FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   RICHARDSON DUNCAN W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/11/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EATON VANCE CORP [EV] (Last) (First) (Middle) THE EATON VANCE BUILDING, 255 STATE STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 021092617 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 364,110 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (2)	11/02/2006	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	100,000	$ 5.73	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (3)	11/01/2009	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	72,000	$ 8.59	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (4)	11/01/2010	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	200,000	$ 12.27	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (5)	11/01/2011	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	250,000	$ 14.34	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (6)	11/01/2012	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	282,600	$ 14.55	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (7)	11/03/2013	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	273,000	$ 17.51	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (8)	11/01/2014	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	259,600	$ 21.96	D	Â
Option (right to buy) (1)	  (9)	11/01/2015	Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock	210,500	$ 24.87	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RICHARDSON DUNCAN W THE EATON VANCE BUILDING 255 STATE STREET BOSTON, MA 021092617	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

By: Katie McManus, Attorney in Fact		01/26/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan, which is a 16b-3 plan.
(2)	Granted on November 2, 1998, these options vest over a 4 year period at 25% per year.
(3)	Granted on November 1, 1999, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(4)	Granted on November 1, 2000, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(5)	Granted on November 1, 2001, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(6)	Granted on November 1, 2002, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(7)	Granted on November 3, 2003, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(8)	Granted on November 1, 2004 these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(9)	Granted on November 1, 2005 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.

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