Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

 

 

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: 811-21519

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities 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

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

April 30, 2015

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global

Dividend Opportunities Fund (ETO)

Semiannual Report

April 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

Managed Distribution Plan. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (Order), the Fund is authorized to distribute long-term capital gains to shareholders more frequently than once per year. Pursuant to the Order, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a Managed Distribution Plan (MDP) pursuant to which the Fund makes monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share.

The Fund currently distributes monthly cash distributions equal to $0.1800 per share in accordance with the MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s 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 Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Board 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.

The Fund may distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains and, therefore, a distribution may include a return of capital. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and a press release containing information about the amount and sources of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions contained in the notice and press release are only estimates and are not provided for tax purposes. The amounts and sources of the Fund’s distributions for tax purposes will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV for each calendar year.

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.


Semiannual Report April 30, 2015

Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     22   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     23   

Officers and Trustees

     26   

Important Notices

     27   


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Performance1,2

 

Portfolio Managers Walter A. Row, III, CFA, CMT, Michael A. Allison, CFA and John H. Croft, CFA

 

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      Six Months      One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     04/30/2004         4.80      7.31      12.02      9.67

Fund at Market Price

             8.24         16.13         13.78         11.19   

MSCI World Index

             5.09      7.41      10.51      6.87

BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index

             4.47         8.71         7.96         3.19   

80% MSCI World Index/20% BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index

             5.01         7.72         10.14         6.38   
              
% Premium/Discount to NAV3                                        
                 –0.24
              
Distributions4                                        

Total Distributions per share for the period

               $ 1.080   

Distribution Rate at NAV

                 8.57

Distribution Rate at Market Price

                 8.59
              
% Total Leverage5                                        

Borrowings

                 24.38

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and includes management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance less than one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Common Stock Sector Allocation (% of total investments)

 

 

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Country Allocation (% of total investments)

 

 

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Top 10 Common Stock Holdings (% of total investments)

 

 

Google, Inc., Class C

    2.0

Apple, Inc.

    1.9   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    1.5   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.3   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    1.3   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1.3   

Prudential PLC

    1.2   

Roche Holding AG PC

    1.2   

Sanofi

    1.2   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1.2   

Total

    14.1
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI indexes are net of foreign withholding taxes. Source: MSCI. MSCI data may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. MSCI provides no warranties, has not prepared or approved this report, and has no liability hereunder. BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index is an unmanaged index of fixed-rate, preferred securities issued in the U.S. BofA Merrill Lynch® indices not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report, BofAML does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

3 

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. The discount or premium of the Fund may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to http://eatonvance.com/closedend.

 

4 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. For additional information about nondividend distributions, please refer to Eaton Vance Closed-End Fund Distribution Notices (19a) posted on our website, eatonvance.com. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

5 

Total leverage is shown as a percentage of the Fund’s aggregate net assets plus borrowings outstanding. The Fund employs leverage through borrowings. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for income, but creates risks including greater price volatility. The cost of borrowings rises and falls with changes in short-term interest rates. The Fund may be required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its leverage and may be required to reduce its leverage at an inopportune time.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 100.7%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%

  

Safran SA(1)

    65,589      $ 4,792,413   

United Technologies Corp.

    27,897        3,173,283   
   
    $ 7,965,696   
   

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.3%

  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(1)

    71,995      $ 4,635,758   
   
    $ 4,635,758   
   

Automobiles — 0.6%

  

Toyota Motor Corp.(1)

    33,916      $ 2,360,863   
   
    $ 2,360,863   
   

Banks — 11.1%

  

Bank of America Corp.(1)

    285,628      $ 4,550,054   

Citigroup, Inc.(1)

    69,461        3,703,661   

Credit Agricole SA(1)

    305,469        4,752,592   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(1)

    101,689        6,432,846   

Natixis SA(1)

    613,722        5,080,060   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(1)

    27,444        2,517,438   

Regions Financial Corp.(1)

    341,376        3,355,726   

Societe Generale(1)

    75,392        3,769,197   

Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA

    266,865        2,118,207   

Westpac Banking Corp.(1)

    146,851        4,219,128   
   
    $ 40,498,909   
   

Beverages — 2.5%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV(1)

    35,090      $ 4,272,147   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(1)(2)

    41,783        4,844,321   
   
    $ 9,116,468   
   

Biotechnology — 2.1%

  

Biogen, Inc.(2)

    4,546      $ 1,699,886   

Celgene Corp.(2)

    19,390        2,095,283   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)(2)

    39,272        3,947,229   
   
    $ 7,742,398   
   

Capital Markets — 0.9%

  

Azimut Holding SpA

    74,576      $ 2,189,007   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    40,845        1,245,773   
   
    $ 3,434,780   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Chemicals — 3.6%

  

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    17,128      $ 1,253,770   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A(1)

    58,599        6,066,168   

Monsanto Co.

    15,894        1,811,280   

PPG Industries, Inc.(1)

    18,071        4,003,811   
   
    $ 13,135,029   
   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%

  

Brambles, Ltd.

    408,811      $ 3,484,561   
   
    $ 3,484,561   
   

Communications Equipment — 1.4%

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(1)

    75,013      $ 5,100,884   
   
    $ 5,100,884   
   

Consumer Finance — 1.6%

  

American Express Co.

    8,802      $ 681,715   

Discover Financial Services(1)

    89,135        5,167,156   
   
    $ 5,848,871   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8%

  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    98,854      $ 1,817,001   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.(1)

    65,167        4,400,399   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    77,874        3,927,965   
   
    $ 10,145,365   
   

Electric Utilities — 0.9%

  

NextEra Energy, Inc.(1)

    33,344      $ 3,365,410   
   
    $ 3,365,410   
   

Electrical Equipment — 2.8%

  

Emerson Electric Co.(1)

    64,971      $ 3,822,244   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    241,082        3,148,459   

Nidec Corp.

    41,595        3,111,503   
   
    $ 10,082,206   
   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.5%

  

Corning, Inc.(1)

    171,854      $ 3,596,904   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    128,415        1,764,359   
   
    $ 5,361,263   
   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

  

Halliburton Co.

    38,869      $ 1,902,638   
   
    $ 1,902,638   
   
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.(1)

    39,500      $ 5,650,475   

CVS Health Corp.(1)

    34,545        3,429,973   
   
    $ 9,080,448   
   

Food Products — 3.3%

  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    37,926      $ 2,789,548   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(1)

    122,712        4,708,459   

Unilever NV(1)

    108,900        4,750,283   
   
    $ 12,248,290   
   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%

  

Medtronic PLC(1)

    73,954      $ 5,505,875   
   
    $ 5,505,875   
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%

  

Accor SA

    53,652      $ 2,941,997   

Compass Group PLC

    169,570        2,997,610   
   
    $ 5,939,607   
   

Household Products — 0.8%

  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    30,949      $ 2,754,596   
   
    $ 2,754,596   
   

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.1%

  

Danaher Corp.

    29,304      $ 2,399,412   

Koninklijke Philips NV

    58,635        1,679,555   
   
    $ 4,078,967   
   

Insurance — 6.7%

  

ACE, Ltd.

    15,599      $ 1,668,937   

Aflac, Inc.(1)

    49,931        3,147,650   

Allianz SE

    25,500        4,340,473   

AXA SA

    172,170        4,353,463   

Mediolanum SpA

    174,869        1,467,800   

Prudential PLC(1)

    238,982        5,950,059   

St James’s Place PLC

    252,380        3,442,640   
   
    $ 24,371,022   
   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.9%

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(2)

    7,907      $ 3,335,014   
   
    $ 3,335,014   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Internet Software & Services — 3.1%

  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(2)

    23,498      $ 1,850,937   

Google, Inc., Class C(1)(2)

    17,561        9,436,267   
   
    $ 11,287,204   
   

IT Services — 0.8%

  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    44,612      $ 2,946,623   
   
    $ 2,946,623   
   

Machinery — 1.4%

  

SKF AB, Class B

    215,000      $ 5,251,384   
   
    $ 5,251,384   
   

Media — 2.5%

  

Comcast Corp., Class A(1)

    54,731      $ 3,161,263   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(2)

    16,217        406,398   

Walt Disney Co. (The)(1)

    52,010        5,654,527   
   
    $ 9,222,188   
   

Metals & Mining — 0.4%

  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    61,027      $ 1,420,098   
   
    $ 1,420,098   
   

Multi-Utilities — 2.1%

  

National Grid PLC(1)

    325,749      $ 4,382,412   

Sempra Energy(1)

    29,792        3,163,017   
   
    $ 7,545,429   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.5%

  

Devon Energy Corp.

    43,019      $ 2,934,326   

Exxon Mobil Corp.(1)

    56,338        4,922,251   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(1)

    63,066        5,051,587   

Phillips 66(1)

    49,807        3,950,193   

Statoil ASA

    122,063        2,587,780   

Total SA(1)

    83,509        4,522,008   
   
    $ 23,968,145   
   

Pharmaceuticals — 9.2%

  

AstraZeneca PLC

    39,665      $ 2,722,074   

Bayer AG

    15,423        2,219,872   

Johnson & Johnson

    18,482        1,833,414   

Merck & Co., Inc.(1)

    58,393        3,477,887   

Novartis AG(1)

    39,538        4,035,727   

Perrigo Co. PLC

    14,044        2,573,984   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

  

Roche Holding AG PC(1)

    20,500      $ 5,866,180   

Sanofi(1)

    56,758        5,777,420   

Shire PLC ADR(1)

    17,202        4,188,859   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    22,110        1,135,150   
   
    $ 33,830,567   
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%

  

Simon Property Group, Inc.(1)

    23,411      $ 4,248,862   
   
    $ 4,248,862   
   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.3%

  

NXP Semiconductors NV(1)(2)

    48,282      $ 4,640,866   
   
    $ 4,640,866   
   

Software — 3.5%

  

Microsoft Corp.(1)

    89,042      $ 4,331,003   

Oracle Corp.(1)

    107,601        4,693,555   

SAP SE

    48,430        3,659,613   
   
    $ 12,684,171   
   

Specialty Retail — 3.9%

  

Dixons Carphone PLC

    269,278      $ 1,747,568   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(1)

    57,645        6,166,862   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    84,625        2,715,536   

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)(1)

    58,529        3,777,462   
   
    $ 14,407,428   
   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.0%

  

Apple, Inc.(1)

    74,492      $ 9,322,674   

Lenovo Group, Ltd.(1)

    982,231        1,689,015   
   
    $ 11,011,689   
   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.2%

  

NIKE, Inc., Class B(1)

    72,441      $ 7,160,069   

Pandora A/S(1)

    43,269        4,472,348   
   
    $ 11,632,417   
   

Tobacco — 2.2%

  

Altria Group, Inc.(1)

    86,274      $ 4,318,014   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC(1)

    78,838        3,849,698   
   
    $ 8,167,712   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

  

Vodafone Group PLC(1)

    1,387,516      $ 4,888,505   
   
    $ 4,888,505   
   

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $298,229,475)

   

  $ 368,648,206   
   
Preferred Stocks — 19.3%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks — 10.1%

  

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% to 1/1/24(3)

    16,581      $ 1,735,306   

Banco Santander (Mexico), SA, 5.95% to 1/30/19(3)(4)

    230        248,775   

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.25% to 12/15/18(3)

    3,232        3,492,719   

Citigroup, Inc., Series K, 6.875% to 11/15/23(3)

    72,917        1,991,546   

CoBank ACB, Series F, 6.25% to 10/1/22(3)

    16,600        1,715,507   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas,
6.75% to 9/15/23(3)(4)

    2,500        258,985   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1, 10.00%

    1,406        1,752,667   

First Tennessee Bank, 3.75%(4)(5)

    840        610,181   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, Series 2, 10.175% to 6/30/30(3)(4)

    818        1,279,518   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series O, 5.50%

    40,767        1,002,868   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series R,
6.00% to 8/1/23(3)

    817        856,080   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series X, 6.10% to 10/1/24(3)

    905        939,329   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Y, 6.125%

    54,650        1,378,819   

KeyCorp, Series A, 7.75%

    17,976        2,366,091   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657% to 5/21/37(3)(4)

    457        537,357   

Northern Trust Corp., Series C, 5.85%

    27,190        700,482   

Regions Financial Corp., Series A, 6.375%

    82,477        2,078,420   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.75%

    9,747        238,412   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series S, 6.60%

    20,554        514,467   

Standard Chartered PLC,
7.014% to 7/30/37(3)(4)

    23.37        2,701,817   

SunTrust Banks, Inc., Series E, 5.875%

    58,779        1,476,088   

Synovus Financial Corp., Series C, 7.875% to 8/1/18(3)

    4        112   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 6.50%

    67,865        1,683,052   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., Series A, 6.50%

    8,300        210,654   

Webster Financial Corp., Series E, 6.40%

    55,731        1,427,410   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, 7.50%

    1,672        2,037,750   

Zions Bancorporation, Series G,
6.30% to 3/15/23(3)

    61,620        1,659,581   

Zions Bancorporation, Series I,
5.80% to 9/15/23(3)

    1,277        1,264,116   

Zions Bancorporation, Series J,
7.20% to 9/15/23(3)

    735        801,397   
   
    $ 36,959,506   
   

Capital Markets — 1.8%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 6.375%

    26,846      $ 706,923   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series I, 5.95%

    29,700        749,331   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Capital Markets (continued)

  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Series J, 5.50% to 5/10/23(3)

    62,587      $ 1,554,661   

Morgan Stanley, Series G, 6.625%

    89,683        2,336,242   

State Street Corp., Series D, 5.90% to 3/15/24(3)

    43,925        1,184,767   
   
    $ 6,531,924   
   

Consumer Finance — 1.0%

  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series B, 6.00%

    104,898      $ 2,641,332   

Discover Financial Services, Series B, 6.50%

    43,541        1,126,514   
   
    $ 3,767,846   
   

Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%

  

KKR Financial Holdings, LLC, Series A, 7.375%

    77,254      $ 2,006,480   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, Series G, 6.08%

    69,787        1,736,998   
   
    $ 3,743,478   
   

Electric Utilities — 1.9%

  

AES Gener SA, 8.375% to 6/18/19(3)(4)

    1,242      $ 1,423,259   

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.45%

    105,069        2,659,559   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series G, 5.70%

    39,000        995,377   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series I, 5.125%

    27,497        680,070   

Southern California Edison Co., Series E, 6.25% to 2/1/22(3)

    861        987,454   
   
    $ 6,745,719   
   

Food Products — 0.8%

  

Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875%(4)

    22,100      $ 2,355,031   

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

    6,085        571,230   
   
    $ 2,926,261   
   

Insurance — 0.5%

  

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd., 5.95% to 7/1/23(3)

    2      $ 51   

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd., 8.875%

    70,301        1,834,153   
   
    $ 1,834,204   
   

Machinery — 0.3%

  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.75%

    44,548      $ 1,132,521   
   
    $ 1,132,521   
   

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

  

DTE Energy Co., Series C, 5.25%

    17,395      $ 436,093   
   
    $ 436,093   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Pipelines — 0.4%

  

NuStar Logistics LP, 7.625% to 1/15/18(3)

    50,495      $ 1,324,610   
   
    $ 1,324,610   
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

  

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., Series F, 6.70%

    7,920      $ 190,159   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Series B, 7.25%

    33,600        869,904   

DDR Corp., Series J, 6.50%

    65,000        1,660,100   
   
    $ 2,720,163   
   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%

  

Elmira Savings Bank,
8.998% to 12/31/17(3)

    825      $ 783,750   

EverBank Financial Corp., Series A, 6.75%

    69,734        1,760,086   
   
    $ 2,543,836   
   

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $65,588,067)

   

  $ 70,666,161   
   
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 9.9%   
   
Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  

Banks — 4.2%

  

Banco do Brasil SA, 9.00% to 6/18/24, 6/29/49(3)(4)

  $ 950      $ 883,500   

Bank of America Corp., Series AA, 6.10% to 3/17/25, 12/29/49(3)

    1,610        1,646,225   

Caixa Economica Federal, 7.25% to 7/23/19, 7/23/24(3)(4)

    1,622        1,611,457   

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875% to 1/23/24, 1/29/49(3)(4)

    2,276        2,440,903   

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25% to
12/18/24, 12/29/49(3)(4)

    2,500        2,482,500   

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% to 4/30/25, 12/29/49(3)

    2,020        2,063,430   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Z, 5.30% to 5/1/20, 12/29/49(3)

    894        897,353   

Societe Generale SA, 8.25% to 11/29/18, 9/29/49(3)(6)

    2,152        2,291,880   

SunTrust Preferred Capital I, 4.00%, 6/29/49(5)

    1,000        840,100   
   
    $ 15,157,348   
   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

  

Leucadia National Corp., 6.625%, 10/23/43

  $ 1,281      $ 1,254,014   

Textron Financial Corp., 6.00% to 2/15/17, 2/15/67(3)(4)

    670        606,350   
   
    $ 1,860,364   
   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

  

Koninklijke KPN NV, 7.00% to 3/28/23, 3/28/73(3)(4)

  $ 1,427      $ 1,542,944   
   
    $ 1,542,944   
   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security  

Principal

Amount

(000’s omitted)

    Value  
   

Electric Utilities — 1.6%

  

Enel SpA, 8.75% to 9/24/23, 9/24/73(3)(4)

  $ 1,960      $ 2,368,660   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A, 6.70% to 3/30/17, 3/30/67(3)

    3,750        3,471,555   
   
    $ 5,840,215   
   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

  

Abengoa Finance S.A.U., 7.75%, 2/1/20(4)

  $ 832      $ 832,832   
   
    $ 832,832   
   

Insurance — 1.8%

  

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.625%, 9/24/21

  $ 383      $ 407,895   

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.70%, 6/15/20

    71        77,390   

MetLife, Inc., 10.75% to 8/1/39, 8/1/69(3)

    1,059        1,779,120   

QBE Capital Funding III, Ltd., 7.25% to 5/24/21, 5/24/41(3)(4)

    1,141        1,282,360   

XLIT, Ltd., Series E, 6.50% to 4/15/17, 10/29/49(3)

    3,349        2,955,492   
   
    $ 6,502,257   
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%

  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance, Ltd., 7.00% to 6/17/24, 12/29/49(3)(4)

  $ 2,053      $ 1,560,280   
   
    $ 1,560,280   
   

Pipelines — 0.2%

  

DCP Midstream, LLC, 5.85% to 5/21/23, 5/21/43(3)(4)

  $ 978      $ 743,280   
   
    $ 743,280   
   

Telecommunications — 0.6%

  

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, 8.50% to 3/30/20, 12/29/49(3)(4)

  $ 1,988      $ 2,057,580   
   
    $ 2,057,580   
   

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $34,612,775)

   

  $ 36,097,100   
   
Foreign Government Bonds — 0.2%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Ecuador — 0.2%

  

Republic of Ecuador, 10.50%, 3/24/20(4)

  $ 798      $ 866,787   
   

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $798,000)

   

  $ 866,787   
   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.6%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Equity Funds — 0.6%

  

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

    52,000      $ 2,076,880   
                 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(identified cost $2,068,637)

   

  $ 2,076,880   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 1.2%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.17%(7)

  $ 4,341      $ 4,340,507   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $4,340,507)

   

  $ 4,340,507   
                 

Total Investments — 131.9%
(identified cost $405,637,461)

   

  $ 482,695,641   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (31.9)%

    $ (116,728,678
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 365,966,963   
                 

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

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate

 

(1) 

Security has been segregated as collateral with the custodian for borrowings under the Committed Facility Agreement.

 

(2) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(3) 

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

 

(4) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At April 30, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $29,265,586 or 8.0% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(5) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at April 30, 2015.

 

(6) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At April 30, 2015, the aggregate value of these securities is $2,291,880 or 0.6% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(7) 

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, 2015.

 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

 

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage
of Total Investments
    Value  

United States

    57.6   $ 278,004,714   

United Kingdom

    10.5        50,438,594   

France

    8.4        40,721,933   

Japan

    3.3        15,920,733   

Germany

    2.9        14,100,389   

Ireland

    2.8        13,824,899   

Switzerland

    2.6        12,384,407   

Australia

    1.9        8,986,049   

Italy

    1.7        8,143,674   

Netherlands

    1.6        7,863,365   

Sweden

    1.1        5,251,384   

Denmark

    0.9        4,472,348   

Belgium

    0.9        4,272,147   

Spain

    0.7        3,548,368   

Norway

    0.5        2,587,780   

Brazil

    0.5        2,494,957   

Colombia

    0.4        2,057,580   

Bermuda

    0.4        1,834,204   

China

    0.4        1,689,015   

Cayman Islands

    0.3        1,560,280   

Chile

    0.3        1,423,259   

Ecuador

    0.2        866,787   

Mexico

    0.1        248,775   
   

Total Investments

    100.0   $ 482,695,641   
   
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   April 30, 2015  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $401,296,954)

  $ 478,355,134   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $4,340,507)

    4,340,507   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $6,511)

    3,170   

Dividends and interest receivable

    1,152,664   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    1,103   

Tax reclaims receivable

    624,761   

Total assets

  $ 484,477,339   
Liabilities   

Notes payable

  $ 118,000,000   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    104,312   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    339,430   

Trustees’ fees

    1,942   

Accrued expenses

    64,692   

Total liabilities

  $ 118,510,376   

Net Assets

  $ 365,966,963   
Sources of Net Assets   

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 14,523,646 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 145,236   

Additional paid-in capital

    275,040,539   

Accumulated net realized gain

    20,097,117   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (6,261,399

Net unrealized appreciation

    76,945,470   

Net Assets

  $ 365,966,963   
Net Asset Value        

($365,966,963 ÷ 14,523,646 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 25.20   

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2015

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $342,235)

  $ 10,206,406   

Interest

    1,241,105   

Other income

    625,439   

Interest income allocated from affiliated investment

    4,561   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (476

Total investment income

  $ 12,077,035   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 2,040,525   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    11,639   

Custodian fee

    112,410   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    8,850   

Legal and accounting services

    36,614   

Printing and postage

    63,378   

Interest expense and fees

    456,263   

Miscellaneous

    37,068   

Total expenses

  $ 2,766,747   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 4   

Total expense reductions

  $ 4   

Net expenses

  $ 2,766,743   

Net investment income

  $ 9,310,292   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 12,457,644   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    3   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    749,874   

Net realized gain

  $ 13,207,521   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (6,486,255

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (74,465

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (6,560,720

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 6,646,801   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 15,957,093   

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 9,310,292      $ 22,487,488   

Net realized gain from investment, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and proceeds from securities litigation settlements

    13,207,521        25,236,104   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (6,560,720     (9,644,821

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 15,957,093      $ 38,078,771   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (15,683,328   $ (22,171,222

From net realized gain

    (14,100,929     (11,934,512

Total distributions

  $ (29,784,257   $ (34,105,734

Capital share transactions —

   

Reinvestment of distributions

  $ 112,916      $   

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

  $ 112,916      $   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ (13,714,248   $ 3,973,037   
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 379,681,211      $ 375,708,174   

At end of period

  $ 365,966,963      $ 379,681,211   

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

included in net assets

  

  

At end of period

  $ (6,261,399   $ 111,637   

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities  

Six Months Ended

April 30, 2015

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 15,957,093   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Investments purchased

    (183,190,258

Investments sold

    202,866,593   

Decrease in short-term investments, net

    379,854   

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

    443   

Increase in dividends and interest receivable

    (290,268

Increase in interest receivable from affiliated investment

    (493

Increase in tax reclaims receivable

    (111,619

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    104,312   

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

    (12,677

Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

    (12

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (62,644

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

    6,486,255   

Net realized gain from investments

    (12,457,644

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 29,668,935   
Cash Flows From Financing Activities        

Distributions paid, net of reinvestments

  $ (29,671,341

Proceeds from notes payable

    118,000,000   

Repayments of notes payable

    (118,000,000

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (29,671,341

Net decrease in cash*

  $ (2,406

Cash at beginning of period(1)

  $ 5,576   

Cash at end of period(1)

  $ 3,170   
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

  $ 112,916   

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings

  $ 453,628   

 

* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $(961).

 

(1) 

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 26.150      $ 25.880      $ 22.420      $ 20.930      $ 21.980      $ 19.680   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.641 (2)    $ 1.549 (2)    $ 1.614 (2)    $ 1.406      $ 1.427      $ 1.477   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.460        1.070        3.493        1.484        (1.077     2.223   

Total income from operations

  $ 1.101      $ 2.619      $ 5.107      $ 2.890      $ 0.350      $ 3.700   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (1.080   $ (1.527   $ (1.647   $ (1.400   $ (1.400   $ (1.400

From net realized gain

    (0.971     (0.822                            

Total distributions

  $ (2.051   $ (2.349   $ (1.647   $ (1.400   $ (1.400   $ (1.400

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 25.200      $ 26.150      $ 25.880      $ 22.420      $ 20.930      $ 21.980   

Market value — End of period

  $ 25.140      $ 25.260      $ 23.630      $ 19.660      $ 17.910      $ 20.360   

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(3)

    4.80 %(4)      11.07     24.18     15.51     2.00     20.11

Total Investment Return on Market Value(3)

    8.24 %(4)      17.50     29.31     18.30     (5.73 )%      24.63
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 365,967      $ 379,681      $ 375,708      $ 325,528      $ 303,817      $ 319,161   

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

           

Expenses excluding interest and fees(5)

    1.28 %(6)      1.26     1.30     1.30     1.18     1.10

Interest and fee expense

    0.25 %(6)      0.24     0.30     0.48     0.39     0.38

Total expenses(5)

    1.53 %(6)      1.50     1.60     1.78     1.57     1.48

Net investment income

    5.13 %(2)(6)      5.87 %(2)      6.68 %(2)      6.60     6.35     7.07

Portfolio Turnover

    38 %(4)      89     91     97     95     136

Senior Securities:

           

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

  $ 118,000      $ 118,000      $ 118,000      $ 118,000      $ 118,000      $ 112,000   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(7)

  $ 4,101      $ 4,218      $ 4,184      $ 3,759      $ 3,575      $ 3,850   

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.193, $0.692 and $0.393 per share for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 3.59% (annualized), 3.25% and 5.25% for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

(3) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

(4) 

Not annualized.

 

(5) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(6) 

Annualized.

 

(7) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable) from the Fund’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities 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 Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax total return consisting primarily of tax-advantaged dividend income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks.

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

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that uses various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. The value of preferred equity securities that are valued by a pricing service on a bond basis is adjusted by an income factor, as determined by the investment adviser, to reflect the next anticipated regular dividend.

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

Derivatives. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

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

Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). The value of the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in its net assets. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

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

 

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C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, the Fund has filed additional tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union countries. These filings are subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings within these countries. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund received approximately $625,000 from Finland for previously withheld foreign taxes and interest thereon. Such amount is reflected as other income on the Statement of Operations. No other amounts for additional tax reclaims are reflected in the financial statements due to the uncertainty as to the ultimate resolution of proceedings, the likelihood of receipt of these reclaims, and the potential timing of payment. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

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

As of April 30, 2015, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

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 U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

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

J  Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows of the Fund is the amount included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the unrestricted cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to April 30, 2015 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions from its net investment income, net capital gain (which is the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) and other sources. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax

 

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regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at April 30, 2015, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 405,579,435   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 81,749,070   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (4,632,864

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 77,116,206   

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. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $2,040,525. The Fund invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. 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, 2015, 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 $183,179,852 and $201,954,603, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2015.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. Common shares issued by the Fund pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended April 30, 2015 were 4,389. There were no common shares issued by the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2014.

On November 11, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorized the repurchase by the Fund of up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Fund for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and the year ended October 31, 2014.

6  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 forward foreign currency exchange contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at April 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Settlement Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
5/29/15   Euro
1,379,564
  United States Dollar 1,514,767   Citibank, N.A.   $         —      $ (34,756   $ (34,756
5/29/15   Euro
1,379,564
  United States Dollar 1,514,885   Standard Chartered Bank            (34,638     (34,638
5/29/15   Euro
1,379,564
  United States Dollar 1,514,605   State Street Bank and Trust Company            (34,918     (34,918
                $      $ (104,312   $ (104,312

At April 30, 2015, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to foreign exchange risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. Because the Fund holds foreign currency denominated investments, the value of these investments and related receivables and payables may change due to future changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To hedge against this risk, the Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At April 30, 2015, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $104,312. At April 30, 2015, there were no assets pledged by the Fund for such liability.

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

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

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at April 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $         —       $ (104,312 )(1) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts; Net unrealized appreciation.

 

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The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund for such liabilities as of April 30, 2015.

 

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

Citibank, N.A.

  $ (34,756    $         —       $         —       $         —       $ (34,756

Standard Chartered Bank

    (34,638                              (34,638

State Street Bank and Trust Company

    (34,918                              (34,918
    $ (104,312    $       $       $       $ (104,312

 

(a) 

In some instances, the actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk for the six months ended April 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

Derivative   Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 755,679 (1)     $ (104,312 )(2) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding during the six months ended April 30, 2015, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $9,527,000.

7  Committed Facility Agreement

Effective November 7, 2014, the Fund entered into a Committed Facility Agreement (the Agreement) with a major financial institution that allows it to borrow up to $147 million over a rolling 360 calendar day period. Interest is charged at a rate above 1-month LIBOR and is payable monthly. The Fund is charged a commitment fee of 0.35% per annum on the unused portion of the commitment if outstanding borrowings are less than 80% of the borrowing limit. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund is required to satisfy certain collateral requirements and maintain a certain level of net assets. Prior to November 7, 2014, the Fund had a Committed Facility Agreement with another major financial institution to borrow up to $138 million. Under the terms of such agreement, the Fund was charged interest at a rate above 1-month LIBOR and was payable monthly. The Fund was charged a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the commitment if outstanding borrowings were less than 85% of the borrowing limit. At April 30, 2015, the Fund had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $118 million at an interest rate of 0.78%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at April 30, 2015 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, borrowings under the Agreement would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 9) at April 30, 2015. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average borrowings under the agreements and the average annual interest rate (excluding fees) were $118 million and 0.78%, respectively.

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 securities 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.

 

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9  Fair Value Measurements

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

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

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

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

At April 30, 2015, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 29,661,595       $ 17,235,922       $         —       $ 46,897,517   

Consumer Staples

    22,951,242         18,416,272                 41,367,514   

Energy

    18,760,995         7,109,788                 25,870,783   

Financials

    36,719,818         41,682,626                 78,402,444   

Health Care

    25,322,418         21,756,422                 47,078,840   

Industrials

    14,030,697         21,467,875                 35,498,572   

Information Technology

    45,919,713         7,112,987                 53,032,700   

Materials

    14,555,127                         14,555,127   

Telecommunication Services

    3,927,965         11,105,905                 15,033,870   

Utilities

    6,528,427         4,382,412                 10,910,839   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 218,377,997       $ 150,270,209    $       $ 368,648,206   

Preferred Stocks

          

Consumer Staples

  $       $ 2,926,261       $       $ 2,926,261   

Energy

            1,324,610                 1,324,610   

Financials

    22,747,222         35,353,735                 58,100,957   

Industrials

            1,132,521                 1,132,521   

Utilities

    436,093         6,745,719                 7,181,812   

Total Preferred Stocks

  $ 23,183,315       $ 47,482,846       $       $ 70,666,161   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $       $ 36,097,100       $       $ 36,097,100   

Foreign Government Bonds

            866,787                 866,787   

Exchange-Traded Funds

    2,076,880                         2,076,880   

Short-Term Investments

            4,340,507                 4,340,507   

Total Investments

  $ 243,638,192       $ 239,057,449       $       $ 482,695,641   

Liability Description

                                  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ (104,312    $       $ (104,312

Total

  $       $ (104,312    $       $ (104,312

 

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

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of October 31, 2014 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At April 30, 2015, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 19, 2015. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Item 1:  The election of Thomas E. Faust Jr., William H. Park and Harriett Tee Taggart as Class II Trustees of the Fund, each for a three-year term expiring in 2018.

 

Nominee for Trustee

Elected by All Shareholders

  Number of Shares  
  For      Withheld  

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

    12,738,501         210,072   

William H. Park

    12,735,119         213,454   

Harriett Tee Taggart

    12,734,038         214,535   

 

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Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 27, 2015, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2015. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

Ÿ  

A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

Ÿ  

A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

 

Ÿ  

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

Ÿ  

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized peer groups identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

Ÿ  

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

Ÿ  

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

Ÿ  

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

Ÿ  

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;

 

Ÿ  

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

Ÿ  

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

Ÿ  

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

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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The Code 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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Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

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Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

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Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

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A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Other Relevant Information

 

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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 investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2015, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met nine times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met eight, seventeen, seven, eleven and thirteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to each fund, and considered the investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions and risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board considered the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as tax efficiency and special considerations relevant to investing in particular foreign markets or industries. The Board considered the Adviser’s in-house equity research capabilities and experience in managing funds that seek to maximize after-tax returns. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the management of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio

 

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Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

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valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended September 30, 2014 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2014, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions taken by management in recent years to reduce expenses at the fund complex level.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in the benefits from economies of scale. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and that the Fund’s assets are not expected to increase materially in the foreseeable future. The Board concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not warranted at this time.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

April 30, 2015

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

 

 

Walter A. Row, III

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

 

 

Ralph F. Verni

Chairman

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland**

Harriett Tee Taggart

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

** Ms. Sutherland began serving as a Trustee effective May 1, 2015.

 

 

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 closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of April 30, 2015, Fund records indicate that there are 7 registered shareholders and approximately 12,760 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 Fund 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 ETO.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

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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 customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

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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 Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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

Share Repurchase Program.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares as of the approved date in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not required in this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

Item 9. 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 registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i) Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii) President’s Section 302 certification.
(b) Combined Section 906 certification.
(c) Registrant’s notices to shareholders pursuant to Registrant’s exemptive order granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder regarding distributions paid pursuant to the Registrant’s Managed Distribution Plan.


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-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

 

By:

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

Walter A. Row, III
President
Date: June 10, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ James F. Kirchner

James F. Kirchner
Treasurer
Date: June 10, 2015
By:

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

Walter A. Row, III
President
Date: June 10, 2015