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Stock Portfolio of December 31, 1997

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS


Common Stocks -- 93.1%


Security                                           Shares           Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Advertising -- 0.6%
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Omnicom Group, Inc.                                20,000           $   847,500
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                                                                    $   847,500
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Auto and Parts -- 2.4%
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Magna International, Inc. Class A                  55,000           $ 3,454,688
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                                                                    $ 3,454,688
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Banks and Money Services -- 4.9%
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Citicorp                                           10,332           $ 1,306,352
First Union Corp.                                  45,000             2,306,250
JP Morgan and Co., Inc.                            30,000             3,386,250
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                                                                    $ 6,998,852
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Beverages -- 0.6%
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PepsiCo, Inc.                                      25,000           $   910,938
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                                                                    $   910,938
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Communications Equipment -- 0.5%
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Nokia Corp., ADR                                   10,000           $   700,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    $   700,000
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Computers and Business Equipment -- 2.8%
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Lexmark International Group, Inc.*                 65,000           $ 2,470,000
Xerox Corp.                                        20,000             1,476,250
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                                                                    $ 3,946,250
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Drugs -- 11.0%
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Amgen, Inc.*                                       45,000           $ 2,435,625
Elan Corp., PLC, ADR*                              50,000             2,559,375
Eli Lilly & Co.                                    60,000             4,177,500
Genzyme Corp. Class A*                             50,000             1,384,375
Pfizer, Inc.                                       20,000             1,491,250
Warner-Lambert Co.                                 30,000             3,720,000
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                                                                    $15,768,125
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Electronics - Semiconductors -- 1.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intel Corp.                                        20,000           $ 1,405,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    $ 1,405,000
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Financial - Miscellaneous -- 3.5%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal National Mortgage Association              65,000           $ 3,709,063
MGIC Investment Corp.                              20,000             1,330,000
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                                                                    $ 5,039,063
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Foods -- 8.2%
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McCormick & Co., Inc.                             130,000           $ 3,648,125
Sara Lee Corp.                                     60,000             3,378,750
Unilever ADR                                       76,000             4,745,249
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    $11,772,124
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Health Services -- 0.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trigon Healthcare, Inc.*                           30,000           $   783,750
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    $   783,750
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Household Products -- 2.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gillette Co.                                       19,640           $ 1,972,593
Newell Co.                                         40,000             1,700,000
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                                                                    $ 3,672,593
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Information Services -- 6.6%
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.                    80,000           $ 4,909,999
Reuters Holdings PLC, ADR                          60,000             3,975,000
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.*                        20,000               620,000
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                                                                    $ 9,504,999
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Insurance -- 9.5%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allstate Corp.                                     44,540           $ 4,047,573
American International Group, Inc.                 15,000             1,631,250
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.                        55,000             4,100,938
Progressive Corp.                                  32,000             3,836,000
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                                                                    $13,615,761
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       See notes to financial statements

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D


Security                                             Shares      Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Leisure Equipment -- 0.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.                             50,000      $    921,875
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                                                                 $    921,875
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Medical Products -- 5.7%
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Baxter International, Inc.                           85,000      $  4,287,187
Johnson & Johnson Co.                                60,000         3,952,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 $  8,239,687
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Oil and Gas - Equipment and Services -- 0.4%
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Smith International, Inc.*                           10,000      $    613,750
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                                                                 $    613,750
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Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production -- 5.6%
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp.                             25,000      $  1,517,188
British Petroleum, PLC ADR                           30,000         2,390,625
Meridian Resource Corp.*                            300,000         2,868,750
USX-Marathon Group                                   35,000         1,181,250
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                                                                 $  7,957,813
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Publishing -- 4.9%
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Dow Jones & Co., Inc.                                70,000      $  3,758,125
McGraw-Hill, Inc.                                    45,000         3,330,000
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                                                                 $  7,088,125
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REITS -- 5.1%
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Camden Property Trust                                20,000      $    620,000
Equity Residential Properties Trust                  10,000           505,625
Highwood Properties, Inc.                            20,000           743,750
Liberty Property Trust, Inc.                         25,000           714,063
Patriot America Hospitality, Inc.                    70,000         2,016,875
Public Storage, Inc.                                 50,000         1,468,750
Security Capital Industrial Trust                    25,000           621,875
Security Capital Pacific Trust, Inc.                 25,000           606,250
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 $  7,297,188
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Retail - Food and Drug -- 5.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CVS Corp.                                            80,000      $  5,124,999
Safeway, Inc.*                                       45,000         2,846,250
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                                                                 $  7,971,249
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Retail - Specialty and Apparel -- 3.7%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Home Depot, Inc.                                 90,000      $  5,298,749
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                                                                 $  5,298,749
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Specialty Chemicals and Materials -- 2.9%
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Ecolab, Inc.                                         75,000      $  4,157,813
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                                                                 $  4,157,813
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Telephone Utilities -- 3.8%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GTE Corp.                                            70,000      $  3,657,500
SBC Communications, Inc.                             25,000         1,831,250
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 $  5,488,750
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Total Common Stocks
   (identified cost, $99,845,661)                                $133,454,642
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Convertible Preferred Stocks -- 3.6%

Insurance -- 0.8%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun America, Inc., 3.188%                            25,000      $  1,164,063
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                                                                 $  1,164,063
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Metals - Gold -- 2.8%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold,                      
  Series CV, 5%                                     180,000      $  3,903,750 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 $  3,903,750
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
   (identified cost, $4,977,348)                                 $  5,067,813
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Convertible Bonds -- 3.2%

                                                   Principal
                                                   Amount
                                                   (000's 
Security                                           Omitted)      Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INCO Ltd., 5.75%, 7/1/04                           $  3,920      $  3,743,600
Scandinavian Broadcasting System,                       
  7.25%, 8/1/05                                         840           844,200 
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Total Convertible Bonds
   (identified cost, $5,038,992)                                 $  4,587,800
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       See notes to financial statements

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Stock Portfolio of December 31, 1997

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT'D


Corporate Bonds -- 0.0%


                                                   Principal
                                                   Amount
                                                   (000's 
Security                                           Omitted)      Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. P. Hood & Son, 7.50%, 2/1/01                    $     50      $     39,400
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Corporate Bonds
   (identified cost, $50,000)                                    $     39,400
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Total Investments -- 99.9%
   (identified cost, $109,912,001)                               $143,149,655
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Other Assets, Less Liabilities -- 0.1%                           $    198,180
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Net Assets -- 100%                                               $143,347,835
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ADR -- American Depositary Receipt
REIT -- Real Estate Investment Trust 
* Non-income producing security.

                       See notes to financial statements

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities                             


As of December 31, 1997
Assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investments, at value (Note 1A)
   (identified cost, $109,912,001)                                $143,149,655
Cash                                                                       174
Interest and dividends receivable                                      373,245
Tax reclaim receivable                                                  26,891
Deferred organization expenses (Note 1D)                                 5,195
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                      $143,555,160
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Liabilities
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Demand note payable (Note 5)                                      $    175,000
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees (Note 2)                         2,000 
Accrued expenses                                                        30,325
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                                 $    207,325
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio         $143,347,835
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Sources of Net Assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals           $110,110,181
Net unrealized appreciation of investments                          
   (computed on the basis of identified cost)                       33,237,654
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                             $143,347,835 
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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended
December 31, 1997
Investment Income (Note 1B)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $15,541)                         $  2,449,371
Interest income                                                        429,090
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income                                                      $  2,878,461
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Expenses
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment adviser fee (Note 2)                                   $    856,583
Compensation of Trustees not members of the
   Investment Adviser's organization (Note 2)                            8,656
Custodian fee                                                           91,489
Legal and accounting services                                           30,382
Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1D)                          3,266
Miscellaneous                                                            5,118
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total expenses                                                    $    995,494
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net investment income                                             $  1,882,967
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Realized and Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on Investments
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) --
   Investment transactions (identified cost basis)                $ 27,030,018
   Options                                                              61,335
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized gain on investment transactions                      $ 27,091,353
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) --
   Investments (identified cost basis)                            $  7,432,174
   Options                                                             181,789
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)              
   of investments                                                 $  7,613,963
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments                   $ 34,705,316
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net increase in net assets from operations                        $ 36,588,283
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       See notes to financial statements

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets



Increase (Decrease)            Year Ended                Year Ended
in Net Assets                  December 31, 1997         December 31, 1996
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From operations --
   Net investment income            $  1,882,967              $  2,212,222  
   Net realized gain on                                                    
      investment transactions         27,091,353                14,716,162  
   Net change in unrealized                                                
      appreciation (depreciation)                                          
      of investments                   7,613,963                 4,346,638   
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in net assets                                                 
      from operations               $ 36,588,283              $ 21,275,022 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital transactions --                                                    
   Contributions                    $ 11,266,958              $  9,663,514  
   Withdrawals                       (27,470,554)              (15,692,663) 
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Net decrease in net assets from 
   capital transactions             $(16,203,596)             $ (6,029,149)
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Net increase in net assets          $ 20,384,687              $ 15,245,873 
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Net Assets                                                                 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At beginning of year                $122,963,148              $107,717,275
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At end of year                      $143,347,835              $122,963,148 
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                       See notes to financial statements

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Supplementary Data

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION> 

                                                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                                     -------------------------------------------------
                                                                       1997         1996         1995        1994*
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>           <C>          <C>           <C> 
Ratios to average daily net assets
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expenses                                                                0.73%        0.73%        0.75%        0.73%+
Net investment income                                                   1.37%        1.96%        2.30%        2.45%+
Portfolio Turnover                                                        93%         114%         108%          28%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Average commission rate (per share)/(1)/                            $ 0.0584     $ 0.0579      $    --      $    --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net assets, end of year (000's omitted)                             $143,348     $122,963     $107,717      $85,519
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE> 

+     Annualized.
*     For the period from the start of business, August 1, 1994, to December 31,
      1994.
/(1)/ Average commission rate paid is computed by dividing the total dollar
      amount of commissions paid during the fiscal year by the total number of
      shares purchased and sold during the fiscal year for which commissions
      were charged. For fiscal years beginning on or after September 1, 1995, a
      Fund is required to disclose its average commission rate per share for
      security trades on which commissions were charged.

                       See notes to financial statements

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1  Significant Accounting Policies
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Stock Portfolio (the Portfolio) is registered under the Investment Company
   Act of 1940 as a diversified open-end investment company which was organized
   as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on May 1, 1992. The
   Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue beneficial interests in
   the Portfolio. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
   of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity with generally accepted
   accounting principles.

   A Investment Valuations -- Securities listed on foreign or U.S. securities
   exchanges or in the NASDAQ National Market System generally are valued at
   closing sale prices or, if there were no sales, at the mean between the
   closing bid and asked prices on the exchange where such securities are
   principally traded or on such National Market System. Unlisted or listed
   securities for which closing sale prices are not available are valued at the
   mean between the latest available bid and asked prices on the principal
   market where the security was traded. An option is valued at the last sale
   price as quoted on the principal exchange or board of trade on which such
   option or contract is traded or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean
   between the last bid and asked prices. Futures positions on securities or
   currencies are generally valued at closing settlement prices. Short-term debt
   securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at
   amortized cost. If securities were acquired with a remaining maturity of more
   than 60 days, their amortized cost value will be based on their value on the
   sixty-first day prior to maturity. Other fixed income and debt securities,
   including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are
   available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a
   pricing service. Securities for which market quotations are unavailable,
   including any security the disposition of which is restricted under the
   Securities Act of 1933, and other assets will be appraised at their fair
   value as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of
   the Portfolio.

   B Income Taxes -- The Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal tax
   purposes. No provision is made by the Portfolio for federal or state taxes on
   any taxable income of the Portfolio because each investor in the Portfolio is
   ultimately responsible for the payment of any taxes. Since some of the
   Portfolio's investors are regulated investment companies that invest all or
   substantially all of their assets in the Portfolio, the Portfolio normally 
   must satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification requirements
   (under the Internal Revenue Code) in order for its investors to satisfy them.
   The Portfolio will allocate at least annually among its investors each 
   investors' distributive share of the Portfolio's net investment income, net 
   realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction 
   or credit.

   C Expense Reduction -- Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as
   custodian of the Portfolio. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives
   a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash
   balances the Portfolio maintains with IBT. All significant credit balances
   used to reduce the Portfolio's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of
   expenses in the Statement of Operations.

   D Deferred Organization Expenses -- Costs incurred by the Portfolio in
   connection with its organization are being amortized on the straight-line
   basis over five years.

   E Other -- Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

   F Written Options -- The Portfolio may write call or put options for which
   premiums are received and are recorded as liabilities, and are subsequently
   adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from
   writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received
   from writing options which are exercised or are closed are offset against the
   proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or
   loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the
   securities purchased by the Portfolio. The Portfolio as a writer of an option
   may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call)
   or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable
   change in the price of the securities underlying the written option.

   G Use of Estimates -- The preparation of the financial statements in
   conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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 expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
   could differ from those estimates.

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

 
2  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The investment adviser fee is earned by Boston Management and Research (BMR),
   a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management (EVM), as compensation
   for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Portfolio.
   The fee is at the annual rate of 5/8 of 1% of average daily net assets. For
   the year ended December 31, 1997, the fee amounted to $856,583. Except as to
   Trustees of the Portfolio who are not members of EVM's or BMR's organization,
   officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the
   Portfolio out of such investment adviser fee. Certain of the officers and
   Trustees of the Portfolio are officers and trustees of the above
   organizations. Trustees of the Portfolio that are not affiliated with the
   Investment Adviser 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 December 31, 1997, no significant
   amounts have been deferred.


3  Investments Transactions
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Purchases and sales of investments, other than
   short-term obligations, aggregated $122,748,987 and $129,415,241, 
   respectively.

4  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The cost and unrealized appreciation/depreciation in value of the investments
   owned at December 31, 1997, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were
   as follows:


      Aggregate cost                                              $110,023,493
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Gross unrealized appreciation                               $ 34,114,170
      Gross unrealized depreciation                                   (988,008)
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net unrealized appreciation                                 $ 33,126,162
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------


5  Line of Credit
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by BMR and
   EVM and its affiliates in a $100 million unsecured line of credit agreement
   with a group of banks. The Portfolio may temporarily borrow from the line
   of credit to satisfy redemption requests or settle investment transactions.
   Interest is charged to each portfolio or fund based on its borrowings at an
   amount above the Eurodollar rate or federal funds rate. In addition, a fee
   computed at an annual rate of 0.10% on the daily unused portion of the line
   of credit is allocated among the participating Portfolios and funds at the
   end of each quarter. At December 31, 1997, the Portfolio had a balance
   outstanding pursuant to this line of credit of $175,000.


6  Financial Instruments
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The Portfolio regularly trades in financial instruments with
   off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities and
   to assist in managing exposure to market risks such as interest rates and
   foreign currency exchange rates. These financial instruments include written
   options. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent
   the investment the Portfolio 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 December 31,
   1997 is as follows:

                                               Number of
                                               Contracts
                                               (000's omitted)        Premiums
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Outstanding, beginning of year                       100         $ 61,335
     Options expired                                     (100)         (61,335)
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Outstanding, end of year                               -         $      -
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Trustees and Investors
of Stock Portfolio:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Stock
Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 1997, and
the related statement of operations 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
supplementary data for each of the three years in the period then ended and for
the period from August 1, 1994 (start of business), to December 31, 1994. These
financial statements and supplementary data are the responsibility of the
Portfolio's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and supplementary data based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and supplementary
data are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities held as of
December 31, 1997 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion. 

In our opinion, the financial statements and supplementary data referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stock
Portfolio, as of December 31, 1997, the results of its operations for the year
then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the
period then ended, and the supplementary data for each of the three years in the
period then ended and for the period from August 1, 1994 (start of business) to
December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                         COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
                         Boston, Massachusetts
                         February 6, 1998



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EV Stock Portfolio as of December 31, 1997

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT


Stock Portfolio

Officers

James B. Hawkes
President and Trustee

Duncan W. Richardson
Vice President and
Portfolio Manager

James L. O'Connor
Treasurer

Alan R. Dynner
Secretary

Independent Trustees

Donald R. Dwight
President, Dwight Partners, Inc.

Samuel L. Hayes, III
Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment
Banking, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration

Norton H. Reamer
President and Director, United Asset
Management Corporation

John L. Thorndike
Formerly Director, Fiduciary Company Incorporated

Jack L. Treynor
Investment Adviser and Consultant

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