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: 811-22982
Eaton Vance NextShares Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Deidre E. Walsh
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
October 31, 2022
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares (EVGBC)
Listing Exchange: The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Annual Report
October 31, 2022
NextShares® is a registered trademark of NextShares Solutions LLC. All rights reserved.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The investment adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator. The adviser is also registered as a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing in NextShares, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Annual Report October 31, 2022
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance†
Economic and Market Conditions
The 12-month period starting November 1, 2021, was dominated by the ongoing effects of one black swan event -- the COVID-19 pandemic -- and fallout from another -- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In the opening months of the period, stock investors as well as consumers appeared to take a “glass is half full” approach. In both the U.S. and Europe, consumers rushed to spend money saved earlier in the pandemic. Major U.S. equity indexes closed at new all-time highs during the final months of 2021.
But as the new year began, investors appeared to reevaluate the twin threats of inflation and interest rate hikes, and stock performance turned negative. In February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves through U.S. and global markets, exacerbating inflationary pressures on energy and food costs. Central banks around the world -- including the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank (ECB) -- initiated their first interest rate hikes in years. In Europe, looming energy shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed inflation rates even higher and stock prices lower during the period.
In the U.S., investors began to expect the Fed would raise interest rates at every policy meeting in 2022 and, in turn, worried that aggressive rate hikes could tip the economy into recession. At its June, July, and September 2022 meetings, the Fed hiked the federal funds rate 0.75% each time -- to a
3.00%-3.25% range -- its first moves of that magnitude since 1994. Higher interest rates, inflation, and recessionary worries drove stock prices down around the globe.
As the period came to a close in October 2022, however, U.S. and European stocks delivered positive performance for the first time in months -- driven by a combination of better-than-expected U.S. company earnings; improving investor sentiment that stocks had been oversold during the August-September market pullback; government measures to address Europe’s energy crisis; and hope that central bank rate hikes would help tame inflation.
Meanwhile in the world’s second-largest economy, China’s zero-COVID policy severely restricted economic output. The MSCI Golden Dragon Index, a measure of Chinese large-cap and mid-cap stocks, lost more ground in October and was one of the worst-performing major indexes during the period, declining 42.74%.
Major equity indexes elsewhere also suffered significant losses. For the period as a whole, the MSCI ACWI Index, a broad measure of global equities, returned -19.96%; the S&P 500® Index, a broad measure of U.S. stocks, returned -14.61%; and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index returned -28.56%. The MSCI EAFE Index of developed-market international equities returned -23.00%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, dragged down by its China allocation, returned -31.03% during the period.
Fund Performance
For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the Fund) returned -17.85% at net asset value (NAV). The Fund outperformed its primary benchmark, the MSCI World Index (the Index), which returned -18.48%; and underperformed its blended benchmark consisting of 65% MSCI World Index and 35% ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index, which returned -17.26% during the period.
The Fund’s out-of-Index allocations to high yield bonds, bank loans, and preferred securities contributed to performance versus the Index during the period. Stock selections in the energy, communication services, and financials sectors, along with stock selections and an underweight position in the consumer discretionary sector, also contributed to Fund performance versus the Index.
The Fund’s high yield bond allocation outperformed the Index and the broad high yield market, as measured by the ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index (the ICE BofA Index). Within that allocation, the Fund had a shorter duration and a higher average credit quality than the ICE BofA Index. That asset mix helped relative performance as interest rates rose and BB-rated and B-rated bonds outperformed CCC-rated bonds during the period. The Fund reduced its exposure to lower rated bonds early in 2022.
Security selections within the health care sector also helped performance relative to the ICE BofA Index as the Fund avoided exposure to several companies that experienced sharp declines in bond prices.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com.
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Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance† — continued
The Fund’s small out-of-Index allocation to bank loans also contributed to performance relative to the Index as it delivered positive returns during a period of generally negative returns by most asset classes.
The Fund’s preferred securities allocation -- preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds investing primarily in preferred stocks, and corporate bonds and other debt securities with preferred characteristics -- outperformed the Index and contributed to Fund performance versus the Index. However, the preferred allocation underperformed the overall preferred market, as measured by the ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index.
The Fund’s use of equity index futures contracts, a type of derivative, detracted from performance relative to the Index. Within the Fund’s common stock portfolio, the Fund’s strategy of investing in dividend-paying stocks resulted in an overweight allocation to European equities and an underweight allocation to U.S. equities relative to the Index. The Fund hedged these overweight and underweight exposures by selling short European index futures contracts and buying U.S. index futures contracts. By period-end, these index futures contracts were no longer in effect.
The Fund’s common stock allocation underperformed the Index and detracted from performance relative to the Index as well. Within the Fund’s common stock allocation, detractors from performance relative to the Index included stock selections in the industrials, information technology, and utilities sectors.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com.
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Performance
Portfolio Manager(s) Christopher M. Dyer, CFA and Jeffrey D. Mueller, of Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.; John H. Croft, CFA, and Derek J.V. DiGregorio, of Boston Management and Research
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% Average Annual Total Returns1,2,3 | | Fund Inception Date | | | Performance Inception Date | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | | | Since Fund Inception | |
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Fund at NAV | | | 03/30/2016 | | | | 11/30/2005 | | | | (17.85 | )% | | | 3.87 | % | | | 6.75 | % | | | 5.71 | % |
Fund at Market Price | | | 03/30/2016 | | | | 03/30/2016 | | | | (17.83 | ) | | | 3.89 | | | | — | | | | 5.72 | |
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MSCI World Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | (18.48 | )% | | | 6.37 | % | | | 8.93 | % | | | 6.44 | % |
ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index | | | — | | | | — | | | | (15.20 | ) | | | 0.56 | | | | 3.16 | | | | 5.40 | |
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Blended Index | | | | | | | | | | | (17.26 | ) | | | 4.43 | | | | 6.97 | | | | 6.20 | |
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% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Gross | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.16 | % |
Net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.85 | |
Growth of $10,000
This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Global Income Builder NextShares for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Furthermore, returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com.
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Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Fund Profile
Country Allocation (% of net assets)
Asset Allocation (% of net assets)(2)
Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)(1)
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Alphabet, Inc., Class C | | | 2.7 | % |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2.3 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 1.9 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1.8 | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 1.5 | |
Nestle S.A. | | | 1.4 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 1.4 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 1.3 | |
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Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 1.2 | |
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Total | | | 17.4 | % |
Footnotes:
Fund invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund. References to investments are to the Portfolio’s holdings.
1 | Excludes cash and cash equivalents. |
2 | Other Net Assets represents other assets less liabilities and includes any investment type that represents less than 1% of net assets. |
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Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
† | The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward-looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward-looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
1 | MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index is an unmanaged index of global developed market, below investment grade corporate bonds. ICE® BofA® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided ‘‘as is’’, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofA® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. The Blended Index consists of 65% MSCI World Index and 35% ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index, rebalanced monthly. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
2 | Shares of NextShares funds are normally bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker, and may not be individually purchased or redeemed from the fund. In the secondary market, buyers and sellers transact with each other, rather than with the fund. NextShares funds issue and redeem shares only in specified creation unit quantities in transactions by or through Authorized Participants. In such transactions, a fund issues and redeems shares in exchange for the basket of securities, other instruments and/or cash that the fund specifies each business day. By transacting in kind, a NextShares fund can lower its trading costs and enhance fund tax efficiency by avoiding forced sales of securities to meet redemptions. Redemptions may be effected partially or entirely in cash when in-kind delivery is not practicable or deemed not in the best interests of shareholders. A fund’s basket is not intended to be representative of the fund’s current portfolio positions and may vary significantly from current positions. As exchange-traded securities, NextShares can operate with low transfer agency expenses by utilizing the same highly efficient share processing system as used for exchange-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds. Market trading prices of NextShares are linked to the fund’s next-computed net asset value (NAV) and will vary from NAV by a |
| market-determined premium or discount, which may be zero. Buyers and sellers of NextShares will not know the value of their purchases and sales until after the fund’s NAV is determined at the end of the trading day. Market trading prices may vary significantly from anticipated levels. NextShares do not offer investors the opportunity to buy and sell intraday based on current (versus end-of-day) determinations of fund value. NextShares trade execution prices will fluctuate based on changes in NAV. Although limit orders may be used to control trading costs, they cannot be used to control or limit trade execution prices. As a new type of fund, NextShares have a limited operating history and may initially be available through a limited number of brokers. There can be no guarantee that an active trading market for NextShares will develop or be maintained, or that their listing will continue unchanged. Buying and selling NextShares may require payment of brokerage commissions and expose transacting shareholders to other trading costs. Frequent trading may detract from realized investment returns. The return on a shareholder’s NextShares investment will be reduced if the shareholder sells shares at a greater discount or narrower premium to NAV than he or she acquired the shares. |
3 | The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a separate investment fund (the Portfolio). The returns at NAV for periods before the date the Fund commenced operations are for a mutual fund that invests in the Portfolio (the Portfolio Investor). The performance during such period does not represent the performance of the Fund. The prior investment performance of the Portfolio Investor (rather than the Portfolio itself) is shown because it reflects the expenses typically borne by a retail fund investing in the Portfolio. The Portfolio Investor returns are not adjusted to reflect differences between the total net operating expenses of the Fund and the Portfolio Investor during the periods shown. If such an adjustment were made, the performance presented would be higher, because the Fund’s total net operating expenses are lower than those of the Portfolio Investor. Performance is for a share class of the Portfolio Investor offered at net asset value. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. |
Prior to December 7, 2015, the Portfolio Investor invested at least 80% of net assets in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. Effective December 7, 2015, the Portfolio Investor changed its name and its principal investment strategies to invest in common stocks, preferred stocks and other hybrid securities and income instruments of U.S. and foreign issuers. As of such date, the Portfolio Investor was no longer required to invest at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks.
4 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 2/28/23. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. Performance reflects expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if applicable. Without such waivers and/or reimbursements, performance would have been lower. |
Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
Additional Information
S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC
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Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures — continued
(“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. MSCI Golden Dragon Index is an unmanaged index of common stocks traded in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. MSCI ACWI Index is an unmanaged free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index is an unmanaged index of fixed-rate, preferred securities issued in the U.S.
Important Notice to Shareholders
Effective November 18, 2022, the Fund is managed by Christopher M. Dyer, CFA, Derek J.V. DiGregorio and Jeffrey D. Mueller.
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Fund Expenses
Example
As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022).
Actual Expenses
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value (5/1/22) | | | Ending Account Value (10/31/22) | | | Expenses Paid During Period* (5/1/22 – 10/31/22) | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
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Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 928.90 | | | $ | 4.13 | ** | | | 0.85 | % |
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Hypothetical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.92 | | | $ | 4.33 | ** | | | 0.85 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, 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 April 30, 2022. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio. |
** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher. |
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October 31, 2022
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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Assets | | October 31, 2022 | |
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Investment in Global Income Builder Portfolio, at value (identified cost $0) | | $ | 1,002,130 | |
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Receivable from affiliates | | | 6,912 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 1,009,042 | |
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Liabilities | |
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Payable to affiliates: | | | | |
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Administration fee | | $ | 118 | |
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Operations agreement fee | | | 39 | |
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Trustees’ fees | | | 42 | |
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Accrued expenses | | | 58,413 | |
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Total liabilities | | $ | 58,612 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 950,430 | |
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Sources of Net Assets | |
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Paid-in capital | | $ | 7,471,235 | |
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Accumulated loss | | | (6,520,805 | ) |
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Net Assets | | $ | 950,430 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | |
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($950,430 ÷ 100,000 shares issued and outstanding) | | $ | 9.50 | |
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| | 9 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statement of Operations
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Investment Income | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | |
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Dividend income allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,978) | | $ | 24,634 | |
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Interest and other income allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes withheld of $25) | | | 25,523 | |
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Expenses allocated from Portfolio | | | (7,062 | ) |
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Total investment income from Portfolio | | $ | 43,095 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
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Administration fee | | $ | 1,604 | |
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Operations agreement fee | | | 535 | |
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Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 500 | |
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Custodian fee | | | 21,906 | |
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Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 13,802 | |
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Legal and accounting services | | | 31,645 | |
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Printing and postage | | | 3,909 | |
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Listing fee | | | 7,200 | |
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Intraday pricing fee | | | 12,000 | |
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Miscellaneous | | | 5,076 | |
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Total expenses | | $ | 98,177 | |
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Deduct: | | | | |
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Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | | $ | 96,062 | |
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Total expense reductions | | $ | 96,062 | |
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Net expenses | | $ | 2,115 | |
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Net investment income | | $ | 40,980 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
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Net realized gain (loss): | | | | |
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Investment transactions - affiliated Portfolio | | $ | 51,271 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) allocated from affiliated Portfolio: | | | | |
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Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $13) | | | (14,564 | ) |
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Futures contracts | | | (4,572 | ) |
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Foreign currency transactions | | | (620 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 53 | |
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Net realized gain | | $ | 31,568 | |
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Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | | | | |
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Investments - affiliated Portfolio | | $ | (51,271 | ) |
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Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from affiliated Portfolio: | | | | |
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Investments (including net increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $132) | | | (229,596 | ) |
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Foreign currency | | | (916 | ) |
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | (4 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (281,787 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (250,219 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (209,239 | ) |
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| | 10 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
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From operations: | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | | $ | 40,980 | | | $ | 194,430 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 31,568 | | | | 521,210 | (1) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (281,787 | ) | | | 845,953 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (209,239 | ) | | $ | 1,561,593 | |
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Distributions to shareholders | | $ | (69,730 | ) | | $ | (247,140 | ) |
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Transactions in Fund shares: | | | | | | | | |
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Cost of shares redeemed | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,959,180 | ) |
| | |
Transaction fees | | | — | | | | 659 | |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,958,521 | ) |
| | |
Other capital: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio | | $ | (399 | ) | | $ | (1,634 | ) |
| | |
Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio | | | 488 | | | | 3,446 | |
| | |
Net increase in net assets from other capital | | $ | 89 | | | $ | 1,812 | |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (278,880 | ) | | $ | (4,642,256 | ) |
|
Net Assets | |
| | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 1,229,310 | | | $ | 5,871,566 | |
| | |
At end of year | | $ | 950,430 | | | $ | 1,229,310 | |
| | |
Changes in shares outstanding | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Shares outstanding, beginning of year | | | 100,000 | | | | 600,000 | |
| | |
Shares redeemed | | | — | | | | (500,000 | ) |
| | |
Shares outstanding, end of year | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,000 | |
(1) | Includes $65,181 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind. |
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| | 11 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 12.290 | | | $ | 9.790 | | | $ | 9.890 | | | $ | 9.990 | | | $ | 11.200 | |
| | | | | |
Income (Loss) From Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.410 | | | $ | 0.338 | | | $ | 0.390 | | | $ | 0.469 | | | $ | 0.358 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (2.504 | ) | | | 2.571 | | | | (0.147 | ) | | | 0.535 | | | | (0.435 | ) |
| | | | | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | (2.094 | ) | | $ | 2.909 | | | $ | 0.243 | | | $ | 1.004 | | | $ | (0.077 | ) |
| | | | | |
Less Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.396 | ) | | $ | (0.412 | ) | | $ | (0.347 | ) | | $ | (0.369 | ) | | $ | (1.083 | ) |
| | | | | |
From net realized gain | | | (0.301 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.608 | ) | | | (0.051 | ) |
| | | | | |
Tax return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.130 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.697 | ) | | $ | (0.412 | ) | | $ | (0.347 | ) | | $ | (1.107 | ) | | $ | (1.134 | ) |
| | | | | |
Portfolio transaction fee, net(1) | | $ | 0.001 | | | $ | 0.003 | | | $ | 0.004 | | | $ | 0.003 | | | $ | 0.001 | |
| | | | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.500 | | | $ | 12.290 | | | $ | 9.790 | | | $ | 9.890 | | | $ | 9.990 | |
| | | | | |
Total Return on Net Asset Value(2)(3) | | | (17.85 | )% | | | 30.18 | % | | | 2.57 | % | | | 11.48 | % | | | (1.10 | )% |
| | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 950 | | | $ | 1,229 | | | $ | 5,872 | | | $ | 6,182 | | | $ | 6,243 | |
| | | | | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.85 | %(5) | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.91 | %(6) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 3.84 | % | | | 2.91 | % | | | 4.02 | % | | | 4.91 | % | | | 3.32 | % |
| | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 59 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 118 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 102 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of a market-determined premium or discount. Investment returns assume that all distributions have been reinvested at net asset value. |
(3) | The administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 8.99%, 1.31%, 2.08%, 1.70% and 1.57% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower. |
(4) | Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses. |
(5) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of the Portfolio’s adviser fee due to the Portfolio’s investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2022). |
(6) | Includes interest expense, including allocated from the Portfolio of 0.01% and 0.01% for the years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively. |
| | | | |
| | 12 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the Trust), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Fund is an exchange-traded managed fund operating pursuant to an order issued by the SEC granting an exemption from certain provisions of the 1940 Act. Individual shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold only on a national securities exchange or alternative trading system through a broker-dealer that offers NextShares, and may not be directly purchased or redeemed from the Fund. Market trading prices for the Fund are directly linked to the Fund’s next-computed net asset value per share (NAV) and will vary from NAV by a market-determined premium or discount, which may be zero. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust, having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (0.5% at October 31, 2022). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
B Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.
C Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
D Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
E Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
F Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
G Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
It is the present policy of the Fund to make monthly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are paid in cash and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
| | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 39,620 | | | $ | 247,140 | |
| | |
Long-term capital gains | | $ | 30,110 | | | $ | — | |
During the year ended October 31, 2022, accumulated loss was increased by $2,717,605 and paid-in capital was increased by $2,717,605 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for redemptions in-kind. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of October 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | | |
| |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,530 | |
| |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | 156,117 | |
| |
Net unrealized depreciation | | | (6,678,452 | ) |
| |
Accumulated loss | | $ | (6,520,805 | ) |
3 Investment Adviser, Administration Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The investment adviser fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets that are not invested in other investment companies for which EVM or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee as follows and is payable monthly:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
| |
Up to $500 million | | | 0.550 | % |
| |
$500 million but less than $1 billion | | | 0.525 | % |
| |
$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion | | | 0.500 | % |
| |
$2.5 billion and over | | | 0.475 | % |
For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund incurred no investment adviser fee on such assets.
Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management of the Fund to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of EVM and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. EVM pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Fund. The administration fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the administration fee amounted to $1,604.
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an operations agreement with EVM pursuant to which EVM provides the Fund with services required for it to operate as a NextShares exchange-traded managed fund in accordance with the exemptive order obtained by EVM and the Trust. Pursuant to the agreement, the Fund pays EVM a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets provided the average net assets of NextShares funds sponsored by EVM (“Covered Assets”) are less than $10 billion. The annual rate is reduced if Covered Assets are $10 billion and above. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the operations agreement fee amounted to $535 or 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
EVM and EVAIL have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through February 28, 2023. Thereafter, the reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and EVAIL were allocated $96,062 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended October 31, 2022.
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
4 Investment Transactions
For the year ended October 31, 2022, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $95,175 and $169,927, respectively. In addition, a Portfolio transaction fee is imposed by the Portfolio on the combined daily inflows or outflows of the Fund and the Portfolio’s other investors as more fully described at Note 1L of the Portfolio’s financial statements included herein. Such fee is allocated to the Fund based on its pro-rata interest in the Portfolio. The amount of the Portfolio transaction fee imposed on the Fund, if any, and the allocation of such fee are presented as Other capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
5 Capital Share Transactions
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares of capital stock (no par value per share) in one or more series (such as the Fund). The Fund issues and redeems shares only in blocks of 25,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). The Fund issues and redeems Creation Units in return for the securities, other instruments and/or cash (the “Basket”) that the Fund specifies each business day. Creation Units may be purchased or redeemed only by or through Authorized Participants, which are broker-dealers or institutional investors that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor for this purpose. The Fund imposes a transaction fee on Creation Units issued and redeemed to offset the estimated cost to the Fund of processing the transaction, which is paid by the Authorized Participants directly to a third-party administrator. In addition, Authorized Participants pay the Fund a variable charge for converting the Basket to or from the desired portfolio composition. Such variable charges are reflected as Transaction fees on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
At October 31, 2022, EVM owned approximately 81% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
6 Fund Liquidation
In November 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, approved the liquidation of the Fund, which is expected to take place on or about December 23, 2022. Effective prior to the open of business on December 16, 2022, the Fund no longer accepted Creation Unit purchase orders. The last day of secondary market trading of shares for the Fund was December 16, 2022.
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance NextShares Trust), as of October 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2022, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Emphasis of Matter
As disclosed in Note 6 to the financial statements, the Board of Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust approved the liquidation of the Fund, which is expected to take place on or about December 23, 2022. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2023 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2022. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified business income, qualified dividend income for individuals, the dividends received deduction for corporations, 163(j) interest dividends and capital gains dividends.
Qualified Business Income. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 the Fund designates approximately $121 or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified business income.
Qualified Dividend Income. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund designates approximately $26,482 or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.
Dividends Received Deduction. Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2022 ordinary income dividends, 13.34% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.
163(j) Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund designates 45.00% of distributions from net investment income as a 163(j) interest dividend.
Capital Gains Dividends. The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2022, $156,124 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks — 58.7% | |
Security | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Safran S.A. | | | | | | | 15,665 | | | $ | 1,744,609 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,744,609 | |
| | | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc.(1) | | | | | | | 27,738 | | | $ | 1,013,547 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,013,547 | |
| | | |
Automobiles — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Stellantis NV | | | | | | | 61,872 | | | $ | 834,750 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 834,750 | |
| | | |
Banks — 2.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Banco Santander S.A. | | | | | | | 581,915 | | | $ | 1,509,182 | |
| | | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | | | 19,891 | | | | 912,201 | |
| | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | | | | | 22,606 | | | | 924,586 | |
| | | |
HDFC Bank, Ltd. | | | | | | | 65,884 | | | | 1,195,053 | |
| | | |
ING Groep NV | | | | | | | 21,302 | | | | 209,603 | |
| | | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | | | | | 3,936 | | | | 662,704 | |
| | | |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | | | | | 104,185 | | | | 622,478 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,035,807 | |
| | | |
Beverages — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | | | | | 51,744 | | | $ | 3,096,878 | |
| | | |
Diageo PLC | | | | | | | 46,546 | | | | 1,915,483 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,012,361 | |
| | | |
Biotechnology — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
CSL, Ltd. | | | | | | | 5,787 | | | $ | 1,035,962 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,035,962 | |
| | | |
Building Products — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | | | | | 41,989 | | | $ | 847,845 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 847,845 | |
| | | |
Capital Markets — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | | | | | 8,377 | | | $ | 352,756 | |
| | | |
State Street Corp. | | | | | | | 26,629 | | | | 1,970,546 | |
| | | |
Stifel Financial Corp. | | | | | | | 10,745 | | | | 664,793 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,988,095 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Chemicals — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Sika AG | | | | | 2,412 | | | $ | 543,847 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 543,847 | |
| | | |
Consumer Finance — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | | | 4,078 | | | $ | 432,350 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 432,350 | |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1) | | | | | 5,465 | | | $ | 1,612,667 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,612,667 | |
| | | |
Electric Utilities — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Iberdrola S.A. | | | | | 158,553 | | | $ | 1,612,369 | |
| | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | | | 20,455 | | | | 1,585,262 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 3,197,631 | |
| | | |
Electrical Equipment — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | | | 12,139 | | | $ | 1,573,943 | |
| | | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | | | 11,379 | | | | 1,438,946 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 3,012,889 | |
| |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.7% | | | | |
| | | |
CDW Corp. | | | | | 12,312 | | | $ | 2,127,637 | |
| | | |
Halma PLC | | | | | 37,153 | | | | 900,933 | |
| | | |
Keyence Corp. | | | | | 1,870 | | | | 705,112 | |
| | | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | | | 5,325 | | | | 927,349 | |
| | | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc.(2) | | | | | 3,977 | | | | 1,998 | |
| | | |
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | | | 10,606 | | | | 1,296,371 | |
| | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | | | | | 8 | | | | 2,266 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 5,961,666 | |
| | | |
Entertainment — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(1) | | | | | 26,531 | | | $ | 2,826,613 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 2,826,613 | |
| |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5% | | | | |
| | | |
American Tower Corp. | | | | | 2,955 | | | $ | 612,246 | |
| | | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | | | 19,485 | | | | 462,379 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,074,625 | |
| | | |
Food Products — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | | | 36,703 | | | $ | 2,256,500 | |
| | | |
Nestle S.A. | | | | | 28,517 | | | | 3,104,327 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 5,360,827 | |
| | | | |
| | 18 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
| | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Alcon, Inc. | | | | | 9,732 | | | $ | 592,536 | |
| | | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(1) | | | | | 49,310 | | | | 2,125,754 | |
| | | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1) | | | | | 5,640 | | | | 1,390,091 | |
| | | |
Straumann Holding AG | | | | | 6,492 | | | | 617,852 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 4,726,233 | |
| | | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Elevance Health, Inc.(1) | | | | | 4,192 | | | $ | 2,292,060 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 2,292,060 | |
| | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Compass Group PLC | | | | | 110,338 | | | $ | 2,323,919 | |
| | | |
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | | | | | 16,248 | | | | 873,016 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 3,196,935 | |
| | | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Siemens AG | | | | | 13,710 | | | $ | 1,497,255 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,497,255 | |
| | | |
Insurance — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
AIA Group, Ltd. | | | | | 124,092 | | | $ | 939,971 | |
| | | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | | | 3,512 | | | | 443,390 | |
| | | |
Aviva PLC | | | | | 2 | | | | 10 | |
| | | |
AXA S.A. | | | | | 35,341 | | | | 872,742 | |
| | | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | 5,720 | | | | 884,769 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 3,140,882 | |
| | | |
Interactive Media & Services — 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1) | | | | | 63,380 | | | $ | 5,999,551 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 5,999,551 | |
| | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | | | | | 32,242 | | | $ | 3,302,870 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 3,302,870 | |
| | | |
IT Services — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Amadeus IT Group S.A.(1) | | | | | 15,592 | | | $ | 813,205 | |
| | | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | | | 22,304 | | | | 1,851,009 | |
| | | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | | | 7,929 | | | | 905,968 | |
| | | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | | | 7,964 | | | | 1,649,822 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 5,220,004 | |
| | | |
Leisure Products — 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Yamaha Corp. | | | | | 31,333 | | | $ | 1,182,954 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,182,954 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | | | 2,894 | | | $ | 728,333 | |
| | | |
Lonza Group AG | | | | | 1,051 | | | | 541,038 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 1,269,371 | |
| | | |
Machinery — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Graco, Inc. | | | | | 11,106 | | | $ | 772,755 | |
| | | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | | | | 28,004 | | | | 1,414,202 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 2,186,957 | |
| | | |
Metals & Mining — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Alleima AB(1) | | | | | 1,121 | | | $ | 3,819 | |
| | | |
Rio Tinto, Ltd. | | | | | 13,256 | | | | 752,273 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 756,092 | |
| | | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | | | 8,069 | | | $ | 460,336 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 460,336 | |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | | | 13,558 | | | $ | 2,452,642 | |
| | | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | | | 30,347 | | | | 4,142,973 | |
| | | |
Phillips 66 | | | | | 2,171 | | | | 226,414 | |
| | | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | | | 2,523 | | | | 646,922 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 7,468,951 | |
| | | |
Personal Products — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Kose Corp. | | | | | 6,101 | | | $ | 609,005 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 609,005 | |
| | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | | | | 12,755 | | | $ | 1,496,571 | |
| | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | | | 10,732 | | | | 3,885,950 | |
| | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | | | 24,134 | | | | 2,624,120 | |
| | | |
Roche Holding AG PC | | | | | 5,541 | | | | 1,838,493 | |
| | | |
Sanofi | | | | | 18,821 | | | | 1,619,694 | |
| | | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | | | 9,931 | | | | 1,497,396 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 12,962,224 | |
| | | |
Professional Services — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | | | 26,791 | | | $ | 824,391 | |
| | | |
RELX PLC | | | | | 61,295 | | | | 1,646,413 | |
| | | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | | | 5,788 | | | | 1,058,220 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 3,529,024 | |
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Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.5% | | | | |
| | | |
ASML Holding NV | | | | | | | 4,161 | | | $ | 1,951,869 | |
| | | |
Infineon Technologies AG | | | | | | | 47,793 | | | | 1,159,719 | |
| | | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | | | | | 24,254 | | | | 1,312,142 | |
| | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR | | | | | | | 18,045 | | | | 1,110,670 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,534,400 | |
| | | |
Software — 4.0% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Adobe, Inc.(1) | | | | | | | 5,104 | | | $ | 1,625,624 | |
| | | |
Dassault Systemes SE | | | | | | | 25,680 | | | | 860,762 | |
| | | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | | | | | 3,022 | | | | 1,291,905 | |
| | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | | | | | 22,225 | | | | 5,159,089 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 8,937,380 | |
| | | |
Specialty Retail — 1.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | | | | | 9,071 | | | $ | 1,768,391 | |
| | | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | | | | | 28,068 | | | | 2,023,703 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,792,094 | |
| |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.9% | | | | |
| | | |
Apple, Inc. | | | | | | | 28,022 | | | $ | 4,296,893 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,296,893 | |
| | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | | | | | 2,261 | | | $ | 1,426,679 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,426,679 | |
| | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | | | | | 21,543 | | | $ | 1,122,240 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,122,240 | |
| | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Vodafone Group PLC | | | | | | | 1,242,622 | | | $ | 1,450,639 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,450,639 | |
| | | |
Total Common Stocks (identified cost $97,043,807) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 129,897,120 | |
| | | |
Convertible Bonds — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | |
Leisure Products — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc., 0.00%, 2/15/26 | | | | | | $ | 310 | | | $ | 223,213 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 223,213 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | |
Software — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
1Life Healthcare, Inc., 3.00%, 6/15/25 | | | | | | $ | 81 | | | $ | 78,813 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 78,813 | |
| | | |
Total Convertible Bonds (identified cost $345,465) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 302,026 | |
| | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Becton Dickinson and Co., Series B, 6.00% | | | | | | | 3,268 | | | $ | 159,282 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 159,282 | |
| | | |
Software — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc., Series A, 6.50%, (1.50% cash, 5.00% PIK)(1)(2) | | | | | | | 2,480 | | | $ | 2,480 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,480 | |
| | | |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (identified cost $244,405) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 161,762 | |
| | | |
Corporate Bonds — 36.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 170 | | | $ | 152,397 | |
| | | |
Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 492 | | | | 445,919 | |
| | | |
TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.875%, 5/15/26 | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 195,480 | |
| | | |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 1/15/29 | | | | | | | 185 | | | | 157,833 | |
| | | |
5.50%, 11/15/27 | | | | | | | 106 | | | | 96,867 | |
| | | |
6.25%, 3/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 419 | | | | 414,029 | |
| | | |
7.50%, 3/15/27 | | | | | | | 327 | | | | 322,710 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,785,235 | |
| | | |
Airlines — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 101 | | | $ | 89,516 | |
| | | |
Air France-KLM, 1.875%, 1/16/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 100 | | | | 88,429 | |
| | | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.50%, 4/20/26(4) | | | | | | | 314 | | | | 299,534 | |
| | | |
5.75%, 4/20/29(4) | | | | | | | 144 | | | | 131,297 | |
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| | 20 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Airlines (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, 2.875%, 2/11/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | $ | 184,792 | |
| | | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 193 | | | | 165,406 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 958,974 | |
| | | |
Auto Components — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Clarios Global, L.P./Clarios US Finance Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.375%, 5/15/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 681 | | | $ | 631,104 | |
| | | |
8.50%, 5/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 194 | | | | 190,449 | |
| | | |
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 6.375%, (6.375% cash or 7.125% PIK), 5/15/29(4)(6) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 171,614 | |
| | | |
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 54 | | | | 38,844 | |
| | | |
TI Automotive Finance PLC, 3.75%, 4/15/29(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | | 143,664 | |
| | | |
Wheel Pros, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 213 | | | | 100,566 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,276,241 | |
| | | |
Automobiles — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., 3.75%, 1/30/31(4) | | | | | | | 54 | | | $ | 43,213 | |
| | | |
Ford Motor Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.25%, 2/12/32 | | | | | | | 364 | | | | 273,919 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 1/15/43 | | | | | | | 197 | | | | 137,540 | |
| | | |
9.625%, 4/22/30 | | | | | | | 26 | | | | 29,059 | |
| | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.087%, 1/9/23 | | | | | | | 231 | | | | 230,188 | |
| | | |
3.37%, 11/17/23 | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 193,318 | |
| | | |
4.125%, 8/17/27 | | | | | | | 555 | | | | 494,055 | |
| | | |
5.125%, 6/16/25 | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 193,278 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,594,570 | |
| | | |
Automotives — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The): | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.00%, 7/15/29 | | | | | | | 336 | | | $ | 292,243 | |
| | | |
5.25%, 7/15/31 | | | | | | | 270 | | | | 229,122 | |
| | | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 2.20%, 1/15/24(5) | | | EUR | | | | 100 | | | | 93,021 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 614,386 | |
| | | |
Banks — 2.0% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A./Grand Cayman, 7.625% to 1/10/28(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | $ | 164,490 | |
| | | |
Bank of America Corp., Series TT, 6.125% to 4/27/27(7)(8) | | | | | | | 89 | | | | 84,328 | |
| | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 8.625% to 10/27/27, 10/27/82(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 201,223 | |
| | | |
Barclays PLC, 8.00% to 3/15/29(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 179,671 | |
| | | |
BNP Paribas S.A., 7.75% to 8/16/29(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 189,067 | |
| | | |
Citigroup, Inc., Series W, 4.00% to 12/10/25(7)(8) | | | | | | | 51 | | | | 43,146 | |
| | | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, 9.75% to 6/23/27(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 190,525 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Banks (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 3, 6.20% to 6/15/28(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 220 | | | $ | 195,056 | |
| | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.60% to 12/17/30(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 132,440 | |
| | | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series F, 5.625% to 7/15/30(7)(8) | | | | | | | 125 | | | | 114,231 | |
| | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Series KK, 3.65% to 6/1/26(7)(8) | | | | | | | 251 | | | | 208,317 | |
| | | |
Series S, 6.75%, to 2/1/24(7)(8) | | | | | | | 215 | | | | 215,134 | |
| | | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% to 9/27/25(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 186,000 | |
| | | |
Natwest Group PLC, 4.60% to 6/28/31(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 129,630 | |
| | | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Series V, 6.20% to 9/15/27(7)(8) | | | | | | | 100 | | | | 94,970 | |
| | | |
Societe Generale S.A., 5.375% to 11/18/30(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 145,370 | |
| | | |
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.75% to 1/14/31(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 229 | | | | 152,942 | |
| | | |
SVB Financial Group: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.10% to 2/15/31(7)(8) | | | | | | | 311 | | | | 192,737 | |
| | | |
Series C, 4.00% to 5/15/26(7)(8) | | | | | | | 58 | | | | 40,661 | |
| | | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 8.125% to 10/31/27, 10/31/82(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 202,750 | |
| | | |
Truist Financial Corp., Series Q, 5.10% to 3/1/30(7)(8) | | | | | | | 77 | | | | 67,766 | |
| | | |
UBS Group AG, 4.375% to 2/10/31(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 139,430 | |
| | | |
UniCredit SpA, 7.296% to 4/2/29, 4/2/34(4)(8) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 169,851 | |
| | | |
Vivion Investments S.a.r.l., 3.00%, 8/8/24(5) | | | EUR | | | | 600 | | | | 510,571 | |
| | | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series BB, 3.90% to 3/15/26(7)(8) | | | | | | | 167 | | | | 141,887 | |
| | | |
Zions Bancorp NA, 5.80% to 6/15/23(7)(8) | | | | | | | 268 | | | | 253,304 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,345,497 | |
| | | |
Biotechnology — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Grifols Escrow Issuer S.A.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.875%, 10/15/28(5) | | | EUR | | | | 925 | | | $ | 698,942 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 10/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 280 | | | | 219,121 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 918,063 | |
| | | |
Building Products — 1.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, 2/1/32(4) | | | | | | | 204 | | | $ | 163,584 | |
| | | |
5.00%, 3/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 90 | | | | 77,429 | |
| | | |
HT Troplast GmbH, 9.25%, 7/15/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 650 | | | | 562,035 | |
| | | |
KB Home: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.00%, 6/15/31 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | 8,348 | |
| | | |
4.80%, 11/15/29 | | | | | | | 71 | | | | 58,059 | |
| | | |
Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC/Oscar Finance, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 85 | | | | 72,177 | |
| | | |
Standard Industries, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
2.25%, 11/21/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 400 | | | | 328,959 | |
| | | | |
| | 21 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Building Products (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Standard Industries, Inc.: (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.375%, 7/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 275 | | | $ | 222,863 | |
| | | |
5.00%, 2/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 78 | | | | 70,700 | |
| | | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 196 | | | | 179,906 | |
| | | |
Victoria PLC, 3.625%, 8/24/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 806 | | | | 622,173 | |
| | | |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 346 | | | | 323,170 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,689,403 | |
| | | |
Capital Markets — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
AerCap Holdings NV, 5.875% to 10/10/24, 10/10/79(8) | | | | | | | 150 | | | $ | 135,174 | |
| | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series I, 4.00% to 6/1/26(7)(8) | | | | | | | 259 | | | | 213,261 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 348,435 | |
| | | |
Casino & Gaming — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Cinemark USA, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.875%, 3/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 67 | | | $ | 56,505 | |
| | | |
8.75%, 5/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 48 | | | | 48,201 | |
| | | |
Speedway Motorsports, LLC/Speedway Funding II, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 217,583 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 322,289 | |
| | | |
Chemicals — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., 5.25%, 9/30/28(4) | | | | | | | 88 | | | $ | 70,195 | |
| | | |
Avient Corp., 7.125%, 8/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 102 | | | | 97,675 | |
| | | |
Herens Holdco S.a.r.l., 4.75%, 5/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 201 | | | | 164,958 | |
| | | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, 5/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 203 | | | | 166,034 | |
| | | |
4.875%, 6/1/24(4) | | | | | | | 56 | | | | 54,586 | |
| | | |
Nufarm Australia, Ltd./Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.00%, 1/27/30(4) | | | | | | | 172 | | | | 145,737 | |
| | | |
Valvoline, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.625%, 6/15/31(4) | | | | | | | 128 | | | | 101,172 | |
| | | |
4.25%, 2/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 224 | | | | 215,938 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,016,295 | |
| | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 266 | | | $ | 243,121 | |
| | | |
APi Group DE, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 55 | | | | 46,442 | |
| | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.875%, 7/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 101 | | | | 95,197 | |
| | | |
5.125%, 7/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 61 | | | | 56,643 | |
| | | |
EC Finance PLC, 3.00%, 10/15/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 274 | | | | 239,898 | |
| | | |
Gartner, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.75%, 10/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 187 | | | | 157,548 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Gartner, Inc.: (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.50%, 7/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 151 | | | $ | 140,240 | |
| | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.50%, 9/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 265 | | | | 225,368 | |
| | | |
3.75%, 8/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 130 | | | | 123,167 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 6/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 343 | | | | 299,726 | |
| | | |
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 153 | | | | 133,875 | |
| | | |
Hertz Corp. (The): | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 12/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 29 | | | | 24,766 | |
| | | |
5.00%, 12/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 230 | | | | 182,821 | |
| | | |
Korn Ferry, 4.625%, 12/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 233 | | | | 212,282 | |
| | | |
Madison IAQ, LLC, 5.875%, 6/30/29(4) | | | | | | | 323 | | | | 222,148 | |
| | | |
Metis Merger Sub, LLC, 6.50%, 5/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 167 | | | | 134,420 | |
| | | |
MoneyGram International, Inc., 5.375%, 8/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 249 | | | | 244,887 | |
| | | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 206 | | | | 181,061 | |
| | | |
Paprec Holding S.A., 3.50%, 7/1/28(5) | | | EUR | | | | 352 | | | | 279,030 | |
| | | |
PROG Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 139 | | | | 113,807 | |
| | | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 235 | | | | 177,940 | |
| | | |
Terminix Co., LLC (The), 7.45%, 8/15/27 | | | | | | | 536 | | | | 598,326 | |
| | | |
Tervita Corp., 11.00%, 12/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 123 | | | | 133,816 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,266,529 | |
| | | |
Construction & Engineering — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Cellnex Finance Co. S.A., 2.25%, 4/12/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | $ | 180,321 | |
| | | |
TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/32(4) | | | | | | | 263 | | | | 206,299 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 386,620 | |
| | | |
Construction Materials — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete, LLC, 6.00%, 11/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 641 | | | $ | 540,248 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 540,248 | |
| | | |
Consumer Finance — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
CPUK Finance, Ltd., 4.875%, 8/28/25(5) | | | GBP | | | | 278 | | | $ | 289,668 | |
| | | |
PRA Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.00%, 10/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 115 | | | | 92,399 | |
| | | |
7.375%, 9/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 261 | | | | 250,033 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 632,100 | |
| | | |
Containers & Packaging — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA, LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 3.00%, 9/1/29(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | $ | 141,923 | |
| | | |
Canpack S.A./Canpack US, LLC, 3.875%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 312 | | | | 248,393 | |
| | | |
Kleopatra Finco S.a.r.l., 4.25%, 3/1/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 479 | | | | 391,407 | |
| | | |
LABL, Inc., 5.875%, 11/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 66 | | | | 57,455 | |
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| | 22 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Containers & Packaging (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.25%, 4/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 82 | | | $ | 73,929 | |
| | | |
Schoeller Packaging B.V., 6.375%, 11/1/24(5) | | | EUR | | | | 450 | | | | 359,469 | |
| | | |
Verallia S.A., 1.875%, 11/10/31(5) | | | EUR | | | | 100 | | | | 73,234 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,345,810 | |
| | | |
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.125%, 4/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 74 | | | $ | 63,307 | |
| | | |
5.50%, 6/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 180 | | | | 169,642 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 232,949 | |
| | | |
Distributors — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 5/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 451 | | | $ | 413,034 | |
| | | |
Parts Europe S.A., 5.456%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), 7/20/27(5)(9) | | | EUR | | | | 350 | | | | 337,275 | |
| | | |
Performance Food Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, 8/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 315 | | | | 267,608 | |
| | | |
5.50%, 10/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 169 | | | | 160,188 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,178,105 | |
| | | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware, LLC, 7.125%, 7/31/26(5) | | | | | | | 750 | | | $ | 710,602 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 710,602 | |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer, LLC, 8.625%, 9/30/27(4) | | | | | | | 145 | | | $ | 145,738 | |
| | | |
Allied Universal Holdco, LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
6.625%, 7/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 485 | | | | 464,094 | |
| | | |
9.75%, 7/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 203 | | | | 176,985 | |
| | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, 4.70% to 5/15/26(7)(8) | | | | | | | 270 | | | | 196,594 | |
| | | |
Alpha Holding S.A. de CV, 9.00%, 2/10/25(4)(10) | | | | | | | 190 | | | | 2,855 | |
| | | |
American AgCredit Corp., Series QIB, 5.25% to 6/15/26(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 229,687 | |
| | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 12/15/24(4) | | | | | | | 194 | | | | 169,820 | |
| | | |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings, LLC, 5.25%, 4/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 65 | | | | 56,065 | |
| | | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), 1/15/28(5)(9) | | | EUR | | | | 479 | | | | 426,591 | |
| | | |
5.375%, 2/15/26(5) | | | GBP | | | | 180 | | | | 180,621 | |
| | | |
Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
6.25%, 5/15/26 | | | | | | | 99 | | | | 95,222 | |
| | | |
6.375%, 12/15/25 | | | | | | | 120 | | | | 116,767 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 305 | | | $ | 270,274 | |
| | | |
Jefferson Capital Holdings, LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 343 | | | | 286,062 | |
| | | |
Louvre Bidco S.A.S., 6.50%, 9/30/24(5) | | | EUR | | | | 310 | | | | 287,546 | |
| | | |
Oxford Finance, LLC/Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 160 | | | | 146,667 | |
| | | |
Rocket Mortgage, LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co.-Issuer, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
2.875%, 10/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 156 | | | | 130,606 | |
| | | |
3.625%, 3/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 133 | | | | 103,422 | |
| | | |
4.00%, 10/15/33(4) | | | | | | | 30 | | | | 21,026 | |
| | | |
Sherwood Financing PLC, 6.00%, 11/15/26(5) | | | GBP | | | | 420 | | | | 352,090 | |
| | | |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/XO Management Holding, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 256 | | | | 213,150 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,071,882 | |
| | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.25%, 7/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 324 | | | $ | 268,185 | |
| | | |
Lorca Telecom Bondco S.A., 4.00%, 9/18/27(5) | | | EUR | | | | 650 | | | | 566,568 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 834,753 | |
| | | |
Electric Utilities — 1.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C, 4.35% to 1/15/27(7)(8) | | | | | | | 93 | | | $ | 77,403 | |
| | | |
Enviva Partners, L.P./Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 435 | | | | 418,311 | |
| | | |
FirstEnergy Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
2.65%, 3/1/30 | | | | | | | 53 | | | | 42,965 | |
| | | |
Series B, 4.40% to 1/15/23, 7/15/27(11) | | | | | | | 257 | | | | 241,778 | |
| | | |
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 370 | | | | 319,660 | |
| | | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, 9/15/24(4) | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 8,498 | |
| | | |
4.50%, 9/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 205 | | | | 190,952 | |
| | | |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.375%, 2/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 106 | | | | 88,449 | |
| | | |
3.625%, 2/15/31(4) | | | | | | | 177 | | | | 141,092 | |
| | | |
3.875%, 2/15/32(4) | | | | | | | 195 | | | | 154,157 | |
| | | |
5.25%, 6/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 122 | | | | 111,005 | |
| | | |
Pattern Energy Operations, L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 199 | | | | 179,435 | |
| | | |
Sempra Energy, 4.125% to 1/1/27, 4/1/52(8) | | | | | | | 167 | | | | 125,979 | |
| | | |
Southern California Edison Co., Series E, 8.639%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.199%), 12/5/22(9) | | | | | | | 101 | | | | 99,255 | |
| | | |
Southern Co. (The): | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Series 21-A, 3.75% to 6/15/26, 9/15/51(8) | | | | | | | 120 | | | | 95,412 | |
| | | |
Series B, 4.00% to 10/15/25, 1/15/51(8) | | | | | | | 56 | | | | 48,831 | |
| | | |
Series B, 6.923%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.63%), 3/15/57(9) | | | | | | | 192 | | | | 191,040 | |
| | | |
TerraForm Power Operating, LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28(4) | | | | | | | 237 | | | | 220,095 | |
| | | | |
| | 23 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Electric Utilities (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Vistra Operations Co., LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.375%, 5/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 173 | | | $ | 148,384 | |
| | | |
5.00%, 7/31/27(4) | | | | | | | 232 | | | | 214,425 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,117,126 | |
| | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1% | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 138 | | | $ | 118,721 | |
| | | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.00%, 10/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 57 | | | | 55,356 | |
| | | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 153 | | | | 155,434 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 329,511 | |
| | | |
Entertainment — 0.9% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
6.25%, 7/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 417 | | | $ | 407,512 | |
| | | |
8.125%, 7/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 56 | | | | 54,558 | |
| | | |
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 233 | | | | 210,632 | |
| | | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 206 | | | | 156,892 | |
| | | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 278 | | | | 245,567 | |
| | | |
LHMC Finco 2 S.a.r.l., 7.25%, (7.25% cash or 8.00% PIK), 10/2/25(5)(6) | | | EUR | | | | 542 | | | | 461,994 | |
| | | |
Lottomatica SpA, 6.25%, 7/15/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | | 188,121 | |
| | | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 216 | | | | 209,501 | |
| | | |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 65 | | | | 55,998 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,990,775 | |
| |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2% | | | | |
| | | |
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus, LLC/BPR Nimbus, LLC/GGSI Sellco, LLC, 4.50%, 4/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 307 | | | $ | 261,846 | |
| | | |
HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC, 3.375%, 6/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 163,052 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 424,898 | |
| | | |
Food Products — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons, L.P./ Albertsons, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.875%, 2/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 138 | | | $ | 122,807 | |
| | | |
5.875%, 2/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 181 | | | | 169,456 | |
| | | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 6/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 110 | | | | 106,024 | |
| | | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.375%, 6/1/46 | | | | | | | 44 | | | | 34,427 | |
| | | |
5.50%, 6/1/50 | | | | | | | 34 | | | | 31,209 | |
| | | |
Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 8.00%(4)(7) | | | | | | | 235 | | | | 233,288 | |
| | | |
Nomad Foods Bondco PLC, 2.50%, 6/24/28(5) | | | EUR | | | | 571 | | | | 454,903 | |
| | | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 3.50%, 3/1/32(4) | | | | | | | 316 | | | | 242,756 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,394,870 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NiSource, Inc., 5.65% to 6/15/23(7)(8) | | | | | | | 280 | | | $ | 259,000 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 259,000 | |
| | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Centene Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
2.50%, 3/1/31 | | | | | | | 311 | | | $ | 239,193 | |
| | | |
3.00%, 10/15/30 | | | | | | | 377 | | | | 304,100 | |
| | | |
3.375%, 2/15/30 | | | | | | | 308 | | | | 256,333 | |
| | | |
4.625%, 12/15/29 | | | | | | | 319 | | | | 289,218 | |
| | | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 399 | | | | 375,925 | |
| | | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 110 | | | | 70,433 | |
| | | |
Medline Borrower, L.P., 5.25%, 10/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 531 | | | | 414,451 | |
| | | |
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 101 | | | | 86,089 | |
| | | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.875%, 11/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 245 | | | | 208,772 | |
| | | |
3.875%, 5/15/32(4) | | | | | | | 189 | | | | 158,125 | |
| | | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 55 | | | | 43,965 | |
| | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.375%, 1/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 102 | | | | 85,757 | |
| | | |
6.125%, 10/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 289 | | | | 250,599 | |
| | | |
6.875%, 11/15/31 | | | | | | | 133 | | | | 113,070 | |
| | | |
US Acute Care Solutions, LLC, 6.375%, 3/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 400 | | | | 363,642 | |
| | | |
Varex Imaging Corp., 7.875%, 10/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 219 | | | | 214,069 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,473,741 | |
| | | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
HCA, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.375%, 9/1/26 | | | | | | | 270 | | | $ | 262,828 | |
| | | |
5.625%, 9/1/28 | | | | | | | 245 | | | | 235,596 | |
| | | |
Legacy LifePoint Health, LLC, 4.375%, 2/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 173 | | | | 136,813 | |
| | | |
ModivCare, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 182 | | | | 173,158 | |
| | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 9/1/24(4) | | | | | | | 49 | | | | 47,415 | |
| | | |
4.875%, 1/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 290 | | | | 274,604 | |
| | | |
5.125%, 11/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 138 | | | | 127,447 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,257,861 | |
| | | |
Healthcare-Products — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Avantor Funding, Inc., 3.875%, 7/15/28(5) | | | EUR | | | | 150 | | | $ | 130,264 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 130,264 | |
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Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.875%, 1/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 286 | | | $ | 251,915 | |
| | | |
4.375%, 1/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 182 | | | | 160,053 | |
| | | |
5.75%, 4/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 66 | | | | 65,841 | |
| | | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 91 | | | | 81,108 | |
| | | |
MGM Resorts International, 4.75%, 10/15/28 | | | | | | | 184 | | | | 159,956 | |
| | | |
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 5.875%, 9/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 399 | | | | 316,268 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,035,141 | |
| | | |
Household Products — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.125%, 10/15/30 | | | | | | | 55 | | | $ | 45,539 | |
| | | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 56 | | | | 45,043 | |
| | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/31(4) | | | | | | | 397 | | | | 298,913 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 389,495 | |
| | | |
Housewares — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
ProGroup AG, 3.00%, 3/31/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 460 | | | $ | 401,008 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 401,008 | |
| |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3% | | | | |
| | | |
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 4.75% to 1/18/27, 1/18/82(8) | | | | | | | 113 | | | $ | 91,248 | |
| | | |
Calpine Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.125%, 3/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 273 | | | | 242,642 | |
| | | |
5.25%, 6/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 50 | | | | 47,526 | |
| | | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28 | | | | | | | 210 | | | | 200,795 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 582,211 | |
| | | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 2/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 162 | | | $ | 146,858 | |
| | | |
Gatwick Airport Finance PLC, 4.375%, 4/7/26(5) | | | GBP | | | | 245 | | | | 234,508 | |
| | | |
Paprec Holding S.A., 4.00%, 3/31/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 115 | | | | 105,409 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 486,775 | |
| | | |
Insurance — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 458 | | | $ | 418,564 | |
| | | |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.875% to 9/15/27, 12/15/52(4)(8) | | | | | | | 187 | | | | 168,934 | |
| | | |
Galaxy Finco, Ltd., 9.25%, 7/31/27(5) | | | GBP | | | | 525 | | | | 481,656 | |
| | | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.125% to 9/15/26, 12/15/51(4)(8) | | | | | | | 216 | | | | 162,291 | |
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Insurance (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.125% to 11/28/31, 3/1/52(8) | | | | | | | 60 | | | $ | 51,293 | |
| | | |
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd., 5.875% to 5/12/25(4)(7)(8) | | | | | | | 222 | | | | 202,653 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,485,391 | |
| | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Arches Buyer, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, 6/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 82 | | | $ | 67,460 | |
| | | |
6.125%, 12/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 83 | | | | 64,117 | |
| | | |
Match Group Holdings II, LLC, 3.625%, 10/1/31(4) | | | | | | | 210 | | | | 160,377 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 291,954 | |
| | | |
Leisure Products — 0.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Carnival Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 207 | | | $ | 143,824 | |
| | | |
Life Time, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.75%, 1/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 199 | | | | 185,578 | |
| | | |
8.00%, 4/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 252 | | | | 220,095 | |
| | | |
Lindblad Expeditions, LLC, 6.75%, 2/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 154 | | | | 137,223 | |
| | | |
NCL Corp., Ltd.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.875%, 3/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 106 | | | | 87,009 | |
| | | |
5.875%, 2/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 67 | | | | 59,904 | |
| | | |
7.75%, 2/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 56 | | | | 44,741 | |
| | | |
NCL Finance, Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 55 | | | | 42,845 | |
| | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 11.625%, 8/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 201 | | | | 193,105 | |
| | | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 259 | | | | 251,420 | |
| | | |
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 104 | | | | 82,663 | |
| | | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII, Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 66 | | | | 51,547 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,499,954 | |
| | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
W.R. Grace Holdings, LLC, 4.875%, 6/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 245 | | | $ | 214,681 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 214,681 | |
| | | |
Machinery — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA, 3.75%, 1/15/28(5) | | | EUR | | | | 381 | | | $ | 310,551 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 310,551 | |
| | | |
Media — 2.0% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Altice France S.A., 8.125%, 2/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 458 | | | $ | 419,986 | |
| | | |
Audacy Capital Corp., 6.75%, 3/31/29(4) | | | | | | | 261 | | | | 74,620 | |
| | | |
Beasley Mezzanine Holdings, LLC, 8.625%, 2/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 308 | | | | 222,145 | |
| | | |
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.25%, 2/1/31(4) | | | | | | | 338 | | | | 267,579 | |
| | | |
4.50%, 8/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 343 | | | | 278,955 | |
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| | 25 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Media (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| |
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: (continued) | | | | |
| | | |
4.75%, 3/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 322 | | | $ | 271,177 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 2/1/32(4) | | | | | | | 139 | | | | 111,536 | |
| | | |
5.375%, 6/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 110 | | | | 98,450 | |
| | | |
6.375%, 9/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 253 | | | | 233,542 | |
| | | |
CMG Media Corp., 8.875%, 12/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 178 | | | | 151,331 | |
| | | |
CSC Holdings, LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 173,647 | |
| | | |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 5.125%, 7/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 205 | | | | 173,211 | |
| | | |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.75%, 8/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 84 | | | | 74,188 | |
| | | |
8.00%, 8/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 365 | | | | 311,590 | |
| | | |
National CineMedia, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.75%, 8/15/26 | | | | | | | 189 | | | | 16,310 | |
| | | |
5.875%, 4/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 245 | | | | 98,832 | |
| | | |
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 3/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 54 | | | | 44,745 | |
| | | |
6.25%, 6/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 137 | | | | 135,272 | |
| | | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.125%, 9/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 125 | | | | 111,968 | |
| | | |
3.875%, 9/1/31(4) | | | | | | | 126 | | | | 101,043 | |
| | | |
5.00%, 8/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 218 | | | | 200,997 | |
| | | |
Summer (BC) Holdco A S.a.r.l., 9.25%, 10/31/27(5) | | | EUR | | | | 129 | | | | 99,627 | |
| | | |
Summer (BC) Holdco B S.a.r.l., 5.75%, 10/31/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 400 | | | | 343,843 | |
| | | |
Townsquare Media, Inc., 6.875%, 2/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 141 | | | | 133,388 | |
| | | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.375%, 6/30/30(4) | | | | | | | 142 | | | | 137,556 | |
| | | |
UPCB Finance VII, Ltd., 3.625%, 6/15/29(5) | | | EUR | | | | 116 | | | | 97,453 | |
| | | |
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.875%, 7/15/28(5) | | | GBP | | | | 100 | | | | 92,254 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,475,245 | |
| | | |
Metals & Mining — 1.9% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, 6.95%, 12/15/25 | | | | | | | 598 | | | $ | 585,867 | |
| | | |
Arconic Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 101 | | | | 94,867 | |
| | | |
BWX Technologies, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.125%, 6/30/28(4) | | | | | | | 159 | | | | 139,357 | |
| | | |
4.125%, 4/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 118 | | | | 102,194 | |
| | | |
Centennial Resource Production, LLC, 5.375%, 1/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 225 | | | | 208,426 | |
| | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 460 | | | | 457,431 | |
| | | |
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.25%, 9/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 251 | | | | 203,438 | |
| | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43 | | | | | | | 267 | | | | 219,737 | |
| | | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.50%, 4/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 204 | | | | 179,473 | |
| | | |
6.125%, 4/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 96 | | | | 79,711 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Metals & Mining (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Infrabuild Australia Pty, Ltd., 12.00%, 10/1/24(4) | | | | | | | 1,024 | | | $ | 952,535 | |
| | | |
New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 7/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 491 | | | | 419,442 | |
| | | |
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 89 | | | | 78,124 | |
| | | |
Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.375%, 4/15/29(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | | 162,420 | |
| | | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 253 | | | | 222,319 | |
| | | |
TMS International Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 196 | | | | 137,752 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,243,093 | |
| | | |
Oil and Gas — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | | | | | | | 100 | | | $ | 87,878 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 87,878 | |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Aethon United BR, L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 555 | | | $ | 564,922 | |
| | | |
Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.875%, 7/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 260 | | | | 243,040 | |
| | | |
7.75%, 2/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 190 | | | | 189,464 | |
| | | |
CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 173 | | | | 157,405 | |
| | | |
CVR Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 439 | | | | 397,942 | |
| | | |
DCP Midstream, L.P., Series A, 7.375% to 12/15/22(7)(8) | | | | | | | 298 | | | | 294,292 | |
| | | |
EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P., Series C, 6.00% to 12/15/22(7)(8) | | | | | | | 145 | | | | 111,737 | |
| | | |
EQT Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.00%, 1/15/29 | | | | | | | 53 | | | | 49,307 | |
| | | |
6.125%, 2/1/25 | | | | | | | 69 | | | | 69,245 | |
| | | |
7.00%, 2/1/30 | | | | | | | 102 | | | | 104,680 | |
| | | |
Nabors Industries, Ltd.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
7.50%, 1/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 118 | | | | 109,611 | |
| | | |
9.00%, 2/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 151 | | | | 153,333 | |
| | | |
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC, 6.625%, 5/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 194,681 | |
| | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
6.20%, 3/15/40 | | | | | | | 81 | | | | 78,107 | |
| | | |
6.375%, 9/1/28 | | | | | | | 93 | | | | 94,607 | |
| | | |
6.45%, 9/15/36 | | | | | | | 93 | | | | 92,404 | |
| | | |
6.625%, 9/1/30 | | | | | | | 254 | | | | 264,635 | |
| | | |
Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd., 0.00%(4)(7) | | | | | | | 862 | | | | 1,508 | |
| | | |
Parkland Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.50%, 10/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 110 | | | | 92,847 | |
| | | |
4.625%, 5/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 202 | | | | 168,529 | |
| | | |
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Series B, 6.125% to 12/5/22(7)(8) | | | | | | | 97 | | | | 81,528 | |
| | | |
Precision Drilling Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
6.875%, 1/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 152 | | | | 140,002 | |
| | | | |
| | 26 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Precision Drilling Corp.: (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
7.125%, 1/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 99 | | | $ | 97,391 | |
| | | |
Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
8.25%, 2/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 245 | | | | 206,956 | |
| | | |
8.875%, 11/15/24(4) | | | | | | | 71 | | | | 70,032 | |
| | | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 4.75%, 2/1/32 | | | | | | | 194 | | | | 167,748 | |
| | | |
Sunoco, L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.50%, 5/15/29 | | | | | | | 209 | | | | 180,017 | |
| | | |
4.50%, 4/30/30 | | | | | | | 226 | | | | 192,768 | |
| | | |
Tap Rock Resources, LLC, 7.00%, 10/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 292 | | | | 273,095 | |
| | | |
Targa Resources Partners, L.P./Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.00%, 1/15/32 | | | | | | | 169 | | | | 138,875 | |
| | | |
4.875%, 2/1/31 | | | | | | | 37 | | | | 32,692 | |
| | | |
5.50%, 3/1/30 | | | | | | | 36 | | | | 33,294 | |
| | | |
Transocean Poseidon, Ltd., 6.875%, 2/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 158 | | | | 151,887 | |
| | | |
Wintershall Dea Finance 2 B.V., 2.499% to 4/20/26(5)(7)(8) | | | EUR | | | | 500 | | | | 392,266 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,590,847 | |
| | | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Glatfelter Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 31 | | | $ | 20,010 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 20,010 | |
| | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.9% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
AdaptHealth, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 8/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 65 | | | $ | 54,916 | |
| | | |
5.125%, 3/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 133 | | | | 115,669 | |
| | | |
6.125%, 8/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 310 | | | | 287,137 | |
| | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 336 | | | | 318,036 | |
| | | |
Endo DAC/Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/24(4)(10) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 159,038 | |
| | | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l./Endo US, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/29(4)(10) | | | | | | | 247 | | | | 187,177 | |
| | | |
Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 9/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 420 | | | | 393,059 | |
| | | |
Option Care Health, Inc., 4.375%, 10/31/29(4) | | | | | | | 97 | | | | 83,898 | |
| | | |
P&L Development, LLC/PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 122 | | | | 94,345 | |
| | | |
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 4.40% to 12/15/22, 6/15/30(11) | | | | | | | 400 | | | | 335,188 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,028,463 | |
| | | |
Pipelines — 1.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Antero Midstream Partners, L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.75%, 3/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 102 | | | $ | 97,365 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Pipelines (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Antero Midstream Partners, L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp.: (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
7.875%, 5/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 109 | | | $ | 111,321 | |
| | | |
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., 4.00%, 3/1/31 | | | | | | | 519 | | | | 438,231 | |
| | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/28 | | | | | | | 239 | | | | 220,969 | |
| | | |
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 172 | | | | 149,121 | |
| | | |
Energy Transfer, L.P., Series B, 6.625% to 2/15/28(7)(8) | | | | | | | 147 | | | | 105,840 | |
| | | |
EQM Midstream Partners, L.P.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.50%, 1/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 364 | | | | 310,292 | |
| | | |
6.00%, 7/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 43 | | | | 41,701 | |
| | | |
6.50%, 7/1/27(4) | | | | | | | 116 | | | | 113,383 | |
| | | |
7.50%, 6/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 126 | | | | 122,705 | |
| | | |
Kinetik Holdings, L.P., 5.875%, 6/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 237 | | | | 222,624 | |
| | | |
New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 9/30/26(4) | | | | | | | 382 | | | | 371,306 | |
| | | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, 3.875%, 8/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 146 | | | | 125,588 | |
| | | |
Western Midstream Operating, L.P.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.30%, 2/1/30 | | | | | | | 207 | | | | 182,476 | |
| | | |
4.50%, 3/1/28 | | | | | | | 27 | | | | 24,810 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 8/15/28 | | | | | | | 24 | | | | 22,184 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,659,916 | |
| | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
ADLER Group S.A., 2.75%, 11/13/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | $ | 85,978 | |
| | | |
HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.75%, 9/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 151 | | | | 104,420 | |
| | | |
6.00%, 4/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 127 | | | | 121,247 | |
| | | |
Heimstaden Bostad AB, 3.00% to 10/29/27(5)(7)(8) | | | EUR | | | | 415 | | | | 224,732 | |
| | | |
VICI Properties, L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.75%, 2/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 27 | | | | 23,717 | |
| | | |
4.125%, 8/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 198 | | | | 163,792 | |
| | | |
4.25%, 12/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 300 | | | | 273,642 | |
| | | |
4.50%, 9/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 100 | | | | 91,145 | |
| | | |
4.625%, 12/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 66 | | | | 57,544 | |
| | | |
5.625%, 5/1/24(4) | | | | | | | 200 | | | | 197,662 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,343,879 | |
| |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1% | | | | |
| | | |
ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.875%, 9/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 258 | | | $ | 227,960 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 227,960 | |
| | | |
Software — 0.5% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Black Knight InfoServ, LLC, 3.625%, 9/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 152 | | | $ | 132,050 | |
| | | |
Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 165 | | | | 149,733 | |
| | | |
Minerva Merger Sub, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 306 | | | | 239,222 | |
| | | |
Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 37 | | | | 31,745 | |
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Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Software (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 2/15/30(4) | | | | | | | 37 | | | $ | 29,548 | |
| | | |
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 248 | | | | 207,011 | |
| | | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27(4) | | | | | | | 296 | | | | 275,733 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,065,042 | |
| | | |
Specialty Retail — 2.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Arko Corp., 5.125%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 271 | | | $ | 214,957 | |
| | | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 27 | | | | 22,274 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 3/1/30 | | | | | | | 228 | | | | 187,156 | |
| | | |
5.00%, 2/15/32(4) | | | | | | | 28 | | | | 22,646 | |
| | | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
6.625%, 10/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 144 | | | | 129,182 | |
| | | |
6.75%, 7/1/36 | | | | | | | 80 | | | | 66,296 | |
| | | |
6.875%, 11/1/35 | | | | | | | 233 | | | | 196,199 | |
| | | |
6.95%, 3/1/33 | | | | | | | 168 | | | | 138,566 | |
| | | |
7.60%, 7/15/37 | | | | | | | 75 | | | | 59,427 | |
| | | |
9.375%, 7/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 31 | | | | 32,202 | |
| | | |
Dave & Buster’s, Inc., 7.625%, 11/1/25(4) | | | | | | | 457 | | | | 456,408 | |
| | | |
Dufry One B.V., 3.375%, 4/15/28(5) | | | EUR | | | | 479 | | | | 391,547 | |
| | | |
eG Global Finance PLC, 6.25%, 10/30/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 150 | | | | 128,789 | |
| | | |
Fertitta Entertainment, LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 100 | | | | 87,156 | |
| | | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 8/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 203 | | | | 167,220 | |
| | | |
IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(4) | | | | | | | 98 | | | | 98,058 | |
| | | |
Ken Garff Automotive, LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 155 | | | | 128,915 | |
| | | |
LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC, 4.875%, 5/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 257 | | | | 217,457 | |
| | | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 86 | | | | 69,529 | |
| | | |
Midco GB SASU, 7.75%, (7.75% cash or 8.50% PIK), 11/1/27(5)(6) | | | EUR | | | | 285 | | | | 266,555 | |
| | | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., 7.50%, 10/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 30 | | | | 27,631 | |
| | | |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.75%, 2/15/28(4) | | | | | | | 250 | | | | 228,752 | |
| | | |
7.75%, 2/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 264 | | | | 248,453 | |
| | | |
Punch Finance PLC, 6.125%, 6/30/26(5) | | | GBP | | | | 340 | | | | 341,239 | |
| | | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
4.625%, 11/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 172 | | | | 135,164 | |
| | | |
4.875%, 11/15/31(4) | | | | | | | 143 | | | | 108,169 | |
| | | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.00%, 12/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 141 | | | | 115,296 | |
| | | |
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P./Suburban Energy | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Finance Corp., 5.00%, 6/1/31(4) | | | | | | | 135 | | | | 113,804 | |
| | | |
Superior Plus, L.P./Superior General Partner, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 254 | | | | 215,920 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Specialty Retail (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Victoria’s Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 261 | | | $ | 208,260 | |
| | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/31 | | | | | | | 340 | | | | 273,547 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,096,774 | |
| | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6% | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA, 4.875%, 10/30/26(5) | | | EUR | | | | 305 | | | $ | 271,746 | |
| | | |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.875%, 9/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 410 | | | | 361,989 | |
| | | |
4.00%, 7/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 97 | | | | 84,920 | |
| | | |
NCR Corp.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
5.125%, 4/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 22 | | | | 18,512 | |
| | | |
5.25%, 10/1/30(4) | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 13,756 | |
| | | |
Presidio Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 158 | | | | 140,843 | |
| | | |
Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 260 | | | | 237,107 | |
| | | |
Seagate HDD Cayman: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
3.125%, 7/15/29 | | | | | | | 139 | | | | 102,980 | |
| | | |
3.375%, 7/15/31 | | | | | | | 56 | | | | 40,052 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,271,905 | |
| | | |
Telecommunications — 1.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Altice France Holding S.A., 10.50%, 5/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 200 | | | $ | 156,286 | |
| | | |
Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 1/31/30(4) | | | | | | | 117 | | | | 99,054 | |
| | | |
Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect US Finco, LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/26(4) | | | | | | | 421 | | | | 396,435 | |
| | | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28 | | | | | | | 305 | | | | 315,214 | |
| | | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | | | | | | | 375 | | | | 381,654 | |
| | | |
Telecom Italia SpA: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
1.625%, 1/18/29(5) | | | EUR | | | | 170 | | | | 121,923 | |
| | | |
2.75%, 4/15/25(5) | | | EUR | | | | 140 | | | | 126,999 | |
| | | |
4.00%, 4/11/24(5) | | | EUR | | | | 200 | | | | 192,812 | |
| | | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc.: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
2.25%, 2/15/26 | | | | | | | 132 | | | | 118,719 | |
| | | |
2.625%, 2/15/29 | | | | | | | 165 | | | | 136,661 | |
| | | |
2.875%, 2/15/31 | | | | | | | 99 | | | | 79,816 | |
| | | |
4.75%, 2/1/28 | | | | | | | 170 | | | | 161,160 | |
| | | |
Viasat, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/27(4) | | | | | | | 61 | | | | 56,508 | |
| | | |
Vodafone Group PLC: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
2.625% to 5/27/26, 8/27/80(5)(8) | | | EUR | | | | 220 | | | | 190,524 | |
| | | |
4.875% to 7/3/25, 10/3/78(5)(8) | | | GBP | | | | 215 | | | | 219,320 | |
| | | |
Wp/ap Telecom Holdings III B.V., 5.50%, 1/15/30(5) | | | EUR | | | | 259 | | | | 199,571 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,952,656 | |
| | | | |
| | 28 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Security | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted)* | | | Value | |
| | | |
Transportation — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28(4) | | | | | | | 249 | | | $ | 222,687 | |
| | | |
Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29(4) | | | | | | | 213 | | | | 164,593 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 387,280 | |
| | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Altice France S.A., 5.50%, 10/15/29(4) | | | | | | | 200 | | | $ | 152,885 | |
| | | |
Iliad Holding SASU, 6.50%, 10/15/26(4) | | | | | | | 258 | | | | 239,344 | |
| | | |
Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26 | | | | | | | 157 | | | | 164,125 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 556,354 | |
| |
Total Corporate Bonds (identified cost $96,436,330) | | | $ | 81,151,495 | |
| | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Equity Funds — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF | | | | | | | 3,235 | | | $ | 63,503 | |
| | | |
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF | | | | | | | 2,402 | | | | 73,285 | |
| | | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (identified cost $167,497) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 136,788 | |
| | | |
Preferred Stocks — 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Banks — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23(4)(8) | | | | | | | 669 | | | $ | 66,733 | |
| | | |
First Republic Bank: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Series M, 4.00% | | | | | | | 6,280 | | | | 94,263 | |
| | | |
Series N, 4.50% | | | | | | | 2,083 | | | | 35,077 | |
| | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series LL, 4.625% | | | | | | | 4,150 | | | | 76,941 | |
| | | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, 7.50% (Convertible) | | | | | | | 23 | | | | 26,807 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 299,821 | |
| | | |
Capital Markets — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.75% | | | | | | | 5,486 | | | $ | 93,756 | |
| | | |
KKR Group Finance Co. IX, LLC, 4.625% | | | | | | | 7,175 | | | | 125,060 | |
| | | |
Stifel Financial Corp., Series D, 4.50% | | | | | | | 4,600 | | | | 74,474 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 293,290 | |
| | | |
Electric Utilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.625% | | | | | | | 7,000 | | | $ | 101,990 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Electric Utilities (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
SCE Trust III, Series H, 5.75% to 3/15/24(8) | | | | | 4,892 | | | $ | 94,611 | |
| | | |
SCE Trust IV, Series J, 5.375% to 9/15/25(8) | | | | | 1,911 | | | | 34,283 | |
| | | |
SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.45% to 3/15/26(8) | | | | | 3,551 | | | | 68,108 | |
| | | |
SCE Trust VI, 5.00% | | | | | 357 | | | | 6,123 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 305,115 | |
| |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%(3) | | | | |
| | | |
SITE Centers Corp., Series A, 6.375% | | | | | 4,730 | | | $ | 94,884 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 94,884 | |
| | | |
Insurance — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Series B, 6.625% to 9/1/25(8) | | | | | 5,959 | | | $ | 138,011 | |
| | | |
Arch Capital Group, Ltd., Series G, 4.55% | | | | | 7,143 | | | | 125,431 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 263,442 | |
| | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
NuStar Energy, L.P., Series B, 9.126%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.643%)(9) | | | | | 15,478 | | | $ | 328,753 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 328,753 | |
| | | |
Pipelines — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Energy Transfer, L.P.: | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Series C, 7.375% to 5/15/23(8) | | | | | 3,000 | | | $ | 67,200 | |
| | | |
Series E, 7.60% to 5/15/24(8) | | | | | 4,970 | | | | 114,459 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 181,659 | |
| | | |
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.: | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Series A, 5.75% | | | | | 6,429 | | | $ | 97,271 | |
| | | |
Series A2, 6.375% | | | | | 8,191 | | | | 133,513 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 230,784 | |
| | | |
Telecommunications — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
United States Cellular Corp., 5.50% | | | | | 11,360 | | | $ | 193,915 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 193,915 | |
| | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
WESCO International, Inc., Series A, 10.625% to 6/22/25(8) | | | | | 12,788 | | | $ | 345,276 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 345,276 | |
| |
Total Preferred Stocks (identified cost $3,239,078) | | | $ | 2,536,939 | |
| | | | |
| | 29 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
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Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 1.2%(12) | |
Borrower/Description | | | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | |
Airlines — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Air Canada, Term Loan, 6.421%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 8/11/28 | | | | $ | 203 | | | $ | 199,060 | |
| | | |
Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 8.777%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 6/21/27 | | | | | 405 | | | | 414,253 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 613,313 | |
| | | |
Health Care — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Pluto Acquisition I, Inc.Term Loan, 6.076%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 6/22/26 | | | | $ | 140 | | | $ | 121,937 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 121,937 | |
| | | |
Health Care Technology — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Verscend Holding Corp., Term Loan, 7.754%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 8/27/25 | | | | $ | 247 | | | $ | 243,845 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 243,845 | |
| | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Spectacle Gary Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 8.004%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/19/28 | | | | $ | 206 | | | $ | 198,540 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 198,540 | |
| | | |
IT Services — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 12.42%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.75%), 5.17% cash, 7.25% PIK, 2/28/25 | | | | $ | 231 | | | $ | 229,085 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 229,085 | |
| | | |
Leisure Products — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc.Term Loan, 8.346%, (SOFR + 6.50%), 5/25/27 | | | | $ | 140 | | | $ | 135,693 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 135,693 | |
| | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 7.254%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 5/5/28 | | | | $ | 373 | | | $ | 369,057 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 369,057 | |
| | | |
Software — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
GoTo Group, Inc., Term Loan, 8.322%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 8/31/27(13) | | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 63 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrower/Description | | | | | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) | | | Value | |
| | | |
Software (continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan, 11.20%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.00%), 9.20% cash, 2.00% PIK, 12/7/26 | | | | | | $ | 136 | | | $ | 52,863 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 52,926 | |
| | | |
Specialty Retail — 0.2% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, 7.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 2/11/28 | | | | | | $ | 382 | | | $ | 368,707 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 368,707 | |
| | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Spin Holdco, Inc., Term Loan, 7.144%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 3/4/28 | | | | | | $ | 295 | | | $ | 261,316 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 261,316 | |
| | | |
Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans (identified cost $2,732,298) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,594,419 | |
| | | |
Miscellaneous — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Principal Amount | | | Value | |
| | | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Alpha Holding S.A., Escrow Certificates(1)(14) | | | | | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 0 | |
| | | |
Transportation — 0.0%(3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Hertz Corp., Escrow Certificates(1) | | | | | | $ | 58,000 | | | $ | 4,350 | |
| | | |
Hertz Corp., Escrow Certificates(1) | | | | | | | 110,000 | | | | 1,375 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,725 | |
| | | |
Total Miscellaneous (identified cost $44,604) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,725 | |
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Portfolio of Investments — continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments — 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | | | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | | |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.88%(15) | | | | | | | 1,319,217 | | | $ | 1,319,217 | |
| |
Total Short-Term Investments (identified cost $1,319,217) | | | $ | 1,319,217 | |
| | | |
Total Investments — 98.5% (identified cost $201,572,701) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 218,105,491 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.5% | | | $ | 3,284,236 | |
| |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | $ | 221,389,727 | |
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
| * | In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
| (1) | Non-income producing security. |
| (2) | Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale. |
| (3) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
| (4) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities is $48,921,259 or 22.1% of the Portfolio’s net assets. |
| (5) | Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities is $15,397,945 or 7.0% of the Portfolio’s net assets. |
| (6) | Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion. |
| (7) | Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer. |
| (8) | Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period. |
| (9) | Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2022. |
(10) | Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
(11) | Multi-step coupon security. Interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2022. |
(12) | Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) 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, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”).Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate. Rates for SOFR are generally 1 or 3-month tenors and may also be subject to a credit spread adjustment. Senior Loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before they can be bought or sold. |
(13) | Principal amount is less than $500. |
(14) | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 8). |
(15) | May be deemed to be an affiliated investment company. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2022. |
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October 31, 2022
Portfolio of Investments — continued
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Country Concentration of Portfolio | |
Country | | Percentage of Total Investments | | | Value | |
| | |
United States | | | 69.1 | % | | $ | 150,789,755 | |
| | |
United Kingdom | | | 8.2 | | | | 17,909,463 | |
| | |
France | | | 4.2 | | | | 9,108,616 | |
| | |
Spain | | | 2.6 | | | | 5,599,708 | |
| | |
Switzerland | | | 2.1 | | | | 4,526,296 | |
| | |
Germany | | | 1.9 | | | | 4,062,401 | |
| | |
Canada | | | 1.7 | | | | 3,820,901 | |
| | |
Japan | | | 1.5 | | | | 3,321,462 | |
| | |
Netherlands | | | 1.5 | | | | 3,210,231 | |
| | |
Denmark | | | 1.2 | | | | 2,624,120 | |
| | |
Luxembourg | | | 1.1 | | | | 2,357,771 | |
| | |
Australia | | | 0.9 | | | | 2,053,198 | |
| | |
Italy | | | 0.6 | | | | 1,382,003 | |
| | |
India | | | 0.5 | | | | 1,195,053 | |
| | |
Taiwan | | | 0.5 | | | | 1,110,670 | |
| | |
Hong Kong | | | 0.5 | | | | 1,104,564 | |
| | |
Sweden | | | 0.5 | | | | 1,076,396 | |
| | |
United Arab Emirates | | | 0.5 | | | | 987,590 | |
| | |
Bermuda | | | 0.4 | | | | 884,769 | |
| | |
Mexico | | | 0.1 | | | | 255,223 | |
| | |
Poland | | | 0.1 | | | | 248,393 | |
| | |
Turkey | | | 0.1 | | | | 203,438 | |
| | |
Ireland | | | 0.1 | | | | 135,174 | |
| | |
Brazil | | | 0.0 | (1) | | | 1,508 | |
| | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | 0.1 | | | | 136,788 | |
| | |
Total Investments | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 218,105,491 | |
| | |
(1) Amount is less than 0.05%. | | | | | | | | |
Abbreviations:
| | | | |
| | |
ADR | | – | | American Depositary Receipt |
| | |
EURIBOR | | – | | Euro Interbank Offered Rate |
| | |
LIBOR | | – | | London Interbank Offered Rate |
| | |
PC | | – | | Participation Certificate |
| | |
PIK | | – | | Payment In Kind |
| | |
SOFR | | – | | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
Currency Abbreviations:
| | | | |
| | |
EUR | | – | | Euro |
| | |
GBP | | – | | British Pound Sterling |
| | |
USD | | – | | United States Dollar |
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| | 32 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | | | |
Assets | | October 31, 2022 | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $200,253,484) | | $ | 216,786,274 | |
| |
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost $1,319,217) | | | 1,319,217 | |
| |
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost $24,225) | | | 24,167 | |
| |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | 1,356,945 | |
| |
Dividends receivable from affiliated investment | | | 4,016 | |
| |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,377,062 | |
| |
Tax reclaims receivable | | | 999,680 | |
| |
Total assets | | $ | 221,867,361 | |
|
Liabilities | |
| |
Payable for investments purchased | | $ | 139,664 | |
| |
Due to custodian | | | 69,156 | |
| |
Payable to affiliate: | | | | |
| |
Investment adviser fee | | | 97,620 | |
| |
Trustees’ fees | | | 1,490 | |
| |
Accrued foreign capital gains taxes | | | 31,836 | |
| |
Accrued expenses | | | 137,868 | |
| |
Total liabilities | | $ | 477,634 | |
| |
Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio | | $ | 221,389,727 | |
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| | 33 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Statement of Operations
| | | | |
Investment Income | | Year Ended October 31, 2022 | |
| |
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $720,176) | | $ | 5,920,030 | |
| |
Dividend income from affiliated investments | | | 20,231 | |
| |
Interest income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $6,360) | | | 5,756,552 | |
| |
Other income | | | 355,618 | |
| |
Total investment income | | $ | 12,052,431 | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
| |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 1,442,542 | |
| |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 16,949 | |
| |
Custodian fee | | | 141,327 | |
| |
Legal and accounting services | | | 72,659 | |
| |
Miscellaneous | | | 18,325 | |
| |
Total expenses | | $ | 1,691,802 | |
| |
Deduct: | | | | |
| |
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliate | | $ | 1,373 | |
| |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 1,373 | |
| |
Net expenses | | $ | 1,690,429 | |
| |
Net investment income | | $ | 10,362,002 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss): | | | | |
| |
Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $3,123) | | $ | (3,582,980 | ) |
| |
Investment transactions - affiliated investment | | | 315,268 | |
| |
Futures contracts | | | (1,114,142 | ) |
| |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (146,038 | ) |
| |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 10,666 | |
| |
Net realized loss | | $ | (4,517,226 | ) |
| |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | | | | |
| |
Investments (including net increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes of $31,836) | | $ | (56,235,365 | ) |
| |
Investments - affiliated investment | | | (198,834 | ) |
| |
Foreign currency | | | (184,767 | ) |
| |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | (1,059 | ) |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | (56,620,025 | ) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | $ | (61,137,251 | ) |
| |
Net decrease in net assets from operations | | $ | (50,775,249 | ) |
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| | 34 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
| | |
From operations: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income | | $ | 10,362,002 | | | $ | 9,077,852 | |
| | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (4,517,226 | ) | | | 14,965,170 | (1) |
| | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (56,620,025 | ) | | | 51,333,373 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | | $ | (50,775,249 | ) | | $ | 75,376,395 | |
| | |
Capital transactions: | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Contributions | | $ | 6,061,895 | | | $ | 13,442,582 | |
| | |
Withdrawals | | | (40,558,475 | ) | | | (45,523,591 | ) |
| | |
Portfolio transaction fee | | | 116,357 | | | | 154,785 | |
| | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions | | $ | (34,380,223 | ) | | $ | (31,926,224 | ) |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (85,155,472 | ) | | $ | 43,450,171 | |
|
Net Assets | |
| | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 306,545,199 | | | $ | 263,095,028 | |
| | |
At end of year | | $ | 221,389,727 | | | $ | 306,545,199 | |
(1) | Includes $2,723,051 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind. |
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| | 35 | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended October 31, | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | |
| | | | | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses | | | 0.64 | %(1) | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.75 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 3.94 | % | | | 3.01 | % | | | 4.12 | % | | | 4.72 | % | | | 3.47 | % |
| | | | | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 59 | % | | | 60 | % | | | 118 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 102 | % |
| | | | | |
Total Return | | | (17.42 | )% | | | 29.74 | % | | | 2.64 | % | | | 11.57 | % | | | (1.00 | )% |
| | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | | $ | 221,390 | | | $ | 306,545 | | | $ | 263,095 | | | $ | 302,020 | | | $ | 323,437 | |
(1) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Portfolio’s investment in the Liquidity Fund (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2022). |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Global Income Builder 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 total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At October 31, 2022, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund and Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares held an interest of 99.5% and 0.5%, respectively, in the Portfolio.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices 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 uses 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.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service.
Derivatives. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign futures contracts as described below. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.
Foreign Securities, Futures Contracts and Currencies. Foreign securities, futures contracts and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities and certain exchange-traded foreign futures contracts generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities and contracts trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities and certain foreign futures contracts 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 and foreign futures contracts that meet certain criteria, the Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities and foreign futures contracts 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 and foreign futures contracts.
Other. Investments in management investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.
Fair Valuation. In connection with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, which became effective September 8, 2022, the Trustees have designated the Portfolio’s investment adviser as its valuation designee. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued by the investment adviser, as valuation designee, at fair value using methods that most fairly reflect the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
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October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
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, interest and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Portfolio has filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Portfolio received approximately $355,000 from Finland for previously withheld foreign taxes and interest thereon. Such amount is included in other income on the Statement of Operations. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.
D Federal and Other Taxes — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
In addition to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, the Portfolio may also be subject to local taxes on the recognition of capital gains in certain countries. In determining the daily net asset value, the Portfolio estimates the accrual for such taxes, if any, based on the unrealized appreciation on certain portfolio securities and the related tax rates. Taxes attributable to unrealized appreciation are included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. Capital gains taxes on securities sold are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments.
As of October 31, 2022, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
E Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
F Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Portfolio may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
I Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
J Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
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Notes to Financial Statements — continued
K When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Portfolio may purchase securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Portfolio maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Such security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
L Capital Transactions — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets as follows and is payable monthly:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Fee Rate | |
| |
Up to $500 million | | | 0.550 | % |
| |
$500 million but less than $1 billion | | | 0.525 | % |
| |
$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion | | | 0.500 | % |
| |
$2.5 billion and over | | | 0.475 | % |
For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $1,442,542 or 0.55% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, BMR has delegated a portion of the investment management of the Portfolio to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of BMR and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. BMR pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. Effective April 26, 2022, the Portfolio may invest in a money market fund, the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (the “Liquidity Fund”), an open-end management investment company managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The investment adviser fee paid by the Portfolio is reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Portfolio due to its investment in the Liquidity Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the investment adviser fee paid was reduced by $1,373 relating to the Portfolio’s investment in the Liquidity Fund. Prior to April 26, 2022, the Portfolio may have invested its cash in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by EVM, an affiliate of BMR. EVM did not receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.
Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended October 31, 2022, 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 and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $150,707,015 and $175,955,302, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Portfolio at October 31, 2022, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
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Aggregate cost | | $ | 203,265,441 | |
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Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 35,350,154 | |
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Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (20,510,104 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 14,840,050 | |
5 Financial Instruments
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. At October 31, 2022, there were no obligations outstanding under these financial instruments.
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:
Equity Price Risk: During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Portfolio entered into equity futures contracts on securities indices to gain or limit exposure to certain markets, particularly in connection with engaging in the dividend capture trading strategy.
Foreign Exchange Risk: Because the Portfolio holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, during the year ended October 31, 2022, the Portfolio entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
The Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At October 31, 2022, the Portfolio had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.
The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Portfolio invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Portfolio and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Portfolio’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Portfolio fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Portfolio of any net liability owed to it.
The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Portfolio and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2022 was as follows:
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Risk | | Derivative | | | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income(1) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income(2) | |
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Equity Price | | | Futures contracts | | | $ | (1,114,142 | ) | | $ | — | |
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Foreign Exchange | | | Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | | 10,666 | | | | (1,059 | ) |
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Total | | | | | | $ | (1,103,476 | ) | | $ | (1,059 | ) |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss): Futures contracts and Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): Futures contracts and Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. |
The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2022, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:
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Futures Contracts — Long | | | Futures Contracts — Short | | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | |
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| $5,900,000 | | | $ | 5,803,000 | | | $ | 128,000 | |
* | The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold. |
6 Line of Credit
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $725 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 24, 2023. In connection with the renewal of the agreement on October 25, 2022, the borrowing limit was decreased from $800 million. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Also in connection with the renewal of the agreement, an arrangement fee totaling $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the 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, 2022.
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
7 Investments in Affiliated Issuers and Funds
The Portfolio invested in issuers that may be deemed to be affiliated with Morgan Stanley. At October 31, 2022, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated issuers and funds was $1,319,217, which represents 0.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated issuers and funds by the Portfolio for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:
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Name | | Value, beginning of period | | | Purchases | | | Sales proceeds | | | Net realized gain (loss) | | | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | Value, end of period | | | Dividend income | | | Units/Shares, end of period | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | $ | 1,471,139 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,587,520 | ) | | $ | 315,215 | | | $ | (198,834 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | — | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash Reserves Fund | | | 1,432,849 | | | | 37,244,468 | | | | (38,677,370 | ) | | | 53 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,407 | | | | — | |
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Liquidity Fund | | | — | | | | 44,728,085 | | | | (43,408,868 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,319,217 | | | | 18,824 | | | | 1,319,217 | |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 315,268 | | | $ | (198,834 | ) | | $ | 1,319,217 | | | $ | 20,231 | | | | | |
8 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At October 31, 2022, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
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Asset Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3* | | | Total | |
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Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Communication Services | | $ | 8,826,164 | | | $ | 1,450,639 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10,276,803 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 7,094,964 | | | | 6,641,318 | | | | — | | | | 13,736,282 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 5,353,378 | | | | 5,628,815 | | | | — | | | | 10,982,193 | |
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Energy | | | 7,468,951 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,468,951 | |
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Financials | | | 8,860,762 | | | | 5,349,039 | | | | — | | | | 14,209,801 | |
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Health Care | | | 11,919,584 | | | | 10,366,266 | | | | — | | | | 22,285,850 | |
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Industrials | | | 5,832,667 | | | | 9,121,699 | | | | — | | | | 14,954,366 | |
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Information Technology | | | 23,556,745 | | | | 6,393,598 | | | | — | | | | 29,950,343 | |
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Materials | | | 3,819 | | | | 1,296,120 | | | | — | | | | 1,299,939 | |
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Real Estate | | | 1,074,625 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,074,625 | |
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Utilities | | | 2,045,598 | | | | 1,612,369 | | | | — | | | | 3,657,967 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | $ | 82,037,257 | | | $ | 47,859,863 | ** | | $ | — | | | $ | 129,897,120 | |
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Convertible Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 302,026 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 302,026 | |
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Convertible Preferred Stocks | | | 159,282 | | | | 2,480 | | | | — | | | | 161,762 | |
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Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 81,151,495 | | | | — | | | | 81,151,495 | |
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements — continued
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Asset Description (continued) | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3* | | | Total | |
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Exchange-Traded Funds | | $ | 136,788 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 136,788 | |
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Preferred Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Communication Services | | | 193,915 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 193,915 | |
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Energy | | | 510,412 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 510,412 | |
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Financials | | | 789,820 | | | | 66,733 | | | | — | | | | 856,553 | |
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Industrials | | | 345,276 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 345,276 | |
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Real Estate | | | 325,668 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 325,668 | |
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Utilities | | | 305,115 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 305,115 | |
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Total Preferred Stocks | | $ | 2,470,206 | | | $ | 66,733 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,536,939 | |
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Senior Floating-Rate Loans | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,594,419 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,594,419 | |
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Miscellaneous | | | — | | | | 5,725 | | | | 0 | | | | 5,725 | |
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Short-Term Investments | | | 1,319,217 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,319,217 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 86,122,750 | | | $ | 131,982,741 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 218,105,491 | |
* | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Portfolio. |
** | Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets. |
Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended October 31, 2022 is not presented.
9 Risks and Uncertainties
Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
Foreign investments can be adversely affected by political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country. There may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers because they may not be subject to reporting practices, requirements or regulations comparable to those to which United States companies are subject. Foreign markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States. Trading in foreign markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Portfolio may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Pandemic Risk
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks of disease, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries and industries, and could continue to affect the market in significant and unforeseen ways. Other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future may have similar effects. Any such impact could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Portfolio invests.
Global Income Builder Portfolio
October 31, 2022
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees and Investors of Global Income Builder Portfolio:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Global Income Builder Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of October 31, 2022, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when 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.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that the investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year-to-year only if its continuation is approved on an annual basis by a vote of the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“independent trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting held on June 8, 2022, the Boards of Trustees/Directors (collectively, the “Board”) that oversee the registered investment companies advised by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliate, Boston Management and Research (the “Eaton Vance Funds”), including a majority of the independent trustees (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuation of existing investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements1 for each of the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. The Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of formal meetings held between April and June 2022. Members of the Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, to the extent such information was relevant to the Contract Review Committee’s annual evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
In connection with its evaluation of the investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered various information relating to the Eaton Vance Funds. This included information applicable to all or groups of Eaton Vance Funds, which is referenced immediately below, and information applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report (additional fund-specific information is referenced below under “Results of the Contract Review Process”). (For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level.)
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
| • | | A report from an independent data provider comparing advisory and other fees paid by each fund to such fees paid by comparable funds, as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”); |
| • | | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio (and its components) to those of comparable funds; |
| • | | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, as relevant, total return data, income data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds and, as applicable, benchmark indices, over various time periods; |
| • | | In certain instances, data regarding investment performance relative to customized groups of peer funds and blended indices identified by the adviser in consultation with the Portfolio Management Committee of the Board (a committee exclusively comprised of Independent Trustees); |
| • | | Comparative information concerning the fees charged and services provided by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund in managing other accounts (which may include other mutual funds, collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund(s), if any; |
| • | | Profitability analyses with respect to the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the funds; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
| • | | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, as well as each of the funds’ investment strategies and policies; |
| • | | The procedures and processes used to determine the value of fund assets, including, when necessary, the determination of “fair value” and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
| • | | Information about the policies and practices of each fund’s adviser and sub-adviser with respect to trading, including their processes for seeking best execution of portfolio transactions; |
| • | | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits, if any, received by the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund as a result of brokerage allocation, including, as applicable, information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
| • | | Data relating to the portfolio turnover rate of each fund and related information regarding active management in the context of particular strategies; |
Information about each Adviser and Sub-adviser
| • | | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the adviser and sub-adviser to each fund; |
1 | Not all Eaton Vance Funds have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with a sub-adviser. Accordingly, references to “sub-adviser” or “sub-advisory agreement” in this “Overview” section may not be applicable to the particular Eaton Vance Fund covered by this report. Following the “Overview” section, further information regarding the Board’s evaluation of a fund’s contractual arrangements is included under the “Results of the Contract Review Process” section. |
Eaton Vance
Global Income Builder NextShares
October 31, 2022
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
| • | | Information regarding the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and, for portfolio managers and certain other investment professionals, information relating to their responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts, as applicable; |
| • | | Information regarding the adviser’s and its parent company’s (Morgan Stanley’s) efforts to retain and attract talented investment professionals, including in the context of a particularly competitive marketplace for talent, as well as the ongoing unique environment presented by hybrid, remote and other alternative work arrangements; |
| • | | The Code of Ethics of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, together with information relating to compliance with, and the administration of, such codes; |
| • | | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, including regular reporting with respect to fund proxy voting activities; |
| • | | Information regarding the handling of corporate actions and class actions, as well as information regarding litigation and other regulatory matters; |
| • | | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any, including descriptions of their various compliance programs and their record of compliance; |
| • | | Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the adviser and its affiliates and the sub-adviser of each fund, if any; |
| • | | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s and Boston Management and Research’s oversight of sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
Other Relevant Information
| • | | Information regarding ongoing initiatives to further integrate and harmonize, where applicable, the investment management and other departments of the adviser and its affiliates with the overall investment management infrastructure of Morgan Stanley, in light of Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance on March 1, 2021; |
| • | | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
| • | | Information concerning oversight of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians, fund accountants, and other third-party service providers by the adviser and/or administrator to each of the funds; |
| • | | Information concerning efforts to implement policies and procedures with respect to various new regulations applicable to the funds, including Rule 12d1-4 (the Fund-of-Funds Rule), Rule 18f-4 (the Derivatives Rule) and Rule 2a-5 (the Fair Valuation Rule); |
| • | | For an Eaton Vance Fund structured as an exchange-listed closed-end fund, information concerning the benefits of the closed-end fund structure, as well as, where relevant, the closed-end fund’s market prices (including as compared to the closed-end fund’s net asset value (NAV)), trading volume data, continued use of auction preferred shares (where applicable), distribution rates and other relevant matters; |
| • | | The risks which the adviser and/or its affiliates incur in connection with the management and operation of the funds, including, among others, litigation, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and other business risks (and the associated costs of such risks); and |
| • | | The terms of each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. |
During the various meetings of the Board and its committees over the course of the year leading up to the June 8, 2022 meeting, the Trustees received information from portfolio managers and other investment professionals of the advisers and sub-advisers of the funds regarding investment and performance matters, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing the funds’ investment objectives. The Trustees also received information regarding risk management techniques employed in connection with the management of the funds. The Board and its committees evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management, Boston Management and Research and fund sub-advisers, with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its committees, the Independent Trustees held regular teleconferences to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory agreements and sub-advisory agreements.
The Contract Review Committee was advised throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee, with the advice of such counsel, exercised their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement, including the fee structures and other terms contained in such agreements, the members of the Contract Review Committee were also informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion with the adviser and sub-adviser to each of the Eaton Vance Funds.
Results of the Contract Review Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement between Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”), as well as the investment advisory agreement between Global Income Builder Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), the portfolio in which the Fund invests, and Boston Management and Research (“BMR”) (EVM, with respect to the Fund, and
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BMR, with respect to the Portfolio, are each referred to herein as the “Adviser”), and the sub-advisory agreement between EVM and Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of EVM, with respect to the Fund, as well as the sub-advisory agreement between BMR and the Sub-adviser, with respect to the Portfolio, including their respective fee structures, are in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. Based on the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory and administrative agreement and sub-advisory agreement for the Fund and the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement for the Portfolio (collectively, the “investment advisory agreements”).
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreements for the Fund and the Portfolio, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund and the Portfolio by the applicable Adviser and the Sub-adviser.
The Board considered each Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment processes in light of the types of investments held by the Fund and the Portfolio, including the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund and the Portfolio, including recent changes to such personnel. Regarding the Adviser, the Board considered the applicable Adviser’s responsibilities with respect to oversight of the Sub-adviser and coordinating activities in implementing the investment strategies of the Fund and the Portfolio. The Board also considered each Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board considered the abilities and experience of the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in investing in equity securities, including investing in both U.S. and foreign common stocks. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of each Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s investment professionals in analyzing factors such as special considerations relevant to investing in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks and foreign markets. The Board considered the international investment capabilities of the Sub-adviser, which is based in London, and the benefits to the Fund of having portfolio management services involving investments in international equities provided by investment professionals located abroad. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, the compensation methods of each Adviser and other factors, including the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund and the Portfolio, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund and the Portfolio, including the provision of administrative services. The Board also considered the business-related and other risks to which each Adviser or its affiliates may be subject in managing the Fund and the Portfolio.
The Board considered the special attributes of the Fund relative to a traditional mutual fund and the benefits that are expected to be realized from an investment in the Fund, rather than a traditional mutual fund. The Board also considered the resources devoted by the applicable Adviser and its affiliates in developing and maintaining an infrastructure necessary to support the on-going operations of the Fund.
The Board noted that under the terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, EVM may invest assets of the Fund directly in securities, for which it would receive a fee, or in the Portfolio, for which it receives no separate fee but for which BMR receives an advisory fee from the Portfolio.
The Board considered the compliance programs of each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. The Board considered compliance and reporting matters regarding, among other things, personal trading by investment professionals, disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of each Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered other administrative services provided or overseen by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines, as well as 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 each Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the applicable investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider (the peer group), as well as appropriate benchmark indices and a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data with respect to the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2021. In this regard, the Board noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than the median performance of the Fund’s peer group and custom peer group for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its blended benchmark index and lower than its primary benchmark index for the three-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
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Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Portfolio and by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one-year period ended December 31, 2021, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on the Fund’s total expense ratio relative to comparable funds.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by each Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability and “Fall-Out” Benefits
The Board considered the level of profits realized by each Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, 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 marketing support or other payments by each Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution or other services.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by each Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.
The Board also considered direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by each Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their respective relationships with the Fund and the Portfolio, including the benefits of research services that may be available to each Adviser or the Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and the Portfolio and other investment advisory clients.
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the applicable Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund and the Portfolio, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund and the Portfolio increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of each Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund and the Portfolio currently share in the benefits from economies of scale, if any, when they are realized by the Adviser. The Board also concluded that the structure of the advisory fees, which include breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund and the Portfolio to continue to benefit from any economies of scale in the future.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors interests in the fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund’s liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Funds Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.
At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors on June 7, 2022, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.
There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.
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Management and Organization
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the Trust) and Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Board members and officers of 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. Board members hold indefinite terms of office. Each Trustee holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Under the terms of the Fund’s current Trustee retirement policy, an Independent Trustee must retire and resign as a Trustee on the earlier of: (i) the first day of July following his or her 74th birthday; or (ii), with limited exception, December 31st of the 20th year in which he or she has served as a Trustee. However, if such retirement and resignation would cause the Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16 of the 1940 Act or any other regulations or guidance of the SEC, then such retirement and resignation will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for each Fund to be in compliance therewith. 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 Board member and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to EV LLC, “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EV is the trustee of each of EVM and BMR. Effective March 1, 2021, each of EVM, BMR, EVD and EV are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with EVM may hold a position with other EVM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 135 funds (with the exception of Mr. Bowser who oversees 110 funds) in the Eaton Vance fund complex (including both funds and portfolios in a hub and spoke structure).
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Thomas E. Faust Jr. 1958 | | Trustee | | Since 2007 | | Chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM), member of the Board of Managers and President of EV (since 2021), Chief Executive Officer of EVM and BMR. Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (2007-2021) and President (2006-2021) of EVC and Director of EVD (2007-2022). Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with MSIM, BMR, EVM and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio. Other Directorships. Formerly, Director of EVC (2007-2021) and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm) (2012-2021). |
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Alan C. Bowser(1) 1962 | | Trustee | | Since 2022 | | Chief Diversity Officer, Partner and a member of the Operating Committee, and formerly served as Senior Advisor on Diversity and Inclusion for the firm’s chief executive officer, Co-Head of the Americas Region, and Senior Client Advisor of Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm (2011- present). Other Directorships. None. |
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Mark R. Fetting 1954 | | Trustee | | Since 2016 | | Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000). Other Directorships. None. |
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Cynthia E. Frost 1961 | | Trustee | | Since 2014 | | Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985). Other Directorships. None. |
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George J. Gorman 1952 | | Chairperson of the Board and Trustee | | Since 2021 (Chairperson) and 2014 (Trustee) | | Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009). Other Directorships. None. |
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Valerie A. Mosley 1960 | | Trustee | | Since 2014 | | Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUp, a fintech platform. Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990). Other Directorships. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020) and Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (2020-2022). |
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Keith Quinton 1958 | | Trustee | | Since 2018 | | Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014). Other Directorships. Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank. |
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Marcus L. Smith 1966 | | Trustee | | Since 2018 | | Private investor and independent corporate director. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Canada (2012-2017), Chief Investment Officer, Asia (2010-2012), Director of Asian Research (2004-2010) and portfolio manager (2001-2017) at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm). Other Directorships. Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018). |
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Susan J. Sutherland 1957 | | Trustee | | Since 2015 | | Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance) (2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013). Other Directorships. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021). |
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Scott E. Wennerholm 1959 | | Trustee | | Since 2016 | | Private investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997). Other Directorships. None. |
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Nancy A. Wiser(1) 1967 | | Trustee | | Since 2022 | | Formerly, Executive Vice President and the Global Head of Operations at Wells Fargo Asset Management (2011-2021). Other Directorships. None. |
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Edward J. Perkin 1972 | | President | | Since 2014 | | Chief Equity Investment Officer and Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2014. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”). |
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Deidre E. Walsh 1971 | | Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | | Since 2009 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
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James F. Kirchner 1967 | | Treasurer | | Since 2007 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM. |
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Nicholas Di Lorenzo 1987 | | Secretary | | Since 2022 | | Formerly, associate (2012-2021) and counsel (2022) at Dechert LLP. |
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Richard F. Froio 1968 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2017 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012). |
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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FACTS | | WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
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Why? | | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
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What? | | The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: ∎ Social Security number and income ∎ investment experience and risk tolerance ∎ checking account number and wire transfer instructions |
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How? | | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
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Reasons we can share your personal information | | Does Eaton Vance share? | | Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus | | Yes | | No |
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you | | Yes | | No |
For joint marketing with other financial companies | | No | | We don’t share |
For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness | | Yes | | Yes |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences | | Yes | | No |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness | | No | | We don’t share |
For our investment management affiliates to market to you | | Yes | | Yes |
For our affiliates to market to you | | No | | We don’t share |
For nonaffiliates to market to you | | No | | We don’t share |
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To limit our sharing | | Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com Please note: If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. |
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Who is providing this notice? | | Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below) |
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How does Eaton Vance protect my personal information? | | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information. |
How does Eaton Vance collect my personal information? | | We collect your personal information, for example, when you ∎ open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account ∎ buy securities from us or make a wire transfer ∎ give us your contact information We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
Why can’t I limit all sharing? | | Federal law gives you the right to limit only ∎ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness ∎ affiliates from using your information to market to you ∎ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law. |
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Investment Management Affiliates | | Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
Affiliates | | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ∎ Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. |
Nonaffiliates | | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ∎ Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. |
Joint marketing | | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ∎ Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market. |
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Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information. California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us. |
Eaton Vance Funds
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial intermediary.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser of Global Income Builder Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Investment Sub-Adviser of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares and Global Income Builder Portfolio
Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.
125 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1AR
United Kingdom
Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Distributor*
Foreside Fund Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Fund Offices
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
* | FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org. |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant (sometimes referred to as the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated George J. Gorman and Scott E. Wennerholm, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr.
Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Wennerholm is a private investor. Previously, Mr. Wennerholm served as a Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution), as a Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm), Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm), and Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the “Fund”) is a series of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Fund, contains a total of 2 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Fund’s annual report.
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The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the Fund for the Fund’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2022 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.
Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 10/31/21 | | | 10/31/22 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 14,150 | | | $ | 16,550 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 7,542 | | | $ | 1,650 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 21,692 | | | $ | 18,200 | |
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(1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. |
(2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters. |
(3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
The various Series comprising the Trust have differing fiscal year ends (October 31 and December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by D&T for the last two fiscal periods of each Series.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/20 | | | 10/31/21 | | | 12/31/21 | | | 10/31/22 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 12,150 | | | $ | 14,150 | | | $ | 12,150 | | | $ | 16,550 | |
Audit-Related Fees(1) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 6,656 | | | $ | 7,542 | | | $ | 7,006 | | | $ | 1,650 | |
All Other Fees(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 18,806 | | | $ | 21,692 | | | $ | 19,156 | | | $ | 18,200 | |
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(1) | Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees. |
(2) | Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters. |
(3) | All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services. |
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Fund (the only series of the Trust) by D&T for the last two fiscal years of the Fund; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.
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Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/20 | | | 10/31/21 | | | 12/31/21 | | | 10/31/22 | |
Registrant(1) | | $ | 6,656 | | | $ | 7,542 | | | $ | 7,006 | | | $ | 1,650 | |
Eaton Vance(2) | | $ | 150,300 | | | $ | 51,800 | | | $ | 51,800 | | | $ | 52,836 | |
(1) | Includes all of the Series of the Trust. During the fiscal years reported above, certain of the Funds were “feeder” funds in a “master-feeder” fund structure or funds of funds. |
(2) | Various subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series and/or their respective “master” funds (if applicable). |
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance NextShares Trust
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By: | | /s/ Edward J. Perkin |
| | Edward J. Perkin |
| | President |
Date: December 28, 2022
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ James F. Kirchner |
| | James F. Kirchner |
| | Treasurer |
Date: December 28, 2022
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By: | | /s/ Edward J. Perkin |
| | Edward J. Perkin |
| | President |
Date: December 28, 2022