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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares (EVGBC)

Listing Exchange:  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Annual Report

October 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Annual Report October 31, 2021

Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

 

Table of Contents

  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     4  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5  

Fund Expenses

     7  

Financial Statements

     8  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     15 and 43  

Federal Tax Information

     16  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     44  

Management and Organization

     45  

Privacy Notice

     48  

Important Notices

     50  


Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance 1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period starting November 1, 2020 was notable for a global equity rally that began in the opening month of the period and continued through period-end — except for a pause in January 2021 and a temporary retreat the following September. For the period as a whole, broad-market stock indexes generally posted strong double-digit returns as investors cheered the reopening of businesses that had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rollout of several highly effective vaccines.

The COVID-19 virus, however, continued to have a firm grip on the global economy. Disease rates advanced and declined with second and third waves of COVID-19 infections. Worker shortages led to global supply chain disruptions. From computer chips to shipping containers, scarcities of key items led to temporary factory shutdowns and empty store shelves. In the U.S., those shortages — combined with high demand from consumers eager to spend money they had saved earlier in the pandemic — led to higher year-over-year inflation than the economy had seen in years.

Still, investor optimism about a recovering economy drove stock prices up during most of the period. The only significant pullback occurred in September 2021, when stock indexes around the world reported negative returns. In the U.S., unexpectedly weak job creation in August and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it might soon begin reducing its monthly bond purchases — which had stimulated the economy earlier — combined to drive U.S. stocks into negative territory. Across the globe, rising COVID-19 infections weighed on equity performance.

In the final month of the period, however, stock prices came roaring back. In the U.S., earnings season brought news that a large majority of companies had beaten analysts’ expectations. For October 2021, both the broad-market S&P 500 ® Index and the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index reported their best monthly performances since November 2020.

In China, the world’s second-largest economy, the Communist Party’s efforts to dial back capitalism and take more control of China’s surging technology sector were not applauded by global investors. The MSCI Golden Dragon Index, a measure of Chinese large-cap and mid-cap stocks, was one of the worst-performing major stock indexes for the one-year period, returning 3.84%.

Most other indexes fared significantly better. The MSCI World Index, a broad measure of global equities, returned 40.42% for the 12 months ended October 31, 2021; while the S&P 500 ® Index returned 42.91%; and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 42.99%. The MSCI EAFE Index of developed-market international equities returned 34.18%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index returned 16.96% during the period.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2021, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the Fund) returned 30.18% at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its primary benchmark, the MSCI World Index (the Index), which returned 40.42%; and outperforming its blended benchmark consisting of 65% MSCI World Index and 35% ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index (the ICE BofA Index), which returned 29.16%.

The Fund’s out-of-Index allocations to high yield bonds, preferred securities, and bank loans detracted from performance versus the Index during the period.

The Fund’s high yield securities allocation underperformed the Index, but outperformed the broad high yield market, as measured by the ICE BofA Index. Within its high yield allocation, the Fund had an overweight exposure, relative to the ICE BofA Index, to sectors that were negatively affected by the COVID-19 downturn early in the pandemic — notably energy and travel & leisure. Fund performance benefited when the rollout of vaccines and the reopening of the global economy led those sectors to rally back during the period as demand and prices in both sectors increased significantly.

The Fund’s preferred securities allocation — preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds investing primarily in preferred stocks, and corporate bonds and other debt securities with preferred characteristics — also underperformed the Index, but outperformed the overall preferred market, as measured by the ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index (the Preferred Index). An overweight exposure to energy company securities, relative to the Preferred Index, contributed to Fund performance versus the Index as those securities benefited from a rise in oil and gas prices. Some of the Fund’s preferred holdings in other industries that had been heavily impacted by COVID-19 — including real estate, agriculture, and aircraft leasing — experienced strong recoveries in price during the period and contributed to performance versus the Index as well.

The Fund’s small allocation to bank loans delivered positive performance, but underperformed the Index. During a period of strong equity market performance, the Fund’s small cash allocation also dragged on Fund performance versus the Index.

Within the Fund’s common stock allocation, selections in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from Fund performance versus the Index during the period.

In contrast, the Fund’s common stock allocation as a whole outperformed the Index and, thus, contributed to Fund performance versus the Index during the period. Within the common stock allocation, contributors to performance relative to the Index included stock selections in the information technology and health care sectors, as well as stock selections and an overweight position relative to the Index in the financials sector.

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Performance 2,3,4

 

Portfolio Managers Christopher M. Dyer, CFA and Jeffrey D. Mueller, of Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.; John H. Croft, CFA and Derek J.V. DiGregorio, of Boston Management and Research

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Fund
Inception Date
     Performance
Inception Date
     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years     

Since
Fund

Inception

 

Fund at NAV

     03/30/2016        11/30/2005        30.18      11.26      9.78      10.58  

Fund at Market Price

     03/30/2016        03/30/2016        30.29        11.27               10.60  

 

MSCI World Index

                   40.42      15.44      12.18      14.43

ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index

                   10.06        5.99        6.13        7.17  

Blended Index

                   29.16        12.17        10.13        11.94  
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios 5                                                

Gross

                    2.93

Net

                    0.85  

Growth of $10,000

 

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Global Income Builder NextShares for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at net asset value (NAV). The market price used to calculate the Market Price return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time during the day, your return may differ. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested at NAV or closing market price (as applicable) on the payment date of the distribution, and are net of management fees and other expenses. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. For performance as of the most recent month-end, including historical trading premiums/discounts relative to NAV, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Fund Profile 6

 

 

Country Allocation (% of net assets)

 

 

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Asset Allocation (% of net assets) 8

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets) 7

 

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     3.1

Microsoft Corp.

     2.8  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     2.0  

Apple, Inc.

     1.4  

ASML Holding NV

     1.4  

Nestle S.A.

     1.1  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     1.1  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

     1.1  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     1.0  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     1.0  

Total

     16.0
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

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The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward-looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward-looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2  

MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index is an unmanaged index of global developed market, below investment grade corporate bonds. ICE ® BofA ® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofA ® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. The Blended Index consists of 65% MSCI World Index and 35% ICE BofA Developed Markets High Yield Ex-Subordinated Financial Index, rebalanced monthly. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

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Shares of NextShares funds are normally bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker, and may not be individually purchased or redeemed from the fund. In the secondary market, buyers and sellers transact with each other, rather than with the fund. NextShares funds issue and redeem shares only in specified creation unit quantities in transactions by or through Authorized Participants. In such transactions, a fund issues and redeems shares in exchange for the basket of securities, other instruments and/or cash that the fund specifies each business day. By transacting in kind, a NextShares fund can lower its trading costs and enhance fund tax efficiency by avoiding forced sales of securities to meet redemptions. Redemptions may be effected partially or entirely in cash when in-kind delivery is not practicable or deemed not in the best interests of shareholders. A fund’s basket is not intended to be representative of the fund’s current portfolio positions and may vary significantly from current positions. As exchange-traded securities, NextShares can operate with low transfer agency expenses by utilizing the same highly efficient share processing system as used for exchange-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds. Market trading prices of NextShares are linked to the fund’s next-computed net asset value (NAV) and will vary from NAV by a market-determined premium or discount, which may be zero. Buyers and

  sellers of NextShares will not know the value of their purchases and sales until after the fund’s NAV is determined at the end of the trading day. Market trading prices may vary significantly from anticipated levels. NextShares do not offer investors the opportunity to buy and sell intraday based on current (versus end-of-day) determinations of fund value. NextShares trade execution prices will fluctuate based on changes in NAV. Although limit orders may be used to control trading costs, they cannot be used to control or limit trade execution prices. As a new type of fund, NextShares have a limited operating history and may initially be available through a limited number of brokers. There can be no guarantee that an active trading market for NextShares will develop or be maintained, or that their listing will continue unchanged. Buying and selling NextShares may require payment of brokerage commissions and expose transacting shareholders to other trading costs. Frequent trading may detract from realized investment returns. The return on a shareholder’s NextShares investment will be reduced if the shareholder sells shares at a greater discount or narrower premium to NAV than he or she acquired the shares.

 

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The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a separate investment fund (the Portfolio). The returns at NAV for periods before the date the Fund commenced operations are for a mutual fund that invests in the Portfolio (the Portfolio Investor). The performance during such period does not represent the performance of the Fund. The prior investment performance of the Portfolio Investor (rather than the Portfolio itself) is shown because it reflects the expenses typically borne by a retail fund investing in the Portfolio. The Portfolio Investor returns are not adjusted to reflect differences between the total net operating expenses of the Fund and the Portfolio Investor during the periods shown. If such an adjustment were made, the performance presented would be higher, because the Fund’s total net operating expenses are lower than those of the Portfolio Investor. Performance is for a share class of the Portfolio Investor offered at net asset value. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.

Prior to December 7, 2015, the Portfolio Investor invested at least 80% of net assets in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. Effective December 7, 2015, the Portfolio Investor changed its name and its principal investment strategies to invest in common stocks, preferred stocks and other hybrid securities and income instruments of U.S. and foreign issuers. As of such date, the Portfolio Investor was no longer required to invest at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks.

 

5  

Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 2/28/22. Without the reimbursement, performance would have been lower. The expense ratio for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

6  

Fund primarily invests in an affiliated investment company (Portfolio) with substantially the same objective(s) and policies as the Fund and may also invest directly. Unless otherwise noted, references to investments are to the aggregate holdings of the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

7  

Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

 

8  

Other Net Assets represents other assets less liabilities and includes any investment type that represents less than 1% of net assets.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures — continued

 

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Additional Information

S&P 500 ® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P ® and S&P 500 ® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones ® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization- weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. MSCI Golden Dragon Index is an unmanaged index of common stocks traded in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of equities in the developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Fund Expenses

 

 

Example:  As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2021 – October 31, 2021).

Actual Expenses:  The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:  The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.

 

    

Beginning
Account Value

(5/1/21)

     Ending
Account Value
(10/31/21)
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
(5/1/21 – 10/31/21)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Actual

          
  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,060.50      $ 4.41 **       0.85
         

Hypothetical

          

(5% return per year before expenses)

          
  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.92      $ 4.33 **       0.85

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on April 30, 2021. The Example reflects the expenses of both the Fund and the Portfolio.

 

**

Absent an allocation of certain expenses to affiliates, expenses would be higher.

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2021  

Investment in Global Income Builder Portfolio, at value (identified cost, $0)

   $ 1,283,917  

Receivable from affiliates

     9,675  

Total assets

   $ 1,293,592  
Liabilities         

Payable to affiliates:

  

Administration fee

   $ 496  

Operations agreement fee

     165  

Trustees’ fees

     42  

Accrued expenses

     63,579  

Total liabilities

   $ 64,282  

Net Assets

   $ 1,229,310  
Sources of Net Assets         

Paid-in capital

   $ 4,753,541  

Accumulated loss

     (3,524,231

Total

   $ 1,229,310  
Net Asset Value Per Share         

($1,229,310 ÷ 100,000 shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 12.29  

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2021

 

Interest allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $208)

   $ 137,021  

Dividends allocated from Portfolio (net of foreign taxes, $10,398)

     114,411  

Expenses allocated from Portfolio

     (43,968

Total investment income from Portfolio

   $ 207,464  
Expenses         

Administration fee

   $ 10,031  

Operations agreement fee

     3,344  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     500  

Custodian fee

     18,049  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     13,770  

Legal and accounting services

     23,161  

Printing and postage

     8,214  

Listing fee

     7,900  

Intraday pricing fee

     12,000  

Miscellaneous

     3,505  

Total expenses

   $ 100,474  

Deduct —

  

Allocation of expenses to affiliates

   $ 87,440  

Total expense reductions

   $ 87,440  

Net expenses

   $ 13,034  

Net investment income

   $ 194,430  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions — affiliated Portfolio

   $ 226,126  

Net realized gain (loss) allocated from affiliated Portfolio —

  

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $76)

     290,339 (1)  

Financial futures contracts

     7,260  

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,614

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     99  

Net realized gain

   $ 521,210  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments — affiliated Portfolio

   $ (226,126

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) allocated from affiliated Portfolios —

  

Investments

     1,074,393  

Financial futures contracts

     (4,032

Foreign currency

     1,424  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     294  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 845,953  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 1,367,163  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 1,561,593  

 

(1)  

Includes $65,181 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2021      2020  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 194,430      $ 238,867  

Net realized gain (loss)

     521,210 (1)        (48,415

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     845,953        (76,412

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 1,561,593      $ 114,040  

Distributions to shareholders

   $ (247,140    $ (212,708

Transactions in Fund shares —

     

Cost of shares redeemed

   $ (5,959,180    $ (215,826

Transaction fees

     659        971  

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

   $ (5,958,521    $ (214,855

Other capital —

     

Portfolio transaction fee contributed to Portfolio

   $ (1,634    $ (1,994

Portfolio transaction fee allocated from Portfolio

     3,446        4,665  

Net increase in net assets from other capital

   $ 1,812      $ 2,671  

Net decrease in net assets

   $ (4,642,256    $ (310,852
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 5,871,566      $ 6,182,418  

At end of year

   $ 1,229,310      $ 5,871,566  
Changes in shares outstanding                  

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     600,000        625,000  

Shares redeemed

     (500,000      (25,000

Shares outstanding, end of year

     100,000        600,000  

 

(1)  

Includes $65,181 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2021      2020      2019      2018     2017 (1)  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 9.790      $ 9.890      $ 9.990      $ 11.200     $ 10.140  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income (2)

   $ 0.338      $ 0.390      $ 0.469      $ 0.358     $ 0.502  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.571        (0.147      0.535        (0.435     1.073  

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 2.909      $ 0.243      $ 1.004      $ (0.077   $ 1.575  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.412    $ (0.347    $ (0.369    $ (1.083   $ (0.519

From net realized gain

                   (0.608      (0.051      

Tax return of capital

                   (0.130             

Total distributions

   $ (0.412    $ (0.347    $ (1.107    $ (1.134   $ (0.519

Portfolio transaction fee, net (2)

   $ 0.003      $ 0.004      $ 0.003      $ 0.001     $ 0.004  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 12.290      $ 9.790      $ 9.890      $ 9.990     $ 11.200  

Total Return on Net Asset Value (3)(4)

     30.18      2.57      11.48      (1.10 )%      15.89
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 1,229      $ 5,872      $ 6,182      $ 6,243     $ 6,720  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): (5)

             

Expenses (4)

     0.85      0.85      0.88      0.91 % (6)       0.91 % (6)  

Net investment income

     2.91      4.02      4.91      3.32     4.71

Portfolio Turnover of the Portfolio

     60      118      86      102     143

 

(1)  

Per share data reflect a 2-for-1 share split effective March 9, 2018.

 

(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 and do not reflect the effect of a market-determined premium or discount. Investment returns assume that all distributions have been reinvested at net asset value.

 

(4)  

The administrator and sub-adviser reimbursed certain operating expenses (equal to 1.31%, 2.08%, 1.70%, 1.57% and 0.57% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively). Absent this reimbursement, total return would be lower.

 

(5)  

Includes the Fund’s share of the Portfolio’s allocated expenses.

 

(6)  

Includes interest expense, including allocated from the Portfolio of 0.01% and 0.01% for the years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the Fund) is a diversified series of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the Trust), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Fund is an exchange-traded managed fund operating pursuant to an order issued by the SEC granting an exemption from certain provisions of the 1940 Act. Individual shares of the Fund may be purchased and sold only on a national securities exchange or alternative trading system through a broker-dealer that offers NextShares, and may not be directly purchased or redeemed from the Fund. Market trading prices for the Fund are directly linked to the Fund’s next-computed net asset value per share (NAV) and will vary from NAV by a market-determined premium or discount, which may be zero. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in interests in Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio), a Massachusetts business trust having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolio (0.4% at October 31, 2021). The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Portfolio. The financial statements of the Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

B  Income — The Fund’s net investment income or loss consists of the Fund’s pro-rata share of the net investment income or loss of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued expenses of the Fund.

C  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of October 31, 2021, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

D  Expenses — The majority of expenses of the Trust are directly identifiable to an individual fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific fund are allocated taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the relative size of the funds.

E  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

F  Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

G  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

It is the present policy of the Fund to make monthly distributions of all or substantially all of its net investment income and to distribute annually all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are paid in cash and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

 

  12  


Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2021      2020  

Ordinary income

   $ 247,140      $ 212,708  

During the year ended October 31, 2021, accumulated loss was increased by $2,765,287 and paid-in capital was increased by $2,765,287 due to the Fund’s use of equalization accounting, the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio and redemptions in-kind. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of October 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 1,530  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     24,972  

Net unrealized depreciation

     (3,550,733

Accumulated loss

   $ (3,524,231

3  Investment Adviser, Administration 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. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) and EVM became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, the Fund entered into a new investment advisory and administrative agreement (the “New Agreement”) with EVM, which took effect on March 1, 2021. The Fund’s prior fee reduction agreement was incorporated into the New Agreement. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement and related fee reduction agreement with EVM in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the investment adviser fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets that are not invested in other investment companies for which EVM or its affiliates serve as investment adviser and receive an advisory fee as follows and is payable monthly:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Annual Fee
Rate
 

Up to $500 million

     0.550

$500 million but less than $1 billion

     0.525

$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion

     0.500

$2.5 billion and over

     0.475

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund incurred no investment adviser fee on such assets.

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management of the Fund to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of EVM and, effective March 1, 2021, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, EVM entered into a new sub-advisory agreement with EVAIL, which took effect on March 1, 2021. EVM pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. To the extent the Fund’s assets are invested in the Portfolio, the Fund is allocated its share of the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee. The Portfolio has engaged Boston Management and Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See Note 2 of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements which are included elsewhere in this report. The administration fee is earned by EVM for administering the business affairs of the Fund. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Fund’s investment advisory and administrative agreement in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the administration fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the administration fee amounted to $10,031.

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an operations agreement with EVM pursuant to which EVM provides the Fund with services required for it to operate as a NextShares exchange-traded managed fund in accordance with the exemptive order obtained by EVM and the Trust. Pursuant to the agreement, the Fund pays EVM a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets provided the average net assets of NextShares funds sponsored by EVM (“Covered Assets”) are less than $10 billion. The annual rate is reduced if Covered Assets are $10 billion and above. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the operations agreement fee amounted to $3,344 or 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

  13  


Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

EVM and EVAIL have agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding such expenses as borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through February 28, 2022. Thereafter, the reimbursement may be changed or terminated at any time. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM and EVAIL were allocated $87,440 in total of the Fund’s operating expenses for the year ended October 31, 2021.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund and the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

4  Investment Transactions

For the year ended October 31, 2021, increases and decreases in the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio aggregated $188,852 and $6,383,155, respectively. In addition, a Portfolio transaction fee is imposed by the Portfolio on the combined daily inflows or outflows of the Fund and the Portfolio’s other investors as more fully described at Note 1L of the Portfolio’s financial statements included herein. Such fee is allocated to the Fund based on its pro-rata interest in the Portfolio. The amount of the Portfolio transaction fee imposed on the Fund, if any, and the allocation of such fee are presented as Other capital on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

5  Capital Share Transactions

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares of capital stock (no par value per share) in one or more series (such as the Fund). The Fund issues and redeems shares only in blocks of 25,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). The Fund issues and redeems Creation Units in return for the securities, other instruments and/or cash (the “Basket”) that the Fund specifies each business day. Creation Units may be purchased or redeemed only by or through Authorized Participants, which are broker-dealers or institutional investors that have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor for this purpose. The Fund imposes a transaction fee on Creation Units issued and redeemed to offset the estimated cost to the Fund of processing the transaction, which is paid by the Authorized Participants directly to a third-party administrator. In addition, Authorized Participants pay the Fund a variable charge for converting the Basket to or from the desired portfolio composition. Such variable charges are reflected as Transaction fees on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

At October 31, 2021, EVM owned approximately 81% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting Eaton Vance NextShares Trust), as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 21, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

  15  


Eaton Vance

Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2022 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2021. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified business income, qualified dividend income for individuals, the dividends received deduction for corporations, 163(j) interest dividends and capital gains dividends.

Qualified Business Income.   For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund designates $1,309, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified business income.

Qualified Dividend Income.   For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund designates approximately $122,643, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.   Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2021 ordinary income dividends, 13.32% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

163(j) Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund designates 43.08% of distributions from net investment income as a 163(j) interest dividend.

Capital Gains Dividends. The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2021, $64,769 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

 

  16  


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 61.1%

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%  

Safran S.A.

        9,060     $ 1,219,383  
      $ 1,219,383  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%  

GXO Logistics, Inc. (1)

        11,861     $ 1,053,257  
      $ 1,053,257  
Automobiles — 0.4%  

Stellantis NV

        67,807     $ 1,353,729  
      $ 1,353,729  
Banks — 3.9%  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

      55,322     $ 3,275,063  

Citigroup, Inc.

      31,658       2,189,467  

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

      57,776       1,227,822  

ING Groep NV

      136,623       2,072,421  

M&T Bank Corp.

      3,026       445,185  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (2)

      268,285       1,471,139  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

      117,230       1,343,730  

Wells Fargo & Co.

        7       358  
      $ 12,025,185  
Beverages — 1.9%  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

      52,606     $ 2,965,400  

Diageo PLC

        55,570       2,764,701  
      $ 5,730,101  
Biotechnology — 0.6%  

CSL, Ltd.

        8,140     $ 1,852,178  
      $ 1,852,178  
Building Products — 1.0%  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

      52,807     $ 1,549,497  

Kingspan Group PLC

        12,199       1,404,410  
      $ 2,953,907  
Chemicals — 0.5%  

Sika AG

        4,143     $ 1,403,564  
      $ 1,403,564  
Security        Shares     Value  
Construction Materials — 0.6%  

CRH PLC

        37,741     $ 1,806,051  
      $ 1,806,051  
Consumer Finance — 0.0% (3)  

Capital One Financial Corp.

        4     $ 604  
      $ 604  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (1)

      10,704     $ 3,072,155  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

      1,803       59,478  

ORIX Corp.

        71,345       1,418,074  
      $ 4,549,707  
Electric Utilities — 1.0%  

Iberdrola S.A.

      132,847     $ 1,570,142  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

        18,310       1,562,393  
      $ 3,132,535  
Electrical Equipment — 1.6%  

AMETEK, Inc.

      19,923     $ 2,637,805  

Schneider Electric SE

        13,399       2,310,230  
      $ 4,948,035  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.5%  

CDW Corp.

      10,639     $ 1,985,769  

Halma PLC

      31,661       1,283,958  

Keyence Corp.

      2,633       1,589,317  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

      12,079       896,003  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

      13,020       1,900,920  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (1)

        8       4,272  
      $ 7,660,239  
Entertainment — 1.3%  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

      1,662     $ 734,034  

Walt Disney Co. (The) (1)

        18,911       3,197,283  
      $ 3,931,317  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5%  

American Tower Corp.

      3,987     $ 1,124,214  

Equity Residential

        5,370       463,968  
      $ 1,588,182  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Food Products — 1.9%  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

      40,179     $ 2,440,472  

Nestle S.A.

        26,676       3,518,756  
      $ 5,959,228  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%  

Alcon, Inc.

      23,498     $ 1,948,419  

Boston Scientific Corp. (1)

      64,967       2,802,027  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1)

      6,540       2,361,790  

Straumann Holding AG

        971       2,021,328  
      $ 9,133,564  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%  

Anthem, Inc.

        4,192     $ 1,824,065  
      $ 1,824,065  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.8%  

Compass Group PLC (1)

      65,010     $ 1,379,554  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (1)

        13,920       975,056  
      $ 2,354,610  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%  

DCC PLC

        10,942     $ 913,004  
      $ 913,004  
Insurance — 1.0%  

Allstate Corp. (The)

      9,355     $ 1,156,933  

Aviva PLC

      71,847       387,680  

AXA S.A.

        51,955       1,511,526  
      $ 3,056,139  
Interactive Media & Services — 4.4%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (1)

      3,250     $ 9,637,582  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (1)

      10,056       3,253,820  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

        8,157       496,189  
      $ 13,387,591  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.0%  

Amazon.com, Inc. (1)

        1,861     $ 6,276,092  
      $ 6,276,092  
IT Services — 1.9%  

Amadeus IT Group S.A. (1)

      23,996     $ 1,605,281  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

      10,166       1,125,783  
Security        Shares     Value  
IT Services (continued)  

Global Payments, Inc.

      6,453     $ 922,715  

Visa, Inc., Class A

        10,446       2,212,149  
      $ 5,865,928  
Leisure Products — 0.6%  

Yamaha Corp.

        31,555     $ 1,993,584  
      $ 1,993,584  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%  

Lonza Group AG

        2,291     $ 1,882,745  
      $ 1,882,745  
Machinery — 2.1%  

Graco, Inc.

      12,271     $ 922,534  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (1)

      24,552       1,319,916  

Sandvik AB

      57,663       1,462,259  

SMC Corp.

      2,204       1,315,270  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

        8,085       1,453,117  
      $ 6,473,096  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%  

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

        21,801     $ 1,493,646  
      $ 1,493,646  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%  

AGNC Investment Corp.

        45,811     $ 729,311  
      $ 729,311  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%  

CMS Energy Corp.

        10,882     $ 656,729  
      $ 656,729  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.0%  

Chevron Corp.

      14,063     $ 1,610,073  

EOG Resources, Inc.

      30,347       2,805,884  

Phillips 66

      15,200       1,136,656  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

        2,523       471,750  
      $ 6,024,363  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.6%  

AstraZeneca PLC

      20,980     $ 2,624,626  

Eli Lilly & Co.

      12,153       3,096,098  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

      28,525       3,127,905  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Roche Holding AG PC

      7,359     $ 2,850,832  

Sanofi

      26,868       2,698,732  

Zoetis, Inc.

        12,775       2,761,955  
      $ 17,160,148  
Professional Services — 2.6%  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

      36,171     $ 2,406,059  

RELX PLC

      96,447       2,990,569  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

        11,594       2,437,870  
      $ 7,834,498  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5%  

ASML Holding NV

      5,128     $ 4,168,549  

Infineon Technologies AG

      51,652       2,418,932  

Micron Technology, Inc.

      26,684       1,843,864  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

        19,867       2,258,878  
      $ 10,690,223  
Software — 4.5%  

Adobe, Inc. (1)

      2,509     $ 1,631,753  

Dassault Systemes SE

      31,575       1,843,897  

Intuit, Inc.

      3,022       1,891,742  

Microsoft Corp.

        25,735       8,534,241  
      $ 13,901,633  
Specialty Retail — 1.4%  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      10,022     $ 2,343,344  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

        31,461       2,060,381  
      $ 4,403,725  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.4%  

Apple, Inc.

        28,477     $ 4,265,855  
      $ 4,265,855  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.9%  

adidas AG

      9,160     $ 2,998,079  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

        3,511       2,753,051  
      $ 5,751,130  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $116,252,388)

 

  $ 187,238,881  
Convertible Bonds — 0.0% (3)

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Air Transportation — 0.0% (3)  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc., 1.125%, 10/15/24

      $ 63     $ 66,937  

Total Convertible Bonds
(identified cost $58,601)

 

  $ 66,937  
Corporate Bonds — 33.9%

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%  

Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27 (4)

      170     $ 175,216  
Rolls-Royce PLC:                

5.75%, 10/15/27 (4)

      492       545,038  

5.75%, 10/15/27 (5)

  GBP     161       245,440  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC, 6.875%, 5/15/26

      200       210,894  
TransDigm, Inc.:  

4.625%, 1/15/29

      185       184,075  

5.50%, 11/15/27

      106       108,650  

6.25%, 3/15/26 (4)

      419       437,855  

7.50%, 3/15/27

        327       343,350  
      $ 2,250,518  
Airlines — 0.5%  
Air Canada:  

3.875%, 8/15/26 (4)

      101     $ 102,389  

4.625%, 8/15/29 (4)

  CAD     93       75,146  

Air France-KLM, 3.875%, 7/1/26 (5)

  EUR     400       453,644  
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd.:  

5.50%, 4/20/26 (4)

      314       329,779  

5.75%, 4/20/29 (4)

      314       338,335  

United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29 (4)

        193       199,220  
      $ 1,498,513  
Auto Components — 0.5%  
Clarios Global, L.P./Clarios US Finance Co.:  

4.375%, 5/15/26 (5)

  EUR     181     $ 214,492  

8.50%, 5/15/27 (4)

      192       204,196  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The):  

5.00%, 7/15/29 (4)

      336       354,900  

5.25%, 7/15/31 (4)

      270       287,690  

TI Automotive Finance PLC, 3.75%, 4/15/29 (5)

  EUR     200       232,026  

Wheel Pros, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/29 (4)

        213       207,768  
      $ 1,501,072  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automobiles — 0.9%  
Ford Motor Co.:  

4.75%, 1/15/43

      197     $ 215,445  

8.50%, 4/21/23

      202       221,746  

9.625%, 4/22/30

      208       299,911  
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC:  

3.087%, 1/9/23

      231       235,262  

3.37%, 11/17/23

      200       205,500  

3.815%, 11/2/27

      327       339,701  

4.00%, 11/13/30

      268       280,060  

4.125%, 8/17/27

      555       589,687  

5.125%, 6/16/25

      200       217,250  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70% to 9/30/30 (6)(7)

      85       98,281  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 6.875%, 11/15/26 (5)

  EUR     100       129,090  
      $ 2,831,933  
Banks — 1.5%  

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A./Grand Cayman, 7.625% to 1/10/28 (4)(6)(7)

      200     $ 219,802  

Citigroup, Inc., Series M, 6.30% to 5/15/24 (6)(7)

      200       213,460  

Comerica, Inc., 5.625% to 7/1/25 (6)(7)

      125       138,650  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% to 7/17/23 (4)(6)(7)

      208       221,624  

Deutsche Bank AG,
7.125% to 4/30/26 (5)(6)(7)

  GBP     100       148,488  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 3, 6.20% to 6/15/28 (4)(6)(7)

      220       242,000  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.60% to 12/17/30 (6)(7)

      200       199,226  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series F, 5.625% to 7/15/30 (6)(7)

      125       145,469  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:  

Series HH, 4.60% to 2/1/25 (6)(7)

      298       305,187  

Series KK, 3.65% to 6/1/26 (6)(7)

      251       250,372  

Series S, 6.75% to 2/1/24 (6)(7)

      215       235,138  

Series X, 6.10% to 10/1/24 (6)(7)

      165       177,478  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC,
7.50% to 9/27/25 (6)(7)

      200       229,625  

Natwest Group PLC,
4.60% to 6/28/31 (6)(7)

      200       197,500  

Societe Generale S.A.,
5.375% to 11/18/30 (4)(6)(7)

      200       213,000  

Standard Chartered PLC,
4.75% to 1/14/31 (4)(6)(7)

      229       225,136  

SVB Financial Group., Series C,
4.00% to 5/15/26 (6)(7)

      58       58,218  

Truist Financial Corp., Series Q,
5.10% to 3/1/30 (6)(7)

      77       86,340  

Vivion Investments S.a.r.l.,
3.00%, 8/8/24 (5)

  EUR     800       893,042  

Zions Bancorp NA,
5.80% to 6/15/23 (6)(7)

        268       276,252  
      $ 4,676,007  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Biotechnology — 0.5%  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 3.875%, 8/15/28 (4)

      254     $ 244,157  
Grifols Escrow Issuer S.A.:  

3.875%, 10/15/28 (5)

  EUR     925       1,072,695  

4.75%, 10/15/28 (4)

        231       234,754  
      $ 1,551,606  
Building Products — 1.1%  

Boise Cascade Co., 4.875%, 7/1/30 (4)

      116     $ 121,945  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.:  

4.25%, 2/1/32 (4)

      204       205,913  

5.00%, 3/1/30 (4)

      90       95,176  

Empire Communities Corp., 7.00%, 12/15/25 (4)

      259       268,389  

HT Troplast GmbH, 9.25%, 7/15/25 (5)

  EUR     360       449,557  

Masonite International Corp., 5.375%, 2/1/28 (4)

      105       110,381  

PCF GmbH, 4.75%, 4/15/26 (5)

  EUR     175       206,235  

PGT Innovations, Inc., 4.375%, 10/1/29 (4)

      176       174,680  
Standard Industries, Inc.:  

2.25%, 11/21/26 (5)

  EUR     100       112,225  

4.375%, 7/15/30 (4)

      192       192,240  

5.00%, 2/15/27 (4)

      78       80,145  
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.:  

5.75%, 1/15/28 (4)

      196       216,043  

5.875%, 6/15/27 (4)

      146       163,529  

Victoria PLC, 3.625%, 8/24/26 (5)

  EUR     806       942,314  
      $ 3,338,772  
Capital Markets — 0.2%  

AerCap Holdings NV, 5.875% to 10/10/24, 10/10/79 (6)

      150     $ 156,711  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series I, 4.00% to 6/1/26 (6)(7)

      259       266,874  

UBS Group AG,
4.375% to 2/10/31 (4)(6)(7)

        200       199,150  
      $ 622,735  
Casino & Gaming — 0.2%  
Cinemark USA, Inc.:  

5.875%, 3/15/26 (4)

      67     $ 67,251  

8.75%, 5/1/25 (4)

      48       51,420  

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance, Inc., 8.50%, 11/15/27 (4)

      370       395,347  

Speedway Motorsports, LLC/Speedway Funding II, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/27 (4)

        215       219,984  
      $ 734,002  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals — 0.5%  

Herens Holdco S.a.r.l., 4.75%, 5/15/28 (4)

      201     $ 199,653  

Herens Midco S.a.r.l., 5.25%, 5/15/29 (5)

  EUR     271       293,088  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC, 2.50%, 1/15/26 (5)

  EUR     232       268,075  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/29 (4)

      203       200,615  

Nufarm Australia, Ltd./Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.75%, 4/30/26 (4)

      310       317,169  
Valvoline, Inc.:  

3.625%, 6/15/31 (4)

      128       124,960  

4.25%, 2/15/30 (4)

        140       142,294  
      $ 1,545,854  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.5%  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28 (4)

      293     $ 296,296  

APi Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/29 (4)

      87       88,631  
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.:  

5.375%, 3/1/29 (4)

      127       133,826  

5.75%, 7/15/27 (4)

      89       93,116  

5.75%, 7/15/27 (4)

      110       115,328  
Clean Harbors, Inc.:  

4.875%, 7/15/27 (4)

      101       105,293  

5.125%, 7/15/29 (4)

      61       66,109  

EC Finance PLC, 3.00%, 10/15/26 (5)

  EUR     274       320,597  
Gartner, Inc.:  

3.625%, 6/15/29 (4)

      57       57,356  

3.75%, 10/1/30 (4)

      107       108,605  

4.50%, 7/1/28 (4)

      151       157,410  
GFL Environmental, Inc.:  

3.50%, 9/1/28 (4)

      240       239,100  

3.75%, 8/1/25 (4)

      130       133,926  

4.75%, 6/15/29 (4)

      343       346,430  

HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29 (4)

      158       159,975  

Korn Ferry, 4.625%, 12/15/27 (4)

      233       240,572  

Madison IAQ, LLC, 4.125%, 6/30/28 (4)

      128       127,497  

MoneyGram International, Inc., 5.375%, 8/1/26 (4)

      149       149,559  

NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29 (4)

      206       208,833  

Paprec Holding S.A., 3.50%, 7/1/28 (5)

  EUR     352       407,665  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25 (4)

      235       208,365  

Terminix Co., LLC (The), 7.45%, 8/15/27

      550       661,375  

Tervita Corp., 11.00%, 12/1/25 (4)

        123       141,610  
      $ 4,567,474  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/32 (4)

        158     $ 159,580  
      $ 159,580  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Construction Materials — 0.2%  

SRM Escrow Issuer, LLC, 6.00%, 11/1/28 (4)

        644     $ 670,565  
      $ 670,565  
Consumer Finance — 0.3%  

CPUK Finance, Ltd., 4.875%, 2/28/47 (5)

  GBP     278     $ 381,877  
PRA Group, Inc.:  

5.00%, 10/1/29 (4)

      115       113,786  

7.375%, 9/1/25 (4)

        261       278,617  
      $ 774,280  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%  
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.:  

2.125%, 8/15/26 (5)

  EUR     410     $ 468,332  

4.125%, 8/15/26 (4)

      253       258,384  

Kleopatra Finco S.a.r.l., 4.25%, 3/1/26 (5)

  EUR     243       270,204  
      $ 996,920  
Cosmetics / Personal Care — 0.1%  

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 6/1/28 (4)

        180     $ 188,533  
      $ 188,533  
Distributors — 0.4%  

BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 5/1/27 (4)

      475     $ 471,031  

Parts Europe S.A., 3.454%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%), 7/20/27 (5)(8)

  EUR     350       405,432  
Performance Food Group, Inc.:  

4.25%, 8/1/29 (4)

      315       315,394  

5.50%, 10/15/27 (4)

        169       176,394  
      $ 1,368,251  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%  

GEMS MENASA Cayman, Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware, LLC, 7.125%, 7/31/26 (5)

        750     $ 777,188  
      $ 777,188  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%  

Alliance Data Systems Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/24 (4)

      194     $ 198,703  

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC, 6.625%, 7/15/26 (4)

      497       522,784  

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., 9.75%, 7/15/27 (4)

      203       218,479  

Allied Universal Holdco, LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 S.a.r.l., 4.625%, 6/1/28 (4)

      316       313,842  

Ally Financial, Inc., Series B,
4.70% to 5/15/26 (6)(7)

      237       246,332  

Alpha Holding S.A. de CV, 9.00%, 2/10/25 (4) (13)

      200       28,424  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)  

American AgCredit Corp., Series QIB, 5.25% to 6/15/26 (4)(6)(7)

      250     $ 255,625  
Coinbase Global, Inc.:  

3.375%, 10/1/28 (4)

      181       174,891  

3.625%, 10/1/31 (4)

      151       144,016  
Encore Capital Group, Inc.:  

4.25%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.25%), 1/15/28 (5)(8)

  EUR     479       558,721  

5.375%, 2/15/26 (5)

  GBP     180       254,838  
Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:  

6.25%, 5/15/26

      146       153,118  

6.375%, 12/15/25

      120       122,550  

Jefferson Capital Holdings, LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/26 (4)

      343       347,769  

Louvre Bidco S.A.S., 6.50%, 9/30/24 (5)

  EUR     310       370,052  

Sherwood Financing PLC, 6.00%, 11/15/26 (5)(9)

  GBP     420       574,791  
      $ 4,484,935  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:  

4.25%, 7/1/28 (4)

      324     $ 320,749  

5.25%, 3/15/26

        90       92,875  
      $ 413,624  
Electric Utilities — 1.1%  

Enviva Partners, L.P./Enviva Partners Finance Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/26 (4)

      353     $ 365,535  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 4.40%, 7/15/27

      257       278,967  

Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/29 (4)

      306       314,782  

Leeward Renewable Energy Operations, LLC, 4.25%, 7/1/29 (4)

      113       113,709  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65% to 5/1/29, 5/1/79 (6)

      155       180,148  
NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P.:  

4.25%, 9/15/24 (4)

      9       9,506  

4.50%, 9/15/27 (4)

      142       152,089  
NRG Energy, Inc.:  

3.375%, 2/15/29 (4)

      106       103,482  

3.625%, 2/15/31 (4)

      177       172,486  

3.875%, 2/15/32 (4)

      195       191,344  

5.25%, 6/15/29 (4)

      122       130,082  

Pattern Energy Operations, L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28 (4)

      199       206,214  

Southern California Edison Co., Series E, 6.25% to 2/1/22 (6)(7)

      101       101,657  
Southern Co. (The):  

Series 21-A, 3.75% to 6/15/26, 9/15/51 (6)

      120       122,016  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  
Southern Co. (The): (continued)  

Series B, 4.00% to 10/15/25, 1/15/51 (6)

      56     $ 58,531  

Series B, 5.50% to 3/15/22, 3/15/57 (6)

      192       194,334  
TerraForm Power Operating, LLC:  

4.25%, 1/31/23 (4)

      95       97,019  

5.00%, 1/31/28 (4)

      237       252,704  
Vistra Operations Co., LLC:  

4.375%, 5/1/29 (4)

      235       232,944  

5.00%, 7/31/27 (4)

        232       238,090  
      $ 3,515,639  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%  

WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/28 (4)

        153     $ 168,937  
      $ 168,937  
Entertainment — 1.1%  
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.:  

10.50%, 4/15/25 (4)

      94     $ 101,050  

12.00%, (10.00% cash or 12.00% PIK), 6/15/26 (4)(10)

      209       208,277  
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.:  

6.25%, 7/1/25 (4)

      417       439,143  

8.125%, 7/1/27 (4)

      56       62,793  

Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28 (4)

      206       201,236  

Gamma Bidco SpA, 6.25%, 7/15/25 (5)

  EUR     200       239,038  

LHMC Finco 2 S.a.r.l., 7.25%, (7.25% cash or 8.00% PIK), 10/2/25 (5)(10)

  EUR     686       802,216  
Netflix, Inc.:  

3.00%, 6/15/25 (5)

  EUR     370       465,600  

4.875%, 6/15/30 (4)

      300       352,881  

5.875%, 11/15/28

      300       365,544  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/25 (4)

        227       237,839  
      $ 3,475,617  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus, LLC/BPR Nimbus, LLC/GGSI Sellco, LLC, 4.50%, 4/1/27 (4)

      260     $ 253,825  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, L.P./MGP
Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.:
               

4.50%, 9/1/26

      100       108,600  

5.625%, 5/1/24

        200       217,220  
      $ 579,645  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products — 1.0%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons, L.P./Albertsons, LLC, 5.875%, 2/15/28 (4)

      181     $ 192,539  

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A., 5.25%, 4/15/27 (5)

  EUR     125       137,523  

Chobani, LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/28 (4)

      70       71,662  

JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30 (4)

      386       423,152  
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:  

3.875%, 5/15/27

      166       180,086  

4.25%, 3/1/31

      371       419,265  

4.375%, 6/1/46

      242       282,907  

4.625%, 10/1/39

      56       65,298  

4.875%, 10/1/49

      82       101,680  

5.50%, 6/1/50

      166       222,675  

Land O’ Lakes, Inc., 8.00% (4)(7)

      330       358,090  

Nomad Foods Bondco PLC, 2.50%, 6/24/28 (5)

  EUR     371       426,916  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 3.50%, 3/1/32 (4)

        288       289,080  
      $ 3,170,873  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%  

NiSource, Inc., 5.65% to 6/15/23 (6)(7)

        280     $ 296,800  
      $ 296,800  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%  
Centene Corp.:  

2.50%, 3/1/31

      311     $ 303,620  

3.00%, 10/15/30

      377       383,669  

3.375%, 2/15/30

      308       316,487  

4.625%, 12/15/29

      319       344,520  

Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27 (4)

      182       192,920  

ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29 (4)

      101       102,861  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.875%, 11/15/30 (4)

      245       252,982  

Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29 (4)

      492       499,995  

US Acute Care Solutions, LLC, 6.375%, 3/1/26 (4)

      331       343,826  

Varex Imaging Corp., 7.875%, 10/15/27 (4)

        243       270,690  
      $ 3,011,570  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%  
Encompass Health Corp.:  

4.50%, 2/1/28

      8     $ 8,155  

4.625%, 4/1/31

      127       129,402  

4.75%, 2/1/30

      191       196,022  
HCA, Inc.:  

5.375%, 9/1/26

      270       307,827  

5.625%, 9/1/28

      245       287,441  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Legacy LifePoint Health, LLC, 4.375%, 2/15/27 (4)

      131     $ 129,854  

ModivCare, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/25 (4)

      182       191,327  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/28 (4)

      103       106,734  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:  

4.625%, 9/1/24 (4)

      49       50,103  

4.875%, 1/1/26 (4)

      290       297,612  

5.125%, 11/1/27 (4)

        138       144,382  
      $ 1,848,859  
Home Builders — 0.1%  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/26 (4)

        201     $ 208,035  
      $ 208,035  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9%  
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company/New Red Finance, Inc.:  

3.875%, 1/15/28 (4)

      286     $ 285,666  

4.375%, 1/15/28 (4)

      182       183,183  

5.75%, 4/15/25 (4)

      66       68,640  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, Ltd., 8.25%, 3/1/24 (4)

      583       601,032  
Lithia Motors, Inc.:  

4.375%, 1/15/31 (4)

      131       139,673  

4.625%, 12/15/27 (4)

      91       96,323  

MGM Resorts International, 4.75%, 10/15/28

      264       274,747  

NH Hotel Group S.A., 4.00%, 7/2/26 (5)

  EUR     136       157,874  

Viking Cruises, Ltd., 5.875%, 9/15/27 (4)

        974       942,895  
      $ 2,750,033  
Household Products — 0.0% (3)  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/31 (4)

        84     $ 83,345  
      $ 83,345  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  
Calpine Corp.:  

5.125%, 3/15/28 (4)

      273     $ 271,976  

5.25%, 6/1/26 (4)

      101       104,050  

NRG Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28

        210       222,863  
      $ 598,889  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%  

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 2/1/26 (4)

      165     $ 172,961  

Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/29 (4)

      156       158,535  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)  

Gatwick Airport Finance PLC, 4.375%, 4/7/26 (5)

  GBP     145     $ 201,164  
      $ 532,660  
Insurance — 0.5%  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27 (4)

      386     $ 399,028  

Galaxy Finco, Ltd., 9.25%, 7/31/27 (5)

  GBP     525       752,096  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.125%, 12/15/51 (4)

      115       118,023  

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd., 5.875% to 5/12/25 (4)(6)(7)

        222       243,090  
      $ 1,512,237  
Internet — 0.0% (3)  

United Group B.V., 4.00%, 11/15/27 (5)

  EUR     125     $ 141,703  
      $ 141,703  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%  

Cars.com, Inc., 6.375%, 11/1/28 (4)

        185     $ 193,852  
      $ 193,852  
Leisure Products — 0.9%  
Carnival Corp.:  

5.75%, 3/1/27 (4)

      207     $ 210,881  

6.00%, 5/1/29 (4)(9)

      216       216,270  

7.625%, 3/1/26 (4)

      87       91,771  

7.625%, 3/1/26 (5)

  EUR     390       486,028  

Carnival PLC, 1.00%, 10/28/29

  EUR     350       317,285  

Dometic Group AB, 2.00%, 9/29/28 (5)

  EUR     389       441,834  
Life Time, Inc.:  

5.75%, 1/15/26 (4)

      199       204,546  

8.00%, 4/15/26 (4)

      208       218,743  
NCL Corp., Ltd.:  

3.625%, 12/15/24 (4)

      111       104,618  

5.875%, 3/15/26 (4)

      106       106,397  

NCL Finance, Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/28 (4)

      55       55,550  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.:  

3.70%, 3/15/28

      111       105,311  

4.25%, 6/15/23

      29       39,261  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/25 (4)

      86       99,502  

Viking Cruises, Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/29 (4)

      104       104,690  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII, Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29 (4)

        66       65,588  
      $ 2,868,275  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  

Chemours Co. (The), 4.625%, 11/15/29 (4)

      148     $ 142,635  

WR Grace Holdings, LLC, 4.875%, 6/15/27 (4)

        245       249,165  
      $ 391,800  
Machinery — 0.3%  

Frigoglass Finance B.V., 6.875%, 2/12/25 (5)

  EUR     475     $ 470,167  

IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA, 3.75%, 1/15/28 (5)

  EUR     381       438,360  
      $ 908,527  
Media — 2.3%  

Altice France S.A., 8.125%, 2/1/27 (4)

      458     $ 492,922  

Beasley Mezzanine Holdings, LLC, 8.625%, 2/1/26 (4)

      308       310,292  
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:  

4.25%, 2/1/31 (4)

      286       285,108  

4.50%, 8/15/30 (4)

      290       295,548  

4.75%, 3/1/30 (4)

      322       332,867  

5.375%, 6/1/29 (4)

      110       118,332  
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.:  

7.50%, 6/1/29 (4)

      91       93,219  

7.75%, 4/15/28 (4)

      240       248,868  
CSC Holdings, LLC:  

3.375%, 2/15/31 (4)

      200       182,400  

5.75%, 1/15/30 (4)

      416       410,987  

7.50%, 4/1/28 (4)

      200       213,000  

Diamond Sports Group, LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.375%, 8/15/26 (4)

      369       209,225  

Entercom Media Corp., 6.75%, 3/31/29 (4)

      261       259,112  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 5.125%, 7/15/29 (4)

      205       206,814  

Mav Acquisition Corp., 8.00%, 8/1/29 (4)

      201       195,822  
National CineMedia, LLC:  

5.75%, 8/15/26

      189       152,027  

5.875%, 4/15/28 (4)

      245       226,482  

Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 6.25%, 6/15/25 (4)

      137       143,507  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.:  

3.125%, 9/1/26 (4)

      125       125,312  

3.875%, 9/1/31 (4)

      126       121,197  

5.00%, 8/1/27 (4)

      218       227,810  

Summer (BC) Holdco A S.a.r.l., 9.25%, 10/31/27 (5)

  EUR     264       331,181  

Summer (BC) Holdco B S.a.r.l., 5.75%, 10/31/26 (5)

  EUR     400       483,613  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/27 (4)

      178       188,516  

Townsquare Media, Inc., 6.875%, 2/1/26 (4)

      141       147,521  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

Univision Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 5/1/29 (4)

      186     $ 188,409  

UPCB Finance VII, Ltd., 3.625%, 6/15/29 (5)

  EUR     116       136,786  

Urban One, Inc., 7.375%, 2/1/28 (4)

      148       155,554  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 3.75%, 7/15/30 (5)

  EUR     250       287,602  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.875%, 7/15/28 (5)

  GBP     100       137,591  
      $ 6,907,624  
Metals & Mining — 1.6%  

Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, 6.95%, 12/15/25

      598     $ 654,062  

Arconic Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/28 (4)

      101       106,555  
Bombardier, Inc.:  

7.50%, 12/1/24 (4)

      53       55,253  

7.875%, 4/15/27 (4)

      90       93,683  
BWX Technologies, Inc.:  

4.125%, 6/30/28 (4)

      159       161,193  

4.125%, 4/15/29 (4)

      118       119,897  

Centennial Resource Production, LLC, 5.375%, 1/15/26 (4)

      237       236,639  
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.:  

6.75%, 3/15/26 (4)

      360       383,850  

9.875%, 10/17/25 (4)

      52       59,605  

Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.25%, 9/1/29 (4)

      176       178,913  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43

      297       373,997  
Hudbay Minerals, Inc.:  

4.50%, 4/1/26 (4)

      174       173,783  

6.125%, 4/1/29 (4)

      151       159,116  

Infrabuild Australia Pty, Ltd., 12.00%, 10/1/24 (4)

      1,024       1,086,234  

Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/28 (4)

      127       141,446  
New Gold, Inc.:  

6.375%, 5/15/25 (4)

      38       39,168  

7.50%, 7/15/27 (4)

      491       530,894  

Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/26 (4)

      89       88,889  

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 (4)

      153       156,060  

TMS International Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/29 (4)

        101       104,409  
      $ 4,903,646  
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%  

Centerpoint Energy, Inc., Series A, 6.125% to 9/1/23 (6)(7)

        345     $ 364,725  
      $ 364,725  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil and Gas — 0.0% (3)  

TechnipFMC PLC, 6.50%, 2/1/26 (4)

        14     $ 14,934  
      $ 14,934  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.6%  

Aethon United BR, L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/26 (4)

      350     $ 376,411  

Archrock Partners, L.P./Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/1/28 (4)

      135       139,894  

Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 8/1/28 (4)

      172       173,574  
Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC:  

5.875%, 7/1/29 (4)

      227       232,675  

7.75%, 2/15/26 (4)

      190       203,062  
Continental Resources, Inc.:  

4.375%, 1/15/28

      144       157,320  

4.90%, 6/1/44

      8       9,089  

5.75%, 1/15/31 (4)

      233       279,309  
CrownRock, L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc.:  

5.00%, 5/1/29 (4)

      221       227,906  

5.625%, 10/15/25 (4)

      259       265,151  

CVR Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/28 (4)

      439       432,964  

DCP Midstream, L.P., Series A, 7.375% to 12/15/22 (6)(7)

      160       160,800  

EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P., Series C, 6.00% to 12/15/22 (6)(7)

      193       154,734  
EQT Corp.:  

5.00%, 1/15/29

      53       58,946  

6.625%, 2/1/25

      69       77,711  

7.50%, 2/1/30

      102       130,708  

Great Western Petroleum, LLC/Great Western Finance Corp., 12.00%, 9/1/25 (4)

      248       252,256  
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.:  

9.50%, 1/15/25

      74       76,196  

10.125%, 1/15/28

      112       119,840  
Nabors Industries, Ltd.:  

7.25%, 1/15/26 (4)

      110       106,886  

7.50%, 1/15/28 (4)

      118       112,301  

9.00%, 2/1/25 (4)

      95       98,480  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.:  

3.40%, 4/15/26

      76       77,641  

3.45%, 7/15/24

      42       43,098  

3.50%, 8/15/29

      101       102,641  

4.20%, 3/15/48

      156       152,257  

4.40%, 8/15/49

      125       125,129  

4.625%, 6/15/45

      84       87,051  

6.125%, 1/1/31

      193       231,359  

6.20%, 3/15/40

      81       98,253  
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.: (continued)  

6.375%, 9/1/28

      93     $ 109,124  

6.45%, 9/15/36

      93       118,477  

6.625%, 9/1/30

      254       311,125  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd.,
0.0% (4)(7)

      862       11,850  
Ovintiv, Inc.:  

6.50%, 2/1/38

      34       46,159  

6.625%, 8/15/37

      18       24,487  

8.125%, 9/15/30

      40       54,918  

PBF Holding Co., LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 9.25%, 5/15/25 (4)

      205       199,298  

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Series B, 6.125% to 11/15/22 (6)(7)

      747       677,902  
Precision Drilling Corp.:  

6.875%, 1/15/29 (4)

      152       157,210  

7.125%, 1/15/26 (4)

      99       101,948  
Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd.:                

8.25%, 2/15/25 (4)

      245       189,569  

8.875%, 11/15/24 (4)

      71       73,592  

Sunoco, L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 4/30/30 (4)

      226       228,276  

Tap Rock Resources, LLC, 7.00%, 10/1/26 (4)

      250       257,730  
Targa Resources Partners, L.P./Targa Resources Partners
Finance Corp.:
               

4.00%, 1/15/32 (4)

      169       174,614  

4.875%, 2/1/31

      37       39,941  

5.50%, 3/1/30

      36       39,610  

5.875%, 4/15/26

      155       162,025  

Transocean Pontus, Ltd., 6.125%, 8/1/25 (4)

      80       80,714  

Transocean Poseidon, Ltd., 6.875%, 2/1/27 (4)

        181       180,821  
      $ 8,003,032  
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%  
LABL, Inc.:  

5.875%, 11/1/28 (4)

      66     $ 66,516  

8.25%, 11/1/29 (4)

        132       129,967  
      $ 196,483  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%  

180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/29 (4)

      103     $ 103,709  
AdaptHealth, LLC:  

4.625%, 8/1/29 (4)

      65       64,350  

5.125%, 3/1/30 (4)

      71       71,444  

6.125%, 8/1/28 (4)

      310       328,600  
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.:  

8.50%, 1/31/27 (4)

      448       476,000  

9.25%, 4/1/26 (4)

      105       111,694  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.:  

5.25%, 1/30/30 (4)

      71     $ 64,213  

5.25%, 2/15/31 (4)

      71       63,945  

5.50%, 11/1/25 (4)

      129       131,234  

7.25%, 5/30/29 (4)

      98       99,499  

9.00%, 12/15/25 (4)

      245       257,328  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l./Endo US, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/29 (4)

      218       215,051  

Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 9/1/25 (4)

      392       421,384  

HLF Financing S.a.r.l., LLC/Herbalife International, Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/29 (4)

      276       278,341  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/29 (4)

      224       230,440  

Option Care Health, Inc., 4.375%, 10/31/29 (4)

      97       98,070  

Owens & Minor, Inc., 4.50%, 3/31/29 (4)

        180       180,900  
      $ 3,196,202  
Pipelines — 1.0%  
Antero Midstream Partners, L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp.:  

5.75%, 3/1/27 (4)

      102     $ 105,443  

7.875%, 5/15/26 (4)

      109       119,355  
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.:  

4.00%, 3/1/31 (4)

      519       540,417  

4.50%, 10/1/29

      199       212,717  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/28

      183       192,141  

DT Midstream, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/29 (4)

      172       173,445  

Energy Transfer, L.P., Series B,
6.625% to 2/15/28 (6)(7)

      147       142,958  
EQM Midstream Partners, L.P.:  

4.50%, 1/15/29 (4)

      137       141,111  

6.00%, 7/1/25 (4)

      116       126,005  

6.50%, 7/1/27 (4)

      116       129,202  

Genesis Energy, L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/27

      123       123,771  

New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 9/30/26 (4)

      382       371,846  
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC:  

3.875%, 8/15/29 (4)

      146       148,737  

4.125%, 8/15/31 (4)

      130       134,706  
Western Midstream Operating, L.P.:  

4.50%, 3/1/28

      27       29,261  

4.75%, 8/15/28

      24       26,435  

5.30%, 2/1/30

        207       227,182  
      $ 2,944,732  
 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%  
ADLER Group S.A.:  

2.75%, 11/13/26 (5)

  EUR     200     $ 207,801  

3.25%, 8/5/25 (5)

  EUR     100       107,335  

Aedas Homes Opco SLU, 4.00%, 8/15/26 (5)

  EUR     287       338,399  
HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC:  

3.75%, 9/15/30 (4)

      151       150,257  

6.00%, 4/15/25 (4)

      127       132,423  

Heimstaden Bostad AB,
3.00% to 10/29/27 (5)(6)(7)

  EUR     415       459,298  
Service Properties Trust:  

3.95%, 1/15/28

      310       288,688  

4.95%, 10/1/29

      23       22,166  

5.50%, 12/15/27

      49       51,284  

7.50%, 9/15/25

      167       184,887  

Signa Development Finance SCS, 5.50%, 7/23/26 (5)

  EUR     300       304,750  
VICI Properties, L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc.:  

3.75%, 2/15/27 (4)

      27       27,776  

4.125%, 8/15/30 (4)

      198       208,148  

4.25%, 12/1/26 (4)

      300       311,124  

4.625%, 12/1/29 (4)

        66       70,496  
      $ 2,864,832  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.875%, 9/1/28 (4)

        258     $ 261,225  
      $ 261,225  
Software — 0.2%  

Black Knight InfoServ, LLC, 3.625%, 9/1/28 (4)

      216     $ 215,190  

Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29 (4)

      222       222,899  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27 (4)

        95       100,106  
      $ 538,195  
Specialty Retail — 1.9%  

Arko Corp., 5.125%, 11/15/29 (4)

      172     $ 168,104  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/29 (4)

      95       87,083  

Dave & Buster’s, Inc., 7.625%, 11/1/25 (4)

      387       416,068  

Dufry One B.V., 3.375%, 4/15/28 (5)

  EUR     379       431,552  

eG Global Finance PLC, 6.25%, 10/30/25 (5)

  EUR     450       528,562  

Entegris, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/28 (4)

      33       34,238  
Gap, Inc. (The):  

3.625%, 10/1/29 (4)

      110       107,938  

3.875%, 10/1/31 (4)

      65       63,781  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 8/15/28 (4)

      203       203,294  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25 (4)

      77       81,428  

Ken Garff Automotive, LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/28 (4)

      155       157,131  
Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  
L Brands, Inc.:  

6.625%, 10/1/30 (4)

      144     $ 161,290  

6.75%, 7/1/36

      80       96,150  

6.875%, 11/1/35

      205       249,325  

6.95%, 3/1/33

      151       170,914  

7.60%, 7/15/37

      45       53,494  

9.375%, 7/1/25 (4)

      31       38,479  

LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC, 4.875%, 5/1/29 (4)

      257       264,214  

Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/1/29 (4)

      86       89,226  

Midco GB SASU, 7.75% (PIK), 11/1/27 (5)(9)(10)

  EUR     344       403,907  
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.:  

4.75%, 2/15/28 (4)

      264       271,590  

7.75%, 2/15/29 (4)

      250       270,492  

Punch Finance PLC, 6.125%, 6/30/26 (5)

  GBP     340       467,381  
Sonic Automotive, Inc.:  

4.625%, 11/15/29 (4)

      172       172,714  

4.875%, 11/15/31 (4)

      143       143,179  

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 6/1/31 (4)

      135       138,544  

Superior Plus, L.P./Superior General Partner, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/29 (4)

      207       211,958  

Victoria’s Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/29 (4)

      193       194,090  

White Cap Parent, LLC, 8.25%, (8.25% cash or 9.00% PIK), 3/15/26 (4)(10)

      108       109,351  

Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/31

        182       180,107  
      $ 5,965,584  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA, 4.875%, 10/30/26 (5)(9)

  EUR     200     $ 230,795  
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.:  

3.875%, 9/1/28 (4)

      223       226,479  

4.00%, 7/1/29 (4)

      97       98,334  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/28 (4)

      260       268,125  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 3.125%, 7/15/29 (4)

        139       133,509  
      $ 957,242  
Telecommunications — 1.1%  

Altice France Holding S.A., 10.50%, 5/15/27 (4)

      200     $ 217,000  

Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect US Finco, LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/26 (4)

      421       437,314  

LogMeIn, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/27 (4)

      211       211,452  

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28

      250       316,422  

Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23

      375       416,250  
 

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
T-Mobile USA, Inc.:  

2.25%, 2/15/26

      132     $ 132,825  

2.625%, 2/15/29

      165       163,762  

2.875%, 2/15/31

      99       98,505  

4.75%, 2/1/28

      170       179,562  

Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.00%, 9/30/34

      215       239,492  

Telecom Italia Finance S.A., 7.75%, 1/24/33

  EUR     26       42,687  

Telecom Italia SpA, 2.75%, 4/15/25 (5)

  EUR     140       168,512  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, 3.25%, 1/31/31 (5)

  EUR     100       116,092  
Vodafone Group PLC:  

2.625% to 5/27/26, 8/27/80 (5)(6)

  EUR     220       260,599  

4.875% to 7/3/25, 10/3/78 (5)(6)

  GBP     215       311,547  
      $ 3,312,021  
Transportation — 0.2%  

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 (4)

      247     $ 251,940  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29 (4)

        213       215,377  
      $ 467,317  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%  

Altice France S.A., 5.50%, 10/15/29 (4)

      200     $ 196,294  
Iliad Holding SAS:  

5.125%, 10/15/26 (5)

  EUR     191       227,268  

6.50%, 10/15/26 (4)

      258       266,171  

Lorca Telecom Bondco S.A.U., 4.00%, 9/18/27 (5)

  EUR     650       757,674  

Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26

      157       188,424  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/29 (4)

        118       117,298  
      $ 1,753,129  

Total Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $101,875,482)

 

  $ 103,860,581  
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.1%

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Equity Funds — 0.1%  

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

      7,235     $ 187,893  

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF

        4,902       192,992  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $366,793)

 

  $ 380,885  
Preferred Stocks — 1.4%

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Banks — 0.3%  

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75% to 9/15/23 (4)(6)

      1,115     $ 120,977  

First Republic Bank, Series M, 4.00%

      4,600       112,148  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series LL, 4.625%

      2,350       61,429  

Signature Bank, Series A, 5.00%

      5,000       129,500  
Wells Fargo & Co.:  

Series DD, 4.25%

      2,380       59,405  

Series L, 7.50% (Convertible)

      103       156,557  

Series Z, 4.75%

        4,762       123,336  
      $ 763,352  
Capital Markets — 0.1%  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.75%

      2,250     $ 58,298  

KKR Group Finance Co. IX, LLC, 4.625%

      7,000       183,925  

Stifel Financial Corp., Series D, 4.50%

        4,600       117,300  
      $ 359,523  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%  

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc., 4.625%

      7,000     $ 174,860  

SCE Trust III, Series H, 5.75% to 3/15/24 (6)

      5,331       137,380  

SCE Trust IV, Series J, 5.375% to 9/15/25 (6)

      1,911       47,889  

SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.45% to 3/15/26 (6)

        3,551       91,900  
      $ 452,029  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0% (3)  

SITE Centers Corp., Series A, 6.375% (1)

        4,730     $ 124,304  
      $ 124,304  
Food Products — 0.1%  

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875% (4)

      2,550     $ 256,275  

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.25% (4)

        540       50,490  
      $ 306,765  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Series B, 6.00%

        3,268     $ 171,897  
      $ 171,897  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0% (3)  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Series 19-A, 6.20% to 7/1/24 (6)

        2,867     $ 80,455  
      $ 80,455  
 

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Shares     Value  
Insurance — 0.2%  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., Series B, 6.625% to 9/1/25 (6)

      7,517     $ 215,212  

Arch Capital Group, Ltd., Series G, 4.55%

      7,000       181,650  

Athene Holding, Ltd., Series C, 6.375% to 6/30/25 (6)

        4,920       142,089  
      $ 538,951  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%  

NuStar Energy, L.P., Series B, 7.625% to 6/15/22 (6)

        15,478     $ 350,577  
      $ 350,577  
Pipelines — 0.1%  
Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.:  

Series C, 7.375% to 5/15/23 (6)

      3,000     $ 75,720  

Series E, 7.60% to 5/15/24 (6)

        4,970       126,834  
      $ 202,554  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  
Brookfield Property Partners, L.P.:  

Series A, 5.75%

      6,545     $ 159,763  

Series A2, 6.375%

        8,191       212,475  
      $ 372,238  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%  

WESCO International, Inc., Series A, 10.625%

        12,788     $ 401,543  
      $ 401,543  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

United States Cellular Corp., 5.50%

        11,460     $ 304,951  
      $ 304,951  

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $4,294,195)

 

  $ 4,429,139  
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 1.9% (11)

 

Borrower/Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Air Transport — 0.2%  

Air Canada, Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 0.75%), 8/11/28

    $ 204     $ 206,380  

Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 6.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Floor 1.00%), 6/21/27

        426       454,363  
      $ 660,743  
Borrower/Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Automotive — 0.1%  

Truck Hero, Inc., Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 0.75%), 1/31/28

    $ 235     $ 234,130  

Wheel Pros, LLC, Term Loan, 5.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Floor 0.75%), 5/11/28

        198       197,492  
      $ 431,622  
Building and Development — 0.1%  

SRS Distribution, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 0.50%), 6/2/28

      $ 208     $ 208,712  
      $ 208,712  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.2%  

AlixPartners, LLP, Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 0.50%), 2/4/28

    $ 210     $ 209,595  

Spin Holdco, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 0.75%), 3/4/28

      138       138,451  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 2/28/25 (12)

        208       216,109  
      $ 564,155  
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.1%  

DIRECTV Financing, LLC, Term Loan, 5.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Floor 0.75%), 7/22/27

      $ 132     $ 132,248  
      $ 132,248  
Drugs — 0.2%  

Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 4.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 0.50%), 4/21/28

      $ 569     $ 569,997  
      $ 569,997  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.3%  

LogMeIn, Inc., Term Loan, 4.834%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 8/31/27

    $ 445     $ 445,098  

RealPage, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 0.50%), 4/24/28

      223       222,744  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.:  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Floor 1.00%), 12/31/25

      169       154,911  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 12.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 11.00%, Floor 1.00%), 7.50% cash, 4.50% PIK, 12/31/26

        286       91,799  
      $ 914,552  
 

 

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Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%  
Spectacle Gary Holdings, LLC:  

Term Loan, 11.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%, Floor 2.00%), 12/23/25

    $ 162     $ 176,808  

Term Loan, 11.00%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 9.00%, Floor 2.00%), 12/23/25

        12       12,812  
      $ 189,620  
Food Products — 0.0% (3)  

Post Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 0.75%), 10/21/24

      $ 87     $ 87,908  
      $ 87,908  
Food Service — 0.1%  

IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.25%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Floor 1.00%), 12/15/27

      $ 240     $ 240,510  
      $ 240,510  
Health Care — 0.1%  

Verscend Holding Corp., Term Loan, 4.087%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 8/27/25

      $ 249     $ 250,123  
      $ 250,123  
Insurance — 0.1%  
Asurion, LLC:  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.337%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 1/31/28

    $ 240     $ 239,425  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.337%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 1/20/29

        174       173,492  
      $ 412,917  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.1%  

Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan, 2.837%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 3/13/28

      $ 315     $ 314,708  
      $ 314,708  
Lodging and Casinos — 0.1%  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, Term Loan, 12/1/23 (12)

    $ 62     $ 62,314  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V., Term Loan, 3.75%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%, Floor 1.00%), 4/29/24

        306       299,341  
      $ 361,655  
Borrower/Description        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%  

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan, 4.50%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 0.75%), 2/11/28

      $ 386     $ 387,032  
      $ 387,032  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $5,932,958)

 

  $ 5,726,502  
Miscellaneous — 0.0% (3)

 

Security        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Surface Transport — 0.0% (3)  

Hertz Corp., Escrow Certificates (1)

    $ 110,000     $ 3,575  

Hertz Corp., Escrow Certificates (1)

      58,000       4,060  

Hertz Corp., Escrow Certificates (1)

        167,000       5,010  
      $ 12,645  

Total Miscellaneous
(identified cost $0)

 

  $ 12,645  
Short-Term Investments — 0.5%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.09% (14)

        1,432,849     $ 1,432,849  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,432,849)

 

  $ 1,432,849  

Total Investments — 98.9%
(identified cost $230,213,266)

 

  $ 303,148,419  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.1%

 

  $ 3,396,780  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 306,545,199  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

  *

In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1)  

Non-income producing security.

 

  (2)  

Represents an investment in an issuer that may be deemed to be an affiliate effective March 1, 2021 (see Note7).

 

  (3)  

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

  (4)  

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $58,763,790 or 19.2% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

 

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October 31, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

  (5)  

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At October 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $22,308,872 or 7.3% of the Portfolio’s net assets.

 

  (6)  

Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.

 

  (7)  

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.

 

  (8)  

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2021.

 

  (9)  

When-issued security.

 

(10)  

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

(11)  

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate. Senior Loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before they can be bought or sold.

 

(12)  

This Senior Loan will settle after October 31, 2021, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

(13)  

Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

 

(14)  

Affiliated investment company, available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2021.

Country Concentration of Portfolio

 

Country   Percentage of
Total Investments
    Value  

United States

    61.6   $ 186,658,881  

United Kingdom

    7.1       21,519,655  

France

    5.3       15,910,697  

Switzerland

    4.6       14,046,418  

Japan

    3.9       11,823,480  

Netherlands

    2.4       7,421,178  

Germany

    2.2       6,536,427  

Spain

    1.9       5,736,819  

Sweden

    1.8       5,316,096  

Australia

    1.6       4,992,317  

Luxembourg

    1.5       4,580,853  

Canada

    1.4       4,360,249  

Ireland

    1.1       3,367,172  

Denmark

    1.0       3,127,905  

Taiwan

    0.7       2,258,878  

Italy

    0.5       1,358,884  

India

    0.4       1,227,822  

United Arab Emirates

    0.3       1,040,349  

China

    0.2       496,189  

Peru

    0.1       332,899  

Mexico

    0.1       248,226  

Hong Kong

    0.1       215,377  

Turkey

    0.1       178,913  

Brazil

    0.0 (1)       11,850  

Exchange-Traded Funds

    0.1       380,885  

Total Investments

    100.0   $ 303,148,419  

 

(1)  

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
USD     150,234     GBP     109,117     State Street Bank and Trust Company     11/30/21     $ 899     $         —  
USD     76,121     CAD     94,000     State Street Bank and Trust Company     1/31/22       160        
                                    $ 1,059     $  

 

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PC     Participation Certificate
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

CAD     Canadian Dollar
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar
 

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2021  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $227,508,112)

   $ 300,244,431  

Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $2,705,154)

     2,903,988  

Cash

     27,315  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $575,809)

     573,547  

Interest and dividends receivable

     1,478,554  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investments

     27,529  

Receivable for investments sold

     1,792,650  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,059  

Tax reclaims receivable

     1,546,134  

Total assets

   $ 308,595,207  
Liabilities         

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 302,891  

Payable for when-issued securities

     1,422,222  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     142,716  

Trustees’ fees

     1,262  

Accrued expenses

     180,917  

Total liabilities

   $ 2,050,008  

Net Assets applicable to investors’ interest in Portfolio

   $ 306,545,199  

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2021

 

Interest (net of foreign taxes, $8,708)

   $ 6,068,967  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $430,915)

     4,906,712  

Dividends from affiliated investments (net of foreign taxes, $9,613)

     55,746  

Total investment income

   $ 11,031,425  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 1,657,937  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     15,023  

Custodian fee

     159,880  

Legal and accounting services

     64,567  

Miscellaneous

     56,166  

Total expenses

   $ 1,953,573  

Net investment income

   $ 9,077,852  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions (net of foreign capital gains taxes of $3,277)

   $ 14,765,848 (1)  

Investment transactions — affiliated investments

     30  

Financial futures contracts

     314,187  

Foreign currency transactions

     (138,553

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     23,658  

Net realized gain

   $ 14,965,170  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ 51,363,789  

Investments — affiliated investments

     60,042  

Financial futures contracts

     (176,165

Foreign currency

     71,721  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     13,986  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 51,333,373  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 66,298,543  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 75,376,395  

 

(1)

Includes $2,723,051 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2021      2020  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 9,077,852      $ 11,579,367  

Net realized gain (loss)

     14,965,170 (1)        (2,169,739

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     51,333,373        (4,171,298

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 75,376,395      $ 5,238,330  

Capital transactions —

     

Contributions

   $ 13,442,582      $ 9,268,119  

Withdrawals

     (45,523,591      (53,647,355

Portfolio transaction fee

     154,785        216,038  

Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions

   $ (31,926,224    $ (44,163,198

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ 43,450,171      $ (38,924,868
Net Assets

 

At beginning of year

   $ 263,095,028      $ 302,019,896  

At end of year

   $ 306,545,199      $ 263,095,028  

 

(1)

Includes $2,723,051 of net realized gains from redemptions in-kind.

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Ratios/Supplemental Data    2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

              

Expenses

     0.65      0.66      0.70      0.75      0.75

Net investment income

     3.01      4.12      4.72      3.47      4.56

Portfolio Turnover

     60      118      86      102      143

Total Return

     29.74      2.64      11.57      (1.00 )%       15.99

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 306,545      $ 263,095      $ 302,020      $ 323,437      $ 364,476  

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve total return. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue interests in the Portfolio. At October 31, 2021, Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund and Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares held an interest of 99.6% and 0.4%, respectively, in the Portfolio.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation  — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Short-term debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) 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.

Derivatives. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded, with adjustments for fair valuation for certain foreign financial futures contracts as described below. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

Foreign Securities, Financial Futures Contracts and Currencies . Foreign securities, financial futures contracts and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities and certain exchange-traded foreign financial futures contracts generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities and contracts trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities and certain foreign financial futures contracts to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities and foreign financial futures contracts that meet certain criteria, the Portfolio’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities and foreign financial futures contracts to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities and foreign financial futures contracts.

Affiliated Fund. The Portfolio may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

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 Portfolio in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Portfolio might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions  — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

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C  Income  — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Portfolio’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Portfolio has filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. Due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of these proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment, no amounts are reflected in the financial statements for such outstanding reclaims. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Distributions from investment companies are recorded as dividend income, capital gains or return of capital based on the nature of the distribution.

D  Federal Taxes  — The Portfolio has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes on its share of taxable income. Since at least one of the Portfolio’s investors is a regulated investment company that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them. The Portfolio will allocate, at least annually among its investors, each investor’s distributive share of the Portfolio’s net investment income, net realized capital gains and losses and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

As of October 31, 2021, the Portfolio had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Portfolio files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Foreign Currency Translation  — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments  — The Portfolio may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Portfolio is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments.

G  Use of Estimates  — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications  — Under the Portfolio’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Portfolio. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, interestholders in the Portfolio could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Portfolio interestholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet occurred.

I  Financial Futures Contracts  — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

J  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  — The Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

K  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions  — The Portfolio may purchase securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Portfolio maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin

 

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earning interest on settlement date. Such security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

L  Capital Transactions  — To seek to protect the Portfolio (and, indirectly, other investors in the Portfolio) against the costs of accommodating investor inflows and outflows, the Portfolio imposes a fee (“Portfolio transaction fee”) on inflows and outflows by Portfolio investors. The Portfolio transaction fee is sized to cover the estimated cost to the Portfolio of, in connection with issuing interests, converting the cash and/or other instruments it receives to the desired composition and, in connection with redeeming its interests, converting Portfolio holdings to cash and/or other instruments to be distributed. Such fee, which may vary over time, is limited to amounts that have been authorized by the Board of Trustees and determined by EVM to be appropriate. The maximum Portfolio transaction fee is 2% of the amount of net contributions or withdrawals. The Portfolio transaction fee is recorded as a component of capital transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) and BMR became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, the Portfolio entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Agreement”) with BMR, which took effect on March 1, 2021. The Portfolio’s prior fee reduction agreement was incorporated into the New Agreement. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Portfolio’s investment advisory agreement and related fee reduction agreement with BMR in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the fee is computed at an annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets as follows and is payable monthly:

 

Average Daily Net Assets    Annual Fee Rate  

Up to $500 million

     0.550

$500 million but less than $1 billion

     0.525

$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion

     0.500

$2.5 billion and over

     0.475

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Portfolio’s investment adviser fee amounted to $1,657,937 or 0.55% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, BMR has delegated a portion of the investment management of the Portfolio to Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL), an affiliate of BMR and, effective March 1, 2021, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, BMR entered into a new sub-advisory agreement with EVAIL, which took effect on March 1, 2021. BMR pays EVAIL a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Portfolio. The Portfolio may invest its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.

Trustees and officers of the Portfolio who are members of EVM’s or BMR’s organizations receive remuneration for their services to the Portfolio out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Portfolio who are not affiliated with the investment adviser may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Portfolio are officers of the above organizations.

3  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and in-kind transactions, and including maturities and principal repayments on Senior Loans, aggregated $174,993,789 and $191,341,831, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2021. In-kind contributions and withdrawals for the year ended October 31, 2021 aggregated none and $5,695,643, respectively.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Portfolio at October 31, 2021, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 232,932,097  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 73,203,025  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,982,054

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 70,220,971  

 

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5  Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and financial futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Portfolio has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at October 31, 2021 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2021, the Portfolio had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Portfolio is subject to the following risks:

Equity Price Risk: The Portfolio enters into equity futures contracts on securities indices to gain or limit exposure to certain markets, particularly in connection with engaging in the dividend capture trading strategy.

Foreign Exchange Risk: Because the Portfolio holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Portfolio enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Portfolio for those derivatives in a liability position. At October 31, 2021, the Portfolio had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.

The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Portfolio invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Portfolio has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Portfolio and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Portfolio’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Portfolio fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Portfolio of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Portfolio and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Portfolio’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Portfolio, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Portfolio as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at October 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 1,059 (1)                —  

 

(1)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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The Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following table presents the Portfolio’s derivative assets by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Portfolio for such assets as of October 31, 2021.

 

Counterparty    Derivative Assets
Subject to
Master Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   $ 1,059      $         —      $         —      $         —      $ 1,059  

 

(a)

In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b)  

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:

 

Risk   Derivative   

Realized Gain (Loss)

on Derivatives Recognized

in Income (1)

    

Change in Unrealized

Appreciation (Depreciation) on

Derivatives Recognized in Income (2)

 

Equity Price

 

Futures contracts

   $ 314,187      $ (176,165

Foreign Exchange

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     23,658        13,986  

Total

       $ 337,845      $ (162,179

 

(1)  

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Financial futures contracts and Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively.

 

(2)  

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Financial futures contracts and Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively.

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2021, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures
Contracts — Long
    Futures
Contracts — Short
    Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts*
 
  $3,807,000       $3,856,000     $ 427,000  

 

*

The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold.

6  Line of Credit

The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates in an $800 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 25, 2022. Borrowings are made by the Portfolio solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Portfolio based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2021, an arrangement fee totaling $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Portfolio, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time. The Portfolio did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

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7  Investments in Affiliated Issuers and Funds

The Portfolio invested in issuers that may be deemed to be affiliated with Morgan Stanley. At October 31, 2021, the value of the Portfolio’s investment in affiliated issuers and funds was $2,903,988, which represents 0.9% of the Portfolio’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated issuers and funds by the Portfolio for the year ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Name   Value,
beginning
of period
    Purchases     Sales
proceeds
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
    Value, end
of period
    Dividend
income
   

Shares/

Units, end

of period

 

Common Stocks

 

Mitsubishi UFJ

Financial Group, Inc. (1)

  $     $     $     $     $ 60,042     $ 1,471,139     $ 53,154       268,285  

Short-Term Investments

 

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC

    1,027,196       78,153,291       (77,747,668     30             1,432,849       2,592       1,432,849  

Totals

                  $ 30     $ 60,042     $ 2,903,988     $ 55,746          

 

(1)  

May be deemed to be an affiliated issuer as of March 1, 2021 (see Note 2).

8  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At October 31, 2021, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 16,088,685      $ 1,230,223      $         —      $ 17,318,908  

Consumer Discretionary

     10,679,817        11,453,053               22,132,870  

Consumer Staples

     5,405,872        6,283,457               11,689,329  

Energy

     6,024,363                      6,024,363  

Financials

     10,869,076        9,491,870               20,360,946  

Health Care

     12,845,935        19,006,765               31,852,700  

Industrials

     9,824,499        15,570,681               25,395,180  

Information Technology

     28,577,941        13,805,937               42,383,878  

Materials

            4,703,261               4,703,261  

Real Estate

     1,588,182                      1,588,182  

Utilities

     2,219,122        1,570,142               3,789,264  

Total Common Stocks

   $ 104,123,492      $ 83,115,389    $      $ 187,238,881  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 66,937      $         —      $ 66,937  

Corporate Bonds

            103,860,581               103,860,581  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     380,885                      380,885  

Preferred Stocks

           

Communication Services

     304,951                      304,951  

Consumer Staples

            306,765               306,765  

Energy

     553,131                      553,131  

Financials

     1,356,924        304,902               1,661,826  

Health Care

     171,897                      171,897  

Industrials

     401,543                      401,543  

Real Estate

     496,542                      496,542  

Utilities

     452,029        80,455               532,484  

Total Preferred Stocks

   $ 3,737,017      $ 692,122      $      $ 4,429,139  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans

   $      $ 5,726,502      $      $ 5,726,502  

Miscellaneous

            12,645               12,645  

Short-Term Investments

            1,432,849               1,432,849  

Total Investments

   $ 108,241,394      $ 194,907,025      $      $ 303,148,419  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 1,059      $      $ 1,059  

Total

   $ 108,241,394      $ 194,908,084      $      $ 303,149,478  

 

*

Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended October 31, 2021 is not presented.

9  Risks and Uncertainties

Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Foreign investments can be adversely affected by political, economic and market developments abroad, including the imposition of economic and other sanctions by the United States or another country. There may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers because they may not be subject to reporting practices, requirements or regulations comparable to those to which United States companies are subject. Foreign markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States. Trading in foreign markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Portfolio may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Portfolio invests.

 

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Global Income Builder Portfolio

October 31, 2021

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Investors of Global Income Builder Portfolio:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Global Income Builder Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio as of October 31, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Portfolio in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Portfolio is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 21, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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October 31, 2021

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

The Fund has implemented a written liquidity risk management program (Program) and related procedures to manage its liquidity in accordance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (Liquidity Rule). The Liquidity Rule defines “liquidity risk” as the risk that a fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of the remaining investors’ interests in the fund. The Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors has designated the investment adviser to serve as the administrator of the Program and the related procedures. The administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Oversight Committee (Committee) to perform the functions necessary to administer the Program. As part of the Program, the administrator is responsible for identifying illiquid investments and categorizing the relative liquidity of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Liquidity Rule. Under the Program, the administrator assesses, manages, and periodically reviews the Fund’s liquidity risk, and is responsible for making certain reports to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and to notify the Board of Trustees/Directors and the SEC of certain liquidity events specified in the Liquidity Rule. The liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments is determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations under the Program.

At a meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors on June 8, 2021, the Committee provided a written report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees/Directors pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of implementation of the Program, as well as the operation of the highly liquid investment minimum (if applicable) for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (Review Period). The Program operated effectively during the Review Period, supporting the administrator’s ability to assess, manage and monitor Fund liquidity risk, including during periods of market volatility and net redemptions. During the Review Period, the Fund met redemption requests on a timely basis.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Fund may be subject.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance NextShares Trust (the Trust) and Global Income Builder Portfolio (the Portfolio) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Trust’s and Portfolio’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Trustees and officers of the Trust and the Portfolio hold indefinite terms of office. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and the Portfolio, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to EV LLC, “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EV is the trustee of each of EVM and BMR. Effective March 1, 2021, each of EVM, BMR, EVD and EV are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with EVM may hold a position with other EVM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 138 portfolios (with the exception of Messrs. Faust and Wennerholm and Ms. Frost who oversee 137 portfolios) in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee and officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

    

Trustee

Since (1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Trustee      2007     

Chairman of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM), member of the Board of Managers and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC. Trustee and/or officer of 137 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with MSIM, BMR, EVM, EVD, and EV, which are affiliates of the Trust and Portfolio, and his former position with EVC, which was an affiliate of the Trust and Portfolio prior to March 1, 2021.

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of EVC (2007-2021) and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm) (2012-2021).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

   Trustee      2014     

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

   Chairperson of the Board and Trustee      2021 (Chairperson) and 2014 (Trustee)     

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

   Trustee      2014     

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Founder of Upward Wealth, Inc., dba BrightUP, a fintech platform. Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of DraftKings, Inc. (digital sports entertainment and gaming company) (since September 2020). Director of Groupon, Inc. (e-commerce provider) (since April 2020). Director of Envestnet, Inc. (provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness) (since 2018). Formerly, Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (2013-2020).

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

    

Trustee

Since (1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

   Trustee      2003     

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Trustee      2008     

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Keith Quinton

1958

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor, researcher and lecturer. Formerly, Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (2017-2021). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director (2016-2021) and Chairman (2019-2021) of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank.

Marcus L. Smith

1966

   Trustee      2018     

Private investor. Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (an industrial REIT) (since 2021). Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (2017-2018).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

   Trustee      2015     

Private investor. Director of Ascot Group Limited and certain of its subsidiaries (insurance and reinsurance) (since 2017). Formerly, Director of Hagerty Holding Corp. (insurance) (2015-2018) and Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (insurance and reinsurance) (2013-2015). Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Kairos Acquisition Corp. (insurance/InsurTech acquisition company) (since 2021).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

   Trustee      2016     

Private investor. Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Other Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Edward J. Perkin

1972

   President      2014      Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”) since 2016.

Deidre E. Walsh

1971

   Vice President and Chief Legal Officer      2009      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

 

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Global Income Builder NextShares

October 31, 2021

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Trust/Portfolio

Position(s)

     Officer
Since
(2)
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)

Kimberly M. Roessiger

1985

   Secretary      2021      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1)  

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise.

(2)  

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and the Portfolio and can be obtained without charge on Eaton Vance’s website at www.eatonvance.com or by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

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Privacy Notice    April 2021

 

 

FACTS    WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
      
  
Why?    Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
      
What?   

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

   Social Security number and income

   investment experience and risk tolerance

   checking account number and wire transfer instructions

   
      
How?    All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
   
      

 

Reasons we can share your
personal information
   Does Eaton Vance share?    Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus    Yes    No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you    Yes    No
For joint marketing with other financial companies    No    We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness    Yes    Yes
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences    Yes    No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness    No    We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates to market to you    Yes    Yes
For our affiliates to market to you    No    We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you    No    We don’t share

 

To limit our sharing   

Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: [email protected]

 

Please note:

 

If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.

   
      
   
Questions?    Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: [email protected]
   
      

 

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Privacy Notice — continued    April 2021

 

 

Page 2     

 

Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below)
What we do
How does Eaton Vance protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information.
How does Eaton Vance collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

   open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account

   buy securities from us or make a wire transfer

   give us your contact information

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

   sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

   affiliates from using your information to market to you

   sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.

Definitions
Investment Management Affiliates   Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker-dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

   Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market.

Other important information

Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.

 

California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits delivery of only one copy of fund 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. Y our broker may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct your broker otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact your broker. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by your broker.

Portfolio Holdings.   Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.   From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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Investment Adviser of Global Income Builder Portfolio

Boston Management and Research

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares and Global Income Builder Portfolio

Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd.

125 Old Broad Street

London, EC2N 1AR

United Kingdom

Investment Adviser and Administrator of Eaton Vance Global Income Builder NextShares

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Distributor*

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 
*

FINRA BrokerCheck.   Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.


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