Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income 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: 811-21470

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

October 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

October 31, 2013

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global

Dividend Income Fund (ETG)

 

Annual Report

October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

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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 and is not subject to the 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.

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.


Annual Report October 31, 2013

Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2   

Performance

     3   

Fund Profile

     4   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     5   

Financial Statements

     6   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     22   

Federal Tax Information

     23   

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     24   

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     25   

Management and Organization

     27   

Important Notices

     29   


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

Most major equity markets worldwide recorded strong performance for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2013.

World stock markets were volatile in the final months of 2012 amid the U.S. presidential election and fears of a post-election political deadlock on U.S. tax and spending policies. With the apparent resolution of the so-called “fiscal cliff” budget negotiations in January 2013, global stocks began a sustained rise that gained momentum on positive economic news and continuing support from world central banks. A succession of encouraging economic reports in the U.S. and Europe helped power global stock indexes to record highs in May 2013.

In June 2013, however, equities worldwide faltered after the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced that a key component of its economic stimulus effort might be scaled back in late 2013. Investors worried that a stimulus pullback could end markets’ long rise and slow the economic recovery. Global stocks subsequently rebounded as market participants reassessed the potential impact of the Fed’s plan, only to fall again in August 2013 on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and renewed investor concerns about future Fed policy.

Then, in mid-September 2013, the Fed surprised investors by postponing any stimulus reduction, citing lackluster economic growth and rising interest rates. Global stocks initially jumped in response, but swiftly turned lower amid market participants’ confusion over the Fed’s intentions, along with the mounting threat of a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling debacle. While many markets took another hit from the 16-day U.S. government shutdown, they bounced back after a temporary budget deal was reached to reopen the U.S. government and avert a U.S. default on its debts. The two major U.S. stock indexes — the Dow Jones Industrial Average2 and the broader S&P 500 Index — attained new highs, as soft economic data boosted expectations that the Fed would further delay tapering its easy money policies. The Fed confirmed these expectations near period-end by once again leaving its stimulus program intact.

For the full 12-month period, the MSCI World Index (the Index) of global stocks advanced 25.77%. In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index rose 21.82% and 27.18%, respectively, while the technology-laden NASDAQ Composite Index added 33.54%. The MSCI Europe Index returned 27.70%, as European stocks benefited from an improving economy following Europe’s prolonged recession. In Asia, the MSCI All Country Pacific Index returned 20.43%, but reflecting concerns about slower economic growth in China, the MSCI Golden Dragon Index returned a more modest 12.89%. Emerging markets overall were an exception to the global trend of double-digit gains, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rising 6.53% for the 12-month period.

Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2013, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund (the

Fund) had a total return of 27.29% at net asset value (NAV), outperforming the 25.77% return of the Fund’s primary benchmark, the MSCI World Index.

The positive effect of leverage6 in a generally rising market was the key driver of the Fund’s outperformance versus the Index. The use of leverage has the effect of achieving additional exposure to the common and preferred markets, thus magnifying the Fund’s exposure to its underlying investments in both up and down markets. As of the end of the period, the Fund had leverage of 24.26% of its aggregate net assets plus borrowings outstanding.

The Fund’s common stock portfolio performed essentially in line with the Index. Within the common stock portfolio, stock selection in the materials, energy and telecommunication services sectors helped performance versus the Index. In materials, stock selection in chemicals and an underweight in metals & mining aided performance relative to the Index. In energy, stock selection in oil, gas & consumable fuels contributed to performance versus the Index. In telecommunication services, stock selection in wireless telecommunication services boosted performance relative to the Index.

By contrast, stock selection in the information technology (IT) and health care sectors detracted from the Fund’s performance versus the Index, as did stock selection and an underweight in the strong-performing consumer discretionary sector. In IT, that positioning led to stock selection that hurt performance relative to the Index, particularly in IT services, computers & peripherals and communications equipment. In health care, the same bias toward dividend-paying stocks led to ownership of underperforming pharmaceuticals stocks and a lack of holdings in biotechnology, which performed strongly relative to the Index. In consumer discretionary, stock selection and an underweight in the automobiles subsector hurt performance versus the Index, as did a lack of holdings in the strong-performing auto components and Internet & catalog retail subsectors.

The Fund’s preferred stock allocation was the most significant detractor from performance versus the Index, as preferred securities, being interest-rate sensitive, were negatively impacted by rising rates in the second half of the 12-month period. The Fund’s preferred allocation underperformed the Index, but delivered positive absolute performance, while the Fund’s preferred benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index (“the preferred index”), posted negative returns during the period. This outperformance versus the preferred index resulted from a combination of factors. The Fund largely avoided the new issue preferred market in the final months of the period, as rising rates led to a sell-off in new issues. Overweighting high-yield issues also aided the Fund’s performance versus the preferred index, as lower-rated, higher-risk assets generally provided higher yields than the overall preferred market and were less negatively impacted by rising rates. As of period-end, the Fund had 18.49% of its total investments in preferred securities (i.e., preferred stocks and corporate bonds and notes).

 

 

 

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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Performance2,3

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund at NAV

     01/30/2004         27.29      14.55      7.61

Fund at Market Price

             24.03         16.23         6.72   

MSCI World Index

             25.77      13.33      6.56

BofA Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index

             –2.48         9.94         1.79   
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV4                                
              –7.76
           
Distributions5                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 1.230   

Distribution Rate at NAV

              7.07

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              7.67
           
% Total Leverage6                                

Borrowings

              24.26

 

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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

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)

 

 

Sanofi

    2.2

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2.2   

Microsoft Corp.

    1.8   

United Technologies Corp.

    1.8   

Societe Generale

    1.7   

BNP Paribas SA

    1.7   

Roche Holding AG PC

    1.7   

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1.7   

National Grid PLC

    1.6   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1.6   

Total

    18.0
 

 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

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

 

2 

Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 blue- chip stocks that are generally the leaders in their industry. S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities in the developed markets. MSCI Europe Index is an unmanaged index designed to measure the developed equity market performance of Europe. MSCI All Country Pacific Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the developed and emerging markets in the Pacific region. MSCI Golden Dragon Index is an unmanaged index of common stocks traded in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged index of emerging markets common stocks. MSCI indices 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. NASDAQ Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on NASDAQ. 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.

 

3 

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.

4 

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.

 

5 

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 distributions 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. 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.

 

6 

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.

 

  

Important Notice to Shareholders

  

Effective November 21, 2013, the portfolio management team of the Fund includes new managers Michael A. Allison, CFA, and Walter A. Row, III, CFA, CMT, and continuing manager John H. Croft, CFA. Judith A. Saryan will continue serving as a portfolio manager of the Fund until her retirement from the Eaton Vance organization on December 20, 2013. Aamer Khan, CFA, formerly a member of the Fund’s portfolio management team, will focus on other investment responsibilities in Eaton Vance’s equity group.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 105.2%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 3.9%

  

Boeing Co. (The)

    164,000      $ 21,402,000   

United Technologies Corp.(1)

    290,000        30,812,500   
                 
  $ 52,214,500   
                 

Automobiles — 2.9%

  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    343,500      $ 13,716,944   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    377,000        24,443,991   
                 
  $ 38,160,935   
                 

Beverages — 1.7%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV(1)

    212,000      $ 21,976,685   
                 
  $ 21,976,685   
                 

Chemicals — 5.0%

  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    90,000      $ 19,404,000   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A(1)

    282,000        21,037,200   

PPG Industries, Inc.(1)

    145,000        26,474,100   
                 
  $ 66,915,300   
                 

Commercial Banks — 12.3%

  

BNP Paribas SA

    403,000      $ 29,730,574   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    2,225,000        14,169,386   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    6,975,000        14,640,957   

Natixis

    3,500,000        18,821,594   

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

    373,088        27,433,161   

Societe Generale

    535,000        30,221,884   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    643,461        27,469,350   
                 
  $ 162,486,906   
                 

Communications Equipment — 1.2%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    704,000      $ 15,840,000   
                 
  $ 15,840,000   
                 

Computers & Peripherals — 2.4%

  

Apple, Inc.

    28,000      $ 14,625,800   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    731,000        17,814,470   
                 
  $ 32,440,270   
                 

Construction & Engineering — 1.0%

  

Vinci SA

    200,000      $ 12,797,235   
                 
  $ 12,797,235   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Consumer Finance — 1.4%

  

Discover Financial Services

    350,000      $ 18,158,000   
                 
  $ 18,158,000   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 4.3%

  

Bank of America Corp.

    964,594      $ 13,465,732   

Citigroup, Inc.(1)

    355,000        17,316,900   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(1)

    498,000        25,666,920   
                 
  $ 56,449,552   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.3%

  

Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

    4,384,921      $ 7,624,028   

BT Group PLC(1)

    2,888,881        17,479,547   

Deutsche Telekom AG

    750,000        11,786,029   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    195,000        10,136,163   

Telenor ASA

    440,000        10,572,152   
                 
  $ 57,597,919   
                 

Electric Utilities — 1.3%

  

Edison International

    350,000      $ 17,160,500   
                 
  $ 17,160,500   
                 

Electrical Equipment — 1.8%

  

Emerson Electric Co.

    365,000      $ 24,444,050   
                 
  $ 24,444,050   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.4%

  

Corning, Inc.

    1,065,000      $ 18,200,850   
                 
  $ 18,200,850   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%

  

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    200,000      $ 18,744,000   
                 
  $ 18,744,000   
                 

Food Products — 2.6%

  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(1)

    675,000      $ 22,707,000   

Nestle SA(1)

    110,000        7,940,230   

Orkla ASA

    445,000        3,607,248   
                 
  $ 34,254,478   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    200,000      $ 7,310,000   

Covidien PLC

    420,000        26,926,200   

Medtronic, Inc.

    128,000        7,347,200   
                 
  $ 41,583,400   
                 
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8%

  

Compass Group PLC

    500,000      $ 7,190,598   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    475,000        13,839,949   

McDonald’s Corp.(1)

    168,000        16,215,360   
                 
  $ 37,245,907   
                 

Household Products — 2.4%

  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC(1)

    186,000      $ 14,463,186   

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    634,286        17,982,769   
                 
  $ 32,445,955   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    357,853      $ 12,646,774   
                 
  $ 12,646,774   
                 

Insurance — 4.9%

  

Aflac, Inc.(1)

    215,000      $ 13,970,700   

AXA SA

    580,000        14,450,951   

MetLife, Inc.

    210,000        9,935,100   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    128,000        19,470,390   

Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd.(2)

    83,000        7,285,957   
                 
  $ 65,113,098   
                 

IT Services — 2.5%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A(1)

    395,000      $ 29,032,500   

International Business Machines Corp.(1)

    24,000        4,301,040   
                 
  $ 33,333,540   
                 

Machinery — 1.0%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    158,000      $ 13,170,880   
                 
  $ 13,170,880   
                 

Media — 2.8%

  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(1)

    300,000      $ 20,577,000   

WPP PLC

    770,000        16,355,506   
                 
  $ 36,932,506   
                 

Metals & Mining — 1.3%

  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    485,000      $ 17,828,600   
                 
  $ 17,828,600   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 3.6%

  

National Grid PLC(1)

    2,230,000      $ 28,023,832   

Sempra Energy(1)

    215,000        19,595,100   
                 
  $ 47,618,932   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.1%

  

Chevron Corp.(1)

    19,000      $ 2,279,240   

ENI SpA(1)

    975,000        24,752,250   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    75,000        6,721,500   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    400,000        14,104,000   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(1)

    397,000        38,143,760   

Phillips 66(1)

    317,500        20,456,525   

Total SA

    235,000        14,417,940   
                 
  $ 120,875,215   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 8.7%

  

AstraZeneca PLC

    210,000      $ 11,117,427   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    347,000        15,646,230   

Pfizer, Inc.(1)

    655,000        20,095,400   

Roche Holding AG PC(1)

    105,800        29,257,444   

Sanofi(1)

    362,000        38,597,571   
                 
  $ 114,714,072   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.(1)

    82,322      $ 10,294,366   
                 
  $ 10,294,366   
                 

Road & Rail — 1.3%

  

Union Pacific Corp.

    117,000      $ 17,713,800   
                 
  $ 17,713,800   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%

  

Analog Devices, Inc.(1)

    235,000      $ 11,585,500   
                 
  $ 11,585,500   
                 

Software — 3.0%

  

Microsoft Corp.(1)

    900,000      $ 31,815,000   

Oracle Corp.

    250,000        8,375,000   
                 
  $ 40,190,000   
                 

Specialty Retail — 3.3%

  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    250,000      $ 19,472,500   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA(1)

    80,000        13,139,110   

Kingfisher PLC

    1,730,000        10,465,535   
                 
  $ 43,077,145   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.3%

  

Adidas AG(1)

    150,000      $ 17,091,827   
                 
  $ 17,091,827   
                 
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Tobacco — 1.6%

  

British American Tobacco PLC

    162,000      $ 8,937,903   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    344,500        12,465,278   
                 
  $ 21,403,181   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%

  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    380,000      $ 5,428,651   
                 
  $ 5,428,651   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

  

Vodafone Group PLC ADR

    196,000      $ 7,216,720   
                 
  $ 7,216,720   
                 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,110,489,268)

   

  $ 1,395,351,249   
                 
Preferred Stocks — 18.3%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks — 1.1%

  

AgriBank FCB, 6.875% to 1/1/24(2)(3)(4)

    50,890      $ 5,112,410   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 6.657% to 5/21/37(1)(3)(5)

    9,897        9,793,939   
                 
  $ 14,906,349   
                 

Capital Markets — 0.6%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 6.375%

    50,800      $ 1,188,288   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 5.20%

    79,333        1,651,713   

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

    91,800        2,056,320   

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

    123,450        2,818,364   
                 
  $ 7,714,685   
                 

Commercial Banks — 6.7%

  

Barclays Bank PLC, 7.625%(1)

    2,560      $ 2,733,796   

Citigroup, Inc., Series B, 5.90% to 2/15/23(3)

    3,340        3,226,549   

CoBank ACB, Series F, 6.25% to 10/1/22(3)(5)

    51,100        5,087,644   

Credit Agricole SA, 8.125% to 9/19/18(3)(5)

    1,795        1,925,998   

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.60%

    109,856        2,916,677   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas,
6.75% to 9/15/23(3)(5)

    7,600        761,663   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas,
Series 1, 10.00%(1)

    4,453        5,431,268   

First Tennessee Bank, 3.75%(5)(6)

    2,570        1,873,691   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, Series 2, 10.176% to 6/30/30(1)(3)(5)

    2,517        3,691,691   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series 1, 7.90% to 4/30/18(1)(3)

    3,025        3,338,893   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series O, 5.50%

    125,773        2,728,016   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Commercial Banks (continued)

  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Q, 5.15% to 5/1/23(3)

    3,100      $ 2,904,373   

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

    2,509        2,478,474   

KeyCorp, Series A, 7.75%

    46,185        5,912,142   

Regions Financial Corp., Series A, 6.375%

    254,618        5,830,752   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series 1, 7.648% to 9/30/31(3)

    2,190        2,313,923   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series T, 7.25%

    69,005        1,660,950   

Standard Chartered PLC,
7.014% to 7/30/37(1)(3)(5)

    77.32        8,318,471   

SunTrust Banks, Inc., Series E, 5.875%

    181,521        3,937,463   

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

    96,540        2,669,572   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 6.50%

    147,850        3,325,146   

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

    25,800        574,308   

Webster Financial Corp., Series E, 6.40%

    103,265        2,358,831   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, 7.50%

    6,980        7,950,220   

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

    106,375        2,517,098   

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

    2,275        2,316,177   
                 
  $ 88,783,786   
                 

Consumer Finance — 1.0%

  

Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, 8.50% to 5/15/16(3)

    119,552      $ 3,219,834   

Capital One Financial Corp., Series B, 6.00%

    184,900        4,121,421   

Discover Financial Services, Series B, 6.50%

    235,600        5,650,277   
                 
  $ 12,991,532   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%

  

Bank of America Corp., Series U,
5.20% to 6/1/23(3)

    2,480      $ 2,317,450   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, 7.125% to 6/15/22(1)(3)

    50.22        5,743,855   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series B, 6.25% to 12/15/22(1)(3)

    27.60        2,954,453   

KKR Financial Holdings, LLC, Series A, 7.375%

    207,500        5,135,625   

RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, Series G, 6.08%

    232,720        5,096,568   

UBS AG, 7.625%(1)

    5,100        5,901,912   
                 
  $ 27,149,863   
                 

Electric Utilities — 1.7%

  

Electricite de France SA, 5.25% to 1/29/23(1)(3)(5)

    6,500      $ 6,488,252   

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.90%

    52,980        1,069,534   

Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.45%

    51,243        1,247,449   

Entergy Louisiana, LLC, 6.95%

    2,855        287,284   

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

    60,500        1,323,438   

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

    84,855        1,672,619   

Southern California Edison Co., Series D, 6.50%

    34,321        3,421,375   

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

    2,656        2,829,049   

Virginia Electric and Power Co., 6.12%

    47        4,795,309   
                 
  $ 23,134,309   
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Food Products — 0.8%

  

Dairy Farmers of America, 7.875%(5)

    86,230      $ 9,372,123   

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.25%(5)

    18,430        1,643,726   
                 
  $ 11,015,849   
                 

Insurance — 1.4%

  

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

    38,700      $ 927,252   

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd., 7.25%

    95,970        2,400,210   

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.,
7.401% to 1/1/17(3)

    47,350        1,231,573   

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.,
Series B, 7.50%

    98,835        2,501,514   

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd., 8.875%

    290,735        7,884,733   

Prudential PLC, 6.50%(1)

    3,263        3,305,455   
                 
  $ 18,250,737   
                 

Machinery — 0.5%

  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.75%

    274,918      $ 6,194,260   
                 
  $ 6,194,260   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

  

DTE Energy Co., Series C, 5.25%

    106,673      $ 2,224,132   
                 
  $ 2,224,132   
                 

Pipelines — 0.3%

  

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

    155,960      $ 4,000,764   
                 
  $ 4,000,764   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

  

CapLease, Inc., Series A, 8.125%

    106,290      $ 2,674,256   

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

    103,900        2,401,129   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust, Series A, 7.75%

    112,990        2,758,086   

DDR Corp., Series J, 6.50%

    259,000        5,698,000   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.,
Series D, 8.00%(1)

    129,500        3,323,294   

Taubman Centers, Inc., Series K, 6.25%

    38,900        839,462   
                 
  $ 17,694,227   
                 

Telecommunications — 0.1%

  

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%(5)

    1,321      $ 1,627,720   
                 
  $ 1,627,720   
                 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.5%

  

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

    2,545      $ 2,289,991   

EverBank Financial Corp., Series A, 6.75%

    206,800        4,547,532   
                 
  $ 6,837,523   
                 

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $238,137,967)

   

  $ 242,525,736   
                 
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 5.8%   
   
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Chemicals — 0.1%

  

Sinochem Group, 5.00% to 11/2/18, 12/29/49(3)(5)

  $ 1,290      $ 1,222,275   
                 
  $ 1,222,275   
                 

Commercial Banks — 0.8%

  

Banco do Brasil SA, 6.25% to 4/15/24, 12/29/49(3)(5)

  $ 1,200      $ 1,011,000   

Citigroup Capital III, 7.625%, 12/1/36

    2,515        2,816,800   

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 8/8/23(5)

    2,574        2,753,923   

Groupe BPCE, 12.50% to 9/30/19,
8/29/49(1)(3)(5)

    3,153        4,063,429   

Regions Financial Corp., 7.375%, 12/10/37

    290        315,234   

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

    400        311,000   
                 
  $ 11,271,386   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

  

Textron Financial Corp., 6.00% to 2/15/17, 2/15/67(1)(3)(5)

  $ 7,458      $ 6,674,910   
                 
  $ 6,674,910   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

  

Koninklijke KPN NV, 7.00% to 3/28/23, 3/28/73(3)(5)

  $ 4,417      $ 4,552,589   
                 
  $ 4,552,589   
                 

Electric Utilities — 1.1%

  

Enel S.p.A., 8.75% to 9/24/23,
9/24/73(3)(5)

  $ 5,000      $ 5,435,250   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A, 6.70% to 3/30/17, 3/30/67(1)(3)

    8,600        8,692,527   
                 
  $ 14,127,777   
                 

Insurance — 2.3%

  

Allstate Corp. (The), Series B, 5.75% to 8/15/23, 8/15/53(3)

  $ 3,862      $ 3,956,136   

MetLife Capital Trust IV,
7.875%, 12/15/67(5)

    437        505,828   

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

    2,569        3,847,077   

QBE Capital Funding II, LP, 6.797% to 6/1/17, 6/29/49(1)(3)(5)

    2,115        2,141,438   

QBE Capital Funding III, Ltd., 7.25% to 5/24/21, 5/24/41(1)(3)(5)

    3,513        3,702,807   

Swiss Re Capital I, LP, 6.854% to 5/25/16, 5/25/49(1)(3)(5)

    4,758        5,091,060   

XL Capital, Ltd., Series E, 6.50% to 4/15/17, 12/29/49(1)(3)

    10,964        10,810,504   
                 
  $ 30,054,850   
                 
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
   

Pipelines — 0.7%

  

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

  $ 3,016      $ 2,835,040   

Energy Transfer Partners, LP, 3.283%, 11/1/66(5)(6)

    3,324        3,024,840   

Enterprise Products Operating, LLC, 7.00% to 6/1/17, 6/1/67(1)(3)

    2,920        3,053,733   
                 
  $ 8,913,613   
                 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $69,692,305)

   

  $ 76,817,400   
                 
Short-Term Investments — 0.9%   
   
Description   Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.14%(7)

  $ 12,596      $ 12,595,710   
                 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $12,595,710)

   

  $ 12,595,710   
                 

Total Investments — 130.2%
(identified cost $1,430,915,250)

   

  $ 1,727,290,095   
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (30.2)%

  

  $ (400,391,169
                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 1,326,898,926   
                 

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) 

When-issued security.

 

(5) 

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 October 31, 2013, the aggregate value of these securities is $93,599,307 or 7.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(6) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2013.

 

(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 October 31, 2013.

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage of
Total Investments
    Value  

United States

    58.8   $ 1,016,252,314   

France

    9.4        163,101,178   

United Kingdom

    8.5        146,545,092   

Japan

    5.5        95,001,370   

Switzerland

    3.0        52,328,614   

Netherlands

    2.2        38,236,563   

Italy

    1.8        30,187,500   

Germany

    1.7        28,877,856   

Ireland

    1.6        26,926,200   

Belgium

    1.3        21,976,685   

Poland

    1.1        19,470,390   

Sweden

    1.0        17,982,769   

Bermuda

    0.9        14,945,282   

Norway

    0.8        14,179,400   

Spain

    0.8        13,139,110   

Cayman Islands

    0.7        12,438,224   

Israel

    0.4        7,624,028   

Australia

    0.3        5,844,245   

China

    0.1        1,222,275   

Brazil

    0.1        1,011,000   
                 

Total Investments

    100.0   $ 1,727,290,095   
                 
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets   October 31, 2013  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $1,418,319,540)

  $ 1,714,694,385   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $12,595,710)

    12,595,710   

Cash

    41,371   

Restricted cash*

    1,560,000   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $8,037,409)

    7,993,878   

Dividends and interest receivable

    4,664,049   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    975   

Receivable for investments sold

    21,009,936   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    955,419   

Tax reclaims receivable

    4,249,175   

Total assets

  $ 1,767,764,898   
Liabilities        

Notes payable

  $ 425,000,000   

Payable for investments purchased

    8,998,945   

Payable for when-issued securities

    5,096,803   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    1,239,216   

Trustees’ fees

    5,453   

Accrued expenses

    525,555   

Total liabilities

  $ 440,865,972   

Net Assets

  $ 1,326,898,926   
Sources of Net Assets        

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 76,300,214 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 763,002   

Additional paid-in capital

    1,447,517,855   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (421,315,686

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    2,320,747   

Net unrealized appreciation

    297,613,008   

Net Assets

  $ 1,326,898,926   
Net Asset Value        

($1,326,898,926 ÷ 76,300,214 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 17.39   

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian for open derivative contracts.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income  

Year Ended

October 31, 2013

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $7,973,666)

  $ 109,001,145   

Interest

    4,504,263   

Interest income allocated from affiliated investment

    13,743   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (1,606

Total investment income

  $ 113,517,545   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 13,982,212   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    63,943   

Custodian fee

    558,667   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    19,015   

Legal and accounting services

    113,342   

Printing and postage

    137,146   

Interest expense and fees

    3,717,127   

Miscellaneous

    224,435   

Total expenses

  $ 18,815,887   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 65   

Total expense reductions

  $ 65   

Net expenses

  $ 18,815,822   

Net investment income

  $ 94,701,723   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 116,045,930   

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    478   

Proceeds from securities litigation settlements

    796,180   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    (2,332,886

Net realized gain

  $ 114,509,702   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 81,140,180   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    978,783   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 82,118,963   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 196,628,665   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 291,330,388   

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   2013     2012  

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 94,701,723      $ 89,200,431   

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

    114,509,702        17,039,150   

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

    82,118,963        19,884,740   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 291,330,388      $ 126,124,321   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (93,849,264   $ (93,849,264

Total distributions

  $ (93,849,264   $ (93,849,264

Net increase in net assets

  $ 197,481,124      $ 32,275,057   
Net Assets                

At beginning of year

  $ 1,129,417,802      $ 1,097,142,745   

At end of year

  $ 1,326,898,926      $ 1,129,417,802   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of year

  $ 2,320,747      $ 3,180,111   

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities  

Year Ended

October 31, 2013

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 291,330,388   

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

 

Investments purchased

    (1,700,511,450

Investments sold

    1,709,823,462   

Increase in short-term investments, net

    (3,939,314

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

    67,568   

Increase in restricted cash

    (865,505

Decrease in dividends and interest receivable

    247,399   

Decrease in interest receivable from affiliated investment

    78   

Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (952,535

Increase in tax reclaims receivable

    (349,282

Decrease in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (3,744

Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

    111,204   

Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

    465   

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (246,799

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

    (81,140,180

Net realized gain from investments

    (116,045,930

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 97,525,825   
Cash Flows From Financing Activities        

Distributions paid, net of reinvestments

  $ (93,849,264

Proceeds from notes payable

    425,000,000   

Repayment of notes payable

    (425,000,000

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (93,849,264

Net increase in cash*

  $ 3,676,561   

Cash at beginning of year(1)

  $ 4,358,688   

Cash at end of year(1)

  $ 8,035,249   
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings

  $ 3,874,210   

 

(1) 

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 

* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $(87,465).

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 14.800      $ 14.380      $ 15.150      $ 13.890      $ 14.340   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 1.241 (2)    $ 1.169      $ 1.333      $ 1.242      $ 1.114   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.579        0.481        (0.873     1.248        (0.108

Total income from operations

  $ 3.820      $ 1.650      $ 0.460      $ 2.490      $ 1.006   
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (1.230   $ (1.230   $ (1.230   $ (1.230   $ (1.456

Total distributions

  $ (1.230   $ (1.230   $ (1.230   $ (1.230   $ (1.456

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 17.390      $ 14.800      $ 14.380      $ 15.150      $ 13.890   

Market value — End of year

  $ 16.040      $ 14.010      $ 13.340      $ 14.340      $ 12.550   

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(3)

    27.29     12.64     3.45     19.46     11.37

Total Investment Return on Market Value(3)

    24.03     14.94     1.39     25.06     17.40
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 1,326,899      $ 1,129,418      $ 1,097,143      $ 1,155,754      $ 1,059,505   

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

         

Expenses excluding interest and fees(4)

    1.24     1.26     1.17     1.10     1.07

Interest and fee expense

    0.30     0.48     0.38     0.41     0.87

Total expenses(4)

    1.54     1.74     1.55     1.51     1.94

Net investment income

    7.73 %(2)      8.08     8.69     8.71     9.06

Portfolio Turnover

    105     120     95     103     87

Senior Securities:

         

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

  $ 425,000      $ 425,000      $ 425,000      $ 402,000      $ 339,000   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(5)

  $ 4,122      $ 3,657      $ 3,582      $ 3,875      $ 4,125   

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Net investment income per share reflects special dividends which amounted to $0.260 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 6.11%.

 

(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) 

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

 

(5) 

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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The 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.

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

Equity Securities. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 will use 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 will be adjusted by an income factor, to be 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, 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.

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

 

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Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The 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.

At October 31, 2013, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $418,855,597 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2016 ($175,153,567), October 31, 2017 ($211,946,849) and October 31, 2018 ($31,755,181). In addition, such capital loss carryforward cannot be utilized prior to the utilization of new capital losses, if any, created after October 31, 2013.

During the year ended October 31, 2013, a capital loss carryforward of $116,675,728 was utilized to offset net realized gains by the Fund.

As of October 31, 2013, 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications — Under the 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  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions — The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

K  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.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

2  Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund intends to make monthly distributions of net investment income to common shareholders. In addition, at least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
     2013      2012  

Distributions declared from:

    

Ordinary income

  $ 93,849,264       $ 93,849,264   

During the year ended October 31, 2013, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $1,711,823 and accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $1,711,823 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for foreign currency gain (loss), accretion of market discount, investments in partnerships and distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $ 1,912,473   

Capital loss carryforward

  $ (418,855,597

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 295,561,193   

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, distributions from REITs, accretion of market discount, investments in partnerships and foreign currency transactions.

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Fund and EVM, the fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily gross assets up to and including $1.5 billion, 0.83% over $1.5 billion up to and including $3 billion, and at reduced rates on daily gross assets over $3 billion, and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage. The fee reduction cannot be terminated without the consent of a majority of Trustees and a majority of shareholders. For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $13,982,212, or 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily gross assets. 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 year ended October 31, 2013, 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 $1,699,344,478 and $1,722,875,062, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Fund for the years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

6  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at October 31, 2013, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 1,431,988,117   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 307,842,991   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (12,541,013

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 295,301,978   

7  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include 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.

A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at October 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
11/29/13   Euro
16,710,000
   United States Dollar
22,964,236
   Citibank NA   $ 274,992      $         —      $ 274,992   
11/29/13   Euro
16,710,000
   United States Dollar
22,967,611
   Standard Chartered Bank     278,367               278,367   
11/29/13   Euro
16,710,000
   United States Dollar
22,964,286
   State Street Bank and Trust Co.     275,042               275,042   
11/29/13   Japanese Yen
9,297,650,000
   United States Dollar
94,693,675
   Standard Chartered Bank     127,018               127,018   
                  $ 955,419      $      $ 955,419   

At October 31, 2013, 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 also enters into such contracts as a substitute for the purchase of securities or currencies.

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 October 31, 2013, the Fund had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Fund was $1,560,000 at October 31, 2013.

The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At October 31, 2013, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $955,419, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position, with the highest amount from any one counterparty being $405,385. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into master netting agreements with substantially all its derivative counterparties, which allows it and a counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is foreign exchange risk at October 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative     Liability Derivative  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 955,419 (1)    $         —   

 

(1) 

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

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 year ended October 31, 2013 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

  $ (2,311,426 )(1)     $ 956,279 (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 year ended October 31, 2013, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $134,810,000.

8  Committed Facility Agreement

Effective February 6, 2013, the Fund entered into a Committed Facility Agreement (the Agreement) with a major financial institution that allows it to borrow up to $500 million over a rolling 180 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 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the commitment if outstanding borrowings are less than 85% 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 February 6, 2013, the Fund had a Committed Facility Agreement with another major financial institution to borrow up to $466 million. Under the terms of such agreement, the Fund was charged interest at a rate above 3-month LIBOR and was payable monthly. The Fund was charged a commitment fee of 0.55% per annum on the unused portion of the commitment. At October 31, 2013, the Fund had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $425 million at an interest rate of 0.77%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at October 31, 2013 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 10) at October 31, 2013. For the year ended October 31, 2013, the average borrowings under the agreements and the average interest rate (excluding fees) were $425 million and 0.86%, respectively.

9  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.

10  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

 

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Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

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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 October 31, 2013, 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

  $ 56,264,860       $ 116,243,460       $         —       $ 172,508,320   

Consumer Staples

    22,707,000         87,373,299                 110,080,299   

Energy

    100,449,025         39,170,190                 139,619,215   

Financials

    163,710,229         148,791,693                 312,501,922   

Health Care

    77,325,030         78,972,442                 156,297,472   

Industrials

    107,543,230         30,872,660                 138,415,890   

Information Technology

    151,590,160                         151,590,160   

Materials

    84,743,900                         84,743,900   

Telecommunication Services

    7,216,720         57,597,919                 64,814,639   

Utilities

    36,755,600         28,023,832                 64,779,432   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 808,305,754       $ 587,045,495    $       $ 1,395,351,249   

Preferred Stocks

          

Consumer Staples

  $       $ 11,015,849       $       $ 11,015,849   

Energy

            4,000,764                 4,000,764   

Financials

    75,958,812         118,369,890                 194,328,702   

Industrials

            6,194,260                 6,194,260   

Telecommunication Services

            1,627,720                 1,627,720   

Utilities

    2,224,132         23,134,309                 25,358,441   

Total Preferred Stocks

  $ 78,182,944       $ 164,342,792       $       $ 242,525,736   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $       $ 76,817,400       $       $ 76,817,400   

Short-Term Investments

            12,595,710                 12,595,710   

Total Investments

  $ 886,488,698       $ 840,801,397       $       $ 1,727,290,095   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 955,419       $       $ 955,419   

Total

  $ 886,488,698       $ 841,756,816       $       $ 1,728,245,514   

 

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

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended October 31, 2013 is not presented. At October 31, 2013, the value of investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended was not significant.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund (the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2013, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund as of October 31, 2013, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 16, 2013

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2014 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2013. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.

Qualified Dividend Income.  The Fund designates approximately $102,507,023, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2013 ordinary income dividends, 39.47% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 23, 2013. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Item 1:  The election of Scott E. Eston, Benjamin C. Esty, Allen R. Freedman and Lynn A. Stout as Class I Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2016.

 

Nominee for Trustee

Elected by All Shareholders

  Number of Shares  
  For      Withheld  

Scott E. Eston

    65,321,534         1,510,742   

Benjamin C. Esty

    65,268,996         1,563,280   

Allen R. Freedman

    65,207,156         1,625,120   

Lynn A. Stout

    64,797,115         2,035,161   

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

The Fund offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Fund. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by AST, the Plan agent (Agent). Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not Shares are reinvested.

If your Shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that the Fund’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be able to participate.

The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Fund. Plan participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive Shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Agent to sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your Shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Application for Participation in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

 

This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

 

Please print exact name on account:

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.

YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

 

Number of Employees

The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of October 31, 2013, Fund records indicate that there are 50 registered shareholders and approximately 54,864 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 ETG.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Fund’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Fund are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 190 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee serves for a three year term. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Fund

    

Term of Office;

Length of
Service

     Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2014.

3 years.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 190 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Fund.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc.

            

Noninterested Trustees

Scott E. Eston

1956

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2016.

3 years.

Trustee since 2011.

    

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Benjamin C. Esty

1963

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2016.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

    

Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Allen R. Freedman

1940

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2016.

3 years.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Private Investor. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Former Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). Former Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2000).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Director of Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2011).

William H. Park

1947

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2014.

3 years.

Trustee since 2003.

    

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

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Ronald A. Pearlman

1940

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2003.

    

Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

October 31, 2013

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Fund

    

Term of Office;

Length of
Service

     Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

Helen Frame Peters

1948

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2008.

    

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

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

Lynn A. Stout

1957

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2016.

3 years.

Trustee since 2003.

    

Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Business Law, Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute, Cornell University Law School. Formerly, the Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (2006-2012) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2014.

2 years.

Trustee since 2011.

    

Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011).

Ralph F. Verni

1943

  

Chairman of the Board and

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Chairman of the Board since 2007 and Trustee since 2005.

    

Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

            

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Fund
    

Length of

Service

    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Walter A. Row, III
1957

   President      Since 2013      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      Vice President since 2011, Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

James F. Kirchner(2)

1967

   Treasurer      Since 2013      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Paul M. O’Neil

1953

   Chief Compliance Officer      Since 2004      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

 

(1) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except Mr. Eston and Ms. Taggart) also served as Board members of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).

(2)

Prior to 2013, Mr. Kirchner served as Assistant Treasurer of the Fund since 2007.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

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.

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

Ÿ  

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

Ÿ  

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.  On November 11, 2013, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its 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. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, will be disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may redeem or purchase its outstanding auction preferred shares (APS) 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. 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

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


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2051-12/13   CE-TAGDISRC


Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) –(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2013 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/12      10/31/13  

Audit Fees

   $ 80,440       $ 65,670   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 11,170       $ 12,510   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 1,240       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 92,850       $ 78,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
(2)  Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.
(3)  All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.


(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2013; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   10/31/12      10/31/13  

Registrant

   $ 12,410       $ 12,510   

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 566,619       $ 526,385   

 

(1)  The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. William H. Park (Chair), Scott E. Eston, Ronald A. Pearlman, Helen Frame Peters and Ralph F. Verni are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

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

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

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of


proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.

In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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

Michael A. Allison, John H. Croft, Walter A. Row, III and Judith A. Saryan (until her retirement on December 20, 2013) and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments as well as allocations of the Fund’s assets between common and preferred stocks. Messrs. Allison, Croft and Rowe, and Ms. Saryan are the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of specific segments of the Fund’s investment portfolio.

Mr. Allison is a Vice President of EVM and co-manages other EVM registered investment companies. He is a member of the Equity Strategy Committee and first joined EVM’s equity group in 2000. Mr. Croft has been with EVM since 2004, is a Vice President and co-manages other EVM registered investment companies. Mr. Rowe is a Vice President of EVM and the Director of Structured Equity Portfolios. He is a member of the Equity Strategy Committee and co-manages other EVM registered investment companies. He joined EVM’s equity group in 1996. Ms. Saryan has been an EVM portfolio manager since 1999, is a Vice President and co-manages other EVM registered investment companies. This information is provided as of the date of filing this report.


The following table shows, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.

 

     Number
of All
Accounts
    

Total Assets of

All Accounts

   

Number of
Accounts

Paying a
Performance Fee

     Total Assets of
Accounts Paying a
Performance Fee
 

Michael A. Allison

          

Registered Investment Companies

     7       $ 16,099.5        0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     14       $ 7,767.0     0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0        0       $ 0   

John H. Croft

          

Registered Investment Companies

     5       $ 1,576.8        0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0       $ 0        0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     9       $ 143.1        0       $ 0   

Walter A. Row, III

          

Registered Investment Companies

     9       $ 9,797.1        0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0       $ 0        0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0        0       $ 0   

Judith A. Saryan

          

Registered Investment Companies

     6       $ 5,609.9        0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0       $ 0        0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0        0       $ 0   

 

* Certain of these “Other Pooled Investment Vehicles” invest a substantial portion of their assets either in a registered investment company or in a separate unregistered pooled investment vehicle managed by this portfolio manager.


The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Portfolio Manager   

Dollar Range of Equity

Securities Owned in the Fund

Michael A. Allison

   None

John H. Croft

   None

Walter A. Row, III

   None

Judith A. Saryan

   None

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for a portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, a portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies which govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.

Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily


against a custom peer group or market index. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.

The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

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.


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 Income Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

  Walter A. Row, III
  President
Date:   December 6, 2013

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:   December 6, 2013
By:  

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

  Walter A. Row, III
  President
Date:   December 6, 2013