Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21973
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(registrants Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30,
2009
Date of Reporting Period
IMPORTANT
NOTICES REGARDING DISTRIBUTIONS,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS, AND PROXY VOTING
Managed Distribution Plan. On March 10, 2009,
the Fund received authorization from the Securities and Exchange
Commission to distribute long-term capital gains to shareholders
more frequently than once per year. In this connection, the
Board of Trustees formally approved the implementation of a
Managed Distribution Plan (MDP) to make quarterly cash
distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed
amount per common share.
The Fund intends to pay quarterly cash dividends during
February, May, August and November equal to $0.475 per share.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Funds
investment performance from the amount of these distributions or
from the terms of the MDP. The MDP will be subject to regular
periodic review by the Funds Board of Trustees.
With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to
shareholders and an accompanying press release which will
provide detailed information required by the Funds
exemptive order. The Funds Board of Trustees may amend or
terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to Fund
shareholders; however, at this time there are no reasonably
foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of
the MDP.
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities
and Exchange Commission (the SEC) permits funds to
deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including
prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund
investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post
office box address. This practice is often called
householding and it helps eliminate duplicate
mailings to shareholders.
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the
mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton
Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise.
If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be
householded, please contact Eaton Vance at
1-800-262-1122,
or contact your financial adviser.
Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of
your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days
of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and its
underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its
portfolio holdings on
Form N-Q
with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal
year. The
Form N-Q
will be available on the Eaton Vance website www.eatonvance.com,
by calling Eaton Vance at
1-800-262-1122
or in the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange
Commissions website at www.sec.gov.
Form N-Q
may also be reviewed and copied at the SECs public
reference room in Washington, D.C. (call
1-800-732-0330
for information on the operation of the public reference room).
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required
to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The
Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying portfolios (if applicable)
vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures
approved by the Funds and Portfolios Boards. You may
obtain a description of these policies and procedures and
information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies
relating to portfolio securities during the most recent
12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon
request, by calling
1-800-262-1122.
This description is also available on the SECs website at
www. sec.gov.
Please refer to the inside back
cover of this report for an important notice about
the privacy policies adopted by the Eaton Vance
organization.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund as of April 30, 2009
INVESTMENT UPDATE
Economic and Market Conditions
Michael A. Allison, CFA
Eaton Vance Management
Co-Portfolio Manager
Walter A. Row, CFA
Eaton Vance Management
Co-Portfolio Manager
Ronald M. Egalka
Rampart Investment Management
Co-Portfolio Manager
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U.S. and European stocks rallied in the later stages of the six-month period that ended April
30, 2009. After
the worst January in history and
a dismal February, the battered
equity markets, as measured by
the Standard & Poors 500 Index
(S&P 500) and the FTSE Eurotop
100 Index, exhibited renewed
life in March and April. Much of
the momentum was spurred by
global efforts to help banks elimi-
nate illiquid assets and revive
credit. However, the rally was
not enough to prevent stocks
from posting negative returns for the six-month period overall, as the S&P 500
fell 8.52% and the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index lost a more modest 1.75%. |
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Overall, growth stocks outper-
formed value stocks for the period, reversing the trend of 2008.
As investors grew less risk-averse
against a more positive economic
backdrop, they migrated from
the traditional value sectors of financials and consumer staples to such growth
areas as information technology and consumer discretionary. |
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The U.S. economy, as measured
by gross domestic product (GDP),
continued to contract during the
period, declining 6.3% (annualized) in the fourth quarter of 2008 and 5.7% (annualized) in
the first quarter of 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Most of the major
GDP components contributed to the decline, but a sharp downturn in consumer spending was
particularly influential. This same slowdown had a negative effect on other economies, as world
trade and import/export activity declined considerably. |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are
calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable)
with all distributions reinvested. The Funds performance at share price will differ from its
results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time,
during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing
perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Funds
shares, or changes in Fund distributions. The Fund has no current intention to utilize leverage,
but may do so in the future through borrowings and/or other permitted methods. Investment return
and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their
original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Funds
current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most
recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Management Discussion
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The Fund is a closed-end fund and trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the
symbol EXG. At net asset value (NAV), the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the CBOE
S&P 500 BuyWrite Index, the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index and its Lipper peer group average for the
six months that ended April 30, 2009. |
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The Fund outperformed a blended index consisting of a 60% weighting in the FTSE
Eurotop 100 Index and a 40% weighting in the S&P 500 Index (reflecting the Funds
composition) at NAV for the six months ended April 30, 2009. (It is important to
remember that the blended index does not include the hedging characteristics that are
utilized by the Fund in the execution of its covered call option writing strategy.) |
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Relative to the blended index, the equity portion of the Fund had positive contributions
to performance from security selection in the consumer discretionary sector and an
overweighted allocation in the information technology sector during the six-month period.
Stock selection and an underweighting in financials was the biggest detractor from relative
performance, while security selection in energy further dampened relative returns versus the
blended index. |
Eaton
Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
Total Return Performance 10/31/08 4/30/09
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NYSE Symbol |
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EXG |
At Net Asset Value (NAV) |
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-1.41 |
% |
At Share Price |
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0.77 |
% |
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S&P 500 Index1 |
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-8.52 |
% |
CBOE
S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM)1 |
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-6.10 |
% |
FTSE Eurotop 100 Index1 |
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-1.75 |
% |
Lipper Options Arbitrage/Options Strategies Funds
Average1 |
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-3.06 |
% |
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Premium/(Discount) to NAV (4/30/09) |
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-13.44 |
% |
Total Distributions per share |
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$ |
0.95 |
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Distribution Rate2 At NAV |
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17.50 |
% |
At Share Price |
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20.21 |
% |
See page 3 for more performance information.
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1 |
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It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The
Indices total
returns do not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor
individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indices. The return for the
FTSE Eurotop 100 Index is calculated in U.S. dollars. The Lipper total return is the average
total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the
Fund. |
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2 |
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The Distribution Rate is based on the Funds most recent quarterly distribution per
share
(annualized) divided by the Funds NAV or share price at the end of the period. The Funds
quarterly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and
return of capital. |
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or
guaranteed by, any
depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks,
including possible loss of principal invested.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund as of April 30, 2009
INVESTMENT UPDATE
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At April 30, 2009, the Fund had
written call options on approximately
49% of its equity holdings. The Fund
seeks current earnings in large part
from option premiums, which can vary
with investors expectation of the
future volatility (implied volatility)
of the underlying asset. The six-month
period witnessed initial high levels of
implied volatility and a more moderate
trend by the end of the period, in
concert with the high level of actual
volatility in the equity markets. The
Fund was able to monetize some of this
volatility in the form of higher
premiums during the period, which
provided a positive benefit to the Fund. |
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The Funds primary investment
objective is to provide current income
and gains, with a secondary objective of
capital appreciation. In pursuing its
investment objectives, the Fund
evaluates returns on an after-tax basis,
seeking to minimize and defer
shareholder federal income taxes. Under
normal market conditions, the Funds
investment program will consist
primarily of owning a diversified
portfolio of domestic and foreign common
stocks. The Fund seeks to earn high
levels of tax-advantaged income and
gains by emphasizing investments in
stocks that pay dividends that qualify
for favorable federal income tax
treatment and by writing (selling) stock
index call options with respect to a
portion of its common stock portfolio
value. |
The views expressed throughout this
report are those of the portfolio
managers and are current only through
the end of the period of the report
as stated on the cover. These views
are subject to change at any time
based upon market or other
conditions, and the investment
adviser disclaims any responsibility
to update such views. These views may
not be relied on as investment advice
and, because investment decisions for
a fund are based on many factors, may
not be relied on as an indication of
trading intent on behalf of any Eaton
Vance fund. Portfolio information
provided in the report may not be
representative of the Funds current
or future investments and may change
due to active management.
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund as of April 30, 2009
FUND PERFORMANCE
Performance
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NYSE Symbol: |
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EXG |
Average Annual Total Returns (at share price, New York Stock Exchange) |
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Six Months |
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0.77 |
% |
One Year |
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-33.71 |
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Life of Fund (2/27/07) |
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-17.91 |
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Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value) |
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Six Months |
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-1.41 |
% |
One Year |
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-28.30 |
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Life of Fund (2/27/07) |
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-12.27 |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by
determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all
distributions reinvested. The Funds performance at share price will differ from its results at
NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during
shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing
perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Funds
shares, or changes in Fund distributions. The Fund has no current intention to utilize leverage,
but may do so in the future through borrowings and/or other permitted methods. Investment return
and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than
their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility,
the Funds current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as
of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.
Fund Composition
Top Ten Holdings1
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By total investments |
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Nestle SA |
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2.9 |
% |
BP PLC |
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2.5 |
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Total SA |
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2.2 |
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ENI SpA |
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2.2 |
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HSBC Holdings PLC |
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2.0 |
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Siemens AG |
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1.8 |
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Roche Holding AG |
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1.8 |
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Unilever NV |
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1.8 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. |
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1.8 |
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Goldcorp, Inc. |
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1.7 |
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Top Ten Holdings represented 20.7% of the Funds total investments as of 4/30/09. The
Top Ten Holdings are presented without the offsetting effect of the Funds written option
positions at 4/30/09. Excludes cash equivalents. |
Common Stock Sector Weightings2
By total investments
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2 |
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Reflects the Funds
total investments as of 4/30/09.
Common Stock Sector Weightings are
presented without the offsetting
effect of the Funds written option
positions at 4/30/09. Excludes cash
equivalents. |
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
PORTFOLIO OF
INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
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Common
Stocks 99.4%
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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Aerospace
& Defense 1.8%
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General Dynamics Corp.
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320,461
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$
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16,558,220
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Lockheed Martin Corp.
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172,760
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13,566,843
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Raytheon Co.
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280,220
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12,674,351
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United Technologies Corp.
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321,444
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15,699,325
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$
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58,498,739
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Automobiles 1.3%
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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499,360
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$
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17,302,366
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Daimler AG
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724,137
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|
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25,960,400
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$
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43,262,766
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Beverages 2.5%
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Coca-Cola
Co. (The)
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402,546
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$
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17,329,605
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Diageo PLC
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2,478,478
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29,567,610
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PepsiCo, Inc.
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677,288
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33,701,851
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$
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80,599,066
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Biotechnology 2.2%
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Amgen,
Inc.(1)
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292,823
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$
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14,193,131
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Biogen Idec,
Inc.(1)
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340,006
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16,435,890
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Celgene
Corp.(1)
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211,145
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9,020,114
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Genzyme
Corp.(1)
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439,575
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23,442,535
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Gilead Sciences,
Inc.(1)
|
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227,404
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10,415,103
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$
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73,506,773
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Capital
Markets 3.9%
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Credit Suisse Group
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1,276,575
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$
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49,884,124
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Deutsche Bank AG
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310,986
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16,584,018
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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233,608
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30,018,628
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Invesco, Ltd.
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523,558
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7,706,774
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Northern Trust Corp.
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283,956
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15,435,848
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State Street Corp.
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286,697
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9,784,969
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$
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129,414,361
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Chemicals 0.8%
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BASF AG(1)
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713,273
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$
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26,917,202
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$
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26,917,202
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Commercial
Banks 5.6%
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Banco Santander Central Hispano SA
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5,241,454
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$
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50,417,216
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
|
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741,083
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|
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33,207,929
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HSBC Holdings PLC
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9,563,920
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68,013,225
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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
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316,132
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12,550,440
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Wells Fargo & Co.
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966,100
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19,331,661
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$
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183,520,471
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Commercial
Services & Supplies 0.5%
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Waste Management, Inc.
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579,774
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$
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15,462,573
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$
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15,462,573
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Communications
Equipment 3.2%
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Cisco Systems,
Inc.(1)
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2,107,918
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$
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40,724,976
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Nokia Oyj ADR
|
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1,024,768
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14,490,219
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QUALCOMM, Inc.
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777,057
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32,885,052
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B
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2,052,369
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17,432,616
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$
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105,532,863
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Computers
& Peripherals 3.2%
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Apple,
Inc.(1)
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193,768
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$
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24,381,827
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Hewlett-Packard Co.
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929,306
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33,436,430
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International Business Machines Corp.
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448,616
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46,301,657
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$
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104,119,914
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Consumer
Finance 0.2%
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Discover Financial Services
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799,580
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$
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6,500,585
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$
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6,500,585
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Diversified
Financial Services 1.0%
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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1,013,486
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$
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33,445,038
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$
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33,445,038
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Diversified
Telecommunication Services 3.9%
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AT&T, Inc.
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750,567
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$
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19,229,526
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BCE, Inc.
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1,000,000
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|
|
|
21,400,000
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France Telecom SA
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|
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1,040,537
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|
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23,099,928
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Koninklijke KPN NV
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3,659,863
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44,000,016
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Verizon Communications, Inc.
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697,238
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|
|
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21,154,201
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$
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128,883,671
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Electric
Utilities 2.6%
|
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American Electric Power Co., Inc.
|
|
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366,753
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|
$
|
9,674,944
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E.ON AG
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|
|
1,223,459
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|
|
|
41,373,654
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See
notes to financial statements
4
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
PORTFOLIO OF
INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONTD
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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Electric
Utilities (continued)
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FirstEnergy Corp.
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|
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247,290
|
|
|
$
|
10,114,161
|
|
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Iberdrola SA
|
|
|
3,051,720
|
|
|
|
24,226,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
85,389,143
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electrical
Equipment 2.4%
|
|
ABB,
Ltd.(1)
|
|
|
2,539,654
|
|
|
$
|
35,952,211
|
|
|
|
Emerson Electric Co.
|
|
|
539,496
|
|
|
|
18,364,444
|
|
|
|
Vestas Wind Systems
A/S(1)
|
|
|
354,995
|
|
|
|
23,043,256
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
77,359,911
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy
Equipment & Services 0.2%
|
|
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
|
|
|
111,816
|
|
|
$
|
8,096,597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,096,597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food
& Staples Retailing 3.4%
|
|
Carrefour SA
|
|
|
644,218
|
|
|
$
|
26,121,094
|
|
|
|
CVS Caremark Corp.
|
|
|
632,815
|
|
|
|
20,110,861
|
|
|
|
Kroger Co. (The)
|
|
|
529,203
|
|
|
|
11,441,369
|
|
|
|
Tesco PLC
|
|
|
5,552,013
|
|
|
|
27,509,157
|
|
|
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
|
|
541,492
|
|
|
|
27,291,197
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
112,473,678
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food
Products 4.7%
|
|
Nestle SA
|
|
|
2,936,104
|
|
|
$
|
95,707,395
|
|
|
|
Unilever NV
|
|
|
3,031,029
|
|
|
|
59,976,227
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
155,683,622
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
Utilities 1.5%
|
|
GDF Suez
|
|
|
1,341,840
|
|
|
$
|
48,191,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
48,191,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
Care Equipment & Supplies 1.4%
|
|
Baxter International, Inc.
|
|
|
142,960
|
|
|
$
|
6,933,560
|
|
|
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
|
|
|
95,270
|
|
|
|
5,761,930
|
|
|
|
Boston Scientific
Corp.(1)
|
|
|
1,358,587
|
|
|
|
11,425,717
|
|
|
|
Covidien, Ltd.
|
|
|
265,923
|
|
|
|
8,770,140
|
|
|
|
Medtronic, Inc.
|
|
|
389,339
|
|
|
|
12,458,848
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
45,350,195
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health
Care Providers & Services 0.3%
|
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
|
|
477,996
|
|
|
$
|
11,242,466
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11,242,466
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure 0.9%
|
|
McDonalds Corp.
|
|
|
552,116
|
|
|
$
|
29,422,262
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
29,422,262
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Household
Products 1.8%
|
|
Clorox Co.
|
|
|
184,419
|
|
|
$
|
10,336,685
|
|
|
|
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
|
|
|
327,287
|
|
|
|
19,309,933
|
|
|
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
|
|
593,012
|
|
|
|
29,318,513
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
58,965,131
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
Conglomerates 3.4%
|
|
3M Co.
|
|
|
66,826
|
|
|
$
|
3,849,178
|
|
|
|
General Electric Co.
|
|
|
2,044,566
|
|
|
|
25,863,760
|
|
|
|
Philips Electronics NV
|
|
|
1,142,912
|
|
|
|
20,621,540
|
|
|
|
Siemens AG
|
|
|
902,535
|
|
|
|
60,681,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
111,016,237
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance 3.8%
|
|
ACE, Ltd.
|
|
|
247,559
|
|
|
$
|
11,466,933
|
|
|
|
Allianz SE
|
|
|
244,612
|
|
|
|
22,571,082
|
|
|
|
Chubb Corp.
|
|
|
69,396
|
|
|
|
2,702,974
|
|
|
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
|
|
466,637
|
|
|
|
13,882,451
|
|
|
|
Prudential PLC
|
|
|
3,507,771
|
|
|
|
20,161,478
|
|
|
|
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
|
|
|
201,121
|
|
|
|
8,274,118
|
|
|
|
Zurich Financial Services AG
|
|
|
242,060
|
|
|
|
44,982,137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
124,041,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Internet
Software & Services 1.0%
|
|
Google, Inc.,
Class A(1)
|
|
|
79,491
|
|
|
$
|
31,476,051
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
31,476,051
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IT
Services 0.9%
|
|
Accenture, Ltd., Class A
|
|
|
250,585
|
|
|
$
|
7,374,717
|
|
|
|
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
|
|
|
61,562
|
|
|
|
11,293,549
|
|
|
|
Visa, Inc., Class A
|
|
|
175,041
|
|
|
|
11,370,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
30,038,929
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life
Sciences Tools & Services 0.3%
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific,
Inc.(1)
|
|
|
241,899
|
|
|
$
|
8,485,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,485,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
notes to financial statements
5
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
PORTFOLIO OF
INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONTD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery 0.8%
|
|
Danaher Corp.
|
|
|
337,960
|
|
|
$
|
19,750,382
|
|
|
|
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
|
|
|
204,245
|
|
|
|
6,699,236
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
26,449,618
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media 2.6%
|
|
Comcast Corp., Class A
|
|
|
2,052,262
|
|
|
$
|
31,727,970
|
|
|
|
Time Warner, Inc.
|
|
|
505,613
|
|
|
|
11,037,532
|
|
|
|
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
|
|
126,913
|
|
|
|
4,090,406
|
|
|
|
Vivendi SA
|
|
|
1,413,617
|
|
|
|
38,010,819
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
84,866,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metals
& Mining 4.0%
|
|
Anglo American PLC
|
|
|
922,751
|
|
|
$
|
19,855,968
|
|
|
|
ArcelorMittal
|
|
|
349,570
|
|
|
|
8,188,449
|
|
|
|
BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR
|
|
|
939,286
|
|
|
|
45,217,228
|
|
|
|
Goldcorp, Inc.
|
|
|
2,067,557
|
|
|
|
56,899,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
130,160,814
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multiline
Retail 0.4%
|
|
Target Corp.
|
|
|
298,545
|
|
|
$
|
12,317,967
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
12,317,967
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multi-Utilities 1.2%
|
|
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
|
|
|
547,082
|
|
|
$
|
16,324,927
|
|
|
|
RWE AG
|
|
|
326,245
|
|
|
|
23,518,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
39,843,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels 14.2%
|
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
|
|
|
617,147
|
|
|
$
|
26,574,350
|
|
|
|
BP PLC
|
|
|
11,828,531
|
|
|
|
83,587,888
|
|
|
|
Chevron Corp.
|
|
|
466,712
|
|
|
|
30,849,663
|
|
|
|
ConocoPhillips
|
|
|
267,586
|
|
|
|
10,971,026
|
|
|
|
ENI SpA
|
|
|
3,349,689
|
|
|
|
71,881,429
|
|
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
|
|
889,649
|
|
|
|
59,312,899
|
|
|
|
Hess Corp.
|
|
|
413,750
|
|
|
|
22,669,362
|
|
|
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
|
|
376,344
|
|
|
|
21,184,404
|
|
|
|
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
|
|
|
2,416,333
|
|
|
|
54,682,838
|
|
|
|
Total SA
|
|
|
1,485,146
|
|
|
|
74,310,393
|
|
|
|
XTO Energy, Inc.
|
|
|
258,281
|
|
|
|
8,952,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
464,976,271
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals 9.9%
|
|
Abbott Laboratories
|
|
|
622,976
|
|
|
$
|
26,071,546
|
|
|
|
AstraZeneca PLC
|
|
|
701,612
|
|
|
|
24,567,169
|
|
|
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
|
|
|
643,680
|
|
|
|
12,358,656
|
|
|
|
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
|
|
|
2,881,316
|
|
|
|
44,381,421
|
|
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
|
|
233,671
|
|
|
|
12,235,014
|
|
|
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
|
|
735,862
|
|
|
|
17,837,295
|
|
|
|
Novartis AG
|
|
|
1,200,790
|
|
|
|
45,447,877
|
|
|
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
|
|
647,653
|
|
|
|
8,652,644
|
|
|
|
Roche Holding AG
|
|
|
478,702
|
|
|
|
60,366,300
|
|
|
|
Sanofi-Aventis SA
|
|
|
679,485
|
|
|
|
39,350,394
|
|
|
|
Schering-Plough Corp.
|
|
|
855,972
|
|
|
|
19,704,475
|
|
|
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR
|
|
|
335,351
|
|
|
|
14,718,555
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
325,691,346
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real
Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.5%
|
|
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
|
|
145,363
|
|
|
$
|
8,258,072
|
|
|
|
Boston Properties, Inc.
|
|
|
184,684
|
|
|
|
9,127,083
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
17,385,155
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Semiconductors
& Semiconductor Equipment 1.2%
|
|
ASML Holding NV
|
|
|
1,345,721
|
|
|
$
|
28,461,999
|
|
|
|
Broadcom Corp.,
Class A(1)
|
|
|
523,539
|
|
|
|
12,140,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
40,602,868
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software 1.7%
|
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
|
|
1,779,976
|
|
|
$
|
36,062,314
|
|
|
|
Oracle Corp.
|
|
|
1,092,814
|
|
|
|
21,135,023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
57,197,337
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty
Retail 1.9%
|
|
Best Buy Co., Inc.
|
|
|
663,969
|
|
|
$
|
25,483,130
|
|
|
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
|
|
1,073,420
|
|
|
|
28,252,414
|
|
|
|
TJX Cos., Inc.
|
|
|
306,133
|
|
|
|
8,562,540
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
62,298,084
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tobacco 0.4%
|
|
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
|
|
338,683
|
|
|
$
|
12,260,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
12,260,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
notes to financial statements
6
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
PORTFOLIO OF
INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONTD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless
Telecommunication Services 1.9%
|
|
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B
|
|
|
260,492
|
|
|
$
|
6,402,893
|
|
|
|
Vodafone Group PLC
|
|
|
30,939,483
|
|
|
|
56,865,691
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
63,268,584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Common Stocks
|
|
|
(identified
cost $4,377,784,128)
|
|
$
|
3,264,214,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
Funds 0.4%
|
|
Security
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Markets 0.4%
|
|
SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF
|
|
|
1,219,577
|
|
|
$
|
13,195,823
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Investment Funds
|
|
|
(identified
cost $13,254,851)
|
|
$
|
13,195,823
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments 1.7%
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
(000s
omitted)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Management Portfolio,
0.13%(2)
|
|
$
|
54,992
|
|
|
$
|
54,992,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Short-Term Investments
|
|
|
(identified
cost $54,992,125)
|
|
$
|
54,992,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Investments 101.5%
|
|
|
(identified
cost $4,446,031,104)
|
|
$
|
3,332,402,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Covered Call Options
Written (2.5)%
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Strike
|
|
|
Expiration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Contracts
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMEX EUROTOP 100 Index
|
|
|
23,435
|
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
|
5/12/09
|
|
|
$
|
(18,887,673
|
)
|
|
|
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index
|
|
|
77,550
|
|
|
EUR
|
2,200
|
|
|
|
5/15/09
|
|
|
|
(17,340,482
|
)
|
|
|
FTSE 100 Index
|
|
|
21,779
|
|
|
GBP
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
5/15/09
|
|
|
|
(8,296,332
|
)
|
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
|
|
2,461
|
|
|
$
|
840
|
|
|
|
5/16/09
|
|
|
|
(13,476,436
|
)
|
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
|
|
2,697
|
|
|
$
|
845
|
|
|
|
5/16/09
|
|
|
|
(11,003,760
|
)
|
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
|
|
2,304
|
|
|
$
|
850
|
|
|
|
5/16/09
|
|
|
|
(8,294,400
|
)
|
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
|
|
995
|
|
|
$
|
855
|
|
|
|
5/16/09
|
|
|
$
|
(3,278,525
|
)
|
|
|
S&P 500 Index
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
$
|
860
|
|
|
|
5/16/09
|
|
|
|
(2,668,800
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Covered Call Options Written
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(premiums
received $53,668,789)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(83,246,408
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Assets, Less Liabilities 1.0%
|
|
$
|
32,416,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets 100.0%
|
|
$
|
3,281,573,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADR - American Depository Receipt
EUR - Euro
GBP - British Pound Sterling
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Non-income producing security. |
|
(2)
|
|
Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance
portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar
denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the
annualized seven-day yield as of April 30, 2009. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Country
Concentration of Portfolio
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Country
|
|
of Net
Assets
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
|
46.3
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,519,744,055
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
13.1
|
|
|
|
429,192,447
|
|
|
|
Switzerland
|
|
|
10.5
|
|
|
|
343,806,977
|
|
|
|
France
|
|
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
249,083,797
|
|
|
|
Germany
|
|
|
7.1
|
|
|
|
234,908,967
|
|
|
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
4.7
|
|
|
|
153,059,782
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
|
|
117,909,991
|
|
|
|
Spain
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
|
74,643,600
|
|
|
|
Italy
|
|
|
2.2
|
|
|
|
71,881,429
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
|
45,217,228
|
|
|
|
Denmark
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
23,043,256
|
|
|
|
Sweden
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
17,432,616
|
|
|
|
Bermuda
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
15,081,491
|
|
|
|
Israel
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
14,718,555
|
|
|
|
Finland
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
14,490,220
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
8,188,449
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments
|
|
|
101.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,332,402,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
notes to financial statements
7
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
April 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost,
$4,391,038,979)
|
|
$
|
3,277,410,735
|
|
|
|
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $54,992,125)
|
|
|
54,992,125
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
16,568
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $3,657,483)
|
|
|
3,648,853
|
|
|
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
|
|
16,667,035
|
|
|
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
|
5,637,076
|
|
|
|
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
|
|
|
9,085
|
|
|
|
Tax reclaims receivable
|
|
|
9,591,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
3,367,973,233
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums
received, $53,668,789)
|
|
$
|
83,246,408
|
|
|
|
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
|
|
|
2,581,431
|
|
|
|
Payable to affiliate for Trustees fees
|
|
|
4,208
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
568,134
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$
|
86,400,181
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$
|
3,281,573,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sources
of Net Assets
|
|
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares
authorized, 302,284,868 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
$
|
3,022,849
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
5,335,028,113
|
|
|
|
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of
identified cost)
|
|
|
(666,397,880
|
)
|
|
|
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
|
|
|
(246,563,375
|
)
|
|
|
Net unrealized depreciation (computed on the basis of identified
cost)
|
|
|
(1,143,516,655
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$
|
3,281,573,052
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Asset Value
|
|
($3,281,573,052
¸
302,284,868 common shares issued and outstanding)
|
|
$
|
10.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 30,
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
Income
|
|
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $4,835,058)
|
|
$
|
57,309,175
|
|
|
|
Interest income allocated from affiliated investment
|
|
|
848,543
|
|
|
|
Expenses allocated from affiliated investment
|
|
|
(439,368
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment income
|
|
$
|
57,718,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
Investment adviser fee
|
|
$
|
15,902,386
|
|
|
|
Trustees fees and expenses
|
|
|
25,641
|
|
|
|
Custodian fee
|
|
|
454,848
|
|
|
|
Printing and postage
|
|
|
452,378
|
|
|
|
Legal and accounting services
|
|
|
83,657
|
|
|
|
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
|
|
|
10,894
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
181,302
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
$
|
17,111,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deduct
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reduction of custodian fee
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expense reductions
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
$
|
17,111,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
$
|
40,607,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized
and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
|
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
|
|
$
|
(594,834,951
|
)
|
|
|
Written options
|
|
|
289,953,113
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
|
|
(634,774
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss
|
|
$
|
(305,516,612
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments (identified cost basis)
|
|
$
|
152,139,316
|
|
|
|
Written options
|
|
|
(48,141,630
|
)
|
|
|
Foreign currency
|
|
|
298,194
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
$
|
104,295,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized loss
|
|
$
|
(201,220,732
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets from operations
|
|
$
|
(160,613,482
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
notes to financial statements
8
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS CONTD
Statements
of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
(Decrease)
|
|
April 30,
2009
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
in Net Assets
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
October 31,
2008
|
|
|
|
|
From operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
$
|
40,607,250
|
|
|
$
|
114,115,511
|
|
|
|
Net realized loss from investment transactions, written options
and foreign currency transactions
|
|
|
(305,516,612
|
)
|
|
|
(33,547,452
|
)
|
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments, written options and foreign currency
|
|
|
104,295,880
|
|
|
|
(1,698,266,055
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets from operations
|
|
$
|
(160,613,482
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,617,697,996
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income
|
|
$
|
(287,170,625
|
)*
|
|
$
|
(140,124,250
|
)
|
|
|
Tax return of capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(434,216,999
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions
|
|
$
|
(287,170,625
|
)
|
|
$
|
(574,341,249
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in net assets
|
|
$
|
(447,784,107
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,192,039,245
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Assets
|
|
At beginning of period
|
|
$
|
3,729,357,159
|
|
|
$
|
5,921,396,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
At end of period
|
|
$
|
3,281,573,052
|
|
|
$
|
3,729,357,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
distributions
in excess of net
investment income
included in net assets
|
|
At end of period
|
|
$
|
(246,563,375
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
A portion of the
distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end.
See Note 2.
|
See
notes to financial statements
9
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS CONTD
Financial
Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 30,
2009
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Period Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
October 31,
2008
|
|
|
October 31,
2007(1)
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value Beginning of period
|
|
$
|
12.340
|
|
|
$
|
19.590
|
|
|
$
|
19.100(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
Net investment
income(3)
|
|
$
|
0.134
|
|
|
$
|
0.378
|
|
|
$
|
1.096
|
|
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
|
|
(0.664
|
)
|
|
|
(5.728
|
)
|
|
|
0.349
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income (loss) from operations
|
|
$
|
(0.530
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5.350
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.445
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions
|
|
From net investment income
|
|
$
|
(0.950
|
)*
|
|
$
|
(0.464
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.950
|
)
|
|
|
Tax return of capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.436
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions
|
|
$
|
(0.950
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1.900
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.950
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Offering costs charged to paid-in
capital(3)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.005
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value End of period
|
|
$
|
10.860
|
|
|
$
|
12.340
|
|
|
$
|
19.590
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market value End of period
|
|
$
|
9.400
|
|
|
$
|
10.450
|
|
|
$
|
17.330
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investment Return on Net Asset
Value(4)
|
|
|
(1.41
|
)%(8)
|
|
|
(29.21
|
)%
|
|
|
7.80
|
%(5)(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investment Return on Market
Value(4)
|
|
|
0.77
|
%(8)
|
|
|
(32.23
|
)%
|
|
|
(4.64
|
)%(5)(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental
Data
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)
|
|
$
|
3,281,573
|
|
|
$
|
3,729,357
|
|
|
$
|
5,921,396
|
|
|
|
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before custodian fee
reduction(6)
|
|
|
1.07
|
%(7)
|
|
|
1.07
|
%
|
|
|
1.06
|
%(7)
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
2.47
|
%(7)
|
|
|
2.23
|
%
|
|
|
8.47
|
%(7)
|
|
|
Portfolio Turnover
|
|
|
24
|
%(8)
|
|
|
86
|
%
|
|
|
142
|
%(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
For the period from the start of business, February 27,
2007, to October 31, 2007. |
|
(2)
|
|
Net asset value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of
the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder from
the $20.00 offering price. |
|
(3)
|
|
Computed using average shares outstanding. |
|
(4)
|
|
Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the
percentage change in market value or net asset value with all
distributions reinvested. |
|
(5)
|
|
Total investment return on net asset value is calculated
assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the
sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the
first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of
the period reported with all distributions reinvested. Total
investment return on market value is calculated assuming a
purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of
$0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a
sale at the current market price on the last day of the period
reported with all distributions reinvested. |
|
(6)
|
|
Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than
0.005%. |
|
(7)
|
|
Annualized. |
|
(8)
|
|
Not annualized. |
|
*
|
|
A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of
capital at year-end. See Note 2. |
See
notes to financial statements
10
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
1 Significant
Accounting Policies
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
(the Fund) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act),
as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The
Funds primary investment objective is to provide current
income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital
appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by
investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of domestic and
foreign common stocks. Under normal market conditions, the Fund
seeks to generate current earnings in part by employing an
options strategy of writing index call options with respect to a
portion of its common stock portfolio.
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.
A Investment
Valuation Equity securities listed on a U.S.
securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale price
on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date,
at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore
on the exchange where such securities are principally traded.
Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select
Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing
price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales
prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the
mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in
the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or
traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing
service. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale
price for the day of valuation as quoted on any exchange on
which the option is listed or, in the absence of sales on such
date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices
therefore as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority.
Over-the-counter
options are valued based on broker quotations, when available
and deemed reliable. Short-term debt securities with a remaining
maturity of sixty days or less are generally valued at amortized
cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt
securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than
sixty days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Foreign
securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on
foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an
independent quotation service. The independent service uses a
proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the
model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The
daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally
is determined as of the close of trading on the principal
exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after
the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in
adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more
accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular
trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign
equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have
approved the use of a fair value service that values such
securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close
of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or
other instruments that have a strong correlation to the
fair-valued securities. Investments for which valuations or
market quotations are not readily available or are deemed
unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in
good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in
a manner that most fairly reflects the securitys value, or
the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for
the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each
such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant
factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to
another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the
type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions
on the securitys disposition, the price and extent of
public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of
comparable companies, 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 companys financial condition, and an
evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the
market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The Fund may invest in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash
Management), an affiliated investment company managed by Boston
Management and Research, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management
(EVM). Cash Management values its investment securities
utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique permitted by
Rule 2a-7
of the 1940 Act, pursuant to which Cash Management must comply
with certain conditions. This technique involves initially
valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming
a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium.
If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value,
Cash Management may value its investment securities based on
available market quotations provided by a pricing service.
B Investment
Transactions Investment transactions for
financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date
basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are
determined on the basis of identified cost.
C Income
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for
dividends received in cash
and/or
securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain
dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign
dividends and capital gains have been
11
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONTD
provided for in accordance with the Funds understanding of
the applicable countries tax rules and rates. Interest
income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted
for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.
D Federal
Taxes The Funds policy is to comply
with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders
each year substantially all of its net investment income, and
all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains.
Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is
necessary.
At October 31, 2008, the Fund, for federal income tax
purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $357,410,700 which
will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized
gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent
permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the
amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise
be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal
income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire
on October 31, 2015 ($343,361,757) and October 31,
2016 ($14,048,943).
As of April 30, 2009, the Fund had no uncertain tax
positions that would require financial statement recognition,
de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Funds tax
returns filed since the start of business on February 27,
2007 to October 31, 2008 remains subject to examination by
the Internal Revenue Service.
E Expense
Reduction State Street Bank and
Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund.
Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced
by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash
balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if
any, used to reduce the Funds custodian fees are reported
as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.
F Foreign
Currency Translation Investment valuations,
other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign
currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars
based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of
foreign investment securities and income and expenses
denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S.
dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the
respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or
losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in
foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial
statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on
investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on
investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
G Use
of Estimates The preparation of the financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
H Indemnifications
Under the Funds organizational documents, its
officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain
liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their
duties to the Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against
personal liability for the obligations of the Fund.
Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters
into agreements with service providers that may contain
indemnification clauses. The Funds maximum exposure under
these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future
claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet
occurred.
I Written
Options Upon the writing of a call or a put
option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount
of the liability is subsequently
marked-to-market
to reflect the current market value of the option written, in
accordance with the Funds policies on investment
valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing
options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums
received from writing options which are exercised or are closed
are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on
the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put
option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost
basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a
writer of an option, may have no control over whether the
underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or
purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an
unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other
assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the
risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a
liquid secondary market does not exist.
J Purchased
Options Upon the purchase of a call or put
option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount
of the investment is subsequently
marked-to-market
to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in
accordance with the Funds policies on investment
valuations discussed above. If an option which the Fund had
purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Fund
will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If
the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the Fund will
realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds
from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the
cost of
12
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONTD
the option. If the Fund exercises a put option, it will realize
a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the
proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium
originally paid. If the Fund exercises a call option, the cost
of the security which the Fund purchases upon exercise will be
increased by the premium originally paid. The risk associated
with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally
paid.
K Interim
Financial Statements The interim financial
statements relating to April 30, 2009 and for the six
months then ended have not been audited by an independent
registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the
Funds management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only
of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair
presentation of the financial statements.
2 Distributions
to Shareholders
Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund intends to
make quarterly distributions from its cash available for
distribution, which consists of the Funds dividends and
interest income after payment of Fund expenses, net option
premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on stock
investments. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially
all of its realized capital gains, if any. Distributions are
recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distinguishes between
distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis
earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as
a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax
accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in
capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital
gains are considered to be from ordinary income. Distributions
in any year may include a substantial return of capital
component. For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the
amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital
was approximately $252,351,000. The final determination of tax
characteristics of the Funds distributions will occur at
the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the
shareholders.
3 Investment
Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for
management and investment advisory services rendered to the
Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and
subsequent fee reduction agreement, the fee is computed at an
annual rate of 1.00% of its average daily gross assets up to and
including $1.5 billion, 0.985% (0.98% beginning May 1,
2009) over $1.5 billion up to and including
$3 billion, 0.97% (0.96% beginning May 1, 2009) over
$3 billion up to and including $5 billion, and 0.955%
(0.94% beginning May 1, 2009) on average daily gross assets
over $5 billion, and is payable monthly. Gross assets as
referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations
attributable to investment leverage, if any. The fee reduction
cannot be terminated without the consent of the Trustees and
shareholders. The portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash
Management on the Funds investment of cash therein is
credited against the Funds adviser fee. For the six months
ended April 30, 2009, the Funds adviser fee totaled
$16,323,117 of which $420,731 was allocated from Cash Management
and $15,902,386 was paid or accrued directly by the Fund. For
the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Funds
adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash
Management, was 0.99% (annualized) of the Funds average
daily gross assets. Pursuant to a
sub-advisory
agreement, EVM has delegated the investment management of the
Funds options strategy to Rampart Investment Management
Company, Inc. (Rampart). EVM pays Rampart a portion of its
advisory fee for
sub-advisory
services provided to the Fund. EVM also serves as administrator
of the Fund, but receives no compensation.
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of
EVMs organization, officers and Trustees receive
remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the
investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not
affiliated with EVM 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 six months
ended April 30, 2009, no significant amounts have been
deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers
of EVM.
4 Purchases
and Sales of Investments
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term
obligations, aggregated $795,773,826 and $784,740,722,
respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2009.
5 Common
Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend
reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares
for the six months ended April 30, 2009 and the year ended
October 31, 2008.
6 Federal
Income Tax Basis of Investments
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments of the Fund at April 30, 2009, as determined on
a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate cost
|
|
$
|
4,446,585,793
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
|
$
|
60,209,213
|
|
|
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
|
|
(1,174,392,146
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized depreciation
|
|
$
|
(1,114,182,933
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
13
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund as
of April 30, 2009
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONTD
7 Financial Instruments
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance
sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities.
These financial instruments may include written options and may
involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the
amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The
notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent
the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial
instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts
potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks
associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all
related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of
written call options at April 30, 2009 is included in the
Portfolio of Investments.
Written call options activity for the six months ended
April 30, 2009 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Premiums
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
|
Received
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of period
|
|
|
145,492
|
|
|
$
|
122,260,511
|
|
|
|
Options written
|
|
|
863,173
|
|
|
|
447,422,592
|
|
|
|
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
|
|
|
(761,198
|
)
|
|
|
(418,944,887
|
)
|
|
|
Options expired
|
|
|
(115,286
|
)
|
|
|
(97,069,427
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of period
|
|
|
132,181
|
|
|
$
|
53,668,789
|
|
|
|
|
|
All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to
satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent. At April 30,
2009, the Fund had sufficient cash
and/or
securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
8 Risks
Associated with Foreign Investments
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal
business activities are outside the United States may involve
significant risks not present in domestic investments. For
example, there is generally less publicly available information
about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the
disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities
laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform
accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and
standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic
issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk
of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control
regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation
on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political
or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments
which could affect such investments. Foreign stock markets,
while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as
developed as those in the United States, and securities of some
foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing
countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities
of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall
governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities
markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
9 Fair
Value Measurements
The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157
(FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements, effective
November 1, 2008. FAS 157 established a three-tier
hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs,
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 funds own assumptions in determining the fair
value of investments)
|
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not
necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing
in those securities.
At April 30, 2009, the inputs used in valuing the
Funds investments, which are carried at value, were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
|
|
|
Other
Financial
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation
Inputs
|
|
Securities
|
|
|
Instruments*
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Quoted Prices
|
|
$
|
1,841,734,075
|
|
|
$
|
(83,246,408
|
)
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Other Significant Observable Inputs
|
|
|
1,490,668,785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,332,402,860
|
|
|
$
|
(83,246,408
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Other financial instruments include written call options. |
The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as
of October 31, 2008 whose fair value was determined using
Level 3 inputs.
10 Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncement
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161),
Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures
about an entitys derivative and hedging activities,
including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and
strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about
fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative
instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related
contingent features in derivative instruments. FAS 161 is
effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the
impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Funds
financial statement disclosures.
14
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
The Fund offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant
to which shareholders automatically have distributions
reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Fund unless they
elect otherwise through their investment dealer. On the
distribution payment date, if the net asset value per Share is
equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated
brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The
number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the net
asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise,
Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the
Plan Agent. Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are
taxable whether or not shares are reinvested.
If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or
other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in
the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan,
you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in
your name with the Funds transfer agent, American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, or you will not be able
to participate.
The Plan Agents service fee for handling distributions
will be paid by the Fund. Each participant will be charged their
pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market
purchases.
Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by
writing to the Plan Agent at the address noted on the following
page. If you withdraw, you will receive shares in your name for
all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a
participant elects by written notice to the Plan Agent to have
the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit
the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee
plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.
If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held
in your own name, you may complete the form on the following
page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.
Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan
Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
at 1-866-439-6787.
15
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in
their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a
brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your
nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your
behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your
brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on
your behalf, you should request that your common shares be
re-registered in your own name which will enable your
participation in the Plan.
The following authorization and appointment is given with the
understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating
my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
Please print exact name on account:
Shareholder
signature
Date
Shareholder
signature
Date
Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All
persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.
YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE
YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the
following address:
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY
10269-0560
Number of
Employees
The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and
has no employees.
Number of
Shareholders
As of April 30, 2009, our records indicate that there are
165 registered shareholders and approximately
191,827 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name,
such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our
reports directly, which contain important information about the
Fund, please write or call:
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
New York
Stock Exchange symbol
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EXG.
16
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
Overview
of the Contract Review Process
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940
Act), provides, in substance, that each investment
advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser
will continue in effect from year to year only if its
continuance is approved at least annually by the funds
board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the
trustees who are not interested persons of the fund
(Independent Trustees), cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of considering such approval.
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a
Board) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the
Eaton Vance Funds) held on April 27, 2009, the
Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted
to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory
agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year
period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the
affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of
the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee
comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making
its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed
information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract
Review Committee held in February, March and April 2009. Such
information included, among other things, the following:
Information
about Fees, Performance and Expenses
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An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees
paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
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An independent report comparing each funds total expense
ratio and its components to comparable funds;
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An independent report comparing the investment performance of
each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over
various time periods;
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Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant
peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;
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Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser
for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using
investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in
managing the fund;
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Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each
fund;
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Information
about Portfolio Management
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Descriptions of the investment management services provided to
each fund, including the investment strategies and processes
employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and
personnel;
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Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the
benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage
allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of
research through soft dollar benefits received in
connection with the funds brokerage, and the
implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program
established with respect to the funds;
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Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
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The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of
fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the
effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
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Information
about each Adviser
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Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each
adviser;
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Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of
the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities
include portfolio management and investment research for the
funds, and information relating to their compensation and
responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and
investment accounts;
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Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its
affiliates, together with information relating to compliance
with and the administration of such codes;
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Copies of or descriptions of each advisers proxy voting
policies and procedures;
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Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance
efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf
of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance
programs) and their record of compliance with investment
policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to
market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure,
and with policies on personal securities transactions;
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Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery
plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
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Relevant Information
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Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the
administrative and other non-investment management services
provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
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Information concerning management of the relationship with the
custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or
the funds administrator; and
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The terms of each advisory agreement.
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY
AGREEMENTS CONTD
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract
Review Committee considered information provided from time to
time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the
Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month
period ended April 30, 2009, the Board met eighteen times
and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the
Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the
Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of
which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees,
met seven, five, six, six and six times, respectively. At such
meetings, the Trustees received, among other things,
presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment
professionals of each adviser relating to the investment
performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in
pursuing the funds investment objective.
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios,
the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s)
when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In
addition, in cases where the funds investment adviser has
engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information
about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any
sub-advisory agreement.
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the
contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel
for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review
Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own
business judgment in determining the material factors to be
considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory
agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The
conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and
sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation
of all the information provided and not any single factor.
Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have
placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching
conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory
agreement.
Results
of the Process
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other
information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and
conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee
concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory
agreement of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity
Income Fund (the Fund) with Eaton Vance Management
(the Adviser), and the sub-advisory agreement with
Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc.
(Rampart, or the Sub-adviser) including
the fee structure of each agreement, is in the interests of
shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee
recommended to the Board approval of the respective agreements.
The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review
Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions
reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the
agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the
Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the
investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for
the Fund.
Nature,
Extent and Quality of Services
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and
sub-advisory agreements of the Fund, the Board evaluated the
nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by
the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.
The Board considered the Advisers and the
Sub-advisers management capabilities and investment
process with respect to the types of investments held by the
Fund, including the education, experience and number of its
investment professionals and other personnel who provide
portfolio management, investment research, and similar services
to the Fund. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered
the Advisers responsibilities supervising the Sub-adviser
and coordinating the Sub-advisers activities in
implementing the Funds investment strategy. In particular,
the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such
investment personnel in analyzing factors such as tax efficiency
and special considerations relevant to investing in stocks and
selling call options on various indexes. The Board also took
into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and
other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and
retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted
to the Fund by senior management. With respect to Rampart, the
Board considered Ramparts business reputation and its
options strategy and its past experience in implementing this
strategy.
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser
and Sub-adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other
matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters
relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective
disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent
trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the
allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated
the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from
regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative
services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its
affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services.
The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in
a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
The Board considered the Advisers recommendations for
Board action and other steps taken in response to the
unprecedented dislocations experienced in the capital markets
over recent periods, including sustained periods of high
volatility, credit disruption and
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY
AGREEMENTS CONTD
government intervention. In particular, the Board considered the
Advisers efforts and expertise with respect to each of the
following matters as they relate to the Fund
and/or other
funds within the Eaton Vance family of funds:
(i) negotiating and maintaining the availability of bank
loan facilities and other sources of credit used for investment
purposes or to satisfy liquidity needs; (ii) establishing
the fair value of securities and other instruments held in
investment portfolios during periods of market volatility and
issuer-specific disruptions; and (iii) the ongoing
monitoring of investment management processes and risk controls.
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the
Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services
provided by the Adviser and Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are
appropriate and consistent with the terms of the respective
investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.
Fund Performance
The Board compared the Funds investment performance to a
relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an
independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The
Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-year
period ended September 30, 2008 for the Fund. In light of
the Funds relatively brief operating history, the Board
concluded that additional time was required to evaluate longer
term performance of the Fund.
Management
Fees and Expenses
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates,
including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund
(referred to as management fees). As part of its
review, the Board considered the Funds management fees and
total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2008
as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an
independent data provider.
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the
nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the
Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged
for advisory and related services and the Funds total
expense ratio are reasonable.
Profitability
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser
and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, in
providing investment advisory and administrative services to the
Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board
considered the level of profits realized with and without regard
to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its
affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services.
The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits
received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with
its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of
research services that may be available to the Adviser as a
result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and
other investment advisory clients.
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and
the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the
profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including
the Sub-adviser, are reasonable.
Economies
of Scale
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also
considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates,
including the Sub-adviser, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the
other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of
scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged
the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting
from the economies of scale with respect to the management of
any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data
summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the
Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time
periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense
ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its
affiliates may have been affected by such increases and
decreases. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is
not continuously offered, and noted that, at its request, the
Adviser had agreed to add breakpoints to the Funds
advisory fee effective May 1, 2008. Based upon the
foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies
of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and
its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, and the Fund and
that, assuming reasonably foreseeable increases in the assets of
the Fund, the structure of the advisory fee, which includes
breakpoints at several asset levels, can be expected to cause
the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund to continue to share
such benefits equitably.
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Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
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Officers Duncan W. Richardson President
Michael A. Allison Vice President
Thomas E. Faust Jr. Vice President and Trustee
Walter A. Row, III Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Paul M. ONeil Chief Compliance Officer
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Trustees Ralph F. Verni Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Helen Frame Peters
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE ABOUT PRIVACY
The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your
financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified
below has in effect the following policy (Privacy
Policy) with respect to nonpublic personal information
about its customers:
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Only such information received from you, through application
forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund
transactions will be collected. This may include information
such as name, address, social security number, tax status,
account balances and transactions.
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None of such information about you (or former customers) will be
disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes
disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In
the normal course of servicing a customers account, Eaton
Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that
perform various required services such as transfer agents,
custodians and broker/dealers.
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Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and
procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect
the confidentiality of such information.
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We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time
upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review
our Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our
homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
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Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within
the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds,
Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston
Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies to those Eaton
Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct
relationship with us. If a customers account (i.e., fund
shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial
adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such
advisers privacy policies apply to the customer. This
notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures.
For more information about Eaton Vances Privacy Policy,
please call
1-800-262-1122.
Investment
Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
Eaton Vance
Management
Two International
Place
Boston, MA 02110
Sub-Adviser
of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income
Fund
Rampart
Investment Management Company, Inc.
One International
Place
Boston, MA 02110
Custodian
State Street
Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon
Street
Boston, MA 02116
Transfer
Agent
American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
Eaton Vance
Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide
a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling
1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrants Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit
committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of
Commercial
Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (UAM) (a
holding company owning institutional investment management firms).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants
Not required in this filing.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of
this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment
Companies
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the Fund
Policy), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Funds
investment adviser and adopted the investment advisers proxy voting policies and procedures (the
Policies) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Funds proxy voting records
from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the
event that a conflict of interest arises between the Funds shareholders and the investment
adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment
adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such
conflict until it consults with the Boards Contract Review Committee except as contemplated under
the Fund Policy. The Boards Contract Review Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the
appropriate course of action.
The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a companys management to its shareholders
and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting
service (Agent), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist
in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping
and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent.
The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer then back to the investment adviser pursuant
to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with
the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating
to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers
contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover
measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible
transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment
adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment
adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated
with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from
exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the
portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.
In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of
interest between the Funds shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of
their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and
prospective corporate clients. The investment advisers personnel responsible for reviewing and
voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from
a company included on that list to the personal of the investment adviser identified in the
Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner
inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel
will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material
conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the
investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Contract Review Committee.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent
12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling
1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange
Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not required in this filing.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated
Purchasers.
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial
officer that the effectiveness of the registrants current disclosure controls and procedures (such
disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing)
provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has
been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the
Commissions rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant
has been accumulated and communicated to the registrants principal executive officer and principal
financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting
during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
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Registrants Code of Ethics Not applicable (please see Item 2). |
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(a)(2)(i)
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Treasurers Section 302 certification. |
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(a)(2)(ii)
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Presidents Section 302 certification. |
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(b)
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Combined Section 906 certification. |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
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By:
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/s/ Duncan W. Richardson
Duncan W. Richardson
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President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By:
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/s/ Barbara E. Campbell
Barbara E. Campbell
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Treasurer |
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By:
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/s/ Duncan W. Richardson
Duncan W. Richardson
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President |
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