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, 2012

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


 

Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified

Income Fund (EVG)

 

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

 

 

LOGO  

 

 

 

 

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Managed Distribution Plan. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (Order), the Fund is authorized to distribute long-term capital gains to shareholders more frequently than once per year. Pursuant to the Order, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a Managed Distribution Plan (MDP) pursuant to which the Fund makes monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share.

The Fund currently distributes monthly cash distributions equal to $0.09 per share in accordance with the MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the MDP. The MDP will be subject to regular periodic review by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Board may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders. However, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the MDP.

The Fund may distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains and, therefore, a distribution may include a return of capital. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’ With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and a press release containing information about the amount and sources of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions contained in the notice and press release are only estimates and are not provided for tax purposes. The amounts and sources of the Fund’s distributions for tax purposes will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV for each calendar year.

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, 2012

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   

Consolidated Financial Statements

     5   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     48   

Federal Tax Information

     49   

Notice to Shareholders

     50   

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     51   

Management and Organization

     53   

Important Notices

     55   


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

The 12-month period ended October 31, 2012 was a year dominated by central bank easing. The most aggressive action took place in developed-market countries that are burdened with debt. With their key policy rates already near zero, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), Bank of Japan and Bank of England relied on quantitative easing (QE) to try to reduce longer-term borrowing costs and spur economic growth. In particular, weak labor market conditions and sluggish economic growth in the United States drove the Fed’s additional QE. In addition, the Fed continued with “Operation Twist,” a stimulus program that was set to expire in June 2012 but that was extended through the end of 2012. The European Central Bank (ECB) offered low-interest, three-year loans to banks, as the region’s debt crisis made it difficult for banks to fund their operations in the public markets. The ECB also cut its main interest rate three times, to a record low of 0.75%, and unveiled a plan to buy bonds of troubled eurozone governments.

The policies from the Fed aimed at keeping interest rates low bolstered demand for U.S. government-backed investments in the second half of the period. In addition to the continuation of “Operation Twist” announced in June 2012, the Fed in September 2012 announced its plan to keep policy rates at or near zero until at least mid-2015 and also announced further monetary stimulus with its third round of QE. This new QE3 program came in the form of open-ended U.S. government agency mortgage-backed security (MBS) purchases. Against this already favorable backdrop for high-quality fixed-income securities, investor demand for agency mortgage-backed securities further increased after the September 2012 announcement, with yield spreads compared to Treasurys tightening to their lows of the year.

The world’s bond markets generally posted positive returns during the fiscal year. Higher-risk securities delivered some of the strongest gains, as investors chased yield in the low-rate environment. For example, local bond prices appreciated throughout much of the emerging world. In the foreign exchange markets, most Latin American and Asian currencies strengthened versus the U.S. dollar, and most Central and Eastern European currencies strengthened versus the euro. On a total return basis, the Mexican peso and Philippine peso did especially well versus the U.S. dollar, while the Polish zloty was a standout performer versus the euro.

Throughout the period, the floating-rate market exhibited resilience amid low U.S. economic growth and uncertainty regarding U.S. fiscal policy. This resilience was due to favorable market technical and fundamental conditions. The net supply of floating-rate loans was moderate, as loan repayments

by issuers helped offset new issue supply coming to market. Improved economic data and the Fed’s pledge to keep interest rates low appeared to have fueled investor demand for higher-yielding alternatives to government bonds. Other investors turned to floating-rate loans for protection against potentially rising interest rates. For the period, the modest growth in the overall supply of loans was easily absorbed due to widespread investor demand. In terms of market fundamentals, improving corporate balance sheets and better-than-expected earnings growth also helped bolster loans. Furthermore, the default rate in the market remained well below longer-term averages, ending October 31, 2012 at 1.1% by principal amount on a last-12-months basis, according to S&P Leveraged Commentary Data (LCD).

Fund Performance

For the fiscal year ended October 31,2012, Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (the Fund) had a total return of 6.92% at net asset value (NAV).

Investments in mortgage-backed securities contributed positively to the Fund’s performance. The Fund maintained its focus on seasoned agency MBS, due to the relatively low prepayment profile on these loans which originated more than a decade ago. Amid economic uncertainty and the Fed’s renewed involvement in the MBS market, agency MBS saw spreads to Treasurys tighten, as there continued to be demand from investors looking to pick up additional yield with comparable credit quality. The Fund also benefited from its investment in seasoned inverse interest-only MBS, as there was substantial spread tightening in the sector over the year.

The Fund’s exposure to international markets contributed positively to performance during the 12-month period. Investing both long and short in a variety of sovereign instruments, the Fund recorded positive results in most geographic regions. Long positions in Venezuela, Philippines and Poland were significant contributors to overall performance. Detracting from Fund results was a long position in Argentina and short positions in France and Japan.

Investments in senior secured loans also boosted Fund performance. At the start of the period, the asset class was recovering from a late-summer 2011 sell-off. Prices continued to appreciate during the 12-month period, as favorable macroeconomic developments and positive technical trends provided a supportive environment for risk assets. Improving company fundamentals, earnings growth and low new default rates also favorably impacted the performance of loans in the portfolio. An underweighting in publishing sector loans, as well as loans in lower ratings categories, detracted somewhat from Fund performance.

 

 

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. 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 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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Performance2

 

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

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund at NAV

     2/28/2005         6.92      6.84      6.83

Fund at Market Price

             12.87         8.66         6.40   
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV                                
              –3.02
           
Distributions3                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 1.080   

Distribution Rate at NAV

              6.05

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              6.24
           
% Total Leverage4                                

Derivatives

              33.74

Borrowings

              16.84   

Fund Profile

 

 

 

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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. 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 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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

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.

 

3 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 composed of ordinary income, tax-exempt income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

 

4 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 is required to maintain prescribed asset coverage for its derivatives and borrowings, which could be reduced if Fund asset values decline.

 

5 Total leveraged assets include all assets of the Fund (including those acquired with financial leverage), the absolute notional value of long and short forward foreign currency contracts and other derivatives held by the Fund. Asset Allocation as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets amounted to 202.4%. Please refer to the definition of total leveraged assets within the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

 

   Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

Effective December 6, 2012, Eric A. Stein joined the portfolio management team of the Fund. Mr. Stein is a Vice President of Eaton Vance Management, and also co-manages other Eaton Vance portfolios. Mr. Stein replaced Mark S. Venezia, who retired from Eaton Vance in December 2012.

In October of 2012, the Fund eliminated the 15% limit on the Fund’s ability to execute short sales. The Fund will continue to be required to not make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, unless at all times when a short position is open (i) it owns an equal amount of such securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable, without payment of any further consideration, for securities of the same issue as, and equal in amount to, the securities sold short or (ii) it holds in a segregated account cash or other liquid securities (to the extent required under the 1940 Act) in an amount equal to the current market value of the securities sold short.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 47.5%(1)   
     
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Aerospace and Defense — 0.5%

  

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing July 31, 2019

      175      $ 176,294   

DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing July 31, 2014

      109        108,960   

Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing July 31, 2014

      115        114,894   

Sequa Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.62%, Maturing December 3, 2014

      397        396,857   

TASC, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 18, 2015

      296        296,280   

Transdigm, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 14, 2017

      199        199,781   

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 14, 2017

      442        443,921   
                     
      $ 1,736,987   
                     

Air Transport — 0.2%

  

Orbitz Worldwide Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.21%, Maturing July 25, 2014

      712      $ 695,917   
                     
      $ 695,917   
                     

Automotive — 2.4%

  

Allison Transmission, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing August 7, 2014

      199      $ 199,520   

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 23, 2019

      524        527,296   

Autoparts Holdings Limited

     

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing July 28, 2017

      298        296,628   

Chrysler Group LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 24, 2017

      1,384        1,417,559   

Delphi Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing March 31, 2017

      366        368,034   

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     

Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing December 29, 2014

      929        876,289   

Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing December 28, 2015

      549        517,414   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (The)

     

Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.75%, Maturing April 30, 2019

      1,150        1,162,937   

HHI Holdings LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 3, 2018

      400        400,000   

Metaldyne Company LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 18, 2017

      789        793,181   

SRAM, LLC

     

Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.78%, Maturing June 7, 2018

      204        205,826   
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Automotive (continued)

  

Tomkins LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing September 29, 2016

      400      $ 402,440   

TriMas Corporation

     

Term Loan, Maturing October 10, 2019(2)

      175        175,438   

Veyance Technologies, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.47%, Maturing July 31, 2014

      83        82,740   

Term Loan, 2.47%, Maturing July 31, 2014

      582        577,656   

Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.96%, Maturing July 31, 2015

      200        194,000   
                     
      $ 8,196,958   
                     

Building and Development — 0.3%

  

Goodman Global Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing October 28, 2016

      349      $ 350,566   

Preferred Proppants, LLC

     

Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 15, 2016

      124        117,704   

RE/MAX International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 15, 2016

      396        398,902   
                     
      $ 867,172   
                     

Business Equipment and Services — 4.2%

  

ACCO Brands Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing April 30, 2019

      100      $ 100,557   

Acosta, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing March 1, 2018

      369        371,625   

Acxiom Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.31%, Maturing March 15, 2015

      253        254,922   

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 18, 2017

      368        369,266   

Affinion Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 16, 2015

      1,025        968,225   

Altegrity, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.96%, Maturing February 21, 2015

      365        339,304   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, Maturing October 16, 2016(2)

      34        33,871   

Term Loan, Maturing October 16, 2018(2)

      141        140,659   

Brickman Group Holdings Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 14, 2016

      289        293,734   

ClientLogic Corporation

     

Term Loan, 7.10%, Maturing January 30, 2017

      165        161,611   

CPM Acquisition Corp.

     

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing August 29, 2017

      100        100,812   
 

 

  5   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Business Equipment and Services (continued)

  

Education Management LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.38%, Maturing June 1, 2016

      249      $ 209,618   

Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing March 29, 2018

      373        330,877   

EIG Investors Corp.

     

Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing April 20, 2018

      349        351,089   

Expert Global Solutions, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 3, 2018

      348        351,732   

Genesys Telecom Holdings, U.S., Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing January 31, 2019

      124        126,318   

Genpact International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 30, 2019

      325        326,219   

Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 17, 2018

      521        519,651   

IG Investment Holdings, LLC

     

Term Loan, Maturing October 31, 2019(2)

      150        149,812   

Infor (US), Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 5, 2018

      898        908,551   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 19, 2017

      567        571,260   

Kronos Incorporated

     

Term Loan, Maturing October 25, 2019(2)

      300        300,750   

Term Loan - Second Lien, Maturing April 24, 2020(2)

      175        175,437   

Language Line, LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing June 20, 2016

      420        417,932   

Mitchell International, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing March 28, 2014

      177        176,786   

Monitronics International Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 16, 2018

      149        150,680   

Quintiles Transnational Corp.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 8, 2018

      839        846,300   

Sabre, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.21%, Maturing September 30, 2014

      314        313,192   

Sensus USA Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 9, 2017

      123        123,587   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing February 26, 2016

      1,598        1,604,203   

Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing February 28, 2017

      57        56,839   

Trans Union, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 12, 2018

      995        1,005,645   

Travelport LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.65%, Maturing August 21, 2015

  EUR     370        456,390   
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Business Equipment and Services (continued)

  

West Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 15, 2016

      336      $ 340,325   

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 15, 2016

      957        968,251   

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 29, 2018

      224        227,243   
                     
      $ 14,143,273   
                     

Cable and Satellite Television — 2.0%

  

Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 4, 2019

      224      $ 225,880   

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.75%, Maturing October 4, 2019

      200        208,000   

BBHI Acquisition LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing December 14, 2017

      221        222,168   

Cequel Communications, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 14, 2019

      796        798,488   

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 15, 2019

      498        501,418   

CSC Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 1.96%, Maturing March 29, 2016

      1,433        1,433,251   

Lavena Holdings 4 GmbH

     

Term Loan, 2.95%, Maturing March 6, 2015

  EUR     56        67,982   

Term Loan, 3.32%, Maturing March 4, 2016

  EUR     56        67,982   

MCC Iowa LLC

     

Term Loan, 1.93%, Maturing January 30, 2015

      1,413        1,403,978   

UPC Broadband Holding B.V.

     

Term Loan, 3.87%, Maturing December 31, 2016

  EUR     1,394        1,797,307   
                     
      $ 6,726,454   
                     

Chemicals and Plastics — 1.8%

  

Ashland, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing August 23, 2018

      296      $ 298,462   

AZ Chem US Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing December 22, 2017

      197        201,185   

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.11%, Maturing October 31, 2016

      400        402,942   

Huntsman International, LLC

     

Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 19, 2017

      1,516        1,514,191   

Ineos US Finance LLC

     

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 4, 2018

      1,194        1,212,403   

MacDermid, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing April 11, 2014

  EUR     301        389,823   

Momentive Performance Materials Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 5, 2015

      124        124,220   
 

 

  6   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Chemicals and Plastics (continued)

  

Momentive Performance Materials USA Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing May 5, 2015

      218      $ 217,468   

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 5, 2015

      347        345,808   

Term Loan, 4.13%, Maturing May 5, 2015

      149        148,488   

Styron S.A.R.L., LLC

     

Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing August 2, 2017

      354        338,845   

Tronox Pigments (Netherlands) B.V.

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 8, 2018

      32        32,334   

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 8, 2018

      118        118,486   

Univar Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 30, 2017

      791        784,590   
                     
      $ 6,129,245   
                     

Clothing / Textiles — 0.1%

  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 14, 2018

      125      $ 125,545   

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing July 31, 2019

      100        101,187   
                     
      $ 226,732   
                     

Conglomerates — 1.2%

  

Jarden Corporation

     

Term Loan, 3.21%, Maturing March 30, 2018

      521      $ 523,187   

Rexnord Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 2, 2018

      968        975,550   

RGIS Services, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.61%, Maturing October 18, 2016

      752        750,073   

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 18, 2017

      274        274,644   

Rocket Software, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing February 8, 2018

      298        299,797   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing June 17, 2016

      354        355,140   

Walter Energy, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 2, 2018

      887        876,495   
                     
      $ 4,054,886   
                     

Containers and Glass Products — 0.8%

  

Berry Plastics Holding Corporation

     

Term Loan, 2.21%, Maturing April 3, 2015

      765      $ 761,040   

BWAY Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 23, 2018

      52        52,077   

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing February 23, 2018

      464        464,624   
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Containers and Glass Products (continued)

  

Pelican Products, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing July 11, 2018

      249      $ 251,245   

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing September 20, 2018

      800        804,448   

TricorBraun, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 3, 2018

      424        427,117   
                     
      $ 2,760,551   
                     

Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.2%

                   

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 17, 2019

      599      $ 605,981   
                     
      $ 605,981   
                     

Drugs — 0.4%

                   

Aptalis Pharma, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 10, 2017

      248      $ 249,347   

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing February 10, 2017

      249        249,838   

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2019

      225        224,900   

Warner Chilcott Company, LLC

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 15, 2018

      139        139,901   

Warner Chilcott Corporation

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 15, 2018

      106        106,257   

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 15, 2018

      278        279,803   

WC Luxco S.a.r.l.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 15, 2018

      191        192,364   
                     
      $ 1,442,410   
                     

Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.1%

  

ADS Waste Holdings

  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing September 11, 2019

      400      $ 404,208   
                     
      $ 404,208   
                     

Electronics / Electrical — 3.3%

                   

Aeroflex Incorporated

  

Term Loan, Maturing May 9, 2018(2)

      500      $ 501,719   

Aspect Software, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 6, 2016

      347        342,473   

Attachmate Corporation

  

Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing November 22, 2017

      589        595,521   

CommScope, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing January 12, 2018

      1,936        1,953,113   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Electronics / Electrical (continued)

                   

CompuCom Systems, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing October 2, 2018

      150      $ 150,281   

Dealer Computer Services, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing April 20, 2018

      305        306,666   

DG FastChannel, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing July 26, 2018

      281        271,111   

Eagle Parent, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 16, 2018

      518        522,196   

Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Limited

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 31, 2016

      193        193,739   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing December 1, 2016

      933        914,085   

Magic Newco LLC

  

Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing December 12, 2018

      275        276,203   

Microsemi Corporation

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing February 2, 2018

      277        279,698   

Nxp B.V.

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 3, 2017

      542        550,328   

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 3, 2017

      198        202,538   

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 19, 2019

      299        303,226   

Open Solutions, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.44%, Maturing January 23, 2014

      307        297,070   

Rovi Solutions Corporation

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 29, 2019

      149        146,638   

Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing May 11, 2018

      691        694,706   

Serena Software, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.22%, Maturing March 10, 2016

      1,185        1,176,112   

Shield Finance Co. S.A.R.L.

     

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing May 10, 2019

      200        200,747   

Sophia, L.P.

  

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 19, 2018

      245        249,043   

SS&C Technologies Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 7, 2019

      24        24,636   

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 7, 2019

      236        238,519   

VeriFone Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 28, 2018

      215        215,607   

Wall Street Systems, Inc.

  

Term Loan, Maturing October 24, 2019(2)

      225        222,188   

Web.com Group, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing October 27, 2017

      380        380,141   
                     
      $ 11,208,304   
                     
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Equipment Leasing — 0.2%

                   

Delos Aircraft Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 12, 2016

      225      $ 228,656   

Flying Fortress Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing June 30, 2017

      600        610,500   
                     
      $ 839,156   
                     

Financial Intermediaries — 1.7%

                   

American Capital Holdings, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing August 22, 2016

      175      $ 176,313   

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.

  

Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing November 14, 2017

      241        243,031   

Citco III Limited

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 29, 2018

      618        623,723   

First Data Corporation

  

Term Loan, 2.96%, Maturing September 24, 2014

      44        44,455   

Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing September 24, 2018

      250        245,677   

Harbourvest Partners, LLC

  

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing December 16, 2016

      201        201,761   

LPL Holdings, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.71%, Maturing March 29, 2017

      146        144,605   

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 29, 2019

      1,468        1,475,881   

Mercury Payment Systems Canada, LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 3, 2017

      50        50,500   

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.85%, Maturing May 12, 2017

      1,019        1,020,694   

Term Loan, 5.84%, Maturing May 13, 2017

      231        231,157   

Oz Management LP

  

Term Loan, 1.71%, Maturing November 15, 2016

      224        200,428   

RPI Finance Trust

  

Term Loan, 3.50%, Maturing May 9, 2018

      665        668,542   

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 9, 2018

      299        300,735   

Vantiv, LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 27, 2019

      75        74,858   
                     
      $ 5,702,360   
                     

Food Products — 1.5%

                   

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing July 10, 2017

      250      $ 252,396   

Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd.

  

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing August 8, 2019

      225        226,688   

Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership

  

Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing June 6, 2018

      200        200,248   

Del Monte Foods Company

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 8, 2018

      1,198        1,198,449   
 

 

  8   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Food Products (continued)

                   

Dole Food Company Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing July 6, 2018

      190      $ 190,906   

High Liner Foods Incorporated

  

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 19, 2017

      249        250,146   

JBS USA Holdings Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing May 25, 2018

      992        992,462   

NBTY, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 2, 2017

      388        390,138   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 17, 2018

      923        926,532   

Solvest Ltd.

  

Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing July 6, 2018

      340        341,621   
                     
      $ 4,969,586   
                     

Food Service — 2.1%

                   

Aramark Corporation

  

Term Loan, 3.40%, Maturing July 26, 2016

      43      $ 42,747   

Term Loan, 3.46%, Maturing July 26, 2016

      1,168        1,171,483   

Term Loan, 3.46%, Maturing July 26, 2016

      77        77,043   

Term Loan, 3.57%, Maturing July 26, 2016

      529        530,639   

Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing July 26, 2016

  GBP     523        833,171   

Buffets, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 0.24%, Maturing April 22, 2015(3)

      29        28,688   

Burger King Corporation

  

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing September 27, 2019

      575        578,055   

DineEquity, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing October 19, 2017

      210        211,928   

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing November 23, 2017

      535        537,200   

Landry’s, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 24, 2018

      249        251,808   

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 24, 2019

      525        527,231   

US Foods, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 31, 2017

      492        486,055   

Weight Watchers International, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 15, 2019

      1,264        1,267,757   

Wendy’s International, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 15, 2019

      375        378,945   
                     
      $ 6,922,750   
                     
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Food / Drug Retailers — 1.5%

                   

Alliance Boots Holdings Limited

  

Term Loan, 3.08%, Maturing July 9, 2015

  EUR     1,000      $ 1,268,374   

Term Loan, 3.49%, Maturing July 9, 2015

  GBP     300        469,345   

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 2, 2018

      856        858,107   

Rite Aid Corporation

  

Term Loan, 1.97%, Maturing June 4, 2014

      947        940,738   

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing March 2, 2018

      1,406        1,403,292   

Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings, LLC

  

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 18, 2018

      249        251,869   
                     
      $ 5,191,725   
                     

Health Care — 5.8%

                   

Alere, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 30, 2017

      769      $ 774,869   

AssuraMed.

  

Term Loan, Maturing October 23, 2019(2)

      175        176,021   

Aveta, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing April 4, 2017

      241        240,775   

Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing April 4, 2017

      241        240,775   

Term Loan, Maturing October 9, 2017(2)

      145        144,013   

Term Loan, Maturing October 26, 2017(2)

      105        104,737   

Biomet Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.96%, Maturing July 25, 2017

      736        741,711   

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.21%, Maturing September 15, 2016

      403        404,701   

Community Health Systems, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.92%, Maturing January 25, 2017

      1,370        1,377,899   

Convatec Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 22, 2016

      100        100,750   

DaVita, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 20, 2016

      639        643,252   

Term Loan, Maturing September 2, 2019(2)

      625        627,604   

DJO Finance LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.21%, Maturing November 1, 2016

      344        345,130   

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 15, 2017

      100        100,097   

Drumm Investors LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 4, 2018

      296        285,980   

Emdeon, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 2, 2018

      149        150,999   

Emergency Medical Services Corporation

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing May 25, 2018

      408        412,224   
 

 

  9   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Health Care (continued)

                   

Fenwal, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing February 28, 2014

      68      $ 68,083   

Term Loan, 2.67%, Maturing February 28, 2014

      397        397,005   

Grifols Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing June 1, 2017

      592        599,052   

HCA, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.61%, Maturing March 31, 2017

      1,091        1,094,399   

Term Loan, 3.46%, Maturing May 1, 2018

      1,155        1,157,797   

Health Management Associates, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 16, 2018

      671        678,078   

Hologic Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing August 1, 2019

      374        378,777   

Iasis Healthcare LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 3, 2018

      320        321,526   

inVentiv Health, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing August 4, 2016

      986        964,507   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing June 1, 2018

      197        194,786   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing May 4, 2018

      844        856,279   

Multiplan, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing August 26, 2017

      425        427,380   

MX USA, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing April 28, 2017

      100        99,002   

One Call Medical, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 16, 2019

      175        175,875   

Onex Carestream Finance LP

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing February 25, 2017

      246        244,012   

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing December 5, 2018

      372        377,189   

Radnet Management, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.51%, Maturing September 30, 2018

      300        300,688   

Select Medical Corporation

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 1, 2018

      593        597,684   

Sheridan Holdings, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 29, 2018

      100        100,685   

TriZetto Group, Inc. (The)

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 2, 2018

      296        295,463   

Truven Health Analytics Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 1, 2019

      325        326,016   

Universal Health Services, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing November 15, 2016

      516        518,452   
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Health Care (continued)

                   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 13, 2019

      399      $ 401,194   

Term Loan, Maturing September 27, 2019(2)

      400        402,200   

Vanguard Health Holding Company II, LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2016

      733        738,701   

VWR Funding, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.71%, Maturing June 30, 2014

      460        460,329   

Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing April 3, 2017

      460        462,148   
                     
      $ 19,508,844   
                     

Home Furnishings — 0.1%

                   

Oreck Corporation

  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.88%, Maturing
March 19, 2016
(3)

      85      $ 76,510   

Serta Simmons Holdings, LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 1, 2019

      325        325,339   
                     
      $ 401,849   
                     

Industrial Equipment — 1.2%

                   

Colfax Corporation

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing January 11, 2019

      1,243      $ 1,256,987   

Generac Power Systems, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing February 8, 2019

      299        306,357   

Grede LLC

  

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing April 3, 2017

      319        319,296   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 29, 2018

      466        472,442   

Kion Group GMBH

  

Term Loan, 3.36%, Maturing December 23, 2014(4)

  EUR     202        257,439   

Term Loan, 3.86%, Maturing December 29, 2015

  EUR     202        257,440   

Tank Holding Corp.

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 9, 2019

      197        198,312   

Terex Corporation

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 28, 2017

      995        1,003,214   
                     
      $ 4,071,487   
                     

Insurance — 1.7%

                   

Alliant Holdings I, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.36%, Maturing August 21, 2014

      467      $ 466,064   

AmWINS Group, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing June 6, 2019

      200        200,248   

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.25%, Maturing
December 6, 2019

      625        627,734   
 

 

  10   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Insurance (continued)

                   

Applied Systems, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing December 8, 2016

      284      $ 285,209   

Asurion LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing May 24, 2018

      2,138        2,155,890   

Term Loan - Second Lien, 9.00%, Maturing
May 24, 2019

      100        103,934   

CCC Information Services, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing November 11, 2015

      239        239,972   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing September 20, 2016

      200        201,500   

Cunningham Lindsey Group Inc.

  

Term Loan, Maturing October 29, 2019(2)

      125        125,234   

Hub International Limited

  

Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing June 13, 2017

      688        693,142   

USI Holdings Corporation

  

Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing May 5, 2014

      694        694,586   
                     
      $ 5,793,513   
                     

Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 2.6%

                   

Alpha D2 Limited

  

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing April 29, 2019

      373      $ 376,856   

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 15, 2016

      1,908        1,921,045   

AMC Networks Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing December 31, 2018

      272        273,769   

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing June 28, 2016

      516        519,706   

Cinemark USA, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.47%, Maturing April 29, 2016

      963        970,131   

Clubcorp Club Operations, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing November 30, 2016

      495        498,984   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 7, 2016

      512        515,287   

Regal Cinemas, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 3.24%, Maturing August 23, 2017

      1,204        1,208,935   

Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC

  

Term Loan, 3.97%, Maturing December 21, 2014(3)

      217        177,046   

Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.22%, Maturing
June 21, 2015
(3)

      225        119,813   

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.93%, Maturing February 17, 2016

      237        236,779   

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 17, 2017

      340        342,596   

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing December 20, 2018

      900        907,027   
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies (continued)

  

       

Town Sports International Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 11, 2018

      170      $ 172,573   

Warner Music Group Corp.

  

Term Loan, Maturing October 25, 2018(2)

      100        100,500   

Zuffa LLC

  

Term Loan, 2.25%, Maturing June 19, 2015

      474        467,038   
                     
      $ 8,808,085   
                     

Lodging and Casinos — 1.1%

                   

Affinity Gaming, LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 9, 2017

      498      $ 504,341   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing April 16, 2018

      990        997,612   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company

  

Term Loan, 5.46%, Maturing January 26, 2018

      1,174        1,057,101   

Las Vegas Sands LLC

  

Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing November 23, 2016

      162        162,150   

Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing November 23, 2016

      804        804,321   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 19, 2019

      100        100,122   
                     
      $ 3,625,647   
                     

Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.5%

                   

Arch Coal Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 16, 2018

      474      $ 478,220   

Fairmount Minerals LTD

  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing March 15, 2017

      446        446,334   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing February 24, 2019

      174        175,975   

Novelis, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 10, 2017

      418        417,996   

United Distribution Group, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 9, 2018

      225        217,125   
                     
      $ 1,735,650   
                     

Oil and Gas — 1.5%

                   

Citgo Petroleum Corporation

  

Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing June 23, 2017

      562      $ 572,953   

Crestwood Holdings LLC

  

Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 26, 2018

      195        197,773   

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

  

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 24, 2017

      475        475,429   
 

 

  11   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Oil and Gas (continued)

                   

Frac Tech International LLC

  

Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing May 6, 2016

      343      $ 309,478   

Gibson Energy ULC

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 15, 2018

      448        453,067   

MEG Energy Corp.

  

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 16, 2018

      248        248,970   

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust

  

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 2, 2015

      946        950,286   

Plains Exploration & Production

  

Term Loan, Maturing September 13, 2019(2)

      400        402,322   

Samson Investment Company

  

Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.00%, Maturing September 25, 2018

      175        176,832   

Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 14, 2019

      391        392,059   

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 25, 2019

      32        31,732   

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 25, 2019

      52        51,951   

Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP

  

Term Loan, Maturing October 25, 2018(2)

      425        425,797   

Tervita Corporation

  

Term Loan, 3.21%, Maturing November 14, 2014

      21        20,660   

Term Loan, 3.21%, Maturing November 14, 2014

      476        469,166   
                     
      $ 5,178,475   
                     

Publishing — 1.4%

                   

Ascend Learning, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing May 23, 2017

      348      $ 349,373   

Aster Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH

  

Term Loan, 5.95%, Maturing December 31, 2014

  EUR     705        893,070   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.47%, Maturing July 3, 2014

      477        456,501   

GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 2.22%, Maturing August 28, 2014

      305        105,450   

Term Loan, 2.22%, Maturing August 28, 2014

      726        250,721   

Getty Images, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing September 13, 2019

      950        955,225   

Interactive Data Corporation

  

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing February 12, 2018

      431        434,410   

Laureate Education, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing June 18, 2018

      1,181        1,177,949   

MediaNews Group

  

Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing March 19, 2014

      22        21,849   
                     
      $ 4,644,548   
                     
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Radio and Television — 1.0%

                   

Cumulus Media Holdings Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing September 17, 2018

      818      $ 824,138   

Foxco Acquisition Sub, LLC

  

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing July 31, 2017

      275        279,125   

Mission Broadcasting, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016

      124        124,208   

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016

      194        194,284   

Tyrol Acquisitions 2 SAS

  

Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing January 29, 2016

  EUR     253        297,198   

Term Loan, 4.11%, Maturing January 29, 2016

  EUR     253        297,198   

Univision Communications Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing March 31, 2017

      1,164        1,142,153   

Weather Channel

  

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing February 13, 2017

      263        265,662   
                     
      $ 3,423,966   
                     

Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.8%

  

99 Cents Only Stores

  

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing January 11, 2019

      246      $ 249,525   

David’s Bridal, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 11, 2019

      125        124,961   

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP

  

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing July 9, 2019

      125        125,259   

FTD, Inc.

  

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 11, 2018

      186        186,826   

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 14, 2017

      200        201,744   

J Crew Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 7, 2018

      345        345,519   

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 16, 2018

      338        338,089   

Michaels Stores, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.91%, Maturing July 29, 2016

      463        467,800   

National Vision, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing August 2, 2018

      150        151,869   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 16, 2018

      1,600        1,606,728   

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing September 27, 2019

      100        100,375   

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 24, 2017

      745        749,731   
 

 

  12   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Retailers (Except Food and Drug) (continued)

  

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 30, 2018

      340      $ 342,175   

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing August 7, 2019

      125        126,055   

ServiceMaster Company

     

Term Loan, 4.46%, Maturing January 31, 2017

      489        491,833   

Visant Holding Corp.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing December 22, 2016

      259        250,229   

Wilton Brands LLC

     

Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing August 30, 2018

      100        101,063   
                     
      $ 5,959,781   
                     

Steel — 0.6%

                   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 8.75%, Maturing September 19, 2014

      200      $ 202,500   

FMG America Finance, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 18, 2017

      1,150        1,147,125   

JMC Steel Group, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 3, 2017

      148        149,599   

Patriot Coal Corporation

     

Term Loan, 9.25%, Maturing October 4, 2013

      175        176,313   

Waupaca Foundry, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing June 29, 2017

      123        124,980   

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing February 15, 2017

      100        101,250   
                     
      $ 1,901,767   
                     

Surface Transport — 0.8%

                   

Hertz Corporation (The)

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing March 9, 2018

      1,434      $ 1,432,264   

Term Loan, Maturing March 11, 2018(2)

      350        349,344   

Swift Transportation Co. Inc.

     

Term Loan, 3.96%, Maturing December 21, 2016

      409        411,178   

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing December 21, 2017

      344        346,852   
                     
      $ 2,539,638   
                     

Telecommunications — 2.0%

                   

Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing October 21, 2016

      368      $ 342,186   

Crown Castle International Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing January 31, 2019

      347        349,785   

Eircom Finco S.a.r.l.

     

Term Loan, 4.27%, Maturing September 30, 2017

  EUR     619        573,154   
Borrower/Tranche Description        Principal
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Telecommunications (continued)

                   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 2, 2018

      2,123      $ 2,141,891   

IPC Systems, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing May 31, 2014

  GBP     194        307,080   

Macquarie UK Broadcast Limited

     

Term Loan, 3.00%, Maturing December 1, 2014

  GBP     219        334,811   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing March 16, 2018

      1,430        1,435,389   

SBA Finance

     

Term Loan, 3.75%, Maturing June 29, 2018

      173        173,353   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing April 23, 2019

      349        351,307   

Telesat LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing March 28, 2019

      673        677,184   

Windstream Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing August 8, 2019

      125        125,623   
                     
      $ 6,811,763   
                     

Utilities — 0.9%

  

AES Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 1, 2018

      493      $ 496,194   

Calpine Corporation

     

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 2, 2018

      198        198,382   

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 2, 2018

      542        543,843   

Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing September 27, 2019

      175        175,569   

LSP Madison Funding, LLC

     

Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing June 28, 2019

      224        226,682   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing July 2, 2018

      864        870,219   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company, LLC

     

Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing October 10, 2017

      851        553,179   
                     
      $ 3,064,068   
                     

Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
(identified cost $159,404,875)

   

  $ 160,293,736   
                     
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 13.5%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

     

Series 2113, Class QG, 6.00%, 1/15/29

  $     2,560      $ 2,795,900   

Series 2167, Class BZ, 7.00%, 6/15/29

      1,638        1,747,188   

Series 2182, Class ZB, 8.00%, 9/15/29

      2,425        2,795,227   
 

 

  13   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: (continued)

     

Series 2750, (Interest Only), Class SG,
6.886%, 2/15/34
(5)(6)

  $     8,625      $ 1,762,993   

Series 2770, (Interest Only), Class SH,
6.886%, 3/15/34
(5)(6)

      5,971        1,112,250   

Series 2981, (Interest Only), Class CS,
6.506%, 5/15/35
(5)(6)

      3,316        653,514   

Series 3114, (Interest Only), Class TS,
6.436%, 9/15/30
(5)(6)

      7,697        1,566,524   

Series 3339, (Interest Only), Class JI,
6.376%, 7/15/37
(5)(6)

      7,321        1,349,116   

Series 3871, (Interest Only), Class MS,
6.986%, 6/15/41
(5)(6)

      4,346        844,754   
                     
      $ 14,627,466   
                     

Federal National Mortgage Association:

     

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

  $     90      $ 103,265   

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

      321        365,147   

Series 1993-84, Class M, 7.50%, 6/25/23

      2,746        3,177,809   

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

      863        989,546   

Series 1997-28, Class ZA, 7.50%, 4/20/27

      848        1,010,682   

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

      745        894,765   

Series 2004-46, (Interest Only), Class SI,
5.789%, 5/25/34
(5)(6)

      5,560        888,908   

Series 2005-17, (Interest Only), Class SA,
6.489%, 3/25/35
(5)(6)

      3,602        810,240   

Series 2006-42, (Interest Only), Class PI,
6.379%, 6/25/36
(5)(6)

      8,388        1,429,893   

Series 2006-44, (Interest Only), Class IS,
6.389%, 6/25/36
(5)(6)

      7,080        1,226,196   

Series 2006-72, (Interest Only), Class GI,
6.369%, 8/25/36
(5)(6)

      12,459        2,041,281   

Series 2008-26, (Interest Only), Class SA,
5.989%, 4/25/38
(5)(6)

      8,732        1,312,824   

Series 2008-29, (Interest Only), Class CI,
5.00%, 9/25/35
(6)

      9,176        761,185   

Series 2010-54, (Interest Only), Class EI,
6.00%, 6/25/40
(6)

      7,169        1,264,176   

Series 2010-67, (Interest Only), Class SC,
5.589%, 6/25/40
(5)(6)

      4,187        529,215   

Series 2010-109, (Interest Only), Class PS,
6.389%, 10/25/40
(5)(6)

      15,999        2,280,410   

Series 2010-147, (Interest Only), Class KS,
5.739%, 1/25/41
(5)(6)

      15,284        2,290,050   

Series 2010-150, (Interest Only), Class GS,
6.539%, 1/25/21
(5)(6)

      11,812        1,683,694   

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

      921        1,015,626   
                     
      $ 24,074,912   
                     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Government National Mortgage Association:

     

Series 2010-4, (Interest Only), Class SK,
5.989%, 5/20/35
(5)(6)

  $     3,024      $ 579,306   

Series 2010-59, (Principal Only), Class MO,
0.00%, 5/20/40
(7)

      3,000        2,824,485   

Series 2010-89, (Principal Only), Class CO,
0.00%, 7/20/40
(7)

      2,365        2,248,619   

Series 2012-50, (Principal Only), Class CO,
0.00%, 8/20/40
(7)

      1,339        1,240,316   
                     
      $ 6,892,726   
                     

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $42,942,233)

   

  $ 45,595,104   
                     
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.5%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

CSFB, Series 2003-C3, Class D, 4.131%, 5/15/38

  $     835      $ 844,213   

CSFB, Series 2004-C3, Class A5, 5.113%, 7/15/36(8)

      595        633,216   

GCCFC, Series 2003-C1, Class D, 4.29%, 7/5/35(9)

      160        161,901   

GECMC, Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 5.189%, 7/10/39(8)

      1,250        1,326,648   

GSMS, Series 2004-GG2, Class A6, 5.396%, 8/10/38(8)

      1,250        1,336,249   

JPMCC, Series 2010-C2, Class C, 5.528%, 11/15/43(8)(9)

      500        571,312   

MLMT, Series 2004-BPC1, Class A4, 4.724%, 10/12/41(8)

      679        682,721   

MSC, Series 2003-IQ6, Class A4, 4.97%, 12/15/41

      469        487,197   

RBSCF, Series 2010-MB1, Class C, 4.678%, 4/15/24(8)(9)

      675        710,139   

WBCMT, Series 2004-C12, Class A4, 5.308%, 7/15/41(8)

      1,225        1,302,494   

WFCM, Series 2010-C1, Class C, 5.587%, 11/15/43(8)(9)

      500        583,044   
                     

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $7,768,214)

   

  $ 8,639,134   
                     
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 35.0%   
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

  

2.90%, with maturity at 2035(10)

  $     4,582      $ 4,880,159   

5.00%, with various maturities to 2023

      5,598        6,041,190   

6.00%, with various maturities to 2029

      4,248        4,820,341   

6.15%, with maturity at 2027

      1,291        1,502,267   

6.50%, with various maturities to 2032(11)

      13,209        15,153,319   

7.00%, with various maturities to 2035

      7,105        8,466,525   
 

 

  14   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: (continued)

  

7.50%, with various maturities to 2035

  $     3,250      $ 3,865,022   

8.00%, with various maturities to 2032

      3,199        3,736,190   

8.50%, with various maturities to 2031

      3,803        4,782,388   

9.00%, with maturity at 2031

      334        398,942   

9.50%, with various maturities to 2022

      227        262,727   

11.50%, with maturity at 2019

      184        197,958   
                     
      $ 54,107,028   
                     

Federal National Mortgage Association:

     

5.50%, with various maturities to 2033

  $     5,155      $ 5,694,428   

6.00%, with maturity at 2023

      3,449        3,894,037   

6.325%, with maturity at 2032(10)

      1,994        2,176,895   

6.50%, with various maturities to 2036

      9,866        11,212,663   

7.00%, with various maturities to 2033

      12,040        14,193,933   

7.50%, with various maturities to 2031

      7,674        9,262,356   

8.00%, with various maturities to 2029

      2,012        2,462,264   

8.50%, with various maturities to 2027

      445        519,604   

9.00%, with various maturities to 2029

      1,048        1,276,587   

9.50%, with maturity at 2014

      7        7,773   

10.00%, with various maturities to 2031

      767        895,475   
                     
      $ 51,596,015   
                     

Government National Mortgage Association:

     

7.50%, with maturity at 2025

  $     3,452      $ 4,091,452   

8.00%, with various maturities to 2027

      4,067        5,110,013   

9.00%, with various maturities to 2026

      1,965        2,477,954   

9.50%, with maturity at 2025

      294        356,280   

11.00%, with maturity at 2018

      239        269,185   
                     
      $ 12,304,884   
                     

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(identified cost $109,330,208)

      $ 118,007,927   
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.08%, 7/17/19(12)

  $     500      $ 456,071   
                     

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $500,000)

      $ 456,071   
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.8%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Chemicals and Plastics — 0.0%(13)

  

Ineos Finance PLC, Sr. Notes

  

7.50%, 5/1/20(9)

  $     150      $ 152,625   
                     
      $ 152,625   
                     

Financial Intermediaries — 0.1%

  

First Data Corp., Sr. Notes

  

6.75%, 11/1/20(9)

  $     250      $ 251,250   
                     
      $ 251,250   
                     

Health Care — 0.1%

  

Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes

  

5.125%, 8/15/18

  $     425      $ 442,000   
                     
      $ 442,000   
                     

Home Furnishings — 0.1%

  

Libbey Glass, Inc., Sr. Notes

  

6.875%, 5/15/20(9)

  $     150      $ 160,500   
                     
      $ 160,500   
                     

Lodging and Casinos — 0.1%

  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Sr. Notes

  

8.50%, 2/15/20(9)

  $     350      $ 344,750   
                     
      $ 344,750   
                     

Utilities — 0.4%

  

Calpine Corp., Sr. Notes

  

7.50%, 2/15/21(9)

  $     517      $ 564,822   

7.875%, 1/15/23(9)

      607        673,770   
                     
      $ 1,238,592   
                     

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $2,447,021)

      $ 2,589,717   
                     
 

 

  15   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.8%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Chile — 0.8%

  

JPMorgan Chilean Inflation Linked Note

  

3.80%, 11/17/15(14)

  $     2,535      $ 2,584,288   
                     

Total Chile
(identified cost $2,000,000)

      $ 2,584,288   
                     

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $2,000,000)

      $ 2,584,288   
                     
Foreign Government Bonds — 19.3%   
     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Albania — 0.4%

  

Republic of Albania, 7.50%, 11/4/15

  EUR     1,000      $ 1,323,044   
                     

Total Albania

      $ 1,323,044   
                     

Bermuda — 0.2%

  

Government of Bermuda, 5.603%, 7/20/20(9)

  USD     619      $ 731,589   
                     

Total Bermuda

      $ 731,589   
                     

Brazil — 1.0%

  

Nota do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/15(14)

  BRL     6,142      $ 3,307,810   
                     

Total Brazil

      $ 3,307,810   
                     

Cyprus — 0.2%

  

Republic of Cyprus, 3.75%, 6/3/13

  EUR     640      $ 767,320   
                     

Total Cyprus

      $ 767,320   
                     

Dominican Republic — 0.2%

  

Dominican Republic “Bonos Internos” Total Return Linked Bond (Citibank NA), 13.00%, 2/25/13(15)

  DOP     31,000      $ 794,641   
                     

Total Dominican Republic

      $ 794,641   
                     

Georgia — 0.5%

  

Georgia Treasury Bond, 7.40%, 4/19/14

  GEL     1,100      $ 666,928   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 9.10%, 12/8/13

  GEL     200        123,226   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 9.80%, 4/26/17

  GEL     217        140,013   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 11.30%, 1/26/17

  GEL     900        607,494   

Georgia Treasury Bond, 13.80%, 12/16/12

  GEL     178        108,278   
                     

Total Georgia

      $ 1,645,939   
                     
Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Germany — 0.9%

  

Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 4.75%, 7/4/34

  EUR     1,700      $ 3,162,371   
                     

Total Germany

      $ 3,162,371   
                     

Ghana — 0.4%

  

Ghana Government Bond, 23.00%, 8/21/17

  GHS     2,100      $ 1,256,693   
                     

Total Ghana

      $ 1,256,693   
                     

Hungary — 1.1%

  

National Bank of Hungary, 8.875%, 11/1/13

  USD     370      $ 379,913   

Republic of Hungary, 3.50%, 7/18/16

  EUR     437        545,732   

Republic of Hungary, 4.375%, 7/4/17

  EUR     1,532        1,941,440   

Republic of Hungary, 4.50%, 1/29/14

  EUR     537        705,067   
                     

Total Hungary

      $ 3,572,152   
                     

Mexico — 0.2%

  

Mexican Bonos, 7.00%, 6/19/14

  MXN     9,645      $ 764,026   
                     

Total Mexico

      $ 764,026   
                     

New Zealand — 3.5%

  

New Zealand Government Bond, 5.00%, 3/15/19

  NZD     860      $ 788,086   

New Zealand Government Bond, 5.50%, 4/15/23

  NZD     3,906        3,773,814   

New Zealand Government Bond, 6.00%, 12/15/17

  NZD     860        814,371   

New Zealand Government Bond, 6.00%, 5/15/21

  NZD     6,440        6,355,112   
                     

Total New Zealand

      $ 11,731,383   
                     

Nigeria — 0.1%

  

Nigeria Treasury Bond, 16.39%, 1/27/22

  NGN     38,359      $ 284,029   
                     

Total Nigeria

      $ 284,029   
                     

Philippines — 0.8%

  

Republic of the Philippines, 6.25%, 1/14/36

  PHP     98,000      $ 2,796,708   
                     

Total Philippines

      $ 2,796,708   
                     

Poland — 0.2%

  

Republic of Poland, 3.00%, 3/17/23

  USD     625      $ 620,048   
                     

Total Poland

      $ 620,048   
                     

Serbia — 2.7%

  

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/22/12

  RSD     223,410      $ 2,530,283   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/17/13

  RSD     1,030        11,442   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/28/13

  RSD     24,850        269,118   
 

 

  16   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security        Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Serbia (continued)

  

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/4/13

  RSD     25,400      $ 274,358   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/11/13

  RSD     18,870        203,306   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/25/13

  RSD     30,290        325,344   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/13/13

  RSD     182,800        1,864,410   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/8/13

  RSD     76,000        759,095   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/12/13

  RSD     18,200        178,986   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/6/14

  RSD     195,000        1,842,874   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/13/14

  RSD     32,560        305,744   

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10.00%, 4/27/15

  RSD     60,770        612,839   
                     

Total Serbia

      $ 9,177,799   
                     

Slovenia — 0.8%

  

Republic of Slovenia, 4.125%, 1/26/20

  EUR     180      $ 216,742   

Republic of Slovenia, 4.375%, 1/18/21(16)

  EUR     1,380        1,656,323   

Republic of Slovenia, 5.50%, 10/26/22(9)

  USD     970        973,702   
                     
      $ 2,846,767   
                     

Sri Lanka — 0.7%

  

Republic of Sri Lanka, 5.875%, 7/25/22(9)

  USD     970      $ 1,077,622   

Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.25%, 10/4/20(16)

  USD     390        438,750   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 8.50%, 1/15/13

  LKR     57,840        441,535   

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 10.50%, 4/1/13

  LKR     44,530        339,917   
                     

Total Sri Lanka

      $ 2,297,824   
                     

Turkey — 3.4%

  

Turkey Government Bond, 0.00%, 11/7/12

  TRY     9,145      $ 5,098,970   

Turkey Government Bond, 0.00%, 2/20/13

  TRY     3,220        1,765,584   

Turkey Government Bond, 3.00%, 1/6/21(14)

  TRY     7,332        4,480,827   
                     

Total Turkey

      $ 11,345,381   
                     

Uruguay — 1.4%

  

Monetary Regulation Bill, 0.00%, 8/15/13

  UYU     12,600      $ 591,491   

Republic of Uruguay, 4.375%, 12/15/28(14)

  UYU     66,648        4,019,111   
                     

Total Uruguay

      $ 4,610,602   
                     

Venezuela — 0.6%

  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 7.00%, 3/31/38(16)

  USD     688      $ 495,360   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 9.25%, 5/7/28(16)

  USD     650        576,875   

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 11.75%, 10/21/26(16)

  USD     924        940,170   
                     

Total Venezuela

      $ 2,012,405   
                     

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(identified cost $62,566,610)

      $ 65,048,531   
                     
Common Stocks — 0.8%   
     
Security        Shares     Value  
     

Affinity Gaming, LLC(17)(18)

      23,498      $ 266,311   

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.(3)(17)(18)

      10,672        96,582   

Dayco Products, LLC(3)(17)(18)

      8,898        226,899   

Euramax International, Inc.(17)(18)

      234        49,077   

Ion Media Networks, Inc.(3)(18)

      1,357        863,052   

MediaNews Group, Inc.(3)(17)(18)

      3,023        63,422   

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.(17)(18)

      19,828        631,399   

New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc.(3)(17)(18)

    126        453,600   

Oreck Corp.(3)(17)(18)

      1,510        26,259   

United Subcontractors, Inc.(3)(17)(18)

      154        6,412   
                     

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,616,024)

      $ 2,683,013   
                     
Warrants — 0.0%      
     
Security        Shares     Value  

Luxembourg — 0.0%

  

ERC Luxembourg Holdings, Ltd., Expires
06/11/32
(3)(17)(18)

      1,445      $ 0   
                     

Total Warrants
(identified cost $0)

      $ 0   
                     
Precious Metals — 2.1%      
     
Description        Troy Ounces     Value  

Gold(17)

      1,983      $ 3,413,469   

Platinum(17)

      2,364        3,711,228   
                     

Total Precious Metals
(identified cost $6,775,524)

      $ 7,124,697   
                     
Currency Call Options Purchased — 0.1%   
         
Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount of
Contracts
(000’s omitted)
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
         

Indian Rupee

  Australia and
New Zealand
Banking
Group Limited
  INR 81,000      INR  54.00        8/12/13      $ 27,314   

Indian Rupee

  Australia and
New Zealand
Banking
Group Limited
  INR 70,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        23,604   

Indian Rupee

  Bank of
America
  INR  104,383      INR 52.00        5/6/13        14,493   
 

 

  17   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount of
Contracts
(000’s omitted)
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
         

Indian Rupee

  Bank of
America
  INR 95,413      INR 52.00        5/6/13      $ 13,247   

Indian Rupee

  Bank of
America
  INR 104,500      INR 55.00        7/1/13        48,275   

Indian Rupee

  Bank of
America
  INR 83,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        27,988   

Indian Rupee

  Bank of
America
  INR 96,000      INR 55.00        8/16/13        44,169   

Indian Rupee

  Barclays Bank
PLC
  INR  104,530      INR 52.00        5/6/13        14,513   

Indian Rupee

  Barclays Bank
PLC
  INR 81,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        27,314   

Indian Rupee

  Deutsche Bank   INR 82,700      INR 51.00        5/8/13        7,244   

Indian Rupee

  Deutsche Bank   INR 80,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        26,976   

Indian Rupee

  Goldman Sachs
International
  INR 95,900      INR 51.00        5/8/13        8,400   

Indian Rupee

  Goldman Sachs
International
  INR 82,500      INR 55.00        7/1/13        38,111   

Indian Rupee

  Goldman Sachs
International
  INR 50,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        16,860   

Indian Rupee

  Goldman Sachs
International
  INR 61,000      INR 55.00        8/19/13        28,241   

Indian Rupee

  HSBC Bank
USA
  INR 100,700      INR 53.00        7/3/13        23,332   

Indian Rupee

  JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  INR 84,800      INR 53.00        7/3/13        19,648   

Indian Rupee

  JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  INR 61,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        20,570   

Indian Rupee

  JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  INR 55,000      INR 54.00        8/12/13        18,546   

Indian Rupee

  Standard
Chartered Bank
  INR 86,600      INR 52.00        5/6/13        12,024   

Indian Rupee

  Standard
Chartered Bank
  INR 58,300      INR 53.00        7/3/13        13,508   
                                     

Total Currency Call Options Purchased
(identified cost $389,678)

   

  $ 474,377   
                                     
Currency Put Options Purchased — 0.0%(13)   
         
Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount of
Contracts
(000’s omitted)
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  

Yuan Offshore Renminbi

  Barclays Bank
PLC
  CNH  11,603      CNH  6.50        5/20/13      $ 4,394   

Yuan Offshore Renminbi

  Citibank NA   CNH  10,979      CNH 6.50        5/20/13        4,158   

Yuan Offshore Renminbi

  HSBC Bank
USA
  CNH  12,409      CNH 6.50        5/20/13        4,700   
Description   Counterparty   Principal
Amount of
Contracts
(000’s omitted)
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
         

Yuan Offshore Renminbi

  Standard
Chartered Bank
  CNH    10,394      CNH  6.50        5/20/13      $ 3,937   
                                     

Total Currency Put Options Purchased
(identified cost $59,917)

   

    $ 17,189   
                                     
Put Options Purchased — 0.1%   
       
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
       

Brent Crude Oil Future 9/2013

    31      $ 95        8/12/13      $ 217,000   
                                 

Total Put Options Purchased
(identified cost $219,480)

   

  $ 217,000   
                                 

 

Short-Term Investments — 15.6%   
Foreign Government Securities — 7.3%   
     
Security  

Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)

    Value  
     

Croatia — 0.6%

  

Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/15/12

  EUR     260      $ 336,690   

Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/29/12

  EUR     417        539,405   

Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/28/13

  EUR     233        299,280   

Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/14/13

  EUR     239        306,586   

Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/4/13

  EUR     350        448,171   
                     

Total Croatia

      $ 1,930,132   
                     

Georgia — 0.2%

  

Georgia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/23/13

  GEL     360      $ 209,229   

Georgia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/18/13

  GEL     632        363,786   
                     

Total Georgia

      $ 573,015   
                     

Malaysia — 1.8%

  

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 11/6/12

  MYR     4,459      $ 1,463,310   

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 11/8/12

  MYR     1,721        564,688   

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 11/22/12

  MYR     1,645        539,141   

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 11/29/12

  MYR     1,392        455,989   

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 12/13/12

  MYR     3,121        1,021,216   

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 12/20/12

  MYR     4,457        1,457,541   

Bank Negara Monetary Note, 0.00%, 1/10/13

  MYR     2,111        689,182   
                     

Total Malaysia

      $ 6,191,067   
                     
 

 

  18   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Nigeria — 2.6%

  

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/7/13

  NGN     69,400      $ 426,255   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/21/13

  NGN     150,288        918,644   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/7/13

  NGN     107,000        649,096   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/28/13

  NGN     71,400        432,399   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/4/13

  NGN     233,700        1,411,798   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/11/13

  NGN     60,000        359,780   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/25/13

  NGN     52,700        314,630   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/9/13

  NGN     113,600        675,607   

Nigeria Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/5/13

  NGN     613,000        3,488,979   
                     

Total Nigeria

      $ 8,677,188   
                     

Philippines — 0.6%

  

Philippine Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/6/13

  PHP     16,420      $ 398,149   

Philippine Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/20/13

  PHP     19,480        472,296   

Philippine Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/6/13

  PHP     32,450        786,510   

Philippine Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/24/13

  PHP     23,290        561,981   
                     

Total Philippines

      $ 2,218,936   
                     

Serbia — 0.3%

  

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 5/23/13

  RSD     50,410      $ 535,612   

Serbia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/13/13

  RSD     36,000        379,603   
                     

Total Serbia

      $ 915,215   
                     

Sri Lanka — 1.2%

  

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/2/12

  LKR     61,880      $ 474,965   

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/18/13

  LKR     99,460        746,781   

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/1/13

  LKR     144,200        1,078,459   

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/8/13

  LKR     33,690        248,983   

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/29/13

  LKR     106,590        782,046   

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/4/13

  LKR     53,880        371,256   

Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/1/13

  LKR     69,610        475,052   
                     

Total Sri Lanka

      $ 4,177,542   
                     

Total Foreign Government Securities
(identified cost $24,584,436)

      $ 24,683,095   
                     
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 2.0%   
     
Security   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/15/12(11)

  $     6,686      $ 6,685,833   
                     

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $6,685,659)

      $ 6,685,833   
                     
Repurchase Agreements — 4.8%   
     
Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Bank of America:

     

Dated 10/5/12 with a maturity date of 12/7/12, an interest rate of 0.10% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 1,403,354, collateralized by EUR 1,192,000 Government of France 3.75%, due 10/25/19 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $1,768,516.

  EUR     1,404      $ 1,819,249   

Dated 10/15/12 with a maturity date of 11/16/12, an interest rate of 0.12% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 2,973,163, collateralized by EUR 2,580,000 Government of France 3.75%, due 4/25/17 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $3,838,939.

  EUR     2,973        3,854,035   

Dated 10/23/12 with a maturity date of 1/24/13, an interest rate of 0.65% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 464,244, collateralized by EUR 400,000 European Investment Bank 3.625%, due 1/15/21 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $607,751.

  EUR     465        602,709   

Dated 10/23/12 with a maturity date of 1/24/13, an interest rate of 0.65% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 609,733, collateralized by EUR 510,000 European Investment Bank 4.25%, due 4/15/19 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $795,834.

  EUR     611        791,591   

Dated 10/23/12 with a maturity date of 1/24/13, an interest rate of 0.65% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 614,001, collateralized by EUR 500,000 European Investment Bank 4.625%, due 4/15/20 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $803,217.

  EUR     615        797,132   

Barclays Bank PLC:

     

Dated 10/15/12 with a maturity date of 11/19/12, an interest rate of 0.10% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 1,764,834, collateralized by EUR 1,450,000 Government of France 4.00%, due 10/25/38 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $2,174,423.

  EUR     1,765        2,287,692   

Citibank NA:

     

Dated 10/24/12 with a maturity date of 11/29/12, an interest rate of 0.08% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 2,158,546, collateralized by EUR 1,869,000 Government of France 4.00%, due 10/25/38 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $2,802,757.

  EUR     2,159        2,797,991   
 

 

  19   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Description   Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Nomura International PLC:

     

Dated 10/9/12 with a maturity date of 11/12/12, an interest rate of 0.06% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 1,744,959, collateralized by EUR 1,550,000 Belgium Kingdom Government Bond 3.75%, due 9/28/20 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $2,265,913.

  EUR     1,745      $ 2,261,845   

Dated 10/24/12 with a maturity date of 1/28/13, an interest rate of 0.07% payable by the Fund and repurchase proceeds of EUR 802,984, collateralized by EUR 800,000 Bundesrepublik Deutschland 0.50%, due 4/7/17 and a market value, including accrued interest, of $1,045,235.

  EUR     803        1,040,972   
                     

Total Repurchase Agreements
(identified cost $16,245,857)

   

  $ 16,253,216   
                     
Other — 1.5%      
Description        Interest
(000’s omitted)
    Value  

Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.12%(19)

  $     4,994      $ 4,994,147   
                     

Total Other
(identified cost $4,994,147)

      $ 4,994,147   
                     

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $52,510,099)

      $ 52,616,291   
                     

Total Investments — 138.2%
(identified cost $448,529,883)

   

  $  466,347,075   
                     
Currency Call Options Written — (0.1)%      
         
Description   Counter
party
  Principal
Amount
of
Contracts
(000’s
omitted)
  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Value
         

Indian Rupee

 

Bank
of
America

  INR
 111,888
  INR
 54.00
  8/12/13   $ (37,729)

Indian Rupee

 

Citibank
NA

  INR
 106,380
  INR
 54.00
  8/12/13   (35,872)

Indian Rupee

 

Deutsche
Bank

  INR
   57,234
  INR
 54.00
  8/12/13   (19,300)

Indian Rupee

 

Goldman
Sachs
International

  INR
   96,000
  INR
 55.00
  8/16/13   (44,384)

Indian Rupee

 

HSBC
Bank
USA

  INR
 116,100
  INR
 54.00
  8/12/13   (39,150)

Indian Rupee

  JPMorgan
Chase
Bank
  INR
   61,000
  INR
 55.00
  8/19/13   (28,240)

Indian Rupee

  Nomura
International
PLC
  INR
 116,100
  INR
 54.00
  8/12/13   (39,150)

Indian Rupee

  Standard
Chartered
Bank
  INR
   53,298
  INR
 54.00
  8/12/13   (17,972)
                     

Total Currency Call Options Written
(premiums received $522,533)

  $(261,797)
                     
Currency Put Options Written — (0.0)%(13)
         
Description   Counter
party
  Principal
Amount
of
Contracts
(000’s
omitted)
  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Value

Indian Rupee

  Bank
of
America
  INR
 61,750
  INR
 65.00
  7/1/13   $(4,394)

Indian Rupee

  Goldman
Sachs
International
  INR
 48,750
  INR
 65.00
  7/1/13   (3,469)

Indian Rupee

  HSBC
Bank
USA
  INR
 60,800
  INR
 64.00
  7/3/13   (5,492)

Indian Rupee

  JPMorgan
Chase
Bank
  INR
 51,200
  INR
 64.00
  7/3/13   (4,625)

Indian Rupee

  Standard
Chartered
Bank
  INR
 35,200
  INR
 64.00
  7/3/13   (3,179)
                     

Total Currency Put Options Written
(premiums received $106,770)

    $(21,159)
                     

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (38.1)%

    $(128,663,675)
                     

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $337,400,444
                     

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

 

CSFB     Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
GCCFC     Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.
GECMC     General Electric Commercial Mortgage Corp.
GSMS     Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II
JPMCC     JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
MLMT     Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
MSC     Morgan Stanley Capital I
RBSCF     Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Funding
WBCMT     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
WFCM     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
BRL     Brazilian Real
CNH     Yuan Offshore Renminbi
DOP     Dominican Peso
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
GEL     Georgian Lari
GHS     Ghanaian Cedi
INR     Indian Rupee
LKR     Sri Lankan Rupee
MXN     Mexican Peso
MYR     Malaysian Ringgit
NGN     Nigerian Naira
NZD     New Zealand Dollar
PHP     Philippine Peso
RSD     Serbian Dinar
TRY     New Turkish Lira
 

 

  20   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

USD     United States Dollar
UYU     Uruguayan Peso

 

  * In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

  (1) 

Senior floating-rate interests (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 have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. 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”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.

 

  (2) 

This Senior Loan will settle after October 31, 2012, at which time the interest rate will be determined.

 

  (3)

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 10).

 

  (4) 

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest in additional par.

 

  (5) 

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, 2012.

 

  (6) 

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.

 

  (7) 

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

 

  (8) 

Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly.

 

  (9) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At October 31, 2012, the aggregate value of these securities is $6,957,026 or 2.1% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(10) 

Adjustable rate mortgage security. Rate shown is the rate at October 31, 2012.

 

(11) 

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

 

(12) 

Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at October 31, 2012.

 

(13) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

(14) 

Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in a designated inflation index or inflation rate for the applicable country. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

(15) 

Represents a structured security whose market value and interest rate are linked to the performance of the underlying security.

 

(16) 

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.

(17) 

Non-income producing.

 

(18) 

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

 

(19) 

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, 2012.

 

Securities Sold Short — (4.7)%   
Foreign Government Bonds — (4.7)%   
     
Security          Principal
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Value  
     

Belgium — (0.7)%

                       

Belgium Kingdom Government Bond, 3.75%, 9/28/20

    EUR        (1,550   $ (2,258,895
                         

Total Belgium

      $ (2,258,895
                         

France — (3.1)%

                       

Government of France, 3.75%, 4/25/17

    EUR        (2,580   $ (3,773,661

Government of France, 3.75%, 10/25/19

    EUR        (1,192     (1,767,405

Government of France, 4.00%, 10/25/38

    EUR        (3,319     (4,973,880
                         

Total France

      $ (10,514,946
                         

Germany — (0.3)%

                       

Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 0.50%, 4/7/17

    EUR        (800   $ (1,042,280
                         

Total Germany

      $ (1,042,280
                         

Supranational — (0.6)%

                       

European Investment Bank, 3.625%, 1/15/21

    EUR        (400   $ (592,767

European Investment Bank, 4.25%, 4/15/19

    EUR        (510     (780,440

European Investment Bank, 4.625%, 4/15/20

    EUR        (500     (786,793
                         

Total Supranational

      $ (2,160,000
                         

Total Foreign Government Bonds
(proceeds $15,377,242)

      $ (15,976,121
                         

Total Securities Sold Short
(proceeds $15,377,242)

      $ (15,976,121
                         
 

 

  21   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets   October 31, 2012  

Investments —

 

Securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $436,760,212)

  $ 454,228,231   

Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $4,994,147)

    4,994,147   

Precious metals, at value (identified cost, $6,775,524)

    7,124,697   

Total Investments, at value (identified cost, $448,529,883)

  $ 466,347,075   

Cash

  $ 2,863,583   

Restricted cash*

    260,000   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $1,287,659)

    1,289,868   

Interest receivable

    2,898,592   

Interest receivable from affiliated investment

    666   

Receivable for investments sold

    275,248   

Receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

    28,922   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,181,251   

Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    194,595   

Receivable for open swap contracts

    1,669,413   

Premium paid on open swap contracts

    3,234,544   

Tax reclaims receivable

    17,519   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    44,447   

Total assets

  $ 480,305,723   
Liabilities        

Notes payable

  $ 115,000,000   

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $629,303)

    282,956   

Payable for investments purchased

    4,996,265   

Payable for open forward commodity contracts

    109,589   

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,642,113   

Payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    161,920   

Payable for open swap contracts

    2,700,755   

Premium payable for open swap contracts

    282,183   

Premium received on open swap contracts

    669,759   

Payable for securities sold short, at value (proceeds, $15,377,242)

    15,976,121   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    335,865   

Trustees’ fees

    1,138   

Interest payable for securities sold short

    353,085   

Accrued expenses

    393,530   

Total liabilities

  $ 142,905,279   

Net Assets

  $ 337,400,444   
Sources of Net Assets   

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 18,886,596 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 188,866   

Additional paid-in capital

    345,295,273   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (23,952,434

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    52,043   

Net unrealized appreciation

    15,816,696   

Net Assets

  $ 337,400,444   
Net Asset Value        

($337,400,444 ÷ 18,886,596 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 17.86   

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at custodian for open financial contracts.

 

  22   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   Year Ended
October 31, 2012
 

Interest (net of foreign taxes, $51,700)

  $ 22,864,944   

Dividends

    284,168   

Interest allocated from affiliated investment

    7,450   

Expenses allocated from affiliated investment

    (1,026

Total investment income

  $ 23,155,536   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 4,201,526   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    13,988   

Custodian fee

    660,072   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    18,727   

Legal and accounting services

    167,061   

Printing and postage

    134,213   

Interest expense and fees

    1,342,737   

Interest expense on securities sold short

    512,879   

Miscellaneous

    99,373   

Total expenses

  $ 7,150,576   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of investment adviser fee

  $ 370,979   

Reduction of custodian fee

    856   

Total expense reductions

  $ 371,835   

Net expenses

  $ 6,778,741   

Net investment income

  $ 16,376,795   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ (3,863,264

Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investment

    98   

Securities sold short

    83,246   

Futures contracts

    288,438   

Swap contracts

    103,431   

Forward commodity contracts

    (282,926

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    7,662,279   

Net realized gain

  $ 3,991,302   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments (including net decrease of $68,383 from precious metals)

  $ 7,294,144   

Written options

    346,347   

Securities sold short

    (798,628

Futures contracts

    (223,867

Swap contracts

    (2,981,276

Forward commodity contracts

    285,026   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (2,656,569

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 1,265,177   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 5,256,479   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 21,633,274   

 

  23   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   2012     2011  

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 16,376,795      $ 15,526,977   

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, securities sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts, forward commodity contracts, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

    3,991,302        (803,422

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, written options, securities sold short, futures contracts, swap contracts, forward commodity contracts, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,265,177        (1,723,240

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 21,633,274      $ 13,000,315   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (13,830,542   $ (21,908,451

Tax return of capital

    (6,566,982       

Total distributions

  $ (20,397,524   $ (21,908,451

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 1,235,750      $ (8,908,136
Net Assets                

At beginning of year

  $ 336,164,694      $ 345,072,830   

At end of year

  $ 337,400,444      $ 336,164,694   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of year

  $ 52,043      $ 606,073   

 

  24   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities   Year Ended
October 31, 2012
 

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 21,633,274   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Investments purchased, including repurchases of securities sold short

    (246,473,669

Investments sold and principal repayments

    223,742,937   

Proceeds from securities sold short

    4,668,406   

Increase in short-term investments, net, excluding foreign government securities

    (3,207,092

Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)

    456,920   

Decrease in restricted cash

    170,000   

Increase in interest receivable

    (415,398

Increase in interest receivable from affiliated investment

    (170

Decrease in receivable for variation margin on open futures contracts

    97,478   

Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,721,917   

Increase in receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (19,101

Decrease in receivable for open swap contracts

    1,280,762   

Increase in premium paid on open swap contracts

    (1,083,567

Decrease in tax reclaims receivable

    26,034   

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

    95,716   

Increase in written options outstanding, at value

    282,956   

Decrease in payable for open forward commodity contracts

    (285,026

Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    885,132   

Increase in payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    147,652   

Increase in payable for open swap contracts

    1,700,514   

Increase in premium payable for open swap contracts

    282,183   

Increase in premium received on open swap contracts

    660,322   

Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee

    29,782   

Increase in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees

    189   

Increase in interest payable for securities sold short

    261,894   

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (35,432

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from:

 

Investments

    (7,294,144

Securities sold short

    798,628   

Net realized (gain) loss from:

 

Investments

    3,863,166   

Securities sold short

    (83,246

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 3,909,017   
Cash Flows From Financing Activities        

Distributions paid, net of reinvestments

  $ (20,397,524

Proceeds from notes payable

    77,000,000   

Repayment of notes payable

    (60,000,000

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (3,397,524

Net increase in cash*

  $ 511,493   

Cash at beginning of year(1)

  $ 3,641,958   

Cash at end of year(1)

  $ 4,153,451   
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        

Cash paid for interest and fees

  $ 1,592,855   

 

(1)

Balance includes foreign currency, at value.

 

* Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $(7,047).

 

  25   See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

 

       Year Ended October 31,  
        2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

     $ 17.800       $ 18.270       $ 17.660       $ 14.970       $ 18.510   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                               

Net investment income(1)

     $ 0.867       $ 0.822       $ 1.051       $ 1.130       $ 1.147   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.273         (0.132      0.639         2.670         (3.321

Total income (loss) from operations

     $ 1.140       $ 0.690       $ 1.690       $ 3.800       $ (2.174
Less Distributions                                               

From net investment income

     $ (0.732    $ (1.160    $ (1.080    $ (1.001    $ (1.366

Tax return of capital

       (0.348                      (0.109        

Total distributions

     $ (1.080    $ (1.160    $ (1.080    $ (1.110    $ (1.366

Net asset value — End of year

     $ 17.860       $ 17.800       $ 18.270       $ 17.660       $ 14.970   

Market value — End of year

     $ 17.320       $ 16.350       $ 17.600       $ 15.570       $ 12.620   

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

       6.92      4.35      10.26      28.04      (11.57 )% 

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

       12.87      (0.51 )%       20.48      33.90      (16.36 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                               

Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)

     $ 337,400       $ 336,165       $ 345,073       $ 333,484       $ 282,735   

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

                

Expenses excluding interest and fees(3)

       1.47      1.38      1.27      1.22      1.15

Interest and fee expense(4)

       0.55      0.51      0.46      0.41      0.06

Total expenses(3)

       2.02      1.89      1.73      1.63      1.21

Net investment income

       4.87      4.52      5.81      7.17      6.54

Portfolio Turnover

       42      35      21      32      31

Senior Securities:

                

Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)

     $ 115,000       $ 98,000       $ 98,000       $ 111,000       $ 70,900   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(5)

     $ 3,934       $ 4,430       $ 4,521       $ 4,004       $ 4,988   

 

(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.

 

(3) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(4) 

Interest expense relates to borrowings for the purpose of financial leverage (see Note 8) 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated 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 Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in Eaton Vance EVG Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at October 31, 2012 were $12,305,904 or 3.6% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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.

A  Investment Valuation — 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 (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days and excluding most seasoned, fixed-rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities as noted below) 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, 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. Most seasoned, fixed-rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities are valued through the use of the investment adviser’s matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term obligations purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less (excluding those that are non-U.S. dollar denominated, which typically are valued by a pricing service or dealer quotes) are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 therefore 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 or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Precious metals are valued at the New York composite mean quotation reported by Bloomberg at the valuation time. 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 for U.S. listed options or by the relevant exchange or board of trade for non-U.S. listed options. 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 and commodities 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.

 

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Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Forward commodity contracts are generally valued based on the price of the underlying futures or forward contract provided by the exchange on which the underlying instruments are traded or if unavailable, based on forward rates provided by broker/dealers. Interest rate and cross-currency 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. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. 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. 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.

The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.

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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. 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.

The Subsidiary is treated as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Fund is treated as a U.S. shareholder of the Subsidiary. As a result, the Fund is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal tax purposes all of the Subsidiary’s income, whether or not such income is distributed by the Subsidiary. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary, such loss is not generally available to offset the income earned by the Fund.

At October 31, 2012, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $21,577,184 which will 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 will 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. The capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2016 $(14,101,229), October 31, 2017 ($738,126), October 31, 2018 ($5,165,932) and October 31, 2019 ($1,571,897). In addition, such capital loss carryforward cannot be utilized prior to the utilization of new capital losses, if any, created after October 31, 2012.

During the year ended October 31, 2012, a capital loss carryforward of $8,153,972 was utilized to offset net realized gains by the Fund.

As of October 31, 2012, 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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

F  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

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

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.

G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

I  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.

J  Financial and Commodities Futures Contracts — Upon entering into a financial or commodities 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 purchase price (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, commodity or currency, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial or commodities futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial or commodities 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.

K  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange and Forward Commodity 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 or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Unrealized and realized gains and losses on forward commodity contracts, which are entered into for the purchase or sale of a specific commodity at a fixed price on a future date, are accounted for as described above. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and, in the case of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

L  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Consolidated 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 strike 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 strike 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.

M  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the Consolidated 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 strike price of the option (in the case of a put) or equal to any appreciation in the value of the index over the strike 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

N  Interest Rate Swaps — Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Fund either makes floating-rate payments based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Fund makes fixed-rate payments in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made 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. 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. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.

O  Cross-Currency Swaps — Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which interest cash flows are exchanged between two parties based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross-currency swaps also involve the exchange of the notional amounts at the start of the contract at the current spot rate with an agreement to re-exchange such amounts at a later date at either the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. The entire principal value of a cross-currency swap is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations.

P  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 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. Upfront payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in Notes 7 and 10. 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.

Q  Repurchase Agreements — A repurchase agreement is the purchase by the Fund of securities from a counterparty in exchange for cash that is coupled with an agreement to resell those securities to the counterparty at a specified date and price. When a repurchase agreement is entered, the Fund typically receives securities with a value that equals or exceeds the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the agreement. The value of such securities will be marked to market daily, and cash or additional securities will be exchanged between the parties as needed. Except in the case of a repurchase agreement entered to settle a short sale, the value of the securities delivered to the Fund will be at least equal to 90% of the repurchase price during the term of the repurchase agreement. The terms of a repurchase agreement entered to settle a short sale may provide that the cash purchase price paid by the Fund is more than the value of purchased securities that effectively collateralize the repurchase price payable by the counterparty. Since in such a transaction, the Fund normally will have used the purchased securities to settle the short sale, the Fund will segregate liquid assets equal to the marked to market value of the purchased securities that it is obligated to return to the counterparty under the repurchase agreement. In the event of insolvency of the counterparty to a repurchase agreement, recovery of the repurchase price owed to the Fund may be delayed. Such an insolvency also may result in a loss to the extent that the value of the purchased securities decreases during the delay or that value has otherwise not been maintained at an amount at least equal to the repurchase price.

R  Securities Sold Short — A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer with an obligation to replace such borrowed security at a later date. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to repay the lender any interest, which accrues during the period of the loan. The proceeds received from a short sale are recorded as a liability and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the proceeds received and the value of the open short position on the day of determination. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, potentially unlimited as there is no upward limit on the price of a security, is recorded when the short position is terminated. Interest payable on securities sold short is recorded as an expense.

S  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 pre-payments) 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 to changes in interest rates.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

T  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows of the Fund is the amount included in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to shareholders and to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). 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. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the consolidated 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 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, 2012 and October 31, 2011 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
     2012      2011  

Distributions declared from:

    

Ordinary income

  $ 13,830,542       $ 21,908,451   

Tax return of capital

  $ 6,566,982       $   

During the year ended October 31, 2012, accumulated net realized loss was decreased $4,349,719, accumulated undistributed net investment income was decreased by $3,100,283 and paid-in capital was decreased by $1,249,436 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for foreign currency gain (loss), swap contracts, mixed straddles, paydown gain (loss), investment in the Subsidiary and premium amortization. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

As of October 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital loss carryforward

  $ (21,577,184

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 13,493,489   

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, foreign currency transactions, swap contracts, mixed straddle amounts, premium amortization and tax accounting for straddle transactions.

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 and the Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Fund and EVM and the investment advisory agreement between the Subsidiary and EVM, the Fund and Subsidiary each pay EVM a fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of its respective average daily total leveraged assets (excluding its interest in the Subsidiary in the case of the Fund), 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, 2012, the Fund’s investment leverage was 51% of its total leveraged assets. The Fund

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $4,201,526 or 0.64% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets and 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.

In addition, EVM has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for fees and other expenses at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets during the first five full years of the Fund’s operations, 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight. The Fund concluded its first seven full years of operations on February 28, 2012. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $370,979 of its investment adviser fee for the year ended October 31, 2012.

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, 2012, 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, principal repayments on Senior Loans and securities sold short, for the year ended October 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investments (non-U.S. Government)

  $ 128,499,141       $ 130,127,161   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

    54,918,152         34,322,597   
    $ 183,417,293       $ 164,449,758   

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares by the Fund for the years ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011.

6  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at October 31, 2012, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 451,572,140   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 18,510,632   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (3,735,697

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 14,774,935   

7  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 forward commodity contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts and written options 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.

 

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A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at October 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

Forward Commodity  Contracts(1)                     
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty    Net Unrealized
Depreciation
 
12/27/12   Gold
1,387 Troy Ounces
   United States Dollar
2,280,321
   Citibank NA    $ (109,589
                   $ (109,589

 

(1) 

Non-deliverable contract that is settled with the counterparty in cash.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts            
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
11/5/12   New Taiwan Dollar
14,770,000
   United States Dollar
493,567
   Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited    $ (12,118
11/5/12   New Taiwan Dollar
11,028,000
   United States Dollar
368,521
   Citibank NA      (9,048
11/5/12   New Taiwan Dollar
12,376,000
   United States Dollar
413,567
   JPMorgan Chase Bank      (10,154
11/5/12   New Taiwan Dollar
14,316,000
   United States Dollar
478,380
   Nomura International PLC      (11,761
11/7/12   New Turkish Lira
2,321,753
   United States Dollar
1,274,428
   Barclays Bank PLC      (19,822
11/8/12   Chilean Peso
1,347,636,710
   United States Dollar
2,835,578
   Bank of Nova Scotia      35,527   
11/8/12   Serbian Dinar
59,156,000
   Euro
518,004
   Deutsche Bank      (2,720
11/8/12   South African Rand
9,963,398
   United States Dollar
1,200,583
   Standard Bank      52,479   
11/8/12   South African Rand
23,467,489
   United States Dollar
2,829,385
   Standard Chartered Bank      125,175   
11/13/12   Polish Zloty
998,112
   Euro
242,811
   Barclays Bank PLC      2,424   
11/15/12   Euro
260,000
   United States Dollar
352,867
   Goldman Sachs International      15,830   
11/15/12   Japanese Yen
338,000,000
   United States Dollar
4,317,833
   Goldman Sachs International      83,402   
11/16/12   New Taiwan Dollar
32,504,000
   United States Dollar
1,085,928
   BNP Paribas SA      (27,564
11/16/12   New Taiwan Dollar
29,408,000
   United States Dollar
982,330
   JPMorgan Chase Bank      (25,103
11/16/12   New Taiwan Dollar
31,215,000
   United States Dollar
1,042,690
   Nomura International PLC      (26,645
11/19/12   Euro
1,730,000
   United States Dollar
2,271,732
   Goldman Sachs International      29,062   
11/20/12   Euro
5,635,403
   United States Dollar
6,927,601
   Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited      (377,868

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)            
          

Sales

                    
Settlement Date   Deliver    In Exchange For    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
11/20/12   Euro
6,813,842
   United States Dollar
8,490,959
   Bank of America    $ (342,184
11/29/12   Euro
417,000
   United States Dollar
559,531
   Standard Chartered Bank      18,909   
11/29/12   Malaysian Ringgit
1,340,000
   United States Dollar
434,289
   Goldman Sachs International      (4,816
11/30/12   British Pound Sterling
145,497
   United States Dollar
230,239
   JPMorgan Chase Bank      (4,534
11/30/12   Euro
5,684,274
   United States Dollar
7,130,211
   Citibank NA      (239,254
12/3/12   New Zealand Dollar
3,417,539
   United States Dollar
2,823,451
   Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited      18,403   
12/3/12   New Zealand Dollar
10,906,236
   United States Dollar
9,021,093
   Goldman Sachs International      69,471   
12/7/12   New Taiwan Dollar
30,195,000
   United States Dollar
1,012,915
   Barclays Bank PLC      (22,543
12/7/12   New Taiwan Dollar
33,376,000
   United States Dollar
1,119,812
   Nomura International PLC      (24,730
12/10/12   Euro
2,697,672
   United States Dollar
3,515,067
   Deutsche Bank      17,234   
12/10/12   South African Rand
1,000,000
   United States Dollar
116,903
   Credit Suisse International      2,214   
12/11/12   Euro
6,653,000
   United States Dollar
8,496,945
   Goldman Sachs International      (129,516
12/17/12   Australian Dollar
5,731,000
   United States Dollar
5,845,649
   Deutsche Bank      (81,895
12/24/12   New Taiwan Dollar
27,889,200
   United States Dollar
953,184
   Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited      (3,761
12/24/12   New Taiwan Dollar
34,861,500
   United States Dollar
1,191,357
   Citibank NA      (4,824
12/24/12   New Taiwan Dollar
30,213,300
   United States Dollar
1,032,510
   Nomura International PLC      (4,180
12/31/12   British Pound Sterling
408,198
   United States Dollar
659,083
   Goldman Sachs International      472   
1/18/13   Sri Lankan Rupee
99,460,000
   United States Dollar
828,833
   HSBC Bank USA      82,315   
1/31/13   British Pound Sterling
647,298
   United States Dollar
1,040,370
   HSBC Bank USA      (3,905
2/28/13   Euro
233,000
   United States Dollar
312,063
   Standard Chartered Bank      9,708   
3/8/13   Sri Lankan Rupee
33,690,000
   United States Dollar
260,054
   HSBC Bank USA      10,480   
3/14/13   Euro
239,000
   United States Dollar
312,643
   Deutsche Bank      2,461   
4/4/13   Euro
350,000
   United States Dollar
467,980
   Barclays Bank PLC      13,649   
                   $ (799,730

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts            
          

Purchases

                    
Settlement Date   In Exchange For    Deliver    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
11/8/12   Serbian Dinar
2,937,591
   Euro
26,311
   Citibank NA    $ (626
11/9/12   Peruvian New Sol
1,630,140
   United States Dollar
627,146
   Standard Chartered Bank      1,769   
11/13/12   Polish Zloty
7,631,000
   Euro
1,856,465
   JPMorgan Chase Bank      (18,623
11/13/12   South Korean Won
5,620,200,000
   United States Dollar
4,938,447
   Nomura International PLC      212,181   
11/15/12   Indian Rupee
38,095,000
   United States Dollar
681,363
   Goldman Sachs International      24,916   
11/15/12   Indian Rupee
46,561,000
   United States Dollar
832,636
   Standard Chartered Bank      30,603   
11/19/12   Indian Rupee
106,048,000
   United States Dollar
2,021,502
   Deutsche Bank      (56,975
11/19/12   Philippine Peso
32,015,000
   United States Dollar
773,702
   Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited      3,783   
11/19/12   Singapore Dollar
5,317,000
   United States Dollar
4,324,804
   Standard Chartered Bank      34,029   
11/20/12   Indian Rupee
62,828,000
   United States Dollar
1,161,116
   Deutsche Bank      2,529   
11/20/12   Indian Rupee
46,723,000
   United States Dollar
863,322
   Goldman Sachs International      2,040   
11/20/12   Yuan Offshore Renminbi 13,031,000    United States Dollar
2,073,184
   Bank of America      11,851   
11/20/12   Yuan Offshore Renminbi
12,410,000
   United States Dollar
1,974,385
   Barclays Bank PLC      11,286   
11/20/12   Yuan Offshore Renminbi
12,684,000
   United States Dollar
2,016,855
   Citibank NA      12,659   
11/21/12   South Korean Won
1,037,250,000
   United States Dollar
915,611
   Standard Chartered Bank      34,617   
11/26/12   Swedish Krona
10,635,000
   Euro
1,248,752
   Barclays Bank PLC      (16,665
11/26/12   Swedish Krona
5,700,000
   Euro
669,336
   Credit Suisse International      (8,993
11/26/12   Swedish Krona
10,635,400
   Euro
1,248,814
   Deutsche Bank      (16,684
11/27/12   Polish Zloty
3,602,931
   Euro
873,671
   HSBC Bank USA      (7,145
11/29/12   South Korean Won
1,037,182,000
   United States Dollar
935,958
   Standard Chartered Bank      13,848   
11/30/12   Malaysian Ringgit
13,714,000
   United States Dollar
4,371,275
   Citibank NA      122,362   
12/4/12   Brazilian Real
1,559,400
   United States Dollar
764,075
   BNP Paribas SA      630   
12/14/12   Hungarian Forint
11,585,104
   United States Dollar
50,504
   Goldman Sachs International      2,213   

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)            
          

Purchases

                    
Settlement Date   In Exchange For    Deliver    Counterparty   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
12/14/12   Hungarian Forint
21,570,951
   United States Dollar
90,615
   Goldman Sachs International    $ 7,542   
12/17/12   Mexican Peso
6,100,000
   United States Dollar
470,711
   Goldman Sachs International      (6,807
12/17/12   South Korean Won
1,361,568,000
   United States Dollar
1,220,371
   Standard Chartered Bank      25,380   
12/31/12   Mexican Peso
102,294,067
   United States Dollar
7,840,428
   Toronto-Dominion Bank      (71,509
1/14/13   Indian Rupee
24,688,000
   United States Dollar
460,339
   Deutsche Bank      (7,333
1/14/13   Indian Rupee
25,317,000
   United States Dollar
472,156
   Goldman Sachs International      (7,608
1/22/13   Hong Kong Dollar
50,198,000
   United States Dollar
6,476,702
   Nomura International PLC      1,508   
1/29/13   Indian Rupee
24,100,000
   United States Dollar
442,608
   Citibank NA      (1,385
1/29/13   Indian Rupee
25,800,000
   United States Dollar
473,916
   Deutsche Bank      (1,570
1/30/13   Yuan Renminbi
9,360,963
   United States Dollar
1,486,575
   BNP Paribas SA      (247
1/30/13   Yuan Renminbi
7,848,000
   United States Dollar
1,246,506
   Citibank NA      (405
1/30/13   Yuan Renminbi
8,441,000
   United States Dollar
1,340,480
   Standard Chartered Bank      (222
1/31/13   Norwegian Krone
11,476,150
   Euro
1,533,886
   Barclays Bank PLC      16,375   
1/31/13   Norwegian Krone
11,476,150
   Euro
1,534,224
   Deutsche Bank      15,937   
1/31/13   Peruvian New Sol
3,675,730
   United States Dollar
1,407,517
   Deutsche Bank      3,978   
2/19/13   Indian Rupee
34,176,000
   United States Dollar
636,306
   Bank of America      (12,629
2/19/13   Indian Rupee
47,566,000
   United States Dollar
885,773
   Citibank NA      (17,742
                   $ 338,868   

 

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Futures Contracts                          

Expiration

Month/Year

  Contracts    Position    Aggregate Cost      Value     

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
12/12   64
Euro-Bobl
   Short    $ (10,421,112    $ (10,438,047    $ (16,935
12/12   9
Euro-Bund
   Short      (1,628,691      (1,652,746      (24,055
12/12   4
Euro-Schatz
   Short      (574,402      (573,935      467   
12/12   4
Japan 10-Year Bond
   Short      (7,210,571      (7,227,859      (17,288
1/13   22
Platinum
   Long      1,833,986         1,734,700         (99,286
                                $ (157,097

Euro-Bobl:  Medium-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 4.5 to 5 years.

Euro-Bund:  Long-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 8.5 to 10.5 years.

Euro-Schatz:  Short-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 1.75 to 2.25 years.

Japan 10-Year Bond:  Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) having a maturity of 7 years or more but less than 11 years.

 

Interest Rate Swaps                          
Counterparty  

Notional

Amount

(000’s omitted)

 

Fund

Pays/Receives

Floating Rate

 

Floating

Rate Index

 

Annual

Fixed Rate

   

Termination

Date

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
           
           
Bank of America   HUF 117,000   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     6.95     1/17/17      $    23,669   
Bank of America   HUF 117,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.91        1/17/17        (58,860
Bank of America   PLN 838   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.34        7/30/17        930   
Bank of America   PLN 1,666   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.31        8/10/17        1,340   
Bank of America   PLN 1,650   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.35        8/23/17        2,354   
Bank of America   PLN 1,570   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.30        9/18/17        1,667   
Barclays Bank PLC   PLN 3,510   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.43        7/27/17        8,284   
Barclays Bank PLC   PLN 1,934   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.32        8/2/17        1,643   
Barclays Bank PLC   PLN 1,100   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.35        8/27/17        1,588   
BNP Paribas SA   PLN 2,147   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.25        8/7/17        (238
Citibank NA   PLN 1,610   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.33        7/30/17        1,731   
Citibank NA   PLN 1,206   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.31        8/2/17        940   
Citibank NA   PLN 700   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.40        8/20/17        1,515   
Credit Suisse International   HUF 46,530   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     6.93        12/16/16        10,382   
Credit Suisse International   HUF 46,530   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.32        12/16/16        (17,881
Credit Suisse International   HUF 80,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.63        1/16/17        (35,738
Credit Suisse International   HUF 67,000   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     5.87        1/20/17        (524
Credit Suisse International   HUF 67,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.75        1/20/17        (31,554
Credit Suisse International   PLN 890   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.40        8/20/17        1,927   
Credit Suisse International   USD 845   Receives   3-month USD-LIBOR-BBA     1.81        10/23/22        (5,635
Deutsche Bank   HUF 69,250   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.01        1/19/17        14,349   
Deutsche Bank   HUF 69,250   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.98        1/19/17        (35,808

 

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Interest Rate Swaps (continued)                          
Counterparty  

Notional

Amount

(000’s omitted)

 

Fund

Pays/Receives

Floating Rate

 

Floating

Rate Index

 

Annual

Fixed Rate

   

Termination

Date

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Deutsche Bank   PLN 952   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.34     7/30/17      $ 1,123   
Deutsche Bank   PLN 3,380   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.36        8/1/17        4,817   
Deutsche Bank   PLN 1,790   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.28        8/6/17        548   
Deutsche Bank   PLN 1,183   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.24        8/7/17        (214
Deutsche Bank   PLN 990   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.33        8/17/17        1,038   
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 173,000   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     6.93        12/19/16        39,029   
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 173,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.26        12/19/16        (64,076
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 103,000   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     6.94        12/20/16        18,115   
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 103,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.34        12/20/16        (39,860
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 139,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.36        12/21/16        (54,414
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 80,000   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     6.99        12/22/16        18,960   
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 80,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.30        12/22/16        (30,271
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 78,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.37        12/27/16        (30,681
JPMorgan Chase Bank   HUF 82,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.75        1/20/17        (38,619
JPMorgan Chase Bank   PLN 770   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.33        8/17/17        807   
JPMorgan Chase Bank   PLN 1,830   Pays   6-month PLN WIBOR     4.25        10/8/17        773   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   HUF 72,000   Pays   6-month HUF BUBOR     6.94        12/19/16        16,312   
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   HUF 72,000   Receives   6-month HUF BUBOR     7.26        12/19/16        (26,668
                                $ (297,200

 

HUF     Hungarian Forint
PLN     Polish Zloty
USD     United States Dollar

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed
Rate***
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
               
Argentina   Bank of America   $ 430        5.00 %(1)      6/20/13        29.91   $ (58,234   $ (1,794   $ (60,028
Argentina   Bank of America     437        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (59,277     (2,409     (61,686
Argentina   Bank of America     442        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (59,833     (2,512     (62,345
Argentina   Bank of America     859        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (116,453     (3,485     (119,938
Argentina   Bank of America     2,608        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (353,438     (4,637     (358,075
Argentina   Credit Suisse International     384        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (52,040     (1,608     (53,648
Argentina   Credit Suisse International     435        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (58,952     (773     (59,725
Argentina   Credit Suisse International     442        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (59,900     (1,851     (61,751
Argentina   Credit Suisse International     446        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (60,442     (1,326     (61,768
Argentina   Deutsche Bank     279        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (37,838     (1,168     (39,006
Argentina   Deutsche Bank     440        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (59,629     (1,713     (61,342
Argentina   Deutsche Bank     442        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (59,900     (1,851     (61,751
Argentina   Deutsche Bank     442        5.00 (1)      6/20/13        29.91        (59,833     (2,512     (62,345

 

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October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed
Rate***
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Poland   Bank of America   $ 720        1.00 %(1)      9/20/17        0.85   $ 5,885      $ 32,048      $ 37,933   
Poland   Bank of America     430        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        3,514        12,864        16,378   
Poland   Barclays Bank PLC     500        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        4,087        24,863        28,950   
Poland   Citibank NA     2,630        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85              21,497        66,847        88,344   
Poland   Credit Suisse International     800        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        6,539        38,057        44,596   
Poland   Deutsche Bank     900        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        7,356        45,927        53,283   
Poland   Goldman Sachs International     510        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        4,168          14,696        18,864   
Poland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     500        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        4,087        14,017           18,104   
Poland   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     340        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        0.85        2,779        10,027        12,806   
South Africa   Bank of America     200        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        228        1,011        1,239   
South Africa   Bank of America     55        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        63        291        354   
South Africa   Bank of America     550        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (11,268     9,187        (2,081
South Africa   Bank of America     480        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (9,834     7,147        (2,687
South Africa   Bank of America     1,320        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (27,043     16,600        (10,443
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     145        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        166        860        1,026   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     80        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        91        471        562   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     640        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (13,113     15,902        2,789   
South Africa   BNP Paribas SA     800        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (16,389     23,836        7,447   
South Africa   BNP Paribas SA     1,060        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (21,718     27,295        5,577   
South Africa   BNP Paribas SA     620        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (12,702     13,507        805   
South Africa   Citibank NA     400        1.00 (1)      6/20/17        1.4        (6,697     12,357        5,660   
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     200        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        228        1,188        1,416   
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     85        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        97        550        647   
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     155        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        176        920        1,096   
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     440        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (9,014     15,655        6,641   
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     800        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (16,391     19,878        3,487   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     205        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        233        1,277        1,510   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     90        1.00 (1)      12/20/15        1        103        582        685   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     280        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (5,736     9,464        3,728   
               
South Africa   HSBC Bank USA     800        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (16,389     27,401        11,012   
South Africa   HSBC Bank USA     854        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (17,497     21,219        3,722   
South Africa   HSBC Bank USA     200        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        1.51        (4,828     5,061        233   
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     800        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (16,390     23,119        6,729   
South Africa   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     600        1.00 (1)      6/20/17        1.4        (10,045     18,280        8,235   
South Africa   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     800        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (16,390     22,760        6,370   
South Africa   Nomura International PLC     700        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        1.46        (14,341     13,357        (984
South Africa   Nomura International PLC     361        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        1.51        (8,715     8,963        248   
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index   Citibank NA     1,040        5.00 (1)      12/20/17        5.19        (2,170     638        (1,532

 

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October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)  

Reference

Entity

  Counterparty   Notional
Amount*
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Current
Market
Annual
Fixed
Rate***
   

Market

Value

    Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index   Deutsche Bank   $ 1,160        5.00 %(1)      12/20/17        5.19   $ (2,420   $ 1,424      $ (996
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index   JPMorgan Chase Bank     850        5.00 (1)      12/20/17        5.19        (1,774     2,087        313   

Total

      $ 32,186                              $ (1,295,336   $ 553,994      $ (741,342

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
     Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
     Market
Value
     Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 2,200         0.44     12/20/13       $ (11,227    $      $   (11,227
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC     1,000         1.42        3/20/14         (20,755             (20,755
Brazil   Bank of America     1,000         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         27,076         (27,994     (918
Brazil   Bank of America     625         1.00 (1)      6/20/20              16,922         (22,076     (5,154
Brazil   Bank of America     300         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         9,336         (8,897     439   
Brazil   Bank of America     100         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         3,112         (2,837     275   
Brazil   Bank of America     80         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         2,489         (2,425     64   
Brazil   Barclays Bank PLC     2,300         1.65        9/20/19         (50,515             (50,515
Brazil   Barclays Bank PLC     630         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         19,604         (19,546     58   
Brazil   Citibank NA     100         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         3,111         (2,870     241   
Brazil   Credit Suisse International     775         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         20,984         (32,348     (11,364
Brazil   Deutsche Bank     170         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         5,290         (5,443     (153
Brazil   HSBC Bank USA     775         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         20,985         (30,999     (10,014
Brazil   HSBC Bank USA     130         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         4,045         (3,731     314   
Brazil   Standard Chartered Bank     130         1.00 (1)      12/20/20         4,045         (3,731     314   
China   Bank of America     500         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         (10,263      (13,088     (23,351
China   Barclays Bank PLC     863         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         (17,715      (20,557     (38,272
China   Deutsche Bank     316         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         (6,486      (7,154     (13,640
China   Deutsche Bank     369         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         (7,575      (8,353     (15,928
Colombia   Bank of America     410         1.00 (1)      9/20/21         10,939         (16,360     (5,421
Colombia   Citibank NA     300         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         9,453         (22,869     (13,416
Colombia   Deutsche Bank     600         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         18,907         (38,446     (19,539
Colombia   Goldman Sachs International     840         1.00 (1)      6/20/17         (4,012      (25,562     (29,574
Colombia   Goldman Sachs International     310         1.00 (1)      9/20/21         8,271         (12,152     (3,881
Colombia   Goldman Sachs International     300         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         9,453         (22,869     (13,416
Colombia   HSBC Bank USA     460         1.00 (1)      6/20/17         (2,198      (14,193     (16,391
Colombia   HSBC Bank USA     900         1.00 (1)      9/20/21         24,012         (34,491     (10,479
Colombia   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     460         1.00 (1)      9/20/21         12,273         (18,355     (6,082
Colombia   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     300         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         9,453         (18,711     (9,258

 

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October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
     Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
     Market
Value
     Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                 
Croatia   BNP Paribas SA   $               870         1.00 %(1)      12/20/17       $ 60,136       $ (60,179    $ (43
Croatia   Citibank NA     1,500         1.00 (1)      12/20/17            101,987         (102,516      (529
Egypt   Bank of America     1,400         1.00 (1)      9/20/15         91,563         (38,672      52,891   
Egypt   Citibank NA     300         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         59,643         (25,393      34,250   
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     350         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         69,583         (29,766      39,817   
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     300         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         59,642         (22,578      37,064   
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     300         1.00 (1)      6/20/20         59,643         (25,548      34,095   
Guatemala   Citibank NA     1,286         1.00 (1)      9/20/20         119,651         (77,877      41,774   
Hungary   Barclays Bank PLC     400         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         27,022         (63,144      (36,122
Hungary   Deutsche Bank     300         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         20,267         (46,979      (26,712
Hungary   Goldman Sachs International     600         1.00 (1)      3/20/17         40,533         (93,613      (53,080
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     500         1.00 (1)      12/20/14         18,325         (16,429      1,896   
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     300         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         13,501         (10,089      3,412   
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     100         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         4,500         (3,423      1,077   
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     100         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         4,500         (3,915      585   
Lebanon   Citibank NA     1,200         3.30        9/20/14         (18,448              (18,448
Lebanon   Citibank NA     1,000         1.00 (1)      12/20/14         36,651         (33,355      3,296   
Lebanon   Citibank NA     500         1.00 (1)      12/20/14         18,325         (16,429      1,896   
Lebanon   Citibank NA     350         1.00 (1)      12/20/14         12,828         (11,270      1,558   
Lebanon   Citibank NA     300         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         13,500         (8,987      4,513   
Lebanon   Credit Suisse International     800         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         36,002         (26,889      9,113   
Lebanon   Credit Suisse International     200         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         9,000         (6,761      2,239   
Lebanon   Credit Suisse International     100         1.00 (1)      6/20/15         5,340         (3,480      1,860   
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     200         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         9,001         (6,242      2,759   
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     100         1.00 (1)      6/20/15         5,340         (3,480      1,860   
Lebanon   HSBC Bank USA     1,250         1.00 (1)      12/20/17         180,333         (182,876      (2,543
Mexico   Bank of America     400         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         12,653         (24,950      (12,297
Mexico   Bank of America     670         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         21,195         (47,484      (26,289
Mexico   Deutsche Bank     400         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         12,653         (26,246      (13,593
Mexico   Deutsche Bank     540         1.00 (1)      6/20/22         17,082         (40,919      (23,837
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     1,100         1.85        12/20/14         (38,401              (38,401
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     655         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         (10,434      (9,065      (19,499
Philippines   Citibank NA     800         1.84        12/20/14         (27,747              (27,747
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     656         1.00 (1)      3/20/15         (10,449      (9,079      (19,528
Russia   Bank of America     430         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         9,525         (15,752      (6,227
Russia   Bank of America     1,420         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         31,455         (73,742      (42,287
Russia   Barclays Bank PLC     500         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         11,076         (27,679      (16,603
Russia   Citibank NA     2,630         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         58,256         (79,923      (21,667
Russia   Citibank NA     510         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         11,297         (17,332      (6,035
Russia   Credit Suisse International     800         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         17,721         (41,887      (24,166
Russia   Deutsche Bank     200         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         4,431         (11,072      (6,641
Russia   JPMorgan Chase Bank     500         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         11,076         (16,998      (5,922
Russia   Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
    340         1.00 (1)      9/20/17         7,531         (11,859      (4,328

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
South Africa   Bank of America   $            1,200        1.00 %(1)      12/20/19      $ 64,836      $ (39,714   $ 25,122   
South Africa   Bank of America     200        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        13,702        (6,268     7,434   
South Africa   Bank of America     55        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        3,768        (1,891     1,877   
South Africa   Bank of America     1,320        1.00 (1)      9/20/22           120,736        (92,448     28,288   
South Africa   Bank of America     480        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        43,904        (35,547     8,357   
South Africa   Bank of America     550        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        50,306        (42,660     7,646   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     1,200        1.00 (1)      12/20/19        64,841        (45,907     18,934   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     500        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        28,864        (14,751     14,113   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     145        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        9,934        (4,527     5,407   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     80        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        5,480        (2,647     2,833   
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     550        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        50,308        (46,085     4,223   
South Africa   BNP Paribas SA     620        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        56,709        (52,540     4,169   
South Africa   BNP Paribas SA     550        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        50,308        (47,350     2,958   
South Africa   Citibank NA     655        1.00 (1)      12/20/19        35,392        (28,489     6,903   
South Africa   Citibank NA     400        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        23,091        (19,009     4,082   
South Africa   Citibank NA     200        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        11,546        (9,209     2,337   
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     400        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        23,091        (12,941     10,150   
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     200        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        11,546        (7,872     3,674   
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     200        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        13,702        (6,664     7,038   
South Africa   Credit Suisse International     85        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        5,823        (2,976     2,847   
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     155        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        10,619        (5,044     5,575   
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     440        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        40,245        (42,859     (2,614
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     205        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        14,044        (6,805     7,239   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     90        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        6,166        (3,036     3,130   
South Africa   Goldman Sachs International     280        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        25,611        (26,432     (821
South Africa   HSBC Bank USA     200        1.00 (1)      12/20/22        18,902        (18,905     (3
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     600        1.00 (1)      12/20/19        32,421        (27,213     5,208   
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     310        1.00 (1)      12/20/19        16,751        (16,874     (123
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     400        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        23,091        (13,168     9,923   
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     300        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        17,318        (9,535     7,783   
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     200        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        11,546        (9,099     2,447   
South Africa   Nomura International PLC     700        1.00 (1)      9/20/22        64,026        (58,193     5,833   
South Africa   Nomura International PLC     361        1.00 (1)      12/20/22        34,118        (34,970     (852
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     300        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        38,649        (2,659     35,990   
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     1,080        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        151,671        (91,117     60,554   
Spain   Citibank NA     1,200        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        154,596        (50,017     104,579   
Spain   Citibank NA     800        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        103,064        (16,192     86,872   
Spain   Deutsche Bank     1,200        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        154,596        (50,017     104,579   
Spain   Deutsche Bank     500        1.00 (1)      3/20/20        64,414        (9,556     54,858   
Spain   Deutsche Bank     500        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        66,401        (27,040     39,361   
Spain   Deutsche Bank     845        1.00 (1)      12/20/20        118,669        (71,291     47,378   
Thailand   Barclays Bank PLC     1,900        0.97        9/20/19        17,754               17,754   
Thailand   Citibank NA     1,600        0.86        12/20/14        (20,196            (20,196
Thailand   Citibank NA     900        0.95        9/20/19        9,598               9,598   
Thailand   JPMorgan Chase Bank     800        0.87        12/20/14        (10,279            (10,279

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000’s omitted)
    Contract
Annual
Fixed Rate**
    Termination
Date
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Tunisia   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 350        1.00 %(1)      9/20/17      $ 38,151      $ (31,427   $ 6,724   
Tunisia   Citibank NA     360        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        39,241        (33,875     5,366   
Tunisia   Deutsche Bank     500        1.00 (1)      6/20/17        51,536        (36,689     14,847   
Tunisia   Goldman Sachs International     300        1.00 (1)      9/20/17        33,049        (23,778     9,271   
Tunisia   Nomura International PLC     400        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        45,900        (42,038     3,862   
Uruguay   Citibank NA     300        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        11,138        (17,479     (6,341
Uruguay   Deutsche Bank     600        1.00 (1)      6/20/20        22,277        (34,140     (11,863
iTraxx Europe Senior Financials 5-Year Index   Barclays Bank PLC     EUR  1,260        1.00 (1)      12/20/17        56,287        (68,028     (11,741
iTraxx Europe Subordinated Financials 5-Year Index   Barclays Bank PLC     EUR      840        5.00 (1)      12/20/17        (103,700     88,126        (15,574
      $ 3,351,863      $ (3,118,779   $ 233,084   

 

* 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, 2012, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller was $32,186,000.

 

** The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Fund (as a seller of protection) or paid by the Fund (as a buyer of protection) annually 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 year 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.

 

EUR     Euro

 

Cross-Currency Swaps  
Counterparty  

Notional

Amount on

Fixed Rate

(Currency

Received)

(000’s omitted)

  

Notional

Amount on

Floating Rate

(Currency

Delivered)

(000’s omitted)

     Floating Rate    Fixed Rate      Termination
Date
   Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Citibank NA   TRY 1,163    $ 729       3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
     8.23    2/25/21    $ (42,615
Credit Suisse International   TRY    512      288       3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
     6.90       8/18/21      (15,341
Deutsche Bank   TRY 4,266      2,680       3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
     8.20       2/24/21      (144,762
Deutsche Bank   TRY    679      381       3-month
USD-LIBOR-BBA
     7.00       8/18/21      (23,166
                                     $ (225,884

 

TRY     New Turkish Lira

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The Fund pays interest on the currency received and receives interest on the currency delivered. At the termination date, the notional amount of the currency received will be exchanged for the notional amount of the currency delivered.

Written options activity for the year ended October 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

     Principal
Amount of
Contracts
(000’s omitted)
     Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding, beginning of year

    INR                —       $   

Options written

    975,700         629,303   

Outstanding, end of year

    INR  975,700       $ 629,303   

 

INR     Indian Rupee

At October 31, 2012, 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:

Commodity Risk:  The Fund invests in commodities-linked derivative investments, including commodity futures contracts and options thereon and forward commodity contracts, that provide exposure to the investment returns of certain commodities. Commodities-linked derivative investments are used to enhance total return and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of commodities.

Credit Risk:  The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts to manage certain investment risks and/or to enhance total return.

Foreign Exchange Risk:  The Fund engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options on currencies and cross-currency swaps to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies. It also enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency risks of investments it anticipates purchasing.

Interest Rate Risk:  The Fund utilizes various interest rate derivatives including futures, interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps to enhance total return, to seek to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates, and/or to change the effective duration of its portfolio.

The Fund enters into swap contracts, over-the-counter options, forward commodity contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts 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, 2012, the fair value, excluding upfront payments, of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $4,897,333. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Fund for such liability was $623,379 at October 31, 2012.

The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including swap contracts, over-the-counter options, forward commodity contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund is not subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to its written options as the Fund, not the counterparty, is obligated to perform under such derivatives. At October 31, 2012, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $3,536,825, with the highest amount from any one counterparty being $548,048. Such maximum amount would be reduced by any unamortized upfront payments received by the Fund. Such amount would be increased by any unamortized upfront payments made by the Fund. To mitigate this risk, the Fund (and subsidiary) has entered into master netting agreements with substantially all its derivative counterparties, which allows it and a counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund (and subsidiary) or the counterparty. At October 31, 2012, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $2,553,000 due to master netting agreements. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred. Because the Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, it may not be able to negotiate terms with its counterparties that are equivalent to those a registered fund may negotiate. As a result, the Subsidiary may have greater exposure to those counterparties than a registered fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at October 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption   Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
     Commodity  

Securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $       $ 491,566       $       $ 217,000   

Net unrealized appreciation*

                    467           

Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            1,181,251                   

Receivable for open swap contracts; Premium paid/received on open swap contracts

    3,783,560                 173,841           

Total Asset Derivatives

  $ 3,783,560       $ 1,672,817       $ 174,308       $ 217,000   

Written options outstanding, at value

  $       $ (282,956    $       $   

Net unrealized appreciation*

                    (58,278      (99,286

Payable for open forward commodity contracts

                            (109,589

Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (1,642,113                

Payable for open swap contracts; Premium paid/received on open swap contracts

    (1,727,033              (696,925        

Total Liability Derivatives

  $ (1,727,033    $ (1,925,069    $ (755,203    $ (208,875
          

*     Amount represents cumulative unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable.

          

          
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2012 was as follows:    
          
Consolidated Statement of Operations Caption   Credit      Foreign
Exchange
     Interest
Rate
     Commodity  

Net realized gain (loss) —

          

Investments transactions

  $       $ (668,884    $       $ (34,750

Futures contracts

                    192,026         96,412   

Swap contracts

    665,316                 (561,885        

Forward commodity contracts

                            (282,926

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions

            7,733,624                   

Total

  $ 665,316       $ 7,064,740       $ (369,859    $ (221,264

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

          

Investments

  $       $ 464,742       $       $ 30,870   

Written options

            346,347                   

Futures contracts

                    (71,656      (152,211

Swap contracts

    (2,649,004              (332,272        

Forward commodity contracts

             285,026   

Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            (2,607,049                

Total

  $ (2,649,004    $ (1,795,960    $ (403,928    $ 163,685   

 

  45  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

The average notional amounts of futures contracts, forward commodity contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2012, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $17,764,000, $2,129,000, $179,634,000 and $101,734,000, respectively.

The average principal amount of purchased currency options contracts and average number of purchased commodity options contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2012, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $24,742,000 and 5 contracts, respectively.

8  Credit Agreement

The Fund has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $150 million 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, the Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. The Fund is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At October 31, 2012, the Fund had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $115,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.03%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at October 31, 2012 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 10) at October 31, 2012. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate were $101,666,667 and 1.08%, respectively.

9  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments and Currencies

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities and currencies also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

10  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.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

  46  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — continued

 

 

At October 31, 2012, 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 Interests

  $       $ 159,891,679       $ 402,057       $ 160,293,736   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            45,595,104                 45,595,104   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            8,639,134                 8,639,134   

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

            118,007,927                 118,007,927   

Asset-Backed Securities

            456,071                 456,071   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

            2,589,717                 2,589,717   

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

            2,584,288                 2,584,288   

Foreign Government Bonds

            65,048,531                 65,048,531   

Common Stocks

            946,787         1,736,226         2,683,013   

Warrants

                    0         0   

Precious Metals

    7,124,697                         7,124,697   

Currency Call Options Purchased

            474,377                 474,377   

Currency Put Options Purchased

            17,189                 17,189   

Put Options Purchased

    217,000                         217,000   

Short-Term Investments —

          

Foreign Government Securities

            24,683,095                 24,683,095   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            6,685,833                 6,685,833   

Repurchase Agreements

            16,253,216                 16,253,216   

Other

            4,994,147                 4,994,147   

Total Investments

  $ 7,341,697       $ 456,867,095       $ 2,138,283       $ 466,347,075   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $       $ 1,181,251       $       $ 1,181,251   

Futures Contracts

    467                         467   

Swap Contracts

            3,957,401                 3,957,401   

Total

  $ 7,342,164       $ 462,005,747       $ 2,138,283       $ 471,486,194   

Liability Description

                                  

Currency Call Options Written

  $       $ (261,797    $       $ (261,797

Currency Put Options Written

            (21,159              (21,159

Securities Sold Short

            (15,976,121              (15,976,121

Forward Commodity Contracts

            (109,589              (109,589

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (1,642,113              (1,642,113

Futures Contracts

    (157,564                      (157,564

Swap Contracts

            (2,423,958              (2,423,958

Total

  $ (157,564    $ (20,434,737    $       $ (20,592,301

 

* 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, 2012 is not presented. At October 31, 2012, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund and subsidiary (the “Fund”), including the consolidated portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; where 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.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund and subsidiary as of October 31, 2012, the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their 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.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2013 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2012. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals.

Qualified Dividend Income.  The Fund designates approximately $284,168, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

 

  49  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

At the August 8, 2011 Board Meeting, the Trustees approved the following defensive investing policy: “During unusual market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents temporarily, which may be inconsistent with its investment objective(s) and other policies.”

In October of 2012, the Fund eliminated the 15% limit on the Fund’s ability to execute short sales. The Fund will continue to be required to not make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, unless at all times when a short position is open (i) it owns an equal amount of such securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable, without payment of any further consideration, for securities of the same issue as, and equal in amount to, the securities sold short or (ii) it holds in a segregated account cash or other liquid securities (to the extent required under the 1940 Act) in an amount equal to the current market value of the securities sold short.

 

  50  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

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 (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.

 

  51  


Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

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

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

 

Number of Employees

The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of October 31, 2012, Fund records indicate that there are 37 registered shareholders and approximately 13,649 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.

If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Fund reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

1-800-262-1122

New York Stock Exchange symbol

The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EVG.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

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 187 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 of Office;
Length of
Service
    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

   Class I Trustee     

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2008.

     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 187 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.(1) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc.
            

Noninterested Trustees

Scott E. Eston

1956

   Class I Trustee     

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2011.

     Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997).
Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Benjamin C. Esty

1963

   Class I Trustee     

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

     Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Allen R. Freedman

1940

   Class I Trustee     

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Private Investor. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Former Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). Former Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2000).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Director of Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2011).

William H. Park

1947

   Class II Trustee     

Until 2013.

3 years.

Trustee since 2004.

     Consultant and private investor. 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) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).
Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.
Ronald A. Pearlman 1940    Class II Trustee     

Until 2013.

3 years.

Trustee since 2004.

     Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).
Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

 

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Eaton Vance

Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

October 31, 2012

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Fund

     Term of Office;
Length of
Service
    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

Helen Frame Peters

1948

   Class III Trustee     

Until 2014.

3 years.

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.(1) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

Lynn A. Stout

1957

   Class III Trustee     

Until 2014.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

     Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Business Law, Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute, Cornell University Law School. Formerly, the Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (2006-2012) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

   Class II Trustee     

Until 2013.

1 year.

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).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011).

Ralph F. Verni

1943

   Chairman of the Board and Class III Trustee     

Until 2014.

3 years.

Chairman of the

Board since 2007 and

Trustee since 2005.

     Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).
Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.
            

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the

Fund

     Length of
Service
    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Payson F. Swaffield

1956

   President      Since 2007      Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR.
Barbara E. Campbell 1957    Treasurer      Since 2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer     

Vice President since 2011, Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer

since 2008

     Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Paul M. O’Neil

1953

   Chief Compliance Officer      Since 2004      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

 

(1) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except Mr. Eston and Ms. Taggart) also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

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:

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

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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’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. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance 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.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  A Fund also may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when they trade at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are advisable. There can be no assurance that a Fund will take such action or that such purchases would reduce the discount. If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding auction preferred shares (APS) 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.  The Eaton Vance closed-end funds make certain fund performance data and information about portfolio characteristics (such as top holdings and asset allocation) available on the Eaton Vance website after the end of each month. Certain fund performance data for the funds, including total returns, are posted to the website shortly after the end of each month. 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

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


LOGO

 

2319-12/12   CE-SDDISRC


Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served 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) (an independent 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, 2011 and October 31, 2012 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“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

   10/31/11      10/31/12  

Audit Fees

   $ 85,200       $ 88,710   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 27,610       $ 31,710   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 1,200       $ 7,940   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 114,010       $ 128,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 registrant’s 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, 2011 and October 31, 2012; 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

   10/31/11      10/31/12  
Registrant    $ 28,810       $ 39,650   
Eaton Vance(1)    $ 266,431       $ 566,619   

 

(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. William H. Park (Chair), Scott E. Eston, Helen Frame Peters, Lynn A. Stout and Ralph F. Verni 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

Scott H. Page, Payson F. Swaffield, Catherine M. McDermott, Eric A. Stein and Andrew Szczurowski and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments as well as allocations among the Fund’s three principal investment categories.

Mr. Page has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996 and is a Vice President of EVM and Boston Management and Research, an Eaton Vance subsidiary (“BMR”). He is head of Eaton Vance’s Bank Loan Investment Group. Mr. Swaffield is Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996. Ms. McDermott has been with Eaton Vance since 2000 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Mr. Stein became a portfolio manager effective December 6, 2012, is a Vice President of EVM and BMR and co-manages other Eaton Vance funds and portfolios. Mr. Stein originally joined EVM in July 2002. Prior to rejoining EVM in 2008, Mr. Stein worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2007-2008) and attended business school in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Szczurowski became a portfolio manager effective November 1, 2011 and is an Assistant Vice President of EVM and BMR. He has been a member of the MBS group at Eaton Vance since 2007 and an analyst since 2008. Prior to 2007, Mr. Szczurowski was affiliated with Bank of New York Mellon. This information is provided as of the date of filing of 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
 

Scott H. Page

           

Registered Investment Companies

     13       $ 21,546.2         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     6       $ 7,092.3         1       $ 423.9   

Other Accounts

     2       $ 1,521.5         0       $ 0   

Payson F. Swaffield

           

Registered Investment Companies

     2       $ 2,267.6         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

Catherine C. McDermott

           

Registered Investment Companies

     2       $ 1,077.8         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

Eric A. Stein*

           

Registered Investment Companies

     7       $ 18,863.3         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     3       $ 847.4         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

Andrew Szczurowski

           

Registered Investment Companies

     2       $ 2,302.2         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0       $ 0         0       $ 0   

 

* Mr. Stein became a portfolio manager of the Fund effective December 6, 2012. This portfolio manager serves as portfolio manager of one or more registered investment companies that invest in one or more underlying registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance fund family. The underlying investment companies may be managed by this portfolio manager or another portfolio manager(s).


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  Owned in the Fund

Scott H. Page

   None

Payson F. Swaffield

   None

Catherine M. McDermott

   None

Eric A. Stein

   $1 - $10,000

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 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, a 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 a portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, a 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 which govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, 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, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. 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. 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. 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.

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 based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus 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. 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.

 

(c) Registrant’s notices to shareholders pursuant to Registrant’s exemptive order granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder regarding distributions paid pursuant to the Registrant’s Managed Distribution Plan.  

 


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 17, 2012

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/ Barbara E. Campbell

  Barbara E. Campbell
  Treasurer
Date:   December 17, 2012

 

By:  

/s/ Payson F. Swaffield

  Payson F. Swaffield
  President
Date:  

December 17, 2012