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Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund Class A EALDX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return $7.06  /  −0.14 %
  • Fund Size $3.0B
  • Adjusted Expense Ratio 0.840%
  • Net Expense Ratio 0.890%
  • Fee Level: Distribution Above Average
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Morningstar Category Short Government
  • Fixed-Income Style Box (Funds) —
  • Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
  • Investment Status Open
  • TTM Yield 5.46%
  • Average Effective Duration 2.87 yrs
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Morningstar’s Analysis EALDX

Will EALDX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable EALDX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the EALDX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of EALDX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

A more aggressive take on short government bonds.

Principal Paul Olmsted

Paul Olmsted

Principal

Summary

Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income’s experienced managers lead this mortgage-focused short government strategy; stronger confidence in the team’s oversight of complex mortgage-backed securities and hedging supports a Process upgrade to Average from Below Average.

by Paul Olmsted
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Portfolio Holdings EALDX

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  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 31.7
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Federal National Mortgage Association 6%

10.02 407M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

7.68 312M
Securitized

Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Govt Instl

3.16 128M
Cash and Equivalents

Federal National Mortgage Association 6.5%

2.36 96M
Securitized

Government National Mortgage Association 6%

2.25 91M
Securitized

Nomura Corporate Funding Americas LLC 5.56676%

2.24 91M
Corporate

Government National Mortgage Association 6.5%

1.91 77M
Securitized

Government National Mortgage Association 4.63884%

1.38 56M
Securitized

FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP MULTICLASS MTG PARTN CTFS GTD 5.19319%

1.38 56M
Securitized

FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP MULTICLASS MTG PARTN CTFS GTD 4.94319%

1.35 55M
Securitized

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