Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:EVG)

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE:EVG) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, January 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 15th will be given a dividend of 0.075 per share on Friday, January 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 15th.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE EVG opened at $10.95 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.12. Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund has a 1-year low of $10.25 and a 1-year high of $11.45.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 17,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 1,189 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 77,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $883,000 after acquiring an additional 10,453 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $235,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund by 28.5% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 99,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,100,000 after buying an additional 22,105 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund by 78.5% in the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 156,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,729,000 after buying an additional 68,924 shares in the last quarter.

About Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

The Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a global portfolio of fixed-income securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund’s assets are allocated to debt obligations, including investment-grade corporate bonds, high-yield instruments and sovereign, mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The fund’s focus on short-duration issues—generally those with maturities of less than five years—aims to mitigate interest rate risk while capturing income opportunities across diverse market segments.

EVG is actively managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, utilizing rigorous credit research and sector analysis to identify undervalued and mispriced debt instruments.