.48%, Maturing February 27, 2011 | | | 184,443 | | |
Solutia, Inc. | | | |
| 945,138 | | | DIP Loan, 8.06%, Maturing March 31, 2008 | | | 944,252 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 40,141,923 | | |
Clothing / Textiles — 0.3% | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | |
$ | 1,290,045 | | | Term Loan, 6.78%, Maturing September 5, 2013 | | $ | 1,260,481 | | |
The William Carter Co. | | | |
| 1,046,697 | | | Term Loan, 6.43%, Maturing July 14, 2012 | | | 1,015,296 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,275,777 | | |
Conglomerates — 2.6% | | | |
Amsted Industries, Inc. | | | |
$ | 2,500,716 | | | Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing October 15, 2010 | | $ | 2,458,517 | | |
| 468,632 | | | Term Loan, 7.01%, Maturing April 5, 2013 | | | 461,017 | | |
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.) | | | |
| 681,731 | | | Term Loan, 7.48%, Maturing July 13, 2015 | | | 657,461 | | |
| 681,731 | | | Term Loan, 7.98%, Maturing July 13, 2015 | | | 659,166 | | |
Gentek, Inc. | | | |
| 688,743 | | | Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing February 28, 2011 | | | 676,690 | | |
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 143,593 | | | Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing December 23, 2011 | | | 142,427 | | |
Jarden Corp. | | | |
| 2,188,880 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing January 24, 2012 | | | 2,117,741 | | |
| 87,599 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing January 24, 2012 | | | 84,752 | | |
| 997,494 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing January 24, 2012 | | | 976,297 | | |
Johnson Diversey, Inc. | | | |
| 1,254,899 | | | Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing December 16, 2011 | | | 1,232,546 | | |
Polymer Group, Inc. | | | |
| 1,546,921 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing November 22, 2012 | | | 1,515,982 | | |
RBS Global, Inc. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing July 19, 2013(2) | | | 493,125 | | |
| 1,197,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.40%, Maturing July 19, 2013 | | | 1,166,066 | | |
| 1,901,639 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing July 19, 2013 | | | 1,845,471 | | |
RGIS Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 117,327 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | | 106,963 | | |
| 2,346,545 | | | Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | | 2,139,267 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Conglomerates (continued) | | | |
US Investigations Services, Inc. | | | |
$ | 1,321,679 | | | Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing February 21, 2015 | | $ | 1,250,639 | | |
Vertrue, Inc. | | | |
| 573,563 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing August 16, 2014 | | | 547,752 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 18,531,879 | | |
Containers and Glass Products — 2.6% | | | |
Berry Plastics Corp. | | | |
$ | 3,725,616 | | | Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing April 3, 2015 | | $ | 3,492,765 | | |
Bluegrass Container Co. | | | |
| 758,152 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing June 30, 2013 | | | 753,729 | | |
| 226,849 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing June 30, 2013 | | | 225,525 | | |
Consolidated Container Co. | | | |
| 744,375 | | | Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing March 28, 2014 | | | 633,960 | | |
Crown Americas, Inc. | | | |
| 490,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing November 15, 2012 | | | 480,200 | | |
Graham Packaging Holdings Co. | | | |
| 3,976,231 | | | Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 7, 2011 | | | 3,830,228 | | |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | | | |
| 4,023,258 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing May 16, 2014 | | | 3,884,122 | | |
IPG (US), Inc. | | | |
| 205,625 | | | Term Loan, 8.24%, Maturing July 28, 2011 | | | 204,340 | | |
JSG Acquisitions | | | |
| 195,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing December 31, 2013 | | | 187,322 | | |
| 195,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.37%, Maturing December 13, 2014 | | | 188,297 | | |
Kranson Industries, Inc. | | | |
| 296,669 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing July 31, 2013 | | | 288,511 | | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container | | | |
| 406,938 | | | Term Loan, 6.43%, Maturing June 14, 2013 | | | 397,578 | | |
Pregis Corp. | | | |
| 293,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing October 12, 2011 | | | 282,986 | | |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. | | | |
| 505,255 | | | Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing November 1, 2011 | | | 495,290 | | |
| 597,272 | | | Term Loan, 7.06%, Maturing November 1, 2011 | | | 585,492 | | |
| 1,499,236 | | | Term Loan, 7.15%, Maturing November 1, 2011 | | | 1,470,422 | | |
| 242,645 | | | Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing November 1, 2011 | | | 237,981 | | |
Tegrant Holding Corp. | | | |
| 992,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.60%, Maturing March 8, 2013 | | | 890,769 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 18,529,517 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.4% | | | |
American Safety Razor Co. | | | |
$ | 2,191,313 | | | Term Loan, 7.51%, Maturing July 31, 2013 | | $ | 2,136,530 | | |
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | | | |
| 80,000 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 30, 2015(3) | | | 79,775 | | |
| 320,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.08%, Maturing April 30, 2015 | | | 319,100 | | |
Prestige Brands, Inc. | | | |
| 253,711 | | | Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing April 7, 2011 | | | 248,796 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,784,201 | | |
Drugs — 1.2% | | | |
Chattem, Inc. | | | |
$ | 855,035 | | | Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing January 2, 2013 | | $ | 846,485 | | |
Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC | | | |
| 1,087,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing May 3, 2012 | | | 1,027,959 | | |
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp. | | | |
| 336,875 | | | Term Loan, 8.10%, Maturing January 30, 2012 | | | 330,980 | | |
Royal Pharma Finance Trust | | | |
| 496,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing April 16, 2013 | | | 494,286 | | |
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. | | | |
| 216,748 | | | Term Loan, Maturing December 28, 2013(2) | | | 211,871 | | |
| 283,252 | | | Term Loan, Maturing December 28, 2013(2) | | | 276,879 | | |
| 858,106 | | | Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 28, 2013 | | | 834,768 | | |
| 1,121,894 | | | Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 28, 2013 | | | 1,091,382 | | |
Warner Chilcott Corp. | | | |
| 230,952 | | | Term Loan, Maturing January 18, 2012(2) | | | 226,910 | | |
| 769,048 | | | Term Loan, Maturing January 18, 2012(2) | | | 755,590 | | |
| 625,327 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing January 18, 2012 | | | 604,572 | | |
| 1,820,313 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing January 18, 2012 | | | 1,758,789 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,460,471 | | |
Ecological Services and Equipment — 1.3% | | | |
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. | | | |
$ | 799,549 | | | Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 15, 2012 | | $ | 766,749 | | |
| 1,329,840 | | | Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing January 15, 2012 | | | 1,275,286 | | |
Big Dumpster Merger Sub, Inc. | | | |
| 1,030,650 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing February 5, 2013 | | | 961,081 | | |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 994,857 | | | Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing April 28, 2010 | | | 969,364 | | |
Energy Solutions, LLC | | | |
| 733,491 | | | Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing June 7, 2013 | | | 713,320 | | |
IESI Corp. | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.61%, Maturing January 20, 2012 | | | 1,927,500 | | |
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 13,550 | | | Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing December 17, 2010 | | | 13,313 | | |
| 208,561 | | | Term Loan, 7.04%, Maturing December 17, 2010 | | | 204,911 | | |
See notes to financial statements
9
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Ecological Services and Equipment (continued) | | | |
Synagro Technologies, Inc. | | | |
$ | 746,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.89%, Maturing June 21, 2012 | | $ | 720,131 | | |
Waste Services, Inc. | | | |
| 963,649 | | | Term Loan, 7.40%, Maturing March 31, 2011 | | | 941,967 | | |
Wastequip, Inc. | | | |
| 433,958 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing February 5, 2013 | | | 404,666 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,898,288 | | |
Electronics / Electrical — 3.5% | | | |
AMI Semiconductor, Inc. | | | |
$ | 1,091,919 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing April 1, 2012 | | $ | 1,070,080 | | |
Aspect Software, Inc. | | | |
| 1,149,267 | | | Term Loan, 7.94%, Maturing July 11, 2011 | | | 1,114,789 | | |
Baldor Electric Co. | | | |
| 863,111 | | | Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing January 31, 2014 | | | 849,265 | | |
EnerSys Capital, Inc. | | | |
| 491,222 | | | Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing March 17, 2011 | | | 478,327 | | |
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. | | | |
| 566,375 | | | Term Loan, 6.33%, Maturing June 26, 2013 | | | 543,720 | | |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | | | |
| 3,370,975 | | | Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing December 1, 2013 | | | 3,131,848 | | |
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings | | | |
| 497,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.95%, Maturing July 28, 2012 | | | 468,894 | | |
| 1,460,902 | | | Term Loan, 8.58%, Maturing July 28, 2012 | | | 1,406,119 | | |
| 762,210 | | | Term Loan, 8.58%, Maturing July 28, 2012 | | | 733,627 | | |
Invensys International Holding | | | |
| 1,472,222 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing December 15, 2010 | | | 1,437,871 | | |
| 527,778 | | | Term Loan, 7.24%, Maturing January 15, 2011 | | | 525,139 | | |
Network Solutions, LLC | | | |
| 896,419 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing March 7, 2014 | | | 844,875 | | |
Open Solutions, Inc. | | | |
| 2,186,292 | | | Term Loan, 7.28%, Maturing January 23, 2014 | | | 2,048,282 | | |
Sensata Technologies Finance Co. | | | |
| 2,580,452 | | | Term Loan, 6.76%, Maturing April 27, 2013 | | | 2,458,802 | | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing March 30, 2013(2) | | | 489,375 | | |
| 96,487 | | | Term Loan, 5.09%, Maturing March 30, 2013 | | | 93,641 | | |
| 1,898,754 | | | Term Loan, 9.12%, Maturing March 30, 2013 | | | 1,838,616 | | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc. | | | |
| 1,576,297 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing November 23, 2012 | | | 1,529,008 | | |
TTM Technologies, Inc. | | | |
| 212,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing October 27, 2012 | | | 210,375 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Electronics / Electrical (continued) | | | |
VeriFone, Inc. | | | |
$ | 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing October 31, 2013(2) | | $ | 488,750 | | |
| 552,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing October 31, 2013 | | | 537,194 | | |
Vertafore, Inc. | | | |
| 2,233,167 | | | Term Loan, 7.52%, Maturing January 31, 2012 | | | 2,155,006 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 24,453,603 | | |
Equipment Leasing — 0.2% | | | |
Maxim Crane Works, L.P. | | | |
$ | 621,875 | | | Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing June 29, 2014 | | $ | 581,453 | | |
United Rentals, Inc. | | | |
| 302,133 | | | Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing February 14, 2011 | | | 295,335 | | |
| 716,399 | | | Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing February 14, 2011 | | | 700,280 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,577,068 | | |
Farming / Agriculture — 0.4% | | | |
BF Bolthouse HoldCo, LLC | | | |
$ | 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing December 16, 2012(2) | | $ | 488,750 | | |
| 937,078 | | | Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 16, 2012 | | | 914,197 | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. | | | |
| 245,625 | | | Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing February 28, 2014 | | | 214,308 | | |
United Agri Products, Inc. | | | |
| 1,226,932 | | | Term Loan, 7.90%, Maturing June 8, 2012 | | | 1,225,398 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,842,653 | | |
Financial Intermediaries — 1.5% | | | |
Citco III, Ltd. | | | |
$ | 750,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing June 30, 2014(2) | | $ | 723,750 | | |
| 1,400,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing June 30, 2014 | | | 1,348,313 | | |
E.A. Viner International Co. | | | |
| 666,600 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing July 31, 2013 | | | 656,601 | | |
Grosvenor Capital Management | | | |
| 1,703,513 | | | Term Loan, 7.19%, Maturing December 5, 2013 | | | 1,652,408 | | |
INVESTools, Inc. | | | |
| 300,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.09%, Maturing August 13, 2012 | | | 294,000 | | |
LPL Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 2,197,588 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing December 18, 2014 | | | 2,111,058 | | |
Nuveen Investments, Inc. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing November 2, 2014(2) | | | 492,500 | | |
| 1,050,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.86%, Maturing November 2, 2014 | | | 1,043,800 | | |
Oxford Acquisition III, Ltd. | | | |
| 1,859,640 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing May 24, 2014 | | | 1,755,035 | | |
The Geo Group, Inc. | | | |
| 333,416 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing January 24, 2014 | | | 332,583 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,410,048 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Food Products — 3.0% | | | |
Acosta, Inc. | | | |
$ | 2,918,075 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing July 28, 2013 | | $ | 2,790,409 | | |
Advance Food Company, Inc. | | | |
| 66,667 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing March 16, 2014(3) | | | 63,000 | | |
| 231,583 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing March 16, 2014 | | | 218,846 | | |
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. | | | |
| 1,726,782 | | | Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing March 29, 2013 | | | 1,643,681 | | |
| 299,174 | | | Term Loan, 6.88%, Maturing March 29, 2013 | | | 284,777 | | |
American Seafoods Group, LLC | | | |
| 369,950 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing September 30, 2011 | | | 357,695 | | |
| 1,182,203 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing September 30, 2012 | | | 1,143,043 | | |
B&G Foods, Inc. | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.06%, Maturing February 23, 2013 | | | 1,471,875 | | |
Birds Eye Foods, Inc. | | | |
| 1,288,750 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing March 22, 2013 | | | 1,225,923 | | |
Chiquita Brands, LLC | | | |
| 1,792,231 | | | Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing June 28, 2012 | | | 1,758,627 | | |
Dean Foods Co. | | | |
| 3,476,244 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing April 2, 2014 | | | 3,287,619 | | |
Del Monte Corp. | | | |
| 492,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.49%, Maturing February 8, 2012 | | | 488,267 | | |
Dole Food Company, Inc. | | | |
| 93,660 | | | Term Loan, 5.16%, Maturing April 12, 2013 | | | 87,081 | | |
| 207,048 | | | Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing April 12, 2013 | | | 192,503 | | |
| 690,160 | | | Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing April 12, 2013 | | | 641,676 | | |
Michael Foods, Inc. | | | |
| 252,790 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing November 21, 2010 | | | 248,524 | | |
Nash-Finch Co. | | | |
| 474,800 | | | Term Loan, 7.81%, Maturing November 12, 2010 | | | 453,434 | | |
National Dairy Holdings, L.P. | | | |
| 358,771 | | | Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing March 15, 2012 | | | 346,214 | | |
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC | | | |
| 3,109,375 | | | Term Loan, 7.93%, Maturing April 2, 2014 | | | 2,933,695 | | |
Reddy Ice Group, Inc. | | | |
| 1,675,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 9, 2012 | | | 1,633,125 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 21,270,014 | | |
Food Service — 2.1% | | | |
AFC Enterprises, Inc. | | | |
$ | 168,010 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing May 23, 2009 | | $ | 165,490 | | |
Aramark Corp. | | | |
| 268,485 | | | Term Loan, 5.20%, Maturing January 26, 2014 | | | 255,832 | | |
| 3,752,339 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing January 26, 2014 | | | 3,575,510 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Food Service (continued) | | | |
Buffets, Inc. | | | |
$ | 169,102 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing May 1, 2013 | | $ | 140,439 | | |
| 1,266,451 | | | Term Loan, 7.98%, Maturing November 1, 2013 | | | 1,051,788 | | |
Burger King Corp. | | | |
| 1,271,988 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing June 30, 2012 | | | 1,254,896 | | |
CBRL Group, Inc. | | | |
| 1,564,401 | | | Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing April 27, 2013 | | | 1,489,440 | | |
Denny's, Inc. | | | |
| 123,333 | | | Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing March 31, 2012 | | | 120,867 | | |
| 508,409 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing March 31, 2012 | | | 498,241 | | |
JRD Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 460,156 | | | Term Loan, 7.74%, Maturing June 26, 2014 | | | 448,652 | | |
NPC International, Inc. | | | |
| 920,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing May 3, 2013 | | | 865,950 | | |
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC | | | |
| 254,791 | | | Term Loan, 7.31%, Maturing May 9, 2013 | | | 234,726 | | |
| 3,123,585 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing May 9, 2014 | | | 2,877,603 | | |
QCE Finance, LLC | | | |
| 987,475 | | | Term Loan, 7.37%, Maturing May 5, 2013 | | | 929,735 | | |
Sagittarius Restaurants, LLC | | | |
| 245,625 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing March 29, 2013 | | | 224,133 | | |
Weight Watchers International, Inc. | | | |
| 990,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing January 26, 2014 | | | 964,631 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 15,097,933 | | |
Food / Drug Retailers — 2.0% | | | |
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. | | | |
$ | 1,811,313 | | | Term Loan, 7.26%, Maturing September 16, 2013 | | $ | 1,666,408 | | |
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. | | | |
| 396,582 | | | Term Loan, 7.71%, Maturing February 16, 2014 | | | 373,778 | | |
Pantry, Inc. (The) | | | |
| 611,111 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 15, 2014(3) | | | 571,007 | | |
| 2,128,194 | | | Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing May 15, 2014 | | | 1,988,532 | | |
Rite Aid Corp. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing June 1, 2014(2) | | | 972,500 | | |
| 3,650,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.80%, Maturing June 1, 2014 | | | 3,383,969 | | |
Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc. | | | |
| 3,315,529 | | | Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing November 3, 2011 | | | 3,258,545 | | |
Supervalu, Inc. | | | |
| 1,635,154 | | | Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing June 1, 2012 | | | 1,606,084 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 13,820,823 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Forest Products — 1.8% | | | |
Appleton Papers, Inc. | | | |
$ | 895,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing June 5, 2014 | | $ | 847,527 | | |
Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 488,240 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | | 482,869 | | |
| 3,326,773 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | | 3,290,179 | | |
Domtar Corp. | | | |
| 803,750 | | | Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing March 7, 2014 | | | 773,322 | | |
Georgia-Pacific Corp. | | | |
| 990,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing December 20, 2012 | | | 944,919 | | |
| 4,878,230 | | | Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing December 20, 2012 | | | 4,656,095 | | |
Newpage Corp. | | | |
| 1,025,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.69%, Maturing December 5, 2014 | | | 1,020,676 | | |
Xerium Technologies, Inc. | | | |
| 713,914 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing May 18, 2012 | | | 661,263 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 12,676,850 | | |
Healthcare — 9.1% | | | |
Accellent, Inc. | | | |
$ | 1,479,874 | | | Term Loan, 7.79%, Maturing November 22, 2012 | | $ | 1,331,887 | | |
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. | | | |
| 744,375 | | | Term Loan, 6.95%, Maturing April 2, 2014 | | | 697,386 | | |
American Medical Systems | | | |
| 707,975 | | | Term Loan, 7.54%, Maturing July 20, 2012 | | | 676,116 | | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc. | | | |
| 1,091,807 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing November 2, 2011 | | | 1,065,194 | | |
AMR HoldCo, Inc. | | | |
| 1,432,164 | | | Term Loan, 7.14%, Maturing February 10, 2012 | | | 1,397,703 | | |
Biomet, Inc. | | | |
| 1,995,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.86%, Maturing December 26, 2014 | | | 1,976,297 | | |
Cardinal Health 409, Inc. | | | |
| 2,388,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing April 10, 2014 | | | 2,228,799 | | |
Carestream Health, Inc. | | | |
| 2,999,503 | | | Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 30, 2013 | | | 2,763,292 | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 324,826 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 25, 2014(3) | | | 313,136 | | |
| 6,458,623 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing July 25, 2014 | | | 6,226,177 | | |
Concentra, Inc. | | | |
| 472,625 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing June 25, 2014 | | | 443,480 | | |
ConMed Corp. | | | |
| 692,924 | | | Term Loan, 6.34%, Maturing April 13, 2013 | | | 675,601 | | |
CRC Health Corp. | | | |
| 1,703,443 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing February 6, 2013 | | | 1,633,176 | | |
| 772,506 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing February 6, 2013 | | | 740,641 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Healthcare (continued) | | | |
DaVita, Inc. | | | |
$ | 3,056,280 | | | Term Loan, 6.55%, Maturing October 5, 2012 | | $ | 2,952,782 | | |
DJO Finance, LLC | | | |
| 550,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing May 15, 2014 | | | 544,729 | | |
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings | | | |
| 1,264,760 | | | Term Loan, 6.27%, Maturing March 31, 2013 | | | 1,221,623 | | |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. | | | |
| 307,236 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 30, 2013 | | | 294,946 | | |
HCA, Inc. | | | |
| 6,400,462 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing November 18, 2013 | | | 6,176,177 | | |
Health Management Association, Inc. | | | |
| 4,134,596 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing February 28, 2014 | | | 3,868,716 | | |
HealthSouth Corp. | | | |
| 2,616,113 | | | Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing March 10, 2013 | | | 2,504,928 | | |
Iasis Healthcare, LLC | | | |
| 440,461 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing March 14, 2014(3) | | | 418,622 | | |
| 117,456 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing March 14, 2014 | | | 111,632 | | |
| 1,279,414 | | | Term Loan, 7.06%, Maturing March 14, 2014 | | | 1,215,977 | | |
Ikaria Acquisition, Inc. | | | |
| 308,797 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing March 28, 2013 | | | 301,077 | | |
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 1,344,497 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing June 26, 2014 | | | 1,282,314 | | |
Invacare Corp. | | | |
| 1,185,990 | | | Term Loan, 7.17%, Maturing February 12, 2013 | | | 1,142,998 | | |
inVentiv Health, Inc. | | | |
| 942,722 | | | Term Loan, Maturing July 6, 2014(2) | | | 902,656 | | |
| 57,278 | | | Term Loan, Maturing July 6, 2014(2) | | | 54,844 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 6, 2014(3) | | | 37,327 | | |
| 656,700 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing July 6, 2014 | | | 612,796 | | |
Leiner Health Products, Inc. | | | |
| 231,521 | | | Term Loan, 9.65%, Maturing May 27, 2011 | | | 195,519 | | |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. | | | |
| 1,449,394 | | | Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing April 15, 2012 | | | 1,385,206 | | |
Magellan Health Services, Inc. | | | |
| 375,000 | | | Term Loan, 5.13%, Maturing August 15, 2008 | | | 367,500 | | |
| 93,750 | | | Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing August 15, 2008 | | | 91,875 | | |
Matria Healthcare, Inc. | | | |
| 461,899 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing January 19, 2012 | | | 448,042 | | |
| 892,954 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing January 19, 2012 | | | 866,166 | | |
MultiPlan Merger Corp. | | | |
| 351,111 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing April 12, 2013 | | | 340,688 | | |
| 1,329,191 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing April 12, 2013 | | | 1,289,731 | | |
Mylan, Inc. | | | |
| 400,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.24%, Maturing October 2, 2014 | | | 396,583 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Healthcare (continued) | | | |
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. | | | |
$ | 73,271 | | | Term Loan, 5.32%, Maturing June 29, 2013 | | $ | 71,806 | | |
| 1,210,657 | | | Term Loan, 6.73%, Maturing June 29, 2013 | | | 1,186,444 | | |
National Rental Institutes, Inc. | | | |
| 234,141 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing March 31, 2013 | | | 227,703 | | |
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc. | | | |
| 585,167 | | | Term Loan, 8.12%, Maturing June 27, 2013 | | | 550,057 | | |
Psychiatric Solutions Inc. | | | |
| 996,084 | | | Term Loan, 6.79%, Maturing May 31, 2014 | | | 958,109 | | |
RadNet Management, Inc. | | | |
| 496,251 | | | Term Loan, 8.65%, Maturing November 15, 2012 | | | 496,251 | | |
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC | | | |
| 3,826,545 | | | Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing November 16, 2013 | | | 3,649,568 | | |
Renal Advantage, Inc. | | | |
| 803,628 | | | Term Loan, 7.47%, Maturing October 5, 2012 | | | 770,479 | | |
Select Medical Holding Corp. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing February 24, 2012(2) | | | 950,000 | | |
| 1,283,038 | | | Term Loan, 6.99%, Maturing February 24, 2012 | | | 1,213,653 | | |
Sunrise Medical Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 720,201 | | | Term Loan, 8.92%, Maturing May 13, 2010 | | | 648,181 | | |
United Surgical Partners International | | | |
| 161,290 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing April 19, 2014(3) | | | 152,016 | | |
| 832,419 | | | Term Loan, 7.38%, Maturing April 19, 2014 | | | 784,555 | | |
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC | | | |
| 982,631 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing September 23, 2011 | | | 952,333 | | |
Viant Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 398,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing June 25, 2014 | | | 359,693 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 64,165,187 | | |
Home Furnishings — 1.7% | | | |
Hunter Fan Co. | | | |
$ | 30,000 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 16, 2014(3) | | $ | 26,550 | | |
| 291,275 | | | Term Loan, 7.38%, Maturing April 16, 2014 | | | 257,778 | | |
Interline Brands, Inc. | | | |
| 1,698,582 | | | Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing June 23, 2013 | | | 1,662,487 | | |
| 1,173,952 | | | Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing June 23, 2013 | | | 1,149,005 | | |
National Bedding Co., LLC | | | |
| 3,772,737 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing August 31, 2011 | | | 3,436,334 | | |
| 290,884 | | | Term Loan, Maturing August 31, 2012(2) | | | 264,704 | | |
Oreck Corp. | | | |
| 492,386 | | | Term Loan, 7.66%, Maturing February 2, 2012(4) | | | 285,584 | | |
Sealy Mattress Co. | | | |
| 1,975,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.34%, Maturing August 25, 2011 | | | 1,935,500 | | |
| 300,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing August 25, 2012 | | | 295,500 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Home Furnishings (continued) | | | |
Simmons Co. | | | |
$ | 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing December 19, 2011(2) | | $ | 965,000 | | |
| 1,808,978 | | | Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing December 19, 2011 | | | 1,717,574 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,996,016 | | |
Industrial Equipment — 2.1% | | | |
Aearo Technologies, Inc. | | | |
$ | 945,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing July 2, 2014 | | $ | 939,342 | | |
Alliance Laundry Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 464,894 | | | Term Loan, 7.63%, Maturing January 27, 2012 | | | 460,245 | | |
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc. | | | |
| 548,625 | | | Term Loan, 8.13%, Maturing February 7, 2014 | | | 539,024 | | |
Bucyrus International, Inc. | | | |
| 498,750 | | | Term Loan, 6.49%, Maturing May 4, 2014 | | | 491,269 | | |
CEVA Group PLC U.S. | | | |
| 246,299 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing January 4, 2014 | | | 240,141 | | |
| 747,742 | | | Term Loan, 8.09%, Maturing January 4, 2014 | | | 729,049 | | |
Colfax Corp. | | | |
| 1,470,283 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing May 30, 2009 | | | 1,450,986 | | |
EPD Holdings (Goodyear Engineering Products) | | | |
| 131,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing July 13, 2014 | | | 126,492 | | |
| 916,453 | | | Term loan, 7.46%, Maturing July 13, 2014 | | | 883,232 | | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | |
| 231,408 | | | Term Loan, 6.40%, Maturing August 10, 2012 | | | 225,719 | | |
Generac Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 1,292,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing November 7, 2013 | | | 1,168,799 | | |
Gleason Corp. | | | |
| 336,936 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing June 30, 2013 | | | 321,352 | | |
| 174,893 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing June 30, 2013 | | | 166,805 | | |
Itron, Inc. | | | |
| 443,823 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing April 18, 2014 | | | 434,809 | | |
Jason, Inc. | | | |
| 298,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.53%, Maturing April 30, 2010 | | | 283,575 | | |
John Maneely Co. | | | |
| 1,490,283 | | | Term Loan, 8.43%, Maturing December 8, 2013 | | | 1,335,134 | | |
Kinetek Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 472,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing November 10, 2013 | | | 463,050 | | |
| 47,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing November 10, 2013 | | | 46,305 | | |
Loan Acquisitions Corp. | | | |
| 362,045 | | | Term Loan, 7.35%, Maturing July 11, 2014 | | | 356,615 | | |
| 135,682 | | | Term Loan, 7.41%, Maturing July 11, 2014 | | | 133,647 | | |
Polypore, Inc. | | | |
| 2,163,909 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing July 3, 2014 | | | 2,098,992 | | |
Sequa Corp. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.08%, Maturing November 30, 2014 | | | 491,875 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Industrial Equipment (continued) | | | |
Terex Corp. | | | |
$ | 492,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing July 13, 2013 | | $ | 491,269 | | |
TFS Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 1,209,688 | | | Term Loan, 8.33%, Maturing August 11, 2013 | | | 1,185,494 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 15,063,220 | | |
Insurance — 1.7% | | | |
Alliant Holdings I, Inc. | | | |
$ | 698,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing August 21, 2014 | | $ | 670,320 | | |
Amwins Group, Inc. | | | |
| 497,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.81%, Maturing June 8, 2013 | | | 422,875 | | |
Applied Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 997,475 | | | Term Loan, 7.42%, Maturing September 26, 2013 | | | 967,551 | | |
CCC Information Services Group, Inc. | | | |
| 785,685 | | | Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing February 10, 2013 | | | 775,864 | | |
Conseco, Inc. | | | |
| 4,457,490 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing October 10, 2013 | | | 4,106,463 | | |
Crawford & Company | | | |
| 880,357 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing October 31, 2013 | | | 853,946 | | |
Crump Group, Inc. | | | |
| 725,518 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing August 4, 2014 | | | 714,635 | | |
Hub International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 287,448 | | | Term Loan, 6.07%, Maturing June 13, 2014(3) | | | 272,716 | | |
| 1,280,331 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing June 13, 2014 | | | 1,214,714 | | |
U.S.I. Holdings Corp. | | | |
| 1,792,247 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing May 4, 2014 | | | 1,709,355 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,708,439 | | |
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 4.7% | | | |
AMC Entertainment, Inc. | | | |
$ | 2,664,558 | | | Term Loan, 6.62%, Maturing January 26, 2013 | | $ | 2,556,102 | | |
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. | | | |
| 497,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.68%, Maturing June 8, 2013 | | | 470,138 | | |
Bombardier Recreational Products | | | |
| 501,266 | | | Term Loan, 7.70%, Maturing June 28, 2013 | | | 483,304 | | |
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. | | | |
| 750,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing May 19, 2012(2) | | | 741,562 | | |
| 291,058 | | | Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing May 19, 2012 | | | 277,373 | | |
| 446,656 | | | Term Loan, 8.65%, Maturing May 19, 2012 | | | 437,165 | | |
Cedar Fair, L.P. | | | |
| 3,706,171 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing August 30, 2012 | | | 3,517,157 | | |
Cinemark, Inc. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing October 5, 2013(2) | | | 950,000 | | |
| 2,950,946 | | | Term Loan, 6.67%, Maturing October 5, 2013 | | | 2,797,227 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued) | | | |
Dave & Buster's, Inc. | | | |
$ | 73,125 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing March 8, 2013 | | $ | 71,663 | | |
| 122,813 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing March 8, 2013 | | | 120,356 | | |
Deluxe Entertainment Services | | | |
| 59,055 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 28, 2011 | | | 54,035 | | |
| 1,232,528 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 28, 2011 | | | 1,127,763 | | |
| 113,929 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 28, 2011 | | | 104,245 | | |
DW Funding, LLC | | | |
| 776,450 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing April 30, 2011 | | | 760,921 | | |
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. | | | |
| 1,974,893 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing March 16, 2012 | | | 1,893,429 | | |
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. | | | |
| 208,333 | | | Term Loan, 6.97%, Maturing June 9, 2014 | | | 192,188 | | |
| 415,625 | | | Term Loan, 7.16%, Maturing June 9, 2014 | | | 383,414 | | |
Mega Blocks, Inc. | | | |
| 1,480,587 | | | Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing July 26, 2012 | | | 1,354,737 | | |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 251,141 | | | Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2012(2) | | | 233,333 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2012(2) | | | 927,500 | | |
| 124,859 | | | Term Loan, Maturing April 8, 2012(2) | | | 116,743 | | |
| 862,062 | | | Term Loan, 8.11%, Maturing April 8, 2012 | | | 801,787 | | |
National CineMedia, LLC | | | |
| 2,400,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.87%, Maturing February 13, 2015 | | | 2,260,687 | | |
Regal Cinemas Corp. | | | |
| 2,962,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.33%, Maturing November 10, 2010 | | | 2,820,602 | | |
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC | | | |
| 679,667 | | | Term Loan, 8.60%, Maturing December 21, 2014 | | | 669,472 | | |
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. | | | |
| 2,089,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing April 30, 2015 | | | 1,923,790 | | |
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. | | | |
| 796,080 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing June 9, 2011 | | | 780,656 | | |
WMG Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 3,977,496 | | | Term Loan, 7.07%, Maturing February 28, 2011 | | | 3,808,452 | | |
Zuffa, LLC | | | |
| 995,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.94%, Maturing June 20, 2016 | | | 850,725 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 33,486,526 | | |
Lodging and Casinos — 2.7% | | | |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | | | |
$ | 736,228 | | | Term Loan, 7.43%, Maturing November 10, 2012 | | $ | 727,025 | | |
Bally Technologies, Inc. | | | |
| 1,231,744 | | | Term Loan, 8.39%, Maturing September 5, 2009 | | | 1,230,461 | | |
CCM Merger, Inc. | | | |
| 195,002 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing April 25, 2012 | | | 187,689 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Lodging and Casinos (continued) | | | |
Green Valley Ranch Gaming, LLC | | | |
$ | 1,255,154 | | | Term Loan, 6.99%, Maturing February 16, 2014 | | $ | 1,189,259 | | |
Herbst Gaming, Inc. | | | |
| 70,892 | | | Term Loan, 9.24%, Maturing December 2, 2011 | | | 68,378 | | |
| 1,712,350 | | | Term Loan, 9.49%, Maturing December 2, 2011 | | | 1,651,614 | | |
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. | | | |
| 435,547 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing November 30, 2013(3) | | | 404,696 | | |
| 1,396,876 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing November 30, 2013 | | | 1,297,931 | | |
| 558,751 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing November 30, 2013 | | | 519,173 | | |
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. | | | |
| 1,492,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing April 4, 2014 | | | 1,439,330 | | |
New World Gaming Partners, Ltd. | | | |
| 750,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing June 30, 2014 | | | 690,000 | | |
| 150,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing June 30, 2014 | | | 138,000 | | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | |
| 2,134,354 | | | Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing October 3, 2012 | | | 2,111,973 | | |
Seminole Tribe of Florida | | | |
| 62,105 | | | Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing March 5, 2014 | | | 61,135 | | |
| 211,842 | | | Term Loan, 6.69%, Maturing March 5, 2014 | | | 208,532 | | |
| 216,599 | | | Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 5, 2014 | | | 213,215 | | |
Venetian Casino Resort/Las Vegas Sands Inc. | | | |
| 580,000 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 14, 2014(3) | | | 545,431 | | |
| 2,308,400 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing May 23, 2014 | | | 2,170,815 | | |
VML US Finance, LLC | | | |
| 83,333 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing May 25, 2012 | | | 79,805 | | |
| 166,667 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing May 25, 2013 | | | 159,609 | | |
| 900,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing May 25, 2013 | | | 861,890 | | |
Wimar OpCo, LLC | | | |
| 2,800,525 | | | Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing January 3, 2012 | | | 2,794,302 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 18,750,263 | | |
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 1.6% | | | |
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC | | | |
$ | 279,750 | | | Term Loan, 6.59%, Maturing October 26, 2012 | | $ | 275,670 | | |
Compass Minerals Group, Inc. | | | |
| 2,023,981 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing December 22, 2012 | | | 1,983,501 | | |
Magnum Coal Co. | | | |
| 66,013 | | | Term Loan, 8.10%, Maturing March 15, 2013 | | | 60,072 | | |
| 649,699 | | | Term Loan, 8.10%, Maturing March 15, 2013 | | | 591,226 | | |
Murray Energy Corp. | | | |
| 340,375 | | | Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing January 28, 2010 | | | 332,717 | | |
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition | | | |
| 2,449,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing May 18, 2014 | | | 2,362,505 | | |
Novelis, Inc. | | | |
| 458,633 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing June 28, 2014 | | | 432,643 | | |
| 1,008,992 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing June 28, 2014 | | | 951,816 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals (continued) | | | |
Oxbow Carbon and Mineral Holdings | | | |
$ | 220,277 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing May 8, 2014 | | $ | 205,959 | | |
| 2,460,542 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing May 8, 2014 | | | 2,300,607 | | |
Thompson Creek Metals Co. | | | |
| 694,652 | | | Term Loan, 9.56%, Maturing October 26, 2012 | | | 687,706 | | |
Tube City IMS Corp. | | | |
| 108,108 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 25, 2014 | | | 104,685 | | |
| 885,203 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 25, 2014 | | | 857,171 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,146,278 | | |
Oil and Gas — 2.5% | | | |
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. | | | |
$ | 1,120,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.60%, Maturing July 20, 2014 | | $ | 1,112,533 | | |
Big West Oil, LLC | | | |
| 687,500 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 1, 2014(3) | | | 670,742 | | |
| 556,250 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing May 1, 2014 | | | 542,691 | | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. | | | |
| 454,736 | | | Term Loan, 6.44%, Maturing November 15, 2012 | | | 444,504 | | |
Dresser, Inc. | | | |
| 2,455,288 | | | Term Loan, 7.45%, Maturing May 4, 2014 | | | 2,357,691 | | |
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 2,651,064 | | | Term Loan, 6.36%, Maturing April 2, 2013 | | | 2,498,076 | | |
| 148,564 | | | Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 2, 2013 | | | 139,991 | | |
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. | | | |
| 900,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing February 8, 2012 | | | 884,250 | | |
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. | | | |
| 800,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.49%, Maturing October 31, 2014 | | | 797,500 | | |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. | | | |
| 497,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing July 6, 2013 | | | 482,762 | | |
IFM (US) Colonial Pipeline 2, LLC | | | |
| 397,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing February 27, 2012 | | | 394,519 | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | |
| 2,556,447 | | | Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing May 21, 2014 | | | 2,544,465 | | |
Niska Gas Storage | | | |
| 233,851 | | | Term Loan, 6.74%, Maturing May 13, 2011 | | | 224,303 | | |
| 88,036 | | | Term Loan, 6.81%, Maturing May 13, 2011 | | | 84,441 | | |
| 130,501 | | | Term Loan, 7.32%, Maturing May 13, 2011 | | | 125,172 | | |
| 860,305 | | | Term Loan, 7.32%, Maturing May 12, 2013 | | | 825,176 | | |
Targa Resources, Inc. | | | |
| 698,459 | | | Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing October 31, 2012 | | | 684,665 | | |
| 1,277,979 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing October 31, 2012 | | | 1,252,739 | | |
Volnay Acquisition Co. | | | |
| 1,602,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing January 12, 2014 | | | 1,569,960 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 17,636,180 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Publishing — 5.9% | | | |
American Media Operations, Inc. | | | |
$ | 2,075,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing January 31, 2013 | | $ | 2,041,281 | | |
Black Press US Partnership | | | |
| 373,056 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 2, 2013 | | | 361,631 | | |
| 614,444 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 2, 2013 | | | 595,627 | | |
CanWest MediaWorks, Ltd. | | | |
| 597,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing July 10, 2014 | | | 582,075 | | |
Dex Media West, LLC | | | |
| 81,933 | | | Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing March 9, 2010 | | | 80,128 | | |
| 308,869 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing September 9, 2010 | | | 302,562 | | |
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc. | | | |
| 1,503,261 | | | Term Loan, 7.07%, Maturing August 28, 2014 | | | 1,299,569 | | |
| 596,739 | | | Term Loan, 7.24%, Maturing August 28, 2014 | | | 515,881 | | |
Idearc, Inc. | | | |
| 5,496,361 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing November 17, 2014 | | | 5,243,715 | | |
Laureate Education, Inc. | | | |
| 283,561 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing August 17, 2014(3) | | | 273,495 | | |
| 1,909,259 | | | Term Loan, 8.73%, Maturing August 17, 2014 | | | 1,841,481 | | |
MediaNews Group, Inc. | | | |
| 399,300 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing August 25, 2010 | | | 371,349 | | |
| 2,260,787 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing August 2, 2013 | | | 2,119,488 | | |
Merrill Communications, LLC | | | |
| 1,678,996 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing February 9, 2009 | | | 1,620,231 | | |
Nebraska Book Co., Inc. | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing March 4, 2011(2) | | | 486,250 | | |
| 1,331,795 | | | Term Loan, 7.65%, Maturing March 4, 2011 | | | 1,292,881 | | |
Nelson Education, Ltd. | | | |
| 349,125 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing July 5, 2014 | | | 324,904 | | |
Newspaper Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| 350,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing July 24, 2014 | | | 329,000 | | |
Nielsen Finance, LLC | | | |
| 5,199,326 | | | Term Loan, 7.28%, Maturing August 9, 2013 | | | 4,940,805 | | |
Penton Media, Inc. | | | |
| 994,987 | | | Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing February 1, 2013 | | | 906,994 | | |
Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC | | | |
| 474,459 | | | Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing June 29, 2013 | | | 426,420 | | |
R.H. Donnelley Corp. | | | |
| 426,831 | | | Term Loan, 6.51%, Maturing June 30, 2010 | | | 414,107 | | |
Reader's Digest Association | | | |
| 5,118,847 | | | Term Loan, 7.19%, Maturing March 2, 2014 | | | 4,670,948 | | |
SGS International, Inc. | | | |
| 792,240 | | | Term Loan, 7.29%, Maturing December 30, 2011 | | | 780,356 | | |
| 196,496 | | | Term Loan, 7.44%, Maturing December 30, 2011 | | | 193,549 | | |
Source Media, Inc. | | | |
| 646,577 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing November 8, 2011 | | | 614,248 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Publishing (continued) | | | |
SP Newsprint Co. | | | |
$ | 871,627 | | | Term Loan, 8.60%, Maturing January 9, 2010 | | $ | 860,732 | | |
The Star Tribune Co. | | | |
| 1,091,750 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing March 5, 2014 | | | 831,914 | | |
TL Acquisitions, Inc. | | | |
| 1,396,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.60%, Maturing July 5, 2014 | | | 1,323,862 | | |
Tribune Co. | | | |
| 2,236,667 | | | Term Loan, 7.99%, Maturing May 17, 2009 | | | 2,164,375 | | |
| 1,990,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing May 17, 2014 | | | 1,699,211 | | |
Xsys US, Inc. | | | |
| 132,027 | | | Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing September 27, 2013 | | | 124,204 | | |
| 134,855 | | | Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing September 27, 2014 | | | 127,539 | | |
Xsys, Inc. | | | |
| 645,050 | | | Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing September 27, 2013 | | | 606,831 | | |
| 645,050 | | | Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing September 27, 2014 | | | 610,056 | | |
Yell Group, PLC | | | |
| 850,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing February 10, 2013 | | | 816,930 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 41,794,629 | | |
Radio and Television — 4.5% | | | |
Block Communications, Inc. | | | |
$ | 147,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing December 22, 2011 | | $ | 141,855 | | |
Citadel Broadcasting Corp. | | | |
| 4,975,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.46%, Maturing June 12, 2014 | | | 4,524,141 | | |
CMP Susquehanna Corp. | | | |
| 1,423,929 | | | Term Loan, 7.03%, Maturing May 5, 2013 | | | 1,335,379 | | |
Cumulus Media, Inc. | | | |
| 1,374,427 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing June 11, 2014 | | | 1,323,459 | | |
Discovery Communications, Inc. | | | |
| 2,537,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.83%, Maturing April 30, 2014 | | | 2,463,353 | | |
Emmis Operating Co. | | | |
| 1,465,327 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing November 2, 2013 | | | 1,358,480 | | |
Entravision Communications Corp. | | | |
| 240,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.73%, Maturing September 29, 2013 | | | 228,100 | | |
Gray Television, Inc. | | | |
| 1,794,500 | | | Term Loan, 6.73%, Maturing January 19, 2015 | | | 1,674,493 | | |
HIT Entertainment, Inc. | | | |
| 1,746,202 | | | Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing March 20, 2012 | | | 1,706,912 | | |
LBI Media, Inc. | | | |
| 245,625 | | | Term Loan, 6.35%, Maturing March 31, 2012 | | | 235,800 | | |
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | | | |
| 826,403 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing December 21, 2013 | | | 801,611 | | |
Local TV Finance, LLC | | | |
| 995,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.31%, Maturing May 7, 2013 | | | 939,031 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Radio and Television (continued) | | | |
NEP II, Inc. | | | |
$ | 818,809 | | | Term Loan, 7.11%, Maturing February 16, 2014 | | $ | 780,939 | | |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. | | | |
| 156,926 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 1, 2012 | | | 150,649 | | |
| 148,588 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing October 1, 2012 | | | 142,644 | | |
PanAmSat Corp. | | | |
| 3,153,219 | | | Term Loan, 7.23%, Maturing January 3, 2014 | | | 3,100,289 | | |
Paxson Communications Corp. | | | |
| 250,000 | | | Term Loan, 8.49%, Maturing January 15, 2012 | | | 237,813 | | |
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC | | | |
| 1,800,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing June 25, 2014 | | | 1,741,500 | | |
SFX Entertainment | | | |
| 122,672 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing June 21, 2013 | | | 118,992 | | |
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. | | | |
| 498,750 | | | Term Loan, 7.13%, Maturing December 19, 2012 | | | 465,396 | | |
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. | | | |
| 859,555 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing June 10, 2012 | | | 800,102 | | |
Univision Communications, Inc. | | | |
| 225,391 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing September 29, 2014(3) | | | 205,951 | | |
| 6,491,276 | | | Term Loan, 7.21%, Maturing September 29, 2014 | | | 5,931,403 | | |
Young Broadcasting, Inc. | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing November 3, 2012(2) | | | 930,000 | | |
| 243,750 | | | Term Loan, 7.67%, Maturing November 3, 2012 | | | 220,469 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 31,558,761 | | |
Rail Industries — 0.4% | | | |
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. | | | |
$ | 1,580,950 | | | Term Loan, 6.78%, Maturing March 30, 2008 | | $ | 1,545,378 | | |
RailAmerica, Inc. | | | |
| 950,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing August 14, 2008 | | | 933,375 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,478,753 | | |
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 2.1% | | | |
Amscan Holdings, Inc. | | | |
$ | 347,320 | | | Term Loan, 7.49%, Maturing May 25, 2013 | | $ | 323,008 | | |
Claire's Stores, Inc. | | | |
| 248,750 | | | Term Loan, 7.59%, Maturing May 24, 2014 | | | 210,287 | | |
Cumberland Farms, Inc. | | | |
| 1,481,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.84%, Maturing September 29, 2013 | | | 1,459,031 | | |
FTD, Inc. | | | |
| 433,835 | | | Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing July 28, 2013 | | | 430,581 | | |
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. | | | |
| 675,468 | | | Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing July 15, 2010 | | | 638,318 | | |
Josten's Corp. | | | |
| 1,172,914 | | | Term Loan, Maturing October 4, 2011(2) | | | 1,150,921 | | |
| 545,217 | | | Term Loan, 6.72%, Maturing October 4, 2011 | | | 539,290 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued) | | | |
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. | | | |
$ | 2,083,824 | | | Term Loan, 6.94%, Maturing April 5, 2013 | | $ | 2,008,893 | | |
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | | | |
| 847,875 | | | Term Loan, 7.84%, Maturing July 25, 2014 | | | 803,362 | | |
Oriental Trading Co., Inc. | | | |
| 1,926,047 | | | Term Loan, 7.22%, Maturing July 31, 2013 | | | 1,820,114 | | |
Pep Boys - Manny, Moe, & Jack, (The) | | | |
| 1,016,247 | | | Term Loan, 7.08%, Maturing January 27, 2011 | | | 999,733 | | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | |
| 1,816,465 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing November 15, 2012 | | | 1,723,372 | | |
Rover Acquisition Corp. | | | |
| 742,500 | | | Term Loan, 7.15%, Maturing October 26, 2013 | | | 713,574 | | |
Savers, Inc. | | | |
| 112,786 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing August 11, 2012 | | | 109,402 | | |
| 122,757 | | | Term Loan, 7.58%, Maturing August 11, 2012 | | | 119,074 | | |
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. | | | |
| 2,218,166 | | | Term Loan, 6.86%, Maturing February 6, 2014 | | | 2,079,531 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 15,128,491 | | |
Steel — 0.2% | | | |
Algoma Acquisition Corp. | | | |
$ | 1,310,931 | | | Term Loan, 7.33%, Maturing June 20, 2013 | | $ | 1,248,661 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,248,661 | | |
Surface Transport — 0.6% | | | |
Baker Corp. | | | |
$ | 995,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.12%, Maturing May 8, 2014 | | $ | 970,125 | | |
Gainey Corp. | | | |
| 967,332 | | | Term Loan, 11.25%, Maturing April 20, 2012 | | | 700,348 | | |
Oshkosh Truck Corp. | | | |
| 1,036,875 | | | Term Loan, 6.90%, Maturing December 6, 2013 | | | 997,168 | | |
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. | | | |
| 1,877,907 | | | Term Loan, 7.94%, Maturing May 10, 2014 | | | 1,549,861 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,217,502 | | |
Telecommunications — 2.6% | | | |
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc. | | | |
$ | 333,333 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing February 1, 2012 | | $ | 319,653 | | |
| 1,367,917 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing February 1, 2012 | | | 1,311,775 | | |
Alltell Communication | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing May 16, 2015(2) | | | 481,875 | | |
| 771,125 | | | Term Loan, 7.78%, Maturing May 16, 2015 | | | 744,054 | | |
Asurion Corp. | | | |
| 1,750,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.88%, Maturing July 13, 2012 | | | 1,692,579 | | |
Cellular South, Inc. | | | |
| 375,000 | | | Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 29, 2014(3) | | | 361,875 | | |
| 1,119,375 | | | Term Loan, 6.41%, Maturing May 29, 2014 | | | 1,080,197 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Telecommunications (continued) | | | |
Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LLC | | | |
$ | 320,833 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing February 9, 2011 | | $ | 313,481 | | |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. | | | |
| 131,875 | | | Term Loan, 6.65%, Maturing August 31, 2012 | | | 128,298 | | |
CommScope, Inc. | | | |
| 800,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.36%, Maturing November 19, 2014 | | | 791,500 | | |
Crown Castle Operating Co. | | | |
| 372,188 | | | Term Loan, 6.64%, Maturing January 9, 2014 | | | 355,971 | | |
FairPoint Communications, Inc. | | | |
| 1,340,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.63%, Maturing February 8, 2012 | | | 1,325,260 | | |
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. | | | |
| 575,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.73%, Maturing February 1, 2014 | | | 567,813 | | |
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co. | | | |
| 272,250 | | | Term Loan, 6.98%, Maturing July 3, 2013 | | | 270,548 | | |
Iowa Telecommunications Services | | | |
| 1,450,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.68%, Maturing November 23, 2011 | | | 1,409,673 | | |
IPC Systems, Inc. | | | |
| 1,393,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.09%, Maturing May 31, 2014 | | | 1,210,169 | | |
NTelos, Inc. | | | |
| 1,852,972 | | | Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing August 24, 2011 | | | 1,831,662 | | |
Stratos Global Corp. | | | |
| 196,000 | | | Term Loan, 7.59%, Maturing February 13, 2012 | | | 190,733 | | |
Telesat Canada, Inc. | | | |
| 39,370 | | | Term Loan, Maturing October 22, 2014(2) | | | 38,730 | | |
| 460,630 | | | Term Loan, Maturing October 22, 2014(2) | | | 453,145 | | |
| 419,145 | | | Term Loan, 7.95%, Maturing October 22, 2014 | | | 407,179 | | |
| 35,824 | | | Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing October 22, 2014(3) | | | 34,802 | | |
Triton PCS, Inc. | | | |
| 2,221,085 | | | Term Loan, 8.10%, Maturing November 18, 2009 | | | 2,217,383 | | |
Windstream Corp. | | | |
| 818,641 | | | Term Loan, 6.71%, Maturing July 17, 2013 | | | 805,083 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 18,343,438 | | |
Utilities — 2.3% | | | |
AEI Finance Holding, LLC | | | |
$ | 150,829 | | | Revolving Loan, 4.73%, Maturing March 30, 2012 | | $ | 144,419 | | |
| 1,124,579 | | | Term Loan, 7.83%, Maturing March 30, 2014 | | | 1,076,784 | | |
Astoria Generating Co. | | | |
| 1,101,285 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing February 23, 2013 | | | 1,069,898 | | |
BRSP, LLC | | | |
| 467,151 | | | Term Loan, 7.91%, Maturing July 13, 2009 | | | 461,311 | | |
Calpine Corp. | | | |
| 1,488,750 | | | DIP Loan, 7.08%, Maturing March 30, 2009 | | | 1,453,392 | | |
Covanta Energy Corp. | | | |
| 635,155 | | | Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing February 9, 2014 | | | 606,044 | | |
| 1,280,172 | | | Term Loan, 6.57%, Maturing February 9, 2014 | | | 1,221,497 | | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower/Tranche Description | | Value | |
Utilities (continued) | | | |
Elster Group GmbH (Ruhrgas) | | | |
$ | 95,003 | | | Term Loan, 6.91%, Maturing June 12, 2013 | | $ | 93,435 | | |
LS Power Acquisition Co. | | | |
| 196,885 | | | Term Loan, 6.85%, Maturing May 1, 2014 | | | 195,655 | | |
Mirant North America, LLC | | | |
| 237,773 | | | Term Loan, 6.60%, Maturing January 3, 2013 | | | 228,262 | | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | |
| 1,456,972 | | | Term Loan, 6.48%, Maturing June 1, 2014 | | | 1,392,683 | | |
| 3,155,445 | | | Term Loan, 6.58%, Maturing June 1, 2014 | | | 3,016,211 | | |
NSG Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 63,468 | | | Term Loan, Maturing June 15, 2014(2) | | | 59,818 | | |
| 480,348 | | | Term Loan, Maturing June 15, 2014(2) | | | 452,728 | | |
| 51,020 | | | Term Loan, 6.56%, Maturing June 15, 2014 | | | 47,800 | | |
| 386,143 | | | Term Loan, 6.56%, Maturing June 15, 2014 | | | 361,773 | | |
Pike Electric, Inc. | | | |
| 107,940 | | | Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 1, 2012 | | | 106,321 | | |
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Term Loan, Maturing October 10, 2014(2) | | | 982,500 | | |
| 598,500 | | | Term Loan, 8.40%, Maturing October 10, 2014 | | | 588,251 | | |
| 1,097,250 | | | Term Loan, 8.40%, Maturing October 10, 2014 | | | 1,081,026 | | |
USPF Holdings, LLC | | | |
| 995,000 | | | Term Loan, 6.96%, Maturing April 11, 2014 | | | 935,300 | | |
Vulcan Energy Corp. | | | |
| 776,840 | | | Term Loan, 6.38%, Maturing July 23, 2010 | | | 763,245 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 16,338,353 | | |
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests (identified cost $700,276,804) | | $ | 670,454,128 | | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.1% | | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Electronics / Electrical — 0.0% | | | |
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC, Variable Rate | | | |
$ | 300 | | | 7.993%, 10/15/13 | | $ | 277,125 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 277,125 | | |
Telecommunications — 0.1% | | | |
Qwest Corp., Sr. Notes, Variable Rate | | | |
$ | 300 | | | 8.241%, 6/15/13 | | $ | 307,500 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 307,500 | | |
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (identified cost $601,200) | | $ | 584,625 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Short-Term Investments — 7.2% | |
Time Deposits — 1.4% | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Description | | Value | |
$ | 10,017 | | | Royal Bank of Canada, 4.25%, 1/2/08 | | $ | 10,017,000 | | |
Total Time Deposits (identified cost $10,017,000) | | $ | 10,017,000 | | |
Commercial Paper — 5.8% | |
Principal Amount | | Borrower | | Rate | | Maturity Date | | Amount | |
$ | 6,982,000 | | | Abbey National, LLC | | | 4.61 | % | | 01/02/08 | | $ | 6,981,106 | | |
| 7,000,000 | | | AT&T, Inc.(5) | | | 4.10 | % | | 01/02/08 | | | 6,999,203 | | |
| 6,999,000 | | | Fortis Funding, LLC(5) | | | 4.645 | % | | 01/07/08 | | | 6,993,581 | | |
| 7,002,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp. | | | 4.20 | % | | 01/23/08 | | | 6,984,028 | | |
| 5,951,000 | | | Novartis Finance Corp.(5) | | | 3.25 | % | | 01/02/08 | | | 5,950,463 | | |
| 6,982,000 | | | Societe Generale N.A. | | | 4.43 | % | | 01/03/08 | | | 6,980,282 | | |
Total Commercial Paper (identified cost $40,888,663) | | $ | 40,888,663 | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (identified cost $50,905,663) | | $ | 50,905,663 | | |
Total Investments — 102.4% (identified cost $751,783,668) | | $ | 721,944,416 | | |
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.6)% | | $ | (4,076,921 | ) | |
Net Investments — 101.8% (identified cost $747,706,747) | | $ | 717,867,495 | | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.8)% | | $ | (12,576,234 | ) | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 705,291,261 | | |
DIP - Debtor in Possession
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust
(1) Senior floating-rate interests often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a
contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, it is anticipated that the senior floating-rate interests will have an expected average life of approximately two to three years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the "Prime Rate") and the certificate of deposit ("CD") rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
(2) This Senior Loan will settle after December 31, 2007, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
(3) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1H for description.
(4) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund.
(5) A security which has been issued under section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and is generally regarded as restricted and illiquid. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the security is registered. All such securities held are deemed liquid based on criteria and procedures authorized by the Trustees.
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2007
Assets | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $747,706,747) | | $ | 717,867,495 | | |
Cash | | | 9,030,047 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 455,855 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 691,496 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 1,283,913 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 39,097 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 729,367,903 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $ | 23,035,454 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fee | | | 338,531 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution fees | | | 147,187 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 58,342 | | |
Dividends payable | | | 13,986 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 6,306 | | |
Payable for shareholder servicing fees | | | 290,344 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 186,492 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 24,076,642 | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 705,291,261 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 736,539,430 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (1,394,933 | ) | |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (13,984 | ) | |
Net unrealized depreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (29,839,252 | ) | |
Total | | $ | 705,291,261 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | |
($705,291,261 ÷ 73,640,311 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.58 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2007
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 45,330,003 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 45,330,003 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 3,507,859 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 25,490 | | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | 1,435,200 | | |
Distribution fees | | | 1,525,156 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 284,797 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 89,292 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 12,000 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 6,355 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 64,974 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 6,951,123 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 117,357 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 117,357 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 6,833,766 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 38,496,237 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | (664,744 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 466 | | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (664,278 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | (30,496,821 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (30,496,821 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (31,161,099 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 7,335,138 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 38,496,237 | | | $ | 13,440,626 | | |
Net realized loss from investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (664,278 | ) | | | (406,916 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | (30,496,821 | ) | | | 134,769 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 7,335,138 | | | $ | 13,168,479 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — From net investment income | | $ | (38,505,958 | ) | | $ | (13,469,226 | ) | |
Tax return of capital | | | (22,394 | ) | | | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (38,528,352 | ) | | $ | (13,469,226 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — Proceeds from sale of shares | | $ | 422,766,756 | | | $ | 362,026,269 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 36,966,736 | | | | 12,354,775 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (169,788,221 | ) | | | (25,724,292 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 289,945,271 | | | $ | 348,656,752 | | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 258,752,057 | | | $ | 348,356,005 | | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 446,539,204 | | | $ | 98,183,199 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 705,291,261 | | | $ | 446,539,204 | | |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | (13,984 | ) | | $ | (7,338 | ) | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007(1) | | 2006(1) | | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | | 2003 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.040 | | | $ | 10.080 | | | $ | 10.100 | | | $ | 10.070 | | | $ | 10.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.622 | | | $ | 0.602 | | | $ | 0.406 | | | $ | 0.257 | | | $ | 0.222 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (0.459 | ) | | | (0.062 | ) | | | (0.024 | ) | | | 0.026 | | | | 0.070 | | |
Total income from operations | | $ | 0.163 | | | $ | 0.540 | | | $ | 0.382 | | | $ | 0.283 | | | $ | 0.292 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.623 | ) | | $ | (0.580 | ) | | $ | (0.402 | ) | | $ | (0.253 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | |
Tax return of capital | | | (0.000 | )(3) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.623 | ) | | $ | (0.580 | ) | | $ | (0.402 | ) | | $ | (0.253 | ) | | $ | (0.222 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.580 | | | $ | 10.040 | | | $ | 10.080 | | | $ | 10.100 | | | $ | 10.070 | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 1.62 | % | | | 5.50 | % | | | 3.86 | % | | | 2.82 | % | | | 2.93 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 705,291 | | | $ | 446,539 | | | $ | 98,183 | | | $ | 74,984 | | | $ | 45,412 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.36 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.36 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 6.30 | % | | | 6.00 | % | | | 4.03 | % | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.18 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 45 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 61 | % | | | 65 | % | |
(1) Net investment income per share was 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) Amount less than $0.001.
See notes to financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable 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 provide a high level of current income. The Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — The Fund's investments are primarily in interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans). Interests in Senior Loans for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued on the basis of prices furnished by an independent pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the following valuation techniques: (i) a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan relative to yields on other loan interests issued by companies of comparable credit quality; (ii) a comparison of the value of the borrower's outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable publ ic companies; (iii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iv) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower's assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Fund. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds m anaged by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser's Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.
B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately.
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. At December 31, 2007, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $1,324,550 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future
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net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on December 31, 2012 ($48,462), December 31, 2013 ($248,072), December 31, 2014 ($194,302) and December 31, 2015 ($833,714).
Additionally, at December 31, 2007, the Fund had a net capital loss of $62,928 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2007. This net capital loss is treated as arising on the first day of the Fund's taxable year ending December 31, 2008.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of December 31, 2007, there are no uncertain tax positions that wo uld require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
G 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.
H Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower's discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
I Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
J 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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Trust. 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
The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforward from prior years, if any) are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the Fund at the net
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONT'D
asset value on the ex-dividend date, or, if an election is made on behalf of a separate account, to receive some or all of the distribution in cash.
The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Distributions declared from: | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 38,505,958 | | | $ | 13,469,226 | | |
Tax return of capital | | $ | 22,394 | | | $ | — | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2007, accumulated net realized loss was increased by $3,075 and accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income was decreased by $3,075 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for premium amortization and foreign currency gain/loss. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2007, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward and post October loss | | $ | (1,387,478 | ) | |
Other temporary differences | | $ | (13,986 | ) | |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (29,846,707 | ) | |
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to differences in book and tax accounting for wash sales, premium amortization and the timing of recognizing distributions to shareholders.
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.575% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $1 billion and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level and is payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the fee amounted to $3,507,859. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund's principal underwriter and a subsidiary of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
4 Distribution Plan
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The distribution plan provides that the Fund will pay EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets for the sale and distribution of Fund shares. Distribution fees for the year ended December 31, 2007 amounted to $1,525,156. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell va riable insurance products.
5 Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan ("Servicing Plan"). The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to its shares that are
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONT'D
subject to shareholder servicing agreements. For the year ended December 31, 2007, shareholder servicing fees were equivalent to 0.23% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets and amounted to $1,435,200.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short term obligations and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans aggregated $548,778,283 and $253,487,946, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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). At December 31, 2007, separate accounts of two insurance companies each owned more than 10% of the Fund's shares outstanding aggregating 95.6% of the Fund's shares outstanding. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Sales | | | 42,552,092 | | | | 36,067,838 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 3,759,307 | | | | 1,230,525 | | |
Redemptions | | | (17,154,153 | ) | | | (2,559,352 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 29,157,246 | | | | 34,739,011 | | |
8 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2007, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | | $ | 747,714,202 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 96,262 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (29,942,969 | ) | |
Net unrealized depreciation | | $ | (29,846,707 | ) | |
9 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $1.5 billion unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at the bank's base rate or an amount above LIBOR. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2007.
10 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.
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Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Variable Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the "Fund") (one of the series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and selling or agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund as of December 31, 2007, 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.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2008
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 23, 2007, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Special Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Special Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Special Committee held in February, March and April 2007. Such information included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
• Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
• Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;
• Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
Information about Portfolio Management
• Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed;
• Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
• Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
Information about each Adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
• Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
• Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
• Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
Other Relevant Information
• Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
• Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and
• The terms of each advisory agreement.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D
In addition to the information identified above, the Special Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2007, the Board met eleven times and the Special Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met thirteen, fourteen and nine times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Special Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Special Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Special Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Special Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management (the "Adviser"), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Special Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Special Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Special Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. The Board considered the Adviser's experience in managing senior loan portfolios. The Board noted the experience of the Adviser's 30 bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including five portfolio managers and 17 analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2006 for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund's performance relative to its peers is affected by management's focus on reducing volatility. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (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 year ended September 30, 2006, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider.
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser in connection with its relationship with the Fund.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the Adviser's profitability may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and the Fund. The Board also conclude d that the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research, "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., and "OrbiMed" refers to OrbiMed Advisors LLC. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | Trustee and President | | Since 2007 | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or Officer of 177 registered investment companies and 5 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Trust. | | | 175 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Allen R. Freedman 4/3/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1978-2000). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). | | | 177 | | | Director of Assurant, Inc. and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Since 2000 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Heidi L. Steiger 7/8/53 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | President, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004). | | | 175 | | | Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider) and Aviva USA (insurance provider) | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Since 2000 | | Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Samuel D. Isaly 3/12/45 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Managing Partner of OrbiMed. Officer of 4 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President | | Since 2006 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 57 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR | |
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Scott H. Page 11/30/59 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 15 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 81 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Craig P. Russ 10/30/63 | | Vice President | | Since 2007 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 10 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Maureen A. Gemma 5/24/60 | | Secretary | | Since 2007 | | Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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John A. Pelletier 6/24/64 | | Chief Legal Officer | | Since 2007 | | Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of EVC, EVM, BMR, EVD, and EV. Previously, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President (2004-2007) and General Counsel (1997-2004) of Natixis Global Associates. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
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Annual Report December 31, 2007
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EATON VANCE
VT
WORLDWIDE
HEALTH
SCIENCES
FUND
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to Portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007).
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 line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy ("variable contracts") (if applicable). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/07) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/07) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/07 – 12/31/07) | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,004.00 | | | $ | 7.53 | ** | |
Hypothetical | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.70 | | | $ | 7.58 | ** | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.49% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2007. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges.
** Absent a performance fee adjustment during the period, expenses would have been higher.
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
ManagEMEnt’s disCussion of fund pErforManCE
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Samuel D. Isaly
Lead Portfolio Manager
Sven H. Borho, CFA
Geoffrey C. Hsu, CFA
Richard D. Klemm, Ph.D., CFA
Trevor M. Polischuk, Ph.D.
Economic and Market Conditions
· During the first half of the year ended December 31, 2007, the worldwide market for prescription drugs continued to grow at a healthy pace. Coming off a solid year in 2006, in which prescription drug sales increased 7% to $643 billion (8%, or $274 billion in the United States), pharmaceutical revenues saw healthy growth in the first six months of the period. In the biotechnology and medical device industries, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity became a dominant theme, which bolstered stock prices.
· During the second half of the year, the broader stock market declined on economic concerns unrelated to health care, and this decline had a dampening effect on health care stocks. Troubles with subprime mortgages and the U.S. housing crisis, along with record high crude oil prices, rattled the financial markets, leading to concerns of an economic slowdown. Despite the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates during the second half of 2007, volatility in equity and fixed-income markets continued through year end.
· Political rhetoric during the presidential campaign also contributed to a general decline of health care stocks in the second half of the period, as many candidates attacked the drug industry, causing investors to be more cautious about the sector as a whole. In addition, a record low number of drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limited the sector’s performance.
Management Discussion
· The Fund invests the majority of its assets in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, shifting the weighting of each as management identifies believed trends and potential investment opportunities. A smaller percentage of the Fund’s assets is invested in medical device companies.
· During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark, the S&P 500 Index due to stock selection. The Fund also outperformed its secondary benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Index (the “MSCI Index”) due to outperformance from medical device companies, cancer drug companies, and molecular diagnostics companies, which attack diseases at the molecular, or genetic, level. In addition, several large biotechnology holdings in the Fund were acquired during the first half of the year, supporting management’s belief that increased M&A activity in this sector would occur, and bolstering the Fund’s performance. The Fund underperformed the Lipper Health/Biotechnology Fund Classification average.(2)
· The primary holding limiting the Fund’s performance, relative to the MSCI Index, was a large biotechnology company that declined due to questions raised by the FDA, which hurt the company’s sales and caused the company to reduce its workforce. However, management believes this cost-cutting effort will benefit the company over the longer term.(2)
Eaton Vance Vt Worldwide Health Sciences Fund | |
Total Return Performance 12/31/06 – 12/31/07 | | |
| | | |
The Fund At Net Asset Value(1) | | 6.17 | % |
S&P 500 Index(2) | | 5.49 | |
MSCI World Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Index(2) | | 1.14 | |
Lipper Health/Biotechnology Fund Average(2) | | 8.81 | |
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(1) There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculations of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall returns shown. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. Absent a performance fee adjustment during the period, the return would have been lower.
(2) It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices. The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged market index of common stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. The MSCI World Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Index is an unmanaged global index of common stocks in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries. The Lipper return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund. The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of a domestic index and a foreign index because it invests in domestic and foreign securities.
The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. In addition, portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
portfoLio CoMposition
Common Stock Sector Distribution†
By net assets
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Country Concentration of Fund†
By net assets
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† As a percentage of Fund net assets as of 12/31/07.
Top Ten Common Stock Holdings* | | | |
By net assets | | | |
| | | |
Schering-Plough Corp. | | 5.5 | % |
Genzyme Corp. | | 5.2 | |
Gen-Probe, Inc. | | 5.0 | |
Novartis AG | | 4.8 | |
Genentech, Inc. | | 4.4 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd | | 4.2 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | 4.1 | |
Amgen, Inc. | | 3.7 | |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | 3.6 | |
Covidien, Ltd. | | 3.6 | |
* Top Ten Common Stock Holdings represented 44.1% of Fund net assets as of 12/31/07.
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
fund PERFORMANCE
The line graph and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graph compares the performance of the Fund with that of the S&P 500 Index, a broad-based, unmanaged market index commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance, and the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Index, an unmanaged global index of common stocks in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science industries. The lines on the graph represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in each of the Fund, the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI World Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Index. The table includes the total return of the Fund at net asset value. There is no sales charge. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of insurance-related charges or of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges.
Performance(1)
Average Annual Total Returns at net asset value | | | |
| | | |
One Year | | 6.17 | % |
Five Years | | 9.42 | |
Life of Fund† | | 3.74 | |
†Inception Date – 5/2/01
(1) The Fund has no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall returns shown. Absent a performance fee adjustment during the period, performance would have been lower.
Total Annual | | | |
Operating Expenses(2) | | | |
| | | |
Gross Expense Ratio | | 1.82 | % |
Net Expense Ratio | | 1.61 | |
(2)From the Fund’s prospectus dated 5/1/07. Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses were 1.61% after applying the performance fee adjustment of 0.21%. For a description of the performance fee adjustment, see “Management and Organization” in the Fund’s prospectus. Absent a performance fee adjustment during the period, expenses would have been higher.
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*Source: Thomson Financial. Investment operations commenced 5/2/01.
The graph does not reflect the deduction of insurance-related charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Indices’ total returns do not reflect any commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Index performance is available as of month-end only.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Common Stocks — 93.97% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Major Capitalization-Europe — 11.56%(1) | |
Merck KGaA Co. | | | 5,900 | | | $ | 763,032 | | | | 3.35 | % | |
Novartis AG | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,093,747 | | | | 4.80 | % | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 4,500 | | | | 777,896 | | | | 3.41 | % | |
| | $ | 2,634,675 | | | | 11.56 | % | |
Major Capitalization-Far East — 11.78%(1) | | | | | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | $ | 520,447 | | | | 2.28 | % | |
Chugai Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 600,676 | | | | 2.63 | % | |
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | | | 33,900 | | | | 601,016 | | | | 2.64 | % | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 16,500 | | | | 963,944 | | | | 4.23 | % | |
| | $ | 2,686,083 | | | | 11.78 | % | |
Major Capitalization-North America — 36.79%(1) | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 13,000 | | | $ | 729,950 | | | | 3.20 | % | |
Amgen, Inc.(2) | | | 18,000 | | | | 835,920 | | | | 3.67 | % | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 16,000 | | | | 928,800 | | | | 4.08 | % | |
Biogen Idec, Inc.(2) | | | 13,000 | | | | 739,960 | | | | 3.25 | % | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 17,000 | | | | 450,840 | | | | 1.98 | % | |
Covidien, Ltd. | | | 18,400 | | | | 814,936 | | | | 3.58 | % | |
Genentech, Inc.(2) | | | 15,000 | | | | 1,006,050 | | | | 4.41 | % | |
Genzyme Corp.(2) | | | 15,900 | | | | 1,183,596 | | | | 5.19 | % | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 19,600 | | | | 445,508 | | | | 1.95 | % | |
Schering-Plough Corp. | | | 46,900 | | | | 1,249,416 | | | | 5.48 | % | |
| | $ | 8,384,976 | | | | 36.79 | % | |
Small & Mid Capitalization-North America — 33.84%(1) | |
Align Technology, Inc.(2) | | | 26,000 | | | $ | 433,680 | | | | 1.90 | % | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(2) | | | 21,400 | | | | 757,560 | | | | 3.32 | % | |
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.(2) | | | 5,300 | | | | 141,351 | | | | 0.62 | % | |
Exelixis, Inc.(2) | | | 35,200 | | | | 303,776 | | | | 1.33 | % | |
Genomic Health, Inc.(2) | | | 14,300 | | | | 323,752 | | | | 1.42 | % | |
Gen-Probe, Inc.(2) | | | 18,000 | | | | 1,132,740 | | | | 4.97 | % | |
ImClone Systems, Inc.(2) | | | 11,000 | | | | 473,000 | | | | 2.08 | % | |
InterMune, Inc.(2) | | | 18,000 | | | | 239,940 | | | | 1.05 | % | |
LifeCell Corp.(2) | | | 12,000 | | | | 517,320 | | | | 2.27 | % | |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | | | 30,200 | | | | 452,396 | | | | 1.99 | % | |
Mylan, Inc. | | | 33,700 | | | | 473,822 | | | | 2.08 | % | |
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | | | 34,800 | | | | 133,284 | | | | 0.58 | % | |
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | | | 11,600 | | | | 645,192 | | | | 2.83 | % | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Small & Mid Capitalization-North America (continued) | |
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | | | 17,000 | | | $ | 824,670 | | | | 3.62 | % | |
Sepracor, Inc.(2) | | | 16,000 | | | | 420,000 | | | | 1.84 | % | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | | | 19,000 | | | | 441,370 | | | | 1.94 | % | |
| | $ | 7,713,853 | | | | 33.84 | % | |
Total Common Stocks (identified cost $17,688,361) | | | | | | $ | 21,419,587 | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments — 6.35% | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Value | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Abbey National, LLC, Commercial Paper, 4.61%, 1/2/08 | | $ | 305 | | | $ | 304,961 | | | | 1.34 | % | |
Fortis Funding, LLC, Commercial Paper, 4.645%, 1/7/08 | | | 150 | | | | 149,884 | | | | 0.66 | % | |
Royal Bank of Canada, Time Deposit, 4.25%, 1/2/08 | | | 992 | | | | 992,000 | | | | 4.35 | % | |
Total Short-Term Investments (identified cost $1,446,845) | | | | | | $ | 1,446,845 | | | | | | |
Total Investments (identified cost $19,135,206) | | | | | | $ | 22,866,432 | | | | 100.32 | % | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities | | | | | | $ | (73,200 | ) | | | (0.32 | )% | |
Net Assets | | | | | | $ | 22,793,232 | | | | 100.00 | % | |
(1) Major capitalization is defined as market value of $5 billion or more. Small & Mid Capitalization is defined as market value less than $5 billion.
(2) Non-income producing security.
Country Concentration of Portfolio | |
Country | | Percentage of Net Assets | | Value | |
United States | | | 76.98 | % | | $ | 17,545,674 | | |
Japan | | | 11.78 | | | | 2,686,084 | | |
Switzerland | | | 8.21 | | | | 1,871,642 | | |
Germany | | | 3.35 | | | | 763,032 | | |
| | | 100.32 | % | | $ | 22,866,432 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2007
Assets | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $19,135,206) | | $ | 22,866,432 | | |
Cash | | | 51 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 5,819 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 233 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 8,845 | | |
Tax reclaims receivable | | | 17,693 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 22,899,073 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 24,456 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fee | | | 17,017 | | |
Payable for shareholder servicing fees | | | 8,499 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution fees | | | 4,978 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 46 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 50,845 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 105,841 | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 22,793,232 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 16,671,538 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 2,388,479 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 3,733,215 | | |
Total | | $ | 22,793,232 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | |
($22,793,232 ÷ 1,801,119 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 12.66 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2007
Investment Income | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $8,351) | | $ | 174,537 | | |
Interest | | | 47,984 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 222,521 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 179,515 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 562 | | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | 34,315 | | |
Distribution fees | | | 61,152 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 40,650 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 33,878 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 12,000 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 146 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 5,608 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 367,826 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of investment adviser fee | | $ | 108 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 108 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 367,718 | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (145,197 | ) | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | 3,039,473 | | |
Disposal of an investment in violation of restrictions and net increase from payment by affiliate | | | 0 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (7,801 | ) | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 3,031,672 | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | (1,362,533 | ) | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,836 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (1,360,697 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 1,670,975 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,525,778 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
From operations — | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (145,197 | ) | | $ | (182,017 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, disposal of an investment in violation of restrictions and net increase from payment by affiliate, and foreign currency transactions | | | 3,031,672 | | | | (141,580 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency | | | (1,360,697 | ) | | | 288,506 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,525,778 | | | $ | (35,091 | ) | |
Distributions to shareholders — From net realized gain | | $ | (206,765 | ) | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (206,765 | ) | | $ | — | | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — Proceeds from sale of shares | | $ | 2,021,809 | | | $ | 3,919,305 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 206,765 | | | | — | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (6,610,938 | ) | | | (6,976,263 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (4,382,364 | ) | | $ | (3,056,958 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (3,063,351 | ) | | $ | (3,092,049 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 25,856,583 | | | $ | 28,948,632 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 22,793,232 | | | $ | 25,856,583 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007(1) | | 2006(1) | | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | | 2003(1) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 12.030 | | | $ | 12.030 | | | $ | 11.240 | | | $ | 10.580 | | | $ | 8.140 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | (0.077 | ) | | $ | (0.090 | ) | | $ | (0.127 | ) | | $ | (0.141 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 0.808 | | | | 0.077 | | | | 0.880 | | | | 0.787 | | | | 2.581 | | |
Total income from operations | | $ | 0.733 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.790 | | | $ | 0.660 | | | $ | 2.440 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net realized gain | | $ | (0.103 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.103 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 12.660 | | | $ | 12.030 | | | $ | 12.030 | | | $ | 11.240 | | | $ | 10.580 | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 6.17 | %(4) | | | 0.00 | %(3) | | | 7.03 | % | | | 6.24 | % | | | 29.98 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 22,793 | | | $ | 25,857 | | | $ | 28,949 | | | $ | 28,208 | | | $ | 24,284 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 1.50 | %(5) | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 2.19 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 1.50 | %(5) | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 2.19 | % | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.65 | )% | | | (0.82 | )% | | | (1.18 | )% | | | (1.48 | )% | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 65 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 29 | % | |
(1) Net investment loss was 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) During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Fund realized a gain on the disposal of an investment security which did not meet investment guidelines. The gain was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return.
(4) During the year ended December 31, 2007, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for a net loss realized on the disposal of an investment security which did not meet investment guidelines. The loss was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return.
(5) The investment adviser waived a portion of its investment advisory fee (equal to less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2007).
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable 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 growth by investing in a worldwide and diversified portfolio of securities of health sciences companies. The Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the- counter market, by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. 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 f air value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.
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. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
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.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties,
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accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of December 31, 2007, there are no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
G 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.
H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I 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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Trust. 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.
J Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Fund enters into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as for non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a forei gn currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in shares of the Fund at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date, or if an election is made on behalf of a separate account, to receive some or all of the distribution in cash.
The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
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The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Distributions declared from: | |
Long-term capital gains | | $ | 206,765 | | | | — | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2007, accumulated undistributed net realized gain was increased by $7,801, accumulated net investment loss was decreased by $145,197, and paid-in capital was decreased by $152,998 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for net operating losses and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2007, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed net realized gain | | $ | 2,413,899 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 3,707,795 | | |
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales.
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by OrbiMed Advisors, LLC (OrbiMed) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at the annual rate of 1% of the Fund's first $30 million in average daily net assets, 0.90% of the next $20 million in average daily net assets, 0.75% of the next $450 million in average daily net assets, and 0.70% of the next $500 million in average daily net assets, and is payable monthly. The fee rate declines for net assets of $1 billion and greater. In addition, effective May 1, 2002, OrbiMed's fee is subject to an upward or downward performance fee adjustment of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund based upon the investment performance of the Fund compared to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over a 36-month performance period. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the investment adviser fee, net of a downward performance adjustment of $65,09 3, was equivalent to 0.73% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets and amounted to $179,515. The Adviser has agreed to reduce the investment adviser fee by an amount equal to that portion of commissions paid to broker dealers in execution of Fund portfolio transactions that is consideration for third-party research services. For the year ended December 31, 2007, OrbiMed waived $108 of its advisory fee. Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund's principal underwriter and a subsidiary of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of OrbiMed's or EVM's organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment advisory fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund realized a loss of $1,992 due to the sale of an investment security not meeting investment guidelines, and was reimbursed for such loss by OrbiMed.
4 Distribution Plan
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The distribution plan allows the Fund to pay EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets for the sale and distribution of Fund shares. Distribution fees for the year ended December 31, 2007 amounted to $61,152. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell variable insurance pr oducts.
5 Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan ("Servicing Plan"). The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable
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contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to its shares that are subject to shareholder servicing agreements. For the year ended December 31, 2007, shareholder servicing fees were equivalent to 0.14% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets and amounted to $34,315.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $15,266,940 and $20,778,509, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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). At December 31, 2007, separate accounts of two insurance companies owned 58% and 42%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Sales | | | 159,684 | | | | 331,874 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 17,886 | | | | — | | |
Redemptions | | | (526,535 | ) | | | (588,302 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (348,965 | ) | | | (256,428 | ) | |
8 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2007, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | | $ | 19,160,626 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 5,439,118 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (1,733,312 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 3,705,806 | | |
9 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $200 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2007.
10 Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets, whil e growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
11 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.
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FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Variable Trust
and Shareholders of Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund (the "Fund") (one of the series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2006, and all prior periods presented were audited by other auditors. Those auditors expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights in their report dated February 16, 2007.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and si gnificant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2008
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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
As required by the Internal Revenue Code regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund's fiscal year end regarding the status of capital gains dividends.
Capital Gains Dividends. The Fund designates $206,765 as a capital gain dividend.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 23, 2007, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Special Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Special Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Special Committee held in February, March and April 2007. Such information included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
• Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
• Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;
• Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
Information about Portfolio Management
• Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed;
• Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
• Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
Information about each Adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
• Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
• Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
• Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
Other Relevant Information
• Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
• Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and
• The terms of each advisory agreement.
In addition to the information identified above, the Special Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2007, the
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Board met eleven times and the Special Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met thirteen, fourteen and nine times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Special Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Special Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Special Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Special Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund (the "Fund") with OrbiMed Advisors LLC (the "Adviser") as well as the administrative services agreement of the Fund with Eaton Vance Management (the "Administrator"), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Special Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreements. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Special Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Special Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement and the administrative services agreement.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement and the administrative services agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Administrator.
The Board considered the Adviser's and the Administrator's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. The Board noted the Adviser's experience in managing health sciences portfolios and the experience of the 23 professional and nine support staff including portfolio managers, traders and analysts who provide services under the investment advisory agreement. The Board evaluated the level of skill and expertise required to manage the Fund and concluded that the human resources available at the Adviser were appropriate to fulfill effectively its duties on behalf of the Fund. The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser, the Administrator and their respective affiliates. Am ong other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and Administrator and their affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers.
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 Administrator, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement and the administrative services agreement, respectively.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2006 for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund has underperformed its peers and that the Adviser is taking steps to improve performance. The Board concluded that it would be appropriate to allow additional time to evaluate the effectiveness of these actions.
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Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund's total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2006, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board noted that the advisory fee includes a performance-based component that is intended to align the interests of the Adviser with the interests of shareholders.
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Administrator, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and the Administrator and their respective affiliates 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 by the Adviser or the Administrator without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by such party in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser or the Administrator in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits to the Adviser of research services that may be available as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients and the benefits to the Administrator and its affiliates of payments by the Adviser to an affiliate of the Administrator to support marketing of the Fund.
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 the Administrator are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and the Administrator, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the Adviser's and the Administrator's profitability may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and the Ad ministrator, on the one hand, and the Fund on the other hand. The Board also concluded that the structure of the investment advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause such benefits to continue to be shared equitably.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research, "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., and "OrbiMed" refers to OrbiMed Advisors LLC. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | Trustee and President | | Since 2007 | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or Officer of 177 registered investment companies and 5 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Trust. | | | 175 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Allen R. Freedman 4/3/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1978-2000). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). | | | 177 | | | Director of Assurant, Inc. and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Since 2000 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Heidi L. Steiger 7/8/53 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | President, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004). | | | 175 | | | Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider) and Aviva USA (insurance provider) | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Since 2000 | | Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Samuel D. Isaly 3/12/45 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Managing Partner of OrbiMed. Officer of 4 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President | | Since 2006 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 57 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Scott H. Page 11/30/59 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 15 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 81 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Craig P. Russ 10/30/63 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 10 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Maureen A. Gemma 5/24/60 | | Secretary | | Since 2007 | | Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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John A. Pelletier 6/24/64 | | Chief Legal Officer | | Since 2007 | | Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV. Previously, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President (2004-2007) and General Counsel (1997-2004) of Natixis Global Associates. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Administrator of Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Adviser of Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund
OrbiMed Advisors LLC
767 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Eaton Vance VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
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Annual Report December 31, 2007
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EATON VANCE
VT
LARGE-CAP
VALUE
FUND
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
management’s discussion of fund performance
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Michael R. Mach, CEA
Portfolio Manger
Economic and Market Conditions
· Broad equity markets finished the period from March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, with respectable gains. The second and third fiscal quarters of 2007 were marked by broad-based gains, despite increased volatility, but were followed by a fourth quarter that saw negative returns for several of the major equity indexes. Troubles with subprime mortgages and the U.S. housing crisis rattled the financial markets, leading to concerns of an economic slowdown. Despite the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates during the second half of 2007, volatility in the equity and fixed income markets continued through year-end.
· For the period from March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, seven of the ten major sectors within the Russell 1000 Value Index registered positive returns. Energy, consumer staples, utilities, and industrials were the top-performing Russell 1000 Value Index sectors during the period, while the financials, consumer discretionary, and information technology sectors produced the weakest performance with negative returns.(2)
· On average during the period from March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, large-capitalization stocks out-performed small-capitalization stocks and growth-style investments reversed course to outperform value-style investments.
Management Discussion
· For the period from inception on March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, seven out of 10 sectors in VT Large-Cap Value Fund had positive absolute returns and outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index. The sectors that contributed the most to relative outperformance for the period were the financial, information technology, energy, and industrial sectors. The health care and consumer staples sectors detracted from performance relative to the benchmark.(2)
· Stock selection was the primary contributor to VT Large-Cap Value Fund’s relative outperformance. The added value and outperformance came from investing in stronger-performing names within most sectors, rather than having significant over- or underweights in each sector.
Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund | | | |
Total Return Performance 3/30/07 – 12/31/07 | | | |
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund(1) | | 6.30 | % |
Russell 1000 Value Index(2) | | -1.40 | |
Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Average(2) | | 1.23 | |
(1) There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculations of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall returns shown. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. Absent a voluntary allocation of certain expenses to the investment adviser, the return would have been lower.
(2) It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a broad-based index of value stocks. The Lipper average is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.
The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. In addition, portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense limitation or waiver in effect for certain periods, performance would have been lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
fund composition
Common Stock Investments by Sector*
By net assets
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* As a percentage of Fund net assets as of 12/31/07.
Top Ten Equity Holdings** | | | |
By net assets | | | |
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AT&T, Inc. | | 0.1 | % |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 0.1 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | 0.1 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | 0.1 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 0.1 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 0.1 | |
Hess Corp. | | 0.1 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 0.1 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | 0.1 | |
American International Group, Inc. | | 0.1 | |
**Top Ten Equity Holdings represented 1.0% of Fund net assets as of 12/31/07.
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
fund performance
The line graph and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graph compares the performance of the Fund with that of the Russell 1000 Value Index, a broad-based, unmanaged index of value stocks. The lines on the graph represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in each of the Fund and the Russell 1000 Value Index. The table includes the total return of the Fund at net asset value. There is no sales charge. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of insurance-related charges or of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges.
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* Source: Thomson Financial. Investment operations commenced on 3/30/07.
The graph does not reflect the deduction of insurance-related charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Index’s total returns do not reflect any commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. Index performance is available as of month-end only.
Performance(1)
Cumulative Total Returns at net asset value | | | |
Life of Fund† | | 6.30 | % |
†Inception Date – 3/30/07 | | | |
(1) The Fund has no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall return shown. Absent a voluntary allocation of certain expenses to the investment adviser, the return would have been lower.
Total Annual | | | |
Operating Expenses(2) | | | |
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Expense Ratio | | 1.29 | % |
(2)From the Fund’s prospectus dated 5/1/07.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. Absent an expense limitation or waiver in effect for certain periods, performance would have been lower. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007).
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 line, 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 line 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 annual rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy ("variable contracts") (if applicable). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/07) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/07) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/07 – 12/31/07) | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,008.50 | | | $ | 6.63 | ** | |
Hypothetical | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | $ | 6.67 | ** | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.31% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2007. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges.
** Absent a voluntary allocation of certain expenses to the investment adviser, the expenses would have been higher.
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Common Stocks — 4.3% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2% | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 179 | | | $ | 15,929 | | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 145 | | | | 15,263 | | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 172 | | | | 13,165 | | |
| | $ | 44,357 | | |
Auto Components — 0.0%* | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 256 | | | $ | 9,226 | | |
| | $ | 9,226 | | |
Capital Markets — 0.3% | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 373 | | | $ | 20,556 | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 272 | | | | 13,263 | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 82 | | | | 17,634 | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 320 | | | | 16,995 | | |
| | $ | 68,448 | | |
Chemicals — 0.0%* | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | | | 60 | | | $ | 5,918 | | |
| | $ | 5,918 | | |
Commercial Banks — 0.1% | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 109 | | | $ | 7,156 | | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 160 | | | | 5,078 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 411 | | | | 12,408 | | |
| | $ | 24,642 | | |
Communications Equipment — 0.1% | |
Nokia Oyj ADR | | | 403 | | | $ | 15,471 | | |
| | $ | 15,471 | | |
Computer Peripherals — 0.2% | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 466 | | | $ | 23,524 | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 224 | | | | 24,214 | | |
| | $ | 47,738 | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 360 | | | $ | 14,854 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 566 | | | | 24,706 | | |
| | $ | 39,560 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 611 | | | $ | 25,393 | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 547 | | | | 23,898 | | |
| | $ | 49,291 | | |
Electric Utilities — 0.1% | |
Edison International | | | 368 | | | $ | 19,640 | | |
| | $ | 19,640 | | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1% | |
Transocean, Inc.(1) | | | 105 | | | $ | 15,031 | | |
| | $ | 15,031 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 135 | | | $ | 5,366 | | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 450 | | | | 12,019 | | |
Safeway, Inc. | | | 340 | | | | 11,631 | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 175 | | | | 8,318 | | |
| | $ | 37,334 | | |
Food Products — 0.1% | |
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 163 | | | $ | 5,319 | | |
Nestle SA | | | 44 | | | | 20,204 | | |
| | $ | 25,523 | | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%* | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 164 | | | $ | 9,468 | | |
| | $ | 9,468 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%* | |
McDonald's Corp. | | | 126 | | | $ | 7,423 | | |
| | $ | 7,423 | | |
Household Products — 0.0%* | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 100 | | | $ | 6,934 | | |
| | $ | 6,934 | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.1% | |
Mirant Corp.(1) | | | 387 | | | $ | 15,085 | | |
NRG Energy, Inc.(1) | | | 375 | | | | 16,252 | | |
| | $ | 31,337 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%* | |
General Electric Co. | | | 260 | | | $ | 9,638 | | |
| | $ | 9,638 | | |
Insurance — 0.4% | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 351 | | | $ | 20,463 | | |
Chubb Corp. | | | 298 | | | | 16,265 | | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 187 | | | | 16,305 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 165 | | | | 9,606 | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 150 | | | | 13,956 | | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 369 | | | | 19,852 | | |
| | $ | 96,447 | | |
Machinery — 0.2% | |
Deere & Co. | | | 209 | | | $ | 19,462 | | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 134 | | | | 12,991 | | |
| | $ | 32,453 | | |
Media — 0.1% | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 1,110 | | | $ | 18,326 | | |
Walt Disney Co. | | | 288 | | | | 9,297 | | |
| | $ | 27,623 | | |
Metals & Mining — 0.2% | |
Alcoa, Inc. | | | 190 | | | $ | 6,944 | | |
BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR | | | 190 | | | | 13,308 | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B | | | 154 | | | | 15,776 | | |
| | $ | 36,028 | | |
Multiline Retail — 0.0%* | |
JC Penney Co., Inc. | | | 115 | | | $ | 5,059 | | |
| | $ | 5,059 | | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 151 | | | $ | 14,834 | | |
| | $ | 14,834 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 188 | | | $ | 12,350 | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 141 | | | | 15,163 | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 175 | | | | 16,333 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 250 | | | $ | 22,075 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 198 | | | | 18,551 | | |
Hess Corp. | | | 221 | | | | 22,290 | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 313 | | | | 24,098 | | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 177 | | | | 12,395 | | |
XTO Energy, Inc. | | | 195 | | | | 10,015 | | |
| | $ | 153,270 | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 154 | | | $ | 8,647 | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 175 | | | | 11,673 | | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 870 | | | | 19,775 | | |
Wyeth | | | 343 | | | | 15,157 | | |
| | $ | 55,252 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 81 | | | $ | 7,625 | | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 53 | | | | 4,866 | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 81 | | | | 7,036 | | |
| | $ | 19,527 | | |
Road & Rail — 0.1% | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 216 | | | $ | 17,978 | | |
| | $ | 17,978 | | |
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 227 | | | $ | 5,237 | | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 331 | | | | 9,510 | | |
| | $ | 14,747 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%* | |
Nike, Inc., Class B | | | 115 | | | $ | 7,388 | | |
| | $ | 7,388 | | |
Tobacco — 0.1% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 213 | | | $ | 16,099 | | |
| | $ | 16,099 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%* | |
Vodafone Group PLC ADR | | | 132 | | | $ | 4,926 | | |
| | $ | 4,926 | | |
Total Common Stocks (identified cost $910,873) | | $ | 968,610 | | |
Total Investments — 4.3% (identified cost $910,873) | | $ | 968,610 | | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 95.7% | | $ | 21,726,333 | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 22,694,943 | | |
ADR - American Depository Receipt
(1) Non-income producing security.
* Less than 0.05%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2007
Assets | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $910,873) | | $ | 968,610 | | |
Cash | | | 48,705 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 14,737 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 21,696,537 | | |
Receivable from the investment adviser | | | 57,453 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,832 | | |
Tax reclaims receivable | | | 46 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 22,787,920 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $ | 29,246 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fee | | | 518 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution fees | | | 207 | | |
Payable for shareholder servicing fees | | | 49 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 62,957 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 92,977 | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 22,694,943 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 22,651,817 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (19,870 | ) | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 5,256 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 57,740 | | |
Total | | $ | 22,694,943 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | |
($22,694,943 ÷ 2,135,004 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.63 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Period Ended
December 31, 2007(1)
Investment Income | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $72) | | $ | 10,656 | | |
Interest | | | 1,150 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 11,806 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 3,349 | | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | | 261 | | |
Distribution fees | | | 1,340 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 36,994 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 26,684 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 6,500 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 610 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 1,214 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 76,952 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 35 | | |
Allocation of expenses to the investment adviser | | | 69,955 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 69,990 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 6,962 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,844 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | (19,455 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (3 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (19,458 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | 57,737 | | |
Foreign currency | | | 3 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 57,740 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 38,282 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 43,126 | | |
(1) For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
See notes to financial statements
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Period Ended December 31, 2007(1) | |
From operations — | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,844 | | |
Net realized loss from investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (19,458 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency | | | 57,740 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 43,126 | | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — Proceeds from sale of shares | | $ | 22,795,261 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (143,444 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 22,651,817 | | |
Net increase in net assets | | $ | 22,694,943 | | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of period | | $ | — | | |
At end of period | | $ | 22,694,943 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of period | | $ | 5,256 | | |
(1) For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
See notes to financial statements
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Financial Highlights
| | Period Ended December 31, 2007(1)(2) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of period | | $ | 10.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.072 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 0.558 | | |
Total income from operations | | $ | 0.630 | | |
Net asset value — End of period | | $ | 10.630 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 6.30 | %(6) | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) | | $ | 22,695 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses before custodian fee reduction | | | 1.30 | %(4)(5) | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 1.29 | %(4)(5) | |
Net investment income | | | 0.90 | %(4) | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 42 | % | |
(1) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
(4) Annualized.
(5) The investment adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 12.96% of average daily net assets for the period ended December 31, 2007). Absent this subsidy, total return would be lower.
(6) Not annualized.
See notes to financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust) and commenced operations on March 30, 2007. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek total return. The Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the- counter market, by an independent pricing service. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. 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 f air value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.
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. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
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. At December 31, 2007, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $8,964 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on December 31, 2015.
Additionally, at December 31, 2007, the Fund had net capital losses of $6,535, attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2007. These net
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capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund's taxable year ending December 31, 2008.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective on the last business day of the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has concluded that as of December 31, 2007, there are no uncertain tax positions that wo uld require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund's initial year of operations from the start of business, March 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
G 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 loss es on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I 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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Trust. 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
It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Shareholders may reinvest all distributions in shares of the Fund at the net asset value on the ex-dividend date, or, if an election is made on behalf of a separate account, to receive some or all of the distribution in cash.
The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
During the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, accumulated net realized loss was increased by $412 and accumulated undistributed net investment income was increased by $412 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for investments in real estate investment trusts and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2007, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 5,256 | | |
Capital loss carryforward and post October losses | | $ | (15,499 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 53,369 | | |
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales.
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at the annual rate of 0.625% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $2 billion and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, and is payable monthly. For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, the fee amounted to $3,349. Pursuant to a voluntary expense reimbursement, the investment adviser was allocated $69,955 of the Fund's operating expenses for the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund's principal underwriter and a subsidiary of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment advisory fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
4 Distribution Plan
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The distribution plan allows the Fund to pay EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets for the sale and distribution of Fund shares. Distribution fees for the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007 amounted to $1,340. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell variable insurance products.
5 Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan ("Servicing Plan"). The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to its shares that are subject to shareholder servicing agreements. No shareholder servicing fees are levied on shares owned by EVM, its affiliates, or their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, shareholder servicing fees were equi valent to 0.05% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets and amounted to $261.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $1,221,437 and $290,695, respectively, for the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
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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). At December 31, 2007, EVM and a separate account of an insurance company owned approximately 2% and 98%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Period Ended December 31,2007(1) | |
Sales | | | 2,148,351 | | |
Redemptions | | | (13,347 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 2,135,004 | | |
(1) For the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
8 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2007, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | | $ | 915,244 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 78,610 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (25,244 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 53,366 | | |
9 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $200 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.07% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
10 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements". FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Variable Trust
and Shareholders of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") (one of the series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and si gnificant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from the start of business, March 30, 2007, to December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2008
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that in order for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the Fund's Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on November 13, 2006, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management (the "Adviser"). The Board reviewed information furnished for the November 2006 meeting as well as information previously furnished with respect to the approval of other investment advisory agreements for other Eaton Vance Funds. Such information included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees and Expenses
• The advisory and related fees to be paid by the Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of the Fund;
• Comparative information concerning fees charged by the Adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing the Fund, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to the Fund;
Information about Portfolio Management
• Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to the Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed;
• Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by the Adviser as a result of brokerage allocation for the Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the Fund's brokerage, and the implementation of the soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the Eaton Vance Funds;
• The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of Fund assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
Information about the Adviser
• Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser;
• Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
• Copies of the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
• Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Adviser and its affiliates, on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates;
Other Relevant Information
• Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
• Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and Fund accountants by the Adviser (which is also the administrator); and
• The terms of the advisory agreement.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the Fund's investment advisory agreement with the Adviser, as well as the administrative services agreement of the Fund with Eaton Vance Management ("Administrator"), including their fee structures, are in
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the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory agreement and the administrative services agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement and the administrative services agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Administrator.
The Board considered the Adviser's management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. The Board noted the Adviser's in-house equity research capabilities. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund in the complex by senior management. Further, the Board noted that the Adviser has extensive experience managing the portfolio of another Eaton Vance Fund with substantially the same investment objective and investment policies as the Fund.
The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement and administrative services agreement, respectively.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including administrative services fee rates, to be payable by the Fund (referred to collectively as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund's management fee (including administrative services fees) and estimated expense ratio for a one-year period. The Board also considered the fact that the Administrator has agreed to waive its administrative fee in its entirety going forward.
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and Administrator, the Board concluded with respect to the Fund that the management fees proposed to be charged to the Fund for advisory and related services and the total expense ratio of the Fund are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees, 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 noted the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund can be expected to share such benefits equitably.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research, "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., and "OrbiMed" refers to OrbiMed Advisors LLC. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | Trustee and President | | Since 2007 | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or Officer of 177 registered investment companies and 5 private investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV which are affiliates of the Trust. | | | 175 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Allen R. Freedman 4/3/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1978-2000). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). | | | 177 | | | Director of Assurant, Inc. and Stonemor Partners L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2006). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Since 2000 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Heidi L. Steiger 7/8/53 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | President, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, LLC (global wealth management firm) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Contributing Editor, Worth Magazine (2004). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Asset Management (and various other positions), Neuberger Berman (investment firm) (1986-2004). | | | 175 | | | Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (nuclear insurance provider) and Aviva USA (insurance provider) | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Since 2000 | | Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | | Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor. | | | 177 | | | None | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Samuel D. Isaly 3/12/45 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Managing Partner of OrbiMed. Officer of 4 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President | | Since 2006 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 57 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Scott H. Page 11/30/59 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 15 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 81 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Craig P. Russ 10/30/63 | | Vice President | | Since 2000 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 10 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Maureen A. Gemma 5/24/60 | | Secretary | | Since 2007 | | Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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John A. Pelletier 6/24/64 | | Chief Legal Officer | | Since 2007 | | Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV. Previously, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President (2004-2007) and General Counsel (1997-2004) of Natixis Global Associates. Officer of 177 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Investment Adviser of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Administrator of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
VTLCVSRC
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park and Norton H. Reamer, each an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial experts. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms). Mr. Reamer is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) and is President of Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company). Formerly, Mr. Reamer was Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) and Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (an investment banking firm), Chairman of the Board of UAM and Chairman, President and Director of the UAM Funds (mutual funds).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a)-(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s respective fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 by each principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during those periods. For certain series, Pricewaterhouse Coopers was the principal accountant for the fiscal years ended 2006. For the fiscal years ended 2007, for certain Series, Pricewaterhouse Coopers was replaced by D&T.
VT Floating-Rate Fund
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/2006 | | 12/31/2007 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 28,540 | | 34,280 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 6,650 | | $ | 6,883 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 35,190 | | $ | 41,163 | |
VT Worldwide Health Sciences Fund
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/2006 | | 12/31/2007 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 25,100 | | $ | 24,000 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 3,275 | | $ | 5,800 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 28,375 | | $ | 29,800 | |
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/2007 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 31,000 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,800 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 36,800 | |
(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. |
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(2) | | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other tax related compliance/planning matters |
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(3) | | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
The Funds, comprising all of the series of the Trust, have the same fiscal year end (December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the series in the Trust by each series’ respective principal accountant of each series for the last two fiscal years of each series. For certain series, Pricewaterhouse Coopers was the principal accountant for the fiscal years ended 2006. For the fiscal years ended 2007, for certain Series, Pricewaterhouse Coopers was replaced by D&T.
| | 12/31/06 | | 12/31/07 | |
Fiscal Years Ended | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | Deloitte & Touche LLP | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | Deloitte & Touche LLP | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 22,900 | | $ | 25,565 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 89,280 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 3,100 | | $ | 6,405 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 18,483 | |
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All Other Fees | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 26,000 | | $ | 31,970 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 107,763 | |
(1) | | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonable related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. |
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(2) | | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation. |
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(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. |
During the Funds’ fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007, $35,000 was billed each fiscal year by D&T, the principal accountant for the Funds, for work done in connection with its Rule 17Ad-13 examination of Eaton Vance Management’s assertion that it has maintained an effective internal control structure over sub-transfer agent and registrar functions, such services being pre-approved in accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.
(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 to all of the Series in the Trust by each Series’s respective principal accountant 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 each Series’ respective principal accountant for the last two fiscal years of each Series. For the fiscal years ended 2007, for certain Series, Pricewaterhouse Coopers was replaced by D&T.
| | 12/31/06 | | 12/31/07 | |
Fiscal Years Ended | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | Deloitte & Touche LLP | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | Deloitte & Touche LLP | |
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Registrant(1) | | $ | 66,675 | | $ | 42,225 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 18,483 | |
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Eaton Vance(2) | | $ | 100,698 | | $ | 69,600 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 281,446 | |
(1) | | Includes all of the Series in the Trust. |
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(2) | | The investment adviser to the Funds, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Funds, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. |
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable
assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). |
(a)(2)(i) | Treasurer’s Section 302 certification. |
(a)(2)(ii) | President’s Section 302 certification. |
(b) | Combined Section 906 certification. |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Variable Trust
By: | /s/Thomas E. Faust Jr. | |
| Thomas E. Faust Jr., |
| President |
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Date: | February 15, 2008 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Barbara E. Campbell | |
| Barbara E. Campbell |
| Treasurer |
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Date: | February 15, 2008 | |
By: | /s/Thomas E. Faust Jr. | |
| Thomas E. Faust Jr., |
| President |
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Date: | February 15, 2008 | |