Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified 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: 811-21563

 

 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified 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, 2018

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (EVG)

Annual Report

October 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

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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. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to 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, 2018

Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2  

Performance

     3  

Fund Profile

     3  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4  

Financial Statements

     5  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     48  

Federal Tax Information

     49  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     50  

Management and Organization

     52  

Important Notices

     55  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The world’s financial markets delivered mixed results during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2018. U.S. equities generated healthy gains, and higher-yielding sectors of the U.S. income market advanced. However, a global trend of rising bond yields and widening credit spreads culminated in losses for major U.S. investment-grade and international bond indexes during the period. International equity markets were also generally weak, while the U.S. dollar strengthened against most foreign currencies.

Growth in the U.S. economy and corporate earnings accelerated during the period, boosted by tax reform. With the economy on solid ground and inflation under control, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) gradually raised interest rates and reduced the size of its balance sheet. Overseas, the European Central Bank (ECB) tapered its monthly bond purchases and announced it would end them entirely by December 2018. Nonetheless, the ECB held interest rates at record lows amid softening economic growth and heightened political uncertainty in the region. Rising populism and anti-immigration sentiment permeated eurozone politics, as illustrated by a budget standoff between the newly elected Italian government and the European Union. In Japan, the central bank remained highly accommodative in an effort to revive inflation, but allowed 10-year government bond yields to edge higher.

Over the course of the period, the backdrop for emerging markets deteriorated as global liquidity tightened. The eurozone economy lost momentum and China’s already-slowing economy began to feel the effects of U.S. trade tariffs. Developments in a handful of larger emerging markets exacerbated these broad headwinds, including U.S. sanctions against Russia, a currency crisis in Argentina, and escalating political tensions between Turkey and the U.S. A strong rally in oil prices was an additional challenge for oil-importing countries like China and India, and a boost for exporters during the period.

Fund Performance

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (the Fund) had a total return of 2.56% at net asset value (NAV).

Floating-rate loans were the leading driver of the Fund’s performance during the period. Historically, the Fund has normally maintained underweight exposures to lower-credit7 segments of the senior-secured loan market — namely the CCC and D (defaulted) rating tiers. This strategy may help the Fund experience limited credit losses over the long run, but it may detract from relative performance in times when lower-quality loans perform well.

During the period, the Fund’s underweight to CCC-rated loans, which returned 8.82%, detracted from performance. However,

the Fund’s underweight to D-rated loans, which returned –8.43%, contributed to results. On the sector level, the period was notable for strong performance in the retail sector of the loan market — excluding food and drugs — which rallied back after suffering negative returns during the previous one-year period ended October 31, 2017. The Fund’s underweight exposure to retail was a detractor from relative results. Security selection was also a driver of performance, with rebounding loan picks in the brokerage/securities dealer and oil and gas sectors aiding performance.

Investments in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) had a positive contribution to the Fund’s performance during the one-year period ended October 31, 2018. Spreads in the agency MBS market widened over the course of the year as the Fed continued its balance sheet normalization, which left a supply-demand imbalance that led to wider spreads. Despite widening spreads in generic agency MBS and negative returns in the agency MBS Index, the Fund had a positive return in its agency MBS investments. The Fund benefited from its focus in parts of the agency MBS collateralized mortgage obligation market that would benefit from rising interest rates — primarily negative duration8 interest-only agency MBS strips.

Rising interest rates led to slower prepayment speeds, which translated to lower refinancing activity and higher prices across the interest-only agency MBS universe. The Fund also benefited from its position in floating-rate agency MBS, which outperformed fixed-rate agency MBS and U.S. Treasurys over the course of the year. As the short end of the yield curve9 rose on the back of the Fed’s interest rate hikes, the coupons in floating-rate agency MBS reset higher, providing more yield to buyers going forward. The Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. instruments detracted slightly from Fund performance during the period. Positive contributions to performance of the Fund’s foreign portfolio came across various credit positions in the governments of Cyprus, Bahamas, Ecuador, Rwanda, and Macedonia. Significant detractors came from credit positions in the governments of Barbados, Turkey, and Argentina. In general, emerging markets suffered a difficult year — Barbados announced a default in June 2018, and Turkey and Argentina’s local and external markets came under significant pressure shortly thereafter. However, many countries with idiosyncratic fundamental improvement stories — like those that contributed to positive performance — were able to generate positive returns.

Elsewhere, the Fund’s smaller allocations to high-yield bonds and commercial MBS aided performance during the period. On the other hand, the Fund’s minimal exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds hurt performance, as this area of the market had negative returns during the period.

 

 

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 include 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 or equal to 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 eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Performance2

 

Portfolio Managers Scott H. Page, CFA, Payson F. Swaffield, CFA, Catherine C. McDermott, Andrew Szczurowski, CFA, Eric Stein, CFA and Sarah C.Orvin, CFA

 

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

Fund at NAV

     02/28/2005        2.56      4.51      7.13

Fund at Market Price

            –4.63        3.56        7.36  
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV3                                
              –13.90
           
Distributions4                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 0.849  

Distribution Rate at NAV

              5.29

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              6.14
           
% Total Leverage5                                

Derivatives

              20.52

Borrowings

              17.78  

Fund Profile

 

Asset Allocation (% of total leveraged assets)6

 

 

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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 include 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 or equal to 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 eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

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 

Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Absent an expense waiver by the investment adviser, if applicable, the returns would be lower.

 

3 

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.

 

4

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 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. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

5

The Fund employs leverage through derivatives and borrowings. Total leverage is shown as a percentage of the Fund’s aggregate net assets plus the absolute notional value of long and short derivatives and borrowings outstanding. 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.

 

6

Total leveraged assets include all assets of the Fund (including those acquired with financial leverage) and derivatives held by the Fund. Asset Allocation as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets amounted to 162.1%. Please refer to the definition of total leveraged assets within the Notes to Financial Statements included herein.

 

7 

Credit ratings are categorized using S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security.

 

8 

Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond — in percentage terms — given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes.

 

9

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term rates fall and/or short-term rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term rates increase and/or short-term rates fall.

 

  

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 34.1%(1)

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.5%  
TransDigm, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 9, 2023

      967     $ 964,032  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 22, 2024

            490       488,801  
                    $ 1,452,833  
Automotive — 0.8%  
Allison Transmission, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing September 23, 2022

      227     $ 228,819  
Belron Finance US, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.59%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 7, 2024

      74       74,903  
Dayco Products, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing May 19, 2023

      171       172,908  
FCA US, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 31, 2018

      216       216,304  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The)                  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.32%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 7, 2025

      383       382,375  
Horizon Global Corporation                  

Term Loan, 8.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing June 30, 2021

      71       69,865  
L&W, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 22, 2025

      125       125,233  
Tenneco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      525       524,180  
Tower Automotive Holdings USA, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 7, 2024

            227       226,728  
                    $ 2,021,315  
Beverage and Tobacco — 0.1%  
Flavors Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), Maturing April 3, 2020

            321     $ 304,483  
                    $ 304,483  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Brokerage / Securities Dealers / Investment Houses — 0.1%  
Advisor Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 15, 2025

      75     $ 75,445  
Aretec Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.51%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      175       176,149  
OZ Management L.P.                  

Term Loan, 7.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 11, 2023

            80       80,600  
                    $ 332,194  
Building and Development — 0.9%  
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      150     $ 147,961  
Core & Main L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.32%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 1, 2024

      124       123,853  
CPG International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.25%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 3, 2024

      388       391,016  
DTZ U.S. Borrower, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 21, 2025

      800       800,926  
Pisces Midco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, Maturing April 12, 2025(3)

      100       99,771  
Quikrete Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 15, 2023

      433       431,726  
RE/MAX International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      395       396,598  
Summit Materials Companies I, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

            124       123,655  
                    $ 2,515,506  
Business Equipment and Services — 3.7%  
Acosta Holdco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 26, 2021

      527     $ 392,785  
AlixPartners, LLP                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 4, 2024

      50       49,856  
 

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
AppLovin Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 15, 2025

      225     $ 227,180  
ASGN Incorporated                

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing April 2, 2025

      72       72,016  
Blitz F18-675 GmbH                

Term Loan, 3.75%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 31, 2025

  EUR     225       257,349  
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.                

Term Loan, 6.57%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 5, 2025

      125       125,469  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 5, 2025

      225       225,563  
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 1, 2024

      1,146       1,145,704  
CPM Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 11, 2022

      243       243,795  

Term Loan, Maturing October 24,
2025(3)

      50       50,375  
Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 26, 2024

      222       222,697  
EAB Global, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.41%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 15, 2024(2)

      199       197,756  
Education Management, LLC                

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 2, 2020(4)(5)

      67       12,709  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 2, 2020(4)(5)

      152       0  
EIG Investors Corp.                

Term Loan, 6.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 9, 2023

      518       520,769  
Extreme Reach, Inc.                

Term Loan, 8.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.25%), Maturing February 7, 2020

      91       91,519  
First Data Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 8, 2022

      421       421,024  
Garda World Security Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 24, 2024

      316       317,790  
IG Investment Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.84%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 23, 2025(2)

      432       434,804  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Information Resources, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.57%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing January 18, 2024

      172     $ 172,662  
Iron Mountain, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing January 2, 2026

      124       122,924  
J.D. Power and Associates                

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 7, 2023

      172       172,730  
KAR Auction Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.69%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 11, 2021

      348       348,035  
Kronos Incorporated                

Term Loan, 5.34%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 1, 2023

      1,034       1,037,177  
LegalZoom.com, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      124       125,135  
Monitronics International, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2022

      239       234,192  
PGX Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing September 29, 2020

      327       320,365  
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      69       69,286  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 2, 2022

      295       295,570  
Red Ventures, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 8, 2024

      164       164,181  
Solera, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 3, 2023

      124       124,101  
Spin Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.69%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing November 14, 2022

      610       610,824  
Tempo Acquisition, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      148       148,333  
Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 4.81%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 17, 2025

      298       298,411  
West Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.53%, (USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 10, 2024(2)

      174       173,232  
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
Worldpay, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 14, 2023

      107     $ 107,031  

Term Loan, 4.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing August 9, 2024

            274       273,530  
                    $ 9,806,879  
Cable and Satellite Television — 1.8%  
Altice US Finance I Corporation                  

Term Loan, Maturing January 10, 2026(3)

      150     $ 149,813  
Charter Communications Operating, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      546       546,557  
CSC Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 17, 2025

      452       450,782  

Term Loan, 4.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 25, 2026

      199       199,647  
MCC Iowa, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.22%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      166       166,094  
Numericable Group SA                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 31, 2025

      320       311,722  
Radiate Holdco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      174       172,798  
Telenet Financing USD, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 15, 2026

      375       373,985  
Unitymedia Finance, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      150       149,920  
UPC Financing Partnership                  

Term Loan, 4.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      375       373,815  
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2026

      1,275       1,275,683  
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership                  

Term Loan, 4.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing April 15, 2025

            625       613,427  
                    $ 4,784,243  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics — 1.7%  
Ashland, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing May 17, 2024

      99     $ 99,100  
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing June 1, 2024

      365       364,299  
Emerald Performance Materials, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing August 1, 2021

      334       336,062  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.75%), Maturing August 1, 2022

      100       100,333  
Ferro Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      49       49,277  

Term Loan, 4.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 14, 2024

      50       50,348  
Gemini HDPE, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.03%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 7, 2024

      351       352,207  
H.B. Fuller Company                

Term Loan, 4.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 20, 2024

      314       313,716  
Ineos US Finance, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 31, 2024

      521       521,388  
Invictus U.S., LLC                

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      75       75,045  
Kraton Polymers, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 5, 2025

      78       77,617  
MacDermid, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      258       257,553  
Messer Industries, LLC                

Term Loan, Maturing October 1, 2025(3)

      175       175,284  
PQ Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.03%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 8, 2025

      332       331,859  
Schenectady International Group, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.19%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing October 15, 2025

      125       124,609  
Spectrum Holdings III Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      113       112,332  
Starfruit Finco B.V.                

Term Loan, 5.51%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      375       374,824  
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Chemicals and Plastics (continued)  
Tata Chemicals North America, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.19%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 7, 2020

      161     $ 160,526  
Tronox Blocked Borrower, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 23, 2024

      158       157,432  
Tronox Finance, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 23, 2024

      364       363,305  
Unifrax I, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 4, 2024

            198       198,619  
                    $ 4,595,735  
Conglomerates — 0.1%  
Spectrum Brands, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.35%, (USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing June 23, 2022(2)

            321     $ 321,826  
                    $ 321,826  
Containers and Glass Products — 0.5%  
Berlin Packaging, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.28%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 7, 2025(2)

      25     $ 24,951  
BWAY Holding Co.,                  

Term Loan, 5.66%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 3, 2024

      238       236,555  
Consolidated Container Company, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

      248       248,162  
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.51%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 29, 2025

      224       225,099  
Pelican Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.77%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2025

      100       99,958  
Verallia Packaging S.A.S                  

Term Loan, 2.75%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 29, 2022

    EUR       278       315,739  

Term Loan, 3.25%, (1 mo. EURIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 29, 2025

    EUR       200       227,503  
                    $ 1,377,967  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.1%  
KIK Custom Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing May 15, 2023

            296     $ 294,979  
                    $ 294,979  
Drugs — 1.5%  
Alkermes, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 23, 2023

      71     $ 71,195  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 4, 2025

      524       526,616  
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.49%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      261       261,903  
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.27%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 1, 2025

      850       852,104  
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 6.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      765       768,814  
Horizon Pharma, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 29, 2024

      647       649,300  
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA                  

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 24, 2024

      638       631,427  

Term Loan, 5.52%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

      124       123,727  
PharMerica Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 6, 2024

            124       124,997  
                    $ 4,010,083  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.2%  
EnergySolutions, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      175     $ 176,090  
GFL Environmental, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 30, 2025

      311       306,763  

Term Loan, 7.00%, (3 mo. USD Prime + 1.75%), Maturing May 30, 2025

            39       38,202  
                    $ 521,055  
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical — 3.8%  
Almonde, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 13, 2024

      400     $ 398,195  
Answers Finance, LLC                

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.00%, (3 mo. USD Prime + 7.90%, Cap 1.10%), Maturing September 15, 2021

      30       29,230  
Applied Systems, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 19, 2024

      347       347,703  
Avast Software B.V.                

Term Loan, 4.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing September 30, 2023

      240       241,352  
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 15, 2025

      125       125,093  
BMC Software Finance, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.65%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing October 2, 2025

      375       376,641  
Campaign Monitor Finance Pty. Limited                

Term Loan, 7.49%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing March 18, 2021

      117       108,949  
Cohu, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing September 20, 2025

      100       100,188  
CommScope, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 29, 2022

      68       68,330  
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 5, 2021

      184       183,560  
DigiCert, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 31, 2024

      175       174,871  
Electro Rent Corporation                

Term Loan, 7.49%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing January 31, 2024

      221       223,550  
Epicor Software Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      25       24,876  
Exact Merger Sub, LLC                

Term Loan, 6.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      99       99,835  
EXC Holdings III Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 2, 2024

      74       75,089  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      175     $ 173,688  
Flexera Software, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 26, 2025

      25       24,963  
GlobalLogic Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 1.63%, Maturing August 1, 2025(6)

      9       9,451  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      66       66,158  
Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC                

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing February 15, 2024

      814       815,646  
GTCR Valor Companies, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 16, 2023

      118       117,895  
Hyland Software, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 1, 2024

      99       99,364  
Infoblox, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing November 7, 2023

      145       145,837  
Informatica, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 5, 2022

      353       354,062  
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation                

Term Loan, 6.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Maturing March 10, 2021

      80       80,186  
MA FinanceCo., LLC                

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing November 19, 2021

      868       862,301  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      26       25,410  
Microchip Technology Incorporated                

Term Loan, 4.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 29, 2025

      339       338,192  
MTS Systems Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing July 5, 2023

      213       213,787  
Renaissance Holding Corp.                

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 30, 2025

      175       173,981  
Rocket Software, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 14, 2023

      221       221,746  
Seattle Spinco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing June 21, 2024

      173       171,655  
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Electronics / Electrical (continued)  
SkillSoft Corporation                  

Term Loan, 7.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing April 28, 2021

      676     $ 625,715  
SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 5, 2024

      174       174,290  
SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      212       210,963  
SS&C Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 16, 2025

      546       544,280  
SurveyMonkey, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      220       221,100  
Tibco Software, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 4, 2020

      148       148,393  
TriTech Software Systems                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 29, 2025

      125       125,521  
Uber Technologies                  

Term Loan, 5.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 13, 2023

      319       319,197  

Term Loan, 6.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing April 4, 2025

      224       225,174  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      125       122,969  
Verifone Systems, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.32%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 20, 2025

      125       125,250  
Vero Parent, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing August 16, 2024

      223       223,613  
Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      124       123,442  
Western Digital Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 29, 2023

            342       340,471  
                    $ 10,002,162  
Equipment Leasing — 0.7%  
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US), LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      743     $ 741,431  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Equipment Leasing (continued)  
Delos Finance S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 4.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 6, 2023

      425     $ 426,139  
Flying Fortress, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 30, 2022

      500       502,232  
IBC Capital Limited                  

Term Loan, 6.09%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 11, 2023

            75       74,625  
                    $ 1,744,427  
Financial Intermediaries — 1.2%  
Citco Funding, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 31, 2022

      653     $ 655,850  
Clipper Acquisitions Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing December 27, 2024

      174       173,903  
Ditech Holding Corporation                  

Term Loan, 8.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing June 30, 2022

      513       477,251  
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.22%, (1 week USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 2, 2023

      31       30,791  
EIG Management Company, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.06%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 22, 2025

      50       50,092  
Focus Financial Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 3, 2024

      274       275,084  
Fortress Investment Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 27, 2022

      169       169,645  
Franklin Square Holdings L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      75       75,327  
Freedom Mortgage Corporation                  

Term Loan, 7.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing February 23, 2022

      169       170,522  
Greenhill & Co., Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 12, 2022(2)

      144       145,277  
GreenSky Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.56%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      199       199,995  
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Financial Intermediaries (continued)  
Guggenheim Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 21, 2023

      189     $ 190,339  
Harbourvest Partners, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing March 1, 2025

      71       71,272  
LPL Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing September 23, 2024

      247       247,653  
StepStone Group L.P.                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing March 14, 2025

      100       100,371  
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 11, 2020

            118       118,878  
                    $ 3,152,250  
Food Products — 1.0%  
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing September 26, 2024

      371     $ 355,356  
CHG PPC Parent, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 31, 2025

      75       74,719  
Del Monte Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.56%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 18, 2021

      119       105,966  
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      100       98,223  
High Liner Foods Incorporated                  

Term Loan, 5.65%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing April 24, 2021

      134       126,930  
HLF Financing S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      150       150,750  
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.                  

Term Loan, 4.63%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing July 1, 2022

      268       268,731  
JBS USA, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.84%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 30, 2022

      1,183       1,184,381  
Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing May 15, 2024

      199       198,337  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)  
Post Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 24, 2024

      164     $ 163,623  
Restaurant Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.65%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 1, 2025

            25       25,125  
                    $ 2,752,141  
Food Service — 0.3%  
Aramark Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 11, 2025

      140     $ 140,162  
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 8.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing June 27, 2025

      75       73,316  
IRB Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.46%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 5, 2025

      274       274,473  
KFC Holding Co.                  

Term Loan, 4.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing April 3, 2025

      172       171,763  
US Foods, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing June 27, 2023

            124       124,330  
                    $ 784,044  
Food / Drug Retailers — 0.3%  
Albertsons, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 25, 2021

      226     $ 225,852  

Term Loan, 5.31%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 22, 2023

      488       486,119  

Term Loan, Maturing October 29, 2025(3)

      25       24,831  
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing December 20, 2024

            81       81,154  
                    $ 817,956  
Health Care — 3.0%  
ADMI Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 30, 2025

      249     $ 250,349  
Akorn, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing April 16, 2021

      159       147,778  
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing October 24, 2023

      148     $ 148,671  
Athletico Management, LLC                

Term Loan, Maturing October 31, 2025(3)

      75       75,375  
Avantor, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing November 21, 2024

      199       200,082  
Beaver-Visitec International, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing August 21, 2023

      147       147,558  
BW NHHC Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 15, 2025

      150       147,007  
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.45%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 7, 2023(2)

      442       444,167  
Concentra, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      50       50,188  
DaVita, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 24, 2021

      328       329,281  
DJO Finance, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.60%, (USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 8, 2020(2)

      387       386,661  
Envision Healthcare Corp.,                

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 10, 2025

      175       171,731  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      293       294,305  
Greatbatch Ltd.                

Term Loan, 5.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing October 27, 2022

      112       112,106  
Hanger, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      149       149,063  
Indivior Finance S.a.r.l.                

Term Loan, 7.03%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing December 18, 2022

      205       204,580  
Inovalon Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 2, 2025

      175       174,563  
IQVIA, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 7, 2024

      258       259,104  
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
IQVIA, Inc. (continued)                

Term Loan, 4.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing January 17, 2025

      223     $ 223,411  
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      494       496,167  
KUEHG Corp.                

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 21, 2025

      317       319,372  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.64%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.25%), Maturing August 18, 2025

      50       50,750  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC                

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing June 7, 2023

      364       364,096  
Navicure, Inc.                

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing November 1, 2024

      124       124,705  
New Millennium Holdco, Inc.                

Term Loan, 8.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing December 21, 2020

      86       47,376  
One Call Corporation                

Term Loan, 7.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing November 25, 2022

      227       213,696  
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA                

Term Loan, 5.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing June 30, 2025

      523       521,651  
Parexel International Corporation                

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 27, 2024

      396       391,298  
Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 7.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing February 22, 2024

      174       175,104  
Select Medical Corporation                

Term Loan, 4.78%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 6, 2025

      246       247,358  
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.57%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing September 2, 2024

      149       148,407  
Syneos Health, Inc.                

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing August 1, 2024

      59       58,625  
Tecomet, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.78%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing May 1, 2024

      123       123,842  
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.                

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing June 23, 2024

      173       173,477  
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Universal Hospital Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, Maturing October 18, 2025(3)

      75     $ 75,563  
Verscend Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 27, 2025

      225       226,828  
Wink Holdco, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 2, 2024

            323       322,361  
                    $ 7,996,656  
Home Furnishings — 0.3%  
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.77%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing November 8, 2023(2)

            786     $ 714,671  
                    $ 714,671  
Industrial Equipment — 1.4%  
AL Alpine AT Bidco GmbH                  

Term Loan, Maturing September 30,
2025(3)

      25     $ 25,063  
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing October 1, 2025

      100       99,875  
Apex Tool Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 1, 2022

      368       363,737  
Clark Equipment Company                  

Term Loan, 4.38%, (USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 18, 2024(2)

      254       253,196  
DexKo Global, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 24, 2024

      124       124,555  
EWT Holdings III Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      759       758,437  
Filtration Group Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 29, 2025

      249       250,097  
Gardner Denver, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing July 30, 2024

      160       160,218  
Gates Global, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 1, 2024

      368       369,355  
Hamilton Holdco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.40%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      125       124,804  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Industrial Equipment (continued)  
Paladin Brands Holding, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing August 15, 2022

      191     $ 191,896  
Pro Mach Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.28%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 7, 2025

      25       24,797  
Robertshaw US Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      149       147,757  
Tank Holding Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.81%, (USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 17, 2022(2)

      131       131,240  
Titan Acquisition Limited                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      423       399,265  
Wittur GmbH                  

Term Loan, 5.00%, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.00%, Floor 1.00%), Maturing March 31, 2022

    EUR       175       200,568  
                    $ 3,624,860  
Insurance — 1.2%  
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      246     $ 245,582  
AmWINS Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 25, 2024

      100       100,120  
Asurion, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing August 4, 2022

      915       917,307  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      416       417,119  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 8.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing August 4, 2025

      100       102,813  
Hub International, Ltd.,                  

Term Loan, 5.49%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 25, 2025

      723       722,413  
NFP Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing January 8, 2024

      50       49,913  
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 1, 2021

      174       174,277  
USI, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing May 16, 2024

            396       394,218  
                    $ 3,123,762  
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 1.2%  
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing December 15, 2022

      388     $ 388,631  

Term Loan, 4.53%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing December 15, 2023

      98       98,410  
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 19, 2023

      123       123,885  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing May 23, 2025

      811       809,754  
CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 8, 2022

      166       164,528  
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing September 18, 2024

      269       265,484  
Crown Finance US, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 28, 2025

      299       297,647  
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 1, 2024

      110       108,841  
Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing May 22, 2024

      167       166,618  
Lindblad Expeditions, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      44       44,932  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      345       348,226  
SRAM, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.10%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing March 15, 2024

      235       235,974  
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing February 13, 2025

      124       124,530  
Travel Leaders Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing January 25, 2024

            125       126,168  
                    $ 3,303,628  
Lodging and Casinos — 1.3%  
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.22%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 19, 2024

      93     $ 92,420  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
CityCenter Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing April 18, 2024

      420     $ 419,919  
Golden Nugget, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.23%, (USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing October 4, 2023(2)

      122       122,329  
GVC Holdings PLC                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing March 29, 2024

      149       149,530  
Hanjin International Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.94%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing October 18, 2020

      75       75,000  
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing October 25, 2023

      733       734,277  
Las Vegas Sands, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing March 27, 2025

      149       148,919  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing March 21, 2025

      366       364,940  
Playa Resorts Holding B.V.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing April 29, 2024

      371       366,068  
Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)                  

Term Loan, 5.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing July 10, 2025

      599       601,118  
VICI Properties 1, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 20, 2024

      239       238,375  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing May 30, 2025

            200       200,175  
                    $ 3,513,070  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.3%  
Global Brass & Copper, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 29, 2025

      147     $ 147,367  
Murray Energy Corporation                  

Term Loan, 9.78%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.25%), Maturing October 17, 2022

      351       320,413  
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing February 28, 2019(4)(5)

      75       5,806  
Oxbow Carbon, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing January 4, 2023

      96       96,611  
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals (continued)  
Oxbow Carbon, LLC (continued)                  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing January 4, 2024

            125     $ 127,813  
                    $ 698,010  
Oil and Gas — 0.8%  
Ameriforge Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 9.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%), Maturing June 8, 2022

      77     $ 77,899  
Apergy Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing May 9, 2025

      48       47,689  
Fieldwood Energy, LLC                  

Term Loan, 7.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing April 11, 2022

      196       197,336  
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing August 18, 2023

      149       150,233  
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing May 10, 2025

      174       172,906  
MEG Energy Corp.                  

Term Loan, 5.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 31, 2023

      197       197,558  
PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing October 3, 2024

      124       124,373  
Sheridan Investment Partners II L.P.                  

Term Loan, 5.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 16, 2020

      27       24,569  

Term Loan, 5.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 16, 2020

      73       65,878  

Term Loan, 5.82%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 16, 2020

      522       473,580  
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.83%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 1, 2019

      17       16,119  

Term Loan, 5.83%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 1, 2019

      28       26,390  

Term Loan, 5.83%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 1, 2019

      208       199,154  
Ultra Resources, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.47%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing April 12, 2024

            250       234,844  
                    $ 2,008,528  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Publishing — 0.6%  
Ascend Learning, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing July 12, 2024

      173     $ 173,467  
Getty Images, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing October 18, 2019

      530       525,486  
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.                  

Term Loan, 7.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Maturing November 3, 2023

      190       178,385  
LSC Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.50%), Maturing September 30, 2022

      165       165,825  
Merrill Communications, LLC                  

Term Loan, 7.78%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), Maturing June 1, 2022

      55       55,416  
ProQuest, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing October 24, 2021

      315       316,857  
Tweddle Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.95%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing September 17, 2023(5)

            47       45,276  
                    $ 1,460,712  
Radio and Television — 0.7%  
CBS Radio, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.04%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 18, 2024

      194     $ 193,618  
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing May 15, 2022

      522       515,507  
Entravision Communications Corporation                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing November 29, 2024

      173       171,373  
Hubbard Radio, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 28, 2025

      106       105,697  
iHeartCommunications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing July 30,
2019(4)

      450       326,531  
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.                  

Term Loan, Maturing January 17, 2024(3)

      48       48,308  
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.                  

Term Loan, Maturing January 17, 2024(3)

      302       301,984  
Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing August 23, 2024

            173       173,575  
                    $ 1,836,593  
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.1%  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 21, 2022

      238     $ 231,624  
Bass Pro Group, LLC                  

Term Loan, 7.30%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing September 25, 2024

      248       247,887  
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing February 3, 2024

      162       162,807  
CDW, LLC                  

Term Loan, 4.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), Maturing August 17, 2023

      355       355,600  
David’s Bridal, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.32%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing October 11, 2019

      360       289,358  
Evergreen Acqco 1 L.P.                  

Term Loan, 6.22%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing July 9, 2019

      360       350,648  
Global Appliance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.31%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing September 29, 2024

      149       147,572  
Hoya Midco, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing June 30, 2024

      173       172,272  
J. Crew Group, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.35%, (USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 5, 2021(2)(5)

      523       428,828  
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC                  

Term Loan, 8.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing May 1, 2023

      170       163,598  
Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing April 30, 2021

      96       71,573  
Shutterfly, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing August 17, 2024

      75       74,984  
Staples, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.34%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Maturing September 12, 2024

            99       99,064  
                    $ 2,795,815  
Steel — 0.4%  
Atkore International, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.14%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 22, 2023

      248     $ 248,590  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Steel (continued)  
GrafTech Finance, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing February 12, 2025

      370     $ 372,627  
Neenah Foundry Company                  

Term Loan, 8.84%, (2 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.50%), Maturing December 13, 2022

      120       119,711  
Phoenix Services International, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.03%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing March 1, 2025

      124       125,541  
Zekelman Industries, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.62%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), Maturing June 14, 2021

            150       150,048  
                    $ 1,016,517  
Surface Transport — 0.2%  
PODS, LLC                  

Term Loan, 5.03%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing December 6, 2024

      99     $ 98,555  
Stena International S.a.r.l.                  

Term Loan, 5.39%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), Maturing March 3, 2021

      263       256,059  
XPO Logistics, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.51%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing February 24, 2025

            100       100,361  
                    $ 454,975  
Telecommunications — 1.5%  
CenturyLink, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), Maturing January 31, 2025

      819     $ 810,420  
Digicel International Finance Limited                  

Term Loan, 5.57%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing May 28, 2024

      124       118,800  
Frontier Communications Corp.                  

Term Loan, 6.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing June 15, 2024

      247       239,469  
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 10.02%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), Maturing January 6, 2023

      217       224,142  
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA                  

Term Loan, 6.79%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing January 2, 2024

      250       263,542  
IPC Corp.                  

Term Loan, 7.03%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing August 6, 2021

      181       174,960  
 

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Telecommunications (continued)  
Lumentum Holdings                  

Term Loan, Maturing August 7, 2025(3)

      75     $ 75,375  
Mitel Networks Corporation                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing September 25, 2023

      70       70,952  
Onvoy, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Maturing February 10, 2024

      123       119,431  
Plantronics, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing July 2, 2025

      200       199,781  
Sprint Communications, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 4.81%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing February 2, 2024

      616       615,235  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 7.28%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing March 9, 2023

      149       150,071  
Telesat Canada                  

Term Loan, 4.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing November 17, 2023

            844       845,100  
                    $ 3,907,278  
Utilities — 0.8%  
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing August 1, 2025

      325     $ 327,641  
Calpine Construction Finance Company L.P.                  

Term Loan, 4.80%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2025

      168       167,672  
Calpine Corporation                  

Term Loan, 4.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), Maturing January 15, 2024

      423       422,457  
Granite Acquisition, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.89%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 19, 2021

      21       21,189  

Term Loan, 5.90%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%), Maturing December 19, 2021

      463       465,165  
Lightstone Generation, LLC                  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      15       14,548  

Term Loan, 6.05%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Maturing January 30, 2024

      274       270,861  
USIC Holdings, Inc.                  

Term Loan, 5.55%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), Maturing December 8, 2023

      174       174,977  
Borrower/Tranche Description          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)  
Vistra Energy Corp.                  

Term Loan, 4.29%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), Maturing December 31, 2025

            150     $ 149,344  
                    $ 2,013,854  

Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $91,145,210)

 

  $ 90,061,007  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 18.0%

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Aerospace and Defense — 0.7%  
Bombardier, Inc.                  

6.00%, 10/15/22(7)

      600     $ 591,750  
TransDigm, Inc.                  

6.50%, 7/15/24

      250       253,335  

6.50%, 5/15/25

            1,000       998,750  
                    $ 1,843,835  
Automotive — 0.4%  
Deck Chassis Acquisition, Inc.                  

10.00%, 6/15/23(7)

            1,000     $ 1,040,000  
                    $ 1,040,000  
Building and Development — 0.6%  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.                  

5.625%, 9/1/24(7)

      499     $ 467,189  
Five Point Operating Co., L.P./Five Point Capital Corp.  

7.875%, 11/15/25(7)

      500       496,600  
Reliance Intermediate Holdings, L.P.                  

6.50%, 4/1/23(7)

            675       700,312  
                    $ 1,664,101  
Business Equipment and Services — 1.7%  
EIG Investors Corp.                  

10.875%, 2/1/24

      960     $ 1,041,600  
First Data Corp.                  

7.00%, 12/1/23(7)

      1,000       1,037,625  
Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC/Prime
Finance, Inc.
 

9.25%, 5/15/23(7)

      41       43,427  
 

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Business Equipment and Services (continued)  
ServiceMaster Co., LLC (The)                  

7.45%, 8/15/27

      1,000     $ 1,050,000  
Solera, LLC/Solera Finance, Inc.                  

10.50%, 3/1/24(7)

      1,000       1,090,030  
West Corp.                  

8.50%, 10/15/25(7)

            210       190,575  
                    $ 4,453,257  
Cable and Satellite Television — 1.1%  
Cablevision Systems Corp.                  

8.00%, 4/15/20

      1,000     $ 1,046,150  
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.                  

5.50%, 5/1/26(7)

      1,000       976,250  
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel
Capital Corp.
       

5.125%, 12/15/21(7)

            1,000       999,780  
                    $ 3,022,180  
Conglomerates — 0.2%  
TMS International Corp.                  

7.25%, 8/15/25(7)

            625     $ 623,438  
                    $ 623,438  
Containers and Glass Products — 1.0%  
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings
USA, Inc.
       

7.25%, 5/15/24(7)

      1,010     $ 1,018,837  
BWAY Holding Co.                  

5.50%, 4/15/24(7)

      655       630,438  
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group
Issuer, LLC
       

7.00%, 7/15/24(7)

            985       989,309  
                    $ 2,638,584  
Drugs — 0.5%  
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.                  

5.875%, 5/15/23(7)

      755     $ 724,800  

9.00%, 12/15/25(7)

      120       125,550  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.                  

4.875%, 1/15/26(7)

            400       377,000  
                    $ 1,227,350  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.4%  
Covanta Holding Corp.                  

5.875%, 7/1/25

            1,000     $ 972,500  
                    $ 972,500  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%  
Clearway Energy Operating, LLC                  

5.00%, 9/15/26

            275     $ 257,125  
                    $ 257,125  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.4%  
Infor (US), Inc.                  

6.50%, 5/15/22

            1,000     $ 1,002,500  
                    $ 1,002,500  
Energy — 0.0%(8)  
Sunoco, L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp.                  

4.875%, 1/15/23(7)

      75     $ 72,469  

5.50%, 2/15/26(7)

            32       30,560  
                    $ 103,029  
Financial Intermediaries — 0.2%  
Icahn Enterprises, L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance
Corp.
       

6.25%, 2/1/22

            645     $ 652,779  
                    $ 652,779  
Food Products — 0.1%  
Dole Food Co., Inc.                  

7.25%, 6/15/25(7)

      250     $ 241,250  
Iceland Bondco PLC                  

5.063%, (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 4.25%), 7/15/20(7)(9)

    GBP       42       54,167  
Post Holdings, Inc.                  

5.625%, 1/15/28(7)

            95       89,566  
                    $ 384,983  
Health Care — 2.5%  
HCA Healthcare, Inc.                  

6.25%, 2/15/21

      1,000     $ 1,041,250  
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.                  

7.875%, 2/15/21(7)

      1,500       1,535,625  

12.50%, 11/1/21(7)

      525       569,625  
MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC                  

7.125%, 6/1/24(7)

      1,000       1,018,320  
 

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Health Care (continued)  
Polaris Intermediate Corp.                  

8.50%, , (8.50% cash or 9.25% PIK), 12/1/22(7)(10)

      1,000     $ 1,028,750  
Syneos Health, Inc./inVentiv Health, Inc./inVentiv
Health Clinical, Inc.
       

7.50%, 10/1/24(7)

      600       634,500  
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.                  

5.25%, 4/1/25

            750       750,000  
                    $ 6,578,070  
Industrial Equipment — 0.1%  
Titan Acquisition, Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower, LLC                  

7.75%, 4/15/26(7)

            280     $ 233,800  
                    $ 233,800  
Insurance — 0.5%  
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings
Co-Issuer
       

8.25%, 8/1/23(7)

      1,000     $ 1,036,130  
Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC                  

8.625%, 7/15/23(7)

            200       187,000  
                    $ 1,223,130  
Internet Software & Services — 0.4%  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.                  

8.875%, 3/1/23(7)

            1,010     $ 930,462  
                    $ 930,462  
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 0.8%  
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.                  

6.125%, 5/15/27

      2,000     $ 1,847,500  
Viking Cruises, Ltd.                  

5.875%, 9/15/27(7)

            320       305,600  
                    $ 2,153,100  
Lodging and Casinos — 1.3%  
Caesars Resort Collection, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.                  

5.25%, 10/15/25(7)

      936     $ 873,405  
Golden Nugget, Inc.                  

8.75%, 10/1/25(7)

      1,000       1,030,000  
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.                  

4.25%, 9/1/24

      55       52,954  
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC / Hilton Worldwide
Finance Corp.
       

4.625%, 4/1/25

      1,000       972,500  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Lodging and Casinos (continued)  
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp.                  

10.25%, 11/15/22(7)

            585     $ 638,381  
                    $ 3,567,240  
Metals / Mining — 0.4%  
Teck Resources, Ltd.                  

8.50%, 6/1/24(7)

            1,000     $ 1,087,500  
                    $ 1,087,500  
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.8%  
Eldorado Gold Corp.                  

6.125%, 12/15/20(7)

      1,000     $ 935,000  
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.                  

7.25%, 4/1/23(7)

      1,000       927,500  
New Gold, Inc.                  

6.25%, 11/15/22(7)

            230       201,250  
                    $ 2,063,750  
Oil and Gas — 1.9%  
Great Western Petroleum, LLC/Great Western
Finance Corp.
       

9.00%, 9/30/21(7)

      1,000     $ 955,000  
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.                  

6.875%, 1/15/23

      1,000       1,010,000  
Parsley Energy, LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.                  

6.25%, 6/1/24(7)

      1,000       1,030,000  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.                  

6.625%, 1/15/26

      1,000       1,005,000  
WildHorse Resource Development Corp.                  

6.875%, 2/1/25

            890       890,000  
                    $ 4,890,000  
Publishing — 0.4%  
Laureate Education, Inc.                  

8.25%, 5/1/25(7)

            975     $ 1,050,562  
                    $ 1,050,562  
Radio and Television — 0.1%  
CBS Radio, Inc.                  

7.25%, 11/1/24(7)

            190     $ 179,788  
                    $ 179,788  
 

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 0.1%  
Party City Holdings, Inc.                  

6.125%, 8/15/23(7)

            300     $ 300,750  
                    $ 300,750  
Surface Transport — 0.1%  
Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.                  

5.50%, 2/15/24(7)

            350     $ 347,463  
                    $ 347,463  
Technology — 0.4%  
Dell International, LLC/EMC Corp.                  

7.125%, 6/15/24(7)

            895     $ 947,945  
                    $ 947,945  
Telecommunications — 0.7%  
CenturyLink, Inc.                  

7.50%, 4/1/24

      595     $ 626,237  
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.                  

6.625%, 8/1/26

      470       448,850  
Sprint Capital Corp.                  

6.875%, 11/15/28

      225       221,625  
Sprint Communications, Inc.                  

6.00%, 11/15/22

      25       25,297  
Sprint Corp.                  

7.875%, 9/15/23

            605       647,350  
                    $ 1,969,359  
Utilities — 0.1%  
AES Corp. (The)                  

5.50%, 4/15/25

      14     $ 14,105  
Calpine Corp.                  

5.25%, 6/1/26(7)

      75       69,188  
TerraForm Power Operating, LLC                  

4.25%, 1/31/23(7)

      45       42,750  

5.00%, 1/31/28(7)

            70       62,825  
                    $ 188,868  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $49,024,309)

 

  $ 47,597,448  
Foreign Corporate Bonds — 0.5%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
India — 0.2%  
Export-Import Bank of India                  

3.375%, 8/5/26(11)

            625     $ 566,960  
                    $ 566,960  
Vietnam — 0.3%  
Debt and Asset Trading Corp.                  

1.00%, 10/10/25(11)

            1,060     $ 731,400  
                    $ 731,400  

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $1,318,363)

 

  $ 1,298,360  
Foreign Government Securities — 9.8%

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Albania — 0.7%  
Republic of Albania                  

3.50%, 10/9/25(11)

    EUR       1,370     $ 1,548,635  

5.75%, 11/12/20(11)

    EUR       261       320,824  

Total Albania

                  $ 1,869,459  
Angola — 0.4%  
Republic of Angola                  

8.25%, 5/9/28(11)

      502     $ 503,649  

9.375%, 5/8/48(11)

            499       503,007  

Total Angola

                  $ 1,006,656  
Argentina — 0.1%  
Republic of Argentina                  

3.875%, 1/15/22(11)

    EUR       175     $ 177,994  

Total Argentina

                  $ 177,994  
Armenia — 0.4%  
Republic of Armenia                  

7.15%, 3/26/25(11)

            1,050     $ 1,101,040  

Total Armenia

                  $ 1,101,040  
 

 

  20   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Bahamas — 0.7%  
Commonwealth of Bahamas                  

5.75%, 1/16/24(11)

            1,800     $ 1,827,000  

Total Bahamas

                  $ 1,827,000  
Bahrain — 0.7%  
Kingdom of Bahrain                  

6.125%, 8/1/23(11)

      460     $ 465,545  

7.00%, 10/12/28(11)

      660       646,351  

7.50%, 9/20/47(11)

            850       787,879  

Total Bahrain

                  $ 1,899,775  
Barbados — 0.2%  
Government of Barbados                  

6.625%, 12/5/35(4)(11)

      855     $ 457,168  

7.25%, 12/15/21(4)(11)

            300       160,110  

Total Barbados

                  $ 617,278  
Dominican Republic — 0.5%  
Dominican Republic                  

8.625%, 4/20/27(11)

            1,129     $ 1,274,359  

Total Dominican Republic

                  $ 1,274,359  
Egypt — 0.6%  
Arab Republic of Egypt                  

4.75%, 4/16/26(11)

    EUR       512     $ 544,682  

6.125%, 1/31/22(11)

            1,000       989,533  

Total Egypt

                  $ 1,534,215  
El Salvador — 0.6%  
Republic of El Salvador                  

6.375%, 1/18/27(11)

      1,168     $ 1,048,280  

8.25%, 4/10/32(11)

      120       118,207  

8.625%, 2/28/29(11)

            308       314,160  

Total El Salvador

                  $ 1,480,647  
Fiji — 0.3%  
Republic of Fiji                  

6.625%, 10/2/20(11)

            929     $ 931,302  

Total Fiji

                  $ 931,302  
Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Georgia — 0.3%  
Republic of Georgia                  

6.875%, 4/12/21(11)

            700     $ 737,506  

Total Georgia

                  $ 737,506  
Honduras — 0.5%  
Republic of Honduras                  

6.25%, 1/19/27(11)

      150     $ 148,571  

8.75%, 12/16/20(11)

            1,202       1,298,809  

Total Honduras

                  $ 1,447,380  
Ivory Coast — 0.1%  
Ivory Coast                  

5.125%, 6/15/25(11)

    EUR       185     $ 206,743  

Total Ivory Coast

                  $ 206,743  
Lebanon — 0.3%  
Lebanese Republic                  

5.15%, 11/12/18(11)

            800     $ 802,086  

Total Lebanon

                  $ 802,086  
Macedonia — 0.4%  
Republic of Macedonia                  

2.75%, 1/18/25(11)

    EUR       100     $ 109,819  

3.975%, 7/24/21(11)

    EUR       264       315,331  

4.875%, 12/1/20(11)

    EUR       425       518,650  

Total Macedonia

                  $ 943,800  
Mongolia — 0.3%  
Development Bank of Mongolia, LLC                  

7.25%, 10/23/23(11)

      200     $ 195,550  
Mongolia International Bond                  

5.125%, 12/5/22(11)

      201       190,850  

5.625%, 5/1/23(11)

            304       290,475  

Total Mongolia

                  $ 676,875  
Nigeria — 0.1%  
Republic of Nigeria                  

6.75%, 1/28/21(11)

            200     $ 206,793  

Total Nigeria

                  $ 206,793  
 

 

  21   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Poland — 0.1%  
Republic of Poland                  

4.00%, 1/22/24

            350     $ 354,100  

Total Poland

                  $ 354,100  
Rwanda — 0.6%  
Republic of Rwanda                  

6.625%, 5/2/23(11)

            1,550     $ 1,566,097  

Total Rwanda

                  $ 1,566,097  
Senegal — 0.1%  
Republic of Senegal                  

4.75%, 3/13/28(11)

    EUR       135     $ 143,299  

Total Senegal

                  $ 143,299  
Serbia — 0.4%  
Republic of Serbia                  

4.875%, 2/25/20(11)

            1,150     $ 1,161,086  

Total Serbia

                  $ 1,161,086  
Seychelles — 0.4%  
Republic of Seychelles                  

8.00%, 1/1/26(11)

            1,042     $ 1,061,724  

Total Seychelles

                  $ 1,061,724  
Sri Lanka — 0.6%  
Republic of Sri Lanka                  

6.125%, 6/3/25(11)

      800     $ 703,896  

6.85%, 11/3/25(11)

            1,000       910,060  

Total Sri Lanka

                  $ 1,613,956  
Tunisia — 0.3%  
Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond                  

5.625%, 2/17/24(11)

    EUR       819     $ 867,279  

Total Tunisia

                  $ 867,279  
Ukraine — 0.1%  
Ukraine Government International Bond                  

7.75%, 9/1/20(11)

            360     $ 359,100  

Total Ukraine

                  $ 359,100  

Total Foreign Government Securities
(identified cost $26,969,633)

 

  $ 25,867,549  
Sovereign Loans — 1.2%

 

Borrower          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Barbados — 0.1%  
Government of Barbados                  

Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing December 20,
2019(4)(9)(12)

          $ 800     $ 274,040  

Total Barbados

                  $ 274,040  
Kenya — 0.1%  
Government of Kenya                  

Term Loan, 7.57%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Maturing April 18, 2019(9)

          $ 100     $ 100,250  

Total Kenya

                  $ 100,250  
Nigeria — 0.3%  
Bank of Industry Limited                  

Term Loan, 8.32%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), Maturing May 21, 2021(9)

          $ 720     $ 731,696  
                    $ 731,696  
Tanzania — 0.7%  
Government of the United Republic of Tanzania                  

Term Loan, 7.70%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.20%), Maturing June 23, 2022(9)

          $ 1,900     $ 1,931,264  

Total Tanzania

                  $ 1,931,264  

Total Sovereign Loans
(identified cost $3,512,066)

 

  $ 3,037,250  
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 13.8%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:                  

2.875%, (COF + 1.25%), with maturity at 2035(13)

    $ 1,433     $ 1,464,017  

4.50%, with various maturities to 2048

      873       884,954  

6.00%, with maturity at 2029

      1,053       1,139,785  

6.15%, with maturity at 2027

      377       403,567  

6.50%, with maturity at 2032

      1,082       1,183,335  

7.00%, with various maturities to 2036

      1,973       2,197,958  

7.50%, with maturity at 2024

      477       505,035  

8.00%, with maturity at 2034

      825       923,183  

8.50%, with maturity at 2031

      598       667,486  

9.00%, with maturity at 2031

      84       94,981  

9.50%, with maturity at 2022

            9       9,310  
                    $ 9,473,611  
 

 

  22   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association:                  

3.861%, (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.54%), with maturity at 2037(13)

    $ 384     $ 398,490  

5.00%, with various maturities to 2040

      1,871       1,972,493  

5.50%, with various maturities to 2033

      1,352       1,446,677  

6.00%, with maturity at 2023

      656       687,706  

6.322%, (COF + 2.00%), with maturity at 2032(13)

      507       542,772  

6.50%, with various maturities to 2036

      2,615       2,858,251  

7.00%, with various maturities to 2037

      1,280       1,409,326  

7.50%, with maturity at 2035

      1,944       2,149,843  

8.00%, with various maturities to 2034

      429       473,296  

10.00%, with various maturities to 2031

            36       38,801  
                    $ 11,977,655  
Government National Mortgage Association:                  

4.50%, with maturity at 2047

    $ 2,504     $ 2,574,516  

5.00%, with maturity to 2048

      9,940       10,359,963  

7.50%, with maturity at 2025

      740       788,843  

8.00%, with maturity at 2034

      1,132       1,262,422  

9.50%, with maturity at 2025

            31       33,205  
                    $ 15,018,949  

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(identified cost $36,383,559)

 

  $ 36,470,215  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 25.6%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:        

Series 2113, Class QG, 6.00%, 1/15/29

    $ 526     $ 565,484  

Series 2167, Class BZ, 7.00%, 6/15/29

      469       513,344  

Series 2182, Class ZB, 8.00%, 9/15/29

      812       908,283  

Series 4273, Class PU, 4.00%, 11/15/43

      420       407,959  

Series 4337, Class YT, 3.50%, 4/15/49

      1,813       1,761,494  

Series 4416, Class SU, 4.088%, (8.60% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 2.00), 12/15/44(14)

      651       475,087  

Series 4452, Class ZJ, 3.00%, 11/15/44

      1,095       913,806  

Series 4584, Class PM, 3.00%, 5/15/46

      1,101       1,057,733  

Series 4608, Class TV, 3.50%, 1/15/55

      1,761       1,672,569  

Series 4630, Class CZ, 3.00%, 12/15/43

      944       861,869  

Series 4677, Class SB, 6.976%, (16.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 4.00), 4/15/47(14)

      749       676,959  

Series 4746, Class CZ, 4.00%, 11/15/47

      1,129       1,071,729  

Series 4751, Class ZC, 4.00%, 11/15/47

      797       762,173  

Series 4774, Class QD, 4.50%, 1/15/43

      2,752       2,820,757  

Series 4776, Class C, 4.50%, 3/15/43

      3,621       3,710,919  
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: (continued)        
Interest Only:(15)        

Series 2631, Class DS, 4.821%, (7.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/15/33(14)

    $ 1,060     $ 137,217  

Series 2770, Class SH, 4.821%, (7.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 3/15/34(14)

      1,373       218,855  

Series 2981, Class CS, 4.441%, (6.72% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/15/35(14)

      803       97,815  

Series 3114, Class TS, 4.371%, (6.65% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/30(14)

      1,934       195,483  

Series 3339, Class JI, 4.311%, (6.59% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/15/37(14)

      2,252       319,036  

Series 4109, Class ES, 3.871%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 12/15/41(14)

      34       4,870  

Series 4121, Class IM, 4.00%, 10/15/39

      3,036       311,407  

Series 4163, Class GS, 3.921%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/15/32(14)

      3,842       565,057  

Series 4169, Class AS, 3.971%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 2/15/33(14)

      2,152       261,301  

Series 4180, Class GI, 3.50%, 8/15/26

      1,698       124,673  

Series 4203, Class QS, 3.971%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/15/43(14)

      2,374       280,620  

Series 4212, Class SA, 3.921%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/15/38(14)

      3,044       155,806  

Series 4332, Class KI, 4.00%, 9/15/43

      983       195,003  

Series 4370, Class IO, 3.50%, 9/15/41

      1,459       242,342  

Series 4497, Class CS, 3.921%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/44(14)

      3,334       652,005  

Series 4507, Class EI, 4.00%, 8/15/44

      3,474       682,863  

Series 4535, Class JS, 3.821%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/15/43(14)

      4,024       605,087  

Series 4548, Class JS, 3.821%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 9/15/43(14)

      4,207       667,884  

Series 4629, Class QI, 3.50%, 11/15/46

      3,611       661,908  

Series 4644, Class TI, 3.50%, 1/15/45

      2,828       564,743  

Series 4653, Class PI, 3.50%, 7/15/44

      2,987       484,260  

Series 4667, Class PI, 3.50%, 5/15/42

      4,433       671,902  

Series 4676, Class DI, 4.00%, 7/15/44

      5,358       944,821  

Series 4744, Class IO, 4.00%, 11/15/47

      2,853       635,936  

Series 4749, Class IL, 4.00%, 12/15/47

      2,318       577,051  

Series 4767, Class IM, 4.00%, 5/15/45

      2,834       501,768  

Series 4768, Class IO, 4.00%, 3/15/48

      2,836       702,919  

Series 4772, Class PI, 4.00%, 1/15/48

      1,943       470,162  
Principal Only:(16)                  

Series 3309, Class DO, 0.00%, 4/15/37

      1,210       1,001,913  

Series 4478, Class PO, 0.00%, 5/15/45

            723       551,310  
                    $ 31,666,182  
 

 

  23   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured
Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes:
       

Series 2017-DNA2, Class M2, 5.731%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.45%), 10/25/29(9)

          $ 2,000     $ 2,191,579  
                    $ 2,191,579  
Federal National Mortgage Association:                  

Series G-33, Class PT, 7.00%, 10/25/21

    $ 36     $ 36,869  

Series 1989-89, Class H, 9.00%, 11/25/19

      3       2,676  

Series 1991-122, Class N, 7.50%, 9/25/21

      35       36,380  

Series 1994-42, Class K, 6.50%, 4/25/24

      183       193,524  

Series 1997-38, Class N, 8.00%, 5/20/27

      267       297,548  

Series 2007-74, Class AC, 5.00%, 8/25/37

      1,355       1,428,576  

Series 2011-49, Class NT, 6.00%, (66.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 10.00, Cap 6.00%), 6/25/41(14)

      387       410,542  

Series 2012-134, Class ZT, 2.00%, 12/25/42

      1,368       1,062,473  

Series 2013-6, Class TA, 1.50%, 1/25/43

      1,292       1,236,641  

Series 2013-52, Class MD, 1.25%, 6/25/43

      1,418       1,260,557  

Series 2013-99, Class CF, 3.281%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 7/25/43(9)

      437       372,735  

Series 2015-74, Class SL, 1.009%, (2.349% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR x 0.587), 10/25/45(14)

      867       464,247  

Series 2017-15, Class LE, 3.00%, 6/25/46

      1,574       1,536,144  

Series 2017-66, Class ZJ, 3.00%, 9/25/57

      977       807,277  

Series 2017-96, Class Z, 3.00%, 12/25/57

      1,082       950,805  

Series 2017-110, Class Z, 3.00%, 2/25/57

      874       761,804  

Series 2018-18, Class QD, 4.50%, 5/25/45

      2,113       2,171,053  

Series 2018-50, Class MZ, 4.50%, 7/25/48

      1,483       1,481,568  
Interest Only:(15)                  

Series 2004-46, Class SI, 3.719%, (6.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 5/25/34(14)

      1,248       126,857  

Series 2005-17, Class SA, 4.419%, (6.70% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
3/25/35(14)

      1,143       180,790  

Series 2006-42, Class PI, 4.309%, (6.59% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/25/36(14)

      1,772       251,291  

Series 2006-44, Class IS, 4.319%, (6.60% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/25/36(14)

      1,454       212,160  

Series 2007-50, Class LS, 4.169%, (6.45% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
6/25/37(14)

      1,061       155,350  

Series 2008-26, Class SA, 3.919%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
4/25/38(14)

      1,712       224,642  

Series 2008-61, Class S, 3.819%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 7/25/38(14)

      2,524       324,936  

Series 2010-99, Class NS, 4.319%, (6.60% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
3/25/39(14)

      720       28,902  

Series 2010-109, Class PS, 4.319%, (6.60% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
10/25/40(14)

      2,748       402,952  

Series 2010-124, Class SJ, 3.769%, (6.05% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
11/25/38(14)

      1,252       62,949  
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association: (continued)        

Series 2010-147, Class KS, 3.669%, (5.95% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
1/25/41(14)

    $ 3,646     $ 357,654  

Series 2010-150, Class GS, 4.469%, (6.75% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
1/25/21(14)

      911       30,969  

Series 2012-52, Class AI, 3.50%, 8/25/26

      2,279       141,352  

Series 2012-56, Class SU, 4.469%, (6.75% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 8/25/26(14)

      255       11,418  

Series 2012-63, Class EI, 3.50%, 8/25/40

      3,010       361,385  

Series 2012-103, Class GS, 3.819%, (6.10% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
2/25/40(14)

      2,748       190,788  

Series 2012-112, Class SB, 3.869%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
9/25/40(14)

      4,134       562,208  

Series 2012-118, Class IN, 3.50%, 11/25/42

      4,008       815,328  

Series 2012-150, Class PS, 3.869%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
1/25/43(14)

      4,700       531,568  

Series 2012-150, Class SK, 3.869%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
1/25/43(14)

      2,653       297,422  

Series 2013-23, Class CS, 3.969%, (6.25% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
3/25/33(14)

      2,169       269,371  

Series 2013-54, Class HS, 4.019%, (6.30% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
10/25/41(14)

      1,712       141,058  

Series 2014-32, Class EI, 4.00%, 6/25/44

      885       210,625  

Series 2014-55, Class IN, 3.50%, 7/25/44

      2,487       440,337  

Series 2014-80, Class BI, 3.00%, 12/25/44

      4,252       695,643  

Series 2014-89, Class IO, 3.50%, 1/25/45

      1,942       368,499  

Series 2015-14, Class KI, 3.00%, 3/25/45

      4,602       746,980  

Series 2015-17, Class SA, 3.919%, (6.20% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 11/25/43(14)

      3,437       541,349  

Series 2015-52, Class MI, 3.50%, 7/25/45

      2,290       419,815  

Series 2015-57, Class IO, 3.00%, 8/25/45

      11,537       1,845,514  

Series 2015-93, Class BS, 3.869%, (6.15% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
8/25/45(14)

      3,805       743,372  

Series 2015-95, Class SB, 3.719%, (6.00% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
1/25/46(14)

      3,162       441,056  

Series 2017-46, Class NI, 3.00%, 8/25/42

      3,104       470,661  

Series 2018-21, Class IO, 3.00%, 4/25/48

      4,793       943,368  
Principal Only:(16)                  

Series 2006-8, Class WQ, 0.00%, 3/25/36

            966       808,858  
                    $ 28,868,846  
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut
Avenue Securities:
       

Series 2017-C01, Class 1B1, 8.031%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 7/25/29(9)

    $ 730     $ 875,198  

Series 2017-C03, Class 1B1, 7.131%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.85%), 10/25/29(9)

      500       568,734  

Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2, 5.281%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/25/29(9)

            2,000       2,140,148  
                    $ 3,584,080  
 

 

  24   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Government National Mortgage Association:                  

Series 2011-156, Class GA, 2.00%, 12/16/41

    $ 396     $ 315,902  

Series 2013-131, Class GS, 1.244%, (3.50% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR), 6/20/43(14)

      774       475,729  

Series 2017-82, Class TZ, 2.50%, 2/16/43

      104       88,922  
Interest Only:(15)                  

Series 2017-121, Class DS, 2.22%, (4.50% - 1 mo. USD LIBOR),
8/20/47(14)

            4,392       251,205  
                    $ 1,131,758  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $72,212,332)

 

  $ 67,442,445  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.9%

 

Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust                  

Series 2015-P1, Class D, 3.225%, 9/15/48(7)

    $ 2,000     $ 1,700,323  
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust                  

Series 2014-C19, Class D, 4.663%, 4/15/47(7)(17)

      1,425       1,273,056  

Series 2014-C22, Class D, 4.558%, 9/15/47(7)(17)

      1,850       1,573,031  

Series 2014-C23, Class D, 3.951%, 9/15/47(7)(17)

      850       756,414  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities
Trust
       

Series 2011-C5, Class D, 5.406%, 8/15/46(7)(17)

      1,850       1,841,108  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust                  

Series 2015-C23, Class D, 4.132%, 7/15/50(7)(17)

      1,500       1,360,490  
RETL Trust                  

Series 2018-RVP, Class C, 4.33%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%),
3/15/33(7)(9)

      368       368,890  
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust                  

Series 2012-C1, Class D, 5.544%, 5/10/45(7)(17)

      2,000       1,969,249  

Series 2013-C6, Class D, 4.313%, 4/10/46(7)(17)

      1,000       902,646  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                  

Series 2013-LC12, Class D, 4.287%, 7/15/46(7)(17)

      2,000       1,685,827  

Series 2015-C31, Class D, 3.852%, 11/15/48

      922       789,191  

Series 2015-SG1, Class C, 4.468%, 9/15/48(17)

            1,399       1,355,462  

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $15,776,949)

 

  $ 15,575,687  
Asset-Backed Securities — 11.8%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
Babson CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 8.445%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 7/18/29(7)(9)

    $ 2,000     $ 2,018,082  
Cole Park CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-1A, Class E, 8.569%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.10%), 10/20/28(7)(9)

      3,000       3,022,787  
Dryden XL Senior Loan Fund                

Series 2015-40A, Class ER, 8.064%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 8/15/28(7)(9)

      1,150       1,144,573  
Golub Capital Partners CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-22A, Class ER, 8.469%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.00%), 1/20/31(7)(9)

      2,000       2,006,774  

Series 2015-23A, Class ER, 8.219%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.75%), 1/20/31(7)(9)

      2,000       1,977,660  
Invitation Homes Trust                

Series 2018-SFR1, Class C, 3.54%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%), 3/17/37(7)(9)

      190       190,897  
Madison Park Funding XXV, Ltd.                

Series 2017-25A, Class D, 8.59%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.10%), 4/25/29(7)(9)

      3,000       3,019,127  
Neuberger Berman CLO XIV, Ltd.                

Series 2013-14A, Class DR, 6.159%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.65%), 1/28/30(7)(9)

      2,563       2,572,194  
Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII, Ltd.                

Series 2014-18A, Class DR, 10.069%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.75%),
11/14/27(7)(9)

      3,000       3,000,200  
Oak Hill Credit Partners VII, Ltd.                

Series 2012-7A, Class ER, 9.822%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.50%), 11/20/27(7)(9)

      4,000       4,003,873  
Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2013-2A, Class DRR, 8.299%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.85%),
10/17/27(7)(9)

      2,000       2,009,446  

Series 2015-1A, Class DR, 8.512%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.20%), 5/21/29(7)(9)

      2,000       2,011,177  
Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC                

Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.05%, 3/22/32(7)

      77       76,256  
Voya CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2015-3A, Class D2, 7.919%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.45%), 10/20/27(7)(9)

      3,000       3,017,906  
Wind River CLO, Ltd.                

Series 2017-1A, Class E, 8.865%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.42%), 4/18/29(7)(9)

        1,050       1,058,818  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $30,278,568)

 

  $ 31,129,770  
 

 

  25   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Common Stocks — 0.8%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Automotive — 0.1%  

Dayco Products, LLC(18)(19)

            8,898     $ 320,328  
                    $ 320,328  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%  

Education Management Corp.(5)(18)(19)

            955,755     $ 0  
                    $ 0  
Electronics / Electrical — 0.0%(8)  

Answers Corp.(5)(18)(19)

            5,814     $ 42,384  
                    $ 42,384  
Health Care — 0.0%(8)  

New Millennium Holdco, Inc.(18)(19)

            8,641     $ 778  
                    $ 778  
Oil and Gas — 0.1%  

AFG Holdings, Inc.(5)(18)(19)

      3,122     $ 212,296  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class A(18)(19)

      270       262  

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, Class B(18)(19)

      135       5,366  

Samson Resources II, LLC, Class A(18)(19)

            4,171       98,540  
                    $ 316,464  
Publishing — 0.5%  

ION Media Networks, Inc.(5)(18)(19)

      1,357     $ 1,302,706  

Tweddle Group, Inc.(5)(18)(19)

            333       18,738  
                    $ 1,321,444  
Radio and Television — 0.1%  

Cumulus Media, Inc.(18)(19)

            6,722     $ 97,872  
                    $ 97,872  

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $536,482)

 

  $ 2,099,270  
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0%

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Business Equipment and Services — 0.0%  

Education Management Corp., Series A-1,
7.50%(5)(18)(19)

            1,063     $ 0  

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $75,023)

 

  $ 0  
Short-Term Investments — 4.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 1.1%

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/13/18(20)

      $ 3,000     $ 2,992,497  

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $2,992,573)

 

  $ 2,992,497  
Other — 3.8%

 

Description        Units     Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 2.28%(21)

        9,872,792     $ 9,871,805  

Total Other
(identified cost $9,872,547)

 

  $ 9,871,805  

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $12,865,120)

 

  $ 12,864,302  

Total Investments — 126.4%
(identified cost $340,097,614)

 

  $ 333,443,303  

Less Unfunded Loan Commitments — (0.0)%(8)

 

  $ (9,375

Net Investments — 126.4%
(identified cost $340,088,239)

 

  $ 333,433,928  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (26.4)%

 

  $ (69,722,595

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 263,711,333  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

  *

In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate.

 

  (2) 

The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate at October 31, 2018 of contracts within the senior loan facility. Interest rates on contracts are primarily redetermined either weekly, monthly or quarterly by reference to the indicated base lending rate and spread and the reset period.

 

 

  26   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

  (3) 

This Senior Loan will settle after October 31, 2018, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

  (4) 

Issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. For a variable rate security, interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.

 

  (5) 

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 9).

 

  (6) 

Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. See Note 1F for description.

 

  (7) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At October 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $75,330,845 or 28.6% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

  (8) 

Amount is less than 0.05% or (0.05)%, as applicable.

 

  (9) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2018.

 

(10) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal at the issuer’s discretion.

 

(11) 

Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. At October 31, 2018, the aggregate value of these securities is $26,811,809 or 10.2% of the Fund’s net assets.

(12) 

Loan is subject to scheduled mandatory prepayments. Maturity date shown reflects the final maturity date.

 

(13) 

Adjustable rate mortgage security whose interest rate generally adjusts monthly based on a weighted average of interest rates on the underlying mortgages. The coupon rate may not reflect the applicable index value as interest rates on the underlying mortgages may adjust on various dates and at various intervals and may be subject to lifetime ceilings and lifetime floors and lookback periods. Rate shown is the coupon rate at October 31, 2018.

 

(14) 

Inverse floating-rate security whose coupon varies inversely with changes in the interest rate index. The stated interest rate represents the coupon rate in effect at October 31, 2018.

 

(15) 

Interest only security that entitles the holder to receive only interest payments on the underlying mortgages. Principal amount shown is the notional amount of the underlying mortgages on which coupon interest is calculated.

 

(16) 

Principal only security that entitles the holder to receive only principal payments on the underlying mortgages.

 

(17) 

Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at October 31, 2018.

 

(18) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(19) 

Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.

 

(20) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on open derivative contracts.

 

(21) 

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, 2018.

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Currency Purchased     Currency Sold     Counterparty  

Settlement

Date

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

 
USD     573,271     EUR     494,753     Citibank, N.A.     11/15/18     $ 12,327     $  
USD     1,037,132     EUR     883,252     Goldman Sachs International     12/6/18       33,980        
USD     997,907     EUR     838,000     Goldman Sachs International     12/13/18       45,391        
USD     2,076,385     EUR     1,753,289     Deutsche Bank AG     12/20/18       81,911        
EUR     913     USD     1,046     Standard Chartered Bank     1/29/19             (3
EUR     91,878     USD     105,228     Standard Chartered Bank     1/29/19             (313
USD     959,201     EUR     837,511     Standard Chartered Bank     1/29/19       2,848        
USD     231,283     EUR     201,941     Standard Chartered Bank     1/29/19       687        
USD     207,697     EUR     181,347     Standard Chartered Bank     1/29/19       617        
USD     154,538     EUR     134,933     Standard Chartered Bank     1/29/19       459        
USD     54,538     GBP     42,383     State Street Bank and Trust Company     1/31/19       105        
EUR     47,006     USD     55,108     Goldman Sachs International     2/21/19             (1,323
                                    $ 178,325     $ (1,639

 

  27   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

 

Futures Contracts                                   
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Position     

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

    

Value/Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Interest Rate Futures

              
5-Year USD Deliverable Interest Rate Swap      18        Short        12/17/18      $ (1,765,266    $ 12,937  
10-Year USD Deliverable Interest Rate Swap      63        Short        12/17/18        (6,155,297      115,172  
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note      4        Short        12/31/18        (449,531      3,094  
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note      135        Long        12/19/18        15,989,063        (205,664
                                         $ (74,461

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  

Notional Amount

(000’s omitted)

 

Fund

Pays/Receives

Floating Rate

  Floating Rate  

Annual

Fixed Rate

 

Termination

Date

    Value    

Unamortized

Upfront

Receipts
(Payments)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
EUR   665   Receives   6-month EURIBOR

(pays semi-annually)

  0.25%
(pays annually)
    9/20/22     $ (2,478   $ 93     $ (2,385
EUR   120   Receives   6-month EURIBOR

(pays semi-annually)

  1.00%
(pays annually)
    3/21/23       (5,328     3,103       (2,225
EUR   860   Receives   6-month EURIBOR

(pays semi-annually)

  0.37%
(pays annually)
    5/9/23       (6,850     (191     (7,041
EUR   1,880   Receives   6-month EURIBOR

(pays semi-annually)

  0.40%
(pays annually)
    10/4/23       (7,003     2,098       (4,905
EUR   100   Receives   6-month EURIBOR

(pays semi-annually)

  1.01%
(pays annually)
    3/20/28       (1,980     (56     (2,036
EUR   125   Receives   6-month EURIBOR

(pays semi-annually)

  1.01%
(pays annually)
    3/21/28       (2,471     (282     (2,753
EUR   343   Receives   6-month EURIBOR
(pays semi-annually)
 

1.06%

(pays annually)

    10/16/28       (4,091     (77     (4,168
USD   1,200   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

1.50%

(pays semi-annually)

    3/20/20       25,262       (3,823     21,439  
USD   335   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  1.93%
(pays semi-annually)
    11/3/20       6,191             6,191  
USD   200   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  2.68%
(pays semi-annually)
    3/16/21       1,749       (83     1,666  
USD   645   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  1.87%
(pays semi-annually)
    9/18/22       29,643             29,643  
USD   325   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  2.09%
(pays semi-annually)
    11/7/22       11,182             11,182  
USD   140   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  3.11%
(pays semi-annually)
    9/27/23       6       4       10  
USD   225   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  3.06%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/2/23       524       (27     497  
USD   62   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  3.08%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/2/23       98             98  
USD   191   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  3.15%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/19/23       (238           (238
USD   162   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

  3.19%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/23/23       (488     944       456  

 

  28   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  

Notional Amount

(000’s omitted)

 

Fund

Pays/Receives

Floating Rate

    Floating Rate    

Annual

Fixed Rate

 

Termination

Date

    Value    

Unamortized

Upfront

Receipts
(Payments)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
USD   259     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.09%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/31/23     $ 464     $     $ 464  
USD   1,025     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  2.18%
(pays semi-annually)
    9/19/27       80,216             80,216  
USD   110     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  2.68%
(pays semi-annually)
    1/30/28       3,837             3,837  
USD   60     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  2.72%
(pays semi-annually)
    1/31/28       1,864             1,864  
USD   197     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  2.74%
(pays semi-annually)
    2/1/28       7,140             7,140  
USD   398     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.02%
(pays semi-annually)
    5/10/28       2,438       32       2,470  
USD   309     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.11%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/2/28       2,418       161       2,579  
USD   250     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.12%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/2/28       1,854             1,854  
USD   246     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.12%
(pays semi-annually)
    5/17/48       5,119       6,216       11,335  
USD   233     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.12%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/1/48       6,720             6,720  
USD   234     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.12%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/2/48       7,035             7,035  
USD   57     Receives      

3-month USD-LIBOR

(pays quarterly)

 

 

  3.22%
(pays semi-annually)
    10/9/48       570       (428     142  

Total

                                  $ 163,403     $ 7,684     $ 171,087  

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  
Reference Entity  

Notional

Amount*
(000’s omitted)

 

Contract Annual

Fixed Rate**

    Termination
Date
    Current
Market Annual
Fixed Rate***
    Value    

Unamortized
Upfront

Receipts

    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Indonesia   $5,200    

1.00%

(pays quarterly

 

)(1) 

    12/20/23       1.57%       $(129,352)       $108,245     $ (21,107

Total

  $5,200                           $ (129,352   $ 108,245     $ (21,107

 

  29   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty  

Notional

Amount*

(000’s omitted)

   

Contract Annual

Fixed Rate**

   

Termination

Date

   

Current

Market Annual
Fixed Rate***

    Value    

Unamortized

Upfront

Receipts
(Payments)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Argentina   Goldman Sachs International   $ 4,237      

5.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       6.12   $ (163,121   $ 177,314     $ 14,193  
Brazil   Citibank, N.A.     5,250      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       2.05       (243,943     415,997       172,054  
Colombia   Goldman Sachs International     5,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       1.29       (62,517     30,106       (32,411
Croatia   Nomura International PLC     5,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/21       0.48       84,338       144,280       228,618  
Cyprus   Goldman Sachs International     5,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/21       1.11       (9,942     170,066       160,124  
Dubai   Bank of America, N.A.     2,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/22       1.01       1,229       26,408       27,637  
Dubai   Bank of America, N.A.     3,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       1.12       (11,743     12,637       894  
Hungary   Barclays Bank PLC     2,200      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/21       0.46       38,416       6,474       44,890  
Kazakhstan   Barclays Bank PLC     2,500      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/22       0.56       45,919       31,523       77,442  
Mexico   BNP Paribas     2,500      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       1.45       (49,006     17,354       (31,652
Peru   BNP Paribas     5,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       0.84       43,943       (56,273     (12,330
Poland   Goldman Sachs International     2,500      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       0.60       45,782       (45,073     709  
Romania   Barclays Bank PLC     2,200      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/21       0.56       31,279       (3,252     28,027  
Russia   Deutsche Bank AG     200      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       1.46       (4,059     5,388       1,329  
Russia   Deutsche Bank AG     4,800      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       1.46       (97,422     127,000       29,578  
Saudi Arabia   Bank of America, N.A.     3,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       0.91       15,497       (29,519     (14,022
Saudi Arabia   Bank of America, N.A.     2,000      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    12/20/23       0.91       10,332       (19,679     (9,347
Turkey   BNP Paribas     6,500      

1.00%

(pays quarterly)(1)

 

 

    6/20/23       3.78       (701,528     252,696       (448,832

Total

      $ 62,887                             $ (1,026,546   $ 1,263,447     $ 236,901  

 

*

If the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At October 31, 2018, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller was $68,087,000.

 

**

The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Fund (as a seller of protection) on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract.

 

***

Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity.

 

(1) 

Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.

 

  30   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Abbreviations:

 

COF     Cost of Funds 11th District
EURIBOR     Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK     Payment In Kind

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
USD     United States Dollar

 

  31   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets    October 31, 2018  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $330,215,692)

   $ 323,562,123  

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $9,872,547)

     9,871,805  

Cash

     2,175,581  

Deposits for derivatives collateral —

  

Financial futures contracts

     224  

Centrally cleared swap contracts

     4,482,660  

OTC derivatives

     110,004  

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $75,464)

     75,175  

Interest receivable

     2,839,276  

Dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     25,812  

Receivable for investments sold

     594,243  

Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts

     16,921  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     178,325  

Receivable for open swap contracts

     785,495  

Upfront payments on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     153,796  

Tax reclaims receivable

     132  

Prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     22,912  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     14,389  

Total assets

   $ 344,908,873  
Liabilities         

Notes payable

   $ 76,000,000  

Cash collateral due to broker

     110,004  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,282,517  

Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     15,962  

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,639  

Payable for open swap contracts

     548,594  

Upfront receipts on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     1,417,243  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     273,661  

Trustees’ fees

     1,634  

Accrued expenses

     546,286  

Total liabilities

   $ 81,197,540  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

        

Net Assets

   $ 263,711,333  
Sources of Net Assets         

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 17,880,596 shares issued and outstanding

   $ 178,806  

Additional paid-in capital

     272,375,277  

Accumulated loss

     (8,842,750

Net Assets

   $ 263,711,333  
Net Asset Value         

($263,711,333 ÷ 17,880,596 common shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.75  

 

  32   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   

Year Ended

October 31, 2018

 

Interest and other income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $15,757)

   $ 18,369,814  

Dividends from affiliated investment

     293,069  

Total investment income

   $ 18,662,883  
Expenses         

Investment adviser fee

   $ 3,280,695  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     18,986  

Custodian fee

     234,947  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     18,015  

Legal and accounting services

     192,517  

Printing and postage

     70,383  

Interest expense and fees

     2,494,135  

Miscellaneous

     48,271  

Total expenses

   $ 6,357,949  

Net investment income

   $ 12,304,934  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)         

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 875,801  

Investment transactions — affiliated investment

     (1,719

Financial futures contracts

     590,674  

Swap contracts

     666,284  

Foreign currency transactions

     2,380  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     275,277  

Net realized gain

   $ 2,408,697  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

  

Investments

   $ (9,231,747

Investments — affiliated investment

     37  

Financial futures contracts

     (197,841

Swap contracts

     (298,825

Foreign currency

     (9,240

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     78,656  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (9,658,960

Net realized and unrealized loss

   $ (7,250,263

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,054,671  

 

  33   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    2018      2017  

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 12,304,934      $ 12,545,322  

Net realized gain

     2,408,697        2,465,258  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (9,658,960      7,293,976  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,054,671      $ 22,304,556  

Distributions to shareholders(1)

   $ (15,180,626    $ (16,312,002

Tax return of capital to shareholders

   $      $ (1,309,325

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   $ (10,125,955    $ 4,683,229  
Net Assets                  

At beginning of year

   $ 273,837,288      $ 269,154,059  

At end of year

   $ 263,711,333      $ 273,837,288 (2)   

 

(1)  

For the year ended October 31, 2017, the source of distributions was from net investment income.

 

(2) 

Includes accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $(948,004) at October 31, 2017. The requirement to disclose the corresponding amount as of October 31, 2018 was eliminated.

 

  34   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities   

Year Ended
October 31, 2018

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 5,054,671  

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

  

Investments purchased

     (113,030,021

Investments sold and principal repayments

     106,185,794  

Decrease in short-term investments, net, excluding foreign government securities

     7,007,534  

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

     6,072,363  

Amortization of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     63,819  

Decrease in deposits for derivatives collateral — financial futures contracts

     537,322  

Decrease in deposits for derivatives collateral — centrally cleared swap contracts

     103,093  

Decrease in deposits for derivatives collateral — OTC derivatives

     289,996  

Decrease in interest receivable

     121,224  

Increase in dividends receivable from affiliated investment

     (8,837

Increase in receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts

     (16,325

Increase in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (79,245

Increase in receivable for open swap contracts

     (123,444

Increase in upfront payments on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     (149,507

Decrease in tax reclaims receivable

     20,261  

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

     (5,619

Increase in cash collateral due to broker

     110,004  

Increase in payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts

     13,473  

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     589  

Increase in payable for open swap contracts

     526,405  

Decrease in upfront receipts on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     (90,724

Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

     (1,714

Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

     (429

Increase in accrued expenses

     61,935  

Increase in unfunded loan commitments

     9,375  

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments

     9,231,710  

Net realized gain from investments

     (874,082

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 21,029,621  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities         

Cash distributions paid

   $ (15,180,626

Payment of prepaid upfront fees on notes payable

     (60,000

Proceeds from notes payable

     38,000,000  

Repayments of notes payable

     (45,000,000

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (22,240,626

Net decrease in cash*

   $ (1,211,005

Cash at beginning of year(1)

   $ 3,461,761  

Cash at end of year(1)

   $ 2,250,756  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information         

Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings

   $ 2,434,885  

 

(1)  

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 

*

Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $3,599.

 

  35   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2018      2017      2016      2015     2014  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

   $ 15.310      $ 15.050      $ 15.370      $ 16.460     $ 16.970  
Income (Loss) From Operations                                            

Net investment income(1)

   $ 0.688      $ 0.702      $ 0.723      $ 0.777     $ 0.804  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.399      0.544        0.030        (0.860     (0.261

Total income (loss) from operations

   $ 0.289      $ 1.246      $ 0.753      $ (0.083   $ 0.543  
Less Distributions                                            

From net investment income

   $ (0.849    $ (0.913    $ (0.635    $ (0.512   $ (0.759

Tax return of capital

            (0.073      (0.445      (0.568     (0.321

Total distributions

   $ (0.849    $ (0.986    $ (1.080    $ (1.080   $ (1.080

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 5)(1)

   $      $      $ 0.007      $ 0.073     $ 0.027  

Net asset value — End of year

   $ 14.750      $ 15.310      $ 15.050      $ 15.370     $ 16.460  

Market value — End of year

   $ 12.700      $ 14.190      $ 13.360      $ 13.580     $ 14.530  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

     2.56      9.16      6.10      0.84     4.10

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

     (4.63 )%       13.86      6.60      0.87     2.05
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                            

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

   $ 263,711      $ 273,837      $ 269,154      $ 275,694     $ 306,210  

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

             

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

     1.43      1.49      1.53      1.51     1.53

Interest and fee expense(4)

     0.93      0.72      0.61      0.48     0.36

Total expenses(3)

     2.36      2.21      2.14      1.99     1.89

Net investment income

     4.57      4.61      4.81      4.84     4.80

Portfolio Turnover

     32      50      42      34     41

Senior Securities:

             

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

   $ 76,000      $ 83,000      $ 102,000      $ 123,000     $ 128,000  

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

   $ 4,470      $ 4,299      $ 3,639      $ 3,241     $ 3,392  

 

(1)  

Computed using average common shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

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.

 

(3) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.

 

(4) 

Interest and fee expense relates to borrowings for the purpose of financial leverage (see Note 7) and securities sold short.

 

(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.

 

  36   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified 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 primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of seeking capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal.

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 (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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

Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Fund. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based upon procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans (i.e., subordinated loans and second lien loans) are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.

Debt Obligations. Debt obligations 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, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, 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 debt obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Equity Securities. Equity securities 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 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.

Derivatives. U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Non U.S. exchange-traded options and over-the-counter options (including options on securities, indices and foreign currencies) are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Financial futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. 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. Swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract, and in the case of credit default swaps, based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Future cash flows on swaps are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers.

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 occuring 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.

 

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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). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

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 — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Withholding taxes on foreign interest have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates.

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.

As of October 31, 2018, 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  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.

F  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain loan agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2018, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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  Financial Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.

 

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J  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.

K  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. When an index option is exercised, the Fund is required to deliver an amount of cash determined by the excess of the exercise price of the option over the value of the index (in the case of a put) or the excess of the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) at contract termination. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets 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 or other assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

L  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. As the purchaser of an index option, the Fund has the right to receive a cash payment equal to any depreciation in the value of the index below the exercise price of the option (in the case of a put) or equal to any appreciation in the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) as of the valuation date of the option. If an option which the Fund had purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Fund will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Fund exercises a put option on a security, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Fund exercises a call option on a security, the cost of the security which the Fund purchases upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid. Purchased options traded over-the-counter involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations.

M  Interest Rate Swaps — Swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Fund and a counterparty. Certain swap contracts may be centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”), whereby all payments made or received by the Fund pursuant to the contract are with a central clearing party (CCP) rather than the original counterparty. The CCP guarantees the performance of the original parties to the contract. Upon entering into centrally cleared swaps, the Fund is required to deposit with the CCP, either in cash or securities, an amount of initial margin determined by the CCP, which is subject to adjustment.

Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Fund either makes floating-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of centrally cleared swaps) based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Fund makes fixed-rate payments to the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made, including amortization of upfront payments/receipts, are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.

N  Credit Default Swaps — When the Fund is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Fund is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty (or CCP in the case of a centrally cleared swap) to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer, on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Fund may create economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the CCP daily. All upfront payments and receipts, if any, are amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses.

 

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Those upfront payments or receipts for non-centrally cleared swaps are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, net of amortization. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments or receipts, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 6 and 9. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked-to-market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction. In the case of centrally cleared swaps, counterparty risk is minimal due to protections provided by the CCP.

O  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 cash and/or 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.

P  Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities — The Fund may invest in Interest Only (IO) and Principal Only (PO) securities, a form of stripped mortgage-backed securities, whereby the IO security receives all the interest and the PO security receives all the principal on a pool of mortgage assets. The yield to maturity on an IO security is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgages experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to recoup its initial investment in an IO security. The market value of IO and PO securities can be unusually volatile due to changes in interest rates.

Q  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.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to make monthly distributions to shareholders and at least one distribution annually of all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years). In its distributions, the Fund intends to include amounts attributable to the imputed interest on foreign currency exposures through long and short positions in forward currency exchange contracts (represented by the difference between the foreign currency spot rate and the foreign currency forward rate) and the imputed interest derived from certain other derivative positions. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are 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 and current year earnings and profits attributable to realized gains are considered to be from ordinary income. In certain circumstances, a portion of distributions to shareholders may include a return of capital component.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2018      2017  

Distributions declared from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 15,180,626      $ 16,312,002  

Tax return of capital

   $      $ 1,309,325  

During the year ended October 31, 2018, accumulated loss was decreased by $9,415,598 and paid-in capital was decreased by $9,415,598 due to distributions from earnings and profits attributable to current year realized gains and differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for tax straddle transactions and swap contracts. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of October 31, 2018, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforwards

   $ (816,962

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (8,025,788

 

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October 31, 2018

 

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At October 31, 2018, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards of $816,962 which would 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 would 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 carryforwards will expire on October 31, 2019 and their character is short-term. Under tax regulations, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 2010 are considered deferred capital losses and are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, retaining the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Deferred capital losses are required to be used prior to capital loss carryforwards, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused.

During the year ended October 31, 2018, capital loss carryforwards of $5,920,867 were utilized to offset net realized gains by the Fund.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at October 31, 2018, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 341,748,317  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 7,521,443  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (15,556,518

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (8,035,075

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for 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 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets, subject to the limitation described below, and is payable monthly. Total leveraged assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus liabilities or obligations attributable to investment leverage and the notional value of long and short forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swaps held by the Fund. The notional value of a contract for purposes of calculating total leveraged assets is the stated dollar value of the underlying reference instrument at the time the derivative position is entered into and remains constant throughout the life of the derivative contract. However, the derivative contracts are marked-to-market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reflected in the Fund’s net assets. When the Fund holds both long and short forward currency contracts in the same foreign currency, the offsetting positions are netted for purposes of determining total leveraged assets. When the Fund holds other long and short positions in foreign obligations denominated in the same currency, total leveraged assets are calculated by excluding the smaller of the long or short position.

The advisory agreements provide that if investment leverage exceeds 40% of the Fund’s total leveraged assets, EVM will not receive a management fee on total leveraged assets in excess of this amount. As of October 31, 2018, the Fund’s investment leverage was 38% of its total leveraged assets. For the year ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $3,280,695 or 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets and 1.22% of the Fund’s average daily net 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, 2018, 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 and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, for the year ended October 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

Investments (non-U.S. Government)

   $ 74,189,288      $ 87,228,509  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

     37,534,479        18,395,131  
     $ 111,723,767      $ 105,623,640  

 

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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, 2018 and October 31, 2017.

At October 31, 2018, one shareholder owned 20.2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

On November 11, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorized the repurchase by the Fund of up to 10% of its then 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. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Fund for the years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017.

6  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 financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap 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, 2018 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2018, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to the following risks:

Credit Risk: The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts to enhance total return and/or as a substitute for the purchase of securities.

Foreign Exchange Risk: 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.

Interest Rate Risk: The Fund utilizes various interest rate derivatives including futures contracts and interest rate swaps to manage the duration of its portfolio and to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices due to interest rates.

The Fund enters into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives 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, 2018, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $1,344,920. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Fund for such liability was $1,071,314 at October 31, 2018.

The OTC derivatives in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with substantially all its derivative counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the relevant ISDA Master Agreement. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to it.

The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under an ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required, which may vary by counterparty. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Portfolio of Investments. The carrying amount of the liability for cash collateral due to broker at October 31, 2018 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, such liability would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 9) at October 31, 2018.

 

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October 31, 2018

 

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The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at October 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption    Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
     Total  

Accumulated loss*

   $      $      $ 325,533      $ 325,533  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            178,325               178,325  

Receivable/Payable for open swap contracts; Upfront payments/receipts on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     316,735                      316,735  

Total Asset Derivatives

   $ 316,735      $ 178,325      $ 325,533      $ 820,593  

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $      $      $ 325,533      $ 325,533  

Total Asset Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ 316,735      $ 178,325      $      $ 495,060  
           
      Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
     Total  

Accumulated loss*

   $ (129,352    $      $ (236,591    $ (365,943

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (1,639             (1,639

Payable/Receivable for open swap contracts; Upfront payments/receipts on open non-centrally cleared swap contracts

     (1,343,281                    (1,343,281

Total Liability Derivatives

   $ (1,472,633    $ (1,639    $ (236,591    $ (1,710,863

Derivatives not subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ (129,352    $      $ (236,591    $ (365,943

Total Liability Derivatives subject to master netting or similar agreements

   $ (1,343,281    $ (1,639    $      $ (1,344,920

 

*

For futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, amount represents value as shown in the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, as applicable.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by risk, which are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, are presented in the table above. The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for such assets and pledged by the Fund for such liabilities as of October 31, 2018.

 

Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets Subject to

Master Netting
Agreement

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Cash
Collateral
Received
(a)
     Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
(b)
     Total Cash
Collateral
Received
 

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 27,058      $ (11,743    $      $      $ 15,315      $  

Barclays Bank PLC

     115,614                      (110,004      5,610        110,004  

BNP Paribas

     43,943        (43,943                            

Citibank, N.A.

     12,327        (12,327                            

Deutsche Bank AG

     81,911        (81,911                            

Goldman Sachs International

     125,153        (125,153                            

Nomura International PLC

     84,338               (56,918             27,420         

Standard Chartered Bank

     4,611        (316                    4,295         

State Street Bank and Trust Company

     105                             105         
     $ 495,060      $ (275,393    $ (56,918    $ (110,004    $ 52,745      $ 110,004  
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities Subject to

Master Netting
Agreement

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

    

Non-cash

Collateral

Pledged(a)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(a)

    

Net Amount
of Derivative

Liabilities(c)

    

Total Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ (11,743    $ 11,743      $      $      $      $  

BNP Paribas

     (750,534      43,943        706,591                       

Citibank, N.A.

     (243,943      12,327        231,616                       

Deutsche Bank AG

     (101,481      81,911                      (19,570       

Goldman Sachs International

     (236,903      125,153        110,722               (1,028       

Standard Chartered Bank

     (316      316                              
     $ (1,344,920    $ 275,393      $ 1,048,929      $      $ (20,598    $  

Total — Deposits for derivatives collateral — OTC derivatives

 

                     $ 110,004  

 

(a)  

In some instances, the total collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.

 

(b) 

Net amount represents the net amount due from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

(c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

Statement of Operations Caption    Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
 

Net realized gain (loss) —

        

Financial futures contracts

   $      $      $ 590,674  

Swap contracts

     589,301               76,983  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            275,277         

Total

   $ 589,301      $ 275,277      $ 667,657  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

        

Financial futures contracts

   $      $      $ (197,841

Swap contracts

     (459,201             160,376  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            78,656         

Total

   $ (459,201    $ 78,656      $ (37,465

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2018, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures

Contracts — Long

   

Futures

Contracts — Short

    Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts*
   

Swap

Contracts

 
  $10,012,000       $8,678,000     $ 7,674,000     $ 78,469,000  

 

*

The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold.

7  Credit Agreement

The Fund has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $120 million ($140 million prior to March 20, 2018) pursuant to a 364-day revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Fund. Interest is charged at a rate above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, in effect through March 19, 2019, the Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. In connection with the renewal of the Agreement on March 20, 2018, the Fund paid an upfront fee of $60,000, which is being amortized to interest expense through March 19, 2019. The unamortized balance at October 31, 2018 is approximately $23,000 and is included in prepaid upfront fees on notes payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Also included in interest expense is $26,731 of amortization of previously paid upfront fees related to the period from November 1, 2017 through March 20, 2018 when the Agreement was renewed. The Fund is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At October 31, 2018, the Fund had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $76,000,000 at an interest rate of 3.06%. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the Agreement and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings at October 31, 2018 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 9) at October 31, 2018. For the year ended October 31, 2018, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate (excluding fees) were $85,405,479 and 2.60%, respectively.

8  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

The Fund’s investments in foreign instruments can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political, economic and market developments abroad. In emerging or less developed countries, these risks can be more significant. Investment markets in emerging market countries are typically substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in developed countries. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies. Emerging market investments often are subject to speculative trading, which typically contributes to volatility.

The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a foreign country. Economic data as reported by foreign governments and other issuers may be delayed, inaccurate or fraudulent. In the event of a default by a sovereign entity, there are typically no assets to be seized or cash flows to be attached. Furthermore, the willingness or ability of a foreign government to renegotiate defaulted debt may be limited.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

9  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.

 

 

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)

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, 2018, 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  

Senior Floating-Rate Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)

   $      $ 89,604,289      $ 447,343      $ 90,051,632  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            47,597,448               47,597,448  

Foreign Corporate Bonds

            1,298,360               1,298,360  

Foreign Government Securities

            25,867,549               25,867,549  

Sovereign Loans

            3,037,250               3,037,250  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

            36,470,215               36,470,215  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            67,442,445               67,442,445  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            15,575,687               15,575,687  

Asset-Backed Securities

            31,129,770               31,129,770  

Common Stocks

     97,872        425,274        1,576,124        2,099,270  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

                   0        0  

Short-Term Investments —

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            2,992,497               2,992,497  

Other

            9,871,805               9,871,805  

Total Investments

   $ 97,872      $ 331,312,589      $ 2,023,467      $ 333,433,928  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 178,325      $      $ 178,325  

Futures Contracts

     131,203                      131,203  

Swap Contracts

            511,065               511,065  

Total

   $ 229,075      $ 332,001,979      $ 2,023,467      $ 334,254,521  

Liability Description

                                   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (1,639    $      $ (1,639

Futures Contracts

     (205,664                    (205,664

Swap Contracts

            (1,503,560             (1,503,560

Total

   $ (205,664    $ (1,505,199    $      $ (1,710,863

 

*

None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund.

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, 2018 is not presented.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

10  Legal Proceedings

In May 2015, the Fund was served with an amended complaint filed in an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The adversary proceeding was filed by the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (“AAT”) against the former holders of a $1.5 billion term loan issued by General Motors Corp. (“GM”) in 2006 (the “Term Loan Lenders”) who received a full repayment of the term loan pursuant to a court order in the GM bankruptcy proceeding. The court order was made with the understanding that the term loan was fully secured at the time of GM’s bankruptcy filing in June 2009. The AAT is seeking (1) a determination from the Bankruptcy Court that the security interest held by the Term Loan Lenders was not perfected at the time GM filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and thus the Term Loan Lenders should have been treated in the same manner as GM’s unsecured creditors, (2) disgorgement of any interest payments made to the Term Loan Lenders within ninety days of GM’s filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, and (3) disgorgement of the $1.5 billion term loan repayment that was made to the Term Loan Lenders. The value of the payment received under the term loan agreement by the Fund is approximately $932,000 (equal to 0.35% of net assets at October 31, 2018). The Fund cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions are expensed by the Fund as incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2018, 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, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2018, and 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.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 14, 2018

We have served as the auditor of one or more Eaton Vance investment companies since 1959.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in February 2019 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2018. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

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, LLC (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

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

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 Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified 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 174 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 Expiring;

Trustee
Since
(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

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 174 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.(2) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc. (investment management firm).

Noninterested Trustees

Mark R. Fetting

1954

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since 2016.

    

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Legg Mason, Inc. (investment management firm) (2000-2012), including President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (2008-2012), Senior Executive Vice President (2004-2008) and Executive Vice President (2001-2004). Formerly, President of Legg Mason family of funds (2001-2008). Formerly, Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies (investment management firm) (1991-2000).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Cynthia E. Frost

1961

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2014.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer of Brown University (university endowment) (2000-2012). Formerly, Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company (university endowment manager) (1995-2000). Formerly, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates (investment consulting company) (1989-1995). Formerly, Consultant, Bain and Company (management consulting firm) (1987-1989). Formerly, Senior Equity Analyst, BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

George J. Gorman

1952

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Trustee since 2014.

    

Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (consulting firm). Formerly, Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm) (1974-2009).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Trustee of the BofA Funds Series Trust (11 funds) (2011-2014) and of the Ashmore Funds (9 funds) (2010-2014).

Valerie A. Mosley

1960

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since

2014.

    

Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Valmo Ventures (a consulting and investment firm). Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist at Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1992-2012). Former Chief Investment Officer, PG Corbin Asset Management (1990-1992). Formerly worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody (1986-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Dynex Capital, Inc. (mortgage REIT) (since 2013).

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Fund

    

Term Expiring;

Trustee
Since
(1)

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

William H. Park

1947

  

Chairperson of the Board and Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Chairperson of the Board since 2016 and Trustee since 2003.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Consultant (management and transactional) (2012-2014). 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) (a registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) None.

Helen Frame Peters

1948

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

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.(2) None.

Keith Quinton(3)

1958

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Independent Investment Committee Member at New Hampshire Retirement System (since 2017). Advisory Committee member at Northfield Information Services, Inc. (risk management analytics provider) (since 2016). Formerly, Portfolio Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Fidelity Investments (investment management firm) (2001-2014).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank (since 2016).

Marcus L. Smith(3)

1966

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2020.

Trustee since 2018.

    

Member of Posse Boston Advisory Board (foundation) (since 2015); Trustee at University of Mount Union (since 2008). Formerly, Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (investment management firm) (1994-2017).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of MSCI Inc. (global provider of investment decision support tools) (since 2017). Director of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (logistics real estate company) (since 2017).

Susan J. Sutherland

1957

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

Trustee since 2015.

    

Private investor. Formerly, Associate, Counsel and Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) (1982-2013).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Formerly, Director of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (global provider of customized insurance and reinsurance products) (2013-2015).

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2019.

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). Ms. Taggart has apprised the Board of Trustees that she intends to retire as a Trustee of all Eaton Vance Funds effective December 31, 2018.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(2) Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009).

Scott E. Wennerholm

1959

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2021.

Trustee since 2016.

    

Formerly, Trustee at Wheelock College (postsecondary institution) (2012-2018). Formerly, Consultant at GF Parish Group (executive recruiting firm) (2016-2017). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at BNY Mellon Asset Management (investment management firm) (2005-2011). Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Natixis Global Asset Management (investment management firm) (1997-2004). Formerly, Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services (investment management firm) (1994-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

 

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Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2018

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Fund

    

Officer

Since(4)

    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      2003      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (“CRM”).

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

James F. Kirchner

1967

   Treasurer      2007      Vice President of EVM and BMR. Also Vice President of CRM.

Richard F. Froio

1968

   Chief Compliance Officer      2017      Vice President of EVM and BMR since 2017. Formerly Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (Adviser/Funds) and Chief Compliance Officer (Distribution) at PIMCO (2012-2017) and Managing Director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors (2009-2012).

 

(1) 

Year first appointed to serve as Trustee for a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. Each Trustee holds office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject to a prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

(2) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except for Mmes. Frost and Sutherland and Messrs. Fetting, Gorman, Quinton, Smith and Wennerholm) also served as Board members of one or more of the following funds (which operated in the years noted): eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014); and eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust II: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014). However, Ms. Mosley did not serve as a Board member of eUnitsTM 2 Year U.S. Market Participation Trust: Upside to Cap / Buffered Downside (launched in 2012 and terminated in 2014).

(3)

Messrs. Quinton and Smith began serving as Trustees effective October 1, 2018.

(4) 

Year first elected to serve as officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds when the officer has served continuously. Otherwise, year of most recent election as an officer of a fund in the Eaton Vance family of funds. Titles may have changed since initial election.

 

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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:

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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

 

 

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 (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., 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. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by AST 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.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding common shares as of the approved date 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, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares 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. Other information about the funds is available on the website. 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

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

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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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. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated George J. Gorman and William H. Park, each an independent trustee, as audit committee financial experts. Mr. Gorman is a certified public accountant who is the Principal at George J. Gorman LLC (a consulting firm). Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm), including as Senior Partner. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a private investor. Previously, he served as a consultant, 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) (a 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, 2017 and October 31, 2018 by 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

   10/31/17      10/31/18  

Audit Fees

   $ 103,028      $ 103,149  

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0      $ 0  

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 25,743      $ 26,306  

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 128,771      $ 129,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 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, 2017 and October 31, 2018; 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

   10/31/17      10/31/18  

Registrant

   $ 33,715      $ 26,306  

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 56,434      $ 126,485  

 

(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. George J. Gorman (Chair), Valerie A. Mosley, William H. Park and Scott E. Wennerholm 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

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” of “Eaton Vance”) is the investment adviser of the Fund. Catherine M. McDermott, Sarah C. Orvin, Scott H. Page, Eric A. Stein, Payson F. Swaffield and Andrew Szczurowski comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments.


Ms. McDermott is a Vice President of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2008. Ms. Orvin is a Vice President of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2016. Mr. Page is a Vice President of EVM, has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since February 2005 and is Co-Director of EVM’s Floating-Rate Loan Group. Mr. Stein is a Vice President of EVM, has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012 and is Co-Director of EVM’s Global Income Group. Mr. Swaffield is a Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since February 2005. Mr. Szczurowski is a Vice President of EVM and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since November 2011. Ms. McDermott and Messrs. Page, Stein, Swaffield and Szczurowski have managed other Eaton Vance portfolios for more than five years. 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
 

Catherine C. McDermott

           

Registered Investment Companies

     2      $ 2,605.6        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Sarah C. Orvin

           

Registered Investment Companies

     1      $ 307.4        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Scott H. Page

           

Registered Investment Companies

     13      $ 34,501.8        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     13      $ 8,957.7        1      $ 2.4  

Other Accounts

     6      $ 5,912.7        0      $ 0  

Eric A. Stein(1)

           

Registered Investment Companies

     15      $ 44,826.4        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     5      $ 515.0        1      $ 12.3  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  


Payson F. Swaffield

           

Registered Investment Companies

     2      $ 2,493.3        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

Andrew Szczurowski(1)

           

Registered Investment Companies

     5      $ 6,816.3        0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     1      $ 166.3        0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0        0      $ 0  

 

(1) 

This portfolio manager serves as portfolio manager of one or more registered investment companies and pooled investment vehicles that invest or may invest in one or more underlying registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance family of funds. The underlying investment companies may be managed by this portfolio manager or another 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
Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Catherine C. McDermott

   None

Sarah C. Orvin

   None

Scott H. Page

   $100,001 - $500,000

Eric A. Stein

   $1 - $10,000

Payson F. Swaffield

   None

Andrew Szczurowski

   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 the 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, the 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 the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the 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 that govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocations, 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, (3) annual non-cash compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC nonvoting common stock that generally are subject to a vesting schedule and (4) (for equity portfolio managers) a Deferred Alpha Incentive Plan, which pays a deferred cash award tied to future excess returns in certain equity strategy portfolios. 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 (Sharpe ratio uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk). 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. A portion of the compensation payable to equity portfolio managers and investment professionals will be determined based on the ability of one or more accounts managed by such manager to achieve a specified target average annual gross return over a three year period in excess of the account benchmark. The cash award to be payable at the end of the three year term will be established at the inception of the term and will be adjusted positively or negatively to the extent that the average annual gross return varies from the specified target return.

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 generally based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus adjusted 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

The Fund does not engage in securities lending.

Item 13. 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 Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   December 21, 2018

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 21, 2018
By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:   December 21, 2018