Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Whelan Robert J
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EATON VANCE CORP [EV]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE EATON VANCE BUILDING, 255 STATE STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 021092617
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Eaton Vance Corp. Common Stock (Voting) (1) 9,344
D
 
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 9,626
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)   (2) 07/11/2017 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 14,143 $ 45.22 D  
Option (right to buy)   (3) 11/01/2017 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 15,700 $ 48.39 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Whelan Robert J
THE EATON VANCE BUILDING
255 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MA 021092617
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

By: Katie McManus, Attorney in Fact 11/02/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) All shares of the Voting Stock of Eaton Vance Corp. are deposited and held of record in a Voting Trust of which James B. Hawkes, Thomas E. Faust, William M. Steul, Alan R. Dynner, Duncan Richardson, Thomas Metzold, Robert MacIntosh, Payson Swaffield, Jeffrey P. Beale, Michael Mach, Judith Saryan, Scott Page, Cynthia Clemson, Michael Weilheimer, G. West Saltonstall, Lisa Jones, Robert Whelan and Matthew Witkos are the Voting Trustees. The Voting Common Stock is not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act.
(2) Granted on July 11, 2007 these options vest over a 5 year period starting in 2008 in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%
(3) Granted on November 1, 2007 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.

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