EATON VANCE CORP.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017

or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from _____________ to ____________

Commission File Number 1-8100

EATON VANCE CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

04-2718215

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(617) 482-8260 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Non-Voting Common Stock

($0.00390625 par value per share)

New York Stock Exchange

(Title of each class)

(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes No Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been

subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data

File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period

that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Emerging growth company

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes No

Aggregate market value of Non-Voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of $42.93 on April 30, 2017 on the New York Stock Exchange was $4,746,912,227. Calculation of holdings by non-affiliates is based upon the assumption, for these purposes only, that executive officers, directors, and persons holding 5 percent or more of the registrant's Non- Voting Common Stock are affiliates.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the close of the latest practicable date.

Class:

Outstanding at October 31, 2017

Non-Voting Common Stock, $0.00390625 par value

118,077,872

Voting Common Stock, $0.00390625 par value

442,932

Required Information

Part I Item 1. Item 1A. Item 1B. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4.

Part II Item 5.

Item 6. Item 7.

Item 7A.

Item 8. Item 9.

Item 9A. Item 9B.

Part III Item 10. Item 11. Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

Part IV Item 15. Item 16.

Signatures

Eaton Vance Corp. Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2017 Index

Page Number Reference

Business ..................................................................................... 3 Risk Factors ................................................................................ 19 Unresolved Staff Comments ...................................................... 27 Properties................................................................................... 27 Legal Proceedings ...................................................................... 27 Mine Safety Disclosures ............................................................. 27

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities .................................................................................. 28 Selected Financial Data .............................................................. 30 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ....................................... 31 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk .............................................................................. 63 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ........................ 65 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure........................................ 128 Controls and Procedures ........................................................... 128 Other Information...................................................................... 130

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ......... 131 Executive Compensation ........................................................... 138 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ..................... 166 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence .......................................................................... 171 Principal Accountant Fees and Services .................................... 172

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.............................. 173 Form 10-K Summary .................................................................. 182 ................................................................................................... 183

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PART I

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K for Eaton Vance Corp. (Eaton Vance or the Company) includes statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our expectations, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. The terms "may," "will," "could," "anticipate," "plan," "continue," "project," "intend," "estimate," "believe," "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. Although we believe that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct or that we will take any actions that may now be planned. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in Item 1A "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 1. Business

General

Our principal business is managing investment funds and providing investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and institutions. Our core strategy is to develop and sustain management expertise across a range of investment disciplines and to offer leading investment products and services through multiple distribution channels. In executing this strategy, we have developed broadly diversified investment management capabilities and a highly functional marketing, distribution and customer service organization. We measure our success as a Company based on investment performance delivered, reputation in the marketplace, progress achieving strategic objectives, employee development and satisfaction, business and financial results, and shareholder value created.

We conduct our investment management and advisory business through wholly- and majority-owned investment affiliates, which include: Eaton Vance Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC (Atlanta Capital) and Calvert Research and Management (Calvert). We also offer investment management advisory services through minority-owned Hexavest Inc. (Hexavest).

Through Eaton Vance Management, Atlanta Capital, Calvert and other affiliates, we manage active equity, income and alternative strategies across a range of investment styles and asset classes, including U.S. and global equities, floating-rate bank loans, municipal bonds, global income, high-yield and investment grade bonds. Through Parametric, we manage a range of engineered alpha strategies, including systematic equity, systematic alternatives and managed options strategies. Through Parametric, we also provide portfolio implementation and overlay services, including tax-managed and non-tax-managed Custom Core equity strategies, centralized portfolio management of multi-manager portfolios and customized exposure management services. We also oversee the management of, and distribute, investment funds sub-advised by

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unaffiliated third-party managers, including global, emerging market and regional equity and asset allocation strategies.

Our breadth of investment management capabilities supports a wide range of products and services offered to fund shareholders, retail managed account investors, institutional investors and high-net-worth clients. Our equity strategies encompass a diversity of investment objectives, risk profiles, income levels and geographic representation. Our income investment strategies cover a broad duration, geographic representation and credit quality range and encompass both taxable and tax-free investments. We also offer a range of alternative investment strategies, including commodity- and currency-based investments and a spectrum of absolute return strategies. Although we manage and distribute a wide range of investment products and services, we operate in one business segment, namely as an investment adviser to funds and separate accounts. As of October 31, 2017, we had $422.3 billion in consolidated assets under management.

We distribute our funds and retail managed accounts principally through financial intermediaries. We have broad market reach, with distribution partners including national and regional broker-dealers, independent broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, banks and insurance companies. We support these distribution partners with a team of approximately 120 sales professionals covering U.S. and international markets.

We also commit significant resources to serving institutional and high-net-worth clients who access investment management services on a direct basis and through investment consultants. Through our wholly- and majority- owned affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries, we manage investments for a broad range of clients in the institutional and high-net-worth marketplace in the U.S. and internationally, including corporations, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices and public and private employee retirement plans.

Company History

We have been in the investment management business for over 90 years, tracing our history to two Boston-based investment managers: Eaton & Howard, formed in 1924, and Vance, Sanders & Company, organized in 1934. Eaton & Howard, Vance Sanders, Inc. (renamed Eaton Vance Management, Inc. in June 1984 and reorganized as Eaton Vance Management in October 1990) was formed upon the acquisition of Eaton & Howard, Incorporated by Vance, Sanders & Company, Inc. on April 30, 1979. Following the 1979 merger of these predecessor organizations to form Eaton Vance, our managed assets consisted primarily of open-end mutual funds marketed to U.S. retail investors under the Eaton Vance brand and investment counsel services offered directly to high-net-worth and institutional investors. Over the ensuing years, we have expanded our product and distribution efforts to include closed-end, private and offshore funds, retail managed accounts, a broad array of investment strategies and services for institutional and high-net-worth investors, and, most recently, NextSharesTM exchange-traded managed funds (NextShares).

Our long-term growth strategy focuses on developing and growing market-leading investment franchises and expanding our product distribution reach into new channels and geographic markets. The development of leading investment franchises may be achieved either organically or through acquisitions. Recent strategic acquisitions include the purchase of substantially all of the business assets of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (Calvert Investments) in December 2016, Parametric's fiscal 2013 purchase of The Clifton Group Investment Management Company (Clifton), and our fiscal 2012 purchase of a 49 percent interest in Hexavest.

On December 30, 2016, Calvert, a newly formed Eaton Vance subsidiary, completed the purchase of substantially all of the business assets of Calvert Investments. Founded in 1976, Calvert Investments became a pioneer in responsible investing in 1982 by launching the first mutual fund to avoid investing in companies

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doing business in apartheid-era South Africa. At acquisition, Calvert had $11.9 billion of assets under management. Of this, $2.1 billion was previously included in the Company's consolidated managed assets because Atlanta Capital is sub-adviser to one of the Calvert-sponsored mutual funds (Calvert Funds). The total managed assets of Calvert, including assets sub-advised by other Eaton Vance affiliates, have grown to $12.9 billion at October 31, 2017.

The fiscal 2012 purchase of Clifton, which now operates as Parametric's Minneapolis investment center, provided Parametric with a market-leading position in futures- and options-based portfolio implementation services and risk-management strategies. Managed assets of Parametric's Minneapolis investment center have grown from $34.8 billion at purchase in December 2012 to $98.3 billion on October 31, 2017.

In fiscal 2012, we expanded our global equity offerings by acquiring a 49 percent interest in Hexavest, a Montreal-based investment adviser, and became Hexavest's exclusive distribution partner in all markets outside Canada. Hexavest's assets under management have grown from $11.0 billion at purchase in August 2012 to $16.0 billion on October 31, 2017.

Investment Managers and Distributors

We conduct our investment management business through Eaton Vance Management, Parametric, Atlanta Capital, Calvert and other direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Boston Management and Research (BMR), Eaton Vance Investment Counsel (EVIC), Eaton Vance Advisers (Ireland) Limited (EVAI), Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited (EVMI), Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd. (EVAIL) and Eaton Vance Trust Company (EVTC), together encompassing a broad range of investment management capabilities and investment styles. Eaton Vance Management, Parametric, Atlanta Capital, Calvert, BMR, EVIC, EVMI and EVAIL are all registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act). EVAI is registered under the Central Bank of Ireland and provides management services to the Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Funds Plc. EVTC, a trust company, is exempt from registration under the Advisers Act.

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), a wholly-owned broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), markets and sells the Eaton Vance-, Parametric- and Calvert-branded funds and retail managed accounts. EVMI, a wholly-owned financial services company registered under the Financial Services and Market Act in the United Kingdom, markets our products and services in Europe and certain other international markets. Eaton Vance Management International (Asia) Pte. Ltd. (EVMIA) is a wholly-owned financial services company that markets our products and services in the Asia Pacific region. EVMIA is registered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and holds a Capital Markets Services License for Fund Management, Dealing in Securities, Trading in Futures Contracts and Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading. EVMIA also operates under the Singapore Companies Act as overseen by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority in Singapore. Eaton Vance Asia Pacific, Ltd. (Eaton Vance Asia Pacific), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, opened a Tokyo office in fiscal 2017 to provide relationship management and client service support to clients in Japan and other parts of Asia. Eaton Vance Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly-owned company registered as an Australian propriety company with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, markets our products and services in Australia.

We are headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and also maintain offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; Washington, District of Columbia; Westport, Connecticut; London, England; Singapore; Sydney, Australia; and Tokyo, Japan. Our sales representatives operate throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. We are represented in the Middle East through an agreement with a third-party distributor.

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