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Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Section 16 filings, (SEC Website) 3
NAV 1 11/19/2009 Quote 17.67 0.10
Market 2 11/19/2009 Quote 15.53 0.16
1 Net Asset Value: without sales charge.  2 Market Price.
Literature
Fact Sheet
Online prospectus currently unavailable
Annual Report
Semiannual Report
Notice and Proxy Statement
Fund Holdings (1st or 3rd fiscal quarters)
Investment Objective and Policies
The Fund's objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund may, as secondary objective, also seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income. The Fund pursues its objectives by investing its assets primarily in three distinct investment categories: (1) senior, secured floating-rate loans made by corporate and other business entities ("Senior Loans"); (2) bank deposits denominated in foreign currencies, debt obligations of foreign governmental and corporate issuers, including emerging market issuers, which are denominated in foreign currencies or U.S. dollars, and positions in foreign currencies ("Foreign Obligations"); and (3) mortgage-backed securities that are issued, backed or otherwise guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or that are issued by private issuers ("MBS").
General Data
Symbol EVG
CUSIP 27828V104
Fund Inception Date 2/28/2005
Performance Inception Date 2/28/2005
Performance
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund’s performance at market market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s 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 is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage resulting from the Fund’s issuance of Auction Preferred Shares.


* For certain periods following the ex date of distributions paid by the Fund, returns may be calculated based on the lower of the net asset value or market price of the shares on the distribution pay date rather than the true distribution reinvestment price.
For the periods ended October 31, 2009
         
Returns at NAV 1 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +28.04% +7.20% +6.63%
         
Returns at Market 2 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +33.90% +4.07% +3.80%
For the periods ended September 30, 2009
         
Returns at NAV 1 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +15.79% +7.15% +6.48%
         
Returns at Market 2 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Life of Fund
Return Before Taxes +42.09% +6.09% +4.68%
Calendar Year Performance (Before Taxes)
  YTD 10/31/2009 2008 2007 2006 02/28/2005 to
09/30/2009
NAV 1
 +33.60%  -16.01%  +8.47%  +7.66%  +6.48% 
Market 2
 +42.67%  -20.35%  -1.59%  +15.33%  +4.68% 

1 Net Asset Value   2 Market Price.
3 Includes all historical filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on behalf of a fund. Information found on the SEC
   web site is historical and may not represent current information about a fund. For search purposes, please note that closed-end funds are
   registered with the SEC pursuant to Form N-2 and not Form N-1A.
Performance inception date February 28, 2005.
Distribution History  
Pay Date Distribution
10/30/2009$0.09
9/30/2009$0.09
8/31/2009$0.09
7/31/2009$0.09
6/30/2009$0.09
5/29/2009$0.09
4/30/2009$0.09
3/31/2009$0.09
2/27/2009$0.0975
1/7/2009$0.0975
12/31/2008$0.0975
11/28/2008$0.0975
10/31/2008$0.0975
9/30/2008$0.1075
8/29/2008$0.1075
7/31/2008$0.1075
6/30/2008$0.1183
5/22/2008$0.1183
4/30/2008$0.1183
3/31/2008$0.1183
2/29/2008$0.1183
1/31/2008$0.1183
The amount of distributions may vary depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions on Fund common shares could change.

Press Releases
11/16/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Annual Meeting of Shareholders
11/13/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
11/4/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Special Meeting of Shareholders
10/14/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
10/9/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Report of Earnings
9/14/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
8/14/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
7/15/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
7/1/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Report of Earnings
6/19/2009 Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Approve Changes in Investment Policy; Announce Special Meeting of Shareholders
6/12/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution
5/13/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution
4/14/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution
4/7/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Report of Earnings
3/24/2009 Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Approve Changes in Investment Policies
3/13/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
2/27/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Annual Meeting of Shareholders
2/11/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces Monthly Distribution
1/9/2009 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Report of Earnings as of October 31, 2008
12/22/2008 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Declares Early Monthly Distribution
12/15/2008 Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Announces December Monthly Distribution and Plans to Accelerate January Monthly Distribution
Portfolio Management
Scott H. Page
(since 2/28/2005)
Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 1989 and has been Portfolio Manager since 1996
  • Previously, an investment officer of the Dartmouth College endowment and an Assistant Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Department of Citicorp. Was also affiliated with Chase Manhattan Bank
  • B.A. from Williams College; M.B.A. from Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College
Payson F. Swaffield
(since 2/28/2005)
Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 1990 and has been Portfolio Manager since 1996
  • Previously, a principal in the corporate finance area of Conning & Company and a commercial lending representative at Northern Trust Bank. Also served as an analyst in the corporate financial consulting group of Duff & Phelps, Inc. and State Street Bank’s corporate finance group
  • B.A. from Middlebury College; M.B.A. from the University of Chicago
Mark Venezia
(since 2/28/2005)
Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 1984. Mr. Venezia is head of the firm’s Global Bond Department
  • Previously, Vice President and General Manager at Network Utilities (acquired by Reuters)
  • B.A. from Stanford University; M.B.A. from University of Chicago; Masters in Philosophy from University of Illinois
Susan Schiff
(since 2/28/2005)
Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 1985
  • Has managed mortgage-backed and Treasury securities since 1991
  • Previously affiliated with PaineWebber
  • B.S. from St. John Fisher College
Christine Johnston
(since 2/28/2005)
Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 1994
  • Member Boston Security Analysts Society and Association for Investment Management & Research
  • B.S. Summa Cum Laude from Stonehill College
Catherine McDermott
(since 1/30/2008)  		Untitled Document Vice President, Eaton Vance Management
  • Joined Eaton Vance in 2000.
  • 18 years of experience in bank loans and credit and risk management.
  • B.A from Boston College with summa cum laude.
Important Disclosure
Market price performance is shown before applicable commissions that a shareholder may encounter when purchasing or selling shares of the fund. All performance information is for common shares of the fund. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value (NAV) is total assets less total liabilities divided by the number of shares outstanding. At the time of sale, your shares may have a market price that is above or below NAV. There is no assurance that the fund will achieve its investment objective. The fund is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes.