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: 811-10067
Eaton Vance Variable Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Deidre E. Walsh
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2026
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
(a)
(b) Not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
| (a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies
| June 30, 2026 | |
| Assets | |
| Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $486,148,986) | $473,100,976 |
| Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost $34,966,036) | 34,983,367 |
| Cash | 1,951,392 |
| Interest receivable | 2,282,389 |
| Dividends receivable from affiliated investments | 105,554 |
| Receivable for investments sold | 11,973,124 |
| Receivable for Fund shares sold | 430,409 |
| Receivable from affiliates | 7,890 |
| Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable | 66,352 |
| Prepaid expenses | 2,245 |
| Total assets | $524,903,698 |
| Liabilities | |
| Payable for investments purchased | $27,902,157 |
| Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 252,425 |
| Payable to affiliates: | |
| Investment adviser fee | 230,431 |
| Distribution fees | 101,021 |
| Trustees' fees | 7,260 |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,023,586 |
| Total liabilities | $29,516,880 |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 12) | |
| Net Assets | $495,386,818 |
| Sources of Net Assets | |
| Paid-in capital | $586,075,419 |
| Accumulated loss | (90,688,601) |
| Net Assets | $495,386,818 |
| Initial Class Shares | |
| Net Assets | $491,543,366 |
| Shares Outstanding | 60,188,333 |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$8.17 |
| ADV Class Shares | |
| Net Assets | $3,377,574 |
| Shares Outstanding | 413,134 |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$8.18 |
| Institutional Class Shares | |
| Net Assets | $465,878 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,043 |
| Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share (net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$8.17 |
| Six Months Ended | |
| June 30, 2026 | |
| Investment Income | |
| Dividend income | $121,663 |
| Dividend income from affiliated investments | 563,593 |
| Interest income | 16,812,406 |
| Other income | 63,261 |
| Total investment income | $17,560,923 |
| Expenses | |
| Investment adviser fee | $1,433,657 |
| Distribution fees: | |
| Initial Class | 618,552 |
| Shareholder servicing fees: | |
| Initial Class | 636,158 |
| ADV Class | 4,371 |
| Trustees’ fees and expenses | 13,222 |
| Custodian fee | 96,680 |
| Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees | 5,873 |
| Legal and accounting services | 116,462 |
| Printing and postage | 224 |
| Interest expense and fees | 91,215 |
| Miscellaneous | 37,555 |
| Total expenses | $3,053,969 |
| Deduct: | |
| Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $30,975 |
| Total expense reductions | $30,975 |
| Net expenses | $3,022,994 |
| Net investment income | $14,537,929 |
| Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
| Net realized gain (loss): | |
| Investment transactions | $(12,678,866) |
| Net realized loss | $(12,678,866) |
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
| Investments | $(393,185) |
| Investments - affiliated investments | 17,331 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(375,854) |
| Net realized and unrealized loss | $(13,054,720) |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | $1,483,209 |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
| From operations: | ||
| Net investment income | $14,537,929 | $35,627,500 |
| Net realized loss | (12,678,866) | (10,989,086) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (375,854) | (3,791,464) |
| Net increase in net assets from operations | $1,483,209 | $20,846,950 |
| Distributions to shareholders: | ||
| Initial Class | $(14,442,824) | $(35,301,058) |
| ADV Class | (103,459) | (286,476) |
| Institutional Class | (13,420) | (17,710) |
| Total distributions to shareholders | $(14,559,703) | $(35,605,244) |
| Transactions in shares of beneficial interest: | ||
| Initial Class | $(12,091,491) | $(24,017,213) |
| ADV Class | (24,900) | (1,924,738) |
| Institutional Class | 78,477 | 396,529 |
| Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions | $(12,037,914) | $(25,545,422) |
| Net decrease in net assets | $(25,114,408) | $(40,303,716) |
| Net Assets | ||
| At beginning of period | $520,501,226 | $560,804,942 |
| At end of period | $495,386,818 | $520,501,226 |
| Initial Class | ||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Net asset value — Beginning of period | $8.38 | $8.61 | $8.65 | $8.44 | $9.09 | $9.03 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||
| Net investment income(1) | $0.24 | $0.57 | $0.68 | $0.70 | $0.40 | $0.26 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.21) | (0.23) | (0.04) | 0.21 | (0.65) | 0.06 |
| Total income (loss) from operations | $0.03 | $0.34 | $0.64 | $0.91 | $(0.25) | $0.32 |
| Less Distributions | ||||||
| From net investment income | $(0.24) | $(0.57) | $(0.68) | $(0.70) | $(0.40) | $(0.26) |
| Total distributions | $(0.24) | $(0.57) | $(0.68) | $(0.70) | $(0.40) | $(0.26) |
| Net asset value — End of period | $8.17 | $8.38 | $8.61 | $8.65 | $8.44 | $9.09 |
| Total Return(2)(3) | 0.60%(4) | 3.95% | 7.68% | 11.21% | (2.74)% | 3.63% |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) | $491,543 | $516,613 | $555,279 | $563,973 | $568,517 | $613,623 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5) | ||||||
| Total expenses(3) | 1.23%(6) | 1.19% | 1.19% | 1.17% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
| Net expenses(3) | 1.22%(6)(7) | 1.19%(7) | 1.19%(7) | 1.17%(7) | 1.17%(7) | 1.17% |
| Net investment income | 5.83%(6) | 6.73% | 7.89% | 8.20% | 4.53% | 2.90% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 26%(4) | 35% | 34% | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| (1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
| (3) | Excludes fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower. |
| (4) | Not annualized. |
| (5) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
| (6) | Annualized. |
| (7) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022). |
| ADV Class | ||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Net asset value — Beginning of period | $8.39 | $8.62 | $8.66 | $8.45 | $9.09 | $9.04 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||
| Net investment income(1) | $0.25 | $0.60 | $0.70 | $0.73 | $0.42 | $0.29 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.21) | (0.24) | (0.04) | 0.20 | (0.64) | 0.05 |
| Total income (loss) from operations | $0.04 | $0.36 | $0.66 | $0.93 | $(0.22) | $0.34 |
| Less Distributions | ||||||
| From net investment income | $(0.25) | $(0.59) | $(0.70) | $(0.72) | $(0.42) | $(0.29) |
| Total distributions | $(0.25) | $(0.59) | $(0.70) | $(0.72) | $(0.42) | $(0.29) |
| Net asset value — End of period | $8.18 | $8.39 | $8.62 | $8.66 | $8.45 | $9.09 |
| Total Return(2)(3) | 0.61%(4) | 4.34% | 7.82% | 11.48% | (2.37)% | 3.77% |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $3,378 | $3,490 | $5,525 | $6,633 | $4,319 | $4,255 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5) | ||||||
| Total expenses(3) | 0.98%(6) | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.92% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| Net expenses(3) | 0.97%(6)(7) | 0.94%(7) | 0.94%(7) | 0.92%(7) | 0.92%(7) | 0.92% |
| Net investment income | 6.08%(6) | 7.02% | 8.16% | 8.49% | 4.84% | 3.16% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 26%(4) | 35% | 34% | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| (1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
| (3) | Excludes fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower. |
| (4) | Not annualized. |
| (5) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
| (6) | Annualized. |
| (7) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022). |
| Institutional Class | ||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Net asset value — Beginning of period | $8.38 | $8.61 | $8.65 | $8.44 | $9.09 | $9.03 |
| Income (Loss) From Operations | ||||||
| Net investment income(1) | $0.26 | $0.60 | $0.73 | $0.75 | $0.44 | $0.30 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.21) | (0.22) | (0.04) | 0.22 | (0.65) | 0.06 |
| Total income (loss) from operations | $0.05 | $0.38 | $0.69 | $0.97 | $(0.21) | $0.36 |
| Less Distributions | ||||||
| From net investment income | $(0.26) | $(0.61) | $(0.73) | $(0.76) | $(0.44) | $(0.30) |
| Total distributions | $(0.26) | $(0.61) | $(0.73) | $(0.76) | $(0.44) | $(0.30) |
| Net asset value — End of period | $8.17 | $8.38 | $8.61 | $8.65 | $8.440 | $9.09 |
| Total Return(2)(3) | 0.86%(4) | 4.51% | 8.34% | 11.92% | (2.26)% | 4.07% |
| Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||
| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $466 | $398 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $1 |
| Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5) | ||||||
| Total expenses(3) | 0.72%(6) | 0.69% | 0.63% | 0.67% | 0.62% | 0.64% |
| Net expenses(3) | 0.71%(6)(7) | 0.69%(7) | 0.63%(7) | 0.67%(7) | 0.62%(7) | 0.64% |
| Net investment income | 6.34%(6) | 7.10% | 8.47% | 8.82% | 5.07% | 3.33% |
| Portfolio Turnover | 26%(4) | 35% | 34% | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| (1) | Computed using average shares outstanding. |
| (2) | Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested. |
| (3) | Excludes fees and expenses imposed by variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies. If included, total return would be lower. |
| (4) | Not annualized. |
| (5) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. |
| (6) | Annualized. |
| (7) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022). |
| Aggregate cost | $521,303,151 |
| Gross unrealized appreciation | $3,799,547 |
| Gross unrealized depreciation | (17,018,355) |
| Net unrealized depreciation | $(13,218,808) |
| Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Fee Rate |
| Up to $1 billion | 0.575% |
| $1 billion but less than $2 billion | 0.525% |
| $2 billion but less than $5 billion | 0.500% |
| $5 billion and over | 0.480% |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||
| Initial Class | |||||
| Sales | 2,302,682 | $19,007,642 | 9,185,893 | $ 77,686,627 | |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 1,756,786 | 14,442,823 | 4,172,088 | 35,301,003 | |
| Redemptions | (5,519,505) | (45,541,956) | (16,222,973) | (137,004,843) | |
| Net decrease | (1,460,037) | $(12,091,491) | (2,864,992) | $(24,017,213) | |
| ADV Class | |||||
| Sales | 33,209 | $ 273,615 | 250,480 | $ 2,144,296 | |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 12,569 | 103,433 | 33,778 | 286,412 | |
| Redemptions | (48,649) | (401,948) | (509,588) | (4,355,446) | |
| Net decrease | (2,871) | $ (24,900) | (225,330) | $ (1,924,738) | |
| Institutional Class | |||||
| Sales | 8,850 | $ 72,967 | 60,562 | $ 507,905 | |
| Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of distributions in Fund shares | 1,629 | 13,391 | 2,092 | 17,642 | |
| Redemptions | (957) | (7,881) | (15,244) | (129,018) | |
| Net increase | 9,522 | $ 78,477 | 47,410 | $ 396,529 | |
| Name | Value, beginning of period |
Purchases | Sales proceeds |
Net realized gain (loss) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Value, end of period |
Dividend income |
Shares, end of period |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | ||||||||
| Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF | $ — | $ 2,650,450 | $ — | $ — | $17,331 | $ 2,667,781 | $43,562 | 55,000 |
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||
| Liquidity Fund | 42,424,079 | 78,300,480 | (88,408,973) | — | — | 32,315,586 | 520,031 | 32,315,586 |
| Total | $ — | $17,331 | $34,983,367 | $563,593 |
| • | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
| Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3* | Total |
| Asset-Backed Securities | $ — | $ 15,095,583 | $ — | $ 15,095,583 |
| Common Stocks | 17,311 | 4,813,016 | 872,091 | 5,702,418 |
| Corporate Bonds | — | 20,522,382 | — | 20,522,382 |
| Exchange-Traded Funds | 5,177,681 | — | — | 5,177,681 |
| Preferred Stocks | — | 199,736 | 560,528 | 760,264 |
| Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments) | — | 426,793,876 | 1,716,553 | 428,510,429 |
| Warrants | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Short-Term Investments | 32,315,586 | — | — | 32,315,586 |
| Total Investments | $37,510,578 | $467,424,593 | $3,149,172 | $508,084,343 |
| * | None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund. |
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
The information is included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominee to the Fund’s Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
Item 16. 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 control over financial reporting during 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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits
| (a)(1) | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). | |
| (a)(2)(i) | Principal Financial Officer’s Section 302 certification. | |
| (a)(2)(ii) | Principal Executive Officer’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 Variable Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping | |
| Kenneth A. Topping | ||
| Principal Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | August 21, 2026 | |
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 | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | August 21, 2026 | |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping | |
| Kenneth A. Topping | ||
| Principal Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | August 21, 2026 | |