EVG News and Press, Eaton Vance Short Diversified Income Fund Duration Diversified Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 09/08/21

Retirees struggle with generating any sort of income off of the assets in their portfolios. EVG invests in a portfolio of bonds that have very limited risks in order to help them overcome this problem. The fund is well-diversified among various types of bonds but appears to be try...

If you give away more money than you make, eventually you'll be broke. The same applies to closed-end funds, but fund managers and investors have powerful reasons to want to both pay and receive distributions that exceed the fund's ability to pay. Fortunately there are easy ways t...

Last year, we were looking at distribution changes due to the COVID pandemic sell-off. CEFs distribute out most of their earnings as distributions, so they pay relatively higher yields. However, relatively higher yields mean that any downturn is likely to cause distribution cuts. ...

Funds at the largest discounts don't necessarily make great investments, with several of the deepest discounted funds worth avoiding. Similarly, funds at large premiums don't necessarily make terrible investments either. One should consider other factors before buying or selling a...

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, exerting downward pressure on prices. But will this deflationary bias be enough to offset the impact of a new, higher-inflation regime? History suggests that won’t necessarily be the case. It’s fair to say that the US was at t...

The intensity of the income need only grows as investors move closer to - and enter - their retirement years. While diversified credit portfolios offer benefits, the potential drawdowns could be too much for some investors’ risk tolerances. For tax-sensitive investors, the ...

During July, global consensus earnings estimates have re-accelerated to the upside, representing another bullish impulse in the tug of war between high valuations on the one hand and strong profits momentum on the other. Despite market worries of a loss of momentum in the near term, t...

IHS Markit's PMI business surveys showed the global economic recovery continuing into July, but the rate of expansion lost momentum for a second month running. The global economy continued to expand at a solid rate in July, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by IHS...

Certain Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds Announce Final Results Of Tender Offers PR Newswire BOSTON , Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG), Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (NYSE: EFT), Eaton Vance Senior F...

The US high-yield index is almost $1.6 trillion, but it pales in comparison to a broader global multi-sector universe that tops $8 trillion. Ever-changing global economic and market conditions mean every category has the chance of being the best or worst performing in any given year. ...