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EAAMX Eaton Vance Multi-Strategy All Market Fund Class A (MM)

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Mutual Fund Summary Prospectus (497k)

28/02/2013 3:30pm

Edgar (US Regulatory)


[TMEAAFSP002.GIF]

Summary Prospectus dated March 1, 2013

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund

Class / Ticker     A / EAEAX     B / EBEAX     C / ECEAX

This Summary Prospectus is designed to provide investors with key fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated March 1, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, and other information about the Fund, go to http://www.eatonvance.com/funddocuments, email a request to contact@eatonvance.com, call 1-800-262-1122, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund. Unless otherwise noted, page number references refer to the current Prospectus for this Fund.

Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its shareholders by investing in a combination of diversified tax-managed equity portfolios advised by Eaton Vance or its affiliates.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.   You may qualify for a reduced sales charge if you invest, or agree to invest over a 13-month period, at least $50,000 in Eaton Vance funds.  More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Sales Charges beginning on page 39 of the Fund's Prospectus and page 24 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A

Class B

Class C

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price)

5.75%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)

None

5.00%

1.00%


Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class A

Class B

Class C

Management Fees

0.90%

0.90%

0.90%

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

1.00%

1.00%

Other Expenses

0.14%

0.14%

0.14%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (1)

0.72 %

0.72 %

0.72 %

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

2.01%

2.76%

2.76%

Advisory Fee Reduction (2)

(0.65) %

(0.65) %

(0.65) %

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reduction

1.36%

2.11%

2.11%

(1)

Reflects the Fund’s allocable share of the advisory fees and other expenses of the Portfolios in which it invests.  

(2)

Pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Fund’s investment advisory fee is reduced by the Fund’s allocable portion of the advisory fees of the Portfolios in which it invests.  

Example.   This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Expenses with Redemption

Expenses without Redemption

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A shares

$

706

$

981

$

1,277

$

2,116

$

706

$

981

$

1,277

$

2,116

Class B shares

$

714

$

1,061

$

1,334

$

2,250

$

214

$

661

$

1,134

$

2,250

Class C shares

$

314

$

661

$

1,134

$

2,441

$

214

$

661

$

1,134

$

2,441

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund and the Portfolios in which it invests (see below) pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when they buy and sell securities (or “turns over” the portfolio).  A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.  These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating



Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was less than 0.5% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in tax-managed portfolios sponsored by the Eaton Vance organization (“Tax-Managed Portfolios”) that primarily invest in common stocks of U.S. companies.  The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Tax-Managed Portfolios that primarily invest in small or emerging companies and up to 35% of its total assets in Tax-Managed Portfolios that primarily invest in foreign securities.  The Fund will at all times allocate its assets among at least three different Tax-Managed Portfolios and normally intends to invest in all six Tax-Managed Portfolios described below.  

Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio.  Tax-Managed International Equity Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its shareholders by investing in a diversified portfolio of foreign equity securities.  The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks of companies domiciled in countries represented in the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index.  The MSCI EAFE Index is an unmanaged index of approximately 1,000 companies located in twenty-two countries.  The Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.

Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio.  Tax-Managed Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its shareholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities.  The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks of growth companies that are attractive in their long-term investment prospects.  Although it invests primarily in domestic securities, the Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.

Tax-Managed Small-Cap Portfolio.  Tax-Managed Small-Cap Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its shareholders.  The Portfolio invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of small-cap companies that, in the opinion of the investment adviser, are expected to achieve earnings growth over the long term that exceeds the average of all publicly-traded companies in the United States.  The portfolio manager generally considers small-cap companies to be companies having a market capitalization that falls:  (i) within or below the range of companies in either the current S&P SmallCap 600 Index or the Russell 2000 Index; or (ii) below the three-year average maximum market cap of companies in either index as of December 31 of the three preceding years.  The Portfolio normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies.  Although it invests primarily in domestic companies, the Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.    

Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio.  Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its shareholders by investing in a diversified portfolio of value stocks of small-cap companies.  Value stocks are common stocks that, in the opinion of the investment adviser, are undervalued or inexpensive relative to the overall stock market.  Small-cap companies are companies with market capitalizations within the range of companies included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.  The Portfolio normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in small-cap companies.  Although it invests primarily in domestic securities, the Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.

Tax-Managed Value Portfolio.  Tax-Managed Value Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for its shareholders.  The Portfolio invests in a diversified portfolio of value stocks.  Value stocks are common stocks that, in the opinion of the investment adviser, are inexpensive relative to the overall stock market.  Although it invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies, the Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities.

Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio.  Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for shareholders through investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities.  The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks of growth companies that are considered by the investment adviser to be high in quality and attractive in their long-term investment prospects.  Although it invests primarily in domestic securities, the Portfolio may invest up to 25% of its assets in foreign securities.

In allocating the Fund’s assets among the Tax-Managed Portfolios, the portfolio manager seeks to maintain broad diversification and to emphasize market sectors that Eaton Vance believes offer relatively attractive risk-adjusted return prospects, based on its assessment of current and future market trends and conditions.  To the extent possible, adjustments in allocations among the Tax-Managed Portfolios will be made in a tax-efficient manner, generally by investing Fund cash inflows into underweighted Portfolios and by withdrawing cash from overweighted Portfolios to reinvest in underweighted Portfolios.  There can be no assurance that there will always be sufficient Fund cash inflows or available Portfolio cash to alter the Fund’s asset allocation without tax consequences to shareholders.  Eaton Vance has broad discretion to allocate and reallocate the Fund’s assets among the Tax-Managed Portfolios consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies.  Eaton Vance may be subject to certain conflicts of interest in fulfilling its duties to the Fund and each Portfolio.  In making allocation decisions, the portfolio manager must make determinations only on the basis of the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.  Additional information about the Portfolios can be found in each Portfolio’s Feeder Fund Summary Prospectus or in the Fund's Prospectus under “Further Information about the Portfolios.”




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Principal Risks

Equity Investing Risk. The Fund’s shares are sensitive to stock market volatility and the stocks in which the Fund invests may be more volatile than the stock market as a whole.  The prices of stocks may decline in response to conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations, as well as issuer or sector specific events.  Market conditions may affect certain types of stocks to a greater extent than other types of stocks.  If the stock market declines, the value of Fund shares will also likely decline and, although stock values can rebound, there is no assurance that values will return to previous levels.

Tax-Managed Investing Risk.  Market conditions may limit the Fund’s ability to generate tax losses or to generate dividend income taxed at favorable tax rates. The Fund’s tax-managed strategy may cause the Fund to hold a security in order to achieve more favorable tax-treatment or to sell a security in order to create tax losses. The Fund’s ability to utilize various tax-management techniques may be curtailed or eliminated in the future by tax legislation or regulation.  Although the Fund expects that a smaller portion of its total return will consist of taxable distributions to shareholders as compared to equity mutual funds that are managed without regard to tax considerations, there can be no assurance about the size of taxable distributions to shareholders.

Foreign and Emerging Market Investment Risk. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign instruments, the value of Fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political, economic and market developments abroad.  In emerging or less developed countries, these risks can be more significant.  Investment markets in emerging market countries are typically substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in developed countries.  As a result, Fund share values may be more volatile than if the Fund invested only in developed markets.  Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies.  Emerging market investments often are subject to speculative trading, which typically contributes to volatility.  Trading in foreign and emerging markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. The value of investments denominated in foreign currencies can be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including political, economic and market risks.

Smaller Company Equity Risk. The stocks of smaller, less seasoned companies are generally subject to greater price fluctuations, limited liquidity, higher transaction costs and higher investment risk.  Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources, may be dependent on a limited management group, and may lack substantial capital reserves or an established performance record.  There may be generally less publicly available information about such companies than for larger, more established companies.

Real Estate Investment Trust Risk.  Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are subject to special risks associated with real estate.  Securities of companies in the real estate industry are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use, and rents, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer.  Companies in the real estate industry may also be subject to liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws, among others.  Changes in underlying real estate values may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs concentrate investments in particular geographic regions or property types.

Securities Lending Risk.  Securities lending involves possible delay in recovery of the securities or possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. As a result, the value of Fund shares may fall and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The value of Fund shares could also fall if a loan is called and the Fund is required to liquidate reinvested collateral at a loss or if the investment adviser is unable to reinvest cash collateral at rates that exceed the costs involved.

Risks Associated with Active Management.  The Fund is an actively managed portfolio and its success depends upon the investment skills and analytical abilities of the investment adviser to develop and effectively implement strategies to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.  Subjective decisions made by the investment adviser may cause the Fund to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it may otherwise have capitalized.

General Fund Investing Risks.  The Fund is not a complete investment program and you may lose money by investing in the Fund.  All investments carry a certain amount of risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve its investment objective.  Annual Fund Operating Expenses expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets may change as Fund assets increase and decrease, and Annual Fund Operating Expenses may differ in the future.  Purchase and redemption activities by Fund shareholders may impact the management of the Fund and its ability to achieve its investment objective.  In addition, the redemption by one or more large shareholders or groups of shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could have an adverse impact on the remaining shareholders in the Fund.  Investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment perspective and be able to tolerate potentially sharp declines in value. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, entity or



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person.  Mutual funds, investment advisers, other market participants and many securities markets are subject to rules and regulations and the jurisdiction of one or more regulators.  Changes to applicable rules and regulations could have an adverse affect on securities markets and market participants, as well as on the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad-based securities market index.  The returns in the bar chart are for Class A shares and do not reflect a sales charge.  If the sales charge was reflected, the returns would be lower.  Past performance (both before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.  Updated Fund performance information can be obtained by visiting www.eatonvance.com.

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During the ten years ended December 31, 2012, the highest quarterly total return for Class A was 17.05% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was –22.76% for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2012

One Year

Five Years

Ten Years

Class A Return Before Taxes

7.58%

–1.80%

6.64%

Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions

6.65%

–2.04%

6.34%

Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions and the Sale of Class A Shares

6.15%

–1.54%

5.84%

Class B Return Before Taxes

8.23%

–1.76%

6.48%

Class C Return Before Taxes

12.26%

–1.38%

6.48%

Russell 3000 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

16.42%

2.04%

7.67%

These returns reflect the maximum sales charge for Class A (5.75%) and any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for Class B and Class C.  Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and the actual characterization of distributions, and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns are not relevant to shareholders who hold shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities.  After-tax returns for other Classes of shares will vary from the after-tax returns presented for Class A shares.  Return After Taxes on Distributions for a period may be the same as Return Before Taxes for that period because no taxable distributions were made during that period.  Also, Return After Taxes on Distributions and the Sale of Fund Shares for a period may be greater than or equal to Return After Taxes on Distributions for the same period because of losses realized on the sale of Fund shares.

Management

Investment Adviser.  Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”).

Portfolio Manager.  The Fund is managed by Duncan W. Richardson, Vice President of Eaton Vance, who has managed the Fund since operations commenced in 2002.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.  Class B shares are only available for purchase upon exchange from another Eaton Vance fund or through reinvestment of distributions. You may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares either through your financial intermediary or directly from the Fund either by writing to the Fund, P.O. Box 9653, Providence, RI 02940-9653, or by calling 1-800-262-1122.  The minimum initial purchase or exchange into the Fund is $1,000.  There is no minimum for subsequent investments.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are expected to be taxed as ordinary income and/or capital gains, unless you are exempt from taxation.







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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank) (collectively, “financial intermediaries”), the Fund, its principal underwriter and its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary s website for more information.

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