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Eaton Vance Variable Trust |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-10067
Eaton Vance Variable Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Semiannual Report
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Semiannual Report June 30, 2015
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Performance |
2 | |||
Fund Profile |
2 | |||
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures |
3 | |||
Fund Expenses |
4 | |||
Financial Statements |
5 | |||
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval |
20 | |||
Officers and Trustees |
22 | |||
Important Notices |
23 |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Performance1,2
Portfolio Managers Kathleen C. Gaffney, CFA, Stephen C. Concannon, CFA, Michael J. Turgel, CFA and Henry Peabody, CFA
% Cumulative Total Returns | Class Inception Date |
Performance Inception Date |
Six Months | One Year | Five Years | Since Inception |
||||||||||||||||||
Initial Class at NAV |
09/15/2014 | 09/15/2014 | –0.57 | % | — | — | –1.96 | % | ||||||||||||||||
ADV Class at NAV |
09/15/2014 | 09/15/2014 | –0.45 | % | — | — | –1.76 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index |
— | — | –0.30 | % | 1.69 | % | 3.51 | % | 1.82 | % | ||||||||||||||
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | Initial Class | ADV Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross |
2.08 | % | 1.83 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net |
1.20 | 0.95 |
Fund Profile
Credit Quality (% of bond holdings)4
Asset Mix (% of total investments)
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted.
2 |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. Treasuries, government-related and investment-grade U.S. corporate securities with a maturity of one year or more. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
2 | There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall return shown. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/16. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, performance would have been lower. |
4 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the higher rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P or Fitch (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
3 |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Fund Expenses
Example: As a Fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be imposed under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (variable contracts) (if applicable) through which your investment in the Fund is made. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts and to qualified pension and retirement plans, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of investing in the Fund through variable contracts. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would be higher.
Beginning Account Value |
Ending Account Value |
Expenses Paid During Period* |
Annualized Expense |
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Actual |
|
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Initial Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 994.30 | $ | 5.93 | ** | 1.20 | % | |||||||
ADV Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 995.50 | $ | 4.70 | ** | 0.95 | % | |||||||
Hypothetical |
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(5% return per year before expenses) |
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Initial Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.80 | $ | 6.01 | ** | 1.20 | % | |||||||
ADV Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.10 | $ | 4.76 | ** | 0.95 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 December 31, 2014. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges. |
** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, expenses would be higher. |
4 |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 18.6% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount* (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Banks — 0.6% |
| |||||||||
Citigroup, Inc., 6.25%, 6/29/17 |
NZD | 16 | $ | 11,372 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.25%, 11/2/18 |
NZD | 90 | 61,593 | |||||||
Morgan Stanley, 7.60%, 8/8/17 |
NZD | 66 | 47,914 | |||||||
$ | 120,879 | |||||||||
Commercial Services — 1.0% |
| |||||||||
Western Union Co. (The), 6.20%, 11/17/36 |
181 | $ | 181,263 | |||||||
$ | 181,263 | |||||||||
Computers — 0.8% |
| |||||||||
SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc., 8.75%, 4/1/22(1) |
216 | $ | 158,760 | |||||||
$ | 158,760 | |||||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5% |
| |||||||||
Jefferies Group, LLC, 6.50%, 1/20/43 |
195 | $ | 190,554 | |||||||
Navient Corp., 5.625%, 8/1/33 |
115 | 93,725 | ||||||||
$ | 284,279 | |||||||||
Home Builders — 1.5% |
| |||||||||
MDC Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/43 |
329 | $ | 278,005 | |||||||
$ | 278,005 | |||||||||
Insurance — 0.9% |
| |||||||||
XLIT Ltd., Series E, 6.50% to 4/15/17, 10/29/49(2) |
200 | $ | 171,626 | |||||||
$ | 171,626 | |||||||||
Iron & Steel — 0.7% |
| |||||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/40 |
241 | $ | 108,450 | |||||||
JMC Steel Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18(1) |
20 | 18,375 | ||||||||
$ | 126,825 | |||||||||
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 0.1% |
| |||||||||
Valmont Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/44 |
31 | $ | 28,082 | |||||||
$ | 28,082 | |||||||||
Mining — 3.0% |
| |||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43 |
225 | $ | 187,881 | |||||||
Southern Copper Corp., 5.25%, 11/8/42 |
255 | 222,574 | ||||||||
Teck Resources, Ltd., 5.20%, 3/1/42 |
170 | 123,472 |
Security | Principal Amount* (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Mining (continued) |
| |||||||||
Teck Resources, Ltd., 5.40%, 2/1/43 |
48 | $ | 35,784 | |||||||
$ | 569,711 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.2% |
| |||||||||
Trinity Industries, Inc., 4.55%, 10/1/24 |
242 | $ | 233,565 | |||||||
$ | 233,565 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas — 3.5% |
| |||||||||
Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/44 |
177 | $ | 153,750 | |||||||
Continental Resources, Inc., 3.80%, 6/1/24 |
106 | 96,550 | ||||||||
Noble Energy, Inc., 5.05%, 11/15/44 |
146 | 139,919 | ||||||||
Rowan Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 12/1/42 |
339 | 276,345 | ||||||||
$ | 666,564 | |||||||||
Retail — 2.3% |
| |||||||||
JC Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/36 |
580 | $ | 433,550 | |||||||
$ | 433,550 | |||||||||
Telecommunications — 1.5% |
| |||||||||
Avaya, Inc., 10.50%, 3/1/21(1) |
345 | $ | 286,350 | |||||||
$ | 286,350 | |||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes |
|
$ | 3,539,459 | |||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds — 18.7% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount* (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Banks — 2.7% |
| |||||||||
ANZ Bank New Zealand, Ltd., 5.43%, 2/27/19 |
NZD | 720 | $ | 513,767 | ||||||
$ | 513,767 | |||||||||
Engineering & Construction — 1.8% |
| |||||||||
Empresas ICA SAB de CV, 8.875%, 5/29/24(1) |
330 | $ | 248,325 | |||||||
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance, Ltd., 6.75%, 10/1/22(1) |
119 | 86,028 | ||||||||
$ | 334,353 | |||||||||
Foods — 1.0% |
| |||||||||
ESAL GmbH, 6.25%, 2/5/23(1) |
200 | $ | 197,500 | |||||||
$ | 197,500 | |||||||||
5 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Security | Principal Amount* (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Mining — 2.6% |
| |||||||||
Barrick Gold Corp., 5.25%, 4/1/42 |
215 | $ | 192,539 | |||||||
Newcrest Finance Pty,
Ltd., |
160 | 149,933 | ||||||||
Newcrest Finance Pty, Ltd., 5.75%, 11/15/41(1) |
167 | 143,593 | ||||||||
$ | 486,065 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 2.0% |
| |||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 7.45%, 5/1/34(1) |
400 | $ | 378,000 | |||||||
$ | 378,000 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas — 4.3% |
| |||||||||
Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/45 |
158 | $ | 140,225 | |||||||
Ensco PLC, 5.75%, 10/1/44 |
260 | 231,750 | ||||||||
Pacific Drilling SA, 5.375%, 6/1/20(1) |
155 | 118,188 | ||||||||
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.625%, 1/19/25(1) |
230 | 167,037 | ||||||||
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.625%, 5/20/43 |
220 | 171,138 | ||||||||
$ | 828,338 | |||||||||
Telecommunications — 4.3% |
| |||||||||
America Movil SAB de CV, 6.45%, 12/5/22 |
MXN | 2,000 | $ | 122,539 | ||||||
Axtel SAB de CV, 9.00%, 1/31/20(1) |
210 | 211,050 | ||||||||
Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, 8.50% to 3/30/20, 12/29/49(1)(2) |
100 | 103,920 | ||||||||
Oi SA, 5.75%, 2/10/22(1) |
350 | 304,937 | ||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 |
87 | 84,608 | ||||||||
$ | 827,054 | |||||||||
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds |
|
$ | 3,565,077 | |||||||
Foreign Government Bonds — 13.7% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Brazil — 3.1% |
| |||||||||
Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/1/21 |
BRL | 1,730 | $ | 500,913 | ||||||
Federative Republic of Brazil, 12.50%, 1/5/16 |
BRL | 250 | 80,217 | |||||||
$ | 581,130 | |||||||||
Mexico — 3.3% |
| |||||||||
Mexican Bonos, 7.75%, 5/29/31 |
MXN | 7,520 | $ | 534,598 | ||||||
Mexican Bonos, 7.75%, 11/13/42 |
MXN | 1,382 | 98,227 | |||||||
$ | 632,825 | |||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
New Zealand — 0.7% |
| |||||||||
New Zealand Government Bond, 6.00%, 12/15/17(3) |
NZD | 170 | $ | 123,772 | ||||||
$ | 123,772 | |||||||||
Supranational — 6.6% |
| |||||||||
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 7.375%, 4/15/19 |
IDR | 1,140,000 | $ | 82,513 | ||||||
European Investment
Bank, |
IDR | 1,170,000 | 83,197 | |||||||
Inter-American Development Bank, 7.20%, 11/14/17 |
IDR | 4,920,000 | 354,948 | |||||||
International Finance Corp., 6.30%, 11/25/24 |
INR | 3,910 | 58,461 | |||||||
International Finance Corp., 6.45%, 10/30/18 |
INR | 24,400 | 382,780 | |||||||
International Finance Corp., 7.80%, 6/3/19 |
INR | 1,500 | 24,350 | |||||||
International Finance Corp., 8.25%, 6/10/21 |
INR | 16,650 | 277,902 | |||||||
$ | 1,264,151 | |||||||||
Total Foreign Government Bonds |
|
$ | 2,601,878 | |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 11.9% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Home Builders — 9.4% |
| |||||||||
KB Home, 1.375%, 2/1/19 |
$ | 520 | $ | 508,625 | ||||||
Lennar Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/21(1) |
230 | 502,693 | ||||||||
Ryland Group, Inc. (The), 0.25%, 6/1/19 |
485 | 470,450 | ||||||||
Standard Pacific Corp., 1.25%, 8/1/32 |
255 | 311,419 | ||||||||
$ | 1,793,187 | |||||||||
Machinery – Diversified — 1.0% |
| |||||||||
Chart Industries, Inc., 2.00%, 8/1/18 |
$ | 190 | $ | 184,538 | ||||||
$ | 184,538 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas — 0.4% |
| |||||||||
American Energy - Permian Basin, LLC, 8.00%, 5/1/22(1)(4) |
$ | 50 | $ | 27,500 | ||||||
American Energy - Utica,
LLC, |
110 | 50,416 | ||||||||
$ | 77,916 | |||||||||
6 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Telecommunications — 1.1% |
| |||||||||
Ciena Corp., 3.75%, 10/15/18(1) |
$ | 155 | $ | 211,769 | ||||||
$ | 211,769 | |||||||||
Total Convertible Bonds |
|
$ | 2,267,410 | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities — 1.7% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
CAH, Series 2014-2A, Class D, 2.537%, 7/17/31(1)(5) |
$ | 110 | $ | 108,687 | ||||||
SCFT, Series 2014-AA, Class B, 4.61%, 10/25/27(1) |
205 | 209,761 | ||||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities |
|
$ | 318,448 | |||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.6% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
ACRE, Series 2010-ARTA, Class D, 7.443%, 1/14/29(1) |
$ | 100 | $ | 114,354 | ||||||
COMM, Series 2013-CR10, Class D, 4.953%, 8/10/46(1)(6) |
150 | 142,069 | ||||||||
COMM, Series 2014-CR21, Class D, 4.067%, 12/10/47(1)(6) |
200 | 170,739 | ||||||||
JPMBB, Series 2014-C23, Class D, 4.109%, 9/15/47(1)(6) |
100 | 87,217 | ||||||||
JPMBB, Series 2014-C25, Class D, 4.098%, 11/15/47(1)(6) |
200 | 172,535 | ||||||||
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
|
$ | 686,914 | |||||||
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 1.8%(7) | ||||||||||
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Business Equipment and Services — 1.0% |
| |||||||||
AlixPartners, LLP, Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.00%, Maturing 7/10/21 |
$ | 200 | $ | 202,375 | ||||||
$ | 202,375 | |||||||||
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Food Services — 0.8% |
| |||||||||
Weight Watchers International, Inc., Term Loan, Maturing 4/2/20(8) |
$ | 300 | $ | 146,025 | ||||||
$ | 146,025 | |||||||||
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests |
|
$ | 348,400 | |||||||
Tax-Exempt Investments — 0.2% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
Insured-Special Tax Revenue — 0.2% |
| |||||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/44 |
$ | 95 | $ | 13,301 | ||||||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., (NPFG), 0.00%, 8/1/45 |
235 | 30,752 | ||||||||
Total Tax-Exempt Investments |
|
$ | 44,053 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 7.1% | ||||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 9/15/15 |
$ | 1,350 | $ | 1,350,316 | ||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations |
|
$ | 1,350,316 | |||||||
Common Stocks — 17.5% | ||||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Banks — 2.3% |
||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. |
10,303 | $ | 175,357 | |||||||
Regions Financial Corp. |
25,067 | 259,694 | ||||||||
$ | 435,051 | |||||||||
Beverages — 1.0% |
||||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A |
1,664 | $ | 193,057 | |||||||
$ | 193,057 | |||||||||
7 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Chemicals — 1.7% |
| |||||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A |
1,886 | $ | 195,239 | |||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. |
1,032 | 118,391 | ||||||||
$ | 313,630 | |||||||||
Health Care – Services — 1.1% |
| |||||||||
AmSurg Corp.(9) |
1,518 | $ | 106,184 | |||||||
Humana, Inc. |
564 | 107,882 | ||||||||
$ | 214,066 | |||||||||
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 1.4% |
| |||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. |
3,160 | $ | 268,031 | |||||||
$ | 268,031 | |||||||||
Media — 1.1% |
| |||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) |
1,799 | $ | 205,338 | |||||||
$ | 205,338 | |||||||||
Mining — 0.5% |
| |||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
4,908 | $ | 91,387 | |||||||
$ | 91,387 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.0% |
| |||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC |
2,904 | $ | 195,788 | |||||||
$ | 195,788 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas — 0.9% |
| |||||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
1,755 | $ | 136,486 | |||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(9) |
1,758 | 1,542 | ||||||||
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd., Class A(9) |
3,182 | 41,578 | ||||||||
$ | 179,606 | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% |
| |||||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
2,273 | $ | 189,773 | |||||||
$ | 189,773 | |||||||||
Pipelines — 0.9% |
| |||||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
4,648 | $ | 178,437 | |||||||
$ | 178,437 | |||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4% |
| |||||||||
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. |
8,641 | $ | 70,251 | |||||||
$ | 70,251 | |||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Semiconductors — 1.5% |
| |||||||||
Intel Corp. |
9,324 | $ | 283,589 | |||||||
$ | 283,589 | |||||||||
Software — 0.7% |
| |||||||||
Oracle Corp. |
3,315 | $ | 133,594 | |||||||
$ | 133,594 | |||||||||
Telecommunications — 2.0% |
| |||||||||
Corning, Inc. |
9,352 | $ | 184,515 | |||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR |
18,940 | 197,734 | ||||||||
$ | 382,249 | |||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
|
$ | 3,333,847 | |||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 3.6% | ||||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||
Health Care – Products — 0.3% |
| |||||||||
Alere, Inc., 3.00% |
140 | $ | 50,645 | |||||||
$ | 50,645 | |||||||||
Iron & Steel — 0.3% |
| |||||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 7.00% |
10,865 | $ | 50,984 | |||||||
$ | 50,984 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas — 1.8% |
| |||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75% |
440 | $ | 300,575 | |||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.00% |
930 | 19,995 | ||||||||
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.50% |
1,000 | 23,188 | ||||||||
$ | 343,758 | |||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2% |
| |||||||||
iStar Financial, Inc., Series J, 4.50% |
4,135 | $ | 236,687 | |||||||
$ | 236,687 | |||||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks |
|
$ | 682,074 | |||||||
8 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Preferred Stocks — 1.4% | ||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.4% |
| |||||||
SLM Corp., 1.986%(5) |
4,350 | $ | 265,132 | |||||
Total Preferred Stocks |
$ | 265,132 | ||||||
Total Investments — 99.8% |
$ | 19,003,008 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2% |
$ | 38,296 | ||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$ | 19,041,304 | ||||||
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
ADR | – | American Depositary Receipt | ||
ACRE | – | Americold LLC Trust | ||
CAH | – | Colony American Homes | ||
COMM | – | Commercial Mortgage Trust | ||
JPMBB | – | JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust | ||
NPFG | – | National Public Finance Guaranty Corp. | ||
SCFT | – | SpringCastle Funding Trust | ||
BRL | – | Brazilian Real | ||
IDR | – | Indonesian Rupiah | ||
INR | – | Indian Rupee | ||
MXN | – | Mexican Peso | ||
NZD | – | New Zealand Dollar |
* | In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At June 30, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $4,452,933 or 23.4% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(2) | Security converts to floating rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period. |
(3) | Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At June 30, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $123,772 or 0.7% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(4) | Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion. |
(5) | Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at June 30, 2015. |
(6) | Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at June 30, 2015. |
(7) | Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. |
(8) | This Senior Loan will settle after June 30, 2015, at which time the interest rate will be determined. |
(9) | Non-income producing security. |
Country Concentration of Portfolio (based on country of risk) | ||||||||
Country | Percentage of Net Assets |
Value | ||||||
United States |
65.1 | % | $ | 12,393,223 | ||||
Brazil |
7.0 | 1,340,733 | ||||||
Supranational |
6.6 | 1,264,151 | ||||||
Mexico |
6.4 | 1,214,739 | ||||||
Canada |
4.1 | 771,373 | ||||||
New Zealand |
3.3 | 637,539 | ||||||
Colombia |
2.2 | 411,182 | ||||||
Australia |
1.6 | 293,526 | ||||||
Peru |
1.1 | 222,574 | ||||||
Sweden |
1.0 | 197,734 | ||||||
Ireland |
0.9 | 171,626 | ||||||
Italy |
0.5 | 84,608 | ||||||
Total Investments |
99.8 | % | $ | 19,003,008 | ||||
Currency Concentration of Portfolio | ||||||||
Currency | Percentage of Net Assets |
Value | ||||||
United States Dollar |
81.9 | % | $ | 15,602,367 | ||||
New Zealand Dollar |
4.0 | 758,418 | ||||||
Mexican Peso |
4.0 | 755,364 | ||||||
Indian Rupee |
3.9 | 743,493 | ||||||
Brazilian Real |
3.1 | 581,130 | ||||||
Indonesian Rupiah |
2.7 | 520,658 | ||||||
Canadian Dollar |
0.2 | 41,578 | ||||||
Total Investments |
99.8 | % | $ | 19,003,008 | ||||
9 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
Assets | June 30, 2015 | |||
Investments, at value (identified cost, $20,024,363) |
$ | 19,003,008 | ||
Cash |
9,633 | |||
Dividends receivable |
3,420 | |||
Interest receivable |
209,800 | |||
Receivable from affiliate |
10,990 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 19,236,851 | ||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased |
$ | 153,000 | ||
Payable to affiliates: |
||||
Investment adviser fee |
8,759 | |||
Distribution fees |
2 | |||
Trustees’ fees |
360 | |||
Accrued expenses |
33,426 | |||
Total liabilities |
$ | 195,547 | ||
Net Assets |
$ | 19,041,304 | ||
Sources of Net Assets | ||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 19,996,609 | ||
Accumulated net realized gain |
119,216 | |||
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income |
(50,109 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation |
(1,024,412 | ) | ||
Total |
$ | 19,041,304 | ||
Initial Class Shares | ||||
Net Assets |
$ | 9,520 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
1,000 | |||
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share |
||||
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$ | 9.52 | ||
ADV Class Shares | ||||
Net Assets |
$ | 19,031,784 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
1,999,000 | |||
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share |
||||
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$ | 9.52 |
10 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
Investment Income | Six Months Ended |
|||
Interest (net of foreign taxes, $289) |
$ | 383,652 | ||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,111) |
79,330 | |||
Total investment income |
$ | 462,982 | ||
Expenses | ||||
Investment adviser fee |
$ | 53,439 | ||
Distribution fees |
||||
Initial Class |
12 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses |
957 | |||
Custodian fee |
17,058 | |||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees |
5,928 | |||
Legal and accounting services |
30,255 | |||
Printing and postage |
4,562 | |||
Miscellaneous |
3,297 | |||
Total expenses |
$ | 115,508 | ||
Deduct — |
||||
Allocation of expenses to affiliate |
$ | 23,167 | ||
Reduction of custodian fee |
28 | |||
Total expense reductions |
$ | 23,195 | ||
Net expenses |
$ | 92,313 | ||
Net investment income |
$ | 370,669 | ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) — |
||||
Investment transactions |
$ | 184,783 | ||
Foreign currency transactions |
(4,371 | ) | ||
Net realized gain |
$ | 180,412 | ||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — |
||||
Investments |
$ | (619,626 | ) | |
Foreign currency |
(1,214 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
$ | (620,840 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized loss |
$ | (440,428 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets from operations |
$ | (69,759 | ) |
11 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Period Ended |
||||||
From operations — |
||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 370,669 | $ | 146,338 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investment and foreign currency transactions |
180,412 | (14,324 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency |
(620,840 | ) | (403,572 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets from operations |
$ | (69,759 | ) | $ | (271,558 | ) | ||
Distributions to shareholders — |
||||||||
From net investment income |
||||||||
Initial Class |
$ | (197 | ) | $ | (89 | ) | ||
ADV Class |
(419,190 | ) | (194,516 | ) | ||||
Tax return of capital |
||||||||
Initial Class |
— | (2 | ) | |||||
ADV Class |
— | (3,385 | ) | |||||
Total distributions to shareholders |
$ | (419,387 | ) | $ | (197,992 | ) | ||
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — |
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares |
||||||||
Initial Class |
$ | — | $ | 10,000 | ||||
ADV Class |
— | 19,990,000 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions |
$ | — | $ | 20,000,000 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
$ | (489,146 | ) | $ | 19,530,450 | |||
Net Assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period |
$ | 19,530,450 | $ | — | ||||
At end of period |
$ | 19,041,304 | $ | 19,530,450 | ||||
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets |
||||||||
At end of period |
$ | (50,109 | ) | $ | (1,391 | ) |
(1) | For the period from the start of business, September 15, 2014, to December 31, 2014. |
12 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Financial Highlights
Initial Class | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Period Ended |
|||||||
Net asset value — Beginning of period |
$ | 9.760 | $ | 10.000 | ||||
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income(2) |
$ | 0.173 | $ | 0.065 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized loss |
(0.216 | ) | (0.214 | ) | ||||
Total loss from operations |
$ | (0.043 | ) | $ | (0.149 | ) | ||
Less Distributions | ||||||||
From net investment income |
$ | (0.197 | ) | $ | (0.089 | ) | ||
Tax return of capital |
— | (0.002 | ) | |||||
Total distributions |
$ | (0.197 | ) | $ | (0.091 | ) | ||
Net asset value — End of period |
$ | 9.520 | $ | 9.760 | ||||
Total Return(3) |
(0.57 | )%(4) | (1.39 | )%(4) | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$ | 10 | $ | 10 | ||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): |
||||||||
Expenses(5)(6) |
1.20 | %(7) | 1.20 | %(7) | ||||
Net investment income |
3.56 | %(7) | 2.26 | %(7) | ||||
Portfolio Turnover |
20 | %(4) | 5 | %(4) |
(1) | For the period from the start of business, September 15, 2014, to December 31, 2014. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(4) | Not annualized. |
(5) | The investment adviser and administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.24% and 0.63% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and the period ended December 31, 2014, respectively). Absent this subsidy, total return would be lower. |
(6) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(7) | Annualized. |
13 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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ADV Class | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Period Ended |
|||||||
Net asset value — Beginning of period |
$ | 9.770 | $ | 10.000 | ||||
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income(2) |
$ | 0.185 | $ | 0.073 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized loss |
(0.225 | ) | (0.204 | ) | ||||
Total loss from operations |
$ | (0.040 | ) | $ | (0.131 | ) | ||
Less Distributions | ||||||||
From net investment income |
$ | (0.210 | ) | $ | (0.097 | ) | ||
Tax return of capital |
— | (0.002 | ) | |||||
Total distributions |
$ | (0.210 | ) | $ | (0.099 | ) | ||
Net asset value — End of period |
$ | 9.520 | $ | 9.770 | ||||
Total Return(3) |
(0.45 | )%(4) | (1.32 | )%(4) | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$ | 19,032 | $ | 19,521 | ||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): |
||||||||
Expenses(5)(6) |
0.95 | %(7) | 0.95 | %(7) | ||||
Net investment income |
3.82 | %(7) | 2.53 | %(7) | ||||
Portfolio Turnover |
20 | %(4) | 5 | %(4) |
(1) | For the period from the start of business, September 15, 2014, to December 31, 2014. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(4) | Not annualized. |
(5) | The investment adviser and administrator subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 0.24% and 0.63% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and the period ended December 31, 2014, respectively). Absent this subsidy, total return would be lower. |
(6) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(7) | Annualized. |
14 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance VT Bond Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is total return. The Fund offers Initial Class and ADV Class shares, which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies and qualified pension or retirement plans.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Fund. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. The value of preferred equity securities that are valued by a pricing service on a bond basis is adjusted by an income factor, as determined by the investment adviser, to reflect the next anticipated regular dividend.
Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date.
D Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
As of June 30, 2015, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
G Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
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VT Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
J Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
It is the present policy of the Fund to make monthly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date or, if an election is made on behalf of a separate account, to receive some or all distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
At December 31, 2014, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $24,364, which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2014, $24,364 are short-term.
Additionally, at December 31, 2014, the Fund had a late year ordinary loss of $1,391, related to certain specified losses realized after October 31, 2014, which it has elected to defer to the following taxable year pursuant to income tax regulations.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost |
$ | 20,086,527 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 501,540 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(1,585,059 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation |
$ | (1,083,519 | ) |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $1 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the investment adviser fee amounted to $53,439 or 0.55% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.20% and 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Initial Class and ADV Class, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2016. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $23,167 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund’s principal underwriter and an affiliate of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
4 Distribution Plan
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Initial Class shares (Initial Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Initial Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Initial Class shares for the sale and distribution of Initial Class shares. Distribution fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended June 30, 2015 amounted to $12. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell variable insurance products.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
Distribution fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).
5 Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (Servicing Plan) for Initial Class and ADV Class. The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker/dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets attributable to each class that are subject to shareholder servicing agreements. No shareholder servicing fees are levied on shares owned by EVM, its affiliates, or their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no shareholder servicing fees accrued for Initial Class and ADV Class shares.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $4,750,073 and $3,562,560, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
Initial Class | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Period Ended |
||||||
Sales |
— | 1,000 | ||||||
Net increase |
— | 1,000 | ||||||
ADV Class | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Period Ended |
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Sales |
— | 1,999,000 | ||||||
Net increase |
— | 1,999,000 |
(1) | For the period from the start of business, September 15, 2014, to December 31, 2014. |
At June 30, 2015, EVM owned 100% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
8 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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VT Bond Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
At June 30, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
$ | — | $ | 3,539,459 | $ | — | $ | 3,539,459 | ||||||||
Foreign Corporate Bonds |
— | 3,565,077 | — | 3,565,077 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds |
— | 2,601,878 | — | 2,601,878 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Bonds |
— | 2,267,410 | — | 2,267,410 | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
— | 318,448 | — | 318,448 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
— | 686,914 | — | 686,914 | ||||||||||||
Senior Floating-Rate Interests |
— | 348,400 | — | 348,400 | ||||||||||||
Tax-Exempt Investments |
— | 44,053 | — | 44,053 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations |
— | 1,350,316 | — | 1,350,316 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
3,333,847 | — | — | 3,333,847 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks |
— | 682,074 | — | 682,074 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
— | 265,132 | — | 265,132 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments |
$ | 3,333,847 | $ | 15,669,161 | $ | — | $ | 19,003,008 |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that for a fund to enter into an investment advisory agreement with an investment adviser, the fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), must approve the agreement and its terms at an in-person meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on August 11, 2014, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance VT Bond Fund (the “Fund”), with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”). The Board reviewed information furnished for the August 11, 2014 meeting as well as information previously furnished throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including with respect to the approval of other investment advisory agreements for other Eaton Vance Funds. Such information included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees and Expenses
• | The advisory and related fees to be paid by the Fund and the anticipated expense ratio of the Fund; |
• | Comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by the Adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing the Fund, if applicable, and concerning fees charged by other advisers for managing funds similar to the Fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | Descriptions of the investment management services to be provided to the Fund, including the investment strategies and processes to be employed; |
• | Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits expected to be received by the Adviser as a result of brokerage allocation for the Fund, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and the Fund’s policies with respect to “soft dollar” arrangements; |
• | Information about the Adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions, and other policies and practices of the Adviser with respect to trading; |
• | The procedures and processes to be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s assets and actions to be taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
Information about the Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of the Adviser; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the Fund, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | Copies of the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | Copies of or descriptions of the Adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by the Adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the Eaton Vance Funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions; |
• | Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and its affiliates; |
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services to be provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by the Adviser; and |
• | The terms of the investment advisory agreement of the Fund. |
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Board concluded that the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser, including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the terms of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments to be held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who will provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such personnel in investing in securities and other instruments to establish investment exposures to a wide variety of bonds and other income instruments, including corporate bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities and senior floating rate loans. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention expected to be devoted to Fund matters by senior management. In addition, the Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by the Adviser and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services.
The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations when the advisory agreement was approved, it had no performance record.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed contractual fee rates to be payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider and the Fund’s estimated expense ratio for a one-year period.
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees proposed to be charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits projected to be realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory services and administrative services to the Fund. The Board considered the level of profits expected to be realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments expected to be made by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits expected to be received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services to be rendered, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to allow the Fund to benefit from economies of scale in the future.
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Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance VT Bond Fund
Trustees of Eaton Vance VT Bond Fund
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
William H. Park
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland**
Harriett Tee Taggart
* | Interested Trustee |
** | Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015. |
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
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 Privacy 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, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only 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 advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’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 (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 advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, 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 advisor. 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 advisor.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of 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 at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 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 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Fund Offices
Two International Place
* | FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org. |
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Semiannual Report
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Semiannual Report June 30, 2015
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Performance |
2 | |||
Fund Profile |
2 | |||
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures |
3 | |||
Fund Expenses |
4 | |||
Financial Statements |
5 | |||
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval |
29 | |||
Officers and Trustees |
32 | |||
Important Notices |
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Performance1,2
Portfolio Managers Scott H. Page, CFA, Craig P. Russ and Andrew Sveen, CFA
% Average Annual Total Returns | Class Inception Date |
Performance Inception Date |
Six Months | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | ||||||||||||||||||
Initial Class at NAV |
05/02/2001 | 05/02/2001 | 2.11 | % | 1.36 | % | 4.34 | % | 3.97 | % | ||||||||||||||
ADV Class at NAV |
04/15/2014 | 05/02/2001 | 2.35 | 1.61 | 4.40 | 3.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index |
— | — | 2.83 | % | 1.82 | % | 5.47 | % | 4.98 | % | ||||||||||||||
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | Initial Class | ADV Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1.16 | % | 0.91 | % |
Fund Profile
Top 10 Issuers (% of total investments)4
Community Health Systems, Inc. |
1.3 | % | ||
Asurion, LLC |
1.1 | |||
Transdigm, Inc. |
1.1 | |||
Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd. |
1.1 | |||
Michaels Stores, Inc. |
1.1 | |||
First Data Corporation |
1.1 | |||
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. |
1.0 | |||
Supervalu, Inc. |
1.0 | |||
Infor (US), Inc. |
0.9 | |||
Berry Plastics Holding Corporation |
0.9 | |||
Total |
10.6 | % |
Top 10 Sectors (% of total investments)4
Electronics/Electrical |
9.8 | % | ||
Health Care |
9.6 | |||
Business Equipment & Services |
6.7 | |||
Retailers (Except Food & Drug) |
6.2 | |||
Chemicals & Plastics |
5.6 | |||
Financial Intermediaries |
4.2 | |||
Automotive |
3.8 | |||
Oil & Gas |
3.6 | |||
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies |
3.4 | |||
Lodging & Casinos |
3.3 | |||
Total |
56.2 | % |
Credit Quality (% of bond and loan holdings)5
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted.
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
2 | There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall return shown. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. |
Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of ADV Class is linked to Initial Class. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. |
4 | Excludes cash and cash equivalents. |
5 | Ratings are based on Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the higher rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P or Fitch (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above. |
Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
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Fund Expenses
Example: As a Fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be imposed under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (variable contracts) (if applicable) through which your investment in the Fund is made. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts and to qualified pension and retirement plans, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of investing in the Fund through variable contracts. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would be higher.
Beginning Account Value (1/1/15) |
Ending Account Value (6/30/15) |
Expenses Paid During Period* (1/1/15 – 6/30/15) |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
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Actual |
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Initial Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.10 | $ | 5.76 | 1.15 | % | ||||||||
ADV Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.50 | $ | 4.52 | 0.90 | % | ||||||||
Hypothetical |
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(5% return per year before expenses) |
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Initial Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.10 | $ | 5.76 | 1.15 | % | ||||||||
ADV Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.30 | $ | 4.51 | 0.90 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 December 31, 2014. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges. |
4 |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 92.1%(1) | ||||||||
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 1.9% |
| |||||||
BE Aerospace, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 16, 2021 |
$ | 746 | $ | 752,081 | ||||
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 2, 2018 |
302 | 302,947 | ||||||
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Revolving Loan, Maturing July 18, |
133 | 128,842 | ||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.00%, Maturing |
182 | 145,248 | ||||||
Silver II US Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 13, 2019 |
3,207 | 3,109,698 | ||||||
Standard Aero Limited |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing November 2, 2018 |
136 | 136,909 | ||||||
Transdigm, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing February 28, 2020 |
5,093 | 5,063,618 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 4, 2021 |
1,188 | 1,180,297 | ||||||
$ | 10,819,640 | |||||||
Automotive — 3.6% |
| |||||||
Affinia Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 27, 2020 |
$ | 469 | $ | 470,399 | ||||
Chrysler Group, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 24, 2017 |
2,740 | 2,740,287 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing December 31, 2018 |
1,816 | 1,814,093 | ||||||
CS Intermediate Holdco 2, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 4, 2021 |
2,401 | 2,400,251 | ||||||
Dayco Products, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 12, 2019 |
617 | 620,273 | ||||||
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 15, 2021 |
2,605 | 2,579,911 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.75%, Maturing April 30, 2019 |
3,313 | 3,322,852 | ||||||
Horizon Global Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, Maturing May 11, 2022(2) |
300 | 297,187 | ||||||
INA Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 15, 2020 |
641 | 645,822 | ||||||
MPG Holdco I, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 20, 2021 |
1,537 | 1,537,976 | ||||||
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, Maturing June 24, 2022(2) |
750 | 751,406 | ||||||
Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 23, 2020 |
2,488 | 2,489,389 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Automotive (continued) |
| |||||||
Visteon Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing April 9, 2021 |
$ | 379 | $ | 379,344 | ||||
$ | 20,049,190 | |||||||
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.3% |
||||||||
Flavors Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 3, 2020 |
$ | 553 | $ | 533,375 | ||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 11.00%, Maturing October 3, 2021 |
1,000 | 965,000 | ||||||
$ | 1,498,375 | |||||||
Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.1% |
| |||||||
Astro AB Borrower, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 30, 2022 |
$ | 225 | $ | 227,537 | ||||
Salient Partners L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing May 19, 2021 |
500 | 492,500 | ||||||
$ | 720,037 | |||||||
Building and Development — 2.2% |
| |||||||
ABC Supply Co., Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing April 16, 2020 |
$ | 663 | $ | 662,496 | ||||
Auction.com, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 8, 2022 |
648 | 645,133 | ||||||
CPG International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing September 30, 2020 |
393 | 390,544 | ||||||
Gates Global, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 5, 2021 |
968 | 954,468 | ||||||
Headwaters, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 24, 2022 |
125 | 125,547 | ||||||
Ply Gem Industries, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 1, 2021 |
2,475 | 2,464,419 | ||||||
Quikrete Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing September 28, 2020 |
591 | 591,826 | ||||||
RE/MAX International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 31, 2020 |
1,771 | 1,776,063 | ||||||
Realogy Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 5, 2020 |
3,692 | 3,689,596 | ||||||
Summit Materials Companies I, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 30, 2019 |
703 | 704,472 | ||||||
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing February 15, 2017 |
276 | 276,372 | ||||||
$ | 12,280,936 | |||||||
5 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Business Equipment and Services — 6.5% |
| |||||||
Acosta Holdco, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing September 26, 2021 |
$ | 2,488 | $ | 2,484,908 | ||||
Altisource Solutions S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 9, 2020 |
2,015 | 1,798,736 | ||||||
Brock Holdings III, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 16, 2017 |
474 | 472,007 | ||||||
CCC Information Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 20, 2019 |
220 | 219,078 | ||||||
Ceridian, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 15, 2020 |
2,401 | 2,384,212 | ||||||
ClientLogic Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.53%, Maturing January 30, 2017 |
1,132 | 1,120,934 | ||||||
Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 15, 2019 |
617 | 617,558 | ||||||
CPM Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 11, 2022 |
175 | 175,547 | ||||||
Crossmark Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 20, 2019 |
1,269 | 1,150,004 | ||||||
Education Management, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 2, 2020 |
196 | 148,684 | ||||||
Term Loan, 8.50%, (2.00% Cash, 6.50% PIK), Maturing July 2, 2020 |
333 | 213,677 | ||||||
EIG Investors Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 9, 2019 |
2,715 | 2,710,839 | ||||||
Emdeon Business Services, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing November 2, 2018 |
3,665 | 3,669,608 | ||||||
Expert Global Solutions, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing April 3, 2018 |
38 | 38,569 | ||||||
Extreme Reach, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing February 7, 2020 |
456 | 455,381 | ||||||
Garda World Security Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 6, 2020 |
70 | 70,110 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 6, 2020 |
625 | 623,482 | ||||||
IG Investment Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 29, 2021 |
1,009 | 1,013,021 | ||||||
IMS Health Incorporated |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 17, 2021 |
509 | 506,592 | ||||||
Information Resources, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing September 30, 2020 |
761 | 765,321 | ||||||
ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 10, 2021 |
794 | 787,831 | ||||||
Italics Merger Sub, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, Maturing May 29, 2022(2) |
1,400 | 1,398,541 | ||||||
KAR Auction Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 11, 2021 |
1,346 | 1,349,686 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Business Equipment and Services (continued) |
| |||||||
Kronos Incorporated |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 30, 2019 |
$ | 1,220 | $ | 1,222,141 | ||||
Language Line, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 20, 2016 |
938 | 938,024 | ||||||
MCS AMS Sub-Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing October 15, 2019(3) |
340 | 261,612 | ||||||
Monitronics International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 23, 2018 |
274 | 274,983 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 2, 2022 |
349 | 350,325 | ||||||
National CineMedia, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 2.94%, Maturing November 26, 2019 |
250 | 247,813 | ||||||
PGX Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 29, 2020 |
385 | 387,926 | ||||||
RCS Capital Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 29, 2019 |
1,416 | 1,412,647 | ||||||
Sensus USA, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 9, 2017 |
335 | 333,675 | ||||||
ServiceMaster Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 1, 2021 |
1,563 | 1,567,508 | ||||||
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.93%, Maturing February 28, 2017 |
424 | 424,940 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 8, 2020 |
3,203 | 3,207,449 | ||||||
TNS, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 14, 2020 |
511 | 513,333 | ||||||
Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing September 2, 2021 |
871 | 874,615 | ||||||
WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 14, 2022 |
30 | 29,694 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 14, 2022 |
170 | 169,556 | ||||||
$ | 36,390,567 | |||||||
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.6% |
| |||||||
MCC Iowa, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 30, 2021 |
$ | 569 | $ | 569,069 | ||||
Mediacom Illinois, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 30, 2021 |
323 | 323,033 | ||||||
Virgin Media Investment Holdings Limited |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing June 30, 2023 |
2,188 | 2,169,831 | ||||||
$ | 3,061,933 | |||||||
Chemicals and Plastics — 5.0% |
||||||||
Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy S.C.A. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 3, 2019 |
$ | 145 | $ | 145,495 |
6 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Chemicals and Plastics (continued) |
| |||||||
Allnex USA, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 3, 2019 |
$ | 75 | $ | 75,490 | ||||
Aruba Investments, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing February 2, 2022 |
209 | 209,852 | ||||||
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing February 1, 2020 |
2,716 | 2,716,084 | ||||||
AZ Chem US, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 12, 2021 |
429 | 429,472 | ||||||
Chemours Company Co. (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 22, 2022 |
650 | 648,646 | ||||||
Colouroz Investment 1, GmbH |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 7, 2021 |
250 | 249,884 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 7, 2021 |
1,532 | 1,536,259 | ||||||
ECO Services Operations, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 4, 2021 |
299 | 297,754 | ||||||
Emerald Performance Materials, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing August 1, 2021 |
372 | 372,808 | ||||||
Gemini HDPE, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing August 7, 2021 |
819 | 818,818 | ||||||
Huntsman International, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing August 12, 2021 |
1,244 | 1,246,341 | ||||||
Ineos US Finance, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 4, 2018 |
4,133 | 4,124,087 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 31, 2022 |
449 | 449,295 | ||||||
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 18, 2020 |
198 | 197,911 | ||||||
MacDermid, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 7, 2020 |
789 | 791,839 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 7, 2020 |
423 | 425,103 | ||||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 9, 2021 |
898 | 902,825 | ||||||
Omnova Solutions, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 31, 2018 |
1,363 | 1,363,828 | ||||||
Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 25, 2021 |
422 | 426,031 | ||||||
OXEA Finance, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing January 15, 2020 |
345 | 333,977 | ||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.25%, Maturing July 15, 2020 |
500 | 474,219 | ||||||
Polarpak, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 7, 2020 |
950 | 947,915 | ||||||
PQ Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 7, 2017 |
2,024 | 2,024,853 | ||||||
Royal Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 18, 2022 |
375 | 376,289 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Chemicals and Plastics (continued) |
| |||||||
Solenis International L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 31, 2021 |
$ | 223 | $ | 222,335 | ||||
Sonneborn Refined Products B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 10, 2020 |
49 | 48,729 | ||||||
Sonneborn, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 10, 2020 |
275 | 276,128 | ||||||
Tata Chemicals North America, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing August 7, 2020 |
714 | 713,392 | ||||||
Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 13, 2021 |
200 | 200,536 | ||||||
Tronox Pigments (Netherlands) B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 19, 2020 |
2,006 | 2,009,639 | ||||||
Univar, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing June 30, 2017 |
2,147 | 2,146,783 | ||||||
WNA Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 7, 2020 |
732 | 729,932 | ||||||
Zep, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 16, 2022 |
225 | 225,844 | ||||||
$ | 28,158,393 | |||||||
Conglomerates — 0.5% |
| |||||||
RGIS Services, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 18, 2017 |
$ | 1,565 | $ | 1,453,285 | ||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 9, 2022 |
1,400 | 1,404,959 | ||||||
$ | 2,858,244 | |||||||
Containers and Glass Products — 2.1% |
| |||||||
Berry Plastics Holding Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing February 8, 2020 |
$ | 3,108 | $ | 3,097,583 | ||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing January 6, 2021 |
1,989 | 1,986,131 | ||||||
Hilex Poly Co., LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 5, 2021 |
1,072 | 1,083,371 | ||||||
Libbey Glass, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing April 9, 2021 |
272 | 272,676 | ||||||
Pelican Products, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 10, 2020 |
1,633 | 1,633,176 | ||||||
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 1, 2018 |
3,524 | 3,537,344 | ||||||
TricorBraun, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 3, 2018 |
275 | 275,149 | ||||||
$ | 11,885,430 | |||||||
7 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.4% |
| |||||||
Prestige Brands, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing September 3, 2021 |
$ | 652 | $ | 651,591 | ||||
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing October 8, 2019 |
701 | 702,489 | ||||||
Sun Products Corporation (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 23, 2020 |
1,116 | 1,085,566 | ||||||
$ | 2,439,646 | |||||||
Drugs — 2.2% |
| |||||||
Alkermes, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing September 18, 2019 |
$ | 195 | $ | 195,272 | ||||
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing November 12, 2020 |
404 | 408,797 | ||||||
DPx Holdings B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 11, 2021 |
1,287 | 1,281,024 | ||||||
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 19, 2021 |
868 | 867,231 | ||||||
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing September 30, 2019 |
4,789 | 4,790,008 | ||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing December 11, 2019 |
853 | 852,142 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing August 5, 2020 |
1,190 | 1,187,013 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 1, 2022 |
2,394 | 2,395,633 | ||||||
$ | 11,977,120 | |||||||
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.8% |
| |||||||
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 9, 2019 |
$ | 4,078 | $ | 4,036,446 | ||||
EnergySolutions, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing May 29, 2020 |
516 | 518,830 | ||||||
$ | 4,555,276 | |||||||
Electronics / Electrical — 9.6% |
| |||||||
Allflex Holdings III, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 17, 2020 |
$ | 344 | $ | 344,090 | ||||
Answers Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing October 3, 2021 |
796 | 690,530 | ||||||
Applied Systems, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing January 25, 2021 |
526 | 526,820 | ||||||
Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 6, 2021 |
6,113 | 6,130,587 | ||||||
Campaign Monitor Finance Pty Limited |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing March 18, 2021 |
469 | 466,717 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Electronics / Electrical (continued) |
| |||||||
Carros Finance Luxembourg S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 30, 2021 |
$ | 1,216 | $ | 1,215,433 | ||||
CommScope, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing January 14, 2018 |
500 | 500,229 | ||||||
Term Loan, Maturing May 21, 2022(2) |
575 | 575,270 | ||||||
CompuCom Systems, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 11, 2020 |
398 | 371,863 | ||||||
Dealertrack Technologies, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing February 28, 2021 |
310 | 309,910 | ||||||
Dell International, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 29, 2020 |
3,725 | 3,728,658 | ||||||
Entegris, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing April 30, 2021 |
236 | 235,430 | ||||||
Excelitas Technologies Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 31, 2020 |
510 | 512,096 | ||||||
Eze Castle Software, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 6, 2020 |
318 | 317,218 | ||||||
FIDJI Luxembourg (BC4) S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing December 24, 2020 |
469 | 469,336 | ||||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 28, 2020 |
1,269 | 1,271,555 | ||||||
Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 13, 2021 |
3,211 | 3,218,111 | ||||||
Hyland Software, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing February 19, 2021 |
1,183 | 1,187,848 | ||||||
Infor (US), Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 3, 2020 |
239 | 236,206 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 3, 2020 |
4,986 | 4,927,265 | ||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 10, 2021 |
374 | 375,465 | ||||||
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 7, 2021 |
322 | 322,554 | ||||||
MA FinanceCo., LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 20, 2019 |
800 | 800,334 | ||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing November 19, 2021 |
706 | 708,151 | ||||||
Magic Newco, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 12, 2018 |
1,737 | 1,741,917 | ||||||
MH Sub I, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing July 8, 2021 |
769 | 769,664 | ||||||
NXP B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing January 11, 2020 |
1,204 | 1,201,908 | ||||||
Orbotech, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing August 6, 2020 |
325 | 323,292 | ||||||
Renaissance Learning, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 9, 2021 |
469 | 462,808 |
8 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Electronics / Electrical (continued) |
| |||||||
Rocket Software, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing February 8, 2018 |
$ | 215 | $ | 215,786 | ||||
RP Crown Parent, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 21, 2018 |
3,301 | 3,187,345 | ||||||
SGS Cayman L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 23, 2021 |
141 | 141,785 | ||||||
Shield Finance Co. S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2021 |
444 | 446,875 | ||||||
Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing December 7, 2018 |
195 | 196,571 | ||||||
SkillSoft Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 28, 2021 |
1,489 | 1,458,576 | ||||||
Smart Technologies ULC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing January 31, 2018 |
348 | 347,500 | ||||||
Sophia L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 19, 2018 |
983 | 985,248 | ||||||
Southwire Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing February 10, 2021 |
247 | 246,412 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, Maturing June 23, 2022(2) |
323 | 323,412 | ||||||
Term Loan, Maturing June 23, 2022(2) |
1,277 | 1,279,588 | ||||||
SunEdison Semiconductor B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 27, 2019 |
545 | 547,222 | ||||||
SurveyMonkey.com, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 5, 2019 |
1,254 | 1,265,421 | ||||||
Sutherland Global Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 23, 2021 |
604 | 609,103 | ||||||
Sybil Software, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 20, 2020 |
1,578 | 1,581,563 | ||||||
Vantiv, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 13, 2021 |
508 | 510,669 | ||||||
VeriFone, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing July 8, 2021 |
1,980 | 1,961,437 | ||||||
Vertafore, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 3, 2019 |
455 | 455,805 | ||||||
Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 30, 2021 |
2,343 | 2,345,920 | ||||||
Zebra Technologies Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 27, 2021 |
1,470 | 1,488,629 | ||||||
$ | 53,536,132 | |||||||
Financial Intermediaries — 3.9% |
| |||||||
Armor Holding II, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 26, 2020 |
$ | 1,349 | $ | 1,346,002 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Financial Intermediaries (continued) |
| |||||||
CITCO Funding, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 29, 2018 |
$ | 1,011 | $ | 1,013,242 | ||||
Clipper Acquisitions Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing February 6, 2020 |
268 | 266,316 | ||||||
First Data Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing March 24, 2017 |
500 | 499,375 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing March 24, 2018 |
3,455 | 3,447,773 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing September 24, 2018 |
1,125 | 1,123,243 | ||||||
Term Loan, Maturing June 23, 2022(2) |
475 | 473,590 | ||||||
Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings, LLP |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing January 4, 2021 |
2,702 | 2,693,764 | ||||||
Guggenheim Partners, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 22, 2020 |
862 | 866,784 | ||||||
Hamilton Lane Advisors, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 28, 2018 |
255 | 255,218 | ||||||
Harbourvest Partners, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing February 4, 2021 |
1,080 | 1,074,301 | ||||||
LPL Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 29, 2019 |
896 | 896,722 | ||||||
Medley, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing June 15, 2019 |
367 | 367,045 | ||||||
MIP Delaware, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 9, 2020 |
490 | 491,481 | ||||||
Moneygram International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 27, 2020 |
220 | 209,215 | ||||||
NXT Capital, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 4, 2018 |
74 | 74,428 | ||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 4, 2018 |
424 | 426,041 | ||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 4, 2018 |
442 | 444,336 | ||||||
Ocwen Financial Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 15, 2018 |
1,899 | 1,895,530 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing April 17, 2020 |
1,569 | 1,563,432 | ||||||
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 11, 2020 |
386 | 389,143 | ||||||
Walter Investment Management Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing December 19, 2020 |
2,129 | 2,016,575 | ||||||
$ | 21,833,556 | |||||||
Food Products — 2.9% |
| |||||||
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing July 10, 2017 |
$ | 2,589 | $ | 2,595,867 | ||||
Charger OpCo B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 23, 2021 |
1,600 | 1,608,000 |
9 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Food Products (continued) |
| |||||||
Del Monte Foods, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 18, 2021 |
$ | 941 | $ | 899,455 | ||||
Diamond Foods, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 20, 2018 |
1,111 | 1,110,937 | ||||||
Dole Food Company, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 1, 2018 |
681 | 682,765 | ||||||
High Liner Foods, Incorporated |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing April 24, 2021 |
543 | 543,464 | ||||||
JBS USA Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 25, 2018 |
2,593 | 2,589,906 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing September 18, 2020 |
958 | 959,422 | ||||||
NBTY, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing October 1, 2017 |
3,727 | 3,708,088 | ||||||
Onex Wizard US Acquisition, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 13, 2022 |
848 | 847,950 | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 2, 2021 |
374 | 372,955 | ||||||
$ | 15,918,809 | |||||||
Food Service — 2.3% |
| |||||||
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 10, 2021 |
$ | 3,407 | $ | 3,408,857 | ||||
Aramark Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.68%, Maturing July 26, 2016 |
48 | 48,074 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.69%, Maturing July 26, 2016 |
216 | 215,089 | ||||||
ARG IH Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing November 15, 2020 |
169 | 169,995 | ||||||
CEC Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 14, 2021 |
988 | 963,224 | ||||||
Landry’s, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 24, 2018 |
1,579 | 1,586,320 | ||||||
NPC International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 28, 2018 |
1,300 | 1,294,319 | ||||||
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 2, 2019 |
190 | 188,103 | ||||||
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 14, 2020 |
147 | 146,786 | ||||||
US Foods, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 31, 2019 |
3,406 | 3,416,142 | ||||||
Weight Watchers International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 2, 2020 |
3,226 | 1,570,134 | ||||||
$ | 13,007,043 | |||||||
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Food / Drug Retailers — 3.0% |
| |||||||
Albertson’s Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing August 25, 2019 |
$ | 1,654 | $ | 1,661,643 | ||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing August 25, 2021 |
673 | 677,559 | ||||||
Albertson’s, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.38%, Maturing March 21, 2019 |
1,117 | 1,123,146 | ||||||
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing March 4, 2019 |
2,904 | 2,867,304 | ||||||
New Albertson’s, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 27, 2021 |
4,640 | 4,652,117 | ||||||
Rite Aid Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.75%, Maturing August 21, 2020 |
250 | 252,708 | ||||||
Supervalu, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 21, 2019 |
5,323 | 5,341,793 | ||||||
$ | 16,576,270 | |||||||
Health Care — 9.2% |
| |||||||
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 11, 2022 |
$ | 174 | $ | 175,286 | ||||
ADMI Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 30, 2022 |
225 | 226,125 | ||||||
Akorn, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 16, 2021 |
670 | 672,869 | ||||||
Alere, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, Maturing June 3, 2022(2) |
1,100 | 1,102,674 | ||||||
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 3, 2019 |
630 | 628,667 | ||||||
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.51%, Maturing June 7, 2020 |
1,212 | 1,215,194 | ||||||
Amsurg Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing July 16, 2021 |
470 | 471,793 | ||||||
Ardent Medical Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 2, 2018 |
702 | 704,517 | ||||||
ATI Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 20, 2019 |
220 | 220,659 | ||||||
Auris Luxembourg III S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing January 17, 2022 |
549 | 547,939 | ||||||
CareCore National, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 5, 2021 |
323 | 324,163 | ||||||
CeramTec Acquisition Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 30, 2020 |
90 | 90,061 | ||||||
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing November 19, 2019 |
1,473 | 1,475,111 |
10 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
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Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Health Care (continued) |
| |||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 31, 2019 |
$ | 2,060 | $ | 2,063,055 | ||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing January 27, 2021 |
3,791 | 3,800,967 | ||||||
Concordia Healthcare Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 21, 2022 |
175 | 176,094 | ||||||
Convatec, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 15, 2020 |
485 | 485,723 | ||||||
CPI Buyer, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing August 18, 2021 |
744 | 744,377 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing June 24, 2021 |
2,079 | 2,082,250 | ||||||
DJO Finance, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 8, 2020 |
1,425 | 1,429,275 | ||||||
Envision Healthcare Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 25, 2018 |
2,357 | 2,360,811 | ||||||
Faenza Acquisition GmbH |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 30, 2020 |
267 | 267,243 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 30, 2020 |
886 | 887,655 | ||||||
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.19%, Maturing February 27, 2021 |
3,160 | 3,164,114 | ||||||
Halyard Health, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 1, 2021 |
413 | 415,818 | ||||||
Horizon Pharma Holdings USA, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 22, 2021 |
150 | 150,703 | ||||||
Iasis Healthcare, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 3, 2018 |
790 | 792,397 | ||||||
Indivior Finance S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 19, 2019 |
658 | 643,317 | ||||||
inVentiv Health, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing May 15, 2018 |
331 | 331,141 | ||||||
Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing May 15, 2018 |
1,340 | 1,341,379 | ||||||
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing April 9, 2021 |
990 | 992,778 | ||||||
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 4, 2018 |
1,317 | 1,323,381 | ||||||
LHP Hospital Group, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing July 3, 2018 |
398 | 389,554 | ||||||
MedAssets, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 13, 2019 |
174 | 174,136 | ||||||
Millennium Health, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 16, 2021 |
1,361 | 570,024 | ||||||
MJ Acquisition Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 22, 2022 |
200 | 199,998 | ||||||
MMM Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing December 12, 2017 |
258 | 210,070 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Health Care (continued) |
| |||||||
MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing December 12, 2017 |
$ | 187 | $ | 152,720 | ||||
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing January 31, 2021 |
346 | 345,625 | ||||||
Onex Carestream Finance L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 7, 2019 |
1,315 | 1,316,650 | ||||||
Opal Acquisition, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 27, 2020 |
1,429 | 1,408,384 | ||||||
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 30, 2021 |
1,533 | 1,505,363 | ||||||
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 5, 2018 |
2,803 | 2,807,506 | ||||||
Physio-Control International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 5, 2022 |
275 | 276,203 | ||||||
PRA Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 23, 2020 |
2,211 | 2,217,880 | ||||||
Radnet Management, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing October 10, 2018 |
1,030 | 1,032,754 | ||||||
RegionalCare Hospital Partners, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 19, 2019 |
1,511 | 1,511,938 | ||||||
Sage Products Holdings III, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 13, 2019 |
917 | 920,019 | ||||||
Select Medical Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 20, 2016 |
169 | 169,392 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 1, 2018 |
869 | 869,247 | ||||||
Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 15, 2022 |
450 | 451,125 | ||||||
Steward Health Care System, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 12, 2020 |
1,449 | 1,439,475 | ||||||
Tecomet, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing December 5, 2021 |
821 | 812,153 | ||||||
Truven Health Analytics, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 6, 2019 |
802 | 801,643 | ||||||
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 3, 2019 |
197 | 196,685 | ||||||
$ | 51,086,080 | |||||||
Home Furnishings — 0.6% |
| |||||||
Interline Brands, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 17, 2021 |
$ | 148 | $ | 148,033 | ||||
Serta Simmons Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 1, 2019 |
3,215 | 3,222,104 | ||||||
$ | 3,370,137 | |||||||
11 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Industrial Equipment — 2.8% |
| |||||||
Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 10, 2018 |
$ | 150 | $ | 150,582 | ||||
Apex Tool Group, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 31, 2020 |
3,270 | 3,216,420 | ||||||
Delachaux S.A. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 28, 2021 |
305 | 305,005 | ||||||
Doosan Infracore International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing May 28, 2021 |
2,488 | 2,511,461 | ||||||
Filtration Group Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing November 21, 2020 |
169 | 170,153 | ||||||
Gardner Denver, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 30, 2020 |
1,081 | 1,057,514 | ||||||
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 30, 2021 |
1,795 | 1,791,243 | ||||||
Milacron, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 28, 2020 |
759 | 761,688 | ||||||
NN, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 27, 2021 |
480 | 482,753 | ||||||
Paladin Brands Holding, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing August 16, 2019 |
409 | 409,824 | ||||||
Rexnord, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 21, 2020 |
2,751 | 2,747,561 | ||||||
Signode Industrial Group US, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 1, 2021 |
690 | 689,307 | ||||||
STS Operating, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing February 12, 2021 |
198 | 197,377 | ||||||
Tank Holding Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 16, 2022 |
771 | 774,690 | ||||||
VAT Lux III S.a.r.l |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 11, 2021 |
242 | 241,694 | ||||||
$ | 15,507,272 | |||||||
Insurance — 2.7% |
| |||||||
Alliant Holdings I, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 20, 2019 |
$ | 1,688 | $ | 1,691,617 | ||||
AmWINS Group, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing September 6, 2019 |
2,302 | 2,322,568 | ||||||
Asurion, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 24, 2019 |
5,546 | 5,562,971 | ||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.50%, Maturing March 3, 2021 |
675 | 686,981 | ||||||
CGSC of Delaware Holding Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing April 16, 2020 |
270 | 247,940 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Insurance (continued) |
| |||||||
Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 10, 2019 |
$ | 454 | $ | 445,033 | ||||
Hub International Limited |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing October 2, 2020 |
1,991 | 1,979,518 | ||||||
USI, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 27, 2019 |
2,275 | 2,279,731 | ||||||
$ | 15,216,359 | |||||||
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 3.3% |
| |||||||
AMC Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing April 30, 2020 |
$ | 1,271 | $ | 1,270,585 | ||||
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing January 30, 2019 |
1,603 | 1,604,146 | ||||||
CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, Maturing June 10, 2022(2) |
275 | 275,344 | ||||||
ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 24, 2020 |
818 | 821,354 | ||||||
Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 17, 2020 |
549 | 548,980 | ||||||
Equinox Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 31, 2020 |
485 | 488,392 | ||||||
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 3, 2019 |
164 | 163,902 | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing August 16, 2020 |
170 | 170,430 | ||||||
LTF Merger Sub, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 10, 2022 |
850 | 844,820 | ||||||
Nord Anglia Education Finance, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 31, 2021 |
1,833 | 1,837,833 | ||||||
Regal Cinemas Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing April 1, 2022 |
2,490 | 2,496,169 | ||||||
Sabre, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 19, 2019 |
634 | 633,750 | ||||||
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing May 14, 2020 |
1,474 | 1,425,722 | ||||||
SRAM, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing April 10, 2020 |
896 | 895,584 | ||||||
Town Sports International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 15, 2020 |
731 | 583,922 | ||||||
WMG Acquisition Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing July 1, 2020 |
1,020 | 1,007,558 | ||||||
Zuffa, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing February 25, 2020 |
3,427 | 3,388,189 | ||||||
$ | 18,456,680 | |||||||
12 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Lodging and Casinos — 2.6% |
| |||||||
Amaya Holdings B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing August 1, 2021 |
$ | 2,308 | $ | 2,307,083 | ||||
Boyd Gaming Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 14, 2020 |
271 | 272,035 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company |
||||||||
785 | 705,023 | |||||||
CityCenter Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 16, 2020 |
500 | 501,033 | ||||||
Four Seasons Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing June 27, 2020 |
392 | 391,669 | ||||||
Golden Nugget, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 21, 2019 |
87 | 87,729 | ||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 21, 2019 |
203 | 204,702 | ||||||
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing October 26, 2020 |
3,479 | 3,482,378 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing December 20, 2019 |
1,901 | 1,891,348 | ||||||
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing August 13, 2020 |
410 | 410,488 | ||||||
Playa Resorts Holding B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 9, 2019 |
1,280 | 1,278,113 | ||||||
RHP Hotel Properties L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing January 15, 2021 |
421 | 422,131 | ||||||
Scientific Games International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 18, 2020 |
1,872 | 1,873,489 | ||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 1, 2021 |
622 | 622,193 | ||||||
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 27, 2020 |
221 | 220,510 | ||||||
$ | 14,669,924 | |||||||
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 2.0% |
| |||||||
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 22, 2020 |
$ | 1,393 | $ | 1,008,139 | ||||
Arch Coal, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 16, 2018 |
2,407 | 1,666,575 | ||||||
Dynacast International, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 28, 2022 |
424 | 426,587 | ||||||
Fairmount Minerals Ltd. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.81%, Maturing March 15, 2017 |
245 | 241,873 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 5, 2019 |
2,213 | 2,107,043 | ||||||
Murray Energy Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 7, 2017 |
200 | 199,083 | ||||||
Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing March 19, 2021 |
1,225 | 1,137,719 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals (continued) |
| |||||||
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing February 28, 2019 |
$ | 484 | $ | 406,350 | ||||
Novelis, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing June 2, 2022 |
1,675 | 1,668,719 | ||||||
Oxbow Carbon, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing July 19, 2019 |
1,171 | 1,168,382 | ||||||
Walter Energy, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing April 2, 2018 |
1,603 | 884,260 | ||||||
$ | 10,914,730 | |||||||
Oil and Gas — 3.5% |
|
|||||||
Ameriforge Group, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 19, 2019 |
$ | 2,181 | $ | 1,829,611 | ||||
Bronco Midstream Funding, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing August 15, 2020 |
977 | 964,994 | ||||||
CITGO Holding, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 9.50%, Maturing May 12, 2018 |
1,100 | 1,105,372 | ||||||
CITGO Petroleum Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing July 29, 2021 |
720 | 720,612 | ||||||
Crestwood Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing June 19, 2019 |
1,210 | 1,199,891 | ||||||
Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 25, 2021 |
794 | 679,664 | ||||||
Energy Transfer Equity L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing December 2, 2019 |
1,025 | 1,019,555 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 2, 2019 |
256 | 255,953 | ||||||
Fieldwood Energy, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.88%, Maturing September 28, 2018 |
639 | 609,766 | ||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.38%, Maturing September 30, 2020 |
425 | 326,188 | ||||||
Floatel International Ltd. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 27, 2020 |
1,681 | 1,337,275 | ||||||
MEG Energy Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 31, 2020 |
3,192 | 3,130,022 | ||||||
Obsidian Natural Gas Trust |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 2, 2015 |
155 | 155,462 | ||||||
Paragon Offshore Finance Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing July 18, 2021 |
645 | 497,822 | ||||||
Samson Investment Company |
||||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.00%, Maturing September 25, 2018 |
1,425 | 573,563 | ||||||
Seadrill Partners Finco, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 21, 2021 |
2,439 | 1,852,993 | ||||||
Seventy Seven Operating, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 25, 2021 |
347 | 321,379 |
13 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Oil and Gas (continued) |
|
|||||||
Sheridan Investment Partners II L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 16, 2020 |
$ | 22 | $ | 20,021 | ||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 16, 2020 |
60 | 53,684 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 16, 2020 |
432 | 385,915 | ||||||
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 1, 2019 |
77 | 68,404 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 1, 2019 |
127 | 111,990 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 1, 2019 |
957 | 845,155 | ||||||
Southcross Energy Partners L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing August 4, 2021 |
495 | 492,525 | ||||||
Southcross Holdings Borrower L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 4, 2021 |
297 | 288,833 | ||||||
Targa Resources Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing February 25, 2022 |
177 | 178,677 | ||||||
Tervita Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 15, 2018 |
774 | 727,553 | ||||||
$ | 19,752,879 | |||||||
Publishing — 1.8% |
| |||||||
Ascend Learning, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2019 |
$ | 813 | $ | 815,672 | ||||
Getty Images, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 18, 2019 |
3,783 | 2,821,209 | ||||||
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 11, 2022 |
225 | 224,297 | ||||||
Interactive Data Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 2, 2021 |
1,040 | 1,043,832 | ||||||
Laureate Education, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 15, 2018 |
2,289 | 2,145,654 | ||||||
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 22, 2019 |
356 | 357,767 | ||||||
Merrill Communications, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 1, 2022 |
375 | 375,000 | ||||||
Nelson Education Ltd. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing July 7, 2016 |
302 | 220,482 | ||||||
Penton Media, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 3, 2019 |
394 | 395,990 | ||||||
ProQuest, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 24, 2021 |
497 | 500,192 | ||||||
Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
|
|||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing August 14, 2020 |
863 | 866,256 | ||||||
$ | 9,766,351 | |||||||
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Radio and Television — 2.2% |
| |||||||
ALM Media Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2020 |
$ | 319 | $ | 308,669 | ||||
AP NMT Acquisition B.V. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing August 13, 2021 |
323 | 319,740 | ||||||
Block Communications, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 7, 2021 |
149 | 149,619 | ||||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.94%, Maturing January 30, 2019 |
453 | 419,286 | ||||||
Term Loan, 7.69%, Maturing July 30, 2019 |
146 | 136,822 | ||||||
Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 23, 2020 |
2,609 | 2,483,455 | ||||||
Entercom Radio, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 23, 2018 |
174 | 174,182 | ||||||
Entravision Communications Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 31, 2020 |
2,143 | 2,130,935 | ||||||
Gray Television, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 10, 2021 |
156 | 156,014 | ||||||
Hubbard Radio, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 15, 2020 |
444 | 443,334 | ||||||
Media General, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 31, 2020 |
884 | 884,393 | ||||||
Mission Broadcasting, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 1, 2020 |
426 | 425,676 | ||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing October 1, 2020 |
483 | 482,724 | ||||||
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing August 4, 2021 |
433 | 432,685 | ||||||
TWCC Holding Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.00%, Maturing June 26, 2020 |
375 | 350,937 | ||||||
Univision Communications, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 1, 2020 |
489 | 486,548 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 1, 2020 |
2,739 | 2,725,383 | ||||||
$ | 12,510,402 | |||||||
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 6.1% |
| |||||||
99 Cents Only Stores |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 11, 2019 |
$ | 1,260 | $ | 1,171,960 | ||||
Bass Pro Group, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing June 5, 2020 |
1,498 | 1,501,027 | ||||||
CDW, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing April 29, 2020 |
2,158 | 2,143,006 | ||||||
David’s Bridal, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 11, 2019 |
597 | 574,574 |
14 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued) |
| |||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 9, 2022 |
$ | 1,979 | $ | 1,982,413 | ||||
Evergreen Acqco 1 L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 9, 2019 |
316 | 295,933 | ||||||
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing July 26, 2019 |
1,583 | 1,593,559 | ||||||
Hudson’s Bay Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing November 4, 2020 |
821 | 823,922 | ||||||
J. Crew Group, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 5, 2021 |
1,906 | 1,652,047 | ||||||
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 16, 2018 |
2,004 | 1,951,440 | ||||||
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 18, 2021 |
598 | 600,902 | ||||||
Michaels Stores, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing January 28, 2020 |
5,457 | 5,446,907 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing January 28, 2020 |
645 | 647,410 | ||||||
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 25, 2020 |
2,684 | 2,672,467 | ||||||
Party City Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 27, 2019 |
731 | 731,420 | ||||||
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 11, 2018 |
219 | 219,992 | ||||||
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 24, 2017 |
1,456 | 1,458,423 | ||||||
PetSmart, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 11, 2022 |
3,250 | 3,250,552 | ||||||
PFS Holding Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 31, 2021 |
1,136 | 1,057,551 | ||||||
Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 30, 2021 |
347 | 343,035 | ||||||
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 1, 2021 |
1,436 | 1,454,084 | ||||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 19, 2021 |
346 | 344,761 | ||||||
Spin Holdco, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing November 14, 2019 |
910 | 908,760 | ||||||
Toys ‘R’ Us Property Company I, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 21, 2019 |
983 | 931,034 | ||||||
$ | 33,757,179 | |||||||
Steel — 1.5% |
| |||||||
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 30, 2019 |
$ | 4,516 | $ | 4,020,265 |
Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Steel (continued) |
| |||||||
JMC Steel Group, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 1, 2017 |
$ | 3,106 | $ | 3,086,864 | ||||
Neenah Foundry Company |
||||||||
Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 26, 2017 |
645 | 642,097 | ||||||
Patriot Coal Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 15, 2018(3)(4) |
1,481 | 813,354 | ||||||
$ | 8,562,580 | |||||||
Surface Transport — 0.8% |
| |||||||
Hertz Corporation (The) |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 11, 2018 |
$ | 1,124 | $ | 1,120,350 | ||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 11, 2018 |
1,000 | 991,875 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 11, 2018 |
878 | 879,008 | ||||||
Stena International S.a.r.l. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 3, 2021 |
1,012 | 949,769 | ||||||
Swift Transportation Co., LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 9, 2021 |
765 | 768,342 | ||||||
$ | 4,709,344 | |||||||
Telecommunications — 2.7% |
| |||||||
Ciena Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing July 15, 2019 |
$ | 2,481 | $ | 2,490,555 | ||||
CWC Cayman Finance Limited |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 28, 2017 |
275 | 275,688 | ||||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 30, 2019 |
4,750 | 4,722,293 | ||||||
IPC Systems, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing August 6, 2021 |
1,147 | 1,143,540 | ||||||
Mitel US Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing March 31, 2022 |
500 | 502,812 | ||||||
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 23, 2019 |
654 | 620,070 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 23, 2019 |
864 | 818,492 | ||||||
Telesat Canada |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 28, 2019 |
3,769 | 3,764,443 | ||||||
Windstream Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing August 8, 2019 |
438 | 436,022 | ||||||
$ | 14,773,915 | |||||||
Utilities — 2.4% |
| |||||||
Calpine Construction Finance Company L.P. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.25%, Maturing January 31, 2022 |
$ | 590 | $ | 582,684 |
15 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Borrower/Tranche Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Utilities (continued) |
| |||||||
Calpine Corporation |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing October 9, 2019 |
$ | 909 | $ | 910,552 | ||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing October 30, 2020 |
222 | 221,729 | ||||||
Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 27, 2022 |
2,000 | 1,985,156 | ||||||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 23, 2020 |
528 | 529,287 | ||||||
EFS Cogen Holdings I, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing December 17, 2020 |
292 | 293,478 | ||||||
Electrical Components International, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 28, 2021 |
248 | 249,458 | ||||||
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC |
||||||||
DIP Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 19, 2016 |
1,125 | 1,127,813 | ||||||
Granite Acquisition, Inc. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 19, 2021 |
78 | 78,943 | ||||||
Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 19, 2021 |
1,763 | 1,785,196 | ||||||
La Frontera Generation, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 30, 2020 |
319 | 317,459 | ||||||
Lonestar Generation, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 20, 2021 |
397 | 392,026 | ||||||
Longview Power, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 13, 2021 |
175 | 176,641 | ||||||
PowerTeam Services, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 6, 2020 |
8 | 8,171 | ||||||
Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 6, 2020 |
152 | 152,635 | ||||||
TPF II Power, LLC |
||||||||
Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing October 2, 2021 |
970 | 979,462 | ||||||
WTG Holdings III Corp. |
||||||||
Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing January 15, 2021 |
3,711 | 3,706,435 | ||||||
$ | 13,497,125 | |||||||
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests |
$ | 514,117,554 | ||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 1.9% | ||||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.1% |
| |||||||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC |
||||||||
5.375%, 4/15/21(5) |
$ | 450 | $ | 465,469 | ||||
$ | 465,469 | |||||||
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Chemicals and Plastics — 0.5% |
| |||||||
Hexion, Inc. |
||||||||
6.625%, 4/15/20 |
$ | 2,975 | $ | 2,744,437 | ||||
$ | 2,744,437 | |||||||
Containers and Glass Products — 0.4% |
| |||||||
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. |
||||||||
5.75%, 10/15/20 |
$ | 1,925 | $ | 1,977,937 | ||||
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions |
||||||||
4.875%, 9/15/18(5) |
225 | 236,813 | ||||||
$ | 2,214,750 | |||||||
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1% |
| |||||||
First Data Corp. |
||||||||
6.75%, 11/1/20(5) |
$ | 423 | $ | 448,118 | ||||
$ | 448,118 | |||||||
Health Care — 0.2% |
| |||||||
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. |
||||||||
5.125%, 8/15/18 |
$ | 1,050 | $ | 1,079,400 | ||||
$ | 1,079,400 | |||||||
Industrial Equipment — 0.0%(6) |
| |||||||
Erikson Air-Crane, Inc., Promissory Note |
||||||||
6.00%, 11/2/20(3)(7) |
$ | 35 | $ | 19,445 | ||||
$ | 19,445 | |||||||
Lodging and Casinos — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. |
||||||||
8.50%, 2/15/20(4) |
$ | 1,125 | $ | 911,250 | ||||
9.00%, 2/15/20(4) |
625 | 509,375 | ||||||
$ | 1,420,625 | |||||||
Radio and Television — 0.1% |
| |||||||
iHeartCommunications, Inc. |
| |||||||
9.00%, 12/15/19 |
$ | 181 | $ | 173,172 | ||||
Univision Communications, Inc. |
| |||||||
6.75%, 9/15/22(5) |
384 | 407,520 | ||||||
$ | 580,692 | |||||||
Telecommunications — 0.0%(6) |
| |||||||
Wind Acquisition Finance SA |
| |||||||
6.50%, 4/30/20(5) |
$ | 250 | $ | 263,250 | ||||
$ | 263,250 | |||||||
16 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Security | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Utilities — 0.2% |
| |||||||
Calpine Corp. |
| |||||||
7.875%, 1/15/23(5) |
$ | 1,029 | $ | 1,116,465 | ||||
$ | 1,116,465 | |||||||
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes |
$ | 10,352,651 | ||||||
Common Stocks — 0.8% | ||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.0%(6) |
| |||||||
IAP Worldwide Services, LLC(3)(7)(8) |
24 | $ | 25,861 | |||||
$ | 25,861 | |||||||
Automotive — 0.1% |
| |||||||
Dayco Products, LLC(3)(7) |
15,250 | $ | 621,437 | |||||
$ | 621,437 | |||||||
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(6) |
| |||||||
Education Management Corp.(3)(7)(8) |
2,351,823 | $ | 63,499 | |||||
$ | 63,499 | |||||||
Food Service — 0.0% |
| |||||||
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.(3)(7)(8) |
3,663 | $ | 0 | |||||
$ | 0 | |||||||
Lodging and Casinos — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Affinity Gaming, LLC(3)(7)(8) |
41,797 | $ | 480,667 | |||||
Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.(7)(8) |
71,982 | 1,155,311 | ||||||
$ | 1,635,978 | |||||||
Publishing — 0.4% |
| |||||||
ION Media Networks, Inc.(3)(7) |
399 | $ | 143,636 | |||||
MediaNews Group, Inc.(3)(7)(8) |
45,600 | 1,755,605 | ||||||
$ | 1,899,241 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks |
$ | 4,246,016 | ||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%(6) | ||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%(6) |
| |||||||
Education Management Corp., |
2,617 | $ | 137,392 | |||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks |
$ | 137,392 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.7% | ||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 2.7% | ||||||||
Description | Principal Amount (000’s omitted) |
Value | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.00%, 7/6/15 |
$ | 6,900 | $ | 6,899,962 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.00%, 8/4/15 |
8,355 | 8,354,684 | ||||||
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations |
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$ | 15,254,646 | |||||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|
$ | 15,254,646 | |||||
Total Investments — 97.5% |
|
$ | 544,108,259 | |||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.5% |
|
$ | 13,909,664 | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
|
$ | 558,017,923 | |||||
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
DIP | – | Debtor in Possession | ||
PIK | – | Payment In Kind |
(1) | Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. |
(2) | This Senior Loan will settle after June 30, 2015, at which time the interest rate will be determined. |
17 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(3) | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (See Note 10). |
(4) | Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status. |
(5) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At June 30, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $2,937,635 or 0.5% of the Fund’s net assets. |
(6) | Amount is less than 0.05%. |
(7) | Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale. |
(8) | Non-income producing security. |
18 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
Assets | June 30, 2015 | |||
Investments, at value (identified cost, $554,104,114) |
$ | 544,108,259 | ||
Cash |
19,384,443 | |||
Interest receivable |
1,498,116 | |||
Receivable for investments sold |
849,547 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
451,715 | |||
Prepaid expenses |
64,894 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 566,356,974 | ||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased |
$ | 7,426,040 | ||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed |
236,594 | |||
Payable to affiliates: |
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Investment adviser fee |
267,500 | |||
Distribution fees |
116,167 | |||
Trustees’ fees |
7,683 | |||
Payable for shareholder servicing fees |
200,801 | |||
Accrued expenses |
84,266 | |||
Total liabilities |
$ | 8,339,051 | ||
Net Assets |
$ | 558,017,923 | ||
Sources of Net Assets | ||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 564,928,172 | ||
Accumulated net realized loss |
(793,724 | ) | ||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income |
3,879,330 | |||
Net unrealized depreciation |
(9,995,855 | ) | ||
Total |
$ | 558,017,923 | ||
Initial Class Shares | ||||
Net Assets |
$ | 557,350,887 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
60,377,578 | |||
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share |
||||
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$ | 9.23 | ||
ADV Class Shares | ||||
Net Assets |
$ | 667,036 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
72,215 | |||
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share |
||||
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$ | 9.24 |
19 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
Investment Income | Six Months Ended |
|||
Interest and other income |
$ | 13,158,336 | ||
Total investment income |
$ | 13,158,336 | ||
Expenses | ||||
Investment adviser fee |
$ | 1,685,081 | ||
Distribution fees |
||||
Initial Class |
731,863 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees |
||||
Initial Class |
683,579 | |||
ADV Class |
731 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses |
16,207 | |||
Custodian fee |
113,300 | |||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees |
5,973 | |||
Legal and accounting services |
45,375 | |||
Printing and postage |
3,386 | |||
Interest expense and fees |
72,062 | |||
Miscellaneous |
14,268 | |||
Total expenses |
$ | 3,371,825 | ||
Deduct — |
||||
Reduction of custodian fee |
$ | 1,044 | ||
Total expense reductions |
$ | 1,044 | ||
Net expenses |
$ | 3,370,781 | ||
Net investment income |
$ | 9,787,555 | ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) — |
||||
Investment transactions |
$ | (494,681 | ) | |
Net realized loss |
$ | (494,681 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — |
||||
Investments |
$ | 3,672,855 | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
$ | 3,672,855 | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain |
$ | 3,178,174 | ||
Net increase in net assets from operations |
$ | 12,965,729 |
20 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Year Ended |
||||||
From operations — |
||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 9,787,555 | $ | 19,797,955 | ||||
Net realized loss from investment transactions |
(494,681 | ) | (272,558 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments |
3,672,855 | (17,048,860 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations |
$ | 12,965,729 | $ | 2,476,537 | ||||
Distributions to shareholders — |
||||||||
From net investment income |
||||||||
Initial Class |
$ | (9,778,656 | ) | $ | (19,788,083 | ) | ||
ADV Class |
(11,228 | ) | (7,528 | ) | ||||
Total distributions to shareholders |
$ | (9,789,884 | ) | $ | (19,795,611 | ) | ||
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — |
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares |
||||||||
Initial Class |
$ | 50,916,395 | $ | 206,484,771 | ||||
ADV Class |
61,504 | 1,135,244 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
||||||||
Initial Class |
9,778,656 | 19,788,083 | ||||||
ADV Class |
11,228 | 7,528 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
||||||||
Initial Class |
(132,155,707 | ) | (169,211,032 | ) | ||||
ADV Class |
(22,631 | ) | (520,503 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions |
$ | (71,410,555 | ) | $ | 57,684,091 | |||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
$ | (68,234,710 | ) | $ | 40,365,017 | |||
Net Assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period |
$ | 626,252,633 | $ | 585,887,616 | ||||
At end of period |
$ | 558,017,923 | $ | 626,252,633 | ||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets |
||||||||
At end of period |
$ | 3,879,330 | $ | 3,881,659 |
21 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Financial Highlights
Initial Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value — Beginning of period |
$ | 9.190 | $ | 9.430 | $ | 9.460 | $ | 9.300 | $ | 9.460 | $ | 9.050 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(1) |
$ | 0.153 | $ | 0.295 | $ | 0.327 | $ | 0.396 | $ | 0.399 | $ | 0.369 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.040 | (0.240 | ) | 0.031 | 0.270 | (0.161 | ) | 0.442 | ||||||||||||||||
Total income from operations |
$ | 0.193 | $ | 0.055 | $ | 0.358 | $ | 0.666 | $ | 0.238 | $ | 0.811 | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income |
$ | (0.153 | ) | $ | (0.295 | ) | $ | (0.332 | ) | $ | (0.396 | ) | $ | (0.398 | ) | $ | (0.401 | ) | ||||||
From net realized gain |
— | — | (0.056 | ) | (0.110 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions |
$ | (0.153 | ) | $ | (0.295 | ) | $ | (0.388 | ) | $ | (0.506 | ) | $ | (0.398 | ) | $ | (0.401 | ) | ||||||
Net asset value — End of period |
$ | 9.230 | $ | 9.190 | $ | 9.430 | $ | 9.460 | $ | 9.300 | $ | 9.460 | ||||||||||||
Total Return(2) |
2.11 | %(3) | 0.57 | % | 3.85 | % | 7.33 | % | 2.54 | % | 9.12 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$ | 557,351 | $ | 625,638 | $ | 585,888 | $ | 419,898 | $ | 354,692 | $ | 354,097 | ||||||||||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses |
1.15 | %(4)(5) | 1.15 | %(4) | 1.15 | %(6) | 1.16 | %(4) | 1.17 | %(4) | 1.15 | %(4) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income |
3.34 | %(5) | 3.15 | % | 3.45 | % | 4.21 | % | 4.24 | % | 3.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover |
8 | %(3) | 29 | % | 38 | % | 42 | % | 53 | % | 35 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(3) | Not annualized. |
(4) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(5) | Annualized. |
(6) | Expenses after custodian fee reduction were 1.14%. |
22 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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ADV Class | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Period Ended |
|||||||
Net asset value — Beginning of period |
$ | 9.190 | $ | 9.400 | ||||
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income(2) |
$ | 0.165 | $ | 0.234 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.050 | (0.216 | ) | |||||
Total income from operations |
$ | 0.215 | $ | 0.018 | ||||
Less Distributions | ||||||||
From net investment income |
$ | (0.165 | ) | $ | (0.228 | ) | ||
Total distributions |
$ | (0.165 | ) | $ | (0.228 | ) | ||
Net asset value — End of period |
$ | 9.240 | $ | 9.190 | ||||
Total Return(3) |
2.35 | %(4) | 0.18 | %(4) | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$ | 667 | $ | 615 | ||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): |
||||||||
Expenses |
0.90 | %(5)(6) | 0.90 | %(5)(6) | ||||
Net investment income |
3.59 | %(6) | 3.52 | %(6) | ||||
Portfolio Turnover |
8 | %(4) | 29 | %(7) |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations on April 15, 2014 to December 31, 2014. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(4) | Not annualized. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(6) | Annualized. |
(7) | For the year ended December 31, 2014. |
23 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund offers Initial Class and ADV Class shares which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses 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 Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies and qualified pension or retirement plans.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Fund. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
Debt Obligations. Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.
Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
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B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities.
D Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
As of June 30, 2015, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
G Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.
H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
J Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
The Fund declares dividends daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration. Distributions are generally paid monthly. Distributions of realized capital gains are made at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, if an election is made on behalf of a separate account, to receive some or all of the distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
At December 31, 2014, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $221,896, which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2014, $221,896 are long-term.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost |
$ | 554,181,261 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 3,584,985 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(13,657,987 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation |
$ | (10,073,002 | ) |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.575% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion, 0.525% of average daily net assets from $1 billion but less than $2 billion, and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $2 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the investment adviser fee amounted to $1,685,081 or 0.575% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund’s principal underwriter and an affiliate of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
4 Distribution Plan
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Initial Class shares (Initial Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Initial Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Initial Class shares for the sale and distribution of Initial Class shares. Distribution fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended June 30, 2015 amounted to $731,863. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell variable insurance products.
Distribution fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).
5 Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (Servicing Plan) for Initial Class and ADV Class. The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker/dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets attributable to each class that are subject to shareholder servicing agreements. No shareholder servicing fees are levied on shares owned by EVM, its affiliates, or their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, shareholder servicing fees were equivalent to 0.23% per annum of each class’ average daily net assets and amounted to $683,579 and $731 for Initial Class and ADV Class, respectively.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $47,553,609 and $139,684,764, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
Initial Class | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
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Sales |
5,495,241 | 22,002,049 | ||||||
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares |
1,056,100 | 2,115,606 | ||||||
Redemptions |
(14,270,667 | ) | (18,130,331 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) |
(7,719,326 | ) | 5,987,324 | |||||
ADV Class | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Period Ended December 31, 2014(1) |
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Sales |
6,608 | 121,464 | ||||||
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares |
1,210 | 807 | ||||||
Redemptions |
(2,453 | ) | (55,421 | ) | ||||
Net increase |
5,365 | 66,850 |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations on April 15, 2014 to December 31, 2014. |
At June 30, 2015, separate accounts of 3 insurance companies each owned more than 10% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund aggregating 85.3%.
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $1.175 billion unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through March 14, 2016. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at a prime rate or an amount above either the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated between the Fund and the other participating portfolios at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2015.
9 Credit Risk
The Fund invests primarily in below investment grade floating-rate loans, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to reduce the capacity of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed than issuers of investment grade bonds. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a loan or other debt obligation may lose significant value before a default occurs. Lower rated investments also may be subject to greater price volatility than higher rated investments. Moreover, the specific collateral used to secure a loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the loan’s value.
10 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
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In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At June 30, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3* | Total | ||||||||||||
Senior Floating-Rate Interests |
$ | — | $ | 512,897,340 | $ | 1,220,214 | $ | 514,117,554 | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds & Notes |
— | 10,333,206 | 19,445 | 10,352,651 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
1,155,311 | — | 3,090,705 | 4,246,016 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks |
— | 137,392 | — | 137,392 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
— | 15,254,646 | — | 15,254,646 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments |
$ | 1,155,311 | $ | 538,622,584 | $ | 4,330,364 | $ | 544,108,259 |
* | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund. |
Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the six months ended June 30, 2015 is not presented.
At June 30, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
11 Legal Proceedings
In May 2015, the Fund was served with an amended complaint filed in an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The adversary proceeding was filed by the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (“AAT”) against the former holders of a $1.5 billion term loan issued by General Motors Corp. (“GM”) in 2006 (the “Term Loan Lenders”) who received a full repayment of the term loan pursuant to a court order in the GM bankruptcy proceeding. The court order was made with the understanding that the term loan was fully secured at the time of GM’s bankruptcy filing in June 2009. The AAT is seeking (1) a determination from the Bankruptcy Court that the security interest held by the Term Loan Lenders was not perfected at the time GM filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and thus the Term Loan Lenders should have been treated in the same manner as GM’s unsecured creditors, (2) disgorgement of any interest payments made to the Term Loan Lenders within ninety days of GM’s filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, and (3) disgorgement of the $1.5 billion term loan repayment that was made to the Term Loan Lenders. The value of the payment received under the term loan agreement by the Fund is approximately $5,613,000 (equal to 1.00% of net assets at June 30, 2015). The Fund cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions will be expensed by the Fund as incurred.
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2015, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2015. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the data provider (“comparable funds”); |
• | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board; |
• | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• | Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
• | Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund; |
Information about each Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; |
• | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
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Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• | The terms of each investment advisory agreement. |
Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2015, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met nine times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met eight, seventeen, seven, eleven and thirteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund, and considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions and risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing the special considerations relevant to investing in senior floating rate loans. Specifically, the Board noted the experience of the Adviser’s large group of bank loan investment professionals and other personnel who provide services to the Fund, including portfolio managers and analysts. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the management of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio
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valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2014 for the Fund. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided by the Adviser in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2014, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from economies of scale in the future.
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VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Trustees of Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
William H. Park
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland**
Harriett Tee Taggart
* | Interested Trustee |
** | Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015. |
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
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 Privacy 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, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only 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 advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’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 (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 advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, 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 advisor. 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 advisor.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of 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 at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 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 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Fund Offices
Two International Place
* | FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org. |
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Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Semiannual Report
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report is prepared for the general information of contract owners. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial advisor. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-262-1122.
Semiannual Report June 30, 2015
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Performance |
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Fund Profile |
2 | |||
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures |
3 | |||
Fund Expenses |
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Financial Statements |
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Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval |
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Officers and Trustees |
19 | |||
Important Notices |
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VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Performance1,2
Portfolio Managers Edward J. Perkin, CFA and John D. Crowley
% Average Annual Total Returns | Class Inception Date |
Performance Inception Date |
Six Months | One Year | Five Years | Since Inception |
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Initial Class at NAV |
03/30/2007 | 03/30/2007 | 0.30 | % | 2.60 | % | 15.16 | % | 5.11 | % | ||||||||||||||
ADV Class at NAV |
04/15/2014 | 03/30/2007 | 0.42 | 2.79 | 15.25 | 5.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Russell 1000 Value Index |
— | — | –0.61 | % | 4.13 | % | 16.49 | % | 5.18 | % | ||||||||||||||
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 | Initial Class | ADV Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross |
1.78 | % | 1.53 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net |
1.20 | 0.95 |
Fund Profile
Sector Allocation (% of net assets)4 |
Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)4 | ||||
General Electric Co. |
5.6 | % | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
4.9 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
4.1 | |||
Reynolds American, Inc. |
3.1 | |||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
2.9 | |||
Citigroup, Inc. |
2.6 | |||
Oracle Corp. |
2.5 | |||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
2.5 | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
2.4 | |||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
2.3 | |||
Total |
32.9 | % |
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are before taxes unless otherwise noted.
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VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures
1 | Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. large-cap value stocks. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. |
2 | There is no sales charge. Insurance-related charges are not included in the calculation of returns. Such expenses would reduce the overall return shown. Please refer to the report for your insurance contract for performance data reflecting insurance-related charges. Large redemptions from the Fund on 3/31/14 and 9/30/10 positively impacted Fund performance for the five years and since inception periods. |
Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. Performance presented in the financial highlights included in the financial statements is not linked. In the performance table, the performance of ADV Class is linked to Initial Class. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. |
3 | Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratio reflects a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/16. Without the reimbursement, if applicable, performance would have been lower. |
4 | Excludes cash and cash equivalents. |
Fund profile subject to change due to active management. |
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VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Fund Expenses
Example: As a Fund shareholder, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015).
Actual Expenses: The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be imposed under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (variable contracts) (if applicable) through which your investment in the Fund is made. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs associated with an investment in vehicles which fund benefits under variable contracts and to qualified pension and retirement plans, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of investing in the Fund through variable contracts. In addition, if these expenses and charges imposed under the variable contracts were included, your costs would be higher.
Beginning Account Value (1/1/15) |
Ending Account Value (6/30/15) |
Expenses Paid During Period* (1/1/15 – 6/30/15) |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
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Actual |
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Initial Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,003.00 | $ | 6.31 | ** | 1.27 | % | |||||||
ADV Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,004.20 | $ | 5.07 | ** | 1.02 | % | |||||||
Hypothetical |
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(5% return per year before expenses) |
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Initial Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.50 | $ | 6.36 | ** | 1.27 | % | |||||||
ADV Class |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.70 | $ | 5.11 | ** | 1.02 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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 December 31, 2014. Expenses shown do not include insurance-related charges. |
** | Absent an allocation of certain expenses to an affiliate, the expenses would be higher. |
4 |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)
Common Stocks — 98.9% | ||||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3% |
| |||||||
United Technologies Corp. |
960 | $ | 106,493 | |||||
$ | 106,493 | |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.4% |
| |||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
1,078 | $ | 67,256 | |||||
$ | 67,256 | |||||||
Banks — 11.8% |
| |||||||
Citigroup, Inc. |
2,215 | $ | 122,357 | |||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2,809 | 190,338 | ||||||
KeyCorp |
4,569 | 68,626 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) |
855 | 81,781 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
1,564 | 87,959 | ||||||
$ | 551,061 | |||||||
Capital Markets — 6.5% |
| |||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1) |
210 | $ | 45,906 | |||||
Credit Suisse Group AG ADR(1) |
3,060 | 84,456 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
520 | 108,571 | ||||||
Invesco, Ltd. |
1,642 | 61,558 | ||||||
$ | 300,491 | |||||||
Chemicals — 4.0% |
| |||||||
Monsanto Co. |
669 | $ | 71,309 | |||||
PPG Industries, Inc. |
400 | 45,888 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. |
595 | 71,132 | ||||||
$ | 188,329 | |||||||
Communications Equipment — 2.3% |
||||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
1,680 | $ | 105,218 | |||||
$ | 105,218 | |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.9% |
| |||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
1,937 | $ | 90,284 | |||||
$ | 90,284 | |||||||
Electric Utilities — 2.0% |
| |||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. |
946 | $ | 92,736 | |||||
$ | 92,736 | |||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.1% |
| |||||||
Hubbell, Inc., Class B |
455 | $ | 49,267 | |||||
$ | 49,267 | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8% |
| |||||||
Kroger Co. (The) |
505 | $ | 36,618 | |||||
$ | 36,618 | |||||||
Food Products — 1.9% |
| |||||||
General Mills, Inc. |
1,557 | $ | 86,756 | |||||
$ | 86,756 | |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0% |
| |||||||
Medtronic PLC |
1,262 | $ | 93,514 | |||||
Stryker Corp. |
466 | 44,536 | ||||||
$ | 138,050 | |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5% |
| |||||||
McKesson Corp. |
106 | $ | 23,830 | |||||
$ | 23,830 | |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 5.6% |
| |||||||
General Electric Co. |
9,802 | $ | 260,439 | |||||
$ | 260,439 | |||||||
Insurance — 6.9% |
| |||||||
ACE, Ltd. |
608 | $ | 61,822 | |||||
Aflac, Inc. |
1,046 | 65,061 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. |
544 | 32,216 | ||||||
Prudential PLC |
3,177 | 76,564 | ||||||
XL Group PLC |
2,316 | 86,155 | ||||||
$ | 321,818 | |||||||
Internet Software & Services — 1.3% |
| |||||||
Google, Inc., Class C(1) |
112 | $ | 58,297 | |||||
$ | 58,297 | |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.3% |
| |||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
461 | $ | 59,819 | |||||
$ | 59,819 | |||||||
5 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Media — 3.2% |
| |||||||
CBS Corp., Class B |
1,861 | $ | 103,286 | |||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) |
421 | 48,053 | ||||||
$ | 151,339 | |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.6% |
| |||||||
Nucor Corp. |
658 | $ | 28,998 | |||||
$ | 28,998 | |||||||
Multi-Utilities — 3.6% |
| |||||||
PG&E Corp. |
1,575 | $ | 77,333 | |||||
Sempra Energy |
917 | 90,728 | ||||||
$ | 168,061 | |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.6% |
| |||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
1,020 | $ | 79,621 | |||||
Devon Energy Corp. |
1,360 | 80,906 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
2,762 | 229,799 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
1,720 | 133,765 | ||||||
Phillips 66 |
870 | 70,087 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. |
777 | 38,368 | ||||||
$ | 632,546 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 5.9% |
| |||||||
AbbVie, Inc. |
617 | $ | 41,456 | |||||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
434 | 36,235 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
2,008 | 114,315 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG PC |
102 | 28,600 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR |
940 | 55,554 | ||||||
$ | 276,160 | |||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.3% |
| |||||||
Equity Residential |
956 | $ | 67,083 | |||||
Public Storage |
355 | 65,451 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. |
398 | 68,862 | ||||||
$ | 201,396 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.3% |
| |||||||
Intel Corp. |
3,527 | $ | 107,274 | |||||
$ | 107,274 | |||||||
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Software — 5.8% |
| |||||||
Microsoft Corp. |
2,493 | $ | 110,066 | |||||
Oracle Corp. |
2,901 | 116,910 | ||||||
SAP AG ADR |
647 | 45,439 | ||||||
$ | 272,415 | |||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.5% |
| |||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
214 | $ | 23,782 | |||||
$ | 23,782 | |||||||
Tobacco — 4.5% |
| |||||||
Altria Group, Inc. |
1,293 | $ | 63,240 | |||||
Reynolds American, Inc. |
1,930 | 144,094 | ||||||
$ | 207,334 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks |
|
$ | 4,606,067 | |||||
Total Investments — 98.9% |
|
$ | 4,606,067 | |||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.1% |
|
$ | 49,387 | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
|
$ | 4,655,454 | |||||
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
ADR | – | American Depositary Receipt | ||
PC | – | Participation Certificate |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
6 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
Assets | June 30, 2015 | |||
Investments, at value (identified cost, $4,035,947) |
$ | 4,606,067 | ||
Cash |
34,694 | |||
Dividends receivable |
10,047 | |||
Receivable for investments sold |
47,699 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
3,992 | |||
Tax reclaims receivable |
18,124 | |||
Receivable from affiliate |
8,858 | |||
Total assets |
$ | 4,729,481 | ||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable for investments purchased |
$ | 42,394 | ||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed |
82 | |||
Payable to affiliates: |
||||
Investment adviser fee |
2,445 | |||
Distribution fees |
978 | |||
Trustees’ fees |
205 | |||
Payable for shareholder servicing fees |
1,730 | |||
Accrued expenses |
26,193 | |||
Total liabilities |
$ | 74,027 | ||
Net Assets |
$ | 4,655,454 | ||
Sources of Net Assets | ||||
Paid-in capital |
$ | 3,631,831 | ||
Accumulated net realized gain |
423,446 | |||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income |
30,460 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation |
569,717 | |||
Net Assets |
$ | 4,655,454 | ||
Initial Class Shares | ||||
Net Assets |
$ | 4,654,768 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
547,109 | |||
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share |
||||
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$ | 8.51 | ||
ADV Class Shares | ||||
Net Assets |
$ | 686 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
81 | |||
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share |
||||
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding, including fractional shares) |
$ | 8.45 |
7 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
Investment Income | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
|||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $541) |
$ | 64,780 | ||
Total investment income |
$ | 64,780 | ||
Expenses | ||||
Investment adviser fee |
$ | 17,047 | ||
Distribution fees |
||||
Initial Class |
6,817 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees |
||||
Initial Class |
4,791 | |||
ADV Class |
1 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses |
359 | |||
Custodian fee |
17,831 | |||
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees |
5,973 | |||
Legal and accounting services |
19,141 | |||
Printing and postage |
3,077 | |||
Miscellaneous |
5,286 | |||
Total expenses |
$ | 80,323 | ||
Deduct — |
||||
Allocation of expenses to affiliate |
$ | 45,516 | ||
Reduction of custodian fee |
13 | |||
Total expense reductions |
$ | 45,529 | ||
Net expenses |
$ | 34,794 | ||
Net investment income |
$ | 29,986 | ||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) — |
||||
Investment transactions |
$ | 463,188 | ||
Foreign currency transactions |
367 | |||
Net realized gain |
$ | 463,555 | ||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — |
||||
Investments |
$ | (460,357 | ) | |
Foreign currency |
1,048 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
$ | (459,309 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain |
$ | 4,246 | ||
Net increase in net assets from operations |
$ | 34,232 |
8 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
Year Ended |
||||||
From operations — |
||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 29,986 | $ | 163,421 | ||||
Net realized gain from investment and foreign currency transactions |
463,555 | 12,571,660 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency |
(459,309 | ) | (10,714,531 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets from operations |
$ | 34,232 | $ | 2,020,550 | ||||
Distributions to shareholders — |
||||||||
From net investment income |
||||||||
Initial Class |
$ | (19,808 | ) | $ | — | |||
ADV Class |
(14 | ) | — | |||||
From net realized gain |
||||||||
Initial Class |
(1,707,760 | ) | (126,155 | ) | ||||
ADV Class |
(395 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||
Total distributions to shareholders |
$ | (1,727,977 | ) | $ | (126,176 | ) | ||
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest — |
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares |
||||||||
Initial Class |
$ | 1,095,048 | $ | 3,077,771 | ||||
ADV Class |
— | 1,000 | ||||||
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared |
||||||||
Initial Class |
1,727,568 | 126,155 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed |
||||||||
Initial Class |
(3,007,911 | ) | (47,757,322 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions |
$ | (185,295 | ) | $ | (44,552,396 | ) | ||
Net decrease in net assets |
$ | (1,879,040 | ) | $ | (42,658,022 | ) | ||
Net Assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period |
$ | 6,534,494 | $ | 49,192,516 | ||||
At end of period |
$ | 4,655,454 | $ | 6,534,494 | ||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income included in net assets |
| |||||||
At end of period |
$ | 30,460 | $ | 20,296 |
9 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights
Initial Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value — Beginning of period |
$ | 13.230 | $ | 11.790 | $ | 9.240 | $ | 8.140 | $ | 8.770 | $ | 8.000 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 0.066 | (1) | $ | 0.118 | (1) | $ | 0.101 | $ | 0.129 | $ | 0.107 | $ | 0.467 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
0.142 | 1.580 | 2.551 | 1.101 | (0.631 | ) | 0.768 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Total income (loss) from operations |
$ | 0.208 | $ | 1.698 | $ | 2.652 | $ | 1.230 | $ | (0.524 | ) | $ | 1.235 | |||||||||||
Less Distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income |
$ | (0.057 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.101 | ) | $ | (0.130 | ) | $ | (0.106 | ) | $ | (0.465 | ) | |||||||
From net realized gain |
(4.871 | ) | (0.258 | ) | (0.001 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital |
— | — | — | (0.000 | )(3) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions |
$ | (4.928 | ) | $ | (0.258 | ) | $ | (0.102 | ) | $ | (0.130 | ) | $ | (0.106 | ) | $ | (0.465 | ) | ||||||
Net asset value — End of period |
$ | 8.510 | $ | 13.230 | $ | 11.790 | $ | 9.240 | $ | 8.140 | $ | 8.770 | ||||||||||||
Total Return(4) |
0.30 | %(5) | 14.43 | % | 28.74 | %(6) | 15.12 | % | (5.97 | )% | 15.44 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$ | 4,655 | $ | 6,533 | $ | 49,193 | $ | 49,002 | $ | 60,003 | $ | 74,409 | ||||||||||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses(7) |
1.27 | %(8)(9) | 1.30 | %(9) | 1.30 | %(9) | 1.30 | %(9) | 1.28 | % | 1.34 | %(9)(10) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income |
1.10 | %(8) | 0.97 | % | 0.88 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.17 | % | 0.70 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover |
53 | %(5) | 57 | % | 63 | % | 39 | % | 70 | % | 55 | % |
(1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(2) | The per share amount is not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period because of the timing of sales of Fund shares and the amount of the per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time. |
(3) | Amount is less than $(0.0005). |
(4) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(5) | Not annualized. |
(6) | During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund received a payment made by an affiliate for a trading error which amounted to $0.02 per share. Had the Fund not received this payment, total return would have been lower by 0.21%. |
(7) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(8) | Annualized. |
(9) | The investment adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.67%, 0.42%, 0.01%, 0.01% and 0.10% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2010, respectively). Absent this subsidy, total return would be lower. |
(10) | Includes interest expense of 0.04%. |
10 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights — continued
ADV Class | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Period Ended December 31, 2014(1) |
|||||||
Net asset value — Beginning of period |
$ | 13.270 | $ | 12.320 | ||||
Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income(2) |
$ | 0.083 | $ | 0.101 | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain |
0.146 | 1.107 | ||||||
Total income from operations |
$ | 0.229 | $ | 1.208 | ||||
Less Distributions | ||||||||
From net investment income |
$ | (0.178 | ) | $ | — | |||
From net realized gain |
(4.871 | ) | (0.258 | ) | ||||
Total distributions |
$ | (5.049 | ) | $ | (0.258 | ) | ||
Net asset value — End of period |
$ | 8.450 | $ | 13.270 | ||||
Total Return(3) |
0.42 | %(4) | 9.83 | %(4) | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): |
||||||||
Expenses(5) |
1.02 | %(6)(7) | 1.05 | %(6)(7) | ||||
Net investment income |
1.35 | %(6) | 1.08 | %(6) | ||||
Portfolio Turnover |
53 | %(4) | 57 | %(8) |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations on April 15, 2014 to December 31, 2014. |
(2) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
(3) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
(4) | Not annualized. |
(5) | Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. |
(6) | Annualized. |
(7) | The investment adviser subsidized certain operating expenses (equal to 1.67% and 0.42% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and the period ended December 31, 2014, respectively). Absent this subsidy, total return would be lower. |
(8) | For the year ended December 31, 2014. |
11 | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1 Significant Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance Variable Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek total return. The Fund offers Initial Class and ADV Class shares which are sold at net asset value and are not subject to a sales charge. Each class represents a pro-rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and (as noted below) is subject to different expenses. Realized and unrealized gains and losses and net investment income and losses, other than class-specific expenses, are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class of shares differs in its distribution plan and certain other class-specific expenses. The Fund is generally made available for purchase only to separate accounts established by participating insurance companies and qualified pension or retirement plans.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
A Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.
Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices.
Foreign Securities and Currencies. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities.
Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
B Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates.
D Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
As of June 30, 2015, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
E Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.
F Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
12 |
Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
G Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net
realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
H Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
I Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
J Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
It is the present policy of the Fund to make at least one distribution annually (normally in December) of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Shareholders may reinvest income and capital gain distributions in additional shares of the same class of the Fund at the net asset value as of the reinvestment date or, if an election is made on behalf of a separate account, to receive some or all of the distributions in cash. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost |
$ | 4,073,803 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 587,042 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(54,778 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 532,264 |
3 Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.625% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $2 billion and at reduced rates on daily net assets of $2 billion or more, and is payable monthly. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the investment adviser fee amounted to $17,047 or 0.625% (annualized) of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only) exceed 1.20% and 0.95% (1.30% and 1.05% prior to May 1, 2015) of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Initial Class and ADV Class, respectively. This agreement may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2016. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM was allocated $45,516 of the Fund’s operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), the Fund’s principal underwriter and an affiliate of EVM, received distribution fees (see Note 4).
Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
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VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
4 Distribution Plans
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Initial Class shares (Initial Class Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Initial Class Plan, the Fund pays EVD a distribution fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Initial Class shares for the sale and distribution of Initial Class shares. Distribution fees paid or accrued to EVD for the six months ended June 30, 2015 amounted to $6,817. Insurance companies receive such fees from EVD based on the value of shares held by such companies. The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Fund may also pay fees to third parties in connection with the sale of variable contracts and for services provided to variable contract owners. The Fund, EVM or EVD are not a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their variable contracts for a discussion of these payments. EVD may, at its expense, provide promotional incentives to dealers that sell variable insurance products.
Distribution fees are subject to the limitations contained in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s NASD Conduct Rule 2830(d).
5 Shareholder Servicing Plan
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (Servicing Plan) for Initial Class and ADV Class. The Servicing Plan allows the Trust to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, investment dealers, broker/dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide shareholder services relating to Fund shares and their shareholders, including variable contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Fund. Under the Servicing Plan, the Fund may make payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets attributable to each class that are subject to shareholder servicing agreements. No shareholder servicing fees are levied on shares owned by EVM, its affiliates, or their respective employees or clients and may be waived under certain other limited conditions. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, shareholder servicing fees were equivalent to 0.18% per annum of each class’ average daily net assets and amounted to $4,791 and $1 for Initial Class and ADV Class, respectively.
6 Purchases and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $2,811,739 and $4,662,674, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
7 Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes. Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:
Initial Class | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
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Sales |
83,325 | 240,067 | ||||||
Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares |
196,092 | 9,667 | ||||||
Redemptions |
(226,247 | ) | (3,929,165 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) |
53,170 | (3,679,431 | ) |
ADV Class | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) |
Period Ended December 31, 2014(1) |
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Sales |
— | 81 | ||||||
Net increase |
— | 81 |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations on April 15, 2014 to December 31, 2014. |
At June 30, 2015, separate accounts of 3 insurance companies each owned more than 10% of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund aggregating 99.1%.
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VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued
8 Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in a $750 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through September 7, 2015. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Eurodollar rate or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.08% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the six months ended June 30, 2015.
9 Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At June 30, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks |
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Consumer Discretionary |
$ | 175,121 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 175,121 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples |
330,708 | — | — | 330,708 | ||||||||||||
Energy |
632,546 | — | — | 632,546 | ||||||||||||
Financials |
1,298,202 | 76,564 | — | 1,374,766 | ||||||||||||
Health Care |
469,259 | 28,600 | — | 497,859 | ||||||||||||
Industrials |
483,455 | — | — | 483,455 | ||||||||||||
Information Technology |
543,204 | — | — | 543,204 | ||||||||||||
Materials |
217,327 | — | — | 217,327 | ||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services |
90,284 | — | — | 90,284 | ||||||||||||
Utilities |
260,797 | — | — | 260,797 | ||||||||||||
Total Common Stocks |
$ | 4,500,903 | $ | 105,164 | * | $ | — | $ | 4,606,067 | |||||||
Total Investments |
$ | 4,500,903 | $ | 105,164 | $ | — | $ | 4,606,067 |
* | Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets. |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.
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Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval
Overview of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2015, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2015. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following:
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the data provider (“comparable funds”); |
• | A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds; |
• | A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods; |
• | Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board; |
• | For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund; |
• | Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund; |
Information about Portfolio Management and Trading
• | Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs; |
• | The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes; |
• | Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions; |
• | Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”; |
• | Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund; |
Information about each Adviser
• | Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser; |
• | Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts; |
• | The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes; |
• | Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions; |
• | Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance; |
• | Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates; |
• | A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters; |
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VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
Other Relevant Information
• | Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates; |
• | Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and |
• | The terms of each investment advisory agreement. |
Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2015, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met nine times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met eight, seventeen, seven, eleven and thirteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund, and considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions and risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.
Results of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. The Board specifically noted that the Adviser has devoted extensive resources to in-house equity research and also draws upon independent research available from third-party sources. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the management of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.
The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds, including the ability, in many cases, to exchange an investment among different funds without incurring additional sales charges.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2014 for the Fund. The Board considered various factors that contributed to the Fund’s relative underperformance during the three-year period, as well as the active and ongoing steps the Adviser had taken to improve performance, including changes in the equity group’s leadership, portfolio management and analysts staffing. In considering the relative underperformance of the Fund over the longer term, the Board noted that the Fund’s performance record had improved relative to its peers in more recent periods. On the basis of the foregoing and other relevant information provided by the Adviser in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, the Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
Management Fees and Expenses
The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2014, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board considered certain Fund specific factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios relative to comparable funds, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee. The Board also considered actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.
After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
Profitability
The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also concluded that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes breakpoints at several asset levels, will allow the Fund to continue to benefit from economies of scale in the future.
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Eaton Vance
VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Officers and Trustees
Officers of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Trustees of Eaton Vance VT Large-Cap Value Fund
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Scott E. Eston
Thomas E. Faust Jr.*
Cynthia E. Frost
George J. Gorman
Valerie A. Mosley
William H. Park
Helen Frame Peters
Susan J. Sutherland**
Harriett Tee Taggart
* | Interested Trustee |
** | Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015. |
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Eaton Vance Funds
IMPORTANT NOTICES
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 Privacy 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, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only 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 advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’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 (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 advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, 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 advisor. 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 advisor.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of 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 at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 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 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Fund Offices
Two International Place
* | FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org. |
7755 6.30.15
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). | |
(a)(2)(i) | Treasurer’s Section 302 certification. | |
(a)(2)(ii) | President’s Section 302 certification. | |
(b) | Combined Section 906 certification. |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Variable Trust | ||
By: | ||
Payson F. Swaffield | ||
President | ||
Date: | August 17, 2015 |
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: | ||
James F. Kirchner | ||
Treasurer | ||
Date: | August 17, 2015 | |
By: | ||
Payson F. Swaffield | ||
President | ||
Date: | August 17, 2015 |
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Filed on / Effective on: | 8/26/15 | |||
8/17/15 | ||||
For Period End: | 6/30/15 | N-PX | ||
5/1/15 | 485BPOS, 497, 497J | |||
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4/27/15 | 485BPOS | |||
1/1/15 | ||||
12/31/14 | 24F-2NT, N-CSR, NSAR-B | |||
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9/30/14 | 485BPOS, N-Q | |||
9/15/14 | 485BPOS, 497K | |||
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4/15/14 | 485BPOS, 497K | |||
12/31/13 | 24F-2NT, N-CSR, NSAR-B, NSAR-B/A | |||
12/31/12 | 24F-2NT, N-CSR, NSAR-B | |||
12/31/10 | 24F-2NT, N-CSR, NSAR-B | |||
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