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Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund Class I EILDX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return$7.01  /  −0.14%
  • Fund Size$3.0B
  • Adjusted Expense Ratio0.590%
  • Net Expense Ratio0.640%
  • Fee Level: DistributionHigh
  • Share Class TypeInstitutional
  • Morningstar CategoryShort Government
  • Fixed-Income Style Box (Funds)—
  • Minimum Initial Investment$1M
  • Investment StatusOpen
  • TTM Yield5.67%
  • Average Effective Duration2.87 yrs
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Morningstar’s Analysis EILDX

Will EILDX 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 EILDX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the EILDX 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 EILDX’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 EILDX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings31.7
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
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