UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-04015 |
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Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts | | 02109 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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Alan R. Dynner The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (617) 482-8260 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2005 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Annual Report December 31, 2005



EATON VANCE
COMBINED
MONEY
MARKET
FUNDS
Cash Management Fund
Money Market Fund
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Investment Environment
• In 2005, the U.S. economy grew at a solid pace with low to moderate inflation. U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the primary indicator of growth, expanded at a robust 4.1% rate in the third quarter of 2005 and an estimated 3.5% for the year. Unemployment, meanwhile, declined to 4.9% in December 2005 from 5.4% a year earlier.

• At its December 2005 meeting, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) increased short-term interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25%). This was the Fed’s 13th consecutive increase since June 2004, and it brought the Fed Funds target rate, a key short-term interest rate benchmark, to 4.25%. Though welcomed by money market investors, it is unlikely that the significant increase in short-term rates that occurred in 2005 will be repeated.
• In past cycles, as the Fed has moved the rate higher, market forces have pushed intermediate and long yields higher as well. In the current cycle, however, yields on intermediate and long bonds have actually declined, causing a “flattening” of the yield curve (the yield curve is a graphical depiction of bond yields across all maturities).

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund.
The Cash Management Portfolio
• At December 31, 2005, Cash Management Portfolio — in which the Funds invest their assets — had 97.2% of its net assets invested in high-quality commercial paper, a highly liquid type of security in which money market funds commonly invest.(1) The Portfolio also invests in high-quality U.S. Government agency securities.
• During the year ended December 31, 2005, shareholders of Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund received $0.024 and $0.014 per share, respectively, in income dividends. Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund had total returns of 2.48% and 1.45%, respectively, during the same period.(2)
• Management continued to maintain a relatively short weighted average maturity in the Portfolio to provide flexibility for interest rate increases, enabling it to reinvest more quickly and helping to increase each Fund’s income stream. This strategy was beneficial during the period, as short-term rates continued to rise. However, it is widely anticipated that the Fed will moderate its tightening policy, which would slow the rate of income gains for short-term money market instruments. If this moderation were to occur, management would likely increase the Fund’s weighted average maturity to take advantage of the current interest rate environment.
(1) An investment in one of the money market funds is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Although the Funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a Fund.
(2) Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. There is no sales charge.
Asset Allocation*
By net assets

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 1.5%
Short-Term Investments 1.4%
* Asset Allocation information may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005).
Actual Expenses: The first section of each table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of each table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of each 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 have been higher.
Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/05) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/05) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/05 – 12/31/05) | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.10 | | $ | 3.96 | |
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Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.30 | | $ | 3.97 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.78% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2005. The example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
Eaton Vance Money Market Fund
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/05) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/05) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/05 –12/31/05) | |
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Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,009.80 | | $ | 9.22 | |
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Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.00 | | $ | 9.25 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.82% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2005. The example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
| | Cash Management Fund | | Money Market Fund | |
Assets | |
Investment in Cash Management Portfolio, at value | | $ | 95,513,238 | | | $ | 48,571,619 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 170,802 | | | | 100,012 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 95,684,040 | | | $ | 48,671,631 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 560,763 | | | $ | 232,829 | | |
Dividends payable | | | 117,248 | | | | 16,402 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 467 | | | | 467 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees | | | — | | | | 47,556 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 36,151 | | | | 34,925 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 714,629 | | | $ | 332,179 | | |
Net Assets (represented by paid-in-capital) | | $ | 94,969,411 | | | $ | 48,339,452 | | |
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding | |
| | | 94,969,411 | | | | 48,339,452 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (Note 6) | |
(Net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 1.00 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
| | Cash Management Fund | | Money Market Fund | |
Investment Income | |
Interest allocated from Portfolio | | $ | 2,970,770 | | | $ | 1,810,184 | | |
Expenses allocated from Portfolio | | | (551,507 | ) | | | (341,349 | ) | |
Net investment income from Portfolio | | $ | 2,419,263 | | | $ | 1,468,835 | | |
Expenses | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | $ | 1,723 | | | $ | 1,723 | | |
Distribution and service fees | | | — | | | | 497,187 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 20,045 | | | | 19,322 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 11,377 | | | | 11,575 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 16,961 | | | | 12,969 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 71,985 | | | | 89,970 | | |
Registration fees | | | 53,709 | | | | 42,942 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 3,742 | | | | 4,583 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 179,542 | | | $ | 680,271 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,239,721 | | | $ | 788,564 | | |
Realized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | |
Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | (86 | ) | | $ | (54 | ) | |
Increase from payment by affiliate | | | 27 | | | | 17 | | |
Net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines | | | (27 | ) | | | (17 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (86 | ) | | $ | (54 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,239,635 | | | $ | 788,510 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Cash Management Fund | | Money Market Fund | |
From operations — | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,239,721 | | | $ | 788,564 | | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions, payment by affiliate and the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines | | | (86 | ) | | | (54 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 2,239,635 | | | $ | 788,510 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — | |
From net investment income | | $ | (2,239,635 | ) | | $ | (788,510 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (2,239,635 | ) | | $ | (788,510 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest at Net Asset Value of $1.00 per Share — | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | $ | 138,809,354 | | | $ | 43,940,101 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 1,366,207 | | | | 637,780 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (143,371,207 | ) | | | (64,123,257 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (3,195,646 | ) | | $ | (19,545,376 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (3,195,646 | ) | | $ | (19,545,376 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 98,165,057 | | | $ | 67,884,828 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 94,969,411 | | | $ | 48,339,452 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Cash Management Fund | | Money Market Fund | |
From operations — | |
Net investment income | | $ | 564,647 | | | $ | 35,677 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 564,647 | | | $ | 35,677 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — | |
From net investment income | | $ | (564,647 | ) | | $ | (35,677 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (564,647 | ) | | $ | (35,677 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest at Net Asset Value of $1.00 per Share — | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | $ | 125,111,448 | | | $ | 75,535,474 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 404,213 | | | | 28,884 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (128,714,174 | ) | | | (107,920,251 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (3,198,513 | ) | | $ | (32,355,893 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (3,198,513 | ) | | $ | (32,355,893 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 101,363,570 | | | $ | 100,240,721 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 98,165,057 | | | $ | 67,884,828 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Cash Management Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.024 | | | $ | 0.006 | | | $ | 0.005 | | | $ | 0.010 | | | $ | 0.033 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.024 | ) | | $ | (0.006 | ) | | $ | (0.005 | ) | | $ | (0.010 | ) | | $ | (0.033 | ) | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.024 | ) | | $ | (0.006 | ) | | $ | (0.005 | ) | | $ | (0.010 | ) | | $ | (0.033 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | |
Total Return(1) | | | 2.48 | %(2) | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 3.46 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 94,969 | | | $ | 98,165 | | | $ | 101,364 | | | $ | 111,741 | | | $ | 143,079 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.79 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 2.46 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.47 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 3.16 | % | |
(1) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
(2) During the year ended December 31, 2005, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund, through its investment in the Portfolio, for a net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines. The reimbursement was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the year ended December 31, 2005.
(3) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Money Market Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.014 | | | $ | 0.001 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.002 | | | $ | 0.024 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.014 | ) | | $ | (0.001 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.002 | ) | | $ | (0.024 | ) | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.014 | ) | | $ | (0.001 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.002 | ) | | $ | (0.024 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | |
Total Return(1) | | | 1.45 | %(2) | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.19 | % | | | 2.46 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data† | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 48,339 | | | $ | 67,885 | | | $ | 100,241 | | | $ | 158,719 | | | $ | 168,555 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Net expenses(3) | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.68 | % | |
Net expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.68 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.40 | % | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | 2.25 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Fund may reflect an allocation of expenses to the Administrator and a waiver of expenses by the Distributor. Had such actions not been taken, the ratios and net investmentincome (loss) per share would have been as follows:
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.35 | )% | | | (0.49 | )% | | | 0.20 | % | | | |
Net investment income (loss) per share | | $ | (0.004 | ) | | $ | (0.005 | ) | | $ | 0.002 | | | | |
(1) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total Return is not computed on an annualized basis. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
(2) During the year ended December 31, 2005, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund, through its investment in the Portfolio, for a net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines. The reimbursement was less than $0.01 per share and had no effect on total return for the year ended December 31, 2005.
(3) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund (Cash Management Fund) and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund (Money Market Fund) (individually, the Fund, collectively the Funds) are each diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Funds invest all of their investable assets in interests in the Cash Management Portfolio (the Portfolio), a New York Trust, having the same investment objective as the Funds. The value of each Fund's investment in the Portfolio reflects each Fund's proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (65.1% for Cash Management Fund and 33.1% for Money Market Fund at December 31, 2005). The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statem ents of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with each of the Fund's financial statements. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 Funds' net investment income consists of each Fund's pro rata share of the net investment income of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of each Fund determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
C Federal Taxes — Each Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
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 Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian to the Funds and the Portfolio. Pursuant to the respective custodian agreements, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balance each Fund or the Portfolio maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Funds' custodian fees are reported as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2005, no credits were used to reduce the Funds' custodian fees.
F Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
G Indemnifications — Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
H Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The net investment income of each Fund is determined daily, and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared daily as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are paid monthly. Distributions are paid in the form of additional shares or, at the election of the shareholder, in cash.
The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Cash Management Fund | | Money Market Fund | |
Distribution declared from: | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,239,635 | | | $ | 788,510 | | |
Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
Distribution declared from: | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 564,647 | | | $ | 35,677 | | |
3 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Funds' Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). At December 31, 2005, Eaton Vance Management (EVM) and its retirement plan owned shares outstanding of the Cash Management Fund aggregating approximately 7%.
4 Transactions with Affiliates
EVM serves as the administrator of the Funds, but receives no compensation. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio's Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Funds and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of those services. For the year ended December 31, 2005, EVM earned $5,524 and $5,523 from Cash Management Fund and Money Market Fund, respectively, in sub-transfer agent fees. Except as to Trustees of the Funds and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to each Fund out of such investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds and of the Portfolio are offic ers of the above organizations.
5 Distribution and Service Plans
The Money Market Fund (the Fund) has in effect a distribution plan (the Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan requires the Fund to pay the Principal Underwriter, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets, for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges. The Fund's balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges is equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for shares sold plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sa les charges (Note 6) and amounts theretofore paid to EVD. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the distribution fee was equivalent to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets and amounted to $421,837. At December 31, 2005, the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD calculated under the Plan for the Fund was approximately $11,062,000.
The Plan authorizes the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Trustees implemented the Plan by authorizing the Fund to make quarterly service fee payments to EVD and investment dealers in amounts equal to 0.15% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets based on the value of the Fund shares sold by such persons and remaining outstanding for at least one year. Service fee payments are made for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Service fees paid to EVD and investment dealers are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable by the Fund to EVD, and as such are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to $75,350.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Funds are officers of EVD.
6 Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)
Shares of the Money Market Fund (other than those acquired as the result of an exchange from another Eaton Vance fund) generally are subject to a CDSC on redemptions of shares made within six years of purchase, at rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Shares of Money Market Fund and Cash Management Fund acquired as a result of an exchange from shares of another Eaton Vance Fund are subject to the original CDSC rate, if any, from the date of original purchase. Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSC assessed on Money Market Fund shares are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Fund's Distribution Plan. CDSC received from Money Market Fund shares when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist will be credited to the Fund. EVD received approximately $0 and $298,000 of CDSC paid by shareholders of the Cash Management Fund and Money Market Fund for the year ended December 31, 2005.
7 Investment Transactions
Increases and decreases in the Funds' investment in the Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:
Cash Management Fund | |
Increases | | $ | 138,781,146 | | |
Decreases | | | 143,895,325 | | |
Money Market Fund | |
Increases | | $ | 43,894,919 | | |
Decreases | | | 65,013,848 | | |
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund, each a series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the "Funds") at December 31, 2005, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accorda nce with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 13, 2006
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds as of December 31, 2005
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2006 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2005. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Commercial Paper — 97.2% | | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Automotive — 3.5% | | | |
$ | 5,100 | | | Toyota Motor Credit Co., 4.24%, 1/5/06 | | $ | 5,097,597 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,097,597 | | |
Banking and Finance — 50.4% | | | |
$ | 6,500 | | | Abbey National North America, LLC, 4.28%, 1/6/06 | | $ | 6,496,136 | | |
| 4,485 | | | American Express International, 4.13%, 1/3/06 | | | 4,483,971 | | |
| 3,809 | | | Barclays US Funding, LLC, 4.25%, 1/5/06 | | | 3,807,201 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Barclays US Funding, LLC, 4.31%, 2/24/06 | | | 1,987,070 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Barclays US Funding, LLC, 4.36%, 2/28/06 | | | 1,390,166 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Barton Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/12/06(1) | | | 2,996,104 | | |
| 1,470 | | | Barton Capital Corp., 4.32%, 1/20/06(1) | | | 1,466,648 | | |
| 3,000 | | | CAFCO, LLC, 4.24%, 1/4/06(1) | | | 2,998,940 | | |
| 1,510 | | | CAFCO, LLC, 4.34%, 2/13/06(1) | | | 1,502,172 | | |
| 2,500 | | | CIESCO, LLC, 4.16%, 1/9/06(1) | | | 2,497,689 | | |
| 1,900 | | | CIESCO, LLC, 4.26%, 1/25/06(1) | | | 1,894,604 | | |
| 3,000 | | | CRC Funding, LLC, 4.19%, 1/6/06(1) | | | 2,998,254 | | |
| 1,464 | | | CRC Funding, LLC, 4.30%, 1/31/06(1) | | | 1,458,754 | | |
| 3,225 | | | HSBC Finance Corp., 4.18%, 1/17/06 | | | 3,219,009 | | |
| 6,500 | | | ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC, 4.285%, 2/2/06 | | | 6,475,242 | | |
| 3,380 | | | Kittyhawk Funding Corp., 4.30%, 1/20/06(1) | | | 3,372,329 | | |
| 2,923 | | | Old Line Funding Corp., 4.30%, 1/9/06(1) | | | 2,920,207 | | |
| 2,900 | | | Ranger Funding Co., LLC, 4.31%, 1/26/06(1) | | | 2,891,320 | | |
| 1,464 | | | Ranger Funding Co., LLC, 4.32%, 1/24/06(1) | | | 1,459,959 | | |
| 7,000 | | | Societe General N.A., 4.24%, 1/27/06 | | | 6,978,564 | | |
| 1,390 | | | UBS Finance Delaware, LLC, 4.20%, 1/18/06 | | | 1,387,243 | | |
| 1,055 | | | UBS Finance Delaware, LLC, 4.25%, 1/30/06 | | | 1,051,388 | | |
| 1,900 | | | UBS Finance Delaware, LLC, 4.31%, 2/28/06 | | | 1,886,807 | | |
| 1,900 | | | UBS Finance Delaware, LLC, 4.31%, 3/2/06 | | | 1,886,352 | | |
| 2,980 | | | Yorktown Capital, LLC, 4.13%, 1/5/06(1) | | | 2,978,632 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Yorktown Capital, LLC, 4.30%, 1/6/06(1) | | | 1,499,104 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 73,983,865 | | |
Computers and Business Equipment — 1.2% | | | |
$ | 1,831 | | | IBM Capital, Inc., 4.36%, 3/9/06(1) | | $ | 1,816,142 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,816,142 | | |
Cosmetics & Toiletries — 3.4% | | | |
$ | 5,000 | | | Procter & Gamble Co., 4.18%, 1/3/06(1) | | $ | 4,998,839 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,998,839 | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Credit Unions — 3.0% | | | |
$ | 4,350 | | | Mid-States Corp. Federal Credit Union, 4.29%, 1/24/06 | | $ | 4,338,078 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,338,078 | | |
Electric Utilities — 3.0% | | | |
$ | 1,682 | | | Southern Co., 4.21%, 1/20/06(1) | | $ | 1,678,263 | | |
| 2,750 | | | Southern Co., 4.26%, 1/11/06(1) | | | 2,746,746 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,425,009 | | |
Electric, Service and Telecom Utilities — 1.0% | | | |
$ | 1,469 | | | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 4.28%, 1/19/06 | | $ | 1,465,856 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,465,856 | | |
Electrical and Electronic Equipment — 4.7% | | | |
$ | 7,000 | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 4.40%, 3/28/06 | | $ | 6,926,422 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,926,422 | | |
Food and Beverages — 3.0% | | | |
$ | 4,464 | | | Nestle Capital Corp., 4.26%, 1/9/06(1) | | $ | 4,459,774 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,459,774 | | |
Industrial Equipment — 3.9% | | | |
$ | 5,800 | | | Caterpillar Financial Service Corp., 4.28%, 1/9/06 | | $ | 5,794,484 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,794,484 | | |
Insurance — 9.4% | | | |
$ | 4,400 | | | American General Finance Corp., 4.25%, 1/10/06 | | $ | 4,395,325 | | |
| 4,400 | | | MetLife Funding, Inc., 4.14%, 1/23/06 | | | 4,388,868 | | |
| 5,000 | | | New York Life Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/10/06(1) | | | 4,994,688 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 13,778,881 | | |
Oil and Gas — 6.7% | | | |
$ | 5,800 | | | Chevron Funding Corp., 4.25%, 1/3/06 | | $ | 5,798,631 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Cortez Capital Corp., 4.27%, 1/13/06(1) | | | 3,994,307 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 9,792,938 | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 4.0% | | | |
$ | 5,800 | | | Novartis Finance Corp., 4.29%, 1/4/06(1) | | $ | 5,797,927 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,797,927 | | |
| Total Commercial Paper (amortized cost $142,675,812) | | | | | $ | 142,675,812 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 1.5% | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
$ | 2,150 | | | FNMA Discount Notes, 4.12%, 1/4/06 | | $ | 2,149,262 | | |
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (amortized cost, $2,149,262) | | | | $ | 2,149,262 | | |
Short-Term Investments — 1.4% | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
$ | 2,090 | | | Investors Bank and Trust Company Time Deposit, 4.23%, 1/3/06 | | $ | 2,090,000 | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (amortized cost, $2,090,000) | | | | $ | 2,090,000 | | |
Total Investments — 100.1% (amortized cost $146,915,074)(2) | | | | $ | 146,915,074 | | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)% | | | | $ | (101,330 | ) | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | $ | 146,813,744 | | |
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
Securities issued by Fannie Mae are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
(1) A security which has been issued under section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and is generally regarded as restricted and illiquid. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the security is registered. All such securities held have been deemed by the Portfolio's Trustees to be liquid and were purchased with the expectation that resale would not be necessary.
(2) Cost for federal income taxes is the same.
See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investments, at amortized cost | | $ | 146,915,074 | | |
Cash | | | 465 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 491 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 146,916,030 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fees | | $ | 61,314 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 3,138 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 37,834 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 102,286 | | |
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio | | $ | 146,813,744 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | | $ | 146,813,744 | | |
Total | | $ | 146,813,744 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 4,862,627 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 4,862,627 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 753,363 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,841 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 95,764 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 41,100 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 6,198 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 908,266 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 52 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 52 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 908,214 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,954,413 | | |
Realized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | (141 | ) | |
Increase from payment by affiliate | | | 45 | | |
Net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines | | | (45 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (141 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 3,954,272 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,954,413 | | | $ | 1,428,250 | | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions, payment by affiliate and the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines | | | (141 | ) | | | — | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 3,954,272 | | | $ | 1,428,250 | | |
Capital transactions — Contributions | | $ | 184,089,048 | | | $ | 205,687,872 | | |
Withdrawals | | | (210,117,271 | ) | | | (246,450,820 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions | | $ | (26,028,223 | ) | | $ | (40,762,948 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (22,073,951 | ) | | $ | (39,334,698 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 168,887,695 | | | $ | 208,222,393 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 146,813,744 | | | $ | 168,887,695 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Supplementary Data
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.57 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.57 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 2.63 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 3.33 | % | |
Total Return | | | 2.67 | %(1) | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 3.70 | % | |
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2005, the investment adviser reimbursed the Portfolio for a net loss realized on the disposal of an investment which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines. The reimbursement had no effect on total return for the year ended December 31, 2005.
See notes to financial statements
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Cash Management Portfolio as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Cash Management Portfolio (the Portfolio) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on May 1, 1992. The Portfolio's objective is to provide as high a rate of income as may be consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At December 31, 2005, the Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and the Eaton Vance Money Market Fund held interests of approximately 65.1% and 33.1%, respectively, in the Portfolio. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Security Valuation — The Portfolio values investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, pursuant to which the Portfolio must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.
B Income — Interest income is determined on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
C Income 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. Since some of the Portfolio's investors are regulated investment companies that invest all or substantially all of their 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 dist ributive share of the Portfolio's net investment income, net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
D Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian to the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balances the Portfolio maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations.
E Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
F 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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of being or having been an interestholder in t he Portfolio. 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.
G Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis.
2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. The fee is computed at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per annum of the Portfolio's average daily net assets and amounted to $753,363 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Except as to Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of such investment adviser fee.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
BMR made a voluntary reimbursement to the Portfolio of $45 to compensate the Portfolio for a realized loss incurred from the sale of an investment security which did not meet the Portfolio's investment guidelines.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
3 Line of Credit
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by BMR or EVM and its affiliates in a $150 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings will be made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participating portfolio or fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or federal funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2005.
4 Investments
Purchases and sales (including maturities) of investments during the year ended December 31, 2005, exclusive of U.S. Government and agency securities, aggregated $2,051,874,819 and $2,003,041,818, respectively. Purchases and sales (including maturities) of U.S. Government and agency securities aggregated $164,928,178 and $240,572,000, respectively.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Investors
of Cash Management Portfolio
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the supplementary data present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cash Management Portfolio (the "Portfolio") at December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the supplementary data for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and supplementary data (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Portfolio's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Bo ard (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 13, 2006
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds
BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The investment advisory agreement between Cash Management Portfolio (the "Portfolio") and its investment adviser, Boston Management and Research, provides that the advisory agreement will continue in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the noninterested Trustees of the Portfolio cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by the Trustees of the Portfolio or by vote of a majority of the outstanding interests of the Portfolio.
In considering the annual approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Portfolio and its investment adviser, the Special Committee of the Board of Trustees considered information that had been provided throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information furnished for a series of meetings held in February and March in preparation for a Board meeting held on March 21, 2005 to specifically consider the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Such information included, among other things, the following:
• An independent report comparing the advisory fees of the Portfolio with those of comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the expense ratio of each of the Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund and Eaton Vance Money Market Fund (the "Funds") to those of comparable funds;
• Information regarding Fund investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
• The economic outlook and the general investment outlook in relevant investment markets;
• Eaton Vance Management's ("Eaton Vance") results and financial condition and the overall organization of the investment adviser;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets and action taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Eaton Vance's management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants;
• The resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance on behalf of the funds it manages and the record of compliance with the investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• The quality, nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates; and
• The terms of the advisory agreement and the reasonableness and appropriateness of the particular fee paid by the Portfolio for the services described herein.
The Special Committee also considered the investment adviser's portfolio management capabilities, including information relating to the education, experience, and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide services under the investment advisory agreement. Specifically, the Special Committee considered the investment adviser's experience in managing portfolios consisting of high quality money market instruments and short-term obligations. The Special Committee noted the experience of the investment professionals and other personnel who would provide services under the investment advisory agreement. The Special Committee evaluated the level of skill required to manage the Portfolio and concluded that the human resources available at the investment adviser were appropriate to fulfill effectively its duties on behalf of the Portfolio.
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds
BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D
In its review of comparative information with respect to Fund investment performance, the Special Committee concluded that each Fund has performed within a range that the Special Committee deemed competitive. With respect to its review of investment advisory fees, the Special Committee concluded that the fees paid by the Portfolio are within the range of those paid by comparable funds within the mutual fund industry. In reviewing the information regarding the expense ratio of the Funds, the Special Committee concluded that, in light of the size of the Funds, the expense ratio of each Fund is reasonable.
In addition to the factors mentioned above, the Special Committee reviewed the level of the investment adviser's profits in respect of the management of the Eaton Vance funds, including the Portfolio, including the profit margins of the investment adviser in comparison with available industry data. The Special Committee also considered the other profits realized by Eaton Vance and its affiliates in connection with the operation of the Portfolio. The Special Committee also noted both an expense reimbursement by the administrator and a waiver of distribution fees by the distributor for the Money Market Fund. In addition, the Special Committee considered the fiduciary duty assumed by the investment adviser in connection with the services rendered to the Portfolio and the business reputation of the investment adviser and its financial resources. The Trustees concluded that in light of the services rendered, the profits realized by t he investment adviser are not unreasonable. The Special Committee also concluded that, in light of the size of the Portfolio and the level of profitability to the adviser, the adviser and its affiliates are not realizing material economies of scale that warrant the implementation of breakpoints at this time.
The Special Committee did not consider any single factor as controlling in determining whether or not to renew the investment advisory agreement. Nor are the items described herein all the matters considered by the Special Committee. In assessing the information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates, the Special Committee also took into consideration the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds which provides a large variety of shareholder services.
Based on its consideration of the foregoing factors and conclusions, and such other factors and conclusions as it deemed relevant, and assisted by independent counsel, the Special Committee concluded that the renewal of the investment advisory agreement, including the fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders.
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Cash Management Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's and Portfolio's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Van ce, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research and "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter, the Portfolio's placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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James B. Hawkes 11/9/41 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1991; of the Portfolio since 1993 | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMR, EVM and EV; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EVC; Director of EV; Vice President and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 161 registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex. Mr. Hawkes is an interested person because of his positions with BMR, EVM, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and Portfolio. | | | 161 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 152 | | | None | |
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Samuel L. Hayes, III 2/23/35 | | Trustee and Chairman of the Board | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986; of the Portfolio since 1993; Chairman of the Board since 2005 | | Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Director of Yakima Products, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive accessories) (since 2001) and Director of Telect, Inc. (telecommunications services company) (since 2000). | | | 161 | | | Director of Tiffany & Co. (specialty retailer) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company)( since 2005). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) (1982-2001). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (since 1999). Formerly, Tax Partner, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (1991-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986; of the Portfolio since 1993 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). Formerly Chairman of the Board, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) and Chairman, President and Director, UAM Funds (mutual funds) (1980-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Since 1998 | | Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (since July 2001). Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor (since 2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Redwood Investment Systems, Inc. (software developer) (2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management (investment advisor), SSRM Holdings (parent of State Street Research & Management), and SSR Realty (institutional realty manager) (1992-2000). | | | 152 | | | Director of W.P. Carey & Company LLC (manager of real estate investment trusts) | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | President of the Trust | | Since 2002 | | Executive Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV; Chief Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and President and Director of EVC. Chief Executive Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 65 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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William H. Ahern, Jr. 7/28/59 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1995 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 70 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Cynthia J. Clemson 3/2/63 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Kevin S. Dyer 2/21/75 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 24 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Elizabeth S. Kenyon 9/8/59 | | President of the Portfolio | | Since 2002(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 2 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Aamer Khan 6/7/60 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Thomas H. Luster 4/8/62 | | Vice President of the Portfolio | | Since 2002 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 16 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Eaton Vance Money Market Funds
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1999 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Robert B. MacIntosh 1/22/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1998 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2001 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and Executive Vice President of EVC. Officer of 51 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Walter A. Row, III 7/20/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2001 | | Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 31 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Judith A. Saryan 8/21/54 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2003 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Susan Schiff 3/13/61 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2002 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 29 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Kristin S. Anagnost 6/12/65 | | Treasurer of the Portfolio | | Since 2002(2) | | Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 89 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer | | Since 2005(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Alan R. Dynner 10/10/40 | | Secretary | | Since 1997 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of BMR, EVM, EVD, EV and EVC. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
(2) Prior to 2002, Ms. Kenyon served as Vice President of the Portfolio since 2001 and Ms. Anagnost served as Assistant Treasurer of the Portfolio since 1998. Prior to 2005, Ms. Campbell served as Assistant Treasurer of the Trust since 1995.
The SAI for the Funds includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Funds and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance's website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Portfolio Investment Adviser
Boston Management and Research
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fund Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
125 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully a Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Funds' current prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
131-2/06 MMSRC

Annual Report December 31, 2005



EATON VANCE
MUNICIPAL BOND
FUND
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Performance for the Year Ended December 31, 2005
• The Fund’s Class A shares had a total return of 5.04% during the year ended December 31, 2005.(1) This return was the result of an increase in net asset value (NAV) to $9.80 per share on December 31, 2005 from $9.78 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.463 in dividends.(2)
• The Fund’s Class B shares had a total return of 4.37% during the same period.(1) This return was the result of an increase in net asset value (NAV) to $9.74 per share on December 31, 2005 from $9.71 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.387 in dividends. (2)
• The Fund’s Class I shares had a total return of 5.28% during the same period.(1) This return was the result of an increase in net asset value (NAV) to $10.71 per share on December 31, 2005 from $10.69 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.533 in dividends.(2)
Portfolio Manager: Cynthia J. Clemson
Economic and Market Conditions
The economy expanded at a 1.1% pace in the fourth quarter of 2005, a decline from the 4.3% rate in the third quarter. Even with a weak finish, the economy generated respectable growth of 3.5% in 2005. Despite high energy prices, rising mortgage rates and a persistent tightening by the Federal Reserve, the economy continued to create jobs – 108,000 in December 2005. Recent economic data suggest that the Gulf Coast hurricanes did not have a significant effect on the nation’s overall economy. The economy appeared to be sustaining growth in both the manufacturing and service sectors with little evidence of inflationary pressures. Moreover, worries about a pickup in inflation have waned recently, as prices for crude oil, gasoline and jet fuel have eased from their previous highs.
Investor sentiment regarding the Fed’s monetary policy appears to have shifted in recent months as investors have begun to anticipate the end of the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes (which began in June 2004). The improved investor sentiment has likely accounted, in part, for the improved performance of the financial markets in the fourth quarter of 2005.
The municipal market continued to be adversely affected by strong primary market supply. Municipal issuers are collectively in the midst of their characteristic year-end rush to bring issues to market. As a result, the municipal market may see a record supply of new issuance for 2005. Combined with lackluster retail demand, the large supply pressures pushed tax-exempt yields to more attractive levels. At December 31, 2005, long-term AAA-rated insured municipal bonds yielded 98% of U.S. Treasury bonds with similar maturities.
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index (3) (the “Index”), a broad-based, unmanaged municipal market index, posted a modest gain of 3.51%. Find more information about the Fund’s performance and that of funds in the same Lipper classification as the Fund on the following page.
Management Discussion
The Fund invests primarily in bonds with maturities of 20 years or longer, as longer-maturity bonds historically have provided greater tax-exempt income for investors than shorter-maturity bonds. Given the flattening of the yield curve for taxable fixed-income securities over the past 18 months — with shorter-maturity yields rising as longer-maturity yields declined slightly — the long end of the curve was an attractive place to be positioned.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates at regular intervals and commodities prices rose significantly. However, the economy grew at a solid pace, with low to moderate inflation. In this climate, we continued to maintain a somewhat cautious outlook on interest rates and adjusted the Fund’s duration accordingly. Duration measures a bond fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
During the past year, credit spreads, which measure the difference in yield between higher-risk bonds and lower-risk bonds, have narrowed. As a result, the lower-rated bonds owned by the Fund performed well and made a key contribution to performance. Where prudent, we took advantage of the narrow credit spreads in an effort to lower the Fund’s exposure to credit risk.
We continued to focus on finding relative value within the marketplace — in issuer names, coupons, maturities and sectors. Relative value trading, which seeks to capitalize on undervalued securities that may have been overlooked, has enhanced the Fund’s return during the past year. Finally, we continued to closely monitor call protection in the Fund. Call protection remains an important consideration for municipal bond investors.
(1) These returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for the Fund’s Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class B shares. Class I shares have no sales charge. If sales charges were deducted, returns would be lower. (2) A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal or state and local income taxes and/or alternative minimum tax. (3)It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect the commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. *Source: Bloomberg L.P. Yields are a compilation of a representative variety of general obligations and are not necessarily representative of the Fund’s yield.
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.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com
The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund.
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
The line graph and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graph compares the performance of Class I of the Fund with that of the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index, a broad-based, unmanaged market index. The lines on the graph represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in each of Class I and the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index. The table includes the total returns of each Class of the Fund at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Performance(1) | | Class A | | Class B | | Class I | |
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Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value) | | | | | | | |
One Year | | 5.04 | % | 4.37 | % | 5.28 | % |
Five Years | | 6.23 | | 5.52 | | 6.50 | |
Ten Years | | N.A. | | N.A. | | 6.32 | |
Life of Fund† | | 5.29 | | 4.42 | | 7.23 | |
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SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC) | | | | | |
One Year | | 0.03 | % | -0.63 | % | 5.28 | % |
Five Years | | 5.20 | | 5.19 | | 6.50 | |
Ten Years | | N.A. | | N.A. | | 6.32 | |
Life of Fund† | | 4.65 | | 4.42 | | 7.23 | |
†Inception dates: Class A: 1/6/98; Class B: 1/14/98; Class I: 3/16/78
(1) Average Annual Total Returns do not include the 4.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B shares. Class I shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value. If sales charges were included, returns would be lower. SEC Average Annual Total Returns for Class A reflect the maximum 4.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B shares reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year;
3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. Class I shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.
Index Performance(2) | | | |
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Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index | | | |
One Year | | 3.51 | % |
Five Years | | 5.59 | |
Ten Years | | 5.71 | |
Lipper Averages(3) | | | |
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Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Classification | | | |
One Year | | 3.00 | % |
Five Years | | 4.78 | |
Ten Years | | 4.74 | |
Distribution Rates(4) | | Class A | | Class B | | Class I | |
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Distribution Rate | | 4.39 | % | 3.62 | % | 4.64 | % |
Taxable-Equivalent Distribution Rate (5) | | 6.75 | | 5.57 | | 7.14 | |
SEC 30-day Yield (6) | | 3.89 | | 3.32 | | 4.35 | |
Taxable-Equivalent SEC 30-day Yield (5) | | 5.98 | | 5.11 | | 6.69 | |

*Sources: Thomson Financial; Lipper, Inc. Class I of the Fund commenced operations on 3/16/78.
A $10,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class A shares on 1/6/98 (commencement of operations) and Class B shares on 1/14/98 (commencement of operations) would have been valued at $15,093 and $14,108, respectively, on December 31, 2005; a $10,000 hypothetical investment in Class A at maximum offering price on 1/6/98 would have been valued at $14,374. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
Rating Distribution (7),(8)

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. 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, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www. eatonvance.com
(2) It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect the expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index. Index performance is available as of month-end only. (3) The Lipper Averages are the average total returns of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund. It is not possible to invest in a Lipper Classification. Lipper Classifications may include insured and uninsured funds, as well as leveraged and unleveraged funds. The Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds Classification contained 260, 216, and 141 funds for the 1-year,
5-year and 10-year time periods, respectively. Lipper Averages are available as of month-end only. (4) The Fund’s distribution rate represents actual distributions paid to shareholders and is calculated by dividing the last distribution per share (annualized) by the net asset value. (5) Taxable-equivalent figure assumes a maximum 35.0% federal income tax rate. A lower tax rate would result in lower tax-equivalent figures. (6) The Fund’s SEC yield is calculated by dividing the net investment income per share for the 30-day period by the offering price at the end of the period and annualizing the result. (7) As of 12/31/05. Rating Distribution is determined by dividing the total market value of the issues by the total investments of the Fund. (8) Portfolio information may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005).
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 Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/05) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/05) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/05 – 12/31/05) | |
| | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.80 | | $ | 4.37 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,012.90 | | $ | 8.17 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.70 | | $ | 3.10 | |
| | | | | | | |
Hypothetical | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.90 | | $ | 4.38 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.10 | | $ | 8.19 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,022.10 | | $ | 3.11 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.86% for Class A shares, 1.61% for Class B shares, and 0.61% for Class I shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2005.
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Tax-Exempt Investments — 98.8% | | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Education — 1.8% | | | |
$ | 1,375 | | | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Boston University), 5.45%, 5/15/59 | | $ | 1,479,995 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Massachusetts HEFA, (Harvard University), 5.125%, 7/15/37 | | | 2,619,950 | | |
| 1,750 | | | Ohio Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Oberlin College), Variable Rate, 6.17%, 10/1/29(1)(2) | | | 1,844,237 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,944,182 | | |
Electric Utilities — 6.0% | | | |
$ | 5,360 | | | Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, 5.00%, 10/1/35 | | $ | 5,492,714 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Mississippi Business Finance Corp., (System Energy Resources, Inc.), 5.90%, 5/1/22 | | | 2,136,750 | | |
| 5,000 | | | North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1, (Catawba Electric), 5.50%, 1/1/14 | | | 5,411,300 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Sam Rayburn, TX, Municipal Power Agency, 6.00%, 10/1/21 | | | 2,125,600 | | |
| 4,435 | | | San Antonio, TX, Electric and Natural Gas, 4.50%, 2/1/21 | | | 4,464,670 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 19,631,034 | | |
Escrowed / Prerefunded — 10.0% | | | |
$ | 1,500 | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), Prerefunded to 12/1/09, Variable Rate, 7.904%, 12/1/34(1)(2) | | $ | 1,847,415 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Seminole Tribe Convention), Prerefunded to 10/1/12, 8.95%, 10/1/33(1) | | | 1,855,470 | | |
| 14,000 | | | Dawson Ridge, CO, Metropolitan District #1, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 10/1/22 | | | 6,481,580 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 1/1/18 | | | 6,001,100 | | |
| 1,425 | | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (General Health Systems), Prerefunded to 11/1/06, 6.80%, 11/1/16 | | | 1,472,823 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (Place Five and The Greenery), Escrowed to Maturity, 8.625%, 1/1/27 | | | 1,094,910 | | |
| 5,500 | | | Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 1/1/20(3) | | | 5,955,565 | | |
| 3,000 | | | North East, TX, Independent School District, Prerefunded to 2/1/10, 5.00%, 2/1/30 | | | 3,176,670 | | |
| 2,500 | | | San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, CA, Toll Road Bonds, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 1/1/14 | | | 1,820,925 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Savannah, GA, EDA, Escrowed to Maturity, 0.00%, 12/1/21 | | | 2,904,360 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 32,610,818 | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
General Obligations — 6.3% | | | |
$ | 2,600 | | | California, 5.25%, 4/1/30 | | $ | 2,765,490 | | |
| 3,000 | | | California, 5.25%, 2/1/33 | | | 3,178,770 | | |
| 2,380 | | | California, 5.50%, 11/1/33 | | | 2,606,600 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Georgia, 2.00%, 12/1/23 | | | 1,054,650 | | |
| 5,405 | | | New York, NY, 5.00%, 6/1/30 | | | 5,595,742 | | |
| 1,725 | | | New York, NY, Variable Rate, 6.608%, 6/1/28(1)(4) | | | 2,029,238 | | |
| 4,000 | | | South Carolina, 3.25%, 8/1/30 | | | 3,182,040 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 20,412,530 | | |
Health Care-Miscellaneous — 2.5% | | | |
$ | 3,000 | | | Allegheny County, PA, IDA, (Residential Resources, Inc.), 6.50%, 9/1/21 | | $ | 3,191,370 | | |
| 200 | | | Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), 7.50%, 9/1/15 | | | 217,270 | | |
| 120 | | | Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), 7.50%, 9/1/15 | | | 130,362 | | |
| 100 | | | Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Revenue, (Alliance of Long Island Agencies), 7.50%, 9/1/15 | | | 108,635 | | |
| 2,113 | | | Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 5.50%, 12/1/36 | | | 2,120,054 | | |
| 1,775 | | | Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 5.50%, 12/1/36 | | | 1,776,835 | | |
| 502 | | | Tax Revenue Exempt Securities Trust, Community Health Provider, (Pooled Loan Program Various States Trust Certificates), 6.00%, 12/1/36 | | | 528,031 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,072,557 | | |
Hospital — 9.4% | | | |
$ | 2,000 | | | Brevard County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Health First, Inc.), 5.00%, 4/1/36 | | $ | 2,016,620 | | |
| 2,625 | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), 5.00%, 11/15/34 | | | 2,674,665 | | |
| 1,500 | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), Variable Rate, 6.06%, 11/15/34(1)(2) | | | 1,556,745 | | |
| 1,800 | | | California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (Huntington Memorial Hospital), 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | 1,866,852 | | |
| 500 | | | Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/25 | | | 502,335 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.00%, 2/15/35 | | | 1,180,392 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Hospital (continued) | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | | Camden County, NJ, Improvement Authority, (Cooper Health System), 5.25%, 2/15/27 | | $ | 1,020,650 | | |
| 980 | | | Chautauqua County, NY, IDA, (Women's Christian Association), 6.40%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,025,237 | | |
| 5,750 | | | Highlands County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Adventist Health System), 5.00%, 11/15/35 | | | 5,823,485 | | |
| 4,150 | | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (Catholic Healthcare), 5.50%, 7/1/26 | | | 4,390,949 | | |
| 3,000 | | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, (Trinitas Hospital), 7.50%, 7/1/30 | | | 3,355,860 | | |
| 1,575 | | | Oneida County, NY, IDA, (St. Elizabeth Medical Center), 5.75%, 12/1/19 | | | 1,618,832 | | |
| 265 | | | Prince George's County, MD, (Greater Southeast Healthcare System), 6.20%, 1/1/08(5) | | | 2,173 | | |
| 1,030 | | | Prince George's County, MD, (Greater Southeast Healthcare System), 6.375%, 1/1/23(5) | | | 8,446 | | |
| 1,135 | | | Rochester, MN, Health Care Facilities, (Mayo Clinic), Variable Rate, 7.17%, 11/15/27(1)(2) | | | 1,243,029 | | |
| 1,100 | | | San Benito, CA, Health Care District, 5.40%, 10/1/20 | | | 1,107,733 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Sullivan County, TN, Health Educational and Facility Board, (Wellmont Health System), 6.25%, 9/1/22 | | | 1,119,790 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 30,513,793 | | |
Housing — 2.9% | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | | Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Atlantic Housing Foundation), 5.30%, 7/1/35 | | $ | 1,010,390 | | |
| 1,020 | | | Capital Trust Agency, FL, (Atlantic Housing Foundation), 5.35%, 7/1/40 | | | 1,028,150 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Florida Capital Projects Finance Authority, Student Housing Revenue, (Florida University), 7.75%, 8/15/20 | | | 1,518,231 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Georgia Private Colleges and Universities Authority, Student Housing Revenue, (Mercer Housing Corp.), 6.00%, 6/1/31 | | | 2,597,500 | | |
| 1,305 | | | Lake Creek, CO, (Affordable Housing Corp.), 6.25%, 12/1/23 | | | 1,332,170 | | |
| 840 | | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (National Health Facilities II), 6.375%, 1/1/19(5) | | | 655,502 | | |
| 1,130 | | | North Little Rock, AR, Residential Housing Facilities, (Parkstone Place), 6.50%, 8/1/21 | | | 1,151,312 | | |
| 285 | | | Texas Student Housing Corp., (University of Northern Texas), 9.375%, 7/1/06(5) | | | 249,375 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 9,542,630 | | |
Industrial Development Revenue — 4.1% | | | |
$ | 200 | | | Florence County, SC, (Stone Container), 7.375%, 2/1/07 | | $ | 200,120 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Hardeman County, TN, (Correctional Facilities Corp.), 7.75%, 8/1/17 | | | 1,037,300 | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Industrial Development Revenue (continued) | | | |
$ | 5 | | | Liberty, NY, Development Corp., (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), 5.25%, 10/1/35 | | $ | 5,651 | | |
| 2,165 | | | Liberty, NY, Development Corp., Variable Rate, 8.205%, 10/1/35(1)(4) | | | 3,011,169 | | |
| 1,750 | | | New Jersey EDA, (Holt Hauling), 7.75%, 3/1/27(5) | | | 1,688,750 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Nez Perce County, ID, Pollution Control, 7.00%, 12/1/14 | | | 2,854,075 | | |
| 2,450 | | | Port Camas-Washougan, WA, (James River), 6.70%, 4/1/23 | | | 2,450,980 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Sabine River Authority, TX, (TXU Energy Co. LLC), 5.20%, 5/1/28 | | | 2,117,556 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 13,365,601 | | |
Insured-Education — 3.7% | | | |
$ | 2,000 | | | New York Dormitory Authority, (New York University), (AMBAC), 5.50%, 7/1/31 | | $ | 2,371,280 | | |
| 1,670 | | | University of California, (MBIA), 4.75%, 5/15/37 | | | 1,691,109 | | |
| 6,850 | | | Virginia College Building Authority, (Washington and Lee University), (MBIA), 5.25%, 1/1/31 | | | 7,835,235 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 11,897,624 | | |
Insured-Electric Utilities — 2.8% | | | |
$ | 2,000 | | | Burlington, KS, PCR, (Kansas Gas & Electric Co.), (MBIA), 5.30%, 6/1/31 | | $ | 2,140,100 | | |
| 3,350 | | | Jacksonville Electric Authority, FL, Electric System Revenue, (FSA), 4.75%, 10/1/34 | | | 3,380,586 | | |
| 6,500 | | | Long Island Power Authority, NY, Electric System, (FSA), 0.00%, 6/1/25 | | | 2,770,430 | | |
| 2,865 | | | Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency, (MBIA), 0.00%, 2/15/29 | | | 967,081 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 9,258,197 | | |
Insured-Escrowed / Prerefunded — 0.6% | | | |
$ | 1,500 | | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RITES, (MBIA), Prerefunded to 1/1/10, Variable Rate, 7.841%, 1/1/30(1)(4) | | $ | 1,851,750 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,851,750 | | |
Insured-General Obligations — 11.0% | | | |
$ | 9,805 | | | California, (AMBAC), 4.25%, 3/1/30 | | $ | 9,252,292 | | |
| 1,320 | | | California, (AMBAC), Variable Rate, 8.279%, 5/1/26(1)(4) | | | 1,640,324 | | |
| 125 | | | California, (FGIC), Variable Rate, 41.888%, 12/1/29(1)(4)(6) | | | 338,638 | | |
| 1,500 | | | California, Residual Certificates, (AMBAC), Variable Rate, 8.995%, 10/1/30(1)(4) | | | 1,874,910 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Insured-General Obligations (continued) | | | |
$ | 750 | | | California, RITES, (AMBAC), Variable Rate, 6.312%, 2/1/28(1)(4) | | $ | 998,723 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Clackamas County, OR, (School District No. 7J Lake Oswego), (FSA), 5.25%, 6/1/24 | | | 1,138,550 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Clackamas County, OR, (School District No. 7J Lake Oswego), (FSA), 5.25%, 6/1/25 | | | 1,140,590 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Fairfax, VA, (MBIA), 4.50%, 1/15/36 | | | 6,014,940 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Georgia, (MBIA), 2.00%, 9/1/24 | | | 1,729,975 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Linn County, OR, Community School District, (FGIC), 5.25%, 6/15/26 | | | 1,143,910 | | |
| 1,390 | | | Marion County, OR, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 6/1/22 | | | 1,614,471 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Massachusetts (AMBAC), 5.50%, 12/1/23 | | | 1,170,140 | | |
| 2,340 | | | Merced, CA, Union High School District, (FGIC), 0.00%, 8/1/20 | | | 1,212,260 | | |
| 1,865 | | | Montgomery County, TX, (Municipal Utility District No. 46 Waterworks and Sewer), (AMBAC), 4.00%, 3/1/30 | | | 1,691,294 | | |
| 1,895 | | | Phoenix, AZ, (AMBAC), 3.00%, 7/1/28 | | | 1,489,678 | | |
| 5,000 | | | St. Louis, MO, Board of Education, (FSA), 0.00%, 4/1/15 | | | 3,395,300 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 35,845,995 | | |
Insured-Hospital — 0.9% | | | |
$ | 1,260 | | | Maryland HEFA, (Medlantic), (AMBAC), Variable Rate, 8.205%, 8/15/38(1)(4) | | $ | 1,795,576 | | |
| 800 | | | Maryland HEFA, (Medlantic/Helix Issue), (FSA), Variable Rate, 8.205%, 8/15/38(1)(4) | | | 1,140,048 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,935,624 | | |
Insured-Housing — 0.8% | | | |
$ | 2,350 | | | Virginia Housing Development Authority, (MBIA), 5.375%, 7/1/36 | | $ | 2,423,837 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,423,837 | | |
Insured-Lease Revenue / Certificates of Participation — 2.6% | | | |
$ | 10,000 | | | Anaheim, CA, Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue, (FSA), 0.00%, 9/1/31 | | $ | 2,974,300 | | |
| 12,800 | | | Anaheim, CA, Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue, (FSA), 0.00%, 9/1/29 | | | 4,203,776 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Saint Louis, MO, IDA, (Convention Center Hotel), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/15/19 | | | 1,370,250 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,548,326 | | |
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 2.2% | | | |
$ | 4,000 | | | Hamilton County, OH, Sales Tax, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/1/22 | | $ | 1,856,080 | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Insured-Special Tax Revenue (continued) | | | |
$ | 3,400 | | | New York Convention Center Development Corp., (AMBAC), 4.75%, 11/15/45 | | $ | 3,430,532 | | |
| 7,000 | | | Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 7/1/34 | | | 1,830,360 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,116,972 | | |
Insured-Transportation — 4.4% | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | | Central, TX, Regional Mobility Authority, (FGIC), 5.00%, 1/1/45 | | $ | 1,024,400 | | |
| 1,930 | | | Ohio Turnpike Commission, (FGIC), 5.50%, 2/15/26 | | | 2,261,246 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/35 | | | 1,565,130 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/40 | | | 1,551,015 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, (AGC), 5.00%, 7/1/45 | | | 1,551,015 | | |
| 1,635 | | | Tampa-Hillsborough County, FL, Expressway Authority, (AMBAC), 4.00%, 7/1/34 | | | 1,465,957 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Texas Turnpike Authority, (Central Texas Turnpike System), (AMBAC), 0.00%, 8/15/21 | | | 4,898,500 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 14,317,263 | | |
Insured-Water and Sewer — 4.0% | | | |
$ | 5,000 | | | Jacksonville Electric Authority, FL, Water and Sewer System, (MBIA), 4.75%, 10/1/30 | | $ | 5,076,600 | | |
| 8,260 | | | New York, NY, Environmental Facilities Corp., (MBIA), 4.25%, 6/15/27 | | | 8,041,936 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 13,118,536 | | |
Nursing Home — 2.1% | | | |
$ | 805 | | | Clovis, NM, IDR, (Retirement Ranches, Inc.), 7.75%, 4/1/19 | | $ | 844,187 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Massachusetts IFA, (Age Institute of Massachusetts), 8.05%, 11/1/25 | | | 1,121,274 | | |
| 1,115 | | | Montgomery, PA, IDA, (Advancement of Geriatric Health Care Institute), 8.375%, 7/1/23 | | | 1,119,014 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Westminster Community Care), 6.60%, 4/1/24 | | | 2,068,220 | | |
| 1,650 | | | Wisconsin HEFA, (Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing), 7.00%, 8/1/29 | | | 1,702,404 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,855,099 | | |
Other Revenue — 7.9% | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | | Barona, CA, (Band of Mission Indians), 8.25%, 1/1/20(1) | | $ | 1,043,760 | | |
| 2,895 | | | California Statewide Communities Development Authority, (East Valley Tourist Development Authority), 8.25%, 10/1/14(1) | | | 3,124,429 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Other Revenue (continued) | | | |
$ | 1,220 | | | Central Falls, RI, Detention Facility Revenue, 7.25%, 7/15/35 | | $ | 1,318,430 | | |
| 6,180 | | | Golden Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, 5.00%, 6/1/45 | | | 6,232,901 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Golden Tobacco Securitization Corp., CA, Variable Rate, 6.294%, 6/1/33(1)(2) | | | 6,129,450 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Mohegan Tribe Indians, CT, Gaming Authority, (Public Improvements), 6.25%, 1/1/21(1) | | | 1,080,490 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Sandoval County, NM, (Santa Ana Pueblo), 7.75%, 7/1/15(1) | | | 2,881,312 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Santa Fe, NM, (Crow Hobbs), 8.50%, 9/1/16 | | | 1,018,270 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, Variable Rate, 9.184%, 6/1/39(1)(2)(6) | | | 1,858,830 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., VA, Variable Rate, 6.611%, 6/1/37(1)(4)(6) | | | 1,028,230 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 25,716,102 | | |
Senior Living / Life Care — 3.9% | | | |
$ | 680 | | | Albuquerque, NM, Retirement Facilities, (La Vida Liena Retirement Center), 5.75%, 12/15/28 | | $ | 696,619 | | |
| 1,415 | | | Albuquerque, NM, Retirement Facilities, (La Vida Liena Retirement Center), 6.60%, 12/15/28 | | | 1,462,233 | | |
| 840 | | | Bell County, TX, Health Facilities Authority, (Care Institute, Inc. - Texas), 9.00%, 11/1/24 | | | 849,047 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Colorado Health Facilities Authority, (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.), 5.00%, 12/1/35 | | | 3,269,508 | | |
| 1,180 | | | Grove City, PA, Area Hospital Authority, (Grove Manor), 6.625%, 8/15/29 | | | 1,237,112 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Kansas City, MO, IDA, (Kingswood United Methodist Manor), 5.875%, 11/15/29 | | | 1,405,905 | | |
| 1,500 | | | New Jersey EDA, (Fellowship Village), 5.50%, 1/1/25 | | | 1,512,570 | | |
| 1,450 | | | North Miami, FL, Health Facilities Authority, (Imperial Club), 6.75%, 1/1/33 | | | 1,416,592 | | |
| 980 | | | St. Paul, MN, Housing and Redevelopment, (Care Institute, Inc. - Highland), 8.75%, 11/1/24(7) | | | 756,609 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 12,606,195 | | |
Special Tax Revenue — 8.5% | | | |
$ | 2,500 | | | Baltimore, MD, (Clipper Mill), 6.25%, 9/1/33 | | $ | 2,645,650 | | |
| 750 | | | Baltimore, MD, (Strathdale Manor), 7.00%, 7/1/33 | | | 825,090 | | |
| 1,465 | | | Bell Mountain Ranch, CO, Metropolitan District, 6.625%, 11/15/25 | | | 1,498,885 | | |
| 1,250 | | | Bridgeville, DE, (Heritage Shores Special Development District), 5.45%, 7/1/35 | | | 1,258,388 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Capistrano, CA, Unified School District, 6.00%, 9/1/33 | | | 1,055,480 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority, 7.00%, 12/1/18 | | | 2,127,720 | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Special Tax Revenue (continued) | | | |
$ | 1,500 | | | Frederick County, MD, Urbana Community Development Authority, 6.625%, 7/1/25 | | $ | 1,583,670 | | |
| 800 | | | Heritage Harbour, FL, South Community Development District, Capital Improvements, 5.25%, 11/1/08 | | | 804,984 | | |
| 640 | | | Jurupa, CA, Community Services District, (Community Facilities District No. 16), 5.30%, 9/1/34 | | | 647,386 | | |
| 1,445 | | | Lincoln, CA, Public Financing Authority, (Twelve Bridges), 6.20%, 9/2/25 | | | 1,517,163 | | |
| 4,970 | | | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, (Sales Tax Revenue), 5.00%, 7/1/28 | | | 5,510,438 | | |
| 25 | | | New Jersey EDA, (Cigarette Tax), 5.75%, 6/15/34 | | | 26,342 | | |
| 3,150 | | | New Jersey EDA, (Cigarette Tax), Variable Rate, 7.36%, 6/15/34(1)(2) | | | 3,488,058 | | |
| 1,200 | | | New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority, 4.75%, 11/1/23 | | | 1,226,592 | | |
| 2,485 | | | River Hall Community Development District, FL, (Capital Improvements), 5.45%, 5/1/36 | | | 2,502,171 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Tiverton, RI, Obligation Tax Increment, (Mount Hope Bay Village), 6.875%, 5/1/22 | | | 1,088,320 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 27,806,337 | | |
Transportation — 0.4% | | | |
$ | 1,200 | | | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 5.375%, 3/1/28 | | $ | 1,372,836 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,372,836 | | |
Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 98.8% (identified cost $300,524,455) | | $ | 321,763,838 | | |
| Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.2% | | | | | $ | 3,923,686 | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | $ | 325,687,524 | | |
AGC - Assured Guaranty Corp.
AMBAC - AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FSA - Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
MBIA - Municipal Bond Insurance Association
At December 31, 2005, the concentration of the Fund's investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
California | | | 21.3 | % | |
New York | | | 10.1 | % | |
Others, representing less than 10% individually | | | 67.4 | % | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. In order to reduce the risk associated with such economic developments, at December 31, 2005, 33.4% of the securities in the portfolio of investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution ranged from 1.5% to 12.0% of total investments.
(1) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2005, the aggregate value of the securities is $43,661,831 or 13.4% of the Fund's net assets.
(2) Security has been issued as an inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2005.
(3) Security (or a portion thereof) has been segregated to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts.
(4) Security has been issued as a leveraged inverse floater bond. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2005.
(5) Defaulted bond.
(6) Security is subject to a shortfall and forbearance agreement which may require the Fund to pay amounts to a counterparty in the event of a significant decline in the market value of the security.
(7) Security is in default and making only partial interest payments.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $300,524,455) | | $ | 321,763,838 | | |
Cash | | | 62,555 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 78,764 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 593,776 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 4,568,249 | | |
Receivable for daily variation margin on open financial futures contracts | | | 207,250 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 327,274,432 | | |
Liabilities | |
Dividends payable | | $ | 535,476 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 427,002 | | |
Demand note payable | | | 200,000 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees | | | 181,784 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fees | | | 124,574 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 4,258 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 113,814 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 1,586,908 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 325,687,524 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 316,942,873 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (11,122,865 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 19,867,516 | | |
Total | | $ | 325,687,524 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 197,188,627 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 20,120,576 | | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.80 | | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (100 ÷ 95.25 of $9.80) | | $ | 10.29 | | |
Class B Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 49,728,227 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 5,108,073 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 9.74 | | |
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 78,770,670 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 7,355,716 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.71 | | |
On sales of $25,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 15,392,644 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 15,392,644 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 1,304,787 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 15,588 | | |
Distribution and service fees Class A | | | 387,994 | | |
Class B | | | 522,336 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 153,366 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 113,337 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 68,034 | | |
Registration fees | | | 63,979 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 25,311 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 52,106 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 2,706,838 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 42,035 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 42,035 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 2,664,803 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 12,727,841 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | 1,744,523 | | |
Financial futures contracts | | | (6,421,488 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (4,676,965 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | 4,528,495 | | |
Financial futures contracts | | | 799,358 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 5,327,853 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 650,888 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 13,378,729 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 12,727,841 | | | $ | 12,139,588 | | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions and financial futures contracts | | | (4,676,965 | ) | | | (1,606,441 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and financial futures contracts | | | 5,327,853 | | | | (338,319 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 13,378,729 | | | $ | 10,194,828 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — From net investment income Class A | | $ | (7,252,577 | ) | | $ | (5,895,973 | ) | |
Class B | | | (2,080,356 | ) | | | (2,807,643 | ) | |
Class I | | | (3,688,056 | ) | | | (4,379,257 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (13,020,989 | ) | | $ | (13,082,873 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — Proceeds from sale of shares Class A | | $ | 109,534,608 | | | $ | 39,141,439 | | |
Class B | | | 4,488,209 | | | | 5,439,840 | | |
Class I | | | 12,369,122 | | | | 4,414,958 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared Class A | | | 3,787,043 | | | | 2,828,502 | | |
Class B | | | 1,200,327 | | | | 1,655,517 | | |
Class I | | | 2,070,122 | | | | 2,421,356 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed Class A | | | (28,536,902 | ) | | | (33,475,883 | ) | |
Class B | | | (9,497,835 | ) | | | (12,275,095 | ) | |
Class I | | | (7,359,191 | ) | | | (12,066,481 | ) | |
Net asset value of shares exchanged Class A | | | 585,108 | | | | 1,824,339 | | |
Class B | | | (585,108 | ) | | | (1,824,339 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 88,055,503 | | | $ | (1,915,847 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | 88,413,243 | | | $ | (4,803,892 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 237,274,281 | | | $ | 242,078,173 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 325,687,524 | | | $ | 237,274,281 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | — | | | $ | 330,259 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | | 2003(1) | | 2002(1) | | 2001(1)(2) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.780 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.720 | | | $ | 9.340 | | | $ | 9.370 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.447 | | | $ | 0.515 | | | $ | 0.526 | | | $ | 0.522 | | | $ | 0.497 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.036 | | | | (0.081 | ) | | | 0.151 | | | | 0.347 | | | | (0.040 | ) | |
Total income from operations | | $ | 0.483 | | | $ | 0.434 | | | $ | 0.677 | | | $ | 0.869 | | | $ | 0.457 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.463 | ) | | $ | (0.554 | ) | | $ | (0.497 | ) | | $ | (0.489 | ) | | $ | (0.487 | ) | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.463 | ) | | $ | (0.554 | ) | | $ | (0.497 | ) | | $ | (0.489 | ) | | $ | (0.487 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.800 | | | $ | 9.780 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.720 | | | $ | 9.340 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 5.04 | % | | | 4.56 | % | | | 7.17 | % | | | 9.51 | % | | | 4.96 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 197,189 | | | $ | 111,706 | | | $ | 102,526 | | | $ | 85,048 | | | $ | 68,124 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.92 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.93 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.87 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.90 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 4.56 | % | | | 5.29 | % | | | 5.42 | % | | | 5.47 | % | | | 5.27 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 51 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | |
(1) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) The Fund adopted the provisions of the revised AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began using the interest method to amortize premiums on fixed-income securities. The effect of this change for the year ended December 31, 2001 was to increase net investment income per share by $0.003, increase net realized and unrealized loss per share by $0.003, and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net assets from 5.23% to 5.27%. Per share data and ratios for the periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated using the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class B | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | | 2003(1) | | 2002(1) | | 2001(1)(2) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.710 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 9.660 | | | $ | 9.280 | | | $ | 9.300 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.378 | | | $ | 0.439 | | | $ | 0.450 | | | $ | 0.447 | | | $ | 0.433 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.039 | | | | (0.081 | ) | | | 0.142 | | | | 0.348 | | | | (0.036 | ) | |
Total income from operations | | $ | 0.417 | | | $ | 0.358 | | | $ | 0.592 | | | $ | 0.795 | | | $ | 0.397 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.387 | ) | | $ | (0.478 | ) | | $ | (0.422 | ) | | $ | (0.415 | ) | | $ | (0.417 | ) | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.387 | ) | | $ | (0.478 | ) | | $ | (0.422 | ) | | $ | (0.415 | ) | | $ | (0.417 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 9.740 | | | $ | 9.710 | | | $ | 9.830 | | | $ | 9.660 | | | $ | 9.280 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 4.37 | % | | | 3.97 | %(4) | | | 6.26 | % | | | 8.72 | % | | | 4.36 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 49,728 | | | $ | 54,016 | | | $ | 61,793 | | | $ | 57,347 | | | $ | 40,168 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.68 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.65 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 3.88 | % | | | 4.54 | % | | | 4.67 | % | | | 4.71 | % | | | 4.62 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 51 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | |
(1) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) The Fund adopted the provisions of the revised AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began using the interest method to amortize premiums on fixed-income securities. The effect of this change for the year ended December 31, 2001 was to increase net investment income per share by $0.003, increase net realized and unrealized loss per share by $0.003, and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net assets from 4.58% to 4.62%. Per share data and ratios for the periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated using the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
(4) Total return reflects an increase of 0.21% due to a change in the timing of the reinvestment of distributions.
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class I | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | | 2003(1) | | 2002(1) | | 2001(1)(2) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.690 | | | $ | 10.810 | | | $ | 10.620 | | | $ | 10.200 | | | $ | 10.240 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.521 | | | $ | 0.589 | | | $ | 0.602 | | | $ | 0.598 | | | $ | 0.570 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.032 | | | | (0.079 | ) | | | 0.159 | | | | 0.383 | | | | (0.053 | ) | |
Total income from operations | | $ | 0.553 | | | $ | 0.510 | | | $ | 0.761 | | | $ | 0.981 | | | $ | 0.517 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.533 | ) | | $ | (0.630 | ) | | $ | (0.571 | ) | | $ | (0.561 | ) | | $ | (0.557 | ) | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.533 | ) | | $ | (0.630 | ) | | $ | (0.571 | ) | | $ | (0.561 | ) | | $ | (0.557 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.710 | | | $ | 10.690 | | | $ | 10.810 | | | $ | 10.620 | | | $ | 10.200 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 5.28 | % | | | 4.91 | % | | | 7.38 | % | | | 9.84 | % | | | 5.14 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 78,771 | | | $ | 71,552 | | | $ | 77,759 | | | $ | 82,600 | | | $ | 85,751 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.69 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.66 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 4.86 | % | | | 5.54 | % | | | 5.68 | % | | | 5.73 | % | | | 5.53 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 51 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 13 | % | |
(1) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) The Fund adopted the provisions of the revised AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies and began using the interest method to amortize premiums on fixed-income securities. The effect of this change for the year ended December 31, 2001 was to increase net investment income per share by $0.003, increase net realized and unrealized loss per share by $0.003, and increase the ratio of net investment income to average net assets from 5.50% to 5.53%. Per share data and ratios for the periods prior to January 1, 2001 have not been restated to reflect this change in presentation.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated using the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
See notes to financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund primarily invests in investment grade municipal obligations (those rated BBB, Baa or higher), but may also invest in lower rated obligations. The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. Class B shares are sold at net asset value and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 6). The Trustees have adopted a conversion feature pursuant to which Class B shares of the Fund automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the ir purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Class I shares generally are sold at net asset value. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class' paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class specific expenses. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuation — Municipal bonds and taxable obligations, if any, are normally valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts listed on commodity exchanges are valued at closing settlement prices. Over-the-counter options on financial futures contracts are normally valued at the mean between the latest bid and asked prices. Interest rate swaps are normally valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a broker. Short-term obligations, maturing in sixty days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are unavailable, and investments for which the price of the security is not believed to represent its fair market value, are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
B Income — Interest income is determined on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
C Income 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 all of its taxable and tax-exempt income, including any net realized gain on investments. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Dividends paid by the Fund from net interest on tax-exempt municipal bonds are not includable by shareholders as gross income for federal income tax purposes because the Fund intends to meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies which will enable the Fund to pay exempt-interest dividends. At December 31, 2005, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss ca rryover of $10,670,913 which will reduce the taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The capital loss carryover expires on December 31, 2008 ($2,939,035), December 31, 2010 ($1,640,161), December 31, 2012 ($4,662,312), and December 31, 2013 ($1,429,405).
Additionally, at December 31, 2005, the Fund had a net capital loss of $2,317,294 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2005. These capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund's taxable year ending December 31, 2006.
D Interest Rate Swaps — The Fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices or interest rates, or as substitution for the purchase and sale of securities. Pursuant to these agreements, the Fund makes bi-annual payments at a fixed interest rate. In exchange, the Fund receives payments based on the interest rate of a benchmark industry index. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty.
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However, the Fund does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of interest rates.
E Financial Futures Contracts — Upon the entering of a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit (initial margin) either in cash or securities an amount equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price indicated in the financial futures contract. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund (margin maintenance) each day, dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded for book purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. The Fund's investment in financial futures contracts is designed for both hedging against anticipated future changes in interest rates and investment purposes. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss.
F Put Options on Financial Futures Contracts — Upon the purchase of a put option on a financial futures contract by the Fund, the premium paid is recorded as an investment, the value of which is marked-to-market daily. When a purchased option expires, the Fund will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. When the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. When the Fund exercises a put option, settlement is made in cash. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
G When-issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked-to-market daily and begin accruing interest on settlement date.
H Legal Fees — Legal fees and other related expenses incurred as part of negotiations of the terms and requirements of capital infusions, or that are expected to result in the restructuring of or a plan of reorganization for an investment are recorded as realized losses. Ongoing expenditures to protect or enhance an investment are treated as operating expenses.
I 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.
J Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian to the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
K Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
L Indemnifications — Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
M Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses are computed on the specific identification of the securities sold.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The net income of the Fund is determined daily and substantially all of the net income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are ordinarily paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains, if any, are made at least annually. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same
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class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date. Distributions are paid in the form of additional shares of the same class or, at the election of the shareholder, in cash.
The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Distributions declared from: | |
Tax-exempt income | | $ | 12,945,284 | | | $ | 13,069,286 | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 75,705 | | | $ | 13,587 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2005, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $37,111, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $51,669 and paid-in capital was decreased by $14,558 primarily due to differences in book and tax accounting for amortization and accretion on debt securities and market discount on disposal of securities. This change had no effect on the net assets or the net asset value per share.
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | | $ | (10,670,913 | ) | |
Unrealized gain | | $ | 20,360,991 | | |
Other temporary differences | | $ | (945,427 | ) | |
3 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class A | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 11,166,874 | | | | 4,017,657 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 386,084 | | | | 290,587 | | |
Redemptions | | | (2,913,963 | ) | | | (3,429,487 | ) | |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 59,562 | | | | 183,642 | | |
Net increase | | | 8,698,557 | | | | 1,062,399 | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class B | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 460,904 | | | | 560,584 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 123,145 | | | | 170,672 | | |
Redemptions | | | (976,202 | ) | | | (1,271,736 | ) | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | (59,950 | ) | | | (184,696 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (452,103 | ) | | | (725,176 | ) | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class I | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 1,154,396 | | | | 414,396 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 193,085 | | | | 227,731 | | |
Redemptions | | | (687,176 | ) | | | (1,138,299 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 660,305 | | | | (496,172 | ) | |
4 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee, computed at the monthly rate of 0.025% (0.300% per annum) of the average daily net assets and 3.00% of gross income (excluding net realized gains on sales of securities) up to $500 million and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level, was earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as
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compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the fee was equivalent to 0.46% of the Fund's average daily net assets for such period and amounted to $1,304,787. Except as to Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of such investment adviser fee. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of those activities. For the year ended December 31, 2005, EVM earned $7,911 in sub-transfer agent fees. The Fund was informed that Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), a subsidiary of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $65,144 and $617 from the Fund as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A and Class I shares, respect ively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Trustees of the Fund that are not affiliated with the Investment Adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2005, no significant amounts have been deferred.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organizations.
5 Distribution and Service Plans
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class B shares (Class B Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a Service Plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) (collectively, the Plans). The Class B Plan requires the Fund to pay the principal underwriter, EVD, amounts equal to 1/365 of 0.75% of the Fund's daily net assets attributable to Class B shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 5% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for the Class B shares sold plus, (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges due EVD reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 6) and amounts theretofore paid to or payable to EVD. The amount payable to EVD with respect to each day is accrued on such day as a liability of the Fund and, accordingly, reduces the Class B net assets. The Fund paid or accrued distribution fees of $391,752 for Class B shares to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2005, representing 0.75% of the average daily net assets for Class B shares. At December 31, 2005, the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges EVD calculated under the Class B Plan was approximately $1,521,000.
The Plans authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A and Class B shares for each fiscal year. Service fee payments will be made for personal services and /or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Service fees are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable by the Fund to EVD, and, as such are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to $387,994 and $130,584 for Class A and Class B shares, respectively.
6 Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) generally is imposed on redemptions of Class B shares made within six years of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within 18 months of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions. The Class B CDSC is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSC charges are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Class B Distribution Plan (se e Note 5). CDSC charges received when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist will be credited to the Fund. EVD received approximately $4,500 and $136,000 of CDSC paid by Class A and Class B shareholders, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
7 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than U.S. Government securities and short-term obligations, aggregated $224,166,869 and $144,989,636 respectively.
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and affiliates in a $150 million unsecured line of credit with a group of banks. Borrowings will be made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of
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unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participating portfolio or fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or federal funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. At December 31, 2005, the Fund had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $200,000. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2005.
9 Federal Income Tax Basis of Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2005, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | | $ | 300,030,980 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 23,408,706 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (1,675,848 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 21,732,858 | | |
10 Financial Instruments
The Fund regularly trades in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include futures contracts and interest rate swaps and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at December 31, 2005, is as follows:
Futures Contracts | |
Expiration Date(s) | | Contracts | | Position | | Aggregate Cost | | Value | | Net Unrealized Depreciation | |
| 3/06 | | | 829 U.S Treasury Bond | | Short | | $ | (93,289,571 | ) | | $ | (94,661,438 | ) | | $ | (1,371,867 | ) | |
At December 31, 2005, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover margin requirements on open future contracts.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of the Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) (one of the series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust) , including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned at December 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights, referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund as of December 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2006
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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2006 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2005. 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 regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund's fiscal year end regarding exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends. The Fund designates 99.42% of dividends from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund") and its investment adviser, Eaton Vance Management ("Eaton Vance"), provides that the agreement will continue in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the noninterested Trustees of the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority of the outstanding interests of the Fund.
In considering the annual approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the investment adviser, the Special Committee of the Board of Trustees considered information that had been provided throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information furnished to the Special Committee for a series of meetings held in February and March in preparation for a Board meeting held on March 21, 2005 to specifically consider the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Such information included, among other things, the following:
• An independent report comparing Fund advisory fees with those of comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the Fund's expense ratio to those of comparable funds;
• Information regarding Fund investment performance in comparison to a relevant peer group of funds and appropriate indices;
• The economic outlook and the general investment outlook in relevant investment markets;
• Eaton Vance's results and financial condition and the overall organization of the investment adviser;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Eaton Vance's management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants;
• The resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance on behalf of the funds it manages and the record of compliance with the investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• The quality, nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates; and
• The terms of the advisory agreement and the reasonableness and appropriateness of the particular fee paid by the Fund for the services described therein.
The Special Committee also considered the investment adviser's municipal bond portfolio management capabilities, including information relating to the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide services under the investment advisory agreement. Specifically, the Special Committee considered the investment adviser's 30-person municipal bond team, which includes six portfolio managers and nine credit specialists who provide services to the Fund. The Special Committee noted that the investment adviser's municipal bond team affords the investment adviser extensive in-house research capabilities in addition to the other resources available to the investment adviser. The Special Committee also took into account the time and attention to be devoted by senior management to the Fund and the other funds in the complex. The Special Committee evaluated the level of skill required to manage th e Fund and concluded that the human resources available at the investment adviser were appropriate to fulfill effectively its duties on behalf of the Fund.
In its review of comparative information with respect to Fund investment performance, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund has performed within a range that the Special Committee deemed competitive. With respect to its review of investment advisory fees, the Special Committee concluded that
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the fees paid by the Fund are within the range of those paid by comparable funds within the mutual fund industry. In reviewing the information regarding the expense ratio of the Fund, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund's expense ratio is within a range that is competitive with comparable funds.
In addition to the factors mentioned above, the Special Committee reviewed the profit levels of the investment adviser and its affiliates in providing investment management and administration services for the Fund and for all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Special Committee also considered the other benefits realized by Eaton Vance and its affiliates in connection with the operation of the Fund. In addition, the Special Committee considered the fiduciary duty assumed by the investment adviser in connection with the services rendered to the Fund and the business reputation of the investment adviser and its financial resources. The Trustees concluded that in light of the services rendered, the profits realized by the investment adviser are not unreasonable. The Special Committee also considered the extent to which the investment adviser appears to be realizing benefits from economies of scale in managing the Fund, and concluded that the fee breakpoints which are in place will allow for an equitable sharing of such benefits, when realized, with the shareholders of the Fund.
The Special Committee did not consider any single factor as controlling in determining whether or not to renew the investment advisory agreement. Nor are the items described herein all the matters considered by the Special Committee. In assessing the information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates, the Special Committee also took into consideration the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds which provides a large variety of shareholder services.
Based on its consideration of the foregoing factors and conclusions, and such other factors and conclusions as it deemed relevant, and assisted by independent counsel, the Special Committee concluded that the renewal of the investment advisory agreement, including the fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research and "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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James B. Hawkes 11/9/41 | | Trustee | | Since 1991 | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMR, EVM and EV; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EVC; Director of EV; Vice President and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 161 registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex. Mr. Hawkes is an interested person because of his positions with BMR, EVM, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Fund. | | | 161 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 152 | | | None | |
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Samuel L. Hayes, III 2/23/35 | | Trustee and Chairman of the Board | | Trustee since 1986 and Chairman of the Board since 2005 | | Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Director of Yakima Products, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive accessories) (since 2001) and Director of Telect, Inc. (telecommunications services company) (since 2000). | | | 161 | | | Director of Tiffany & Co. (specialty retailer) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) (1982-2001). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (since 1999). Formerly, Tax Partner, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (1991-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Since 1986 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). Formerly Chairman of the Board, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) and Chairman, President and Director, UAM Funds (mutual funds) (1980-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Since 1998 | | Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (since July 2001). Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor (since 2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Redwood Investment Systems, Inc. (software developer) (2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management (investment advisor), SSRM Holdings (parent of State Street Research & Management), and SSR Realty (institutional realty manager) (1992-2000). | | | 152 | | | Director of W.P. Carey & Company LLC (manager of real estate investment trusts) | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | President | | Since 2002 | | Executive Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV; Chief Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and President and Director of EVC. Chief Executive Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 65 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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William H. Ahern, Jr. 7/28/59 | | Vice President | | Since 1995 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 70 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Cynthia J. Clemson 3/2/63 | | Vice President | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Kevin S. Dyer 2/21/75 | | Vice President | | Since 2005 | | Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 24 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Aamer Khan 6/7/60 | | Vice President | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President | | Since 1999 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Robert B. MacIntosh 1/22/57 | | Vice President | | Since 1998 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) | |
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Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2001 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and Executive Vice President of EVC. Officer of 51 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Walter A. Row, III 7/20/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2001 | | Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 31 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Judith A. Saryan 8/21/54 | | Vice President | | Since 2003 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Susan Schiff 3/13/61 | | Vice President | | Since 2002 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 29 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer | | Since 2005(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Alan R. Dynner 10/10/40 | | Secretary | | Since 1997 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of BMR, EVM, EVD, EV and EVC. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
(2) Prior to 2005, Ms. Campbell served as Assistant Treasurer of the Trust since 1995.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance's website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Investment Adviser
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
279-2/06 MBSRC

Annual Report December 31, 2005



EATON VANCE
TAX FREE
RESERVES
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves as of December 31, 2005
INVESTMENT UPDATE

Investment Environment
• In 2005, the U.S. economy grew at a solid pace, with low to moderate inflation. U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the primary indicator of growth, expanded at a robust 4.1% rate in the third quarter of 2005 and an estimated 3.5% for the year. Unemployment, meanwhile, declined to 4.9% in December 2005 from 5.4% a year earlier.
• At its December 2005 meeting, the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) increased short-term interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25%). This was the Fed’s 13th consecutive increase since June 2004, and it brought the Fed Funds target rate, a key short-term interest rate benchmark, to 4.25%. In past cycles, as the Fed has moved the rate higher, market forces have pushed intermediate and long yields higher as well. In the current cycle, however, yields on intermediate and long bonds have actually declined, causing a “flattening” of the yield curve (the yield curve is a graphical depiction of bond yields across all maturities).
• The decline in long-term interest rates, signifying surging demand for U.S. Treasuries, has been fueled, to a large degree, by foreign countries looking to invest their large cash reserves, as well as inflows from hedge funds. Mortgage rates, which are tied to long-term Treasury yields, have remained low, keeping the housing market strong for much of the year. After several strong years, however, the robust housing market began to soften as 2005 came to a close.
The Fund
• During the year ended December 31, 2005, shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves received $0.017 per share in income dividends.(1) The Fund’s total return for the same period was 1.67%.(2)
• Management continued to maintain a relatively short weighted average maturity in the Fund to provide flexibility for interest rate increases, enabling it to reinvest more quickly and helping to increase the Fund’s income stream. While this strategy was beneficial during the period, as short-term interest rates continued to rise, maintaining an appropriate weighted average maturity and capturing higher yields as interest rates rise remains a challenge.
• During 2006, management intends to selectively look for opportunities to increase the Fund’s income by seeking potentially higher yields in the marketplace. However, it is unlikely that the significantincrease in short-term rates that occurred in 2005 will be repeated.
• Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves invests principally in dollar-denominated, high-quality fixed-income securities, including bonds, notes and commercial paper, the interest from which is exempt from regular federal income tax.(1)
• The Fund seeks to invest in short-term obligations that have been rated in one of the two highest short-term ratings categories by at least two nationally recognized rating services.(2)
• Taxes are always a concern for investors who wish to maximize their after-tax returns. A money market mutual fund investing in high-quality investments, exempt from regular federal income tax,(1) can be a sensible way to earn income, while seeking to preserve capital and maintain liquidity.(3)
(1) A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal income and/or alternative minimum tax and state income tax.
(2) Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (if any) with alldistributions reinvested. There is no sales charge.
(3) An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Although the Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund has no sales charge.
Asset Allocation*
By net assets
Variable Rate Demand Obligations | | 91.4 | % |
Revenue Notes/Bonds | | 7.4 | % |
General Obligations Notes/Bonds | | 3.0 | % |
*Asset allocation information may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
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.
The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund.
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves as of December 31, 2005
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2005 — December 31, 2005).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves
| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period* | |
| | (7/1/05) | | (12/31/05) | | (7/1/05 — 12/31/05) | |
| | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,009.60 | | $ | 3.60 | |
Hypothetical | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.60 | | $ | 3.62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.71% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2005.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Tax-Exempt Investments — 101.8% | | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
General Obligation Notes / Bonds — 3.0% | | | |
$ | 1,000 | | | Michigan, Series A, 4.50%, 9/29/06 | | $ | 1,008,958 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,008,958 | | |
Revenue Notes / Bonds — 7.4% | | | |
$ | 1,500 | | | New Jersey, Tax and Revenue Anticipation, Series A, 4.00%, 6/23/06 | | $ | 1,508,609 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Northampton County, PA, General Purpose Authority, (Lafayette College), 4.50%, 11/16/06 | | | 1,011,691 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,520,300 | | |
Variable Rate Demand Obligations — 91.4% | | | |
$ | 1,500 | | | California Department of Water Resource and Power Supply Revenue, (LOC: Lloyds TSB Bank PLC), 3.19%, 5/1/19 | | $ | 1,500,000 | | |
| 500 | | | Cherokee County, GA, Water and Sewer Authority, (MBIA), (SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A.), 3.54%, 8/1/23 | | | 500,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority Cultural Facility, (Playhouse Square Foundation), (LOC: Fifth Third Bank), 3.52%, 11/15/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,220 | | | Colorado Educational and Cultural Facility Authority, (YMCA Metropolitan Denver), (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.), 3.53%, 7/1/18 | | | 1,220,000 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Connecticut HEFA, (Bradley Health Care), (LOC: Bank of America), 3.47%, 7/1/29 | | | 1,500,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Connecticut HEFA, (University of Hartford), (LOC: Citizens Bank of Rhode Island), 3.51%, 7/1/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 200 | | | Delaware Valley, PA, Regional Finance Authority, Series A, (LOC: National Australia Bank), 3.50%, 12/1/17 | | | 200,000 | | |
| 700 | | | Delaware Valley, PA, Regional Finance Authority, Series A, (LOC: National Australia Bank), 3.50%, 12/1/20 | | | 700,000 | | |
| 600 | | | Delaware Valley, PA, Regional Finance Authority, Series C, (LOC: National Australia Bank), 3.50%, 12/1/20 | | | 600,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Detroit, MI, Water Supply System, Series B, (FGIC), (SPA: Dexia Credit Local), 3.55%, 7/1/35 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 500 | | | East Bay, CA, Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, (XLCA), (SPA: Dexia Credit Local), 3.45%, 6/1/38 | | | 500,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Farmington, NM, Pollution Control Revenue, Series C, AMT, (Arizona Public Service Co.), (LOC: Barclays Bank PLC), 3.77%, 9/1/24 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 500 | | | Galveston, TX, Industrial Development Corp., AMT, (Mitchell Industries), (LOC: Bank One Texas N.A.), 3.65%, 9/1/13 | | | 500,000 | | |
| 1,245 | | | Illinios, (FSA), (SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A.), 3.54%, 12/1/24 | | | 1,245,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Illinois Development Finance Authority, Series C, (Provena Health), (MBIA), (SPA: Bank One N.A.), 3.48%, 5/1/28 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
Principal Amount (000's omitted) | | Security | | Value | |
Variable Rate Demand Obligations (continued) | | | |
$ | 1,500 | | | Illinois Finance Authority Industrial Development Revenue, (Barton Manufacturing, Inc.), AMT, (LOC: National City Bank), 3.65%, 11/1/18 | | $ | 1,500,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Illinois Finance Authority, (Northwestern University), 3.55%, 12/1/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue, (XLCA), (SPA: State Street B&T Co.), 3.52%, 2/1/42 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 525 | | | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN, IDR, (Dixie Graphics, Inc.), (LOC: SunTrust Bank), 3.55%, 5/1/09 | | | 525,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | New York, NY, (CIFG), (SPA: DEPFA Bank PLC), 3.51%, 8/15/29 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | North Carolina Capital Facility Finance Agency, (Wake Forest University), 3.49%, 1/1/18 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 400 | | | Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, (John Carroll University), (LOC: Allied Irish Bank PLC), 3.55%, 11/15/31 | | | 400,000 | | |
| 900 | | | Pasadena, TX, School District, (SPA: Bank of America N.A.), (PSF Guaranteed), 3.51%, 8/15/26 | | | 900,000 | | |
| 500 | | | Paulding County, OH, Solid Waste Disposal, (Lafarge Corp.), AMT, (LOC: Bayerische Landesbank), 3.75%, 8/1/26 | | | 500,000 | | |
| 975 | | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, (Oil Franchise), (AMBAC), (Liq: Salomon Smith Barney), 3.55%, 12/15/15 | | | 975,000 | | |
| 520 | | | Port Seattle, WA, AMT, (FGIC), (Liq: Citibank N.A.), 3.51%, 4/1/16 | | | 520,000 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Private Colleges and Universities Authority, GA, (Emory University), 3.48%, 9/1/35 | | | 1,400,000 | | |
| 1,300 | | | South Barrington, IL, (Cook County), (LOC: Harris Trust & Savings Bank), 3.58%, 12/1/27 | | | 1,300,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Travis County, TX, Housing Finance Corp., (Multi-Family Housing), (Travis Apartments), (Liq: FNMA), 3.51%, 2/15/34 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,300 | | | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, PA, (University of PA), (SPA: DEPFA Bank PLC), 3.48%, 9/15/24 | | | 1,300,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Utah Building Ownership Authority, (Facilities Master Lease), (LOC: Landesbank Hessen), 3.55%, 5/15/22 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Seattle Art Museum), (LOC: Allied Irish Bank PLC), 3.75%, 7/1/33 | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 860 | | | West Memphis, AR, Public Facility Board, AMT, (West Memphis Meadows 98 Apts.), (FHLMC), 3.60%, 12/1/34 | | | 860,000 | | |
| 500 | | | Westminster, MD, Economic Development Revenue, (Carroll Lutheran Village), (LOC: Citizens Bank of PA), 3.75%, 5/1/34 | | | 500,000 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 31,145,000 | | |
| Total Tax-Exempt Investments — 101.8% (cost $34,674,258)(1) | | | | | $ | 34,674,258 | | |
| Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.8)% | | | | | $ | (616,397 | ) | |
| Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | $ | 34,057,861 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
AMBAC - AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
AMT - Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
CIFG - CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty North America, Inc.
FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
FSA - Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
IDR - Industrial Development Revenue
LOC - Letter of Credit
Liq - Liquidity Provider
MBIA - Municipal Bond Insurance Association
PSF - Permanent School Fund
SPA - Standby Bond Purchase Agreement
XLCA - XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
The stated interest rate on variable rate demand obligations represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2005.
At December 31, 2005, the concentration of the Fund's investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
Illinois 17.8%
Pennsylvania 14.1%
Others, representing less than 10% individually 69.9%
At December 31, 2005, the concentration of the Fund's investments in the various industries, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
Education 20.9%
Industrial Development Revenue 14.8%
General Obligations 13.9%
Other Revenue 10.9%
Others, representing less than 10% individually 41.3%
(1) Cost for federal income taxes is the same.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investments, at amortized cost | | $ | 34,674,258 | | |
Cash | | | 71,854 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 16,307 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 130,049 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 34,892,468 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 745,318 | | |
Dividends payable | | | 56,139 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fees | | | 16,162 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 470 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 16,518 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 834,607 | | |
Net Assets for 34,075,644 shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | $ | 34,057,861 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 34,058,097 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (236 | ) | |
Total | | $ | 34,057,861 | | |
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding | |
| | | 34,075,644 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share | |
($34,057,861 ÷ 34,075,644 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 1.00 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 811,049 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 811,049 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 168,304 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 1,726 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 35,568 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 31,672 | | |
Registration fees | | | 25,403 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 7,800 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 5,061 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 10,080 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 285,614 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 35,568 | | |
Reduction of investment adviser fee | | | 9,823 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 45,391 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 240,223 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 570,826 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 570,826 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 570,826 | | | $ | 144,059 | | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions | | | — | | | | (127 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 570,826 | | | $ | 143,932 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — From net investment income | | $ | (570,826 | ) | | $ | (144,059 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (570,826 | ) | | $ | (144,059 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest Net asset value of $1.00 per share — Proceeds from sale of shares | | $ | 77,348,986 | | | $ | 63,791,369 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 154,803 | | | | 51,962 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (69,039,589 | ) | | | (67,768,188 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | 8,464,200 | | | $ | (3,924,857 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | 8,464,200 | | | $ | (3,924,984 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 25,593,661 | | | $ | 29,518,645 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 34,057,861 | | | $ | 25,593,661 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Highlights
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 0.017 | | | $ | 0.005 | | | $ | 0.004 | | | $ | 0.008 | | | $ | 0.021 | | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.017 | ) | | $ | (0.005 | ) | | $ | (0.004 | ) | | $ | (0.008 | ) | | $ | (0.021 | ) | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.017 | ) | | $ | (0.005 | ) | | $ | (0.004 | ) | | $ | (0.008 | ) | | $ | (0.021 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | | $ | 1.000 | | |
Total Return(1) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 2.20 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data† | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 34,058 | | | $ | 25,594 | | | $ | 29,519 | | | $ | 29,265 | | | $ | 32,355 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Net expenses | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.75 | % | |
Net expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.66 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.69 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 2.18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Fund may reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such actions not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have been as follows:
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | | | 0.79 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | | | 0.70 | % | |
Net investment income | | | 1.66 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | | | 2.13 | % | |
Net investment income per share | | $ | 0.017 | | | $ | 0.005 | | | $ | 0.004 | | | | | $ | 0.021 | | |
(1) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
See notes to financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves (the Fund) is a series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an entity of the type known as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide as high a rate of income exempt from regular federal income tax as may be consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Security Valuation — The Fund values investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, pursuant to which the Fund must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.
B Interest Income — Interest income consists of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of any premium or accretion of any discount, accrued ratably to the date of maturity or call.
C Federal Taxes — The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year all of its net investment income, including any net realized gain on investments. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. At December 31, 2005, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryover of $236, which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to reli eve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax. Such capital loss carryover will expire on December 31, 2011 ($109), and on December 31, 2012 ($127). Dividends paid by the Fund from net interest earned on tax-exempt municipal bonds are not includable by shareholders as gross income for federal income tax purposes because the Fund intends to meet certain requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies which will enable the Fund to pay exempt-interest dividends. The portion of such interest, if any, earned on private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986 may be considered a tax preference item for shareholders.
D Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses are computed based on the specific identification of the securities sold.
E Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian to the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
F 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.
G Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
H Indemnifications — Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The net investment income of the Fund is determined daily, and substantially all of the net investment income so determined is declared as a dividend to shareholders of
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
record at the time of declaration. Such dividends are paid monthly. Distributions are paid in the form of additional shares of the Fund, or, at the election of the shareholder, in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting for capital gains relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The tax character of the distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
Distributions declared from: | |
Tax-exempt income | | $ | 569,146 | | | $ | 144,059 | | |
Ordinary income | | | 1,680 | | | | — | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2005, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $1,479 and paid-in capital was decreased by $1,479 primarily due to differences between book and tax accounting for capital losses. This change had no effect on the net assets or the net asset value per share.
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Capital loss carryforwards | | $ | (236 | ) | |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management, investment advisory, and other services rendered to the Fund and is computed at the monthly rate of 1/24 of 1% (0.50% annually) of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the fee amounted to $168,304. Pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver, EVM waived $9,823 of its investment adviser fee for the year ended December 31, 2005. Except as to Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of such investment adviser fee. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives from the transfer agent an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of those services. For the year ended December 31, 2005, EVM earned $423 in sub-transfer agent fees. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organization.
4 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value).
5 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $150 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings will be made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participating portfolio or fund based on its borrowings at an amount above the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2005.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
The Fund invests primarily in state and municipal debt securities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. Purchases and sales (including maturities) of investments aggregated $75,810,532 and $66,450,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves as of December 31, 2005
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Shareholders
of Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves, a series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, (the "Fund") at December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 13, 2006
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves as of December 31, 2005
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2006 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2005. 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 regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund's fiscal year end regarding exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends — The Fund designates 99.71% of dividends from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves
BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves (the "Fund") and its investment adviser, Eaton Vance Management ("Eaton Vance"), provides that the agreement will continue in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the noninterested Trustees of the Fund cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority of the outstanding interests of the Fund.
In considering the annual approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and its investment adviser, the Special Committee of the Board of Trustees considered information that had been provided throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information furnished for a series of meetings held in February and March in preparation for a Board meeting held on March 21, 2005 to specifically consider the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Such information included, among other things, the following:
• An independent report comparing the advisory fees of the Fund with those of comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the expense ratio of the Fund to those of comparable funds;
• Information regarding Fund investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
• The economic outlook and the general investment outlook in relevant investment markets;
• Eaton Vance's results and financial condition and the overall organization of the investment adviser;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets and action taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• Eaton Vance's management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants;
• The resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance on behalf of the funds it manages and the record of compliance with the investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• The quality, nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates; and
• The terms of the advisory agreement and the reasonableness and appropriateness of the particular fee paid by the Fund for the services described herein.
The Special Committee also considered the investment adviser's portfolio management capabilities, including information relating to the education, experience, and number of investment professionals and other personnel who provide services under the investment advisory agreement. Specifically, the Special Committee considered the investment adviser's experience in managing portfolios consisting of high quality money market instruments and short-term obligations. The Special Committee noted the experience of the investment professionals and other personnel who would provide services under the investment advisory agreement. The Special Committee evaluated the level of skill required to manage the Fund and concluded that the human resources available at the investment adviser were appropriate to fulfill effectively its duties on behalf of the Fund.
In its review of comparative information with respect to Fund investment performance, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund has performed within a range that the Special Committee deemed competitive. With respect to its review of investment advisory fees, the Special Committee concluded that the fees paid by the Fund are within the range of those paid by comparable funds within the mutual fund
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves
BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D
industry. In reviewing the information regarding the expense ratio of the Fund, the Special Committee concluded that, in light of the size of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable.
In addition to the factors mentioned above, the Special Committee reviewed the level of the investment adviser's profits in respect of the management of the Eaton Vance funds, including the Fund, including the profit margins of the investment adviser in comparison with available industry data. The Special Committee also considered the other profits realized by Eaton Vance and its affiliates in connection with the operation of the Fund. The Special Committee also noted a voluntary advisory fee waiver for the Fund. In addition, the Special Committee considered the fiduciary duty assumed by the investment adviser in connection with the services rendered to the Fund and the business reputation of the investment adviser and its financial resources. The Trustees concluded that in light of the services rendered, the profits realized by the investment adviser are not unreasonable. The Special Committee also concluded that, in light of t he size of the Fund and the level of profitability to the adviser, the adviser and its affiliates are not realizing material economies of scale that warrant the implementation of breakpoints at this time.
The Special Committee did not consider any single factor as controlling in determining whether or not to renew the investment advisory agreement. Nor are the items described herein all the matters considered by the Special Committee. In assessing the information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates, the Special Committee also took into consideration the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds which provides a large variety of shareholder services.
Based on its consideration of the foregoing factors and conclusions, and such other factors and conclusions as it deemed relevant, and assisted by independent counsel, the Special Committee concluded that the renewal of the investment advisory agreement, including the fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corporation, "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research and "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | |
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James B. Hawkes 11/9/41 | | Trustee | | Since 1991 | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMR, EVM and EV; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EVC; Director of EV; Vice President and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 161 registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex. Mr. Hawkes is an interested person because of his positions with BMR, EVM, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust. | | | 161 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 152 | | | None | |
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Samuel L. Hayes, III 2/23/35 | | Trustee and Chiarman of the Board | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986 and Chairman of the Board since 2005 | | Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Director of Yakima Products, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive accessories) (since 2001) and Director of Telect, Inc. (telecommunications services company) (since 2000). | | | 161 | | | Director of Tiffany & Co. (specialty retailer) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) (1982-2001) | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (since 1999). Tax Partner, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (1991-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Since 1986 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). Formerly Chairman of the Board, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) and Chairman, President and Director, UAM Funds (mutual funds) (1980-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Since 1998 | | Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (since July 2001). Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor (since 2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Redwood Investment Systems, Inc. (software developer) (2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management (investment advisor), SSRM Holdings (parent of State Street Research & Management), and SSR Realty (institutional realty manager) (1992-2000). | | | 152 | | | Director of W.P. Carey & Company LLC (manager of real estate investment trusts) | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | President | | Since 2002 | | Executive Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV; Chief Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and President and Director of EVC. Chief Executive Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 65 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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William H. Ahern, Jr. 7/28/59 | | Vice President | | Since 1995 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 70 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Cynthia J. Clemson 3/2/63 | | Vice President | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Kevin S. Dyer 2/21/75 | | Vice President | | Since 2005 | | Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 24 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Aamer Khan 6/7/60 | | Vice President | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President | | Since 1999 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Robert B. MacIntosh 1/22/57 | | Vice President | | Since 1998 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2001 | | Senior Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and Executive Vice President of EVC. Officer of 51 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Walter A. Row, III 7/20/57 | | Vice President | | Since 2001 | | Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 31 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Judith A. Saryan 8/21/54 | | Vice President | | Since 2003 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Susan Schiff 3/13/61 | | Vice President | | Since 2002 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 29 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer | | Since 2005(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Alan R. Dynner 10/10/40 | | Secretary | | Since 1997 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of BMR, EVM, EVD, EV and EVC. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
(2) Prior to 2005, Ms. Campbell served as Assistant Treasurer of the Trust since 1995.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance's website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Investment Adviser
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
125 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
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Annual Report December 31, 2005



EATON VANCE
TAX-MANAGED
GROWTH
FUND
1.1
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

The Fund
Performance for the Past Year
• For the year ended December 31, 2005, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (the Fund) Class A shares had a total return of 4.29%. This return was the result of an increase in net asset value (NAV) per share to $23.31 on December 31, 2005, from $22.55 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.209 per share in dividend income.(1)
• The Fund’s Class B shares had a total return of 3.48% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $22.17 on December 31, 2005, from $21.43 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.006 per share in dividend income.(1)
• The Fund’s Class C shares had a total return of 3.50% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $21.24 on December 31, 2005, from $20.56 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.040 per share in dividend income.(1)
• The Fund’s Class I shares had a total return of 4.52% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $21.99 on December 31, 2005, from $21.29 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.264 per share in dividend income.(1) The Class I NAV for December 31, 2004 has been restated to reflect the effect of a reverse stock split effective on November 11, 2005.
• The Fund’s Class S shares had a total return of 4.43% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $23.47 on December 31, 2005, from $22.68 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.217 per share in dividend income.(1)
• For comparison, the S&P 500 Index – a broad-based, unmanaged market index commonly used as a measure of overall U.S. stock market performance – had a total return of 4.91% for the same period.(2)
See pages 4 and 5 for more performance information, including after-tax returns.
Management Discussion
• A late year surge helped the stock market conclude 2005 on a positive note, locking in its third consecutive annual gain. The S&P 500 Index had a positive, albeit modest, total return for the year, despite investor angst over rising interest rates, record-level energy prices and a flattening yield curve.(2) These factors were offset by resilient consumer spending and healthy corporate profits. Double-digit growth in dividend payouts and share buybacks, coupled with continued strength in merger and acquisition activity, provided additional support for equities.
• For the year, energy and utilities were the top performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index.(2) The energy sector was up 31% in 2005 and the utility sector rose 16% for the same period. In contrast, each of the eight remaining sectors in the S&P 500 Index recorded single-digit or negative returns.(2) The more growth-oriented consumer discretionary, telecommunications and technology sectors were the worst performers for the year. Also, small- and mid-capitalization stocks outperformed large-cap stocks.
• The Fund invests in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), which invests on a long-term basis in a broadly diversified portfolio of primarily common stocks of growth companies. The Portfolio remained overweighted in the industrials and energy sectors, while continuing to underweight the technology, telecommunication and utilities sectors. The Portfolio’s energy emphasis was positive, as stocks there advanced on record-high commodity prices. Financials also experienced solid gains in 2005, and the Fund’s performance benefited from the Portfolio’s overweighting of capital markets and insurance and de-emphasis of mortgage finance stocks. Telecommunications stocks continued to struggle through the year, and our underweighted position was beneficial to returns.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
(1) These returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, returns would be lower. Class I and Class S shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.
(2) It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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• The Portfolio’s worst performance came from the industrials and information technology sectors. Capacity and pricing issues plagued information technology holdings, and investments within computers and peripherals and service stocks were notable underperformers. An overweighting in lagging machinery and building product stocks within the industrials sector was also detrimental to performance. In addition, de-emphasis of the slower-growth, high-dividend-yielding areas, such as utilities, also detracted from returns, as investors favored these defensive investments for much of 2005.
• As always, we thank you for your continued confidence and participation in the Fund.
The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund.
Ten Largest Holdings *
By net assets
General Electric Co. | | 2.46 | % |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 2.16 | |
Burlington Resources Inc. | | 1.96 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 1.94 | |
Pepsico Inc. | | 1.93 | |
American International Group | | 1.85 | |
Amgen Inc. | | 1.79 | |
BP PLC Spons ADR | | 1.69 | |
Intel Corp. | | 1.40 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. | | 1.28 | |
Common Stock Investments by Sector **
By net assets
Financials | | 22.90 | % |
Industrials | | 14.96 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 12.12 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 12.10 | % |
Health Care | | 11.72 | % |
Energy | | 11.34 | % |
Information Technology | | 10.76 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 1.92 | % |
Materials | | 1.43 | % |
Utilities | | 0.46 | % |
* Ten Largest Holdings represented 18.46% of Portfolio net assets as of December 31, 2005. Holdings are subject to change due to active management.
** Portfolio information may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FUND PERFORMANCE
The line graphs and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graphs compare the performance of Class A and Class B of the Fund with that of the S&P 500 Index, a broad-based, unmanaged market index commonly used as a measure of overall U.S. stock market performance. The lines on the graphs represent the total returns of hypothetical investments of $10,000 in each of Class A, Class B, and the S&P 500 Index. Class A total returns are presented at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The table includes the total returns of each Class of the Fund at net asset value and public offering price. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Performance* | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | | Class I | | Class S | |
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value) | | | | | | | | | | | |
One Year | | 4.29 | % | 3.48 | % | 3.50 | % | 4.52 | % | 4.43 | % |
Five Years | | 0.30 | % | -0.45 | % | -0.46 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.44 | % |
Life of Fund† | | 9.32 | % | 8.51 | % | 8.36 | % | 2.01 | % | 2.02 | % |
SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC) | | | | | | | | | | | |
One Year | | -1.72 | % | -1.52 | % | 2.50 | % | 4.52 | % | 4.43 | % |
Five Years | | -0.88 | % | -0.85 | % | -0.46 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.44 | % |
Life of Fund† | | 8.66 | % | 8.51 | % | 8.36 | % | 2.01 | % | 2.02 | % |
†Inception Dates – Class A and Class B: 3/28/96; Class C: 8/2/96; Class I: 7/2/99; Class S: 5/14/99
* Average annual total returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, returns would be lower. SEC average annual total returns for Class A reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. SEC 1-year return for Class C reflects a 1% CDSC. Class I and Class S shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

** Source: Thomson Financial. Class A and Class B of the Fund commenced investment operations on 3/28/96. A $10,000 hypothetical investment at net asset value in Class C shares on 8/2/96, Class I shares on 7/2/99, and Class S shares on 5/14/99 would have been valued at $21,306, $11,383, and $11,424, respectively, on 12/31/05. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total returns do not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
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“Return Before Taxes” does not take into consideration shareholder taxes. It is most relevant to tax-free or tax-deferred shareholder accounts. “Return After Taxes on Distributions” reflects the impact of federal income taxes due on Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who continue to hold their shares. “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” also reflects the impact of taxes on capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who sell their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) Class A)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 4.29 | % | 0.30 | % | 9.32 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | 4.15 | % | 0.24 | % | 9.28 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | 2.97 | % | 0.26 | % | 8.30 | % |
Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class A)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | -1.72 | % | -0.88 | % | 8.66 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | -1.86 | % | -0.94 | % | 8.61 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | -0.95 | % | -0.75 | % | 7.69 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) Class B)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 3.48 | % | -0.45 | % | 8.51 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | 3.48 | % | -0.45 | % | 8.51 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | 2.27 | % | -0.38 | % | 7.56 | % |
Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class B)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | -1.52 | % | -0.85 | % | 8.51 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | -1.52 | % | -0.85 | % | 8.51 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | -0.98 | % | -0.72 | % | 7.56 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) Class C)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 3.50 | % | -0.46 | % | 8.36 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | 3.47 | % | -0.47 | % | 8.36 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | 2.31 | % | -0.39 | % | 7.42 | % |
Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class C)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 2.50 | % | -0.46 | % | 8.36 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | 2.47 | % | -0.47 | % | 8.36 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | 1.66 | % | -0.39 | % | 7.42 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) Class I)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 4.52 | % | 0.65 | % | 2.01 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | 4.34 | % | 0.53 | % | 1.92 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | 3.19 | % | 0.55 | % | 1.72 | % |
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) Class S)
| | One Year | | Five Years | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 4.43 | % | 0.44 | % | 2.02 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors | | 4.29 | % | 0.37 | % | 1.97 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributors and Sale of Fund Shares | | 3.07 | % | 0.37 | % | 1.73 | % |
Class A and Class B of the Fund commenced investment operations on 3/28/96, Class C commenced operations on 8/2/96, Class I commenced operations on 7/2/99, and Class S commenced operations on 5/14/99. Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge or applicable CDSC, while Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) do not.
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions for a period may be the same as Return Before Taxes for that period because no distributions were paid during that period or because the taxable portion of distributions made during the period was insignificant. Also, Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be greater than Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of realized losses on the sale of Fund shares.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
| | Beginning Account Value (7/1/05) | | Ending Account Value (12/31/05) | | Expenses Paid During Period* (7/1/05 – 12/31/05) | |
| | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,060.70 | | $ | 4.31 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,057.00 | | $ | 8.24 | |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,057.10 | | $ | 8.19 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,062.20 | | $ | 3.01 | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,062.10 | | $ | 3.48 | |
| | | | | | | |
Hypothetical | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.00 | | $ | 4.23 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.20 | | $ | 8.08 | |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.20 | | $ | 8.03 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,022.30 | | $ | 2.96 | |
Class S | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.80 | | $ | 3.41 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.83% for Class A shares, 1.59% for Class B shares, 1.58% for Class C shares, 0.58% for Class I shares, and 0.67% for Class S shares multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2005. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $1,019,376,702) | | $ | 3,183,407,876 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 232,915 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 3,183,640,791 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 5,387,835 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees | | | 3,081,298 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 2,025 | | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 1,071,225 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 9,542,383 | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 3,174,098,408 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,702,570,896 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (692,782,170 | ) | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 278,508 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 2,164,031,174 | | |
Total | | $ | 3,174,098,408 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,097,718,790 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 47,087,758 | | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets + shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 23.31 | | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (100 ÷ 94.25 of $23.31) | | $ | 24.73 | | |
Class B Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,408,499,297 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 63,519,980 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets + shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 22.17 | | |
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 634,289,507 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 29,869,272 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 21.24 | | |
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 644,442 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 29,311 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 21.99 | | |
Class S Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 32,946,372 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 1,403,819 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 23.47 | | |
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $711,249) | | $ | 57,433,356 | | |
Interest allocated from Portfolio | | | 325,950 | | |
Expenses allocated from Portfolio | | | (15,229,039 | ) | |
Net investment income from Portfolio | | $ | 42,530,267 | | |
Expenses | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | $ | 4,533 | | |
Distribution and service fees | |
Class A | | | 2,550,389 | | |
Class B | | | 16,776,424 | | |
Class C | | | 6,716,693 | | |
Class S | | | 64,429 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 3,634,789 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 317,950 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 249,593 | | |
Registration fees | | | 89,930 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 31,999 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 103,675 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 30,540,404 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 11,989,863 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio | |
Net realized gain (loss) — | |
Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | (162,494,055 | ) | |
Securities sold short | | | (5,952,948 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (9,158 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (168,456,161 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — | |
Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | 262,087,315 | | |
Securities sold short | | | 5,163,589 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (37,069 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 267,213,835 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 98,757,674 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 110,747,537 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 11,989,863 | | | $ | 10,284,062 | | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions | | | (168,456,161 | ) | | | (129,118,192 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, securities sold short and foreign currency | | | 267,213,835 | | | | 435,736,375 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 110,747,537 | | | $ | 316,902,245 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — From net investment income Class A | | $ | (9,808,986 | ) | | $ | (8,234,185 | ) | |
Class B | | | (364,224 | ) | | | (838,654 | ) | |
Class C | | | (1,187,211 | ) | | | (914,518 | ) | |
Class I | | | (7,699 | ) | | | (15,675 | ) | |
Class S | | | (304,421 | ) | | | (286,202 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (11,672,541 | ) | | $ | (10,289,234 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — Proceeds from sale of shares Class A | | $ | 14,148,781 | | | $ | 24,144,109 | | |
Class B | | | 10,791,658 | | | | 19,207,252 | | |
Class C | | | 10,646,632 | | | | 14,965,506 | | |
Class I | | | 43,057 | | | | 63,850 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared Class A | | | 8,026,244 | | | | 6,838,508 | | |
Class B | | | 289,604 | | | | 661,263 | | |
Class C | | | 865,142 | | | | 666,097 | | |
Class I | | | 3,332 | | | | 5,655 | | |
Class S | | | 31,060 | | | | 52,476 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed Class A | | | (226,726,612 | ) | | | (197,074,531 | ) | |
Class B | | | (394,301,040 | ) | | | (386,649,026 | ) | |
Class C | | | (141,044,527 | ) | | | (149,724,519 | ) | |
Class I | | | (128,004 | ) | | | (86,082 | ) | |
Class S | | | (2,321,325 | ) | | | (3,980,540 | ) | |
Net asset value of shares exchanged Class A | | | 243,804,384 | | | | 127,057,392 | | |
Class B | | | (243,804,384 | ) | | | (127,057,392 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (719,675,998 | ) | | $ | (670,909,982 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets | | $ | (620,601,002 | ) | | $ | (364,296,971 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 3,794,699,410 | | | $ | 4,158,996,381 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 3,174,098,408 | | | $ | 3,794,699,410 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | 278,508 | | | $ | 30,406 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 22.550 | | | $ | 20.800 | | | $ | 16.920 | | | $ | 21.100 | | | $ | 23.440 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.197 | | | $ | 0.175 | | | $ | 0.120 | | | $ | 0.091 | | | $ | 0.062 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.772 | | | | 1.757 | | | | 3.836 | | | | (4.271 | ) | | | (2.402 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.969 | | | $ | 1.932 | | | $ | 3.956 | | | $ | (4.180 | ) | | $ | (2.340 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.182 | ) | | $ | (0.076 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.209 | ) | | $ | (0.182 | ) | | $ | (0.076 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 23.310 | | | $ | 22.550 | | | $ | 20.800 | | | $ | 16.920 | | | $ | 21.100 | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 4.29 | % | | | 9.30 | % | | | 23.39 | % | | | (19.81 | )% | | | (9.98 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 1,097,719 | | | $ | 1,024,002 | | | $ | 982,531 | | | $ | 958,625 | | | $ | 1,526,735 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.83 | %† | | | 0.80 | %† | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.79 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 0.83 | %† | | | 0.80 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.87 | %† | | | 0.82 | %† | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.48 | % | | | 0.29 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(4) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
(3) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(4) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class B | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 21.430 | | | $ | 19.760 | | | $ | 16.130 | | | $ | 20.270 | | | $ | 22.690 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income (loss)(1) | | $ | 0.025 | | | $ | 0.012 | | | $ | (0.016 | ) | | $ | (0.048 | ) | | $ | (0.095 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.721 | | | | 1.667 | | | | 3.646 | | | | (4.092 | ) | | | (2.325 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.746 | | | $ | 1.679 | | | $ | 3.630 | | | $ | (4.140 | ) | | $ | (2.420 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.006 | ) | | $ | (0.009 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.006 | ) | | $ | (0.009 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 22.170 | | | $ | 21.430 | | | $ | 19.760 | | | $ | 16.130 | | | $ | 20.270 | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 3.48 | % | | | 8.50 | % | | | 22.50 | % | | | (20.42 | )% | | | (10.67 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 1,408,499 | | | $ | 1,991,318 | | | $ | 2,321,779 | | | $ | 2,217,673 | | | $ | 3,381,103 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.58 | %† | | | 1.55 | %† | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 1.58 | %† | | | 1.55 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.12 | %† | | | 0.06 | %† | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(4) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
(3) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(4) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class C | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 20.560 | | | $ | 18.970 | | | $ | 15.490 | | | $ | 19.460 | | | $ | 21.800 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income (loss)(1) | | $ | 0.024 | | | $ | 0.013 | | | $ | (0.015 | ) | | $ | (0.046 | ) | | $ | (0.092 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.696 | | | | 1.602 | | | | 3.495 | | | | (3.924 | ) | | | (2.248 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.720 | | | $ | 1.615 | | | $ | 3.480 | | | $ | (3.970 | ) | | $ | (2.340 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.040 | ) | | $ | (0.025 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.040 | ) | | $ | (0.025 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 21.240 | | | $ | 20.560 | | | $ | 18.970 | | | $ | 15.490 | | | $ | 19.460 | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 3.50 | % | | | 8.52 | % | | | 22.47 | % | | | (20.40 | )% | | | (10.73 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 634,290 | | | $ | 744,512 | | | $ | 818,715 | | | $ | 787,374 | | | $ | 1,228,899 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(3) | | | 1.58 | %† | | | 1.55 | %† | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.54 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 1.58 | %† | | | 1.55 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.12 | %† | | | 0.07 | %† | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.27 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(4) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
(3) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(4) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class I | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | | 2003(1) | | 2002(1) | | 2001(1) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 21.290 | | | $ | 19.860 | | | $ | 16.130 | | | $ | 20.060 | | | $ | 22.130 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income(2) | | $ | 0.238 | | | $ | 0.219 | | | $ | 0.159 | | | $ | 0.133 | | | $ | 0.110 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.726 | | | | 1.685 | | | | 3.665 | | | | (4.063 | ) | | | (2.180 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.964 | | | $ | 1.904 | | | $ | 3.824 | | | $ | (3.930 | ) | | $ | (2.070 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.264 | ) | | $ | (0.474 | ) | | $ | (0.094 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.264 | ) | | $ | (0.474 | ) | | $ | (0.094 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 21.990 | | | $ | 21.290 | | | $ | 19.860 | | | $ | 16.130 | | | $ | 20.060 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 4.52 | % | | | 9.58 | % | | | 23.76 | % | | | (19.62 | )% | | | (9.35 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 644 | | | $ | 709 | | | $ | 679 | | | $ | 575 | | | $ | 720 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.58 | %† | | | 0.55 | %† | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.54 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4) | | | 0.58 | %† | | | 0.55 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.12 | %† | | | 1.08 | %† | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.55 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(5) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) Per share data have been restated to reflect the effects of a 1-for-0.4979060 reverse stock split effective on November 11, 2005.
(2) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
(4) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(5) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class S | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 22.680 | | | $ | 20.880 | | | $ | 16.970 | | | $ | 21.150 | | | $ | 23.470 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income(1) | | $ | 0.235 | | | $ | 0.211 | | | $ | 0.144 | | | $ | 0.111 | | | $ | 0.090 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.772 | | | | 1.779 | | | | 3.857 | | | | (4.291 | ) | | | (2.410 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 1.007 | | | $ | 1.990 | | | $ | 4.001 | | | $ | (4.180 | ) | | $ | (2.320 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.217 | ) | | $ | (0.190 | ) | | $ | (0.091 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.217 | ) | | $ | (0.190 | ) | | $ | (0.091 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 23.470 | | | $ | 22.680 | | | $ | 20.880 | | | $ | 16.970 | | | $ | 21.150 | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 4.43 | % | | | 9.54 | % | | | 23.58 | % | | | (19.76 | )% | | | (9.88 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 32,946 | | | $ | 34,158 | | | $ | 35,292 | | | $ | 34,713 | | | $ | 47,802 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(3) | | | 0.66 | %† | | | 0.64 | %† | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.71 | % | | | 0.66 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(3) | | | 0.66 | %† | | | 0.64 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.04 | %† | | | 0.99 | %† | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.42 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(4) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested.
(3) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(4) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund has five classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 6). Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class S shares were issued in connection with the acquisition of a private investment company and are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The Trustees have adopted a conversion feature pursuant to which Class B shares of the Fund automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a New York trust, having the same investment objective 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 (16.7% at December 31, 2005). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the P ortfolio, 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 consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 consists of the Fund's pro rata share of the net investment income of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
C 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 fund.
D Federal Taxes — The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders, each year, substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. At December 31, 2005, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryover of $218,109,485 which will reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryover will expire on December 31, 2009 ($118,520,813) and December 31, 2010 ($99,588,672).
E Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as a custodian to the Fund and the Portfolio. Pursuant to the respective custodian agreements, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on average daily cash balances the Fund or the Portfolio maintains with IBT. For the year ended December 31, 2005, there were no credit balances used to reduce the Fund's custodian fee.
F Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
G Indemnifications — Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The Fund's policy is to distribute annually (normally in December) substantially all of the net investment income allocated to the Fund by the Portfolio (less the Fund's direct expenses) and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by any available capital loss carryforwards from prior years) allocated by the Portfolio to the Fund, if any. Distributions are paid in the form of additional shares of the Fund or, at the election of the shareholder, in cash. Shareholders may reinvest all distributions in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value as of the close of business on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Distributions declared from: | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 11,672,541 | | | $ | 10,289,234 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2005, accumulated paid-in capital was decreased by $87,365,892, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $69,220, and accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $87,435,112 primarily due to differences between book and tax accounting treatment of foreign currency gain (loss) and redemptions in-kind. This change had no effect on the net assets or the net asset value per share.
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Capital loss carryforwards | | $ | (218,109,485 | ) | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 1,689,367,759 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 269,248 | | |
3 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class A | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 629,109 | | | | 1,137,659 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 340,818 | | | | 305,284 | | |
Redemptions | | | (10,066,758 | ) | | | (9,278,071 | ) | |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 10,784,321 | | | | 6,001,886 | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,687,490 | | | | (1,833,242 | ) | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class B | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 506,635 | | | | 955,057 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 12,923 | | | | 31,060 | | |
Redemptions | | | (18,508,312 | ) | | | (19,227,239 | ) | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | (11,397,988 | ) | | | (6,340,627 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (29,386,742 | ) | | | (24,581,749 | ) | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class C | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 521,903 | | | | 773,069 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 40,314 | | | | 32,620 | | |
Redemptions | | | (6,907,268 | ) | | | (7,747,474 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (6,345,051 | ) | | | (6,941,785 | ) | |
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class I | | 2005(1) | | 2004(1) | |
Sales | | | 2,036 | | | | 3,074 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 150 | | | | 267 | | |
Redemptions | | | (6,190 | ) | | | (4,232 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (4,004 | ) | | | (891 | ) | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class S | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 1,310 | | | | 2,330 | | |
Redemptions | | | (103,772 | ) | | | (185,951 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (102,462 | ) | | | (183,621 | ) | |
(1) Transactions have been restated to reflect the effects of a 1-for-0.4979060 reverse stock split effective on November 11, 2005.
4 Transactions with Affiliates
Eaton Vance Management (EVM) serves as the administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio's Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives an aggregate fee based on actual expenses incurred by EVM for the performance of these services. For the year ended December 31, 2005, EVM earned $219,304 in sub-transfer agent fees.
Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee earned by BMR. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM or BMR may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2005, no significant amounts have been deferred.
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), a subsidiary of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $40,369 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
5 Distribution and Service Plan
The Fund has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a service plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) (collectively, the Plans). The Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 1/365 of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 5% and 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for the Class B and Class C shares sold, respectively, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respecti ve class, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 6) and daily amounts theretofore paid to EVD by each respective class. The Fund paid or accrued $12,582,318 and $5,037,520 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, to or payable to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2005, representing 0.75% of the average daily net assets for Class B and Class C shares. At December 31, 2005, the amounts of Uncovered Distribution Charges EVD calculated under the Plan were approximately $41,751,000 and $87,503,000 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
The Plans authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B, and Class C shares for any fiscal year. Service fee payments will be made for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Service fees are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable by the Fund to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to $2,550,389, $4,194,106, and $1,679,173 for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares, respectively.
Pursuant to a servicing agreement, the Fund makes service fee payments in the amount of 0.20% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class S shares to EVD, one half of which is paid to a subagent. The Fund paid or accrued service fees to or payable to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2005 in the amount of $64,429.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
6 Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally imposed on any redemption of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on any redemption of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase (depending on the circumstances of purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. The Class B CDSC is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares will be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase.
No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM, its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSC pertaining to Class B and Class C shares are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Plans (see Note 5). CDSC assessed on Class B and Class C shares received when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist will be credited to the Fund. EVD received approximately $4,000, $2,096,000 and $16,000 of CDSC paid by shareholders for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
7 Investment Transactions
Increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolio aggregated $35,790,121 and $794,436,775, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
8 Stock Split
On October 17, 2005, the Trustees of the Fund approved a 1-for-0.4979060 reverse stock split for Class I shares, effective November 11, 2005. The reverse stock split had no impact on the overall value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 (the Fund) (one of the series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust) as of December 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates ma de by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2006
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1 as of December 31, 2005
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2006 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2005. 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 regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund's fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
Qualified Dividend Income. The Fund designates approximately $52,891,220 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 qualified under tax law. For the Fund's fiscal 2005 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Common Stocks — 99.7% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0% | |
Boeing Company (The) | | | 798,441 | | | $ | 56,082,496 | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 735,000 | | | | 83,826,750 | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 289,748 | | | | 10,793,113 | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 3,090,955 | | | | 185,797,305 | | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 345,300 | | | | 13,863,795 | | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 156,972 | | | | 7,294,489 | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 6,117 | | | | 178,005 | | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 3,660,728 | | | | 204,671,302 | | |
| | $ | 562,507,255 | | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 2.9% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,079,406 | | | $ | 77,000,404 | | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 2,226,609 | | | | 230,209,105 | | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 3,231,607 | | | | 242,855,266 | | |
| | $ | 550,064,775 | | |
Airlines — 0.0% | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 386,112 | | | $ | 6,343,820 | | |
| | $ | 6,343,820 | | |
Auto Components — 0.1% | |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | $ | 115,120 | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 180,098 | | | | 10,919,342 | | |
Delphi Corp. | | | 5,361 | | | | 1,560 | | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 233,221 | | | | 17,004,143 | | |
Visteon Corp.(1) | | | 9,828 | | | | 61,523 | | |
| | $ | 28,101,688 | | |
Automobiles — 0.1% | |
DaimlerChrysler AG(2) | | | 7,000 | | | $ | 357,210 | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 83,266 | | | | 642,814 | | |
General Motors Corp. | | | 34,443 | | | | 668,883 | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 140,700 | | | | 7,244,643 | | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (ADR) | | | 20,000 | | | | 579,400 | | |
| | $ | 9,492,950 | | |
Beverages — 4.2% | |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | | | 4,702,340 | | | $ | 202,012,526 | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 547,732 | | | | 38,856,108 | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 45,820 | | | | 3,176,242 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Beverages (continued) | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 3,696,347 | | | $ | 148,999,748 | | |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,756,930 | | | | 33,680,348 | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 6,217,904 | | | | 367,353,768 | | |
| | $ | 794,078,740 | | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | |
Amgen, Inc.(1) | | | 4,322,439 | | | $ | 340,867,540 | | |
Applera Corp. - Celera Genomics Group(1) | | | 26,000 | | | | 284,960 | | |
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1) | | | 11,200 | | | | 507,696 | | |
Genzyme Corp.(1) | | | 476,887 | | | | 33,754,062 | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1) | | | 115,482 | | | | 6,077,818 | | |
Incyte Corp.(1) | | | 14,294 | | | | 76,330 | | |
Invitrogen Corp.(1) | | | 429,910 | | | | 28,649,202 | | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 13,000 | | | | 359,710 | | |
| | $ | 410,577,318 | | |
Building Products — 0.8% | |
American Standard Companies, Inc. | | | 975,691 | | | $ | 38,978,855 | | |
Masco Corp. | | | 3,815,892 | | | | 115,201,779 | | |
Water Pik Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 2,141 | | | | 45,967 | | |
| | $ | 154,226,601 | | |
Capital Markets — 4.6% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1) | | | 20,520 | | | $ | 1,646,730 | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 123,241 | | | | 5,052,865 | | |
Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The) | | | 399,053 | | | | 12,709,838 | | |
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. | | | 88,001 | | | | 10,166,756 | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 857,261 | | | | 12,576,019 | | |
Credit Suisse Group(2) | | | 155,136 | | | | 7,879,077 | | |
Federated Investors, Inc. | | | 1,666,768 | | | | 61,737,087 | | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 1,448,649 | | | | 136,187,493 | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,014,997 | | | | 129,625,267 | | |
Investors Financial Services Corp. | | | 453,428 | | | | 16,699,753 | | |
Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 17,307,500 | | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 26,461 | | | | 3,167,117 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | | | 96,237 | | | | 12,334,696 | | |
Mellon Financial Corp. | | | 250,087 | | | | 8,565,480 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | | 2,109,325 | | | | 142,864,582 | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 3,713,173 | | | | 210,685,436 | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 726,812 | | | | 37,663,398 | | |
Nuveen Investments, Class A | | | 150,000 | | | | 6,393,000 | | |
Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.(1) | | | 27,967 | | | | 1,129,867 | | |
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Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 147,337 | | | $ | 5,550,185 | | |
State Street Corp. | | | 150,434 | | | | 8,340,061 | | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 163,648 | | | | 11,787,565 | | |
UBS AG(2) | | | 83,392 | | | | 7,934,749 | | |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 273,635 | | | | 5,738,126 | | |
| | $ | 873,742,647 | | |
Chemicals — 0.8% | |
Airgas, Inc. | | | 117,613 | | | $ | 3,869,468 | | |
Arch Chemicals, Inc. | | | 4,950 | | | | 148,005 | | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 116,107 | | | | 6,722,595 | | |
Bayer AG (ADR) | | | 40,000 | | | | 1,670,400 | | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 257,005 | | | | 11,261,959 | | |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 1,069,852 | | | | 45,468,710 | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 305,627 | | | | 11,085,091 | | |
MacDermid, Inc. | | | 61,937 | | | | 1,728,042 | | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 19,181 | | | | 1,487,103 | | |
Olin Corp. | | | 9,900 | | | | 194,832 | | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 23,542 | | | | 1,363,082 | | |
Rohm and Haas Co. | | | 2,601 | | | | 125,940 | | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 70,138 | | | | 1,218,297 | | |
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 630,897 | | | | 39,929,471 | | |
Solutia, Inc.(1) | | | 11,510 | | | | 5,180 | | |
Valspar Corp. (The) | | | 1,289,459 | | | | 31,810,954 | | |
| | $ | 158,089,129 | | |
Commercial Banks — 8.4% | |
AmSouth Bancorporation | | | 586,114 | | | $ | 15,362,048 | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 991,726 | | | | 32,280,681 | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 4,813,556 | | | | 222,145,609 | | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 69,735 | | | | 3,594,142 | | |
Bank of Montreal(2) | | | 257,366 | | | | 14,397,054 | | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 1,715,782 | | | | 71,908,424 | | |
City National Corp. | | | 184,221 | | | | 13,344,969 | | |
Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The) | | | 253,936 | | | | 6,048,756 | | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 333,089 | | | | 18,906,132 | | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 162,911 | | | | 8,490,921 | | |
Compass Bancshares, Inc. | | | 297,054 | | | | 14,344,738 | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,973,171 | | | | 74,428,010 | | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 30,600 | | | | 5,337,252 | | |
First Financial Bancorp. | | | 47,933 | | | | 839,786 | | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 152,267 | | | | 5,853,143 | | |
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First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 523,358 | | | $ | 18,348,931 | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC (ADR) | | | 601,671 | | | | 48,416,465 | | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 630,239 | | | | 14,968,176 | | |
KeyCorp | | | 799,881 | | | | 26,340,081 | | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 64,486 | | | | 7,032,198 | | |
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | | | 589,899 | | | | 25,389,253 | | |
National City Corp. | | | 1,784,322 | | | | 59,899,690 | | |
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. | | | 1,865,892 | | | | 51,050,805 | | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 149,958 | | | | 9,271,903 | | |
Popular, Inc.(2) | | | 1,432 | | | | 30,287 | | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 1,653,747 | | | | 56,491,998 | | |
Royal Bank of Canada(2) | | | 288,465 | | | | 22,494,501 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC(2) | | | 50,837 | | | | 1,530,783 | | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 100,000 | | | | 3,682,000 | | |
Societe Generale(2) | | | 1,152,974 | | | | 141,172,207 | | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 1,373,393 | | | | 99,928,075 | | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 1,369,351 | | | | 36,986,171 | | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 72,500 | | | | 1,967,650 | | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 205,425 | | | | 5,643,025 | | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 4,364,242 | | | | 130,447,193 | | |
Valley National Bancorp. | | | 104,601 | | | | 2,520,884 | | |
Wachovia Corp. | | | 2,190,523 | | | | 115,791,046 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2,313,285 | | | | 145,343,697 | | |
Westamerica Bancorporation | | | 268,474 | | | | 14,247,915 | | |
Whitney Holding Corp. | | | 383,436 | | | | 10,567,482 | | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | 620,420 | | | | 46,878,935 | | |
| | $ | 1,603,723,016 | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4% | |
Acco Brands Corp.(1) | | | 30,117 | | | $ | 737,867 | | |
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 1,626,411 | | | | 14,214,832 | | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 851,315 | | | | 47,052,180 | | |
Banta Corp. | | | 42,341 | | | | 2,108,582 | | |
CBIZ, Inc.(1) | | | 185,000 | | | | 1,113,700 | | |
Cendant Corp. | | | 584,731 | | | | 10,086,610 | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 1,531,435 | | | | 63,064,493 | | |
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.(1) | | | 70,215 | | | | 3,323,978 | | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 32,000 | | | | 964,480 | | |
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. | | | 91,260 | | | | 3,122,005 | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 80,000 | | | | 3,041,600 | | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 541,800 | | | | 15,273,342 | | |
HNI Corp. | | | 1,121,592 | | | | 61,609,049 | | |
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Hudson Highland Group, Inc.(1) | | | 10,262 | | | $ | 178,148 | | |
Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. | | | 56,287 | | | | 585,948 | | |
Manpower, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 93,000 | | |
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1) | | | 68,426 | | | | 2,793,149 | | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc.(1) | | | 238,641 | | | | 5,245,329 | | |
PHH Corp.(1) | | | 27,467 | | | | 769,625 | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 22,857 | | | | 965,708 | | |
School Specialty, Inc.(1) | | | 49,197 | | | | 1,792,739 | | |
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 123,000 | | | | 1,947,090 | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 911,032 | | | | 27,649,821 | | |
| | $ | 267,733,275 | | |
Communications Equipment — 1.4% | |
3Com Corp.(1) | | | 664,106 | | | $ | 2,390,782 | | |
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.(1) | | | 41,693 | | | | 931,421 | | |
Alcatel SA (ADR)(1) | | | 43,728 | | | | 542,227 | | |
Avaya, Inc.(1) | | | 31,239 | | | | 333,320 | | |
Ciena Corp.(1) | | | 375,431 | | | | 1,115,030 | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 5,089,042 | | | | 87,124,399 | | |
Comverse Technology, Inc.(1) | | | 293,654 | | | | 7,808,260 | | |
Corning, Inc.(1) | | | 3,633,999 | | | | 71,444,420 | | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 143,116 | | | | 3,148,552 | | |
Enterasys Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 12,356 | | | | 164,088 | | |
JDS Uniphase Corp.(1) | | | 52,451 | | | | 123,784 | | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 35,691 | | | | 795,909 | | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 255,464 | | | | 679,534 | | |
Motorola, Inc. | | | 1,282,326 | | | | 28,967,744 | | |
Nokia Oyj (ADR) | | | 2,042,478 | | | | 37,377,347 | | |
Nortel Networks Corp.(1)(2) | | | 739,418 | | | | 2,262,619 | | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 562,096 | | | | 24,215,096 | | |
Riverstone Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 28,706 | | | | 16,362 | | |
Tellabs, Inc.(1) | | | 106,674 | | | | 1,162,747 | | |
| | $ | 270,603,641 | | |
Computers & Peripherals — 2.2% | |
Dell, Inc.(1) | | | 4,471,715 | | | $ | 134,106,733 | | |
EMC Corp.(1) | | | 1,770,402 | | | | 24,112,875 | | |
Gateway, Inc.(1) | | | 79,938 | | | | 200,644 | | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 906,807 | | | | 25,961,884 | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 1,712,254 | | | | 140,747,279 | | |
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,714,509 | | | | 76,861,438 | | |
McDATA Corp., Class A(1) | | | 17,915 | | | | 68,077 | | |
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Network Appliance, Inc.(1) | | | 488,000 | | | $ | 13,176,000 | | |
Palm, Inc.(1) | | | 64,913 | | | | 2,064,233 | | |
Sun Microsystems, Inc.(1) | | | 319,180 | | | | 1,337,364 | | |
| | $ | 418,636,527 | | |
Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1) | | | 160,823 | | | $ | 10,915,057 | | |
| | $ | 10,915,057 | | |
Construction Materials — 0.2% | |
CRH PLC(2) | | | 329,450 | | | $ | 9,642,564 | | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 206,614 | | | | 13,998,099 | | |
| | $ | 23,640,663 | | |
Consumer Finance — 1.1% | |
American Express Co. | | | 617,258 | | | $ | 31,764,097 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 1,429,006 | | | | 123,466,118 | | |
MBNA Corp. | | | 411,292 | | | | 11,170,691 | | |
SLM Corp. | | | 916,399 | | | | 50,484,421 | | |
| | $ | 216,885,327 | | |
Containers & Packaging — 0.1% | |
Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 295,186 | | | $ | 8,223,882 | | |
Caraustar Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 167,599 | | | | 1,456,435 | | |
Sealed Air Corp.(1) | | | 37,014 | | | | 2,079,076 | | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 148,033 | | | | 4,352,170 | | |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | | | 115,924 | | | | 5,199,191 | | |
| | $ | 21,310,754 | | |
Distributors — 0.1% | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 347,293 | | | $ | 15,253,109 | | |
| | $ | 15,253,109 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4% | |
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 49,852 | | | $ | 3,014,052 | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,575,244 | | | | 38,672,240 | | |
Laureate Education, Inc.(1) | | | 520,213 | | | | 27,316,385 | | |
Service Corp. International | | | 142,389 | | | | 1,164,742 | | |
ServiceMaster Co. (The) | | | 1,156,537 | | | | 13,820,617 | | |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. | | | 114,000 | | | | 616,740 | | |
| | $ | 84,604,776 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Diversified Financial Services — 1.9% | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 4,327,010 | | | $ | 209,989,795 | | |
FINOVA Group, Inc. (The)(1) | | | 175,587 | | | | 10,535 | | |
ING Groep N.V. (ADR) | | | 257,281 | | | | 8,958,524 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,164,955 | | | | 125,617,064 | | |
Moody's Corp. | | | 155,397 | | | | 9,544,484 | | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 113,328 | | | | 5,375,147 | | |
| | $ | 359,495,549 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 1,678,472 | | | $ | 41,105,779 | | |
BCE, Inc.(2) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 74,245,000 | | |
BellSouth Corp. | | | 161,722 | | | | 4,382,666 | | |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(1) | | | 169,013 | | | | 593,236 | | |
Citizens Communications Co. | | | 12,231 | | | | 149,585 | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG (ADR) | | | 2,006,790 | | | | 33,372,918 | | |
McLeod USA, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 947 | | | | 10 | | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc.(1) | | | 38,011 | | | | 214,762 | | |
RSL Communications, Ltd., Class A(1)(2)(3) | | | 247,161 | | | | 0 | | |
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV (ADR) | | | 3,051,574 | | | | 75,312,846 | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 459,935 | | | | 13,853,242 | | |
| | $ | 243,230,044 | | |
Electric Utilities — 0.3% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 960 | | | $ | 35,606 | | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 1,002,600 | | | | 53,278,164 | | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 65,985 | | | | 2,278,462 | | |
| | $ | 55,592,232 | | |
Electrical Components — 0.0% | |
Molex, Inc., Class A | | | 61,319 | | | $ | 1,507,834 | | |
| | $ | 1,507,834 | | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | |
American Power Conversion Corp. | | | 30,856 | | | $ | 678,832 | | |
Baldor Electric Co. | | | 149,060 | | | | 3,823,389 | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 1,143,636 | | | | 85,429,609 | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 250,649 | | | | 14,828,395 | | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 46,244 | | | | 1,827,100 | | |
Thomas & Betts Corp.(1) | | | 114,600 | | | | 4,808,616 | | |
| | $ | 111,395,941 | | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.7% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 461,244 | | | $ | 15,354,813 | | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(1) | | | 8,750 | | | | 280,263 | | |
Flextronics International, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 441,607 | | | | 4,610,377 | | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc.(1) | | | 2,127,971 | | | | 78,926,444 | | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 735,687 | | | | 23,578,768 | | |
Plexus Corp.(1) | | | 150,776 | | | | 3,428,646 | | |
Sanmina-SCI Corp.(1) | | | 1,140,602 | | | | 4,858,965 | | |
Solectron Corp.(1) | | | 1,707,596 | | | | 6,249,801 | | |
| | $ | 137,288,077 | | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8% | |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 358,482 | | | $ | 21,788,536 | | |
Core Laboratories N.V.(1)(2) | | | 20,244 | | | | 756,316 | | |
Grant Prideco, Inc.(1) | | | 11,694 | | | | 515,939 | | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 644,762 | | | | 39,949,454 | | |
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.(1) | | | 311,875 | | | | 19,554,563 | | |
Schlumberger, Ltd.(2) | | | 557,887 | | | | 54,198,722 | | |
Smith International, Inc. | | | 191,739 | | | | 7,115,434 | | |
Transocean, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 103,602 | | | | 7,220,023 | | |
| | $ | 151,098,987 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8% | |
Albertson's, Inc. | | | 853,255 | | | $ | 18,216,994 | | |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | | | 12,551 | | | | 311,265 | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 928,292 | | | | 45,922,605 | | |
CVS Corp. | | | 266,910 | | | | 7,051,762 | | |
Kroger Co. (The)(1) | | | 1,348,478 | | | | 25,459,265 | | |
Safeway, Inc. | | | 1,190,841 | | | | 28,175,298 | | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 2,053,288 | | | | 63,754,592 | | |
Sysco Corp.(3)(4) | | | 60,000 | | | | 1,862,224 | | |
Walgreen Co. | | | 988,481 | | | | 43,750,169 | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 2,119,018 | | | | 99,170,042 | | |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.(1) | | | 137,447 | | | | 107,758 | | |
| | $ | 333,781,974 | | |
Food Products — 2.6% | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 977,204 | | | $ | 24,097,851 | | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 1,274,493 | | | | 37,941,657 | | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 1,048,341 | | | | 21,260,355 | | |
Dean Foods Co.(1) | | | 304,629 | | | | 11,472,328 | | |
Del Monte Foods Co.(1) | | | 99,492 | | | | 1,037,702 | | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 151,037 | | | | 7,449,145 | | |
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H.J. Heinz Co. | | | 299,708 | | | $ | 10,106,154 | | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 505,557 | | | | 27,932,024 | | |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 7,276 | | | | 320,144 | | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 54,076 | | | | 2,337,165 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. | | | 465 | | | | 13,085 | | |
Nestle SA(2) | | | 275,000 | | | | 81,882,612 | | |
Sara Lee Corp. | | | 4,771,143 | | | | 90,174,603 | | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc.(1) | | | 3,845,278 | | | | 117,665,507 | | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(1) | | | 64,797 | | | | 1,213,000 | | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 265,272 | | | | 4,536,151 | | |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | | | 839,317 | | | | 55,806,187 | | |
| | $ | 495,245,670 | | |
Gas Utilities — 0.0% | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 4,000 | | | $ | 124,760 | | |
| | $ | 124,760 | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3% | |
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.(1) | | | 31,158 | | | $ | 1,302,404 | | |
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | | | 29,250 | | | | 1,986,075 | | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 229,317 | | | | 8,633,785 | | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 64,173 | | | | 3,855,514 | | |
Biomet, Inc. | | | 419,890 | | | | 15,355,377 | | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(1) | | | 1,109,134 | | | | 27,162,692 | | |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | | | 6,927 | | | | 371,911 | | |
Dionex Corp.(1) | | | 37,300 | | | | 1,830,684 | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1) | | | 10,353 | | | | 430,788 | | |
Guidant Corp. | | | 57,206 | | | | 3,704,089 | | |
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. | | | 342,176 | | | | 16,906,916 | | |
Hospira, Inc.(1) | | | 126,372 | | | | 5,406,194 | | |
Lumenis, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 100,000 | | | | 222,000 | | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 2,079,834 | | | | 119,736,043 | | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 254,526 | | | | 5,996,633 | | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(1) | | | 48,028 | | | | 2,411,006 | | |
Steris Corp. | | | 718 | | | | 17,964 | | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 71,556 | | | | 3,179,233 | | |
Waters Corp.(1) | | | 165,841 | | | | 6,268,790 | | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 320,941 | | | | 21,644,261 | | |
| | $ | 246,422,359 | | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 348,354 | | | $ | 14,421,856 | | |
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Beverly Enterprises, Inc.(1) | | | 50,586 | | | $ | 590,339 | | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,784,669 | | | | 122,695,994 | | |
Caremark Rx, Inc.(1) | | | 801,471 | | | | 41,508,183 | | |
CIGNA Corp. | | | 11,836 | | | | 1,322,081 | | |
Express Scripts, Inc.(1) | | | 53,316 | | | | 4,467,881 | | |
HCA, Inc. | | | 140 | | | | 7,070 | | |
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A | | | 131,615 | | | | 2,890,265 | | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(1) | | | 1,904,253 | | | | 83,101,601 | | |
IDX Systems Corp.(1) | | | 60,000 | | | | 2,635,200 | | |
IMS Health, Inc. | | | 280,530 | | | | 6,990,808 | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 2,631 | | | | 135,733 | | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1) | | | 182,743 | | | | 10,197,059 | | |
PAREXEL International Corp.(1) | | | 27,837 | | | | 563,978 | | |
Renal Care Group, Inc.(1) | | | 239,856 | | | | 11,347,587 | | |
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.(1) | | | 288,000 | | | | 9,708,480 | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(1) | | | 3,961 | | | | 30,341 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 426,716 | | | | 26,516,132 | | |
Ventiv Health, Inc.(1) | | | 13,170 | | | | 311,075 | | |
WellPoint, Inc.(1) | | | 809,292 | | | | 64,573,409 | | |
| | $ | 404,015,072 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7% | |
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | | | 50,957 | | | $ | 1,175,068 | | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | | 198,438 | | | | 7,671,613 | | |
Carnival Corp.(2) | | | 561,335 | | | | 30,014,582 | | |
CBRL Group, Inc. | | | 62,047 | | | | 2,180,952 | | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 184,714 | | | | 7,181,680 | | |
Gaylord Entertainment Co.(1) | | | 428,482 | | | | 18,677,530 | | |
International Game Technology | | | 400,000 | | | | 12,312,000 | | |
International Speedway Corp., Class A | | | 118,344 | | | | 5,668,678 | | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.(1) | | | 500,000 | | | | 17,465,000 | | |
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. | | | 145,981 | | | | 3,465,589 | | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 185,766 | | | | 12,440,749 | | |
McDonald's Corp. | | | 863,972 | | | | 29,133,136 | | |
MGM MIRAGE(1) | | | 188,890 | | | | 6,926,596 | | |
Navigant International, Inc.(1) | | | 38,258 | | | | 415,099 | | |
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. | | | 1,360,076 | | | | 56,592,762 | | |
Papa John's International, Inc.(1) | | | 188,800 | | | | 11,197,728 | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(2) | | | 397,428 | | | | 17,908,106 | | |
Sonic Corp.(1) | | | 159,765 | | | | 4,713,068 | | |
Starbucks Corp.(1) | | | 2,343,463 | | | | 70,327,325 | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 236,553 | | | | 11,089,605 | | |
| | $ | 326,556,866 | | |
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Household Durables — 0.5% | |
Blyth, Inc. | | | 699,869 | | | $ | 14,662,256 | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 625,255 | | | | 22,340,361 | | |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | | 126,932 | | | | 9,903,235 | | |
Helen of Troy, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 20,000 | | | | 322,200 | | |
Interface, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 75,467 | | | | 620,339 | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 1,799,370 | | | | 41,313,535 | | |
Lenox Group, Inc.(1) | | | 5,455 | | | | 72,224 | | |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | | | 411,393 | | | | 9,782,926 | | |
Snap-On, Inc. | | | 42,453 | | | | 1,594,535 | | |
| | $ | 100,611,611 | | |
Household Products — 2.9% | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 53,688 | | | $ | 3,054,310 | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 713,670 | | | | 39,144,800 | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 168,981 | | | | 8,413,564 | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 1,484,938 | | | | 88,576,552 | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 7,098,400 | | | | 410,855,392 | | |
| | $ | 550,044,618 | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2% | |
AES Corp. (The)(1) | | | 49,542 | | | $ | 784,250 | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 417,250 | | | | 11,453,513 | | |
Dynegy, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 22,688 | | | | 109,810 | | |
TXU Corp. | | | 327,916 | | | | 16,458,104 | | |
| | $ | 28,805,677 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 3.0% | |
3M Co. | | | 913,513 | | | $ | 70,797,258 | | |
General Electric Co. | | | 13,345,070 | | | | 467,744,703 | | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 23,700 | | | | 1,540,026 | | |
Tyco International, Ltd.(2) | | | 1,147,900 | | | | 33,128,394 | | |
| | $ | 573,210,381 | | |
Insurance — 6.2% | |
21st Century Insurance Group | | | 70,700 | | | $ | 1,143,926 | | |
Aegon, N.V. (ADR) | | | 5,182,849 | | | | 84,584,096 | | |
AFLAC, Inc. | | | 2,196,373 | | | | 101,955,635 | | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 189,192 | | | | 10,229,611 | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 5,154,370 | | | | 351,682,665 | | |
AON Corp. | | | 550,106 | | | | 19,776,311 | | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 647,017 | | | | 19,979,885 | | |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 639 | | | $ | 56,628,180 | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1) | | | 41,253 | | | | 121,098,182 | | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 16,099 | | | | 1,572,067 | | |
Commerce Group, Inc. (The) | | | 120,000 | | | | 6,873,600 | | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 46,382 | | | | 3,983,750 | | |
Jefferson-Pilot Corp. | | | 150,301 | | | | 8,556,636 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 52,903 | | | | 2,805,446 | | |
Manulife Financial Corp.(2) | | | 74,958 | | | | 4,407,530 | | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 686,159 | | | | 21,792,410 | | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 1,824,271 | | | | 89,389,279 | | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 240,548 | | | | 6,316,790 | | |
Progressive Corp. (The)(3)(4) | | | 9,470 | | | | 1,104,524 | | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 1,725,948 | | | | 201,556,207 | | |
SAFECO Corp. | | | 161,000 | | | | 9,096,500 | | |
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., (The) | | | 333,134 | | | | 14,881,096 | | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 324,638 | | | | 18,049,873 | | |
UICI | | | 43,597 | | | | 1,548,129 | | |
UnumProvident Corp. | | | 53,710 | | | | 1,221,903 | | |
XL Capital Ltd., Class A(2) | | | 187,100 | | | | 12,606,798 | | |
| | $ | 1,172,841,029 | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | | | 23,500 | | | $ | 1,108,025 | | |
Expedia, Inc.(1) | | | 403,096 | | | | 9,658,180 | | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp(1) | | | 403,096 | | | | 11,411,648 | | |
| | $ | 22,177,853 | | |
Internet Software & Services — 0.3% | |
eBay, Inc.(1) | | | 1,257,244 | | | $ | 54,375,803 | | |
| | $ | 54,375,803 | | |
IT Services — 2.5% | |
Accenture Ltd., Class A(2) | | | 2,738,000 | | | $ | 79,046,060 | | |
Acxiom Corp. | | | 616,809 | | | | 14,186,607 | | |
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.(1) | | | 183,730 | | | | 10,873,141 | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 1,560,553 | | | | 71,613,777 | | |
BISYS Group, Inc. (The)(1) | | | 65,000 | | | | 910,650 | | |
Ceridian Corp.(1) | | | 26,632 | | | | 661,805 | | |
Certegy, Inc. | | | 42,862 | | | | 1,738,483 | | |
Computer Sciences Corp.(1) | | | 226,702 | | | | 11,480,189 | | |
CSG Systems International, Inc.(1) | | | 25,200 | | | | 562,464 | | |
DST Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 231,544 | | | | 13,871,801 | | |
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eFunds Corp.(1) | | | 1 | | | $ | 23 | | |
Electronic Data Systems Corp. | | | 1,252 | | | | 30,098 | | |
First Data Corp. | | | 3,759,930 | | | | 161,714,589 | | |
Fiserv, Inc.(1) | | | 832,355 | | | | 36,016,001 | | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | | | 30,576 | | | | 394,430 | | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 1,597,890 | | | | 60,911,567 | | |
Perot Systems Corp.(1) | | | 684,871 | | | | 9,684,076 | | |
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(1) | | | 26,579 | | | | 51,297 | | |
| | $ | 473,747,058 | | |
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.0% | |
Eastman Kodak Co. | | | 90,761 | | | $ | 2,123,807 | | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 30,514 | | | | 482,731 | | |
| | $ | 2,606,538 | | |
Machinery — 3.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc.(3)(4) | | | 34,186 | | | $ | 1,974,662 | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 110,120 | | | | 6,361,632 | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 4,031,970 | | | | 224,903,287 | | |
Deere & Co. | | | 3,350,000 | | | | 228,168,500 | | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 79,326 | | | | 2,522,567 | | |
Dover Corp. | | | 367,670 | | | | 14,886,958 | | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 218,345 | | | | 3,277,358 | | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 756,673 | | | | 66,579,657 | | |
ITT Industries, Inc. | | | 4,214 | | | | 433,283 | | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 163,978 | | | | 6,642,749 | | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 43,632 | | | | 2,877,967 | | |
Tecumseh Products Co., Class A | | | 125,700 | | | | 2,879,787 | | |
Wabtec Corp. | | | 94,504 | | | | 2,542,158 | | |
| | $ | 564,050,565 | | |
Media — 4.3% | |
ADVO, Inc. | | | 750,000 | | | $ | 21,135,000 | | |
Arbitron, Inc. | | | 11,555 | | | | 438,859 | | |
Belo Corp., Class A | | | 542,924 | | | | 11,624,003 | | |
Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A(1) | | | 207,410 | | | | 4,867,913 | | |
Catalina Marketing Corp. | | | 87,095 | | | | 2,207,858 | | |
CCE Spinco, Inc.(1) | | | 16,410 | | | | 214,976 | | |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | | | 131,283 | | | | 4,128,850 | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A(1) | | | 1,979,556 | | | | 51,389,274 | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A Special(1) | | | 1,424,823 | | | | 36,603,703 | | |
Discovery Holding Co., Class A(1) | | | 131,304 | | | | 1,989,256 | | |
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Discovery Holding Co., Class B(1) | | | 3,287 | | | $ | 50,620 | | |
E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A | | | 51,066 | | | | 2,452,189 | | |
EchoStar Communications Corp., Class A(1) | | | 35,150 | | | | 955,026 | | |
Entercom Communications Corp.(1) | | | 220,000 | | | | 6,527,400 | | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 701,567 | | | | 42,493,913 | | |
Havas SA (ADR) | | | 3,142,938 | | | | 13,326,057 | | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)(1) | | | 976,936 | | | | 9,427,432 | | |
Knight Ridder, Inc. | | | 19,023 | | | | 1,204,156 | | |
Lamar Advertising Co.(1) | | | 241,409 | | | | 11,138,611 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 50,655 | | | | 1,139,738 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class B(1) | | | 1,643 | | | | 37,345 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class C(1) | | | 52,298 | | | | 1,108,718 | | |
Liberty Media Corp., Class A(1) | | | 1,313,041 | | | | 10,333,633 | | |
Liberty Media Corp., Class B(1) | | | 32,876 | | | | 264,981 | | |
McClatchy Co., (The), Class A | | | 48,066 | | | | 2,840,701 | | |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., (The) | | | 472,484 | | | | 24,394,349 | | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 300,468 | | | | 7,947,379 | | |
News Corp., Class A | | | 187,934 | | | | 2,922,374 | | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 2,326,246 | | | | 198,033,322 | | |
ProQuest Co.(1) | | | 95,464 | | | | 2,664,400 | | |
Publicis Groupe(2) | | | 329,132 | | | | 11,417,022 | | |
Reuters Group PLC (ADR) | | | 1,431 | | | | 63,322 | | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 4,153,197 | | | | 72,431,756 | | |
Tribune Co. | | | 1,601,074 | | | | 48,448,499 | | |
Univision Communications, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 401,298 | | | | 11,794,148 | | |
Viacom, Inc., Class A | | | 29,774 | | | | 975,396 | | |
Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 965,189 | | | | 31,465,161 | | |
Vivendi Universal SA (ADR) | | | 417,045 | | | | 13,107,724 | | |
Walt Disney Co., (The) | | | 4,904,830 | | | | 117,568,775 | | |
Washington Post Co. (The), Class B | | | 16,470 | | | | 12,599,550 | | |
Westwood One, Inc. | | | 122,400 | | | | 1,995,120 | | |
WPP Group PLC(2) | | | 139,450 | | | | 1,505,381 | | |
WPP Group PLC (ADR) | | | 256,051 | | | | 13,826,754 | | |
| | $ | 811,060,644 | | |
Metals & Mining — 0.3% | |
Alcoa, Inc. | | | 85,947 | | | $ | 2,541,453 | | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 21,408 | | | | 772,401 | | |
Inco, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 200,000 | | | | 8,714,000 | | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 421,662 | | | | 28,133,289 | | |
Phelps Dodge Corp. | | | 14,862 | | | | 2,138,196 | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 311,800 | | | | 11,072,018 | | |
| | $ | 53,371,357 | | |
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Multiline Retail — 1.6% | |
99 Cents Only Stores(1) | | | 1,142,232 | | | $ | 11,947,747 | | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 101,456 | | | | 1,934,766 | | |
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.(1) | | | 659,218 | | | | 15,781,679 | | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 2,618,411 | | | | 64,910,409 | | |
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | | | 130,024 | | | | 8,624,492 | | |
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | | | 130,816 | | | | 7,273,370 | | |
Kohl's Corp.(1) | | | 55 | | | | 2,673 | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 131,384 | | | | 4,913,762 | | |
Sears Holdings Corp.(1) | | | 5,747 | | | | 663,951 | | |
Target Corp. | | | 3,498,908 | | | | 192,334,973 | | |
| | $ | 308,387,822 | | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.0% | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 5,000 | | | $ | 256,200 | | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 3,249 | | | | 250,823 | | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 47,705 | | | | 1,770,810 | | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 34,145 | | | | 586,611 | | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 9,576 | | | | 374,039 | | |
| | $ | 3,238,483 | | |
Office Electronics — 0.0% | |
Xerox Corp.(1) | | | 42,878 | | | $ | 628,163 | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | | | 13,500 | | | | 578,475 | | |
| | $ | 1,206,638 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.5% | |
Amerada Hess Corp. | | | 18,947 | | | $ | 2,402,859 | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,559,141 | | | | 242,478,610 | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 2,073,929 | | | | 142,105,615 | | |
BP PLC (ADR) | | | 5,008,980 | | | | 321,676,696 | | |
Burlington Resources, Inc. | | | 4,335,883 | | | | 373,753,115 | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 409,158 | | | | 23,227,900 | | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 3,329,274 | | | | 193,697,161 | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,015,400 | | | | 63,503,116 | | |
El Paso Corp. | | | 148,709 | | | | 1,808,301 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 6,579,287 | | | | 369,558,551 | | |
Kerr-McGee Corp. | | | 267,327 | | | | 24,289,331 | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 1,781,672 | | | | 163,824,740 | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 30,098 | | | | 1,835,075 | | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 39,036 | | | | 2,107,554 | | |
Newfield Exploration Co.(1) | | | 120,000 | | | | 6,008,400 | | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (ADR) | | | 118,194 | | | | 7,267,749 | | |
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Total SA (ADR) | | | 400,000 | | | $ | 50,560,000 | | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 206,040 | | | | 10,631,664 | | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 219,065 | | | | 5,075,736 | | |
| | $ | 2,005,812,173 | | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 111,913 | | | $ | 3,761,396 | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 70,750 | | | | 1,943,503 | | |
MeadWestvaco Corp. | | | 73,347 | | | | 2,055,916 | | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | | | 38,811 | | | | 1,086,708 | | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 89,778 | | | | 5,955,873 | | |
| | $ | 14,803,396 | | |
Personal Products — 0.4% | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 173,400 | | | $ | 4,950,570 | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 2,092,312 | | | | 70,050,606 | | |
| | $ | 75,001,176 | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 3,078,014 | | | $ | 121,366,092 | | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 38,300 | | | | 4,134,868 | | |
Andrx Corp.(1) | | | 180,170 | | | | 2,967,400 | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4,973,196 | | | | 114,284,044 | | |
Elan Corp. PLC (ADR)(1) | | | 31,838 | | | | 443,503 | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 3,585,323 | | | | 202,893,429 | | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(1) | | | 56,800 | | | | 2,310,624 | | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (ADR) | | | 434,293 | | | | 21,923,111 | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 3,505,021 | | | | 210,651,762 | | |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 505,637 | | | | 8,555,378 | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,605,384 | | | | 82,877,265 | | |
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | | | 27,992 | | | | 558,720 | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) | | | 292,277 | | | | 16,466,886 | | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 8,223,321 | | | | 191,767,846 | | |
Schering-Plough Corp. | | | 2,461,993 | | | | 51,332,554 | | |
Sepracor, Inc.(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 206,400 | | |
Shering AG (ADR) | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,672,750 | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (ADR) | | | 1,676,190 | | | | 72,092,932 | | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 668,041 | | | | 21,718,013 | | |
Wyeth | | | 890,144 | | | | 41,008,934 | | |
| | $ | 1,169,232,511 | | |
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Real Estate — 0.1% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 28,867 | | | $ | 2,576,380 | | |
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 77,326 | | | | 2,932,975 | | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 1,835 | | | | 92,392 | | |
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | | | 198,791 | | | | 7,166,416 | | |
ProLogis | | | 126,355 | | | | 5,903,306 | | |
Trammell Crow Co.(1) | | | 65,491 | | | | 1,679,844 | | |
| | $ | 20,351,313 | | |
Road & Rail — 0.2% | |
ANC Rental Corp.(1) | | | 50,667 | | | $ | 5 | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 194,233 | | | | 13,755,581 | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 38,134 | | | | 1,936,063 | | |
Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. | | | 121,978 | | | | 5,168,208 | | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 653,154 | | | | 13,252,495 | | |
Kansas City Southern(1) | | | 15,215 | | | | 371,702 | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 3,990 | | | | 178,872 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 10,453 | | | | 841,571 | | |
| | $ | 35,504,497 | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.2% | |
Agere Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 8,329 | | | $ | 107,444 | | |
Altera Corp.(1) | | | 66,116 | | | | 1,225,129 | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 574,160 | | | | 20,595,119 | | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,123,242 | | | | 20,150,961 | | |
Broadcom Corp., Class A(1) | | | 576,281 | | | | 27,171,649 | | |
Conexant Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 134,174 | | | | 303,233 | | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1) | | | 152,742 | | | | 2,176,574 | | |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Class B(1) | | | 101,523 | | | | 2,555,334 | | |
Intel Corp. | | | 10,662,764 | | | | 266,142,589 | | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 148,373 | | | | 7,319,240 | | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 95,760 | | | | 3,454,063 | | |
LSI Logic Corp.(1) | | | 132,810 | | | | 1,062,480 | | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 304,351 | | | | 11,029,680 | | |
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 44,724 | | | | 105,101 | | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(1) | | | 98,685 | | | | 502,307 | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR) | | | 909 | | | | 9,008 | | |
Teradyne, Inc.(1) | | | 27,996 | | | | 407,902 | | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 1,820,303 | | | | 58,377,117 | | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 58,684 | | | | 1,479,424 | | |
| | $ | 424,174,354 | | |
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Software — 1.7% | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. | | | 608,276 | | | $ | 22,481,881 | | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 450,000 | | | | 7,614,000 | | |
Cognos, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 77,000 | | | | 2,672,670 | | |
Computer Associates International, Inc. | | | 38,744 | | | | 1,092,193 | | |
Compuware Corp.(1) | | | 150,944 | | | | 1,353,968 | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1) | | | 21,405 | | | | 1,119,696 | | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 564,515 | | | | 24,934,628 | | |
Intuit, Inc.(1) | | | 573,111 | | | | 30,546,816 | | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 201,006 | | | | 3,835,194 | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 7,149,319 | | | | 186,954,692 | | |
Oracle Corp.(1) | | | 1,014,698 | | | | 12,389,463 | | |
Parametric Technology Corp.(1) | | | 94,600 | | | | 577,060 | | |
Reynolds and Reynolds Co. (The), Class A | | | 216,412 | | | | 6,074,685 | | |
SAP AG (ADR) | | | 400,000 | | | | 18,028,000 | | |
Siebel Systems, Inc. | | | 179,184 | | | | 1,895,767 | | |
Symantec Corp.(1) | | | 90,220 | | | | 1,578,850 | | |
Wind River Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 91,910 | | | | 1,357,511 | | |
| | $ | 324,507,074 | | |
Specialty Retail — 2.0% | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 11,225 | | | $ | 731,646 | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(1) | | | 1,370,088 | | | | 29,772,012 | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 170,415 | | | | 7,409,644 | | |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. | | | 95,284 | | | | 3,831,370 | | |
CarMax, Inc.(1) | | | 67,797 | | | | 1,876,621 | | |
Circuit City Stores, Inc. | | | 216,000 | | | | 4,879,440 | | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 540,888 | | | | 9,541,264 | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 4,485,692 | | | | 181,580,812 | | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 692,655 | | | | 15,480,839 | | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | | 879,145 | | | | 58,603,806 | | |
Office Depot, Inc.(1) | | | 80,276 | | | | 2,520,666 | | |
OfficeMax, Inc. | | | 2,192 | | | | 55,589 | | |
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.(1) | | | 23,100 | | | | 579,810 | | |
Pep Boys (The) - Manny, Moe & Jack | | | 62,500 | | | | 930,625 | | |
RadioShack Corp. | | | 625,064 | | | | 13,145,096 | | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 53,386 | | | | 2,424,792 | | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 300,587 | | | | 6,826,331 | | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 57,286 | | | | 2,193,481 | | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 1,716,834 | | | | 39,882,054 | | |
Too, Inc.(1) | | | 38,284 | | | | 1,079,992 | | |
| | $ | 383,345,890 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8% | |
Coach, Inc.(1) | | | 731,440 | | | $ | 24,386,210 | | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 1,529,222 | | | | 132,721,177 | | |
| | $ | 157,107,387 | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.6% | |
Countrywide Financial Corp. | | | 999,998 | | | $ | 34,189,932 | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 335,606 | | | | 16,380,929 | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 151,086 | | | | 9,873,470 | | |
Golden West Financial Corp. | | | 89,168 | | | | 5,885,088 | | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 85,000 | | | | 5,594,700 | | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 1,796 | | | | 105,228 | | |
Washington Mutual, Inc. | | | 875,535 | | | | 38,085,772 | | |
| | $ | 110,115,119 | | |
Tobacco — 0.3% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 700,409 | | | $ | 52,334,560 | | |
| | $ | 52,334,560 | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0% | |
United Rentals, Inc.(1) | | | 397,333 | | | $ | 9,293,619 | | |
| | $ | 9,293,619 | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | |
Alltel Corp. | | | 1,682,674 | | | $ | 106,176,729 | | |
Sprint Nextel Corp. | | | 297,303 | | | | 6,944,998 | | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., Special Shares | | | 25,844 | | | | 894,461 | | |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | | | 25,844 | | | | 931,159 | | |
Vodafone Group PLC (ADR) | | | 332,062 | | | | 7,129,371 | | |
| | $ | 122,076,718 | | |
Total Common Stocks (identified cost $14,184,947,956) | | | | | | $ | 18,969,682,297 | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0% | |
Enron Corp.(1)(3) | | | 11,050 | | | $ | 0 | | |
| | $ | 0 | | |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (identified cost $16,626,069) | | | | | | $ | 0 | | |
Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Commercial Banks — 0.0% | |
Wachovia Corp. (Dividend Equalization Preferred Shares)(1) | | | 166,518 | | | $ | 666 | | |
| | $ | 666 | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (identified cost $39,407) | | | | | | $ | 666 | | |
Rights — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Computers and Business Equipment — 0.0% | |
Seagate Technology, Inc. (Tax Refund Rights)(1)(3) | | | 197,392 | | | $ | 0 | | |
| | $ | 0 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0% | |
McLeodUSA, Inc., (Escrow Rights)(1)(3) | | | 1,592,200 | | | $ | 0 | | |
| | $ | 0 | | |
Total Rights (identified cost $0) | | | | | | $ | 0 | | |
Warrants — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Communications Equipment — 0.0% | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 18,106 | | | $ | 10,230 | | |
| | $ | 10,230 | | |
Total Warrants (identified cost $0) | | | | | | $ | 10,230 | | |
Total Investments — 99.7% (identified cost $14,201,613,432) | | | | | | $ | 18,969,693,193 | | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3% | | | | | | $ | 62,913,660 | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | |
ADR - American Depository Receipt
(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Foreign security.
(3) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
(4) Security subject to restrictions on resale (see Note 7).
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $14,201,613,432) | | $ | 18,969,693,193 | | |
Cash | | | 56,253 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 51,552,943 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 25,609,097 | | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 1,279,291 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 19,048,190,777 | | |
Liabilities | |
Demand note payable | | $ | 8,000,000 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee | | | 6,896,006 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 12,004 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 675,914 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 15,583,924 | | |
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | | $ | 14,264,573,420 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 4,768,033,433 | | |
Total | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $4,483,174) | | $ | 314,591,123 | | |
Interest | | | 1,772,594 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 316,363,717 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 80,617,092 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 34,741 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 2,335,402 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 107,743 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 453,249 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 83,548,227 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 267 | | |
Reduction of investment adviser fee | | | 88,889 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 89,156 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 83,459,071 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 232,904,646 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | 101,182,645 | | |
Securities sold short | | | (30,244,833 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (48,663 | ) | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 70,889,149 | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | 523,919,934 | | |
Securities sold short | | | 27,299,373 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (199,704 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 551,019,603 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 621,908,752 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 854,813,398 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 232,904,646 | | | $ | 212,033,371 | | |
Net realized gain from investment transactions, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions | | | 70,889,149 | | | | 152,422,840 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, securities sold short and foreign currency | | | 551,019,603 | | | | 1,317,878,707 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 854,813,398 | | | $ | 1,682,334,918 | | |
Capital transactions — Contributions | | $ | 1,237,495,815 | | | $ | 1,775,098,351 | | |
Withdrawals | | | (2,200,844,762 | ) | | | (1,925,879,872 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions | | $ | (963,348,947 | ) | | $ | (150,781,521 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (108,535,549 | ) | | $ | 1,531,553,397 | | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 19,141,142,402 | | | $ | 17,609,589,005 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | | $ | 19,141,142,402 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Supplementary Data
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 0.45 | %† | | | 0.45 | %† | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.45 | %† | | | 0.45 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.25 | %† | | | 1.18 | %† | | | 1.05 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.64 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 0 | %(1) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Total Return | | | 4.70 | % | | | 9.67 | % | | | 23.88 | % | | | (19.52 | )% | | | (9.67 | )% | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 19,032,607 | | | $ | 19,141,142 | | | $ | 17,609,589 | | | $ | 14,571,522 | | | $ | 18,335,865 | | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios would have changed by less than 0.005%.
(1) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio, which was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on December 1, 1995, seeks to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuations — Securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System generally are valued at the official NASDAQ closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market , by an independent pricing service. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on the principal exchange or board of trade on which the options are traded or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the latest bid and asked prices therefore. Futures positions on securities and currencies generally are valued at closing settlement prices. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. If short-term debt securities were acquired with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, their amortized cost value will be based on their value on the sixty-first day prior to maturity. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations s upplied by an independent quotation service. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments held by the Portfolio for which valuations or market quotations are unavailable are valued at fair value using methods determined in goo d faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.
B Income Taxes — The Portfolio is 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 such taxable income. Since some of the Portfolio's investors are regulated investment companies that invest all or substantially all of their 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 inves tment income, net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
C Futures Contracts — Upon the entering of a financial futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit either in cash or securities an amount (initial margin) equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price indicated in the financial futures contract. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio (margin maintenance) each day, dependent on daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded for book purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. The Portfolio's investment in financial futures contracts is designed to hedge against anticipated future changes in the price of current or anticipated portfolio positions. Should prices move unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss.
D Put Options — Upon the purchase of a put option by the Portfolio, the premium paid is recorded as an investment, the value of which is marked-to-market daily.
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When a purchased option expires, the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. When the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. When the Portfolio exercises a put option, settlement is made in cash. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
E Securities Sold Short — The Portfolio may sell a security short if it owns at least an equal amount of the security sold short or another security exchangeable for an equal amount of the security sold short in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the securities or in order to hedge portfolio positions. The Portfolio will generally borrow the security sold in order to make delivery to the buyer. Upon executing the transaction, the Portfolio records the proceeds as deposits with brokers in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and establishes an offsetting payable for securities sold short for the securities due on settlement. The proceeds are retained by the broker as collateral for the short position. The liability is marked-to-market and the Portfol io is required to pay the lending broker any dividend or interest income earned while the short position is open. A gain or loss is recorded when the security is delivered to the broker. The Portfolio may recognize a loss on the transaction if the market value of the securities sold increases before the securities are delivered.
F Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
G 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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of being or having been an interestholde r in the Portfolio. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
H Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
I Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balances the Portfolio maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2005, there were $267 in credit balances used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fee.
J Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Under the advisory agreement, BMR receives a monthly advisory fee of 5/96 of 1% (0.625% annually) of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio up to $500,000,000, and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level. Certain of the advisory fee rate reductions are pursuant to an agreement between
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
the Portfolio's Board of Trustees and BMR. Those reductions may not be changed without Trustee and interestholder approval. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the advisory fee was 0.43% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. BMR has also agreed to reduce the investment adviser fee by an amount equal to that portion of commissions paid to broker dealers in execution of Portfolio security transactions that is consideration for third-party research services. For the year ended December 31, 2005, BMR waived $88,889 of its advisory fee. Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of such investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio that 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 Truste es Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2005, no significant amounts have been deferred.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
3 Investment Transactions
For the year ended December 31, 2005, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $58,765,480 and $774,871,275, respectively. In addition, investments having an aggregate market value of $1,057,904,697 at dates of withdrawal were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals and investors contributed securities with a value of $1,009,478,984, during the year ended December 31, 2005.
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at December 31, 2005 as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | | $ | 4,152,013,829 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 14,819,049,235 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (1,369,871 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 14,817,679,364 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency is $46,328.
5 Financial Instruments
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and financial 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 does 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. The Portfolio did not have any open obligations under these financial instruments at December 31, 2005.
6 Line of Credit
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by BMR and EVM and its affiliates in a $150 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings will be made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participating portfolio or fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. At December 31, 2005 the Portfolio had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $8,000,000. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2005.
7 Restricted Securities
At December 31, 2005, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.03% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The securities are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
Common Stocks | | Date of Acquisition | | Eligible for Resale | | Shares | | Cost | | Fair Value | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 2/17/05 | | 2/18/06 | | | 34,186 | | | $ | 1,580,520 | | | $ | 1,974,662 | | |
Progressive Corp. | | 10/14/05 | | 10/15/06 | | | 9,470 | | | | 1,031,533 | | | | 1,104,524 | | |
Sysco Corp. | | 5/19/05 | | 5/20/06 | | | 60,000 | | | | 2,220,777 | | | | 1,862,224 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,832,830 | | | $ | 4,941,410 | | |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Investors
of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2006
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The investment advisory agreement between Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the "Portfolio") and its investment adviser, Boston Management and Research, provides that the advisory agreement will continue in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the noninterested Trustees of the Portfolio cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by the Trustees of the Portfolio or by vote of a majority of the outstanding interests of the Portfolio.
In considering the annual approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Portfolio and the investment adviser, the Special Committee of the Board of Trustees considered information that had been provided throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information furnished to the Special Committee for a series of meetings held in February and March in preparation for a Board meeting held on March 21, 2005 to specifically consider the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Such information included, among other things, the following:
• An independent report comparing Portfolio advisory fees with those of comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1's (the "Fund") expense ratio to those of comparable funds;
• Information regarding Fund investment performance in comparison to a relevant peer group of funds and appropriate indices;
• The economic outlook and the general investment outlook in relevant investment markets;
• Eaton Vance Management's ("Eaton Vance") results and financial condition and the overall organization of the investment adviser;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• The allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by the investment adviser as a result of brokerage allocation;
• Eaton Vance's management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants;
• The resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance on behalf of the funds it manages and the record of compliance with the investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• The quality, nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates; and
• The terms of the advisory agreement and the reasonableness and appropriateness of the particular fee paid by the Portfolio for the services described therein.
In evaluating the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance and the Portfolio, the Special Committee also considered information relating to the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other Eaton Vance personnel whose responsibilities include portfolio management. The Special Committee also considered the investment adviser's experience in managing equity funds with an objective of after-tax returns. The Special Committee also took into account the time and attention to be devoted by senior management to the Portfolio and the other funds in the complex. The Special Committee also took into account the time and attention to be devoted by senior management to the Portfolio and the other funds in the complex. The Special Committee evaluated the level of skill and expertise required to
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D
manage the Portfolio and concluded that the human resources available at the investment adviser were appropriate to fulfill effectively its duties on behalf of the Portfolio.
In its review of comparative information with respect to Fund investment performance, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund has performed within a range that the Special Committee deemed competitive. With respect to its review of investment advisory fees, the Special Committee concluded that the fees paid by the Portfolio are within the range of those paid by comparable funds within the mutual fund industry. In reviewing the information regarding the expense ratio of the Fund, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund's expense ratio is within a range that is competitive with comparable funds.
In addition to the factors mentioned above, the Special Committee reviewed the profit levels of the investment adviser and its affiliates in providing investment management and administration services for the Fund and Portfolio and for all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Special Committee also considered the other benefits realized by Eaton Vance and its affiliates in connection with the operation of the Portfolio, as well as Eaton Vance's implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program. Pursuant to the soft dollar reimbursement program, the Portfolio may receive reimbursement payments in respect of third party research services obtained by Eaton Vance as a result of soft dollar credits generated through trading on behalf of the Portfolio. In addition, the Special Committee considered the fiduciary duty assumed by the investment adviser in connection with the services rendered to the Portfolio and the business reputation of the investment adviser and its financial resources. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the services rendered, the profits realized by the investment adviser are not unreasonable. The Special Committee also considered the extent to which the investment adviser appears to be realizing benefits from economies of scale in managing the Portfolio, and concluded that the fee breakpoints which are in place will allow for an equitable sharing of such benefits, when realized, with the Portfolio and the shareholders of the Fund.
The Special Committee did not consider any single factor as controlling in determining whether or not to renew the investment advisory agreement. Nor are the items described herein all the matters considered by the Special Committee. In assessing the information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates, the Special Committee also took into consideration the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds which provides a large variety of shareholder services.
Based on its consideration of the foregoing factors and conclusions, and such other factors and conclusions as it deemed relevant, and assisted by independent counsel, the Special Committee concluded that the renewal of the investment advisory agreement, including the fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's and Portfolio's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research and "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter, the Portfolio's placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and Portfolios | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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James B. Hawkes 11/9/41 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1991; of the Portfolio since 1997 | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMR, EVM and EV; Director of EV; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EVC; Vice President and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 161 registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex. Mr. Hawkes is an interested person because of his positions with BMR, EVM, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio. | | | 161 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 152 | | | None | |
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Samuel L. Hayes, III 2/23/35 | | Trustee and Chairman of the Board | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986; of the Portfolio since 1995 and Chairman of the Board since 2005 | | Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Director of Yakima Products, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive accessories) (since 2001) and Director of Telect, Inc. (telecommunications services company) (since 2000). | | | 161 | | | Director of Tiffany & Co. (specialty retailer) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) (1982-2001). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (since 1999). Formerly, Tax Partner, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (1991-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT'D
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and Portfolios | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee(1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986; of the Portfolio since 1995 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). Formerly, Chairman of the Board, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) and Chairman, President and Director, UAM Funds (mutual funds) 1980-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1998; of the Portfolio since 2003 | | Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (since July 2001). Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor (since 2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Redwood Investment Systems, Inc. (software developer) (2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management (investment advisor), SSRM Holdings (parent of State Street Research & Management), and SSR Realty (institutional realty manager) (1992-2000). | | | 152 | | | Director of W.P. Carey & Company LLC (manager of real estate investment trusts) | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | President of the Trust and Vice President of the Portfolio | | Since 2002 | | Executive Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV; Chief Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and President and Director of EVC. Chief Executive Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 65 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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William H. Ahern, Jr. 7/28/59 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1995 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 70 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Cynthia J. Clemson 3/2/63 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Kevin S. Dyer 2/21/75 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 24 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Aamer Khan 6/7/60 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) | | | | | | | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1999 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Robert B. MacIntosh 1/22/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1998 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President of the Trust and President of the Portfolio | | Vice President of the Trust since 2001; President of the Portfolio since 2002(2) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and Executive Vice President of EVC. Officer of 51 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Walter A. Row, III 7/20/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2001 | | Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 31 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Judith A. Saryan 8/21/54 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2003 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Susan Schiff 3/13/61 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2002 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 29 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer of the Trust | | Since 2005(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Alan R. Dynner 10/10/40 | | Secretary | | Since 1997 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of BMR, EVM, EVD, EV and EVC. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michelle A. Green 8/25/69 | | Treasurer of the Portfolio | | Since 2002(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Chief Financial Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 56 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
(2) Prior to 2002, Ms. Green served as Assistant Treasurer of the Portfolio since 1998 and Mr. Richardson served as Vice President of the Portfolio since 1995. Prior to 2005, Ms. Campbell served as Assistant Treasurer of the Trust since 1995.
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 by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
1096-2/06 TGSRC1.1

Annual Report December 31, 2005



EATON VANCE
TAX-MANAGED
GROWTH
FUND
1.2
IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy ("Privacy Policy") with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
• Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
• None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer's account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
• Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
• We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer's account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser's privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vance's Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds' and Portfolios' Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

Duncan W. Richardson, CFA
Portfolio Manager
The Fund
Performance for the Past Year
• For the year ended December 31, 2005, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the Fund) Class A shares had a total return of 4.12%. This return was the result of an increase in net asset value (NAV) per share to $10.50 on December 31, 2005, from $10.15 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.069 per share in dividend income.(1)
• The Fund’s Class B shares had a total return of 3.33% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $10.23 on December 31, 2005, from $9.90 on December 31, 2004.(1)
• The Fund’s Class C shares had a total return of 3.33% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $10.23 on December 31, 2005, from $9.90 on December 31, 2004.(1)
• The Fund’s Class I shares had a total return of 4.38% during the same period, the result of an increase in NAV per share to $10.51 on December 31, 2005, from $10.16 on December 31, 2004, and the reinvestment of $0.096 per share in dividend income.(1)
• For comparison, the S&P 500 Index – a broad-based, unmanaged market index commonly used as a measure of overall U.S. stock market performance – had a total return of 4.91% for the same period.(2)
See pages 4 and 5 for more performance information, including after-tax returns.
Management Discussion
• A late year surge helped the stock market conclude 2005 on a positive note, locking in its third consecutive annual gain. The S&P 500 Index had a positive, albeit modest, total return for the year, despite investor angst over rising interest rates, record-level energy prices and a flattening yield curve.(2) These factors were offset by resilient consumer spending and healthy corporate profits. Double-digit growth in dividend payouts and share buybacks, coupled with continued strength in merger and acquisition activity, provided additional support for equities.
• For the year, energy and utilities were the top performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index.(2) The energy sector was up 31% in 2005 and the utility sector rose 16% for the same period. In contrast, each of the eight remaining sectors in the S&P 500 Index recorded single-digit or negative returns.(2) The more growth-oriented consumer discretionary, telecommunications and technology sectors were the worst performers for the year. Also, small-and mid-capitalization stocks outperformed large-cap stocks.
• The Fund invests in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), which invests on a long-term basis in a broadly diversified portfolio of primarily common stocks of growth companies. The Portfolio remained overweighted in the industrials and energy sectors, while continuing to underweight the technology, telecommunication and utilities sectors. The Portfolio’s energy emphasis was positive, as stocks there advanced on record-high commodity prices. Financials also experienced solid gains in 2005, and the Fund’s performance benefited from the Portfolio’s overweighting of capital markets and insurance and de-emphasis of mortgage finance stocks. Telecommunications stocks continued to struggle through the year, and our underweighted position was beneficial to returns.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
(1) These returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If sales charges were deducted, returns would be lower. Class I shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.
(2) It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total return does not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
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• The Portfolio’s worst performance came from the industrials and information technology sectors. Capacity and pricing issues plagued information technology holdings, and investments within computers and peripherals and service stocks were notable underperformers. An overweighting in lagging machinery and building product stocks within the industrials sector was also detrimental to performance. In addition, de-emphasis of the slower-growth, high-dividend-yielding areas, such as utilities, also detracted from returns, as investors favored these defensive investments for much of 2005.
• As always, we thank you for your continued confidence and participation in the Fund.
The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio manager and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund.
Ten Largest Holdings *
By net assets
General Electric Co. | | 2.46 | % |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 2.16 | |
Burlington Resources Inc. | | 1.96 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 1.94 | |
Pepsico Inc. | | 1.93 | |
American International Group | | 1.85 | |
Amgen Inc. | | 1.79 | |
BP PLC Spons ADR | | 1.69 | |
Intel Corp. | | 1.40 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. | | 1.28 | |
Common Stock Investments by Sector**
By net assets
Financials | | 22.90 | % |
Industrials | | 14.96 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 12.12 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 12.10 | % |
Health Care | | 11.72 | % |
Energy | | 11.34 | % |
Information Technology | | 10.76 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 1.92 | % |
Materials | | 1.43 | % |
Utilities | | 0.46 | % |
* Ten Largest Holdings represented 18.46% of Portfolio net assets as of December 31, 2005. Holdings are subject to change due to active management.
** Portfolio information may not be representative of the Portfolio’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FUND PERFORMANCE
The line graphs and table set forth below provide information about the Fund’s performance. The line graphs compare the performance of each class of the Fund with that of the S&P 500 Index, a broad-based, unmanaged market index commonly used as a measure of overall U.S. stock market performance. The lines on the graphs represent the total returns of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and the S&P 500 Index. Class A total returns are presented at net asset value and maximum public offering price. The table includes the total returns of each Class of the Fund at net asset value and public offering price. The performance presented below does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Performance* | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | | Class I | |
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value) | | | | | | | | | |
One Year | | 4.12 | % | 3.33 | % | 3.33 | % | 4.38 | % |
Life of Fund† | | 1.29 | % | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | 1.43 | % |
SEC Average Annual Total Returns (including sales charge or applicable CDSC) | | | | | | | | | |
One Year | | -1.87 | % | -1.67 | % | 2.33 | % | 4.38 | % |
Life of Fund† | | 0.06 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.47 | % | 1.43 | % |
† Inception Dates – Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I: 2/28/01
* Average annual total returns do not include the 5.75% maximum sales charge for Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B and Class C shares. If the sales charge were deducted, the performance would be lower. SEC average annual total returns for Class A reflect the maximum 5.75% sales charge. SEC returns for Class B reflect the applicable CDSC based on the following schedule: 5% - 1st and 2nd years; 4% - 3rd year; 3% - 4th year; 2% - 5th year; 1% - 6th year. SEC 1-year return for Class C reflects a 1% CDSC. Class I shares are offered to certain investors at net asset value.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

** Source: Thomson Financial. Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I of the Fund commenced investment operations on 2/28/01. It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Index’s total returns do not reflect any commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Index.
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“Return Before Taxes” does not take into consideration shareholder taxes. It is most relevant to tax-free or tax-deferred shareholder accounts. “Return After Taxes on Distributions” reflects the impact of federal income taxes due on Fund distributions of dividends and capital gains. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who continue to hold their shares. “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” also reflects the impact of taxes on capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares. It is most relevant to taxpaying shareholders who sell their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) (Class A)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 4.12 | % | 1.29 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | 4.02 | % | 1.25 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | 2.82 | % | 1.10 | % |
Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class A)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | -1.87 | % | 0.06 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | -1.97 | % | 0.01 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | -1.09 | % | 0.05 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) (Class B)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 3.33 | % | 0.47 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | 3.33 | % | 0.47 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | 2.17 | % | 0.40 | % |
Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class B)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | -1.67 | % | 0.06 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | -1.67 | % | 0.06 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | -1.08 | % | 0.05 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) (Class C)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 3.33 | % | 0.47 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | 3.33 | % | 0.47 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | 2.17 | % | 0.40 | % |
Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) (Class C)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 2.33 | % | 0.47 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | 2.33 | % | 0.47 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | 1.52 | % | 0.40 | % |
Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2005)
Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) (Class I)
| | One Year | | Life of Fund | |
Return Before Taxes | | 4.38 | % | 1.43 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | | 4.24 | % | 1.37 | % |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | 3.03 | % | 1.22 | % |
Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I of the Fund commenced operations on 2/28/01. Returns at Public Offering Price (POP) reflect the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge or applicable CDSC, while Returns at Net Asset Value (NAV) do not.
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. Return After Taxes on Distributions for a period may be the same as Return Before Taxes for that period because no distributions were paid during that period or because the taxable portion of distributions made during the period was insignificant. Also, Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be greater than Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of realized losses on the sale of Fund shares.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FUND EXPENSES
Example: As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual return of the Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period* | |
| | (7/1/05) | | (12/31/05) | | (7/1/05 – 12/31/05) | |
| | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,061.10 | | $ | 5.14 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,056.80 | | $ | 9.02 | |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,055.70 | | $ | 9.02 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,061.50 | | $ | 3.85 | |
| | | | | | | |
Hypothetical | | | | | | | |
(5% return per year before expenses) | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.20 | | $ | 5.04 | |
Class B | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.40 | | $ | 8.84 | |
Class C | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.40 | | $ | 8.84 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.50 | | $ | 3.77 | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.99% for Class A shares, 1.74% for Class B shares, 1.74% for Class C shares, and 0.74% for Class I shares multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2005. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investment in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $848,888,248) | | $ | 1,348,556,266 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,806,519 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 1,350,362,785 | | |
Liabilities | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | $ | 2,169,884 | | |
Payable to affiliate for distribution and service fees | | | 1,155,148 | | |
Payable to affiliate for administration fees | | | 174,442 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 1,492 | | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 580,052 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 4,081,018 | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,346,281,767 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 978,388,987 | | |
Accumulated net realized loss from Portfolio (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | (132,007,655 | ) | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 232,417 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation from Portfolio (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 499,668,018 | | |
Total | | $ | 1,346,281,767 | | |
Class A Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 637,730,890 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 60,763,738 | | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.50 | | |
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (100 ÷ 94.25 of $10.50) | | $ | 11.14 | | |
Class B Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 350,939,014 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 34,314,362 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Class C Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 349,504,434 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 34,151,713 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.23 | | |
Class I Shares | |
Net Assets | | $ | 8,107,429 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | 771,112 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | $ | 10.51 | | |
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced. | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $287,992) | | $ | 23,360,149 | | |
Interest allocated from Portfolio | | | 131,740 | | |
Expenses allocated from Portfolio | | | (6,185,195 | ) | |
Net investment income from Portfolio | | $ | 17,306,694 | | |
Expenses | |
Administration fee | | $ | 2,073,701 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 4,000 | | |
Distribution and service fees | |
Class A | | | 1,643,205 | | |
Class B | | | 3,638,168 | | |
Class C | | | 3,526,027 | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | | | 1,585,454 | | |
Printing and postage | | | 172,715 | | |
Registration fees | | | 50,001 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 49,282 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 31,999 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 45,891 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 12,820,443 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,486,251 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Portfolio | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | (56,074,075 | ) | |
Securities sold short | | | (2,272,260 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (3,664 | ) | |
Net realized loss | | $ | (58,349,999 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | 100,747,895 | | |
Securities sold short | | | 2,019,150 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (14,860 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 102,752,185 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 44,402,186 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 48,888,437 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 4,486,251 | | | $ | 3,501,384 | | |
Net realized loss from investment transactions, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions | | | (58,349,999 | ) | | | (52,665,653 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, securities sold short and foreign currency | | | 102,752,185 | | | | 162,442,741 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 48,888,437 | | | $ | 113,278,472 | | |
Distributions to shareholders — From net investment income | |
Class A | | $ | (4,179,909 | ) | | $ | (3,432,135 | ) | |
Class I | | | (74,216 | ) | | | (64,830 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | $ | (4,254,125 | ) | | $ | (3,496,965 | ) | |
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — Proceeds from sale of shares | |
Class A | | $ | 118,817,572 | | | $ | 176,517,564 | | |
Class B | | | 15,972,605 | | | | 70,949,011 | | |
Class C | | | 40,660,194 | | | | 63,379,387 | | |
Class D | | | — | | | | 2,047,307 | | |
Class I | | | 2,023,194 | | | | 3,424,208 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,261,058 | | | | 2,671,766 | | |
Class I | | | 39,945 | | | | 36,742 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | |
Class A | | | (178,788,632 | ) | | | (145,602,810 | ) | |
Class B | | | (65,134,733 | ) | | | (52,632,597 | ) | |
Class C | | | (68,672,171 | ) | | | (58,245,114 | ) | |
Class D | | | — | | | | (35,393,674 | ) | |
Class I | | | (3,150,095 | ) | | | (903,387 | ) | |
Net asset value of shares exchanged | |
Class A | | | 1,900,249 | | | | 1,681,946 | | |
Class B | | | (1,900,249 | ) | | | (1,681,946 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | $ | (134,971,063 | ) | | $ | 26,248,403 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (90,336,751 | ) | | $ | 136,029,910 | | |
| | | Net Assets | | | | | | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 1,436,618,518 | | | $ | 1,300,588,608 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 1,346,281,767 | | | $ | 1,436,618,518 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets | |
At end of year | | $ | 232,417 | | | $ | 24,801 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | Period Ended | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | December 31, 2001(1) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.150 | | | $ | 9.350 | | | $ | 7.600 | | | $ | 9.480 | | | $ | 10.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income(2) | | $ | 0.072 | | | $ | 0.063 | | | $ | 0.040 | | | $ | 0.027 | | | $ | 0.005 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.347 | | | | 0.789 | | | | 1.723 | | | | (1.907 | ) | | | (0.525 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.419 | | | $ | 0.852 | | | $ | 1.763 | | | $ | (1.880 | ) | | $ | (0.520 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | (0.052 | ) | | $ | (0.013 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.069 | ) | | $ | (0.052 | ) | | $ | (0.013 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.500 | | | $ | 10.150 | | | $ | 9.350 | | | $ | 7.600 | | | $ | 9.480 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 4.12 | % | | | 9.12 | % | | | 23.20 | % | | | (19.83 | )% | | | (5.20 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 637,731 | | | $ | 670,319 | | | $ | 583,971 | | | $ | 379,172 | | | $ | 228,610 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.99 | %† | | | 0.97 | %† | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.03 | %(5) | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4) | | | 0.99 | %† | | | 0.97 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.71 | %† | | | 0.66 | %† | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.06 | %(5) | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(6) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) For the period from the start of business, February 28, 2001 to December 31, 2001.
(2) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
(4) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class B | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | Period Ended | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | December 31, 2001(1) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.140 | | | $ | 7.470 | | | $ | 9.400 | | | $ | 10.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment loss(2) | | $ | (0.004 | ) | | $ | (0.008 | ) | | $ | (0.021 | ) | | $ | (0.037 | ) | | $ | (0.053 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.334 | | | | 0.768 | | | | 1.691 | | | | (1.893 | ) | | | (0.547 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.330 | | | $ | 0.760 | | | $ | 1.670 | | | $ | (1.930 | ) | | $ | (0.600 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.140 | | | $ | 7.470 | | | $ | 9.400 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 3.33 | % | | | 8.32 | % | | | 22.36 | % | | | (20.53 | )% | | | (6.00 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 350,939 | | | $ | 391,010 | | | $ | 344,432 | | | $ | 255,721 | | | $ | 203,917 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(4) | | | 1.74 | %† | | | 1.72 | %† | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.77 | %(5) | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4) | | | 1.74 | %† | | | 1.72 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.04 | )%† | | | (0.09 | )%† | | | (0.26 | )% | | | (0.44 | )% | | | (0.68 | )%(5) | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(6) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment loss per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) For the period from the start of business, February 28, 2001 to December 31, 2001.
(2) Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
(4) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class C | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | Period Ended | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | December 31, 2001(1) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.150 | | | $ | 7.480 | | | $ | 9.400 | | | $ | 10.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment loss(2) | | $ | (0.004 | ) | | $ | (0.008 | ) | | $ | (0.020 | ) | | $ | (0.036 | ) | | $ | (0.053 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.334 | | | | 0.758 | | | | 1.690 | | | | (1.884 | ) | | | (0.547 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.330 | | | $ | 0.750 | | | $ | 1.670 | | | $ | (1.920 | ) | | $ | (0.600 | ) | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.230 | | | $ | 9.900 | | | $ | 9.150 | | | $ | 7.480 | | | $ | 9.400 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 3.33 | % | | | 8.20 | % | | | 22.33 | % | | | (20.43 | )% | | | (6.00 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 349,504 | | | $ | 366,421 | | | $ | 333,398 | | | $ | 243,633 | | | $ | 183,831 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(4) | | | 1.74 | %† | | | 1.72 | %† | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.77 | %(5) | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4) | | | 1.74 | %† | | | 1.72 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.04 | )%† | | | (0.09 | )%† | | | (0.25 | )% | | | (0.44 | )% | | | (0.68 | )%(5) | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(6) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment loss per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) For the period from the start of business, February 28, 2001 to December 31, 2001.
(2) Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
(4) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D
Financial Highlights
| | Class I | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | | Period Ended | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | December 31, 2001(1) | |
Net asset value — Beginning of year | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 9.360 | | | $ | 7.600 | | | $ | 9.460 | | | $ | 10.000 | | |
Income (loss) from operations | |
Net investment income(2) | | $ | 0.098 | | | $ | 0.090 | | | $ | 0.060 | | | $ | 0.052 | | | $ | 0.028 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 0.348 | | | | 0.785 | | | | 1.723 | | | | (1.912 | ) | | | (0.568 | ) | |
Total income (loss) from operations | | $ | 0.446 | | | $ | 0.875 | | | $ | 1.783 | | | $ | (1.860 | ) | | $ | (0.540 | ) | |
Less distributions | |
From net investment income | | $ | (0.096 | ) | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | (0.023 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Total distributions | | $ | (0.096 | ) | | $ | (0.075 | ) | | $ | (0.023 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
Net asset value — End of year | | $ | 10.510 | | | $ | 10.160 | | | $ | 9.360 | | | $ | 7.600 | | | $ | 9.460 | | |
Total Return(3) | | | 4.38 | % | | | 9.35 | % | | | 23.46 | % | | | (19.66 | )% | | | (5.40 | )% | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 8,107 | | | $ | 8,868 | | | $ | 5,664 | | | $ | 3,604 | | | $ | 661 | | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses(4) | | | 0.74 | %† | | | 0.72 | %† | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.78 | %(5) | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction(4) | | | 0.74 | %† | | | 0.72 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.96 | %† | | | 0.94 | %† | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.37 | %(5) | |
Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio | | | 0 | %(6) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.
(1) For the period from the start of business, February 28, 2001 to December 31, 2001.
(2) Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.
(4) Includes the Fund's share of the Portfolio's allocated expenses.
(5) Annualized.
(6) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund has four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class B and Class C shares are sold at net asset value and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (see Note 6). Class I shares are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Class B shares held for eight years will automatically convert to Class A shares. The Fund previously offered Class D shares. Such offerings were discontinued during the year ended December 31, 2004. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on clas s-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a New York trust, having the same investment objective 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 (7.1% at December 31, 2005). 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 stateme nts.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 consists of the Fund's pro rata share of the net investment income of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
C 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 fund.
D Federal Taxes — The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders, each year, substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. At December 31, 2005, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryover of $67,178,293 which will reduce the taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federa l income or excise tax. Such loss carryover will expire on December 31, 2009 ($7,665,857), December 31, 2010 ($37,423,338), December 31, 2011 ($20,145,448) and December 31, 2013 ($1,943,650).
E Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as a custodian to the Fund and the Portfolio. Pursuant to the respective custodian agreements, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on average daily cash balances the Fund or the Portfolio maintains with IBT. For the year ended December 31, 2005, there were no credit balances used to reduce the Fund's custodian fee.
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 and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
G Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Distributions to Shareholders
The Fund's policy is to distribute annually (normally in December) substantially all of the net investment income allocated to the Fund by the Portfolio (less the Fund's direct expenses) and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by any available capital loss carryforwards from prior years) allocated by the Portfolio to the Fund, if any. Distributions are paid in the form of additional shares of the Fund or, at the election of the shareholder, in cash. Shareholders may reinvest all distributions in additional shares of the Fund at net asset value as of the close of business on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Distributions declared from: | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 4,254,125 | | | $ | 3,496,965 | | |
During the year ended December 31, 2005, accumulated paid-in capital was decreased by $49,708,732, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $24,510, and accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $49,733,242 primarily due to differences between book and tax accounting treatment of foreign currency gain (loss) and redemptions in-kind. This change had no effect on the net assets or the net asset value per share.
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
Capital loss carryforwards | | $ | (67,178,293 | ) | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 434,842,159 | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 228,919 | | |
3 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class A | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 11,779,598 | | | | 18,476,917 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 307,647 | | | | 265,057 | | |
Redemptions | | | (17,573,969 | ) | | | (15,334,050 | ) | |
Exchange from Class B shares | | | 186,238 | | | | 179,465 | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,300,486 | ) | | | 3,587,389 | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class B | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 1,627,173 | | | | 7,660,142 | | |
Redemptions | | | (6,628,516 | ) | | | (5,665,272 | ) | |
Exchange to Class A shares | | | (191,685 | ) | | | (181,098 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (5,193,028 | ) | | | 1,813,772 | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class C | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 4,134,333 | | | | 6,815,635 | | |
Redemptions | | | (6,980,438 | ) | | | (6,274,624 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (2,846,105 | ) | | | 541,011 | | |
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class D | | 2005 | | 2004(1) | |
Sales | | | — | | | | 220,509 | | |
Redemptions | | | — | | | | (3,842,248 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | — | | | | (3,621,739 | ) | |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | |
Class I | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
Sales | | | 201,381 | | | | 357,630 | | |
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | | | 3,761 | | | | 3,638 | | |
Redemptions | | | (306,528 | ) | | | (93,797 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (101,386 | ) | | | 267,471 | | |
(1) Offerings of Class D shares were discontinued during the year ended December 31, 2004 (See Note 1).
4 Transactions with Affiliates
The administration fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for managing and administering the business affairs of the Fund. Under the administration agreement, EVM earns a fee in the amount of 0.15% per annum of average daily net assets of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the administration fee amounted to $2,073,701. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio's Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. EVM serves as the sub-transfer agent of the Fund and receives an aggregate fee based upon the actual expenses incurred by EVM in the performance of those services. For the year ended December 31, 2005, EVM earned $92,195 in sub-transfer agent fees.
Except for Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee, earned by BMR. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM or BMR may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees' Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2005, no significant amounts have been deferred.
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), a subsidiary of EVM and the Fund's principal underwriter, received $227,454 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
5 Distribution and Service Plan
The Fund has in effect distribution plans for Class B shares (Class B Plan) and Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a service plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) (collectively, the Plans). The Plans require the Fund to pay EVD amounts equal to 1/365 of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. The Fund will automatically discontinue payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of the aggregate amount received by the Fund for the Class B and Class C shares sold, respectively, plus (ii) interest calculated by applying the rate of 1% over the prevailing prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD of each respective clas s, reduced by the aggregate amount of contingent deferred sales charges (see Note 6) and daily amounts theretofore paid to EVD by each respective class. The Fund paid or accrued $2,728,626 and $2,644,520 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, to or payable to EVD for the year ended December 31, 2005, representing 0.75% of the average daily net assets for Class B and Class C shares. At December 31, 2005, the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges EVD calculated under the Plans was approximately $17,586,000 and $26,581,000 for Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
The Plans authorize the Fund to make payments of service fees to EVD, investment dealers and other persons in the amounts of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares for each fiscal year. Service fee payments will be made for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Service fees are separate and distinct from the sales commissions and distribution fees payable by the Fund to EVD and, as such, are not subject to automatic discontinuance when there are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD. Service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2005 amounted to $1,643,205, $909,542 and $881,507 for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
6 Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally imposed on any redemption of Class B shares made within six years of purchase and on redemptions of Class C shares made within one year of purchase. Class A shares may be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase (depending upon the circumstances of the
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
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purchase). Generally, the CDSC is based upon the lower of the net asset value at date of redemption or date of purchase. No charge is levied on shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. The Class B CDSC is imposed at declining rates that begin at 5% in the case of redemptions in the first and second year after purchase, declining one percentage point each subsequent year. Class C shares will be subject to a 1% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase.
No CDSC is levied on shares which have been sold to EVM or its affiliates or to their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. CDSCs pertaining to Class B and Class C shares are paid to EVD to reduce the amount of Uncovered Distribution Charges calculated under the Plans (see Note 5). CDSCs assessed on Class B and Class C shares when no Uncovered Distribution Charges exist for the respective class will be credited to the Fund. EVD received approximately $6,000, $1,233,000 and $38,000 of CDSC paid by shareholders for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
7 Investment Transactions
Increases and decreases in the Fund's investment in the Portfolio aggregated $178,622,741 and $327,845,267, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the Fund) (one of the series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust) as of December 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and for the period from the start of business, February 28, 2001 to December 31, 2001. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates ma de by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.0 as of December 31, 2005, 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 four years in the period then ended and for the period from the start of business, February 28, 2001 to December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2006
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 as of December 31, 2005
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2006 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2005. 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 regulations, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Fund's fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.
Qualified Dividend Income. The Fund designates approximately $21,477,200 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 qualified under tax law. For the Fund's fiscal 2005 ordinary income dividends, 100% qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
Common Stocks — 99.7% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0% | |
Boeing Company (The) | | | 798,441 | | | $ | 56,082,496 | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | | 735,000 | | | | 83,826,750 | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 289,748 | | | | 10,793,113 | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 3,090,955 | | | | 185,797,305 | | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 345,300 | | | | 13,863,795 | | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 156,972 | | | | 7,294,489 | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 6,117 | | | | 178,005 | | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 3,660,728 | | | | 204,671,302 | | |
| | $ | 562,507,255 | | |
Air Freight & Logistics — 2.9% | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,079,406 | | | $ | 77,000,404 | | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 2,226,609 | | | | 230,209,105 | | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 3,231,607 | | | | 242,855,266 | | |
| | $ | 550,064,775 | | |
Airlines — 0.0% | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 386,112 | | | $ | 6,343,820 | | |
| | $ | 6,343,820 | | |
Auto Components — 0.1% | |
ArvinMeritor, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | $ | 115,120 | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 180,098 | | | | 10,919,342 | | |
Delphi Corp. | | | 5,361 | | | | 1,560 | | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 233,221 | | | | 17,004,143 | | |
Visteon Corp.(1) | | | 9,828 | | | | 61,523 | | |
| | $ | 28,101,688 | | |
Automobiles — 0.1% | |
DaimlerChrysler AG(2) | | | 7,000 | | | $ | 357,210 | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | 83,266 | | | | 642,814 | | |
General Motors Corp. | | | 34,443 | | | | 668,883 | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 140,700 | | | | 7,244,643 | | |
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (ADR) | | | 20,000 | | | | 579,400 | | |
| | $ | 9,492,950 | | |
Beverages — 4.2% | |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | | | 4,702,340 | | | $ | 202,012,526 | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class A | | | 547,732 | | | | 38,856,108 | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 45,820 | | | | 3,176,242 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Beverages (continued) | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 3,696,347 | | | $ | 148,999,748 | | |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | | | 1,756,930 | | | | 33,680,348 | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 6,217,904 | | | | 367,353,768 | | |
| | $ | 794,078,740 | | |
Biotechnology — 2.2% | |
Amgen, Inc.(1) | | | 4,322,439 | | | $ | 340,867,540 | | |
Applera Corp. - Celera Genomics Group(1) | | | 26,000 | | | | 284,960 | | |
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1) | | | 11,200 | | | | 507,696 | | |
Genzyme Corp.(1) | | | 476,887 | | | | 33,754,062 | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1) | | | 115,482 | | | | 6,077,818 | | |
Incyte Corp.(1) | | | 14,294 | | | | 76,330 | | |
Invitrogen Corp.(1) | | | 429,910 | | | | 28,649,202 | | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 13,000 | | | | 359,710 | | |
| | $ | 410,577,318 | | |
Building Products — 0.8% | |
American Standard Companies, Inc. | | | 975,691 | | | $ | 38,978,855 | | |
Masco Corp. | | | 3,815,892 | | | | 115,201,779 | | |
Water Pik Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 2,141 | | | | 45,967 | | |
| | $ | 154,226,601 | | |
Capital Markets — 4.6% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1) | | | 20,520 | | | $ | 1,646,730 | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 123,241 | | | | 5,052,865 | | |
Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The) | | | 399,053 | | | | 12,709,838 | | |
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. | | | 88,001 | | | | 10,166,756 | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 857,261 | | | | 12,576,019 | | |
Credit Suisse Group(2) | | | 155,136 | | | | 7,879,077 | | |
Federated Investors, Inc. | | | 1,666,768 | | | | 61,737,087 | | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 1,448,649 | | | | 136,187,493 | | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,014,997 | | | | 129,625,267 | | |
Investors Financial Services Corp. | | | 453,428 | | | | 16,699,753 | | |
Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 17,307,500 | | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 26,461 | | | | 3,167,117 | | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | | | 96,237 | | | | 12,334,696 | | |
Mellon Financial Corp. | | | 250,087 | | | | 8,565,480 | | |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | | 2,109,325 | | | | 142,864,582 | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 3,713,173 | | | | 210,685,436 | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 726,812 | | | | 37,663,398 | | |
Nuveen Investments, Class A | | | 150,000 | | | | 6,393,000 | | |
Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.(1) | | | 27,967 | | | | 1,129,867 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Capital Markets (continued) | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 147,337 | | | $ | 5,550,185 | | |
State Street Corp. | | | 150,434 | | | | 8,340,061 | | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 163,648 | | | | 11,787,565 | | |
UBS AG(2) | | | 83,392 | | | | 7,934,749 | | |
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 273,635 | | | | 5,738,126 | | |
| | $ | 873,742,647 | | |
Chemicals — 0.8% | |
Airgas, Inc. | | | 117,613 | | | $ | 3,869,468 | | |
Arch Chemicals, Inc. | | | 4,950 | | | | 148,005 | | |
Ashland, Inc. | | | 116,107 | | | | 6,722,595 | | |
Bayer AG (ADR) | | | 40,000 | | | | 1,670,400 | | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 257,005 | | | | 11,261,959 | | |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. | | | 1,069,852 | | | | 45,468,710 | | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 305,627 | | | | 11,085,091 | | |
MacDermid, Inc. | | | 61,937 | | | | 1,728,042 | | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 19,181 | | | | 1,487,103 | | |
Olin Corp. | | | 9,900 | | | | 194,832 | | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 23,542 | | | | 1,363,082 | | |
Rohm and Haas Co. | | | 2,601 | | | | 125,940 | | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 70,138 | | | | 1,218,297 | | |
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | | | 630,897 | | | | 39,929,471 | | |
Solutia, Inc.(1) | | | 11,510 | | | | 5,180 | | |
Valspar Corp. (The) | | | 1,289,459 | | | | 31,810,954 | | |
| | $ | 158,089,129 | | |
Commercial Banks — 8.4% | |
AmSouth Bancorporation | | | 586,114 | | | $ | 15,362,048 | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 991,726 | | | | 32,280,681 | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 4,813,556 | | | | 222,145,609 | | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 69,735 | | | | 3,594,142 | | |
Bank of Montreal(2) | | | 257,366 | | | | 14,397,054 | | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 1,715,782 | | | | 71,908,424 | | |
City National Corp. | | | 184,221 | | | | 13,344,969 | | |
Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The) | | | 253,936 | | | | 6,048,756 | | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 333,089 | | | | 18,906,132 | | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 162,911 | | | | 8,490,921 | | |
Compass Bancshares, Inc. | | | 297,054 | | | | 14,344,738 | | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 1,973,171 | | | | 74,428,010 | | |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | 30,600 | | | | 5,337,252 | | |
First Financial Bancorp. | | | 47,933 | | | | 839,786 | | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | 152,267 | | | | 5,853,143 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Commercial Banks (continued) | |
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | | | 523,358 | | | $ | 18,348,931 | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC (ADR) | | | 601,671 | | | | 48,416,465 | | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 630,239 | | | | 14,968,176 | | |
KeyCorp | | | 799,881 | | | | 26,340,081 | | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 64,486 | | | | 7,032,198 | | |
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | | | 589,899 | | | | 25,389,253 | | |
National City Corp. | | | 1,784,322 | | | | 59,899,690 | | |
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. | | | 1,865,892 | | | | 51,050,805 | | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 149,958 | | | | 9,271,903 | | |
Popular, Inc.(2) | | | 1,432 | | | | 30,287 | | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 1,653,747 | | | | 56,491,998 | | |
Royal Bank of Canada(2) | | | 288,465 | | | | 22,494,501 | | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC(2) | | | 50,837 | | | | 1,530,783 | | |
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | | | 100,000 | | | | 3,682,000 | | |
Societe Generale(2) | | | 1,152,974 | | | | 141,172,207 | | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 1,373,393 | | | | 99,928,075 | | |
Synovus Financial Corp. | | | 1,369,351 | | | | 36,986,171 | | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 72,500 | | | | 1,967,650 | | |
Trustmark Corp. | | | 205,425 | | | | 5,643,025 | | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 4,364,242 | | | | 130,447,193 | | |
Valley National Bancorp. | | | 104,601 | | | | 2,520,884 | | |
Wachovia Corp. | | | 2,190,523 | | | | 115,791,046 | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 2,313,285 | | | | 145,343,697 | | |
Westamerica Bancorporation | | | 268,474 | | | | 14,247,915 | | |
Whitney Holding Corp. | | | 383,436 | | | | 10,567,482 | | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | 620,420 | | | | 46,878,935 | | |
| | $ | 1,603,723,016 | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4% | |
Acco Brands Corp.(1) | | | 30,117 | | | $ | 737,867 | | |
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 1,626,411 | | | | 14,214,832 | | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 851,315 | | | | 47,052,180 | | |
Banta Corp. | | | 42,341 | | | | 2,108,582 | | |
CBIZ, Inc.(1) | | | 185,000 | | | | 1,113,700 | | |
Cendant Corp. | | | 584,731 | | | | 10,086,610 | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 1,531,435 | | | | 63,064,493 | | |
Consolidated Graphics, Inc.(1) | | | 70,215 | | | | 3,323,978 | | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 32,000 | | | | 964,480 | | |
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. | | | 91,260 | | | | 3,122,005 | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 80,000 | | | | 3,041,600 | | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | | | 541,800 | | | | 15,273,342 | | |
HNI Corp. | | | 1,121,592 | | | | 61,609,049 | | |
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Hudson Highland Group, Inc.(1) | | | 10,262 | | | $ | 178,148 | | |
Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. | | | 56,287 | | | | 585,948 | | |
Manpower, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 93,000 | | |
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1) | | | 68,426 | | | | 2,793,149 | | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc.(1) | | | 238,641 | | | | 5,245,329 | | |
PHH Corp.(1) | | | 27,467 | | | | 769,625 | | |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | | | 22,857 | | | | 965,708 | | |
School Specialty, Inc.(1) | | | 49,197 | | | | 1,792,739 | | |
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 123,000 | | | | 1,947,090 | | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 911,032 | | | | 27,649,821 | | |
| | $ | 267,733,275 | | |
Communications Equipment — 1.4% | |
3Com Corp.(1) | | | 664,106 | | | $ | 2,390,782 | | |
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.(1) | | | 41,693 | | | | 931,421 | | |
Alcatel SA (ADR)(1) | | | 43,728 | | | | 542,227 | | |
Avaya, Inc.(1) | | | 31,239 | | | | 333,320 | | |
Ciena Corp.(1) | | | 375,431 | | | | 1,115,030 | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 5,089,042 | | | | 87,124,399 | | |
Comverse Technology, Inc.(1) | | | 293,654 | | | | 7,808,260 | | |
Corning, Inc.(1) | | | 3,633,999 | | | | 71,444,420 | | |
Dycom Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 143,116 | | | | 3,148,552 | | |
Enterasys Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 12,356 | | | | 164,088 | | |
JDS Uniphase Corp.(1) | | | 52,451 | | | | 123,784 | | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 35,691 | | | | 795,909 | | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 255,464 | | | | 679,534 | | |
Motorola, Inc. | | | 1,282,326 | | | | 28,967,744 | | |
Nokia Oyj (ADR) | | | 2,042,478 | | | | 37,377,347 | | |
Nortel Networks Corp.(1)(2) | | | 739,418 | | | | 2,262,619 | | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 562,096 | | | | 24,215,096 | | |
Riverstone Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 28,706 | | | | 16,362 | | |
Tellabs, Inc.(1) | | | 106,674 | | | | 1,162,747 | | |
| | $ | 270,603,641 | | |
Computers & Peripherals — 2.2% | |
Dell, Inc.(1) | | | 4,471,715 | | | $ | 134,106,733 | | |
EMC Corp.(1) | | | 1,770,402 | | | | 24,112,875 | | |
Gateway, Inc.(1) | | | 79,938 | | | | 200,644 | | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 906,807 | | | | 25,961,884 | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 1,712,254 | | | | 140,747,279 | | |
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,714,509 | | | | 76,861,438 | | |
McDATA Corp., Class A(1) | | | 17,915 | | | | 68,077 | | |
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Network Appliance, Inc.(1) | | | 488,000 | | | $ | 13,176,000 | | |
Palm, Inc.(1) | | | 64,913 | | | | 2,064,233 | | |
Sun Microsystems, Inc.(1) | | | 319,180 | | | | 1,337,364 | | |
| | $ | 418,636,527 | | |
Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(1) | | | 160,823 | | | $ | 10,915,057 | | |
| | $ | 10,915,057 | | |
Construction Materials — 0.2% | |
CRH PLC(2) | | | 329,450 | | | $ | 9,642,564 | | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 206,614 | | | | 13,998,099 | | |
| | $ | 23,640,663 | | |
Consumer Finance — 1.1% | |
American Express Co. | | | 617,258 | | | $ | 31,764,097 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 1,429,006 | | | | 123,466,118 | | |
MBNA Corp. | | | 411,292 | | | | 11,170,691 | | |
SLM Corp. | | | 916,399 | | | | 50,484,421 | | |
| | $ | 216,885,327 | | |
Containers & Packaging — 0.1% | |
Bemis Co., Inc. | | | 295,186 | | | $ | 8,223,882 | | |
Caraustar Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 167,599 | | | | 1,456,435 | | |
Sealed Air Corp.(1) | | | 37,014 | | | | 2,079,076 | | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 148,033 | | | | 4,352,170 | | |
Temple-Inland, Inc. | | | 115,924 | | | | 5,199,191 | | |
| | $ | 21,310,754 | | |
Distributors — 0.1% | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 347,293 | | | $ | 15,253,109 | | |
| | $ | 15,253,109 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4% | |
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 49,852 | | | $ | 3,014,052 | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 1,575,244 | | | | 38,672,240 | | |
Laureate Education, Inc.(1) | | | 520,213 | | | | 27,316,385 | | |
Service Corp. International | | | 142,389 | | | | 1,164,742 | | |
ServiceMaster Co. (The) | | | 1,156,537 | | | | 13,820,617 | | |
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. | | | 114,000 | | | | 616,740 | | |
| | $ | 84,604,776 | | |
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Diversified Financial Services — 1.9% | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 4,327,010 | | | $ | 209,989,795 | | |
FINOVA Group, Inc. (The)(1) | | | 175,587 | | | | 10,535 | | |
ING Groep N.V. (ADR) | | | 257,281 | | | | 8,958,524 | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 3,164,955 | | | | 125,617,064 | | |
Moody's Corp. | | | 155,397 | | | | 9,544,484 | | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 113,328 | | | | 5,375,147 | | |
| | $ | 359,495,549 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 1,678,472 | | | $ | 41,105,779 | | |
BCE, Inc.(2) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 74,245,000 | | |
BellSouth Corp. | | | 161,722 | | | | 4,382,666 | | |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.(1) | | | 169,013 | | | | 593,236 | | |
Citizens Communications Co. | | | 12,231 | | | | 149,585 | | |
Deutsche Telekom AG (ADR) | | | 2,006,790 | | | | 33,372,918 | | |
McLeod USA, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 947 | | | | 10 | | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc.(1) | | | 38,011 | | | | 214,762 | | |
RSL Communications, Ltd., Class A(1)(2)(3) | | | 247,161 | | | | 0 | | |
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV (ADR) | | | 3,051,574 | | | | 75,312,846 | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 459,935 | | | | 13,853,242 | | |
| | $ | 243,230,044 | | |
Electric Utilities — 0.3% | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 960 | | | $ | 35,606 | | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 1,002,600 | | | | 53,278,164 | | |
Southern Co. (The) | | | 65,985 | | | | 2,278,462 | | |
| | $ | 55,592,232 | | |
Electrical Components — 0.0% | |
Molex, Inc., Class A | | | 61,319 | | | $ | 1,507,834 | | |
| | $ | 1,507,834 | | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | |
American Power Conversion Corp. | | | 30,856 | | | $ | 678,832 | | |
Baldor Electric Co. | | | 149,060 | | | | 3,823,389 | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 1,143,636 | | | | 85,429,609 | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 250,649 | | | | 14,828,395 | | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 46,244 | | | | 1,827,100 | | |
Thomas & Betts Corp.(1) | | | 114,600 | | | | 4,808,616 | | |
| | $ | 111,395,941 | | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.7% | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 461,244 | | | $ | 15,354,813 | | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(1) | | | 8,750 | | | | 280,263 | | |
Flextronics International, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 441,607 | | | | 4,610,377 | | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc.(1) | | | 2,127,971 | | | | 78,926,444 | | |
National Instruments Corp. | | | 735,687 | | | | 23,578,768 | | |
Plexus Corp.(1) | | | 150,776 | | | | 3,428,646 | | |
Sanmina-SCI Corp.(1) | | | 1,140,602 | | | | 4,858,965 | | |
Solectron Corp.(1) | | | 1,707,596 | | | | 6,249,801 | | |
| | $ | 137,288,077 | | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8% | |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 358,482 | | | $ | 21,788,536 | | |
Core Laboratories N.V.(1)(2) | | | 20,244 | | | | 756,316 | | |
Grant Prideco, Inc.(1) | | | 11,694 | | | | 515,939 | | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 644,762 | | | | 39,949,454 | | |
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.(1) | | | 311,875 | | | | 19,554,563 | | |
Schlumberger, Ltd.(2) | | | 557,887 | | | | 54,198,722 | | |
Smith International, Inc. | | | 191,739 | | | | 7,115,434 | | |
Transocean, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 103,602 | | | | 7,220,023 | | |
| | $ | 151,098,987 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8% | |
Albertson's, Inc. | | | 853,255 | | | $ | 18,216,994 | | |
Casey's General Stores, Inc. | | | 12,551 | | | | 311,265 | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 928,292 | | | | 45,922,605 | | |
CVS Corp. | | | 266,910 | | | | 7,051,762 | | |
Kroger Co. (The)(1) | | | 1,348,478 | | | | 25,459,265 | | |
Safeway, Inc. | | | 1,190,841 | | | | 28,175,298 | | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 2,053,288 | | | | 63,754,592 | | |
Sysco Corp.(3)(4) | | | 60,000 | | | | 1,862,224 | | |
Walgreen Co. | | | 988,481 | | | | 43,750,169 | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 2,119,018 | | | | 99,170,042 | | |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.(1) | | | 137,447 | | | | 107,758 | | |
| | $ | 333,781,974 | | |
Food Products — 2.6% | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 977,204 | | | $ | 24,097,851 | | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 1,274,493 | | | | 37,941,657 | | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 1,048,341 | | | | 21,260,355 | | |
Dean Foods Co.(1) | | | 304,629 | | | | 11,472,328 | | |
Del Monte Foods Co.(1) | | | 99,492 | | | | 1,037,702 | | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 151,037 | | | | 7,449,145 | | |
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H.J. Heinz Co. | | | 299,708 | | | $ | 10,106,154 | | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 505,557 | | | | 27,932,024 | | |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 7,276 | | | | 320,144 | | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 54,076 | | | | 2,337,165 | | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. | | | 465 | | | | 13,085 | | |
Nestle SA(2) | | | 275,000 | | | | 81,882,612 | | |
Sara Lee Corp. | | | 4,771,143 | | | | 90,174,603 | | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc.(1) | | | 3,845,278 | | | | 117,665,507 | | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(1) | | | 64,797 | | | | 1,213,000 | | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 265,272 | | | | 4,536,151 | | |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | | | 839,317 | | | | 55,806,187 | | |
| | $ | 495,245,670 | | |
Gas Utilities — 0.0% | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 4,000 | | | $ | 124,760 | | |
| | $ | 124,760 | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3% | |
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.(1) | | | 31,158 | | | $ | 1,302,404 | | |
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | | | 29,250 | | | | 1,986,075 | | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 229,317 | | | | 8,633,785 | | |
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 64,173 | | | | 3,855,514 | | |
Biomet, Inc. | | | 419,890 | | | | 15,355,377 | | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(1) | | | 1,109,134 | | | | 27,162,692 | | |
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | | | 6,927 | | | | 371,911 | | |
Dionex Corp.(1) | | | 37,300 | | | | 1,830,684 | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1) | | | 10,353 | | | | 430,788 | | |
Guidant Corp. | | | 57,206 | | | | 3,704,089 | | |
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. | | | 342,176 | | | | 16,906,916 | | |
Hospira, Inc.(1) | | | 126,372 | | | | 5,406,194 | | |
Lumenis, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 100,000 | | | | 222,000 | | |
Medtronic, Inc. | | | 2,079,834 | | | | 119,736,043 | | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 254,526 | | | | 5,996,633 | | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(1) | | | 48,028 | | | | 2,411,006 | | |
Steris Corp. | | | 718 | | | | 17,964 | | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 71,556 | | | | 3,179,233 | | |
Waters Corp.(1) | | | 165,841 | | | | 6,268,790 | | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 320,941 | | | | 21,644,261 | | |
| | $ | 246,422,359 | | |
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 348,354 | | | $ | 14,421,856 | | |
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Beverly Enterprises, Inc.(1) | | | 50,586 | | | $ | 590,339 | | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,784,669 | | | | 122,695,994 | | |
Caremark Rx, Inc.(1) | | | 801,471 | | | | 41,508,183 | | |
CIGNA Corp. | | | 11,836 | | | | 1,322,081 | | |
Express Scripts, Inc.(1) | | | 53,316 | | | | 4,467,881 | | |
HCA, Inc. | | | 140 | | | | 7,070 | | |
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A | | | 131,615 | | | | 2,890,265 | | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(1) | | | 1,904,253 | | | | 83,101,601 | | |
IDX Systems Corp.(1) | | | 60,000 | | | | 2,635,200 | | |
IMS Health, Inc. | | | 280,530 | | | | 6,990,808 | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 2,631 | | | | 135,733 | | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1) | | | 182,743 | | | | 10,197,059 | | |
PAREXEL International Corp.(1) | | | 27,837 | | | | 563,978 | | |
Renal Care Group, Inc.(1) | | | 239,856 | | | | 11,347,587 | | |
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.(1) | | | 288,000 | | | | 9,708,480 | | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(1) | | | 3,961 | | | | 30,341 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 426,716 | | | | 26,516,132 | | |
Ventiv Health, Inc.(1) | | | 13,170 | | | | 311,075 | | |
WellPoint, Inc.(1) | | | 809,292 | | | | 64,573,409 | | |
| | $ | 404,015,072 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7% | |
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | | | 50,957 | | | $ | 1,175,068 | | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | | 198,438 | | | | 7,671,613 | | |
Carnival Corp.(2) | | | 561,335 | | | | 30,014,582 | | |
CBRL Group, Inc. | | | 62,047 | | | | 2,180,952 | | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 184,714 | | | | 7,181,680 | | |
Gaylord Entertainment Co.(1) | | | 428,482 | | | | 18,677,530 | | |
International Game Technology | | | 400,000 | | | | 12,312,000 | | |
International Speedway Corp., Class A | | | 118,344 | | | | 5,668,678 | | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.(1) | | | 500,000 | | | | 17,465,000 | | |
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. | | | 145,981 | | | | 3,465,589 | | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | | | 185,766 | | | | 12,440,749 | | |
McDonald's Corp. | | | 863,972 | | | | 29,133,136 | | |
MGM MIRAGE(1) | | | 188,890 | | | | 6,926,596 | | |
Navigant International, Inc.(1) | | | 38,258 | | | | 415,099 | | |
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. | | | 1,360,076 | | | | 56,592,762 | | |
Papa John's International, Inc.(1) | | | 188,800 | | | | 11,197,728 | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(2) | | | 397,428 | | | | 17,908,106 | | |
Sonic Corp.(1) | | | 159,765 | | | | 4,713,068 | | |
Starbucks Corp.(1) | | | 2,343,463 | | | | 70,327,325 | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 236,553 | | | | 11,089,605 | | |
| | $ | 326,556,866 | | |
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Household Durables — 0.5% | |
Blyth, Inc. | | | 699,869 | | | $ | 14,662,256 | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 625,255 | | | | 22,340,361 | | |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | | 126,932 | | | | 9,903,235 | | |
Helen of Troy, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 20,000 | | | | 322,200 | | |
Interface, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 75,467 | | | | 620,339 | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 1,799,370 | | | | 41,313,535 | | |
Lenox Group, Inc.(1) | | | 5,455 | | | | 72,224 | | |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | | | 411,393 | | | | 9,782,926 | | |
Snap-On, Inc. | | | 42,453 | | | | 1,594,535 | | |
| | $ | 100,611,611 | | |
Household Products — 2.9% | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 53,688 | | | $ | 3,054,310 | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 713,670 | | | | 39,144,800 | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 168,981 | | | | 8,413,564 | | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 1,484,938 | | | | 88,576,552 | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 7,098,400 | | | | 410,855,392 | | |
| | $ | 550,044,618 | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2% | |
AES Corp. (The)(1) | | | 49,542 | | | $ | 784,250 | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 417,250 | | | | 11,453,513 | | |
Dynegy, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 22,688 | | | | 109,810 | | |
TXU Corp. | | | 327,916 | | | | 16,458,104 | | |
| | $ | 28,805,677 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 3.0% | |
3M Co. | | | 913,513 | | | $ | 70,797,258 | | |
General Electric Co. | | | 13,345,070 | | | | 467,744,703 | | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 23,700 | | | | 1,540,026 | | |
Tyco International, Ltd.(2) | | | 1,147,900 | | | | 33,128,394 | | |
| | $ | 573,210,381 | | |
Insurance — 6.2% | |
21st Century Insurance Group | | | 70,700 | | | $ | 1,143,926 | | |
Aegon, N.V. (ADR) | | | 5,182,849 | | | | 84,584,096 | | |
AFLAC, Inc. | | | 2,196,373 | | | | 101,955,635 | | |
Allstate Corp. (The) | | | 189,192 | | | | 10,229,611 | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 5,154,370 | | | | 351,682,665 | | |
AON Corp. | | | 550,106 | | | | 19,776,311 | | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | 647,017 | | | | 19,979,885 | | |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 639 | | | $ | 56,628,180 | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1) | | | 41,253 | | | | 121,098,182 | | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 16,099 | | | | 1,572,067 | | |
Commerce Group, Inc. (The) | | | 120,000 | | | | 6,873,600 | | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 46,382 | | | | 3,983,750 | | |
Jefferson-Pilot Corp. | | | 150,301 | | | | 8,556,636 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 52,903 | | | | 2,805,446 | | |
Manulife Financial Corp.(2) | | | 74,958 | | | | 4,407,530 | | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 686,159 | | | | 21,792,410 | | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 1,824,271 | | | | 89,389,279 | | |
Old Republic International Corp. | | | 240,548 | | | | 6,316,790 | | |
Progressive Corp. (The)(3)(4) | | | 9,470 | | | | 1,104,524 | | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 1,725,948 | | | | 201,556,207 | | |
SAFECO Corp. | | | 161,000 | | | | 9,096,500 | | |
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., (The) | | | 333,134 | | | | 14,881,096 | | |
Torchmark Corp. | | | 324,638 | | | | 18,049,873 | | |
UICI | | | 43,597 | | | | 1,548,129 | | |
UnumProvident Corp. | | | 53,710 | | | | 1,221,903 | | |
XL Capital Ltd., Class A(2) | | | 187,100 | | | | 12,606,798 | | |
| | $ | 1,172,841,029 | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1% | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | | | 23,500 | | | $ | 1,108,025 | | |
Expedia, Inc.(1) | | | 403,096 | | | | 9,658,180 | | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp(1) | | | 403,096 | | | | 11,411,648 | | |
| | $ | 22,177,853 | | |
Internet Software & Services — 0.3% | |
eBay, Inc.(1) | | | 1,257,244 | | | $ | 54,375,803 | | |
| | $ | 54,375,803 | | |
IT Services — 2.5% | |
Accenture Ltd., Class A(2) | | | 2,738,000 | | | $ | 79,046,060 | | |
Acxiom Corp. | | | 616,809 | | | | 14,186,607 | | |
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.(1) | | | 183,730 | | | | 10,873,141 | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 1,560,553 | | | | 71,613,777 | | |
BISYS Group, Inc. (The)(1) | | | 65,000 | | | | 910,650 | | |
Ceridian Corp.(1) | | | 26,632 | | | | 661,805 | | |
Certegy, Inc. | | | 42,862 | | | | 1,738,483 | | |
Computer Sciences Corp.(1) | | | 226,702 | | | | 11,480,189 | | |
CSG Systems International, Inc.(1) | | | 25,200 | | | | 562,464 | | |
DST Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 231,544 | | | | 13,871,801 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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IT Services (continued) | |
eFunds Corp.(1) | | | 1 | | | $ | 23 | | |
Electronic Data Systems Corp. | | | 1,252 | | | | 30,098 | | |
First Data Corp. | | | 3,759,930 | | | | 161,714,589 | | |
Fiserv, Inc.(1) | | | 832,355 | | | | 36,016,001 | | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | | | 30,576 | | | | 394,430 | | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 1,597,890 | | | | 60,911,567 | | |
Perot Systems Corp.(1) | | | 684,871 | | | | 9,684,076 | | |
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(1) | | | 26,579 | | | | 51,297 | | |
| | $ | 473,747,058 | | |
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.0% | |
Eastman Kodak Co. | | | 90,761 | | | $ | 2,123,807 | | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 30,514 | | | | 482,731 | | |
| | $ | 2,606,538 | | |
Machinery — 3.0% | |
Caterpillar, Inc.(3)(4) | | | 34,186 | | | $ | 1,974,662 | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 110,120 | | | | 6,361,632 | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 4,031,970 | | | | 224,903,287 | | |
Deere & Co. | | | 3,350,000 | | | | 228,168,500 | | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | | 79,326 | | | | 2,522,567 | | |
Dover Corp. | | | 367,670 | | | | 14,886,958 | | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 218,345 | | | | 3,277,358 | | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 756,673 | | | | 66,579,657 | | |
ITT Industries, Inc. | | | 4,214 | | | | 433,283 | | |
Nordson Corp. | | | 163,978 | | | | 6,642,749 | | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 43,632 | | | | 2,877,967 | | |
Tecumseh Products Co., Class A | | | 125,700 | | | | 2,879,787 | | |
Wabtec Corp. | | | 94,504 | | | | 2,542,158 | | |
| | $ | 564,050,565 | | |
Media — 4.3% | |
ADVO, Inc. | | | 750,000 | | | $ | 21,135,000 | | |
Arbitron, Inc. | | | 11,555 | | | | 438,859 | | |
Belo Corp., Class A | | | 542,924 | | | | 11,624,003 | | |
Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A(1) | | | 207,410 | | | | 4,867,913 | | |
Catalina Marketing Corp. | | | 87,095 | | | | 2,207,858 | | |
CCE Spinco, Inc.(1) | | | 16,410 | | | | 214,976 | | |
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | | | 131,283 | | | | 4,128,850 | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A(1) | | | 1,979,556 | | | | 51,389,274 | | |
Comcast Corp., Class A Special(1) | | | 1,424,823 | | | | 36,603,703 | | |
Discovery Holding Co., Class A(1) | | | 131,304 | | | | 1,989,256 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Media (continued) | |
Discovery Holding Co., Class B(1) | | | 3,287 | | | $ | 50,620 | | |
E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A | | | 51,066 | | | | 2,452,189 | | |
EchoStar Communications Corp., Class A(1) | | | 35,150 | | | | 955,026 | | |
Entercom Communications Corp.(1) | | | 220,000 | | | | 6,527,400 | | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 701,567 | | | | 42,493,913 | | |
Havas SA (ADR) | | | 3,142,938 | | | | 13,326,057 | | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)(1) | | | 976,936 | | | | 9,427,432 | | |
Knight Ridder, Inc. | | | 19,023 | | | | 1,204,156 | | |
Lamar Advertising Co.(1) | | | 241,409 | | | | 11,138,611 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 50,655 | | | | 1,139,738 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class B(1) | | | 1,643 | | | | 37,345 | | |
Liberty Global, Inc., Class C(1) | | | 52,298 | | | | 1,108,718 | | |
Liberty Media Corp., Class A(1) | | | 1,313,041 | | | | 10,333,633 | | |
Liberty Media Corp., Class B(1) | | | 32,876 | | | | 264,981 | | |
McClatchy Co., (The), Class A | | | 48,066 | | | | 2,840,701 | | |
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., (The) | | | 472,484 | | | | 24,394,349 | | |
New York Times Co. (The), Class A | | | 300,468 | | | | 7,947,379 | | |
News Corp., Class A | | | 187,934 | | | | 2,922,374 | | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 2,326,246 | | | | 198,033,322 | | |
ProQuest Co.(1) | | | 95,464 | | | | 2,664,400 | | |
Publicis Groupe(2) | | | 329,132 | | | | 11,417,022 | | |
Reuters Group PLC (ADR) | | | 1,431 | | | | 63,322 | | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 4,153,197 | | | | 72,431,756 | | |
Tribune Co. | | | 1,601,074 | | | | 48,448,499 | | |
Univision Communications, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 401,298 | | | | 11,794,148 | | |
Viacom, Inc., Class A | | | 29,774 | | | | 975,396 | | |
Viacom, Inc., Class B | | | 965,189 | | | | 31,465,161 | | |
Vivendi Universal SA (ADR) | | | 417,045 | | | | 13,107,724 | | |
Walt Disney Co., (The) | | | 4,904,830 | | | | 117,568,775 | | |
Washington Post Co. (The), Class B | | | 16,470 | | | | 12,599,550 | | |
Westwood One, Inc. | | | 122,400 | | | | 1,995,120 | | |
WPP Group PLC(2) | | | 139,450 | | | | 1,505,381 | | |
WPP Group PLC (ADR) | | | 256,051 | | | | 13,826,754 | | |
| | $ | 811,060,644 | | |
Metals & Mining — 0.3% | |
Alcoa, Inc. | | | 85,947 | | | $ | 2,541,453 | | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 21,408 | | | | 772,401 | | |
Inco, Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 200,000 | | | | 8,714,000 | | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 421,662 | | | | 28,133,289 | | |
Phelps Dodge Corp. | | | 14,862 | | | | 2,138,196 | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 311,800 | | | | 11,072,018 | | |
| | $ | 53,371,357 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Multiline Retail — 1.6% | |
99 Cents Only Stores(1) | | | 1,142,232 | | | $ | 11,947,747 | | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 101,456 | | | | 1,934,766 | | |
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.(1) | | | 659,218 | | | | 15,781,679 | | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | | | 2,618,411 | | | | 64,910,409 | | |
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | | | 130,024 | | | | 8,624,492 | | |
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | | | 130,816 | | | | 7,273,370 | | |
Kohl's Corp.(1) | | | 55 | | | | 2,673 | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 131,384 | | | | 4,913,762 | | |
Sears Holdings Corp.(1) | | | 5,747 | | | | 663,951 | | |
Target Corp. | | | 3,498,908 | | | | 192,334,973 | | |
| | $ | 308,387,822 | | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.0% | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 5,000 | | | $ | 256,200 | | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | | | 3,249 | | | | 250,823 | | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 47,705 | | | | 1,770,810 | | |
TECO Energy, Inc. | | | 34,145 | | | | 586,611 | | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 9,576 | | | | 374,039 | | |
| | $ | 3,238,483 | | |
Office Electronics — 0.0% | |
Xerox Corp.(1) | | | 42,878 | | | $ | 628,163 | | |
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1) | | | 13,500 | | | | 578,475 | | |
| | $ | 1,206,638 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.5% | |
Amerada Hess Corp. | | | 18,947 | | | $ | 2,402,859 | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,559,141 | | | | 242,478,610 | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 2,073,929 | | | | 142,105,615 | | |
BP PLC (ADR) | | | 5,008,980 | | | | 321,676,696 | | |
Burlington Resources, Inc. | | | 4,335,883 | | | | 373,753,115 | | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 409,158 | | | | 23,227,900 | | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 3,329,274 | | | | 193,697,161 | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,015,400 | | | | 63,503,116 | | |
El Paso Corp. | | | 148,709 | | | | 1,808,301 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 6,579,287 | | | | 369,558,551 | | |
Kerr-McGee Corp. | | | 267,327 | | | | 24,289,331 | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 1,781,672 | | | | 163,824,740 | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 30,098 | | | | 1,835,075 | | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 39,036 | | | | 2,107,554 | | |
Newfield Exploration Co.(1) | | | 120,000 | | | | 6,008,400 | | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (ADR) | | | 118,194 | | | | 7,267,749 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued) | |
Total SA (ADR) | | | 400,000 | | | $ | 50,560,000 | | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 206,040 | | | | 10,631,664 | | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 219,065 | | | | 5,075,736 | | |
| | $ | 2,005,812,173 | | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | |
International Paper Co. | | | 111,913 | | | $ | 3,761,396 | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | | 70,750 | | | | 1,943,503 | | |
MeadWestvaco Corp. | | | 73,347 | | | | 2,055,916 | | |
Neenah Paper, Inc. | | | 38,811 | | | | 1,086,708 | | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 89,778 | | | | 5,955,873 | | |
| | $ | 14,803,396 | | |
Personal Products — 0.4% | |
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 173,400 | | | $ | 4,950,570 | | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 2,092,312 | | | | 70,050,606 | | |
| | $ | 75,001,176 | | |
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 3,078,014 | | | $ | 121,366,092 | | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 38,300 | | | | 4,134,868 | | |
Andrx Corp.(1) | | | 180,170 | | | | 2,967,400 | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4,973,196 | | | | 114,284,044 | | |
Elan Corp. PLC (ADR)(1) | | | 31,838 | | | | 443,503 | | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 3,585,323 | | | | 202,893,429 | | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(1) | | | 56,800 | | | | 2,310,624 | | |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (ADR) | | | 434,293 | | | | 21,923,111 | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 3,505,021 | | | | 210,651,762 | | |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 505,637 | | | | 8,555,378 | | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,605,384 | | | | 82,877,265 | | |
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | | | 27,992 | | | | 558,720 | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) | | | 292,277 | | | | 16,466,886 | | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 8,223,321 | | | | 191,767,846 | | |
Schering-Plough Corp. | | | 2,461,993 | | | | 51,332,554 | | |
Sepracor, Inc.(1) | | | 4,000 | | | | 206,400 | | |
Shering AG (ADR) | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,672,750 | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (ADR) | | | 1,676,190 | | | | 72,092,932 | | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 668,041 | | | | 21,718,013 | | |
Wyeth | | | 890,144 | | | | 41,008,934 | | |
| | $ | 1,169,232,511 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Real Estate — 0.1% | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 28,867 | | | $ | 2,576,380 | | |
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 77,326 | | | | 2,932,975 | | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | 1,835 | | | | 92,392 | | |
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | | | 198,791 | | | | 7,166,416 | | |
ProLogis | | | 126,355 | | | | 5,903,306 | | |
Trammell Crow Co.(1) | | | 65,491 | | | | 1,679,844 | | |
| | $ | 20,351,313 | | |
Road & Rail — 0.2% | |
ANC Rental Corp.(1) | | | 50,667 | | | $ | 5 | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | | | 194,233 | | | | 13,755,581 | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 38,134 | | | | 1,936,063 | | |
Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. | | | 121,978 | | | | 5,168,208 | | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 653,154 | | | | 13,252,495 | | |
Kansas City Southern(1) | | | 15,215 | | | | 371,702 | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 3,990 | | | | 178,872 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 10,453 | | | | 841,571 | | |
| | $ | 35,504,497 | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.2% | |
Agere Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 8,329 | | | $ | 107,444 | | |
Altera Corp.(1) | | | 66,116 | | | | 1,225,129 | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 574,160 | | | | 20,595,119 | | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,123,242 | | | | 20,150,961 | | |
Broadcom Corp., Class A(1) | | | 576,281 | | | | 27,171,649 | | |
Conexant Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 134,174 | | | | 303,233 | | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1) | | | 152,742 | | | | 2,176,574 | | |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Class B(1) | | | 101,523 | | | | 2,555,334 | | |
Intel Corp. | | | 10,662,764 | | | | 266,142,589 | | |
KLA-Tencor Corp. | | | 148,373 | | | | 7,319,240 | | |
Linear Technology Corp. | | | 95,760 | | | | 3,454,063 | | |
LSI Logic Corp.(1) | | | 132,810 | | | | 1,062,480 | | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 304,351 | | | | 11,029,680 | | |
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 44,724 | | | | 105,101 | | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(1) | | | 98,685 | | | | 502,307 | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR) | | | 909 | | | | 9,008 | | |
Teradyne, Inc.(1) | | | 27,996 | | | | 407,902 | | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 1,820,303 | | | | 58,377,117 | | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 58,684 | | | | 1,479,424 | | |
| | $ | 424,174,354 | | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Software — 1.7% | |
Adobe Systems, Inc. | | | 608,276 | | | $ | 22,481,881 | | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 450,000 | | | | 7,614,000 | | |
Cognos, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 77,000 | | | | 2,672,670 | | |
Computer Associates International, Inc. | | | 38,744 | | | | 1,092,193 | | |
Compuware Corp.(1) | | | 150,944 | | | | 1,353,968 | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1) | | | 21,405 | | | | 1,119,696 | | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 564,515 | | | | 24,934,628 | | |
Intuit, Inc.(1) | | | 573,111 | | | | 30,546,816 | | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 201,006 | | | | 3,835,194 | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 7,149,319 | | | | 186,954,692 | | |
Oracle Corp.(1) | | | 1,014,698 | | | | 12,389,463 | | |
Parametric Technology Corp.(1) | | | 94,600 | | | | 577,060 | | |
Reynolds and Reynolds Co. (The), Class A | | | 216,412 | | | | 6,074,685 | | |
SAP AG (ADR) | | | 400,000 | | | | 18,028,000 | | |
Siebel Systems, Inc. | | | 179,184 | | | | 1,895,767 | | |
Symantec Corp.(1) | | | 90,220 | | | | 1,578,850 | | |
Wind River Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 91,910 | | | | 1,357,511 | | |
| | $ | 324,507,074 | | |
Specialty Retail — 2.0% | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | | | 11,225 | | | $ | 731,646 | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(1) | | | 1,370,088 | | | | 29,772,012 | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 170,415 | | | | 7,409,644 | | |
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. | | | 95,284 | | | | 3,831,370 | | |
CarMax, Inc.(1) | | | 67,797 | | | | 1,876,621 | | |
Circuit City Stores, Inc. | | | 216,000 | | | | 4,879,440 | | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 540,888 | | | | 9,541,264 | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 4,485,692 | | | | 181,580,812 | | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 692,655 | | | | 15,480,839 | | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | | 879,145 | | | | 58,603,806 | | |
Office Depot, Inc.(1) | | | 80,276 | | | | 2,520,666 | | |
OfficeMax, Inc. | | | 2,192 | | | | 55,589 | | |
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.(1) | | | 23,100 | | | | 579,810 | | |
Pep Boys (The) - Manny, Moe & Jack | | | 62,500 | | | | 930,625 | | |
RadioShack Corp. | | | 625,064 | | | | 13,145,096 | | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 53,386 | | | | 2,424,792 | | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 300,587 | | | | 6,826,331 | | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 57,286 | | | | 2,193,481 | | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 1,716,834 | | | | 39,882,054 | | |
Too, Inc.(1) | | | 38,284 | | | | 1,079,992 | | |
| | $ | 383,345,890 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2005
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8% | |
Coach, Inc.(1) | | | 731,440 | | | $ | 24,386,210 | | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 1,529,222 | | | | 132,721,177 | | |
| | $ | 157,107,387 | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.6% | |
Countrywide Financial Corp. | | | 999,998 | | | $ | 34,189,932 | | |
Fannie Mae | | | 335,606 | | | | 16,380,929 | | |
Freddie Mac | | | 151,086 | | | | 9,873,470 | | |
Golden West Financial Corp. | | | 89,168 | | | | 5,885,088 | | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 85,000 | | | | 5,594,700 | | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 1,796 | | | | 105,228 | | |
Washington Mutual, Inc. | | | 875,535 | | | | 38,085,772 | | |
| | $ | 110,115,119 | | |
Tobacco — 0.3% | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 700,409 | | | $ | 52,334,560 | | |
| | $ | 52,334,560 | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0% | |
United Rentals, Inc.(1) | | | 397,333 | | | $ | 9,293,619 | | |
| | $ | 9,293,619 | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | |
Alltel Corp. | | | 1,682,674 | | | $ | 106,176,729 | | |
Sprint Nextel Corp. | | | 297,303 | | | | 6,944,998 | | |
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., Special Shares | | | 25,844 | | | | 894,461 | | |
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | | | 25,844 | | | | 931,159 | | |
Vodafone Group PLC (ADR) | | | 332,062 | | | | 7,129,371 | | |
| | $ | 122,076,718 | | |
Total Common Stocks (identified cost $14,184,947,956) | | | | | | $ | 18,969,682,297 | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0% | |
Enron Corp.(1)(3) | | | 11,050 | | | $ | 0 | | |
| | $ | 0 | | |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (identified cost $16,626,069) | | | | | | $ | 0 | | |
Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Commercial Banks — 0.0% | |
Wachovia Corp. (Dividend Equalization Preferred Shares)(1) | | | 166,518 | | | $ | 666 | | |
| | $ | 666 | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (identified cost $39,407) | | | | | | $ | 666 | | |
Rights — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Computers and Business Equipment — 0.0% | |
Seagate Technology, Inc. (Tax Refund Rights)(1)(3) | | | 197,392 | | | $ | 0 | | |
| | $ | 0 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0% | |
McLeodUSA, Inc., (Escrow Rights)(1)(3) | | | 1,592,200 | | | $ | 0 | | |
| | $ | 0 | | |
Total Rights (identified cost $0) | | | | | | $ | 0 | | |
Warrants — 0.0% | |
Security | | Shares | | Value | |
Communications Equipment — 0.0% | |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 18,106 | | | $ | 10,230 | | |
| | $ | 10,230 | | |
Total Warrants (identified cost $0) | | | | | | $ | 10,230 | | |
Total Investments — 99.7% (identified cost $14,201,613,432) | | | | | | $ | 18,969,693,193 | | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3% | | | | | | $ | 62,913,660 | | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | |
ADR - American Depository Receipt
(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Foreign security.
(3) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
(4) Security subject to restrictions on resale (see Note 7).
See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2005
Assets | |
Investments, at value (identified cost, $14,201,613,432) | | $ | 18,969,693,193 | | |
Cash | | | 56,253 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 51,552,943 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 25,609,097 | | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 1,279,291 | | |
Total assets | | $ | 19,048,190,777 | | |
Liabilities | |
Demand note payable | | $ | 8,000,000 | | |
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee | | | 6,896,006 | | |
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees | | | 12,004 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 675,914 | | |
Total liabilities | | $ | 15,583,924 | | |
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | |
Sources of Net Assets | |
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals | | $ | 14,264,573,420 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost) | | | 4,768,033,433 | | |
Total | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | |
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
Investment Income | |
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $4,483,174) | | $ | 314,591,123 | | |
Interest | | | 1,772,594 | | |
Total investment income | | $ | 316,363,717 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | | $ | 80,617,092 | | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 34,741 | | |
Custodian fee | | | 2,335,402 | | |
Legal and accounting services | | | 107,743 | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 453,249 | | |
Total expenses | | $ | 83,548,227 | | |
Deduct — Reduction of custodian fee | | $ | 267 | | |
Reduction of investment adviser fee | | | 88,889 | | |
Total expense reductions | | $ | 89,156 | | |
Net expenses | | $ | 83,459,071 | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 232,904,646 | | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) — Investment transactions (identified cost basis) | | $ | 101,182,645 | | |
Securities sold short | | | (30,244,833 | ) | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (48,663 | ) | |
Net realized gain | | $ | 70,889,149 | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — Investments (identified cost basis) | | $ | 523,919,934 | | |
Securities sold short | | | 27,299,373 | | |
Foreign currency | | | (199,704 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 551,019,603 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | $ | 621,908,752 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 854,813,398 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | |
From operations — Net investment income | | $ | 232,904,646 | | | $ | 212,033,371 | | |
Net realized gain from investment transactions, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions | | | 70,889,149 | | | | 152,422,840 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, securities sold short and foreign currency | | | 551,019,603 | | | | 1,317,878,707 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 854,813,398 | | | $ | 1,682,334,918 | | |
Capital transactions — Contributions | | $ | 1,237,495,815 | | | $ | 1,775,098,351 | | |
Withdrawals | | | (2,200,844,762 | ) | | | (1,925,879,872 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions | | $ | (963,348,947 | ) | | $ | (150,781,521 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | $ | (108,535,549 | ) | | $ | 1,531,553,397 | | |
Net Assets | |
At beginning of year | | $ | 19,141,142,402 | | | $ | 17,609,589,005 | | |
At end of year | | $ | 19,032,606,853 | | | $ | 19,141,142,402 | | |
See notes to financial statements
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Supplementary Data
| | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data | |
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets): | |
Expenses | | | 0.45 | %† | | | 0.45 | %† | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | |
Expenses after custodian fee reduction | | | 0.45 | %† | | | 0.45 | %† | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.25 | %† | | | 1.18 | %† | | | 1.05 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.64 | % | |
Portfolio Turnover | | | 0 | %(1) | | | 3 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | |
Total Return | | | 4.70 | % | | | 9.67 | % | | | 23.88 | % | | | (19.52 | )% | | | (9.67 | )% | |
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) | | $ | 19,032,607 | | | $ | 19,141,142 | | | $ | 17,609,589 | | | $ | 14,571,522 | | | $ | 18,335,865 | | |
† The operating expenses of the Portfolio reflect a reduction of the investment adviser fee. Had such action not been taken, the ratios would have changed by less than 0.005%.
(1) Amounts to less than 1%.
See notes to financial statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio, which was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on December 1, 1995, seeks to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its interestholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
A Investment Valuations — Securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System generally are valued at the official NASDAQ closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market , by an independent pricing service. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on the principal exchange or board of trade on which the options are traded or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the latest bid and asked prices therefore. Futures positions on securities and currencies generally are valued at closing settlement prices. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. If short-term debt securities were acquired with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, their amortized cost value will be based on their value on the sixty-first day prior to maturity. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations s upplied by an independent quotation service. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments held by the Portfolio for which valuations or market quotations are unavailable are valued at fair value using methods determined in goo d faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Portfolio considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.
B Income Taxes — The Portfolio is 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 such taxable income. Since some of the Portfolio's investors are regulated investment companies that invest all or substantially all of their 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 inves tment income, net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.
C Futures Contracts — Upon the entering of a financial futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit either in cash or securities an amount (initial margin) equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price indicated in the financial futures contract. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio (margin maintenance) each day, dependent on daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded for book purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. The Portfolio's investment in financial futures contracts is designed to hedge against anticipated future changes in the price of current or anticipated portfolio positions. Should prices move unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss.
D Put Options — Upon the purchase of a put option by the Portfolio, the premium paid is recorded as an investment, the value of which is marked-to-market daily.
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When a purchased option expires, the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. When the Portfolio enters into a closing sale transaction, the Portfolio will realize a gain or loss depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. When the Portfolio exercises a put option, settlement is made in cash. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
E Securities Sold Short — The Portfolio may sell a security short if it owns at least an equal amount of the security sold short or another security exchangeable for an equal amount of the security sold short in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the securities or in order to hedge portfolio positions. The Portfolio will generally borrow the security sold in order to make delivery to the buyer. Upon executing the transaction, the Portfolio records the proceeds as deposits with brokers in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and establishes an offsetting payable for securities sold short for the securities due on settlement. The proceeds are retained by the broker as collateral for the short position. The liability is marked-to-market and the Portfol io is required to pay the lending broker any dividend or interest income earned while the short position is open. A gain or loss is recorded when the security is delivered to the broker. The Portfolio may recognize a loss on the transaction if the market value of the securities sold increases before the securities are delivered.
F Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
G 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. Interestholders in the Portfolio are jointly and severally liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Portfolio in the event that the Portfolio fails to satisfy such liabilities and obligations; provided, however, that, to the extent assets are available in the Portfolio, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, indemnify interestholders from and against any claim or liability to which such holder may become subject by reason of being or having been an interestholde r in the Portfolio. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.
H Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
I Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balances the Portfolio maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2005, there were $267 in credit balances used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fee.
J Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. Under the advisory agreement, BMR receives a monthly advisory fee of 5/96 of 1% (0.625% annually) of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio up to $500,000,000, and at reduced rates as daily net assets exceed that level. Certain of the advisory fee rate reductions are pursuant to an agreement between
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the Portfolio's Board of Trustees and BMR. Those reductions may not be changed without Trustee and interestholder approval. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the advisory fee was 0.43% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. BMR has also agreed to reduce the investment adviser fee by an amount equal to that portion of commissions paid to broker dealers in execution of Portfolio security transactions that is consideration for third-party research services. For the year ended December 31, 2005, BMR waived $88,889 of its advisory fee. Except for Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of such investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio that 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 Truste es Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2005, no significant amounts have been deferred.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.
3 Investment Transactions
For the year ended December 31, 2005, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $58,765,480 and $774,871,275, respectively. In addition, investments having an aggregate market value of $1,057,904,697 at dates of withdrawal were distributed in payment for capital withdrawals and investors contributed securities with a value of $1,009,478,984, during the year ended December 31, 2005.
4 Federal Income Tax Basis of Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at December 31, 2005 as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost | | $ | 4,152,013,829 | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 14,819,049,235 | | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (1,369,871 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | $ | 14,817,679,364 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency is $46,328.
5 Financial Instruments
The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and financial 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 does 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. The Portfolio did not have any open obligations under these financial instruments at December 31, 2005.
6 Line of Credit
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by BMR and EVM and its affiliates in a $150 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks. Borrowings will be made by the Portfolio solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participating portfolio or fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. At December 31, 2005 the Portfolio had a balance outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $8,000,000. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2005.
7 Restricted Securities
At December 31, 2005, the Portfolio owned the following securities (representing 0.03% of net assets) which were restricted as to public resale and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The securities are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
Common Stocks | | Date of Acquisition | | Eligible for Resale | | Shares | | Cost | | Fair Value | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 2/17/05 | | 2/18/06 | | | 34,186 | | | $ | 1,580,520 | | | $ | 1,974,662 | | |
Progressive Corp. | | 10/14/05 | | 10/15/06 | | | 9,470 | | | | 1,031,533 | | | | 1,104,524 | | |
Sysco Corp. | | 5/19/05 | | 5/20/06 | | | 60,000 | | | | 2,220,777 | | | | 1,862,224 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,832,830 | | | $ | 4,941,410 | | |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Investors
of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2005, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary data are free of material misstatement. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and supplementary data referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio as of December 31, 2005, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2006
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The investment advisory agreement between Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the "Portfolio") and its investment adviser, Boston Management and Research, provides that the advisory agreement will continue in effect from year to year so long as its continuance is approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the noninterested Trustees of the Portfolio cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by the Trustees of the Portfolio or by vote of a majority of the outstanding interests of the Portfolio.
In considering the annual approval of the investment advisory agreement between the Portfolio and its investment adviser, the Special Committee of the Board of Trustees considered information that had been provided throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information furnished to the Special Committee for a series of meetings held in February and March in preparation for a Board meeting held on March 21, 2005 to specifically consider the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Such information included, among other things, the following:
• An independent report comparing Portfolio advisory fees with those of comparable funds;
• An independent report comparing the expense ratio of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the "Fund") to those of comparable funds;
• Information regarding Fund investment performance in comparison to a relevant peer group of funds and appropriate indices;
• The economic outlook and the general investment outlook in relevant investment markets;
• Eaton Vance Management's ("Eaton Vance") results and financial condition and the overall organization of the investment adviser;
• The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of Fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
• The allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by the investment adviser as a result of brokerage allocation;
• Eaton Vance's management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants;
• The resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by Eaton Vance on behalf of the funds it manages and the record of compliance with the investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions;
• The quality, nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates; and
• The terms of the advisory agreement and the reasonableness and appropriateness of the particular fee paid by the Portfolio for the services described therein.
In evaluating the investment advisory agreement, the Special Committee also considered information relating to the education, experience and number of investment professionals and other Eaton Vance personnel whose responsibilities include portfolio management. The Special Committee also considered the investment adviser's experience in managing equity funds with an objective of after-tax returns. The Special Committee evaluated the level of skill and expertise required to manage the Portfolio and concluded that the human resources available at the investment adviser were appropriate to fulfill effectively its duties on behalf of the Portfolio.
In its review of comparative information with respect to Fund investment performance, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund has performed within a range that the Special Committee deemed
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competitive. With respect to its review of investment advisory fees, the Special Committee concluded that the fees paid by the Portfolio are within the range of those paid by comparable funds within the mutual fund industry. In reviewing the information regarding the expense ratio of the Fund, the Special Committee concluded that the Fund's expense ratio is within a range that is competitive with comparable funds.
In addition to the factors mentioned above, the Special Committee reviewed the profit levels of the investment adviser and its affiliates in providing investment management and administration services for the Fund and Portfolio and for all Eaton Vance funds as a group. The Special Committee also considered the other benefits realized by Eaton Vance and its affiliates in connection with the operation of the Portfolio, as well as Eaton Vance's implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program. Pursuant to the soft dollar reimbursement program, the Portfolio may receive reimbursement payments in respect of third party research services obtained by Eaton Vance as a result of soft dollar credits generated through trading on behalf of the Portfolio. The Special Committee also noted that the Fund had benefited from a voluntary waiver of fees by Eaton Vance and its affiliates. In addition, the Special Committee considered the fiduci ary duty assumed by the investment adviser in connection with the services rendered to the Portfolio and the business reputation of the investment adviser and its financial resources. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the services rendered, the profits realized by the investment adviser are not unreasonable. The Special Committee also considered the extent to which the investment adviser appears to be realizing benefits from economies of scale in managing the Portfolio, and concluded that the fee breakpoints which are in place will allow for an equitable sharing of such benefits, when realized, with the Portfolio and the shareholders of the Fund.
The Special Committee did not consider any single factor as controlling in determining whether or not to renew the investment advisory agreement. Nor are the items described herein all the matters considered by the Special Committee. In assessing the information provided by Eaton Vance and its affiliates, the Special Committee also took into consideration the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds which provides a large variety of shareholder services.
Based on its consideration of the foregoing factors and conclusions, and such other factors and conclusions as it deemed relevant, and assisted by independent counsel, the Special Committee concluded that the renewal of the investment advisory agreement, including the fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders.
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the Trust) and Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust's and Portfolio's affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The "noninterested Trustees" consist of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. As used below, "EVC" refers to Eaton Vance Corp., "EV" refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., "EVM" refers to Eaton Vance Management, "BMR" refers to Boston Management and Research and "EVD" refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is the Fund's principal underwriter, the Portfolio's placement agent and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVM. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Interested Trustee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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James B. Hawkes 11/9/41 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1991; of the Portfolio since 1997 | | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMR, EVM and EV; Director of EV; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EVC; Vice President and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 161 registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance Fund Complex. Mr. Hawkes is an interested person because of his positions with BMR, EVM, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and the Portfolio. | | | 161 | | | Director of EVC | |
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Noninterested Trustee(s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Benjamin C. Esty 1/2/63 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (since 2003). Formerly, Associate Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (2000-2003). | | | 152 | | | None | |
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Samuel L. Hayes, III 2/23/35 | | Trustee and Chairman of the Board | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986; of the Portfolio since 1995 and Chairman of the Board since 2005 | | Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Director of Yakima Products, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive accessories) (since 2001) and Director of Telect, Inc. (telecommunications services company) (since 2000). | | | 161 | | | Director of Tiffany & Co. (specialty retailer) | |
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William H. Park 9/19/47 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (since 2005). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) (1982-2001). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ronald A. Pearlman 7/10/40 | | Trustee | | Since 2003 | | Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (since 1999). Formerly, Tax Partner, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (1991-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen By Trustee (1) | | Other Directorships Held | |
Noninterested Trustee(s) (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Norton H. Reamer 9/21/35 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1986; of the Portfolio since 1995 | | President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) (since October 2003). President, Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company) (since September 2000). Formerly, Chairman, Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) (2000-2003). Formerly, Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (investment banking firm) (2002-2003). Formerly, Chairman of the Board, United Asset Management Corporation (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms) and Chairman, President and Director, UAM Funds (mutual funds) 1980-2000). | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Lynn A. Stout 9/14/57 | | Trustee | | Trustee of the Trust since 1998; of the Portfolio since 2003 | | Professor of Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (since July 2001). Formerly, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. | | | 161 | | | None | |
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Ralph F. Verni 1/26/43 | | Trustee | | Since 2005 | | Consultant and private investor (since 2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Redwood Investment Systems, Inc. (software developer) (2000). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management (investment advisor), SSRM Holdings (parent of State Street Research & Management), and SSR Realty (institutional realty manager) (1992-2000). | | | 152 | | | Director of W.P. Carey & Company LLC (manager of real estate investment trusts) | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Thomas E. Faust Jr. 5/31/58 | | President of the Trust and Vice President of the Portfolio | | Since 2002 | | Executive Vice President of EVM, BMR and EV; Chief Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and President and Director of EVC. Chief Executive Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 65 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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William H. Ahern, Jr. 7/28/59 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1995 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 70 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Cynthia J. Clemson 3/2/63 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Kevin S. Dyer 2/21/75 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2005 | | Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 24 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Aamer Khan 6/7/60 | | Vice President of the Trust | �� | Since 2005 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 27 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michael R. Mach 7/15/47 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1999 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 32 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Robert B. MacIntosh 1/22/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 1998 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 85 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued) | | | | | | | |
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Name and Date of Birth | | Position(s) with the Trust and the Portfolio | | Term of Office and Length of Service | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | |
Duncan W. Richardson 10/26/57 | | Vice President of the Trust and President of the Portfolio | | Vice President of the Trust since 2001; President of the Portfolio since 2002(2) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and Executive Vice President of EVC. Officer of 51 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Walter A. Row, III 7/20/57 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2001 | | Director of Equity Research and a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 31 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Judith A. Saryan 8/21/54 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2003 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 33 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Susan Schiff 3/13/61 | | Vice President of the Trust | | Since 2002 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 29 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Barbara E. Campbell 6/19/57 | | Treasurer of the Trust | | Since 2005(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Alan R. Dynner 10/10/40 | | Secretary | | Since 1997 | | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of BMR, EVM, EVD, EV and EVC. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Michelle A. Green 8/25/69 | | Treasurer of the Portfolio | | Since 2002(2) | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Chief Financial Officer of Belair Capital Fund LLC, Belcrest Capital Fund LLC, Belmar Capital Fund LLC, Belport Capital Fund LLC and Belrose Capital Fund LLC (private investment companies sponsored by EVM). Officer of 56 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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Paul M. O'Neil 7/11/53 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Since 2004 | | Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 161 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR. | |
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(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
(2) Prior to 2002, Ms. Green served as Assistant Treasurer of the Portfolio since 1998 and Mr. Richardson served as Vice President of the Portfolio since 1995. Prior to 2005, Ms. Campbell served as Assistant Treasurer of the Trust since 1995.
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 by calling 1-800-225-6265.
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Investment Adviser of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio
Boston Management and Research
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal Underwriter
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.
Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The Fund's current prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and is available through your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. For further information please call 1-800-225-6265.
1088-2/06 TGSRC1.2
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, Samuel L. Hayes, III and Norton H. Reamer, each an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial experts. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm). Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms). Mr. Hayes is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Reamer is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) and is President of Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company). Formerly, Mr. Reamer was Chairman of Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) and Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (an investment banking firm), Chairman of the Board of UAM and Chairman, President and Director of the UAM Funds (mutual funds).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) –(d)
Eaton Vance Money Market Fund, Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund, Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1., and Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2 (the “Fund(s)”) are series of Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, which, including the Funds, contains a total of 24 series (the “Series”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. This Form N-CSR relates to the Funds’ annual reports.
The following tables present the aggregate fees billed to each Fund for the Fund’s respective fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005 by the Fund’s principal accountant for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by the principal accountant during those periods.
Eaton Vance Money Market Fund
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/04 | | 12/31/05 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 10,325 | | $ | 10,900 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,225 | | $ | 5,525 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 15,550 | | $ | 16,425 | |
Eaton Vance Cash Management Fund
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/04 | | 12/31/05 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 10,325 | | $ | 10,900 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,250 | | $ | 5,550 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 15,575 | | $ | 16,450 | |
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/04 | | 12/31/05 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 44,880 | | $ | 46,775 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,600 | | $ | 5,880 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 50,400 | | $ | 52,655 | |
Eaton Vance Tax Free Reserves
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/04 | | 12/31/05 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 22,750 | | $ | 24,100 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,225 | | $ | 5,525 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 27,975 | | $ | 29,625 | |
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.1
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/04 | | 12/31/05 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 11,940 | | $ | 13,505 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,300 | | $ | 5,565 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 17,240 | | $ | 19,070 | |
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1.2
Fiscal Years Ended | | 12/31/04 | | 12/31/05 | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 11,940 | | $ | 13,505 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 5,300 | | $ | 5,565 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 17,240 | | $ | 19,070 | |
(1) Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
(2) Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
(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 (April 30, October 31, and December 31). In addition, the Series differ as to principal accountant; i.e., certain Series have PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) as a principal accountant and other Series have Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) as a principal accountant. The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by each Series’s respective principal accountant for the last two fiscal years of each Series.
Fiscal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Years | | 4/30/04 | | 10/31/04 | | 12/31/04 | | 4/30/05 | | 10/31/05 | | 12/31/05 | |
Ended | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 0 | | $ | 15,000 | | $ | 93,650 | | $ | 153,080 | | $ | 43,400 | | $ | 68,760 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 44,880 | | $ | 124,400 | | $ | 156,000 | | $ | 45,900 | | $ | 73,785 | |
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Audit-Related Fees(1) | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Tax Fees(2) | | 0 | | 5,800 | | 50,175 | | 75,300 | | 15,700 | | 16,200 | | 0 | | 8,000 | | 66,250 | | 79,065 | | 16,600 | | 17,010 | |
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All Other Fees(3) | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
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Total | | $ | 0 | | $ | 20,800 | | $ | 143,825 | | $ | 228,380 | | $ | 59,100 | | $ | 84,960 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 52,880 | | $ | 190,650 | | $ | 235,065 | | $ | 62,500 | | $ | 90,795 | |
(1) Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
(2) Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.
(3) All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
During each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005, $35,000 was billed by D&T, the principal accountant to certain Series of the Trust for work done in connection with its Rule 17Ad-13 examination of Eaton Vance Management’s assertion that it has maintained an effective internal control structure over sub-transfer agent and registrar functions, such services being pre-approved in accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.
(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to all of the Series in the Trust by each Series’s respective principal accountant (either PWC or D&T) for the last two fiscal years of each Series; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed for services rendered to the Eaton Vance organization by PWC and D&T for the last two fiscal years of each Series.
Fiscal Years Ended | | 4/30/04 | | 10/31/04 | | 12/31/04 | | 4/30/05 | | 10/31/05 | | 12/31/05 | |
| PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | | PWC | | D&T | |
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Registrant(1) | | $ | 0 | | $ | 5,800 | | $ | 50,175 | | $ | 75,300 | | $ | 15,700 | | $ | 16,200 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 8,000 | | $ | 66,250 | | $ | 79,065 | | $ | 16,600 | | $ | 17,010 | |
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Eaton Vance(2) | | $ | 4,490 | | $ | 479,012 | | $ | 84,490 | | $ | 344,230 | | $ | 84,490 | | $ | 344,713 | | $ | 83,555 | | $ | 351,449 | | $ | 33,235 | | $ | 170,983 | | $ | 61,422 | | $ | 179,500 | |
(1) Includes all of the Series in the Trust.
(2) Various subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp. act in either an investment advisory and/or service provider capacity with respect to the Series.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountants 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 accountants’ independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchases.
Not required in this filing.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Effective February 7, 2005, the Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees revised the procedures by which a Fund’s shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees to add the following (highlighted):
The Governance Committee shall, when identifying candidates for the position of Independent Trustee, consider any such candidate recommended by a shareholder of a Fund if such recommendation contains (i)sufficient background information concerning the candidate, including evidence the candidate is willing to serve as an Independent Trustee if selected for the position; and (ii) is received in a sufficiently timely manner (and in any event no later than the date specified for receipt of shareholder proposals in any applicable proxy statement with respect to a Fund). Shareholders shall be directed to address any such recommendations in writing to the attention of the Governance Committee, c/o the Secretary of the Fund. The Secretary shall retain copies of any shareholder recommendations which meet the foregoing requirements for a period of not more than 12 months following receipt. The Secretary shall have no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any shareholder recommendations.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) | | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). |
(a)(2)(i) | | Treasurer’s Section 302 certification. |
(a)(2)(ii) | | President’s Section 302 certification. |
(b) | | Combined Section 906 certification. |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
By: | /s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr. | |
| Thomas E. Faust Jr. |
| President |
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Date: | February 15, 2006 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Barbara E. Campbell | |
| Barbara E. Campbell |
| Treasurer |
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Date: | February 15, 2006 |
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By: | /s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr. | |
| Thomas E. Faust Jr. |
| President |
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Date: | February 15, 2006 |
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