Investment objective & strategy
As of April 28, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Fund's investment objective is to seek total return.
Strategy. The Fund invests primarily in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed-income securities. The Funds portfolio of fixed-income securities is generally comprised of U.S. Treasury securities (including Treasury bills, Treasury notes, and Treasury inflation-protected securities) and money market instruments. The Fund may also invest in an affiliated investment company that invests in money market instruments. The average portfolio duration of the Funds fixed-income portfolio will vary and under normal market conditions is not expected to exceed one year. Commodity-linked derivative instruments include commodity index-linked swap agreements, futures, and commodity linked notes, that provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets, without investing directly in physical commodities. The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that … The Fund invests primarily in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed-income securities. The Funds portfolio of fixed-income securities is generally comprised of U.S. Treasury securities (including Treasury bills, Treasury notes, and Treasury inflation-protected securities) and money market instruments. The Fund may also invest in an affiliated investment company that invests in money market instruments. The average portfolio duration of the Funds fixed-income portfolio will vary and under normal market conditions is not expected to exceed one year. Commodity-linked derivative instruments include commodity index-linked swap agreements, futures, and commodity linked notes, that provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets, without investing directly in physical commodities. The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to commodities. The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in PSC Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary) with the same investment objective and principal investment strategies as the Fund. The commodity-linked derivative instruments in which the Fund invests are intended to provide returns based on the performance of a particular commodity or particular basket of commodities. Except as required by applicable regulation, there is no stated limit on the Funds use of derivatives for such purposes. The Fund attempts to provide a diversified exposure to a variety of commodities. In this pursuit, the Fund may maintain large overweight or underweight commodity positions versus the Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (the Index). Similarly, the Fund may hold underweight or overweight positions in particular sectors of the commodities markets versus the Index. The Fund seeks to employ a top-down, disciplined and systematic investment process that emphasizes broad exposure among individual commodities and commodity sectors. This rules-based strategy utilizes targeted allocation and systematic rebalancing to attempt to exploit certain quantitative and behavioral characteristics of the commodity asset class to generate alpha (i.e. excess returns versus the index). The investment process is periodically re-evaluated and may be adjusted to ensure that the process is consistent with the Funds investment objective and strategies. Commodity exposures are selected based on factors such as volatility, liquidity, diversification, and perceived risk and potential benefit. Commodity target weights are created to attempt to reduce concentration risk relative to the Index. The frequency of rebalancing depends on the correlation and volatility of the individual commodity. Rules-based rebalancing bands are set around target weights to attempt to minimize trading cost.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSILF-GOVT-INS | MVRXX | $428.21M | 13.64% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $233.70M | 7.44% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $227.99M | 7.26% |
| U.S. Treasury Bills | B | $148.94M | 4.74% |
| U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Security 0.375%, due 01/15/27 | TII | $134.90M | 4.30% |
| World Gold Trust SPDR GLD MINIS | GLDM | $118.37M | 3.77% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $108.81M | 3.47% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $92.57M | 2.95% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $88.31M | 2.81% |
| UST BILLS 0% 05/14/2026 | — | $84.63M | 2.70% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
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Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Eaton Vance Management | Adviser |
| Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of April 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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