UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-10389
Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
October 31, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio as of October 31, 2010
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
| Common Stocks — 95.8% | ||||||||||
| Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||
| Automobiles — 4.1% | ||||||||||
| Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 24,300 | $ | 1,741,629 | |||||||
| Fiat SpA | 62,000 | 1,049,920 | ||||||||
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 70,000 | 2,523,415 | ||||||||
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 216,000 | 1,898,382 | ||||||||
| $ | 7,213,346 | |||||||||
| Beverages — 2.4% | ||||||||||
| Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR | 28,100 | $ | 1,767,490 | |||||||
Central European Distribution Corp.(1) | 20,800 | 519,376 | ||||||||
| Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV ADR | 36,000 | 1,976,760 | ||||||||
| $ | 4,263,626 | |||||||||
| Capital Markets — 1.5% | ||||||||||
| 3i Group PLC | 195,000 | $ | 936,755 | |||||||
UBS AG(1) | 102,100 | 1,734,427 | ||||||||
| $ | 2,671,182 | |||||||||
| Chemicals — 3.0% | ||||||||||
| Agrium, Inc. | 33,000 | $ | 2,920,830 | |||||||
| BASF SE | 31,800 | 2,312,223 | ||||||||
| $ | 5,233,053 | |||||||||
| Commercial Banks — 15.0% | ||||||||||
| Banco Bradesco SA ADR | 88,700 | $ | 1,844,960 | |||||||
| Barclays PLC | 682,000 | 2,997,009 | ||||||||
| BNP Paribas | 51,700 | 3,781,620 | ||||||||
| BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. | 1,570,000 | 4,927,855 | ||||||||
| DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | 435,000 | 4,685,217 | ||||||||
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 160,000 | 1,665,223 | ||||||||
| Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H | 2,194,000 | 1,772,518 | ||||||||
KBC Groep NV(1) | 37,000 | 1,611,139 | ||||||||
| Societe Generale | 49,700 | 2,980,237 | ||||||||
| $ | 26,265,778 | |||||||||
| Consumer Finance — 1.4% | ||||||||||
| ORIX Corp. | 26,000 | $ | 2,368,263 | |||||||
| $ | 2,368,263 | |||||||||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8% | ||||||||||
| Koninklijke KPN NV | 111,500 | $ | 1,862,184 | |||||||
| Telefonica SA | 112,100 | 3,029,221 | ||||||||
| $ | 4,891,405 | |||||||||
| Electric Utilities — 0.8% | ||||||||||
| Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd. | 235,000 | $ | 1,487,895 | |||||||
| $ | 1,487,895 | |||||||||
| Electrical Equipment — 1.2% | ||||||||||
ABB, Ltd. ADR(1) | 103,900 | $ | 2,149,691 | |||||||
| $ | 2,149,691 | |||||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.1% | ||||||||||
| FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 146,800 | $ | 4,897,483 | |||||||
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | 592,480 | 2,240,781 | ||||||||
| $ | 7,138,264 | |||||||||
| Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7% | ||||||||||
OAO TMK GDR(1) | 62,719 | $ | 1,232,174 | |||||||
| $ | 1,232,174 | |||||||||
| Food Products — 4.9% | ||||||||||
| Nestle SA | 112,000 | $ | 6,134,740 | |||||||
| Unilever PLC | 83,000 | 2,392,927 | ||||||||
| $ | 8,527,667 | |||||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6% | ||||||||||
| Carnival PLC | 33,000 | $ | 1,425,775 | |||||||
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | 74,600 | 1,440,758 | ||||||||
| $ | 2,866,533 | |||||||||
| Household Durables — 1.6% | ||||||||||
Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV ADR(1) | 81,100 | $ | 2,723,338 | |||||||
| $ | 2,723,338 | |||||||||
| Household Products — 1.2% | ||||||||||
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 40,700 | $ | 2,016,942 | |||||||
| $ | 2,016,942 | |||||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
| Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates — 6.7% | ||||||||||
Cookson Group PLC(1) | 302,000 | $ | 2,493,198 | |||||||
| Keppel Corp., Ltd. | 872,000 | 6,744,494 | ||||||||
| Siemens AG ADR | 22,100 | 2,526,251 | ||||||||
| $ | 11,763,943 | |||||||||
| Insurance — 2.3% | ||||||||||
| AXA SA | 68,400 | $ | 1,247,405 | |||||||
| Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd. | 18,100 | 869,652 | ||||||||
| Zurich Financial Services AG | 8,000 | 1,957,738 | ||||||||
| $ | 4,074,795 | |||||||||
| Machinery — 1.6% | ||||||||||
Volvo AB(1) | 203,200 | $ | 2,750,982 | |||||||
| $ | 2,750,982 | |||||||||
| Media — 1.5% | ||||||||||
Focus Media Holding, Ltd. ADR(1) | 104,000 | $ | 2,574,000 | |||||||
| $ | 2,574,000 | |||||||||
| Metals & Mining — 5.8% | ||||||||||
| Anglo American PLC ADR | 119,900 | $ | 2,787,675 | |||||||
Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.(1) | 217,800 | 2,622,312 | ||||||||
| Vale SA ADR | 162,900 | 4,680,117 | ||||||||
| $ | 10,090,104 | |||||||||
| Office Electronics — 2.1% | ||||||||||
| Canon, Inc. | 81,100 | $ | 3,733,299 | |||||||
| $ | 3,733,299 | |||||||||
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.7% | ||||||||||
| BP PLC ADR | 22,500 | $ | 918,675 | |||||||
| CNOOC, Ltd. | 840,000 | 1,749,315 | ||||||||
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR | 105,000 | 3,274,950 | ||||||||
Rosneft Oil Co. GDR(1) | 380,000 | 2,644,089 | ||||||||
| Statoil ASA | 45,000 | 982,883 | ||||||||
| Total SA | 71,000 | 3,864,808 | ||||||||
| $ | 13,434,720 | |||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals — 10.0% | ||||||||||
| AstraZeneca PLC ADR | 63,000 | $ | 3,178,980 | |||||||
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV(1) | 480,000 | 1,034,402 | ||||||||
| GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR | 72,700 | 2,838,208 | ||||||||
| Novartis AG | 128,200 | 7,428,253 | ||||||||
| Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | 9,500 | 997,518 | ||||||||
| Sanofi-Aventis | 28,100 | 1,968,730 | ||||||||
| $ | 17,446,091 | |||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8% | ||||||||||
| Raven Russia, Ltd. | 1,682,051 | $ | 1,399,073 | |||||||
| $ | 1,399,073 | |||||||||
| Specialty Retail — 1.2% | ||||||||||
| Kingfisher PLC | 538,000 | $ | 2,049,559 | |||||||
| $ | 2,049,559 | |||||||||
| Tobacco — 3.5% | ||||||||||
| British American Tobacco PLC | 160,000 | $ | 6,095,407 | |||||||
| $ | 6,095,407 | |||||||||
| Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.8% | ||||||||||
| Mitsubishi Corp. | 50,000 | $ | 1,200,983 | |||||||
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | 230,000 | 3,617,303 | ||||||||
| $ | 4,818,286 | |||||||||
| Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.5% | ||||||||||
| Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR | 231,000 | $ | 4,141,830 | |||||||
| Vodafone Group PLC ADR | 71,700 | 1,972,467 | ||||||||
| $ | 6,114,297 | |||||||||
| Total Common Stocks | ||||||||||
| (identified cost $159,820,920) | $ | 167,393,713 | ||||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
| Short-Term Investments — 2.6% | ||||||||||
| Interest | ||||||||||
| Description | (000’s omitted) | Value | ||||||||
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.22%(2)(3) | $ | 4,514 | $ | 4,514,368 | ||||||
| Total Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||
| (identified cost $4,514,368) | $ | 4,514,368 | ||||||||
| Total Investments — 98.4% | ||||||||||
| (identified cost $164,335,288) | $ | 171,908,081 | ||||||||
| Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.6% | $ | 2,730,391 | ||||||||
| Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 174,638,472 | ||||||||
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt
| (1) | Non-income producing security. | |
| (2) | Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2010. | |
| (3) | Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the year ended October 31, 2010 was $5,884 and $0, respectively. |
| Country Concentration of Portfolio | ||||||||||
| Percentage | ||||||||||
| Country | of Net Assets | Value | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 19.0 | % | $ | 33,192,616 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 11.6 | 20,274,501 | ||||||||
| Japan | 11.6 | 20,239,128 | ||||||||
| France | 7.9 | 13,842,800 | ||||||||
| Singapore | 6.5 | 11,429,711 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 5.6 | 9,800,027 | ||||||||
| Germany | 4.9 | 8,597,045 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 3.7 | 6,415,750 | ||||||||
| China | 3.5 | 6,095,833 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 3.3 | 5,734,500 | ||||||||
| Canada | 3.2 | 5,543,142 | ||||||||
| Russia | 3.0 | 5,275,336 | ||||||||
| United States | 2.6 | 4,514,368 | ||||||||
| Turkey | 2.4 | 4,141,830 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 1.9 | �� | 3,378,629 | |||||||
| Spain | 1.7 | 3,029,221 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 1.6 | 2,750,982 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | 1.3 | 2,240,781 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1.1 | 1,862,184 | ||||||||
| Italy | 0.6 | 1,049,920 | ||||||||
| Denmark | 0.6 | 997,518 | ||||||||
| Norway | 0.5 | 982,883 | ||||||||
| Poland | 0.3 | 519,376 | ||||||||
Total Investments | 98.4 | % | $ | 171,908,081 | ||||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| As of October 31, 2010 | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $159,820,920) | $ | 167,393,713 | ||||
| Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $4,514,368) | 4,514,368 | |||||
| Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $13,441,372) | 13,521,649 | |||||
| Dividends receivable | 287,496 | |||||
| Interest receivable from affiliated investment | 380 | |||||
| Receivable for investments sold | 4,819,084 | |||||
| Tax reclaims receivable | 685,109 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 191,221,799 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Payable for investments purchased | $ | 16,345,671 | ||||
| Payable to affiliates: | ||||||
| Investment adviser fee | 150,379 | |||||
| Trustees’ fees | 513 | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 86,764 | |||||
Total liabilities | $ | 16,583,327 | ||||
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio | $ | 174,638,472 | ||||
| Sources of Net Assets | ||||||
| Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | $ | 167,005,585 | ||||
| Net unrealized appreciation | 7,632,887 | |||||
Total | $ | 174,638,472 | ||||
| For the Year Ended | ||||||
| October 31, 2010 | ||||||
| Investment Income | ||||||
| Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $445,749) | $ | 4,419,160 | ||||
| Interest allocated from affiliated investments | 6,822 | |||||
| Expenses allocated from affiliated investments | (938 | ) | ||||
Total investment income | $ | 4,425,044 | ||||
| Expenses | ||||||
| Investment adviser fee | $ | 1,827,500 | ||||
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 6,478 | |||||
| Custodian fee | 173,965 | |||||
| Legal and accounting services | 35,986 | |||||
| Stock dividend tax | 4,116 | |||||
| Miscellaneous | 10,352 | |||||
Total expenses | $ | 2,058,397 | ||||
| Deduct — | ||||||
| Reduction of custodian fee | $ | 9 | ||||
Total expense reductions | $ | 9 | ||||
Net expenses | $ | 2,058,388 | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,366,656 | ||||
| Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) — | ||||||
| Investment transactions | $ | 30,130,657 | ||||
| Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments | 2,803 | |||||
| Foreign currency transactions | 256,806 | |||||
Net realized gain | $ | 30,390,266 | ||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | ||||||
| Investments | $ | (23,779,526 | ) | |||
| Foreign currency | (686 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ | (23,780,212 | ) | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | $ | 6,610,054 | ||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 8,976,710 | ||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Increase (Decrease) | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||
| in Net Assets | October 31, 2010 | October 31, 2009 | ||||||||
| From operations — | ||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 2,366,656 | $ | 4,379,263 | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) from investment and foreign currency transactions | 30,390,266 | (57,015,472 | ) | |||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency | (23,780,212 | ) | 77,897,697 | |||||||
Net increase in net assets from operations | $ | 8,976,710 | $ | 25,261,488 | ||||||
| Capital transactions — | ||||||||||
| Contributions | $ | 20,759,092 | $ | 22,585,063 | ||||||
| Withdrawals | (48,705,200 | ) | (81,218,538 | ) | ||||||
Net decrease from capital transactions | $ | (27,946,108 | ) | $ | (58,633,475 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets | $ | (18,969,398 | ) | $ | (33,371,987 | ) | ||||
| Net Assets | ||||||||||
| At beginning of year | $ | 193,607,870 | $ | 226,979,857 | ||||||
At end of year | $ | 174,638,472 | $ | 193,607,870 | ||||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
Supplementary Data
| Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses(1) | 1.13 | % | 1.12 | %(2) | 1.09 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.12 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 1.30 | % | 2.30 | % | 2.08 | % | 2.51 | %(3) | 1.38 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover | 72 | % | 57 | % | 34 | % | 23 | % | 25 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Return | 5.48 | % | 16.92 | % | (48.82 | )% | 36.97 | % | 29.54 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 174,638 | $ | 193,608 | $ | 226,980 | $ | 391,673 | $ | 228,277 | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. | |
| (2) | The investment adviser waived a portion of its investment adviser fee (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2009). All of the waiver was borne by the sub-adviser. | |
| (3) | Includes a dividend resulting from a corporate action equal to 0.96% of average daily net assets. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term after-tax returns by investing in a diversified portfolio of foreign equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At October 31, 2010, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed International Equity Fund and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund held an interest of 56.1% and 43.8%, respectively, in the Portfolio.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.
B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
D Federal Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
As of October 31, 2010, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Portfolio’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Portfolio maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Portfolio’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
F Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders and the By-laws provide that the Portfolio shall assume the defense on behalf of any Portfolio interestholder. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Portfolio property of any interestholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been an interestholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to $500 million and is payable monthly. On net assets of $500 million and over, the annual fee is reduced. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, BMR pays Eagle Global Advisors, L.L.C. (Eagle) a portion of its adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Portfolio’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee totaled $1,827,981 of which $481 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $1,827,500 was paid or accrued directly by the Portfolio. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management Portfolio, was 1.00% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
3 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $127,301,198 and $158,405,254, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2010.
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at October 31, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | $ | 164,866,907 | ||||
| Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 9,106,669 | ||||
| Gross unrealized depreciation | (2,065,495 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 7,041,174 | ||||
The net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency at October 31, 2010 on a federal income tax basis was $60,094.
5 Line of Credit
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $450 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended October 31, 2010.
6 Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Portfolio, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
7 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
| • | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments | |
| • | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) | |
| • | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At October 31, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
| Quoted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prices in | ||||||||||||||||||
| Active | Significant | |||||||||||||||||
| Markets for | Other | Significant | ||||||||||||||||
| Identical | Observable | Unobservable | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||||||
| Asset Description | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary | $ | 5,297,338 | $ | 12,129,438 | $ | — | $ | 17,426,776 | ||||||||||
| Consumer Staples | 4,263,626 | 16,640,016 | — | 20,903,642 | ||||||||||||||
| Energy | 4,193,625 | 10,473,269 | — | 14,666,894 | ||||||||||||||
| Financials | 1,844,960 | 34,934,132 | — | 36,779,092 | ||||||||||||||
| Health Care | 7,051,590 | 10,394,501 | — | 17,446,091 | ||||||||||||||
| Industrials | 4,675,942 | 16,806,960 | — | 21,482,902 | ||||||||||||||
| Information Technology | — | 10,871,562 | — | 10,871,562 | ||||||||||||||
| Materials | 13,010,934 | 2,312,223 | — | 15,323,157 | ||||||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 6,114,297 | 4,891,405 | — | 11,005,702 | ||||||||||||||
| Utilities | — | 1,487,895 | — | 1,487,895 | ||||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks | $ | 46,452,312 | $ | 120,941,401 | * | $ | — | $ | 167,393,713 | |||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | $ | — | $ | 4,514,368 | $ | — | $ | 4,514,368 | ||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 46,452,312 | $ | 125,455,769 | $ | — | $ | 171,908,081 | ||||||||||
| * | Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets. |
The Portfolio held no investments or other financial instruments as of October 31, 2009 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Investors of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio as of October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2010
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
| • | An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds; | |
| • | An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; | |
| • | An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
| • | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
Information about Portfolio Management
| • | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel; | |
| • | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds; |
• Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
| • | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
Information about each Adviser
| • | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; | |
| • | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; | |
| • | Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; | |
| • | Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions; | |
| • | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions; | |
| • | Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; | |
| • | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers; |
Other Relevant Information
| • | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; | |
| • | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• The terms of each advisory agreement.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which Eaton Vance Tax-Managed International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) invests, with Boston Management and Research (the “Adviser”), and the sub-advisory agreement with Eagle Global Advisors, L.L.C. (“Eagle” or the “Sub-adviser”), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement for the Portfolio.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement of the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Portfolio. The Board specifically noted the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities supervising the Sub-adviser. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Portfolio by senior management. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board took into consideration the resources available to the Sub-adviser in fulfilling its duties under the sub-advisory agreement and the Sub-adviser’s experience in managing international equity portfolios.
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, and of the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Portfolio and the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
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, to the Portfolio and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients. The Board also concluded that, in light of its role as a sub-adviser not affiliated with the Adviser, the Sub-adviser’s profitability in managing the Portfolio was not a material factor.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Portfolio, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause the Adviser and its affiliates, Eagle, and the Fund to continue to share such benefits equitably.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “Parametric” refers to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, “Eagle” refers to Eagle Global Advisors, L.L.C. and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund’s principal underwriter, the Portfolio’s placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
| Position(s) | Term of | Number of Portfolios | ||||||||||
| with the | Office and | Principal Occupation(s) | in Fund Complex | |||||||||
| Name and | Trust and | Length of | During Past Five Years and | Overseen By | Other Directorships Held | |||||||
| Year of Birth | the Portfolio | Service | Other Relevant Experience | Trustee(1) | During the Last Five Years(2) | |||||||
| Interested Trustee | ||||||||||||
| Thomas E. Faust Jr. 1958 | Trustee and President of the Trust | Trustee since 2007 and President of the Trust since 2002 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 184 registered investment companies and 1 private investment company managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and Portfolio. | 184 | Director of EVC. | |||||||
| Noninterested Trustees | ||||||||||||
| Benjamin C. Esty 1963 | Trustee | Since 2005 | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. | 184 | None | |||||||
| Allen R. Freedman 1940 | Trustee | Since 2007 | Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). | 184 | Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). | |||||||
| William H. Park 1947 | Trustee | Since 2003 | Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (an investment management firm) (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981). | 184 | None | |||||||
| Ronald A. Pearlman 1940 | Trustee | Since 2003 | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990). | 184 | None | |||||||
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
| Position(s) | Term of | Number of Portfolios | ||||||||||
| with the | Office and | Principal Occupation(s) | in Fund Complex | |||||||||
| Name and | Trust and | Length of | During Past Five Years and | Overseen By | Other Directorships Held | |||||||
| Year of Birth | the Portfolio | Service | Other Relevant Experience | Trustee(1) | During the Last Five Years(2) | |||||||
| Noninterested Trustees (continued) | ||||||||||||
| Helen Frame Peters 1948 | Trustee | Since 2008 | Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998). | 184 | Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009). | |||||||
| Lynn A. Stout 1957 | Trustee | Since 1998 | Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous academic and professional papers on these areas. | 184 | None | |||||||
| Ralph F. Verni 1943 | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005 | Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006). | 184 | None | |||||||
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
| Position(s) | Term of | |||||
| with the | Office and | |||||
| Name and | Trust and | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | |||
| Year of Birth | the Portfolio | Service | During Past Five Years | |||
| William H. Ahern, Jr. 1959 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 1995 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 80 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Edward R. Allen, III 1960 | Vice President of the Portfolio | Since 2004 | Senior Partner of Eagle. Officer of 3 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| John R. Baur 1970 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2008 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Previously, attended Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University (2002-2005), and prior thereto was an Account Team Representative in Singapore for Applied Materials Inc. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Maria C. Cappellano 1967 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2009 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 49 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Michael A. Cirami 1975 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2008 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Cynthia J. Clemson 1963 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2005 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 96 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| John H. Croft 1962 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2010 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 38 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Charles B. Gaffney 1972 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2007 | Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
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| Position(s) | Term of | |||||
| with the | Office and | |||||
| Name and | Trust and | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | |||
| Year of Birth | the Portfolio | Service | During Past Five Years | |||
| Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) | ||||||
| Thomas N. Hunt, III 1964 | Vice President of the Portfolio | Since 2004 | Senior Partner of Eagle. Officer of 3 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Christine M. Johnston 1972 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2007 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 40 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Aamer Khan 1960 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2005 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 36 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Thomas H. Luster 1962 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2006 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 55 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Jeffrey A. Rawlins 1961 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2009 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Previously, a Managing Director of the Fixed Income Group at State Street Research and Management (1989-2005). Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Duncan W. Richardson 1957 | Vice President of the Trust and President of the Portfolio | Vice President of the Trust since 2001 and President of the Portfolio since 2002 | Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR. Officer of 82 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Judith A. Saryan 1954 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2003 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 54 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Susan Schiff 1961 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2002 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 38 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Thomas Seto 1962 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2007 | Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management of Parametric. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| David M. Stein 1951 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2007 | Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Parametric. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Eric A. Stein 1980 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2009 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Originally joined EVM in July 2002. Prior to re-joining EVM in September 2008, Mr. Stein worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2007-2008) and attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. Officer of 34 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Dan R. Strelow 1959 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2009 | Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2005. Previously, a Managing Director (since 1988) and Chief Investment Officer (since 2001) of the Fixed Income Group at State Street Research and Management. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Mark S. Venezia 1949 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2007 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 40 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Adam A. Weigold 1975 | Vice President of the Trust | Since 2007 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 73 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Barbara E. Campbell 1957 | Treasurer | Of the Trust since 2005 and of the Portfolio since 2008 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 184 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Maureen A. Gemma 1960 | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 184 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| Paul M. O’Neil 1953 | Chief Compliance Officer | Since 2004 | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 184 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |||
| (1) | Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure. |
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
| (2) | During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009). |
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.
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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Eagle Global Advisors, L.L.C.
5847 San Felipe, Suite 930
Houston, TX 77057
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing the program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus or summary prospectus, if available. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund’s current prospectus or summary prospectus, if available, contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-262-1122.
| 038-12/10 | IGSRC |
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm). Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a)-(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2010 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touch LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.
| Fiscal Years Ended | 10/31/09 | 10/31/10 | ||||||
| Audit Fees | $ | 26,240 | $ | 26,300 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees(1) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Tax Fees(2) | $ | 11,280 | $ | 6,640 | ||||
All Other Fees(3) | $ | 2,500 | $ | 900 | ||||
| Total | $ | 40,020 | $ | 33,840 | ||||
| (1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. | |
| (2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters. | |
| (3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2010; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.
| Fiscal Years Ended | 10/31/09 | 10/31/10 | ||||||
Registrant | $ | 13,780 | $ | 7,540 | ||||
Eaton Vance(1) | $ | 280,861 | $ | 278,901 | ||||
| (1) | Certain entities that provide ongoing services to the registrant 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.
Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio
| By: | /s/ Duncan W. Richardson | |||
| Duncan W. Richardson | ||||
| President | ||||
Date: December 13, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ Barbara E. Campbell | |||
| Barbara E. Campbell | ||||
| Treasurer | ||||
Date: December 13, 2010
| By: | /s/ Duncan W. Richardson | |||
| Duncan W. Richardson | ||||
| President | ||||
Date: December 13, 2010