EVV News and Press, Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 09/13/21

EVG is a fundamentally sound fund with a good credit and interest risk profile. Good track record with a robust 0.44 Sharpe ratio and very short duration (1.4 yrs). Unsupported 9.61% yield from a portfolio that has a 5.73% weighted average coupon. The difference comes from the...

Multisector CEF offering from Eaton Vance yielding ~9%. Very appealing portfolio composition with AAA MBS pools accounting for over 20% of the portfolio. Distribution is not entirely supported by underlying cash flows, with the fund engaging in a yield "marketing gimmick". F...

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...

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...

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. ...

Each stock traditionally has a hierarchy of factors: sector/industry classification, geographic classification, and residual exposures. These are known as style factors. As 2021 has progressed, the market has been much more rotational. Growth, value, beta, and momentum factors have al...

Compared to other income-oriented sectors like bonds and REITs, closed-end funds (CEFs) have considerably higher yields. Currently, the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund Index (CEFX) has a yield of 6.97% and the S-Network Municipal Bond Closed-End Fund Index (CEFMX) has a yield of 4...