Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE:EVG) Announces $0.07 Monthly Dividend

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE:EVG) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.0738 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EVG traded up $0.01 during trading on Thursday, reaching $10.78. The company had a trading volume of 4,340 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,872. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.81. Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund has a twelve month low of $10.40 and a twelve month high of $11.45.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EVG. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund during the 4th quarter worth $103,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund during the second quarter worth about $177,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $259,000. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund during the first quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund by 42.0% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 35,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 10,640 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Company Profile

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.