Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21563
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
October 31, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

(GRAPHICS)
Annual Report October 31 , 2010 EATON VANCE SHORT DURATION DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND

 


 

 
IMPORTANT NOTICES
 
Privacy. The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (Privacy Policy) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:
 
  •  Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.
 
  •  None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker/dealers.
 
  •  Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.
 
  •  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.
 
Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. Our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.
 
 
 
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.
 
Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial adviser. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or your financial adviser.
 
 
 
 
Portfolio Holdings. The Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).
 
 
 
 
Proxy Voting. From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Fund or Portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122. This description is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
 
 
Additional Notice to Shareholders. The Fund may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when they trade at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are advisable. There can be no assurance that the Fund will take such action or that such purchases would reduce the discount.


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31 , 2010
MANAGEMENT ’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
Economic and Market Conditions
     
(PHOTO OF PAYSON F. SWAFFIELD)
  (PHOTO OF MARK S. VENEZIA)
Payson F. Swaffield, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Mark S. Venezia, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
     
(PHOTO OF SCOTT H. PAGE)
  (PHOTO OF SUSAN SCHIFF)
Scott H. Page, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Susan Schiff, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
     
(PHOTO OF CATHERINE C. MCDERMOTT)
  (PHOTO OF CHRISTINE JOHNSTON)
Catherine C. McDermott
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Christine Johnston, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
  During the fiscal year ending October 31, 2010, the strongest returns in the global debt markets were generated by the riskier assets, including non-investment-grade corporate debt and locally denominated emerging-market currencies. Credit spreads were tighter across most of the U.S. credit markets for the 12-month period, with the strongest performance produced during the first six months. In the U.S. fixed-income markets, positive returns during the last six months were primarily the result of a rally in U.S. Treasuries, accompanied by only modest spread widening. For the fiscal year, yields fell across the U.S. Treasury curve, with the 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year bond yields declining by 55, 114, and 78 basis points, respectively. The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, a measure of the bank loan market, returned 11.91%. U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) also generated positive returns, with the BofA Merrill Lynch Mortgage Master Index returning 6.24%.1
 
  Turning to the global currency markets, the euro depreciated by more than 5% versus the U.S. dollar; however, most other currencies across the developed and emerging markets, including the Japanese yen, appreciated significantly. Currency appreciation was widespread for the period, including significant appreciation in emerging Asia and Latin America (against the dollar) and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (against the euro).
  For the 12-month period, among the most notable developments were the problems in Europe, as markets increasingly focused on the fiscal problems in Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. The first half of the period produced consistent negative headlines out of Greece, resulting in both increased volatility and significant credit spread widening in those four countries.
        Globally, economic data released during the first six months of the period provided evidence of economic recovery, particularly in the emerging markets. However, the pace of acceleration in economic activity moderated in the final six months, and the focus shifted to the weakening in the U.S. economy and the anticipation of another round of quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Management Discussion
        The Fund is a closed-end fund that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “EVG.” The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of seeking capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal. In pursuing its objectives, the Fund’s investments have been allocated primarily to
Total Return Performance 10/31/09 — 10/31/10
                 
NYSE Symbol           EVG
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
            10.26 %
At Market Price2
            20.48 %
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (10/31/10)
            (3.67 )%
Total Distributions per share
          $ 1.080  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     5.91 %
 
  At Market Price     6.14 %
See page 3 for more performance information.
 
1   It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. The BofA Merrill Lynch Mortgage Master Index is an unmanaged index of mortgage-backed securities.
 
2   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased total return but, at the same time, creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price).
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

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 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 the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

1


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31 , 2010
MANAGEMENT ’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
    senior, secured loans, U.S. government agency MBS, and foreign obligations. During the fiscal year, the Fund had total returns of 20.48% at market price and 10.26% at NAV.
 
  The Fund’s bank loan investments posted strong returns for the period as investors put aside fears about sovereign credit risk and a possible double-dip recession to purchase floating-rate loans. Investors in search of yield began to take on incremental credit risk, evidenced by improved inflows into high-yield bond and bank loan mutual funds. These greater inflows led to more robust demand in the secondary market, as well as increased refinancing activity, bond-for-loan take-outs, and a general improvement in the overall tone of the market—all of which contributed to tighter credit spreads and higher prices for bank loans. Importantly, and in contrast to other fixed-income sectors, bank loan credit spreads remained above their historical average levels over the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
 
  In the MBS portion of the Fund, the investment emphasis remained on seasoned, U.S. government agency MBS (seasoned MBS). Typically, the mortgages underlying seasoned MBS were originated in the 1980s and 1990s. As a result, they have generally lower loan-to-home value ratios, meaning that the underlying homeowners have more equity in their homes than the average borrower. In addition, these loans are guaranteed by government agencies. Yield spreads on seasoned MBS over U.S. Treasuries tightened by approximately 20 basis points (0.20%) during the fiscal year. Principal prepayment rates on these securities were relatively stable for the year.
 
  The Fund’s foreign obligations contributed significantly to its positive performance. Each region contributed positively to the return of the Fund; the most significant contributions came from the Latin American and Eastern European regions.
 
  The Fund’s performance in Eastern Europe was primarily driven by positions in Poland and Turkey. In Poland, the zloty was supported by strong economic activity. The Fund’s position in Polish zloty currency forward contracts benefited from the appreciation of the currency. In addition, like many other Eastern European currency positions within the Fund, this position was cross-hedged with short euro currency forwards, which added to the positive return as the euro depreciated during the 12-month period. Turkey had a surprisingly strong recovery from the international economic crisis, and the Fund’s position in Turkish inflation-linked bonds benefited from strong demand, as concerns about future inflation became an investor focus.
 
  Positive performance from Latin America was spread across all of the Fund’s positions. While countries in Latin America, with the exception of Venezuela, experienced growth during the 12-month period, the rate of increase varied from country to country. Uruguay experienced exceptionally strong growth, benefiting the Fund’s position in local debt through currency appreciation. Similarly, currency appreciation bolstered the Fund’s positions in Mexican sovereign debt and Colombian peso currency forwards as well.
 
  In Asia, the rally in the currency markets, namely in India, Indonesia, and Malaysia, was significant. The strong returns in this region were largely driven by broad dollar weakness and fund flows into the emerging Asia region. Additionally, the global economic recovery was led by Asia, with a pickup in demand from Europe and the U.S. leading to an export recovery which had a positive effect on export-oriented countries. The story in Indonesia and India, however, was one of strong domestic demand, which we believe is likely to continue based on positive demographics. Offsetting those positives were negative returns from the Fund’s short position in the Japanese yen and government bond futures, reflecting a rally in both the yen and Japanese bond yields.
 
  The largest source of negative performance for the Fund during the period was a short South African rand position. Despite its endowment with natural resources, management remained concerned about the country’s fundamentals and maintained a short position, utilizing currency forwards, in this country.
 
  The Fund’s duration was reduced to 1.73 years as of October 31, 2010, from 1.89 years as of October 31, 2009. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a fund or a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. A shorter duration instrument normally has less exposure to interest rate risk than longer duration instruments.
 
  The Fund employs leverage through the use of derivative instruments and borrowings. As of October 31, 2010, the Fund’s leverage was comprised of approximately 13% through borrowings and 40% through derivative investments. Use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased total return but, at the same time, creates special risks (including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price).

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

2


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31 , 2010
FUND PERFORMANCE
Performance1
         
NYSE Symbol   EVG
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at market price, NYSE)
       
One Year
    20.48 %
Five Years
    10.25  
Life of Fund (2/28/05)
    6.56  
 
       
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
       
One Year
    10.26 %
Five Years
    7.91  
Life of Fund (2/28/05)
    7.26  
 
1   Performance results reflect the effects of leverage.
Fund Composition
Fund Allocations2
By total leveraged assets
(PIE CHART)
 
2   Fund Allocations are as of 10/31/10 and are shown as a percentage of the Fund’s total leveraged assets. Total leveraged assets include all assets of the Fund (including those acquired with financial leverage), the notional value of long and short forward foreign currency contracts and other foreign obligations derivatives held by the Fund. Fund Allocations as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets amounted to 213.9% as of 10/31/10. Fund Allocations are subject to change due to active management. Please refer to the definition of total leveraged assets within the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

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 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 the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www. eatonvance.com.

3


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
                     
Senior Floating-Rate Interests — 46.4%(1)
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace and Defense — 1.2%
 
Aveos Fleet Performance, Inc.
  8     Revolving Loan, 8.18%, Maturing March 12, 2013(2)   $ 8,188      
  12     Term Loan, 11.25%, Maturing March 12, 2013     12,313      
  33     Term Loan - Second Lien, 10.75%, Maturing March 12, 2015(3)     30,984      
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.
  111     Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing July 31, 2014     107,082      
  115     Term Loan, 4.04%, Maturing July 31, 2014     110,585      
Doncasters (Dunde HoldCo 4 Ltd.)
  114     Term Loan, 4.26%, Maturing July 13, 2015     102,705      
  114     Term Loan, 4.76%, Maturing July 13, 2015     102,705      
GBP 250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.57%, Maturing January 13, 2016     310,956      
Evergreen International Aviation
  173     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing October 31, 2011(3)     171,181      
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition
  1,842     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 26, 2014     1,547,688      
  110     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 26, 2014     92,528      
International Lease Finance Co.
  500     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing March 17, 2015     513,081      
TransDigm, Inc.
  1,000     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing June 23, 2013     990,250      
 
 
            $ 4,100,246      
 
 
 
 
Air Transport — 0.1%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  495     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing April 30, 2012   $ 486,608      
 
 
            $ 486,608      
 
 
 
 
Automotive — 2.7%
 
Adesa, Inc.
  721     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing October 18, 2013   $ 704,627      
Allison Transmission, Inc.
  762     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing August 7, 2014     732,524      
Dayco Products, LLC
EUR 103     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 13, 2014     135,534      
  118     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing May 13, 2014     117,346      
  19     Term Loan, 12.50%, Maturing October 2, 2017(3)     18,146      
Federal-Mogul Corp.
  949     Term Loan, 2.20%, Maturing December 29, 2014     844,720      
  560     Term Loan, 2.20%, Maturing December 28, 2015     498,773      
Ford Motor Co.
  947     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing December 16, 2013     938,971      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  3,175     Term Loan - Second Lien, 2.21%, Maturing April 30, 2014     3,062,551      
HHI Holdings, LLC
  488     Term Loan, 9.75%, Maturing March 30, 2015     494,813      
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.
  233     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing January 12, 2012     198,458      
LKQ Corp. U.S.
  227     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing October 12, 2013     226,360      
Metaldyne Co., LLC
  200     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing October 28, 2016     201,750      
TriMas Corp.
  714     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing August 2, 2011     715,326      
  292     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing December 15, 2015     293,231      
 
 
            $ 9,183,130      
 
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.5%
 
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
  250     Term Loan, 7.25%, Maturing October 14, 2016   $ 252,969      
Building Materials Corp. of America
  204     Term Loan, 3.06%, Maturing February 24, 2014     203,331      
Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc.
  121     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing December 31, 2013     112,155      
Re/Max International, Inc.
  448     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing April 15, 2016     449,149      
Realogy Corp.
  74     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing October 10, 2013     67,293      
  542     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing October 10, 2013     493,683      
 
 
            $ 1,578,580      
 
 
 
 
Business Equipment and Services — 4.1%
 
Activant Solutions, Inc.
  460     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 2, 2013   $ 444,653      
Acxiom Corp.
  425     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 15, 2015     425,943      
Affinion Group, Inc.
  846     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing October 10, 2016     836,235      
Allied Barton Security Service
  194     Term Loan, 7.75%, Maturing February 18, 2015     195,179      
Dealer Computer Services, Inc.
  407     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing April 21, 2017     407,197      
Education Management, LLC
  1,396     Term Loan, 2.06%, Maturing June 3, 2013     1,300,711      
Fifth Third Processing Solution
  175     Term Loan, Maturing November 1, 2016(4)     173,250      

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

4


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Business Equipment and Services (continued)
 
                     
First American Corp.
  249     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing April 12, 2016   $ 251,089      
Language Line, Inc.
  499     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 4, 2015     494,691      
Mitchell International, Inc.
  188     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing March 28, 2014     175,991      
NE Customer Service
  407     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing March 23, 2016     404,371      
Protection One Alarm Monitor, Inc.
  399     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing May 16, 2016     399,997      
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
  876     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 29, 2013     867,613      
Sabre, Inc.
  1,352     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing September 30, 2014     1,287,170      
Serena Software, Inc.
  1,185     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing March 10, 2013     1,155,375      
Sitel (Client Logic)
  165     Term Loan, 5.79%, Maturing January 30, 2014     151,487      
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
  81     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing February 28, 2014     78,932      
  2,288     Term Loan, 4.03%, Maturing February 26, 2016     2,264,814      
Travelport, LLC
EUR 526     Term Loan, 5.33%, Maturing August 21, 2015     721,070      
Valassis Communications, Inc.
  107     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing March 2, 2014     106,149      
  472     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing March 2, 2014     469,269      
West Corp.
  140     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing October 24, 2013     137,846      
  345     Term Loan, 4.51%, Maturing July 15, 2016     343,860      
  978     Term Loan, 4.51%, Maturing July 15, 2016     974,889      
 
 
            $ 14,067,781      
 
 
 
 
Cable and Satellite Television — 3.6%
 
Charter Communications Operating, Inc.
  1,726     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing March 6, 2014   $ 1,696,258      
CSC Holdings, Inc.
  1,462     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing March 29, 2016     1,436,252      
CW Media Holdings, Inc.
  1,058     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing February 16, 2015     1,056,404      
Insight Midwest Holdings, LLC
  946     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing April 7, 2014     915,760      
Kabel Deutschland GmbH
EUR 978     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing March 31, 2014     1,351,332      
MCC Iowa, LLC
  1,949     Term Loan, 2.00%, Maturing January 31, 2015     1,866,519      
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
EUR 232     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing June 26, 2015     297,450      
EUR 9     Term Loan, 2.77%, Maturing July 3, 2015     12,072      
EUR 62     Term Loan, 3.52%, Maturing March 6, 2015     69,223      
EUR 62     Term Loan, 3.77%, Maturing March 4, 2016     69,223      
UPC Broadband Holding B.V.
EUR 1,394     Term Loan, 4.37%, Maturing December 31, 2016     1,839,591      
EUR 1,006     Term Loan, 4.62%, Maturing December 31, 2017     1,329,612      
YPSO Holding SA
EUR 158     Term Loan, 4.59%, Maturing June 16, 2014(3)     177,567      
EUR 97     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing June 16, 2014(3)     108,832      
EUR 250     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing June 16, 2014(3)     282,007      
 
 
            $ 12,508,102      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals and Plastics — 3.1%
 
Celanese Holdings, LLC
  1,035     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing October 31, 2016   $ 1,040,959      
Cognis GmbH
  400     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing September 16, 2013     395,785      
Huntsman International, LLC
  2,114     Term Loan, 1.78%, Maturing April 21, 2014     2,067,335      
INEOS Group
  1,205     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing December 16, 2013     1,234,621      
  1,205     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing December 16, 2014     1,234,621      
Kraton Polymers, LLC
  424     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing May 13, 2013     415,616      
MacDermid, Inc.
EUR 344     Term Loan, 3.05%, Maturing April 11, 2014     446,014      
Millenium Inorganic Chemicals
  175     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.04%, Maturing November 18, 2014     166,396      
Momentive Performance Material
  499     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing December 4, 2013     486,999      
Nalco Co.
  300     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 5, 2017     303,844      
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
EUR 1,302     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 15, 2014     1,791,165      
Solutia, Inc.
  626     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing March 17, 2017     631,099      
Styron S.A.R.L.
  494     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing June 17, 2016     502,854      
 
 
            $ 10,717,308      
 
 
 

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

5


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Conglomerates — 1.8%
 
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc.
  375     Term Loan, Maturing October 28, 2016(4)   $ 380,578      
Jarden Corp.
  845     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing January 26, 2015     846,967      
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The)
  623     Term Loan, 5.31%, Maturing November 6, 2013     617,639      
  105     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing November 6, 2014     105,224      
Polymer Group, Inc.
  1,001     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 24, 2014     1,002,306      
RBS Global, Inc.
  2,000     Term Loan, 2.81%, Maturing July 19, 2013     1,947,500      
RGIS Holdings, LLC
  764     Term Loan, 2.78%, Maturing April 30, 2014     706,502      
  38     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing April 30, 2014     35,325      
US Investigations Services, Inc.
  509     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing February 21, 2015     476,748      
Vertrue, Inc.
  237     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing August 16, 2014     212,939      
 
 
            $ 6,331,728      
 
 
 
 
Containers and Glass Products — 1.0%
 
Berry Plastics Corp.
  527     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing April 3, 2015   $ 497,748      
Consolidated Container Co.
  296     Term Loan, 2.50%, Maturing March 28, 2014     280,021      
Crown Americas, Inc.
EUR 388     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing November 15, 2012     531,334      
Graham Packaging Holdings Co.
  773     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing April 5, 2014     780,691      
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
  250     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing May 5, 2016(2)     252,221      
  994     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing May 5, 2016     1,001,200      
 
 
            $ 3,343,215      
 
 
 
 
Cosmetics / Toiletries — 0.7%
 
Alliance Boots Holdings, Ltd.
EUR 1,000     Term Loan, 3.80%, Maturing July 5, 2015   $ 1,297,419      
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
  114     Term Loan, 3.51%, Maturing April 24, 2015     111,196      
  469     Term Loan, 3.53%, Maturing April 24, 2015     458,537      
Prestige Brands, Inc.
  441     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing March 24, 2016     444,415      
 
 
            $ 2,311,567      
 
 
 
Drugs — 0.4%
 
Pharmaceutical Holdings Corp.
  37     Term Loan, 4.54%, Maturing January 30, 2012   $ 36,578      
Warner Chilcott Corp.
  624     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 30, 2014     624,033      
  13     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 30, 2015     12,612      
  322     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 30, 2015     323,683      
  529     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 30, 2015     531,945      
 
 
            $ 1,528,851      
 
 
 
 
Ecological Services and Equipment — 0.2%
 
Big Dumpster Merger Sub, Inc.
  92     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing February 5, 2013   $ 67,986      
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
  348     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing June 3, 2013     350,474      
Wastequip, Inc.
  377     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing February 5, 2013     279,690      
 
 
            $ 698,150      
 
 
 
 
Electronics / Electrical — 1.5%
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  373     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing April 19, 2016   $ 372,814      
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  945     Term Loan, 4.51%, Maturing December 1, 2016     891,395      
Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings
  250     Term Loan, 5.76%, Maturing March 2, 2014     161,250      
  379     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing July 28, 2015     350,599      
  725     Term Loan, 6.01%, Maturing July 28, 2015     675,155      
  92     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.51%, Maturing March 2, 2014     61,188      
  158     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.51%, Maturing March 2, 2014     107,667      
Network Solutions, LLC
  509     Term Loan, 2.52%, Maturing March 7, 2014     481,879      
Open Solutions, Inc.
  314     Term Loan, 2.42%, Maturing January 23, 2014     266,943      
Sensata Technologies Finance Co.
  965     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing April 26, 2013     942,064      
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
  725     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 16, 2016     740,633      
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
  299     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing November 23, 2012     295,751      
 
 
            $ 5,347,338      
 
 
 

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

6


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Farming / Agriculture — 0.1%
 
CF Industries, Inc.
  250     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing April 6, 2015   $ 252,586      
 
 
            $ 252,586      
 
 
 
 
Financial Intermediaries — 0.8%
 
Citco III, Ltd.
  654     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing May 30, 2014   $ 629,513      
Jupiter Asset Management Group
GBP 159     Term Loan, 4.71%, Maturing March 17, 2015     243,995      
LPL Holdings, Inc.
  117     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing June 28, 2013     116,689      
  369     Term Loan, 4.25%, Maturing June 25, 2015     367,842      
MSCI, Inc.
  773     Term Loan, 4.75%, Maturing June 1, 2016     778,740      
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
  500     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing November 13, 2014     469,641      
 
 
            $ 2,606,420      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 0.8%
 
Acosta, Inc.
  598     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing July 28, 2013   $ 587,217      
Dole Food Company, Inc.
  709     Term Loan, 5.04%, Maturing March 2, 2017     714,579      
  286     Term Loan, 5.06%, Maturing March 2, 2017     287,702      
Pierre Foods, Inc.
  275     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     272,594      
Pinnacle Foods Finance, LLC
  1,031     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing April 2, 2014     1,005,749      
 
 
            $ 2,867,841      
 
 
 
 
Food Service — 1.6%
 
Aramark Corp.
  529     Term Loan, 2.16%, Maturing January 27, 2014   $ 516,056      
  43     Term Loan, 2.28%, Maturing January 27, 2014     41,573      
GBP 529     Term Loan, 2.86%, Maturing January 27, 2014     812,194      
  1,168     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing July 26, 2016     1,161,559      
  77     Term Loan, 3.60%, Maturing July 26, 2016     76,390      
Buffets, Inc.
  33     Term Loan, 7.39%, Maturing April 22, 2015(3)     25,435      
  298     Term Loan, 12.00%, Maturing April 21, 2015(3)     279,641      
Burger King Corp.
  600     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing October 19, 2016     606,225      
DineEquity, Inc.
  425     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing October 19, 2017     429,958      
JRD Holdings, Inc.
  592     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing July 2, 2014     577,216      
OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  194     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing June 14, 2014     182,925      
  19     Term Loan, 3.90%, Maturing June 14, 2013     17,708      
Selecta
EUR 741     Term Loan, 3.41%, Maturing June 28, 2015     888,953      
 
 
            $ 5,615,833      
 
 
 
 
Food / Drug Retailers — 1.4%
 
General Nutrition Centers, Inc.
  767     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing September 16, 2013   $ 750,054      
NBTY, Inc.
  450     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing October 2, 2017     456,467      
Rite Aid Corp.
  982     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 4, 2014     886,763      
  1,474     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 4, 2014     1,463,552      
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
  1,150     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing November 3, 2013     1,154,965      
 
 
            $ 4,711,801      
 
 
 
 
Forest Products — 0.6%
 
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
  1,628     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 20, 2012   $ 1,627,825      
  422     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing December 23, 2014     423,003      
 
 
            $ 2,050,828      
 
 
 
 
Health Care — 5.0%
 
American Medical Systems
  11     Term Loan, 2.56%, Maturing July 20, 2012   $ 11,144      
Aveta Holdings, LLC
  144     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 14, 2015     141,217      
  144     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing April 14, 2015     141,217      
Biomet, Inc.
  752     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing March 25, 2015     742,259      
EUR 340     Term Loan, 3.81%, Maturing March 25, 2015     460,408      
Cardinal Health 409, Inc.
  411     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing April 10, 2014     386,431      
Carestream Health, Inc.
  812     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing April 30, 2013     794,957      
Carl Zeiss Vision Holding GmbH
  360     Term Loan, 1.83%, Maturing October 24, 2014     314,100      
  40     Term Loan, 4.00%, Maturing September 30, 2019     29,150      

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

7


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Health Care (continued)
 
                     
Community Health Systems, Inc.
  105     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing July 25, 2014   $ 102,723      
  2,033     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing July 25, 2014     1,997,696      
Concentra, Inc.
  474     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing June 25, 2014     461,241      
Dako EQT Project Delphi
  250     Term Loan - Second Lien, 4.04%, Maturing December 12, 2016     180,625      
DaVita, Inc.
  650     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing October 20, 2016     656,161      
DJO Finance, LLC
  160     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing May 20, 2014     156,447      
Fenwal, Inc.
  72     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing February 28, 2014     63,053      
  421     Term Loan, 2.55%, Maturing February 28, 2014     367,836      
Grifols SA
  450     Term Loan, Maturing October 15, 2016(4)     455,344      
HCA, Inc.
  455     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing November 18, 2013     445,807      
  1,091     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing March 31, 2017     1,072,400      
Health Management Association, Inc.
  1,016     Term Loan, 2.04%, Maturing February 28, 2014     994,390      
IM U.S. Holdings, LLC
  806     Term Loan, 2.27%, Maturing June 26, 2014     778,870      
InVentiv Health, Inc.
  499     Term Loan, 6.50%, Maturing August 4, 2016     502,257      
MPT Operating Partnership, L.P.
  249     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing May 17, 2016     249,375      
Mylan, Inc.
  528     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing October 2, 2014     529,943      
National Mentor Holdings, Inc.
  17     Term Loan, 2.15%, Maturing June 29, 2013     15,603      
  271     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing June 29, 2013     251,844      
Nyco Holdings
EUR 290     Term Loan, 4.60%, Maturing December 29, 2014     380,259      
EUR 290     Term Loan, 5.35%, Maturing December 29, 2015     380,166      
P&F Capital S.A.R.L.
EUR 61     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 20, 2013     83,613      
EUR 94     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 20, 2013     128,945      
EUR 118     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 20, 2013     161,026      
EUR 196     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing December 20, 2013     269,040      
EUR 33     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing December 22, 2014     45,181      
EUR 68     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing December 22, 2014     93,641      
EUR 89     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing December 22, 2014     121,408      
EUR 279     Term Loan, 3.78%, Maturing December 22, 2014     381,508      
RadNet Management, Inc.
  249     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing April 1, 2016     245,796      
ReAble Therapeutics Finance, LLC
  428     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing November 16, 2013     419,580      
Select Medical Holdings Corp.
  363     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing August 22, 2014     361,897      
  372     Term Loan, 4.09%, Maturing August 22, 2014     371,313      
Vanguard Health Holding Co., LLC
  748     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing January 29, 2016     749,918      
VWR Funding, Inc.
  931     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing June 30, 2014     897,484      
 
 
            $ 17,393,273      
 
 
 
 
Home Furnishings — 0.4%
 
Interline Brands, Inc.
  72     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 23, 2013   $ 68,870      
  264     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing June 23, 2013     252,991      
National Bedding Co., LLC
  982     Term Loan, 2.38%, Maturing February 28, 2013     948,995      
Oreck Corp.
  85     Term Loan - Second Lien, 3.79%, Maturing March 19, 2016(5)     67,723      
 
 
            $ 1,338,579      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Equipment — 1.2%
 
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services, Inc.
  184     Term Loan, 3.56%, Maturing February 7, 2014   $ 175,596      
EPD Holdings, (Goodyear Engineering Products)
  85     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing July 31, 2014     74,049      
  594     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing July 31, 2014     517,012      
  200     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.01%, Maturing July 13, 2015     157,875      
Generac Acquisition Corp.
  292     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing November 11, 2013     276,170      
Gleason Corp.
  195     Term Loan, 2.07%, Maturing June 30, 2013     192,058      
John Maneely Co.
  1,213     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing December 9, 2013     1,187,341      
Pinafore, LLC
  450     Term Loan, 6.75%, Maturing September 29, 2016     455,871      
Polypore, Inc.
  804     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing July 3, 2014     787,031      
Sequa Corp.
  397     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing December 3, 2014     376,624      
 
 
            $ 4,199,627      
 
 
 

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

8


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
 
Insurance — 1.0%
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
  489     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing August 21, 2014   $ 475,754      
CCC Information Services Group, Inc.
  557     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing February 10, 2013     544,265      
Conseco, Inc.
  595     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing October 10, 2013     587,916      
Crawford & Company
  330     Term Loan, 5.25%, Maturing October 30, 2013     324,384      
Crump Group, Inc.
  170     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing August 1, 2014     160,310      
HUB International Holdings, Inc.
  129     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     123,581      
  573     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing June 13, 2014     549,782      
U.S.I. Holdings Corp.
  709     Term Loan, 2.76%, Maturing May 5, 2014     665,094      
 
 
            $ 3,431,086      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Goods / Activities / Movies — 2.4%
 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  1,949     Term Loan, 1.76%, Maturing January 28, 2013   $ 1,922,916      
Bombardier Recreational Products
  524     Term Loan, 3.39%, Maturing June 28, 2013     470,991      
Cinemark, Inc.
  982     Term Loan, 3.55%, Maturing April 29, 2016     986,026      
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
  1,095     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing April 9, 2012(6)     512,959      
National CineMedia, LLC
  725     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing February 13, 2015     704,609      
Regal Cinemas Corp.
  1,486     Term Loan, 3.79%, Maturing November 21, 2016     1,491,708      
Revolution Studios Distribution Co., LLC
  283     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing December 21, 2014     223,730      
  225     Term Loan - Second Lien, 7.26%, Maturing June 21, 2015(5)     105,750      
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
  605     Term Loan, 6.00%, Maturing June 30, 2016     608,106      
Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.
  668     Term Loan, 5.50%, Maturing November 6, 2014     674,648      
Zuffa, LLC
  484     Term Loan, 2.31%, Maturing June 19, 2015     461,498      
 
 
            $ 8,162,941      
 
 
 
 
Lodging and Casinos — 1.2%
 
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment
  118     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing September 16, 2014   $ 118,062      
Harrah’s Operating Co.
  403     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing January 28, 2015     357,208      
  1,574     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing January 28, 2015     1,390,524      
Herbst Gaming, Inc.
  984     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing January 2, 2014(6)     556,315      
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
  161     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     157,479      
  213     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     208,889      
  532     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing November 25, 2013     522,220      
Las Vegas Sands, LLC
  108     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing November 23, 2016     100,928      
  533     Term Loan, 3.03%, Maturing November 23, 2016     499,815      
VML US Finance, LLC
  110     Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing May 25, 2012     110,299      
  220     Term Loan, 4.78%, Maturing May 27, 2013     220,597      
 
 
            $ 4,242,336      
 
 
 
 
Nonferrous Metals / Minerals — 0.2%
 
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition
  873     Term Loan, 2.05%, Maturing May 18, 2014   $ 851,546      
 
 
            $ 851,546      
 
 
 
 
Oil and Gas — 0.9%
 
CITGO Petroleum Corp.
  574     Term Loan, 9.00%, Maturing June 15, 2017   $ 590,411      
Dresser, Inc.
  500     Term Loan, 2.61%, Maturing May 4, 2014     498,437      
  300     Term Loan - Second Lien, 6.11%, Maturing May 4, 2015     300,000      
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
  74     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing April 2, 2013     73,090      
  925     Term Loan, 4.01%, Maturing April 2, 2013     914,967      
Enterprise GP Holdings, L.P.
  294     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing November 10, 2014     293,449      
Sheridan Production Partners I, LLC
  25     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 20, 2017     24,871      
  41     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 20, 2017     40,719      
  307     Term Loan, 7.50%, Maturing April 20, 2017     307,295      
 
 
            $ 3,043,239      
 
 
 
 
Publishing — 1.9%
 
American Media Operations, Inc.
  969     Term Loan, 10.00%, Maturing January 30, 2013(3)   $ 957,996      

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

9


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Publishing (continued)
 
                     
GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.
  310     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing August 28, 2014   $ 114,625      
  738     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing August 28, 2014     272,534      
Getty Images, Inc.
  1,206     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing July 2, 2015     1,209,295      
Laureate Education, Inc.
  58     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing August 17, 2014     54,724      
  389     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing August 17, 2014     365,556      
MediaNews Group, Inc.
  41     Term Loan, 8.50%, Maturing March 19, 2014     38,582      
Nielsen Finance, LLC
  1,655     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing August 9, 2013     1,622,209      
SGS International, Inc.
  381     Term Loan, 3.76%, Maturing December 30, 2011     379,418      
TL Acquisitions, Inc.
  487     Term Loan, 2.54%, Maturing July 3, 2014     446,254      
Xsys, Inc.
EUR 793     Term Loan, 3.39%, Maturing September 27, 2014     1,051,346      
 
 
            $ 6,512,539      
 
 
 
 
Radio and Television — 1.1%
 
Block Communications, Inc.
  262     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing December 22, 2011   $ 248,841      
CMP KC, LLC
  478     Term Loan, 0.00%, Maturing May 3, 2011(5)(6)     137,213      
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
  522     Term Loan, 4.50%, Maturing November 7, 2016     521,069      
Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
  126     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 30, 2016     126,433      
NEP II, Inc.
  164     Term Loan, 2.30%, Maturing February 16, 2014     157,096      
New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc.
  108     Term Loan, 8.00%, Maturing June 30, 2015     108,305      
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  198     Term Loan, 5.01%, Maturing September 30, 2016     197,754      
Tyrol Acquisition 2 SAS
EUR 250     Term Loan, 2.85%, Maturing January 30, 2015     299,316      
EUR 250     Term Loan, 3.10%, Maturing January 29, 2016     299,316      
Univision Communications, Inc.
  673     Term Loan, 2.51%, Maturing September 29, 2014     637,149      
  673     Term Loan, 4.51%, Maturing March 31, 2017     635,879      
Weather Channel
  267     Term Loan, 5.00%, Maturing September 14, 2015     268,641      
 
 
            $ 3,637,012      
 
 
 
Retailers (Except Food and Drug) — 1.2%
 
American Achievement Corp.
  93     Term Loan, 6.26%, Maturing March 25, 2011   $ 92,905      
Dollar General Corp.
  500     Term Loan, 3.01%, Maturing July 7, 2014     494,234      
Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  485     Term Loan, 5.02%, Maturing February 24, 2016     485,196      
Michaels Stores, Inc.
  500     Term Loan, 2.63%, Maturing October 31, 2013     485,813      
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
  191     Term Loan, 2.29%, Maturing April 5, 2013     186,246      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
  796     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing July 25, 2014     775,093      
Oriental Trading Co., Inc.
  300     Term Loan - Second Lien, 0.00%, Maturing January 31, 2014(6)     10,125      
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  12     Term Loan, 2.02%, Maturing June 30, 2012     11,990      
  214     Term Loan, 3.30%, Maturing March 31, 2015     214,482      
Rover Acquisition Corp.
  409     Term Loan, 2.53%, Maturing October 25, 2013     401,319      
Savers, Inc.
  299     Term Loan, 5.75%, Maturing March 11, 2016     299,619      
Visant Corp.
  225     Term Loan, 7.00%, Maturing December 22, 2016     227,203      
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (The)
  637     Term Loan, 2.26%, Maturing February 6, 2014     618,277      
 
 
            $ 4,302,502      
 
 
 
 
Steel — 0.1%
 
Niagara Corp.
  205     Term Loan, 10.50%, Maturing June 29, 2014(3)(5)   $ 193,341      
 
 
            $ 193,341      
 
 
 
 
Surface Transport — 0.1%
 
Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
  491     Term Loan, 8.25%, Maturing May 9, 2014   $ 483,392      
 
 
            $ 483,392      
 
 
 
 
Telecommunications — 2.2%
 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
  375     Term Loan, 6.25%, Maturing October 15, 2016   $ 377,422      
Asurion Corp.
  421     Term Loan, 3.28%, Maturing July 3, 2014     393,717      
  275     Term Loan, Maturing March 31, 2015(4)     270,445      

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

10


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Borrower/Tranche Description   Value      
 
 
Telecommunications (continued)
 
                     
BCM Luxembourg, Ltd.
EUR 368     Term Loan, 2.72%, Maturing September 30, 2014   $ 431,909      
EUR 369     Term Loan, 2.97%, Maturing September 30, 2015     431,971      
EUR 500     Term Loan - Second Lien, 5.10%, Maturing March 31, 2016     532,206      
CommScope, Inc.
  258     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing December 26, 2014     257,893      
Crown Castle Operating Co.
  492     Term Loan, 1.76%, Maturing March 6, 2014     487,697      
Intelsat Corp.
  715     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     698,058      
  715     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     698,058      
  715     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing January 3, 2014     698,273      
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co.
  288     Term Loan, 2.79%, Maturing July 3, 2013     281,070      
IPC Systems, Inc.
GBP 251     Term Loan, 2.99%, Maturing May 31, 2014     355,492      
Macquarie UK Broadcast Ventures, Ltd.
GBP 219     Term Loan, 2.57%, Maturing December 1, 2014     296,217      
Telesat Canada, Inc.
  39     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing October 31, 2014     38,617      
  457     Term Loan, 3.26%, Maturing October 31, 2014     449,584      
Windstream Corp.
  849     Term Loan, 3.04%, Maturing December 17, 2015     852,239      
 
 
            $ 7,550,868      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 1.3%
 
AEI Finance Holding, LLC
  75     Revolving Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 30, 2012   $ 73,258      
  495     Term Loan, 3.29%, Maturing March 30, 2014     480,516      
Calpine Corp.
  876     Term Loan, 3.17%, Maturing March 29, 2014     873,250      
Mirant North America, LLC
  729     Term Loan, 2.01%, Maturing January 3, 2013     726,331      
NRG Energy, Inc.
  176     Term Loan, 1.78%, Maturing February 1, 2013     172,657      
  556     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing August 31, 2015     552,991      
  663     Term Loan, 3.54%, Maturing August 31, 2015     664,058      
  0     Term Loan, 3.64%, Maturing February 1, 2013(7)     209      
TXU Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
  1,191     Term Loan, 3.76%, Maturing October 10, 2014     937,464      
  218     Term Loan, 3.92%, Maturing October 10, 2014     171,708      
 
 
            $ 4,652,442      
 
 
     
Total Senior Floating-Rate Interests
   
(identified cost $159,965,042)
  $ 160,302,636      
 
 
                     
                     
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.5%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
$ 4,677     Series 2113, Class QG, 6.00%, 1/15/29   $ 5,124,413      
  2,570     Series 2167, Class BZ, 7.00%, 6/15/29     2,780,243      
  3,224     Series 2182, Class ZB, 8.00%, 9/15/29     3,632,322      
 
 
            $ 11,536,978      
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association:
$ 161     Series 1989-89, Class H, 9.00%, 11/25/19   $ 188,840      
  426     Series 1991-122, Class N, 7.50%, 9/25/21     486,229      
  3,762     Series 1993-84, Class M, 7.50%, 6/25/23     4,339,841      
  1,335     Series 1994-42, Class K, 6.50%, 4/25/24     1,506,298      
  1,102     Series 1997-28, Class ZA, 7.50%, 4/20/27     1,298,148      
  998     Series 1997-38, Class N, 8.00%, 5/20/27     1,182,923      
  1,549     Series G-33, Class PT, 7.00%, 10/25/21     1,724,536      
 
 
            $ 10,726,815      
 
 
     
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
(identified cost $20,819,789)
  $ 22,263,793      
 
 
                     
                     
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.6%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 595     CSFB, Series 2004-C3, Class A5, 5.113%, 7/15/36(8)   $ 636,781      
  1,250     GECMC, Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 5.189%, 7/10/39(8)     1,360,162      
  1,250     GSMS, Series 2004-GG2, Class A6, 5.396%, 8/10/38(8)     1,363,827      
  500     JPMCC, Series 2010-C2, Class C, 5.715%, 11/15/43(8)(9)     499,500      
  1,000     MLMT, Series 2004-BPC1, Class A4, 4.724%, 10/12/41(8)     1,052,986      
  500     MSC, Series 2003-IQ6, Class A4, 4.97%, 12/15/41     541,989      
  675     RBSCF, Series 2010-MB1, Class C, 4.666%, 4/15/24(8)(9)     701,762      
  2,225     WBCMT, Series 2004-C12, Class A4, 5.305%, 7/15/41(8)     2,435,879      
  500     WFCMT, Series 2010-C1, Class C, 5.59%, 11/15/43(8)(9)     506,679      
 
 
     
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $8,303,626)
  $ 9,099,565      
 
 
                     
                     

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

11


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Mortgage Pass-Throughs — 38.8%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
$ 6,206     3.179%, with maturity at 2035(10)   $ 6,405,394      
  8,941     5.00%, with maturity at 2019(11)     9,597,223      
  7,013     6.00%, with various maturities to 2029     7,802,637      
  2,071     6.15%, with maturity at 2027     2,353,531      
  4,227     6.50%, with maturity at 2019     4,690,841      
  12,038     7.00%, with various maturities to 2035     13,784,862      
  4,826     7.50%, with various maturities to 2035     5,700,404      
  5,826     8.00%, with various maturities to 2032     7,003,437      
  5,082     8.50%, with various maturities to 2031     6,203,183      
  461     9.00%, with maturity at 2031     574,325      
  378     9.50%, with various maturities to 2022     442,841      
  720     11.50%, with maturity at 2019     772,420      
 
 
            $ 65,331,098      
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association:
$ 3,486     5.50%, with various maturities to 2029   $ 3,845,188      
  2,910     6.322%, with maturity at 2032(10)     3,119,693      
  5,070     6.50%, with maturity at 2018     5,555,416      
  15,452     7.00%, with various maturities to 2033     17,878,319      
  11,274     7.50%, with various maturities to 2031     13,286,412      
  3,153     8.00%, with various maturities to 2029     3,724,787      
  718     8.50%, with various maturities to 2027     853,815      
  1,479     9.00%, with various maturities to 2029     1,795,469      
  33     9.50%, with maturity at 2014     35,789      
  1,324     10.00%, with various maturities to 2031     1,552,660      
 
 
            $ 51,647,548      
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association:
$ 5,090     7.50%, with maturity at 2025   $ 5,939,613      
  5,430     8.00%, with various maturities to 2027     6,558,570      
  2,753     9.00%, with various maturities to 2026     3,433,684      
  447     9.50%, with maturity at 2025     533,933      
  539     11.00%, with maturity at 2018     598,721      
 
 
            $ 17,064,521      
 
 
     
Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
   
(identified cost $124,377,790)
  $ 134,043,167      
 
 
                     
                     
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
$ 500     Centurion CDO 9 Ltd., Series 2005-9A, Class D1, 5.039%, 7/17/19(10)   $ 292,393      
 
 
     
Total Asset-Backed Securities
   
(identified cost $500,000)
  $ 292,393      
 
 
                     
                     
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.4%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Building and Development — 0.2%
 
Grohe Holding GmbH, Variable Rate
EUR 500     3.86%, 1/15/14(12)   $ 662,845      
 
 
            $ 662,845      
 
 
 
 
Utilities — 0.2%
 
Calpine Corp., Sr. Notes
  575     7.50%, 2/15/21(9)   $ 591,531      
 
 
            $ 591,531      
 
 
     
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $1,221,625)
  $ 1,254,376      
 
 
                     
                     
Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.8%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Chile — 0.8%
 
JPMorgan Chilean Inflation Linked Note
$ 2,386     3.80%, 11/17/15(13)   $ 2,657,759      
 
 
     
Total Chile
   
(identified cost $2,000,000)
  $ 2,657,759      
 
 
     
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
   
(identified cost $2,000,000)
  $ 2,657,759      
 
 
                     
                     

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

12


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Foreign Government Bonds — 9.4%
 
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Bermuda — 0.8%
 
  2,600     Government of Bermuda, 5.603%, 7/20/20(9)   $ 2,839,101      
 
 
     
Total Bermuda
   
(identified cost $2,677,808)
  $ 2,839,101      
 
 
 
 
Brazil — 0.5%
 
BRL 3,236     Nota Do Tesouro Nacional, 6.00%, 5/15/15(13)   $ 1,906,084      
 
 
     
Total Brazil
   
(identified cost $1,730,381)
  $ 1,906,084      
 
 
 
 
Chile — 0.3%
 
CLP 590,000     Government of Chile, 6.00%, 3/1/18   $ 1,195,051      
 
 
     
Total Chile
   
(identified cost $1,148,870)
  $ 1,195,051      
 
 
 
 
Congo — 0.4%
 
  2,270     Republic of Congo, 3.00%, 6/30/29   $ 1,407,121      
 
 
     
Total Congo
   
(identified cost $1,189,542)
  $ 1,407,121      
 
 
 
 
Dominican Republic — 0.8%
 
DOP 94,600     Dominican Republic “Bonos Internos” Total Return Linked Bond (Citibank, N.A.), 16.00%, 7/10/20(19)   $ 2,751,320      
 
 
     
Total Dominican Republic
   
(identified cost $2,620,427)
  $ 2,751,320      
 
 
 
 
Georgia — 0.4%
 
  1,181     Republic of Georgia, 7.50%, 4/15/13   $ 1,245,955      
 
 
     
Total Georgia
   
(identified cost $902,815)
  $ 1,245,955      
 
 
 
Israel — 0.8%
 
ILS 2,446     Israeli Government Bond, 3.00%, 10/31/19(13)   $ 767,207      
ILS 6,014     Israeli Government Bond, 5.00%, 4/30/15(13)     1,990,193      
 
 
     
Total Israel
   
(identified cost $2,527,633)
  $ 2,757,400      
 
 
 
 
Macedonia — 0.6%
 
EUR 1,716     Republic of Macedonia, 4.625%, 12/8/15   $ 2,248,612      
 
 
     
Total Macedonia
   
(identified cost $1,533,317)
  $ 2,248,612      
 
 
 
 
Pakistan — 0.4%
 
  1,400     Republic of Pakistan, 7.125%, 3/31/16(12)   $ 1,312,297      
 
 
     
Total Pakistan
   
(identified cost $1,324,029)
  $ 1,312,297      
 
 
 
 
Poland — 0.8%
 
PLN 7,506     Poland Government Bond, 3.00%, 8/24/16(13)   $ 2,687,970      
 
 
     
Total Poland
   
(identified cost $2,191,513)
  $ 2,687,970      
 
 
 
 
South Africa — 2.0%
 
  5,854     Republic of South Africa, 6.50%, 6/2/14   $ 6,761,370      
 
 
     
Total South Africa
   
(identified cost $6,356,572)
  $ 6,761,370      
 
 
 
 
Taiwan — 0.7%
 
TWD 50,000     Taiwan Government Bond, 0.25%, 10/21/11   $ 1,630,897      
TWD 28,300     Taiwan Government Bond, 0.25%, 2/10/12     922,857      
 
 
     
Total Taiwan
   
(identified cost $2,418,443)
  $ 2,553,754      
 
 
 

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

13


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount*
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Uruguay — 0.9%
 
UYU 51,100     Republic of Uruguay, 5.00%, 9/14/18(13)   $ 2,970,620      
 
 
     
Total Uruguay
   
(identified cost $2,201,762)
  $ 2,970,620      
 
 
     
Total Foreign Government Bonds
   
(identified cost $28,823,112)
  $ 32,636,655      
 
 
                     
                     
Common Stocks — 0.6%
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
 
  3,371     ACTS Aero Technical Support & Service, Inc.(14)(15)   $ 55,617      
  6,477     Buffets, Inc.(14)     27,527      
  8,898     Dayco Products, LLC(14)(15)     393,736      
  234     Euramax International, Inc.(14)(15)     73,616      
  30,203     Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.(5)(14)(15)     270,317      
  1,357     Ion Media Networks, Inc.(14)(15)     566,547      
  3,419     KNIA Holdings, Inc.(5)(14)(15)     43,939      
  3,023     MediaNews Group, Inc.(14)(15)     54,414      
  178     New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc.(14)(15)     382,700      
  1,510     Oreck Corp.(5)(14)(15)     127,716      
  601     Philadelphia Newspaper, LLC(5) (14) (15)     40,537      
  1,346     SuperMedia, Inc.(14)     8,857      
  154     United Subcontractors, Inc.(5)(14)(15)     13,525      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $1,295,944)
  $ 2,059,048      
 
 
 
                     
Precious Metals — 0.8%
 
Description     Troy Ounces   Value      
 
 
Gold               1,983   $   2,692,326      
 
 
     
Total Precious Metals
   
(identified cost $2,626,334)
  $ 2,692,326      
 
 
 
                     
Warrants — 0.0%(16)
 
Shares     Security   Value      
 
  1     New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc., Exp. 12/24/24(14)(15)   $       2,150      
 
 
     
Total Warrants
   
(identified cost $1,718)
  $ 2,150      
 
 
 
                             
Currency Options Purchased — 0.1%
 
    Principal Amount of
                   
    Contracts
  Strike
    Expiration
         
Description   (000’s omitted)   Price     Date   Value      
 
 
                                      
Euro Put Option   EUR11,837   EUR  1.17     5/3/12   $ 329,874      
 
 
                 
Total Currency Options Purchased
               
(identified cost $540,846)
              $ 329,874      
 
 
 
                     
Short-Term Investments — 26.1%
Foreign Government Securities — 20.9%
 
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Brazil — 0.3%
 
BRL 1,903     Letras do Tesouro Nacional, 0.00%, 7/1/11   $ 1,043,935      
 
 
     
Total Brazil
   
(identified cost $1,007,271)
  $ 1,043,935      
 
 
 
 
Croatia — 3.7%
 
EUR 1,810     Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/31/11   $ 2,502,632      
EUR 2,100     Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/7/11     2,902,087      
EUR 2,400     Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/2/11     3,300,503      
EUR 600     Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/4/11     819,406      
EUR 1,355     Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/25/11     1,845,588      
EUR 898     Croatia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/8/11     1,220,840      
 
 
     
Total Croatia
   
(identified cost $11,592,173)
  $ 12,591,056      
 
 
 
 
Egypt — 4.9%
 
EGP 35,100     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/2/10   $ 6,075,936      
EGP 9,550     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/23/10     1,644,804      
EGP 1,350     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/14/10     231,245      
EGP 3,725     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/28/10     635,774      
EGP 18,400     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/25/11     3,117,549      
EGP 1,550     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/8/11     261,646      
EGP 12,850     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/1/11     2,157,091      
EGP 1,175     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/22/11     196,124      
EGP 2,825     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/5/11     469,697      
EGP 825     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/7/11     134,780      
EGP 600     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/21/11     97,638      
EGP 4,025     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/12/11     650,869      

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

14


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
Egypt (continued)
 
                     
EGP 8,250     Egypt Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/9/11   $ 1,323,561      
 
 
     
Total Egypt
   
(identified cost $17,347,974)
  $ 16,996,714      
 
 
 
 
Iceland — 1.1%
 
ISK 274,000     Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/15/10   $ 2,082,803      
ISK 102,021     Iceland Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/15/11     768,012      
ISK 118,800     Iceland Treasury Note, 13.75%, 12/10/10     915,070      
 
 
     
Total Iceland
   
(identified cost $3,457,984)
  $ 3,765,885      
 
 
 
 
Israel — 4.0%
 
ILS 5,390     Israeli Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/1/10   $ 1,479,934      
ILS 39,267     Israeli Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/6/11     10,702,701      
ILS 3,700     Israeli Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/1/11     1,004,511      
ILS 2,843     Israeli Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/5/11     765,119      
 
 
     
Total Israel
   
(identified cost $13,640,790)
  $ 13,952,265      
 
 
 
 
Lebanon — 2.8%
 
LBP 541,580     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/4/10   $ 360,589      
LBP 565,870     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/18/10     376,204      
LBP 562,400     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/9/10     373,046      
LBP 600,000     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/16/10     397,679      
LBP 2,341,800     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/23/10     1,550,939      
LBP 927,820     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/10     613,999      
LBP 888,320     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/6/11     587,392      
LBP 1,862,980     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/14/11     1,217,317      
LBP 1,501,600     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 6/30/11     971,108      
LBP 560,050     Lebanon Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/22/11     357,805      
LBP 3,573,620     Lebanon Treasury Note, 4.58%, 7/28/11     2,379,386      
LBP 530,510     Lebanon Treasury Note, 9.32%, 12/2/10     354,931      
 
 
     
Total Lebanon
   
(identified cost $9,455,085)
  $ 9,540,395      
 
 
 
Malaysia — 0.3%
 
MYR 1,403     Malaysia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/9/10   $ 450,529      
MYR 2,033     Malaysia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 12/30/10     650,253      
 
 
     
Total Malaysia
   
(identified cost $1,104,292)
  $ 1,100,782      
 
 
 
 
Mexico — 0.8%
 
MXN 7,360     Mexico Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/6/11   $ 591,363      
MXN 10,835     Mexico Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/20/11     869,143      
MXN 14,870     Mexico Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/27/11     1,191,491      
 
 
     
Total Mexico
   
(identified cost $2,633,892)
  $ 2,651,997      
 
 
 
 
Romania — 0.4%
 
EUR 900     Romania Government Bond, 4.25%, 11/29/10   $ 1,254,887      
 
 
     
Total Romania
   
(identified cost $1,169,763)
  $ 1,254,887      
 
 
 
 
Sri Lanka — 2.2%
 
LKR 200,370     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/12/10   $ 1,789,960      
LKR 85,120     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/21/11     750,398      
LKR 28,430     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/11/11     248,305      
LKR 36,270     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/18/11     316,353      
LKR 67,120     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 3/25/11     584,644      
LKR 61,000     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 4/29/11     527,764      
LKR 230,890     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/15/11     1,967,807      
LKR 135,510     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/5/11     1,150,251      
LKR 35,800     Sri Lanka Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 10/7/11     300,210      
 
 
     
Total Sri Lanka
   
(identified cost $7,478,937)
  $ 7,635,692      
 
 
 
 
Uruguay — 0.4%
 
UYU 7,350     Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 11/17/10   $ 364,472      
UYU 9,800     Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 2/15/11     476,358      
UYU 2,655     Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 7/5/11     125,060      
UYU 5,110     Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 8/11/11     238,563      
UYU 2,775     Uruguay Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 9/16/11     128,411      
 
 
     
Total Uruguay
   
(identified cost $1,371,235)
  $ 1,332,864      
 
 
 

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

15


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
               
(000’s omitted)     Security   Value      
 
 
 
Zambia — 0.0%(16)
 
ZMK 727,000     Zambia Treasury Bill, 0.00%, 1/31/11   $ 154,969      
 
 
     
Total Zambia
   
(identified cost $154,837)
  $ 154,969      
 
 
     
Total Foreign Government Securities
   
(identified cost $70,414,233)
  $ 72,021,441      
 
 
     
Other Securities — 5.2%
   
                     
 
                     
    Interest/
           
    Principal Amount
           
Description   (000’s omitted)     Value      
 
 
Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.22%(17)(18)
  $ 16,559     $ 16,559,230      
State Street Bank and Trust Euro Time Deposit, 0.01%, 11/1/10
    1,485       1,485,464      
 
 
     
Total Other Securities
   
(identified cost $18,044,694)
  $ 18,044,694      
 
 
     
Total Short-Term Investments
   
(identified cost $88,458,927)
  $ 90,066,135      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 132.6%
   
(identified cost $438,934,753)
  $ 457,699,877      
 
 
 
             
Less Unfunded Loan
Commitments — (0.0)%(16)
  $ (252,485 )    
 
 
     
Net Investments — 132.6%
   
(identified cost $438,682,268)
  $ 457,447,392      
 
 
             
Other Assets and Liabilities — (32.6)%
  $ (112,374,562 )    
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 345,072,830      
 
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
CSFB - Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
 
GECMC - General Electric Commercial Mortgage Corporation
 
GSMS - Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corporation II
 
JPMCC - JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
 
MLMT - Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
 
MSC - Morgan Stanley Capital I
 
RBSCF - Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Funding
 
WBCMT - Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
 
WFCMT - Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
 
BRL - Brazilian Real
 
CLP - Chilean Peso
 
DOP - Dominican Peso
 
EGP - Egyptian Pound
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
ILS - Israeli Shekel
 
ISK - Icelandic Krona
 
LBP - Lebanese Pound
 
LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee
 
MXN - Mexican Peso
 
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit
 
PLN - Polish Zloty
 
TWD - New Taiwan Dollar
 
UYU - Uruguayan Peso
 
ZMK - Zambian Kwacha
 
* In U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
(1) Senior floating-rate interests (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. The stated interest rate represents the weighted average interest rate of all contracts within the senior loan facility and includes commitment fees on unfunded loan commitments, if any. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.
 
(2) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. See Note 1G for description.
 
(3) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest in additional par.
 
(4) This Senior Loan will settle after October 31, 2010, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
 
(5) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees.
 
(6) Currently the issuer is in default with respect to interest payments. Interest rate has been adjusted to reflect non-accrual status.
 
(7) Principal is less than $1,000.
 
(8) Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly.
 
(9) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in certain transactions (normally to qualified institutional

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

16


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS CONT’D
 
 
buyers) and remain exempt from registration. At October 31, 2010, the aggregate value of these securities is $5,138,573 or 1.5% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
(10) Adjustable rate mortgage security. Rate shown is the rate at October 31, 2010.
 
(11) Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged to cover collateral requirements on open financial contracts.
 
(12) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(13) Inflation-linked security whose principal is adjusted for inflation based on changes in a designated inflation index or inflation rate for the applicable country. Interest is calculated based on the inflation-adjusted principal.
 
(14) Non-income producing security.
 
(15) Security was acquired in connection with a restructuring of a Senior Loan and may be subject to restrictions on resale.
 
(16) Amount is less than 0.05%.
 
(17) Affiliated investment company available to Eaton Vance portfolios and funds which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of October 31, 2010.
 
(18) Net income allocated from the investment in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC and Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, for the year ended October 31, 2010 was $15,126 and $0, respectively.
 
(19) Security represents a structured security whose market value and interest rate are linked to the performance of the underlying security.

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

17


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of October 31, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $422,123,038)
  $ 440,888,162      
Affiliated investment, at value (identified cost, $16,559,230)
    16,559,230      
Cash
    73,666      
Restricted cash*
    490,000      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $343,643)
    348,265      
Interest receivable
    2,505,625      
Interest receivable from affiliated investment
    1,819      
Receivable for investments sold
    933,604      
Receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    727,057      
Receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    288,463      
Receivable for open swap contracts
    1,020,140      
Premium paid on open swap contracts
    2,568,857      
Tax reclaims receivable
    27,352      
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    192,827      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 466,625,067      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Notes payable
  $ 98,000,000      
Payable for investments purchased
    18,407,672      
Payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    514      
Payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    2,452,778      
Payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    222,275      
Payable for open swap contracts
    1,645,809      
Premium received on open swap contracts
    8,615      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    292,254      
Trustees’ fees
    1,062      
Accrued expenses
    521,258      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 121,552,237      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 345,072,830      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 18,886,596 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 188,866      
Additional paid-in capital
    352,809,215      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (29,429,723 )    
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    5,229,713      
Net unrealized appreciation
    16,274,759      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 345,072,830      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value
 
($345,072,830 ¸ 18,886,596 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 18.27      
 
 
Represents restricted cash on deposit at custodian for open financial contracts.
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Year Ended
         
October 31, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Interest (net of foreign taxes, $362,638)
  $ 25,741,117      
Interest income allocated from affiliated investments
    21,243      
Expenses allocated from affiliated investments
    (6,117 )    
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 25,756,243      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 4,264,491      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    12,170      
Custodian fee
    622,365      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    15,414      
Legal and accounting services
    187,619      
Printing and postage
    91,742      
Interest expense and fees
    1,579,675      
Miscellaneous
    77,558      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 6,851,034      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of investment adviser fee
  $ 946,161      
Reduction of custodian fee
    239      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 946,400      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 5,904,634      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 19,851,609      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 2,216,894      
Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments
    9,062      
Financial futures contracts
    (1,104,483 )    
Swap contracts
    (5,040,226 )    
Written options
    135,484      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    2,351,370      
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (1,431,899 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ 14,389,016      
Financial futures contracts
    (55,501 )    
Swap contracts
    1,685,208      
Written options
    (80,177 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (2,371,989 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ 13,566,557      
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 12,134,658      
 
 
             
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 31,986,267      
 
 

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

18


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
Increase (Decrease)
  Year Ended
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   October 31, 2010     October 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 19,851,609     $ 21,340,899      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, financial futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, and foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
    (1,431,899 )     (14,122,286 )    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, financial futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    13,566,557       64,494,065      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 31,986,267     $ 71,712,678      
 
 
Distributions to shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (20,397,524 )   $ (18,896,961 )    
Tax return of capital
          (2,066,635 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (20,397,524 )   $ (20,963,596 )    
 
 
                     
Net increase in net assets
  $ 11,588,743     $ 50,749,082      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of year
  $ 333,484,087     $ 282,735,005      
 
 
At end of year
  $ 345,072,830     $ 333,484,087      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated undistributed
net investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of year
  $ 5,229,713     $ 173,599      
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
             
    Year Ended
     
Cash Flows From Operating Activities   October 31, 2010      
 
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 31,986,267      
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
           
Investments purchased
    (267,847,457 )    
Investments sold and principal repayments
    286,553,923      
Increase in other short-term securities, net
    (7,656,136 )    
Net amortization/accretion of premium (discount)
    (6,506,279 )    
Amortization of structuring fee on notes payable
    171,806      
Decrease in restricted cash
    1,560,000      
Decrease in interest receivable
    172,298      
Increase in interest receivable from affiliated investment
    (1,819 )    
Decrease in receivable for investments sold
    223,957      
Decrease in receivable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    824,949      
Increase in receivable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    (235,148 )    
Increase in receivable for open swap contracts
    (471,134 )    
Increase in premium paid on open swap contracts
    (2,365,163 )    
Increase in tax reclaims receivable
    (21,510 )    
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
    (40,978 )    
Decrease in written options outstanding
    (55,307 )    
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    13,352,585      
Decrease in payable for variation margin on open financial futures contracts
    (70,189 )    
Increase in payable for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    1,554,045      
Increase in payable for closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
    209,650      
Decrease in payable for open swap contracts
    (1,214,074 )    
Increase in premium received on open swap contracts
    8,615      
Increase in payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee
    33,308      
Decrease in payable to affiliate for Trustees’ fees
    (7,113 )    
Increase in accrued expenses
    78,824      
Increase in unfunded loan commitments
    214,853      
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments
    (14,389,016 )    
Net realized gain from investments
    (2,225,956 )    
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 33,837,801      
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
Distributions paid, net of reinvestments
  $ (20,397,524 )    
Proceeds from notes payable
    34,000,000      
Repayment of notes payable
    (47,000,000 )    
Payment of structuring fee on notes payable
    (187,500 )    
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (33,585,024 )    
 
 
             
Net increase in cash*
  $ 252,777      
 
 
             
Cash at beginning of year(1)
  $ 169,154      
 
 
             
Cash at end of year(1)
  $ 421,931      
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
 
Cash paid for interest and fees on borrowings
  $ 1,401,951      
 
 
 
(1) Balance includes foreign currency, at value.
 
*    Includes net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency of $5,479.

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

19


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    Year Ended October 31,
   
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006      
 
Net asset value — Beginning of year
  $ 17.660     $ 14.970     $ 18.510     $ 18.420     $ 18.570      
 
 
                                             
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(1)
  $ 1.051     $ 1.130     $ 1.147     $ 1.129     $ 1.015      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    0.639       2.670       (3.321 )     0.381       0.238      
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ 1.690     $ 3.800     $ (2.174 )   $ 1.510     $ 1.253      
 
 
                                             
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (1.080 )   $ (1.001 )   $ (1.366 )   $ (1.420 )   $ (1.322 )    
Tax return of capital
          (0.109 )                 (0.081 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (1.080 )   $ (1.110 )   $ (1.366 )   $ (1.420 )   $ (1.403 )    
 
 
                                             
Net asset value — End of year
  $ 18.270     $ 17.660     $ 14.970     $ 18.510     $ 18.420      
 
 
                                             
Market value — End of year
  $ 17.600     $ 15.570     $ 12.620     $ 16.500     $ 17.750      
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)
    10.26 %     28.04 %     (11.57 )%     8.82 %     7.73 %    
 
 
                                             
Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)
    20.48 %     33.90 %     (16.36 )%     0.66 %     19.96 %    
 
 
                                             
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted)
  $ 345,073     $ 333,484     $ 282,735     $ 349,620     $ 347,241      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                           
Expenses excluding interest and fees(4)
    1.27 %     1.22 %     1.15 %     1.14 %     1.11 %    
Interest and fee expense(3)
    0.46 %     0.41 %     0.06 %                
Total expenses(4)
    1.73 %     1.63 %     1.21 %     1.14 %     1.11 %    
Net investment income
    5.81 %     7.17 %     6.54 %     6.12 %     5.50 %    
Portfolio Turnover
    21 %     32 %     31 %     114 %     56 %    
 
 
Senior Securities:
                                           
Total notes payable outstanding (in 000’s)
  $ 98,000     $ 111,000     $ 70,900     $     $      
Asset coverage per $1,000 of notes payable(5)
  $ 4,521     $ 4,004     $ 4,988     $     $      
 
 
 
(1) Computed using average common shares outstanding.
 
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.
 
(3) Interest expense relates to borrowings for the purpose of financial leverage. See Note 8.
 
(4) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
(5) Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the notes payable) from the Fund’s total assets, and dividing the result by the notes payable balance in thousands.

 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

20


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (the Fund) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of seeking capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal.
 
The Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in Eaton Vance EVG Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd. (the Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands with the same objective and investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at October 31, 2010 were $2,742,810 or 0.8% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Subsidiary, which commenced operations in October 2010. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
A  Investment Valuation — Interests in senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service. Other Senior Loans are valued at fair value by the investment adviser under procedures approved by the Trustees. In fair valuing a Senior Loan, the investment adviser utilizes one or more of the valuation techniques described in (i) through (iii) below to assess the likelihood that the borrower will make a full repayment of the loan underlying such Senior Loan relative to yields on other Senior Loans issued by companies of comparable credit quality. If the investment adviser believes that there is a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using a matrix pricing approach that considers the yield on the Senior Loan. If the investment adviser believes there is not a reasonable likelihood of full repayment, the investment adviser will determine fair value using analyses that include, but are not limited to: (i) a comparison of the value of the borrower’s outstanding equity and debt to that of comparable public companies; (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis; or (iii) when the investment adviser believes it is likely that a borrower will be liquidated or sold, an analysis of the terms of such liquidation or sale. In certain cases, the investment adviser will use a combination of analytical methods to determine fair value, such as when only a portion of a borrower’s assets are likely to be sold. In conducting its assessment and analyses for purposes of determining fair value of a Senior Loan, the investment adviser will use its discretion and judgment in considering and appraising relevant factors. Fair value determinations are made by the portfolio managers of the Fund based on information available to such managers. The portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may not possess the same information about a Senior Loan borrower as the portfolio managers of the Fund. At times, the fair value of a Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of other funds managed by the investment adviser that invest in Senior Loans may vary from the fair value of the same Senior Loan determined by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The fair value of each Senior Loan is periodically reviewed and approved by the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee and by the Trustees based on procedures approved by the Trustees. Junior Loans are valued in the same manner as Senior Loans.
 
Debt obligations (including short-term obligations with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days and excluding most seasoned mortgage-backed securities) are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and asked prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. The pricing services may use a matrix approach, which considers information regarding securities with similar characteristics to determine the valuation for a security. Most seasoned, fixed rate 30-year mortgage-backed securities are valued through the use of the investment adviser’s matrix pricing system, which takes into account bond prices, yield differentials, anticipated prepayments and interest rates provided by dealers. Short-term debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less (excluding those that are non-U.S. dollar denominated, which typically are valued by a pricing service or dealer quotes) are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party

21


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Precious metals are valued at the New York Composite mean quotation reported by Bloomberg at the valuation time. Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority for U.S. listed options or by the relevant exchange or board of trade for non-U.S. listed options. Over-the-counter options (including options on securities, indices and foreign currencies) are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Financial futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average asked prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service. Interest rate swaps and cross-currency swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such pricing service valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the swap contract. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap rates provided by electronic data services or by broker/dealers. Credit default swaps are normally valued using valuations provided by a third party pricing service. The pricing services employ electronic data processing techniques to determine the present value based on credit spread quotations obtained from broker/dealers and expected default recovery rates determined by the pricing service using proprietary models. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
The Fund may invest in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Eaton Vance Management (EVM). Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund may value its investment securities in the same manner as debt obligations described above.
 
B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
 
C  Income — Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Fees associated with loan amendments are recognized immediately.
 
D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
 
The Subsidiary is treated as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Fund is treated as a U.S. shareholder of the Subsidiary. As a result, the Fund is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes all of the Subsidiary’s income, whether or not such income is distributed by the Subsidiary. If a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary, such loss is not generally available to offset the income earned by the Fund.
 
At October 31, 2010, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $28,160,163 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future

22


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on October 31, 2013 ($2,603,915), October 31, 2014 ($1,684,823), October 31, 2016 ($17,966,463), October 31, 2017 ($738,126) and October 31, 2018 ($5,166,836).
 
As of October 31, 2010, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended October 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
 
G  Unfunded Loan Commitments — The Fund may enter into certain credit agreements all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The commitments, if any, are disclosed in the accompanying Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. At October 31, 2010, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.
 
H  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
I  Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Fund) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. However, the Fund’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Fund shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
 
J  Financial Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts. The Fund’s investment in financial futures contracts is designed for hedging against changes in interest rates or as a substitute for the purchase of securities. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an amount equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price (initial margin). Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each business day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security, and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration or closing of the financial futures contracts. Should market conditions change unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk as they are exchange traded and the clearinghouse for the exchange is substituted as the counterparty, guaranteeing counterparty performance.
 
K  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Fund may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset by another

23


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
L  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.
 
M  Purchased Options — Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. If an option which the Fund had purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the Fund will realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss, depending on whether the sales proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Fund exercises a put option, it will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. If the Fund exercises a call option, the cost of the security which the Fund purchases upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
 
N  Interest Rate Swaps — Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Fund either makes floating-rate payments based on a benchmark interest rate in exchange for fixed-rate payments or the Fund makes fixed-rate payments in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates.
 
O  Cross-Currency Swaps — Cross-currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which interest cash flows are exchanged between two parties based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. The notional amounts are typically determined based on the spot exchange rates at the inception of the trade. Cross-currency swaps also involve the exchange of the notional amounts at the start of the contract at the current spot rate with an agreement to re-exchange such amounts at a later date at either the same exchange rate, a specified rate or the then current spot rate. The entire principal value of a cross-currency swap is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations.
 
P  Credit Default Swaps — When the Fund is the buyer of a credit default swap contract, the Fund is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty to the contract if a credit event by a third party, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer or sovereign issuer on the debt obligation occurs. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no benefits from the contract. When the Fund is the seller of a credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund could be required to make would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The interest fee paid or received on the swap contract, which is based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount, is accrued daily as a component of

24


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation. Up-front payments or receipts, if any, are recorded as other assets or other liabilities, respectively, and amortized over the life of the swap contract as realized gains or losses. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swaps of which it is the seller. The Fund segregates assets in the form of cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any unrealized depreciation of the credit default swaps of which it is the buyer, marked to market on a daily basis. These transactions involve certain risks, including the risk that the seller may be unable to fulfill the transaction.
 
Q  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — The cash amount shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows of the Fund is the amount included in the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments.
 
2   Distributions to Shareholders
 
The Fund intends to make monthly distributions to shareholders and at least one distribution annually of all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, if any). In its distributions, the Fund intends to include amounts attributable to the imputed interest on foreign currency exposures through long and short positions in forward currency exchange contracts (represented by the difference between the foreign currency spot rate and the foreign currency forward rate) and the imputed interest derived from certain other derivative positions. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the consolidated financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. In certain circumstances, a portion of distributions to shareholders may include a return of capital component.
 
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009 was as follows:
 
                     
    Year Ended October 31,
    2010     2009      
 
 
Distributions declared from:
                   
Ordinary income
  $ 20,397,524     $ 18,896,961      
Tax return of capital
  $     $ 2,066,635      
 
During the year ended October 31, 2010, accumulated net realized loss was increased by $3,333,703, accumulated undistributed net investment income was increased by $5,602,029 and paid-in capital was decreased by $2,268,326 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for foreign currency gain (loss), swap contracts, mixed straddles, paydown gain (loss), defaulted bond interest and premium amortization. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
 
As of October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
             
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 3,524,175      
Capital loss carryforward
  $ (28,160,163 )    
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 16,710,737      
 
The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts, swap contracts, defaulted bond interest and premium amortization.
 
3   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
The investment adviser fee is earned by EVM as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund and the Subsidiary. Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement and subsequent fee reduction agreement between the Fund and EVM and the investment advisory agreement between the Subsidiary and EVM, the Fund and Subsidiary each pay EVM a fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of its respective average daily total leveraged assets (excluding its interest in the Subsidiary in the case of the Fund), subject to the limitation described below, and is payable monthly. Total leveraged assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus liabilities or obligations attributable to investment leverage and the notional value of long and short forward currency contracts, futures contracts and swaps held by the Fund. The notional value of a contract for purposes of calculating total leveraged assets is the stated dollar value of the underlying reference instrument at the time the derivative position is entered into and remains constant throughout the life of the derivative contract. However, the derivative contracts are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reflected in

25


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
the Fund’s net assets. When the Fund holds both long and short forward currency contracts in the same foreign currency, the offsetting positions are netted for purposes of determining total leveraged assets. When the Fund holds other long and short positions in foreign obligations denominated in the same currency, total leveraged assets are calculated by excluding the smaller of the long or short position.
 
The advisory agreements provide that if investment leverage exceeds 40% of the Fund’s total leveraged assets, EVM will not receive a management fee on total leveraged assets in excess of this amount. As of October 31, 2010, the Fund’s investment leverage was 53% of its total leveraged assets. Prior to its liquidation in February 2010, the portion of the adviser fee payable by Cash Management Portfolio, an affiliated investment company, on the Fund’s investment of cash therein was credited against the Fund’s investment adviser fee. The Fund currently invests its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. EVM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the investment adviser fee totaled $4,268,894 of which $4,403 was allocated from Cash Management Portfolio and $4,264,491 was paid or accrued directly by the Fund and Subsidiary. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the investment adviser fee, including the portion allocated from Cash Management Portfolio, was equivalent to 0.64% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets and 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.
 
In addition, EVM has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for fees and other expenses at an annual rate of 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets during the first five full years of the Fund’s operations, 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily total leveraged assets in year six, 0.10% in year seven and 0.05% in year eight. The Fund concluded its first five full years of operations on February 28, 2010. Pursuant to this agreement, EVM waived $946,161 of its investment adviser fee for the year ended October 31, 2010.
 
Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM’s organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended October 31, 2010, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.
 
4   Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations and including maturities, paydowns and principal repayments on Senior Loans, for the year ended October 31, 2010 were as follows:
 
             
Purchases
           
 
 
Investments (non-U.S. Government)
  $ 62,452,572      
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
    15,879,389      
 
 
    $ 78,331,961      
 
 
             
Sales
           
 
 
Investments (non-U.S. Government)
  $ 114,529,907      
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
    6,484,131      
 
 
    $ 121,014,038      
 
 
 
5   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares for the years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009.
 
6   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at October 31, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 439,964,216      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 22,994,688      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (5,511,512 )    
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 17,483,176      
 
 
 
7   Financial Instruments
 
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, financial futures contracts and swap contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.
 
A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at October 31, 2010 is as follows:
 

26


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
Sales
 
                Net Unrealized
     
Settlement
              Appreciation
     
Date   Deliver   In Exchange For   Counterparty   (Depreciation)      
 
11/1/10
  Euro
11,246,089
  United States Dollar
15,820,885
  JPMorgan Chase Bank   $ 104,871      
11/10/10
  Euro
8,405,000
  United States Dollar
11,752,678
  Standard Chartered Bank     55,697      
11/10/10
  South African Rand
38,672,546
  United States Dollar
5,249,287
  Bank of America     (264,556 )    
11/12/10
  Polish Zloty
5,300,000
  Euro
1,336,605
  Citigroup Global Markets     1,776      
11/12/10
  Sri Lankan Rupee
200,370,000
  United States Dollar
1,718,439
  HSBC Bank USA     (75,036 )    
11/16/10
  Euro
6,996,089
  United States Dollar
9,733,414
  Bank of America     (2,143 )    
11/19/10
  South African Rand
2,900,000
  United States Dollar
393,541
  Barclays Bank PLC     (19,357 )    
11/22/10
  Euro
512,788
  United States Dollar
715,042
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     1,511      
11/24/10
  Euro
932,000
  United States Dollar
1,295,028
  HSBC Bank USA     (1,795 )    
11/24/10
  Euro
917,000
  United States Dollar
1,274,196
  Standard Chartered Bank     (1,755 )    
11/29/10
  Euro
938,250
  United States Dollar
1,213,185
  Deutsche Bank     (92,257 )    
11/30/10
  British Pound Sterling
1,257,128
  United States Dollar
1,979,241
  Standard Chartered Bank     (34,708 )    
11/30/10
  Euro
12,604,725
  United States Dollar
17,326,203
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     (211,290 )    
12/1/10
  Euro
1,400,000
  United States Dollar
1,931,244
  Deutsche Bank     (16,613 )    
12/3/10
  South African Rand
17,200,000
  United States Dollar
2,435,536
  Bank of America     (8,079 )    
1/21/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
85,120,000
  United States Dollar
731,900
  HSBC Bank USA     (28,405 )    
3/11/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
28,430,000
  United States Dollar
233,992
  HSBC Bank USA     (19,645 )    
3/18/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
36,270,000
  United States Dollar
298,028
  HSBC Bank USA     (25,491 )    
3/25/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
67,120,000
  United States Dollar
554,482
  Standard Chartered Bank     (44,096 )    
3/31/11
  Euro
1,810,000
  United States Dollar
2,441,328
  HSBC Bank USA     (72,200 )    
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
9,822,000
  United States Dollar
2,638,691
  Barclays Bank PLC     (56,471 )    
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
9,812,000
  United States Dollar
2,635,509
  Citigroup Global Markets     (56,909 )    
4/6/11
  Israeli Shekel
19,633,000
  United States Dollar
5,276,270
  Deutsche Bank     (111,037 )    
4/7/11
  Euro
2,100,000
  United States Dollar
2,813,727
  HSBC Bank USA     (102,163 )    
4/29/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
61,000,000
  United States Dollar
509,607
  Standard Chartered Bank     (33,867 )    
6/2/11
  Euro
2,400,000
  United States Dollar
2,935,920
  HSBC Bank USA     (393,121 )    
7/15/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
230,890,000
  United States Dollar
1,943,028
  HSBC Bank USA     (108,386 )    
8/4/11
  Euro
600,000
  United States Dollar
791,274
  Deutsche Bank     (40,000 )    
8/5/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
135,510,000
  United States Dollar
1,165,677
  HSBC Bank USA     (37,388 )    
8/25/11
  Euro
1,355,000
  United States Dollar
1,707,436
  Deutsche Bank     (169,086 )    
9/8/11
  Euro
898,000
  United States Dollar
1,140,316
  Citigroup Global Markets     (102,972 )    
10/5/11
  Israeli Shekel
2,843,000
  United States Dollar
784,601
  Barclays Bank PLC     7,700      
10/7/11
  Sri Lankan Rupee
35,800,000
  United States Dollar
316,394
  HSBC Bank USA     (717 )    
 
 
                $ (1,957,988 )    
 
 
                         
                         
Purchases
 
                Net Unrealized
     
Settlement
              Appreciation
     
Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   Counterparty   (Depreciation)      
 
11/2/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,513,700
  United States Dollar
315,613
  Barclays Bank PLC   $ 576      
11/2/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
2,191,750
  United States Dollar
274,914
  Deutsche Bank     778      
11/3/10
  Russian Ruble
19,550,000
  United States Dollar
641,078
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     (7,356 )    
11/4/10
  Czech Koruna
35,900,000
  Euro
1,460,715
  Barclays Bank PLC     (4,379 )    
11/4/10
  Polish Zloty
226,230
  Euro
56,627
  Barclays Bank PLC     555      
11/4/10
  Qatari Riyal
6,692,000
  United States Dollar
1,838,007
  Deutsche Bank     1,039      
11/5/10
  Australian Dollar
4,300,000
  New Zealand Dollar
5,647,362
  Citigroup Global Markets     (93,672 )    
11/8/10
  Colombian Peso
800,000,000
  United States Dollar
445,348
  Bank of America     (10,421 )    
11/8/10
  Czech Koruna
18,220,000
  Euro
744,464
  Bank of America     (6,569 )    
11/8/10
  Czech Koruna
18,220,000
  Euro
745,682
  Barclays Bank PLC     (8,265 )    
11/8/10
  Czech Koruna
18,220,000
  Euro
745,350
  Deutsche Bank     (7,802 )    
11/8/10
  Czech Koruna
18,220,000
  Euro
744,464
  HSBC Bank USA     (6,569 )    
11/8/10
  Indian Rupee
102,106,000
  United States Dollar
2,167,395
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     129,082      
11/8/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
3,865,000
  United States Dollar
1,244,246
  Credit Suisse     (1,680 )    
11/10/10
  Qatari Riyal
9,490,000
  United States Dollar
2,606,785
  Deutsche Bank     986      

27


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                         
Purchases (continued)
 
                Net Unrealized
     
Settlement
              Appreciation
     
Date   In Exchange For   Deliver   Counterparty   (Depreciation)      
 
11/10/10
  Russian Ruble
19,550,000
  United States Dollar
645,662
  Deutsche Bank   $ (12,265 )    
11/12/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
5,074,000,000
  United States Dollar
562,528
  Deutsche Bank     4,822      
11/12/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
4,200,000
  United States Dollar
1,354,926
  Credit Suisse     (4,371 )    
11/12/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
6,100,000
  United States Dollar
1,965,966
  Deutsche Bank     (4,446 )    
11/12/10
  New Turkish Lira
2,376,189
  United States Dollar
1,664,873
  Bank of America     (11,382 )    
11/12/10
  New Turkish Lira
1,304,137
  United States Dollar
923,610
  HSBC Bank USA     (16,115 )    
11/12/10
  Polish Zloty
15,246,621
  Euro
3,827,636
  Bank of America     19,112      
11/12/10
  South Korean Won
53,060,000
  United States Dollar
47,336
  Credit Suisse     (200 )    
11/12/10
  South Korean Won
67,940,000
  United States Dollar
60,612
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     (257 )    
11/15/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
3,310,000
  United States Dollar
1,059,471
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     5,066      
11/15/10
  New Turkish Lira
4,523,020
  United States Dollar
2,951,015
  Bank of America     194,740      
11/15/10
  Polish Zloty
7,830,000
  Euro
1,980,724
  Credit Suisse     (11,572 )    
11/18/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
3,611,012
  United States Dollar
451,800
  Credit Suisse     443      
11/18/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
3,342,297
  United States Dollar
418,310
  Deutsche Bank     279      
11/18/10
  Ukrainian Hryvnia
4,417,000
  United States Dollar
552,470
  HSBC Bank USA     715      
11/19/10
  Indian Rupee
145,080,000
  United States Dollar
3,271,989
  Barclays Bank PLC     (13,949 )    
11/19/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
24,029,580,000
  United States Dollar
2,691,787
  Citigroup Global Markets     (6,142 )    
11/19/10
  Norwegian Krone
30,407,300
  Euro
3,748,263
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     (28,368 )    
11/19/10
  Swedish Krona
22,990,000
  Euro
2,481,789
  Citigroup Global Markets     (13,419 )    
11/23/10
  Czech Koruna
18,220,000
  Euro
744,554
  Credit Suisse     (6,712 )    
11/24/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
7,365,000
  United States Dollar
2,376,036
  Bank of America     (6,218 )    
11/26/10
  Indian Rupee
15,000,000
  United States Dollar
336,097
  Barclays Bank PLC     430      
11/26/10
  Indian Rupee
15,000,000
  United States Dollar
336,097
  Citigroup Global Markets     430      
11/26/10
  Indian Rupee
8,580,000
  United States Dollar
192,247
  Deutsche Bank     246      
11/26/10
  Indian Rupee
8,580,000
  United States Dollar
192,247
  Standard Chartered Bank     246      
11/29/10
  South Korean Won
4,380,200,000
  United States Dollar
3,885,705
  Bank of America     3,053      
11/30/10
  Israeli Shekel
12,081,614
  United States Dollar
3,279,127
  Deutsche Bank     42,657      
11/30/10
  Mexican Peso
31,987,718
  United States Dollar
2,559,017
  HSBC Bank USA     26,883      
11/30/10
  Polish Zloty
3,610,000
  Euro
903,675
  Deutsche Bank     6,799      
12/1/10
  Qatari Riyal
5,690,500
  United States Dollar
1,562,938
  Citigroup Global Markets     342      
12/2/10
  Brazilian Real
7,513,492
  United States Dollar
4,364,757
  Standard Chartered Bank     27,074      
12/2/10
  Czech Koruna
70,190,529
  Euro
2,850,493
  Credit Suisse     (1,103 )    
12/2/10
  Qatari Riyal
6,200,000
  United States Dollar
1,702,502
  Bank of America     725      
12/2/10
  South Korean Won
2,122,000,000
  United States Dollar
1,885,100
  Credit Suisse     (1,389 )    
12/2/10
  Swedish Krona
11,720,000
  Euro
1,256,330
  Goldman Sachs, Inc.     5,064      
12/3/10
  New Turkish Lira
2,438,000
  United States Dollar
1,685,797
  Bank of America     4,590      
12/6/10
  Czech Koruna
79,400,000
  Euro
3,223,842
  HSBC Bank USA     (286 )    
12/6/10
  Indonesian Rupiah
21,374,000,000
  United States Dollar
2,390,026
  Citigroup Global Markets     (3,702 )    
12/8/10
  Malaysian Ringgit
3,865,000
  United States Dollar
1,243,085
  Credit Suisse     855      
12/17/10
  Colombian Peso
1,930,000,000
  United States Dollar
1,076,889
  Credit Suisse     (27,517 )    
12/28/10
  Swedish Krona
2,410,000
  Euro
258,524
  Deutsche Bank     593      
12/28/10
  Swedish Krona
2,480,000
  Euro
265,997
  HSBC Bank USA     660      
12/28/10
  Swedish Krona
3,155,000
  Euro
338,461
  Standard Chartered Bank     749      
1/26/11
  Colombian Peso
285,200,000
  United States Dollar
156,445
  Bank of America     (1,342 )    
1/26/11
  Colombian Peso
232,665,000
  United States Dollar
127,628
  Barclays Bank PLC     (1,095 )    
1/26/11
  Colombian Peso
250,070,000
  United States Dollar
136,950
  Credit Suisse     (951 )    
1/26/11
  Colombian Peso
268,460,000
  United States Dollar
147,424
  Deutsche Bank     (1,425 )    
2/3/11
  Colombian Peso
920,000,000
  United States Dollar
502,595
  Credit Suisse     (2,296 )    
6/15/11
  Yuan Renminbi
9,800,000
  United States Dollar
1,483,724
  Citigroup Global Markets     18,674      
6/15/11
  Yuan Renminbi
20,600,000
  United States Dollar
3,116,490
  HSBC Bank USA     41,612      
8/12/11
  Yuan Renminbi
3,880,000
  United States Dollar
581,448
  Bank of America     15,627      
 
 
                $ 232,267      
 
 

28


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
At October 31, 2010, closed forward foreign currency purchases and sales contracts excluded above amounted to a receivable of $288,463 and a payable of $222,275.
 
                                 
Futures Contracts
 
                      Net
     
                      Unrealized
     
Expiration
          Aggregate
        Appreciation
     
Date   Contracts   Position   Cost   Value     (Depreciation)      
 
12/10   16 Euro-Bobl   Short   $(2,684,949)   $ (2,664,239 )   $ 20,710      
12/10   10 Euro-Bund   Short   (1,815,882)     (1,798,624 )     17,258      
12/10   7 Japan 10-Year Bond   Short   (12,313,284)     (12,456,816 )     (143,532 )    
12/10   57 U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note   Short   (6,845,344)     (6,929,953 )     (84,609 )    
 
 
                        $ (190,173 )    
 
 
 
•  Euro-Bobl: Medium-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 4.5 to 5 years.
 
•  Euro-Bund: Long-term debt securities issued by the Federal Republic of Germany with a term to maturity of 8.5 to 10.5 years.
 
•  Japan 10-Year Bond: Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) having a maturity of 7 years or more but less than 11 years.
 
                                         
Interest Rate Swaps
 
        Fund
                         
    Notional
  Pays/
                  Net
     
    Amount
  Receives
  Floating
  Annual
          Unrealized
     
    (000’s
  Floating
  Rate
  Fixed
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Counterparty   omitted)   Rate   Index   Rate     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Bank of
America
  ILS
2,650
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    4.20 %     11/19/14     $ (46,103 )    
 
 
Bank of
America
  ILS
2,600
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    4.54       1/6/15       (53,876 )    
 
 
Barclays
Bank PLC
  ILS
1,311
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    5.15       3/5/20       (31,720 )    
 
 
Barclays
Bank PLC
  ILS
1,334
  Receive   3-month
ILS TELBOR
    5.16       3/8/20       (32,437 )    
 
 
JPMorgan
Chase Bank
  BRL
19,754
  Pay   Brazil Interbank
Deposit Rate
    9.67       1/3/11       25,652      
 
 
                                $ (138,484 )    
 
 
BRL - Brazilian Real
ILS - Israeli Shekel
 
                                           
Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection
 
                      Current
           
        Notional
  Contract
        Market
    Net
     
        Amount*
  Annual
        Annual
    Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
  Fixed
  Termination
    Fixed
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)   Rate**   Date     Rate***     (Depreciation)      
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank   $ 2,600   1.75%     3/20/18       2.82 %   $ (159,377 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     1,000   2.10     3/20/23       2.48       (29,913 )    
 
 
Iceland   JPMorgan Chase Bank     1,000   2.45     3/20/23       2.48       164      
 
 
Mexico   Citigroup Global Markets     3,070   1.00(1)     12/20/10       0.46       4,668      
 
 
South Africa   Bank of America     200   1.00(1)     12/20/15       1.18       124      
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     145   1.00(1)     12/20/15       1.18       298      
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse     200   1.00(1)     12/20/15       1.18       414      
 
 
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     155   1.00(1)     12/20/15       1.18       319      
 
 
South Africa   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     205   1.00(1)     12/20/15       1.18       520      
 
 
                                  $ (182,783 )    
 
 
 
                                         
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection
 
        Notional
    Contract
          Net
     
        Amount
    Annual
          Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
    Fixed
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)     Rate**     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 2,200       0.44 %     12/20/13     $ 5,561      
 
 
Austria   Barclays Bank PLC     1,000       1.42       3/20/14       (30,281 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     625       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (15,157 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     1,000       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (15,001 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     100       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (1,264 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     300       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (4,272 )    
 
 
Brazil   Bank of America     680       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (10,244 )    
 
 
Brazil   Barclays Bank PLC     2,300       1.65       9/20/19       (78,582 )    
 
 
Brazil   Barclays Bank PLC     630       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (10,046 )    
 
 
Brazil   Citigroup Global Markets     100       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (1,305 )    
 
 
Brazil   Credit Suisse     775       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (25,072 )    
 
 
Brazil   Deutsche Bank     170       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (2,921 )    
 
 
Brazil   HSBC Bank USA     775       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (23,369 )    
 
 
Brazil   HSBC Bank USA     130       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (1,697 )    
 
 
Brazil   Standard Chartered Bank     130       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (1,697 )    
 
 
Egypt   Bank of America     350       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (3,135 )    
 
 
Egypt   Bank of America     1,400       1.00 (1)     9/20/15       7,662      
 
 
Egypt   Barclays Bank PLC     105       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       1,127      
 
 
Egypt   Citigroup Global Markets     300       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (2,022 )    
 
 
Egypt   Citigroup Global Markets     300       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (405 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     210       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       2,340      
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     300       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (3,018 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     200       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (1,640 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     650       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (1,243 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     300       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       3,147      
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     350       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (651 )    
 
 
Egypt   Deutsche Bank     300       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (601 )    
 
 

29


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                                         
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)
 
        Notional
    Contract
          Net
     
        Amount
    Annual
          Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
    Fixed
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)     Rate**     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Egypt   JPMorgan Chase Bank   $ 350       1.00 %(1)     6/20/15     $ (3,135 )    
 
 
Guatemala   Citigroup Global Markets     1,286       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (13,820 )    
 
 
Italy   Credit Suisse     6,800       0.20       12/20/16       561,438      
 
 
Kazakhstan   Citigroup Global Markets     650       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (2,080 )    
 
 
Kazakhstan   Deutsche Bank     650       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (1,814 )    
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     500       1.00 (1)     12/20/14       2,953      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     100       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       232      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     100       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       1,138      
 
 
Lebanon   Barclays Bank PLC     300       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       3,747      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     1,200       3.30       9/20/14       (25,411 )    
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     350       1.00 (1)     12/20/14       2,515      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     500       1.00 (1)     12/20/14       2,953      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     1,000       1.00 (1)     12/20/14       4,944      
 
 
Lebanon   Citigroup Global Markets     300       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       5,776      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse     200       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       2,433      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse     800       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       10,021      
 
 
Lebanon   Credit Suisse     100       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       1,797      
 
 
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     200       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       3,390      
 
 
Lebanon   Deutsche Bank     100       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       1,797      
 
 
Malaysia   Bank of America     800       0.83       12/20/14       (8,235 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Barclays Bank PLC     2,100       2.40       3/20/14       (138,302 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Barclays Bank PLC     1,600       0.82       12/20/14       (15,796 )    
 
 
Malaysia   Citigroup Global Markets     2,000       2.45       3/20/14       (135,203 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     1,000       1.70       12/20/14       (26,671 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     1,500       1.84       12/20/14       (48,743 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     1,100       1.85       12/20/14       (36,202 )    
 
 
Philippines   Barclays Bank PLC     655       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (13,143 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     800       1.84       12/20/14       (25,996 )    
 
 
Philippines   Citigroup Global Markets     1,100       1.86       12/20/14       (36,660 )    
 
 
Philippines   Credit Suisse     5,000       2.15       9/20/11       (91,057 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     5,000       2.17       9/20/11       (92,068 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     1,100       1.69       12/20/14       (28,881 )    
 
 
Philippines   JPMorgan Chase Bank     656       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (13,163 )    
 
 
Russia   Bank of America     625       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (21,526 )    
 
 
Russia   Citigroup Global Markets     600       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       1,376      
 
 
Russia   Credit Suisse     700       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       1,222      
 
 
Russia   Credit Suisse     600       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       1,848      
 
 
Russia   Deutsche Bank     600       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       1,848      
 
 
Russia   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     625       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (21,526 )    
 
 
South Africa   Bank of America     1,200       1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (14,935 )    
 
 
South Africa   Bank of America     200       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (782 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     1,200       1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (22,867 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     500       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (3,118 )    
 
 
South Africa   Barclays Bank PLC     145       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (546 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     655       1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (16,876 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (5,453 )    
 
 
South Africa   Citigroup Global Markets     400       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (11,657 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse     200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (3,754 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse     400       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (3,945 )    
 
 
South Africa   Credit Suisse     200       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (1,275 )    
 
 
South Africa   Deutsche Bank     155       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (838 )    
 
 
South Africa   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     205       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (1,276 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     310       1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (12,329 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     600       1.00 (1)     12/20/19       (16,888 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (5,313 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     400       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (4,234 )    
 
 
South Africa   JPMorgan Chase Bank     300       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       (2,741 )    
 
 
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     300       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       22,788      
 
 
Spain   Barclays Bank PLC     1,080       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (13,378 )    
 
 
Spain   Citigroup Global Markets     1,200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       73,798      
 
 
Spain   Citigroup Global Markets     1,200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       41,093      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     1,200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       75,518      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     1,200       1.00 (1)     3/20/20       41,093      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     500       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       10,426      
 
 
Spain   Deutsche Bank     1,045       1.00 (1)     12/20/20       (12,944 )    
 
 
Thailand   Barclays Bank PLC     1,900       0.97       9/20/19       10,331      
 
 
Thailand   Citigroup Global Markets     1,600       0.86       12/20/14       (6,660 )    
 
 
Thailand   Citigroup Global Markets     900       0.95       9/20/19       6,342      
 
 
Thailand   JPMorgan Chase Bank     800       0.87       12/20/14       (3,665 )    
 
 
Uruguay   Citigroup Global Markets     300       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (514 )    
 
 
Uruguay   Deutsche Bank     600       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       7      
 
 
Banco Comercial
Portugues, S.A. 
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank
   
470
      1.00 (1)     3/20/15       55,067      
 
 
Banco de Sabadell, S.A.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     470       3.00 (1)     3/20/15       5,239      
 
 
Citibank Corp.    Bank of America     683       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (19,104 )    
 
 
Citibank Corp.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     683       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (21,602 )    
 
 
Erste Group Bank AG   Barclays Bank PLC     470       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       (737 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Bank of America     700       1.00 (1)     6/20/20       (19,960 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Barclays Bank PLC     500       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (6,695 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Deutsche Bank     500       1.00 (1)     6/20/15       (6,891 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Deutsche Bank     200       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (3,101 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Deutsche Bank     170       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (1,996 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     310       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (5,708 )    
 
 
OAO Gazprom   Goldman Sachs, Inc.     170       1.00 (1)     9/20/20       (2,115 )    
 
 
ING Verzekeringen N.V.    JPMorgan Chase Bank     470       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       12,431      
 
 
Rabobank
Nederland N.V. 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     470       1.00 (1)     3/20/15       237      
 
 

30


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
                                         
Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection (continued)
 
        Notional
    Contract
          Net
     
        Amount
    Annual
          Unrealized
     
Reference
      (000’s
    Fixed
    Termination
    Appreciation
     
Entity   Counterparty   omitted)     Rate**     Date     (Depreciation)      
 
Raiffeisen Zentralbank   Barclays Bank PLC   $ 470       1.00 %(1)     3/20/15     $ (5,431 )    
 
 
iTraxx Europe
Subordinated
Financials 5-Year Index
  Bank of America     EUR
600
      1.00 (1)     12/20/15       587      
 
 
iTraxx Europe
Subordinated
Financials 5-Year Index
  JPMorgan Chase Bank     EUR
1,800
      1.00 (1)     12/20/15       1,759      
 
 
                                $ (304,402 )    
 
 
 
* If the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the notional amount is the maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund could be required to make if a credit event, as defined in the credit default swap agreement, were to occur. At October 31, 2010, such maximum potential amount for all open credit default swaps in which the Fund is the seller was $8,575,000.
 
** The contract annual fixed rate represents the fixed rate of interest received by the Fund (as a seller of protection) or paid by the Fund (as a buyer of protection) annually on the notional amount of the credit default swap contract.
 
*** Current market annual fixed rates, utilized in determining the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation as of period end, serve as an indicator of the market’s perception of the current status of the payment/performance risk associated with the credit derivative. The current market annual fixed rate of a particular reference entity reflects the cost, as quoted by the pricing vendor, of selling protection against default of that entity as of period end and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. The higher the fixed rate, the greater the market perceived risk of a credit event involving the reference entity. A rate identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the reference entity.
 
(1) Upfront payment is exchanged with the counterparty as a result of the standardized trading coupon.
 
EUR – Euro
 
Written currency call options activity for the year ended October 31, 2010 was as follows:
 
                 
    Principal
         
    Amount of Contracts
  Premiums
     
    (000’s omitted)   Received      
 
Outstanding, beginning of year
  JPY 1,057,000   $ 135,484      
Options expired
  JPY  (1,057,000)     (135,484 )    
 
 
Outstanding, end of year
              —   $      
 
 
 
JPY – Japanese Yen
 
At October 31, 2010, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
 
Credit Risk: The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts to manage its credit risk, to gain exposure to a credit in which the Fund may otherwise invest, or to enhance return.
 
Foreign Exchange Risk: The Fund engages in forward foreign currency exchange contracts and currency options to enhance return, to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, to manage certain investment risks and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.
 
Interest Rate Risk: The Fund holds fixed-rate bonds. The value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To hedge against this risk, the Fund enters into interest rate and cross-currency swap contracts. The Fund also enters into interest rate swap agreements to enhance return or as substitution for purchase or sale of securities. The Fund also purchases and sells U.S. Treasury and foreign debt futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates.
 
The Fund enters into swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At October 31, 2010, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $2,666,022. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Fund for such liability was $490,000 at October 31, 2010.
 
The non-exchange traded derivatives in which the Fund invests, including swap contracts, over-the-counter options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. At October 31, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk was $2,365,534, representing the fair value of such derivatives in an asset position, with the highest amount from any one counterparty being $583,273. Such maximum amount would be increased by any unamortized upfront payments made by the Fund. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into master netting agreements with substantially all its derivative counterparties, which allows it and a counterparty to aggregate amounts owed by each of them for derivative transactions under the agreement into a single net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. At October 31, 2010, the maximum amount of loss the Fund would incur due to counterparty risk would be reduced by approximately $1,654,840 due to master netting agreements. Counterparties may be required to pledge collateral in the form of cash, U.S. Government securities or highly-rated bonds for the benefit of the Fund if the net amount due from the counterparty with respect to a derivative contract exceeds

31


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
a certain threshold. The amount of collateral posted by the counterparties with respect to such contracts would also reduce the amount of any loss incurred.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) by risk exposure at October 31, 2010 was as follows:
 
                             
    Fair Value
Consolidated Statement of
        Foreign
    Interest
     
Assets and Liabilities Caption   Credit     Exchange     Rate      
 
Unaffiliated investments, at value
  $     $ 329,874     $      
Receivable for open and closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
          1,015,520            
Receivable for open swap contracts
    994,488             25,652      
 
 
Total Asset Derivatives
  $ 994,488     $ 1,345,394     $ 25,652      
 
 
Net unrealized appreciation
  $     $     $ (190,173 )*    
Payable for open and closed forward foreign currency exchange contracts
          (2,675,053 )          
Payable for open swap contracts
    (1,481,673 )           (164,136 )    
 
 
Total Liability Derivatives
  $ (1,481,673 )   $ (2,675,053 )   $ (354,309 )    
 
 
 
* Amount represents cumulative unrealized depreciation on futures contracts in the Futures Contracts table above. Only the current day’s variation margin on open futures contracts is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin, as applicable.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended October 31, 2010 was as follows:
 
                             
Consolidated Statement of
        Foreign
    Interest
     
Operations Caption   Credit     Exchange     Rate      
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
                           
Investment transactions
  $     $ (222,664 )   $      
Financial futures contracts
                (1,104,483 )    
Written options
          135,484            
Swap contracts
    (1,413,434 )           (3,626,792 )    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions
          3,601,474            
 
 
Total
  $ (1,413,434 )   $ 3,514,294     $ (4,731,275 )    
 
 
 
                             
Consolidated Statement of
        Foreign
    Interest
     
Operations Caption   Credit     Exchange     Rate      
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
                           
Investments
  $     $ (98,200 )   $      
Financial futures contracts
                (55,501 )    
Written options
            (80,177 )            
Swap contracts
    427,969             1,257,239      
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts
          (2,378,994 )          
 
 
Total
  $ 427,969     $ (2,557,371 )   $ 1,201,738      
 
 
 
The average notional amounts of futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2010, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately $13,538,000, $160,412,000 and $113,595,000, respectively.
 
The average principal amount of purchased option contracts outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2010, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately $13,178,000.
 
8   Credit Agreement
 
The Fund has entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement) with a bank to borrow up to a limit of $125 million for the purchase of investment securities and for temporary or emergency purposes. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Fund. Interest is charged at a rate above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and is payable monthly. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.15% on the borrowing limit. In connection with the renewal of the Agreement on February 5, 2010, the Fund paid an up-front fee of $187,500, which is being amortized to interest expense through February 4, 2011, the termination date of the Agreement. The unamortized balance at October 31, 2010 is approximately $49,000 and is included in prepaid expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Also included in interest expense is $33,241 of amortization of previously paid up-front fees related to the period from November 1, 2009 through February 5, 2010 when the Agreement was renewed. The Fund is required to maintain certain net asset levels during the term of the Agreement. At October 31, 2010, the Fund had borrowings outstanding under the Agreement of $98,000,000 at an interest rate of 1.25%. The carrying amount of the borrowings at October 31, 2010 approximated its fair value. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the average borrowings under the Agreement and the average interest rate were $101,679,452 and 1.20%, respectively.

32


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
9   Risks Associated with Foreign Investments
 
Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker-dealers and issuers than in the United States.
 
10   Fair Value Measurements
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
At October 31, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Senior Floating-Rate Interests (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)
  $     $ 159,546,124     $ 504,027     $ 160,050,151      
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
          22,263,793             22,263,793      
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          9,099,565             9,099,565      
Mortgage Pass-Throughs
          134,043,167             134,043,167      
Asset-Backed Securities
          292,393             292,393      
Corporate Bonds & Notes
          1,254,376             1,254,376      
Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
          2,657,759             2,657,759      
Foreign Government Bonds
          32,636,655             32,636,655      
Common Stocks
    8,857       1,554,157       496,034       2,059,048      
Precious Metals
    2,692,326                   2,692,326      
Warrants
          2,150             2,150      
Currency Options Purchased
          329,874             329,874      
Short-Term — Foreign Government Securities
          72,021,441             72,021,441      
Short-Term — Other Securities
          18,044,694             18,044,694      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 2,701,183     $ 453,746,148     $ 1,000,061     $ 457,447,392      
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ 1,015,520     $     $ 1,015,520      
Futures Contracts
    37,968                   37,968      
Swaps Contracts
          1,020,140             1,020,140      
 
 
Total
  $ 2,739,151     $ 455,781,808     $ 1,000,061     $ 459,521,020      
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
 
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
  $     $ (2,675,053 )   $     $ (2,675,053 )    
Futures Contracts
    (228,141 )                 (228,141 )    
Swaps Contracts
          (1,645,809 )           (1,645,809 )    
 
 
Total
  $ (228,141 )   $ (4,320,862 )   $     $ (4,549,003 )    
 
 

33


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                     
    Investments
                       
    in Senior
    Investments
                 
    Floating-
    in Foreign
    Investments
           
    Rate
    Government
    in Common
           
    Interests     Bonds     Stocks     Total      
 
Balance as of October 31, 2009
  $ 473,504     $ 711,596     $ 12,402     $ 1,197,502      
Realized gains (losses)
    (323,558 )     (517,768 )           (841,326 )    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) *
    171,607       690,995       176,057       1,038,659      
Net purchases (sales)
    52,333       (884,823 )     307,575       (524,915 )    
Accrued discount (premium)
    766                   766      
Net transfers to (from) Level 3**
    129,375             (0 )     129,375      
 
 
Balance as of October 31, 2010
  $ 504,027     $     $ 496,034     $ 1,000,061      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of October 31, 2010 *
  $ (52,733 )   $     $ 176,057     $ 123,324      
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
** Transfers are reflected at the value of the securities at the beginning of the period.

34


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund and subsidiary (the “Fund”), including the consolidated portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations and consolidated cash flows for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities and senior loans owned as of October 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund and subsidiary as of October 31, 2010, the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 17, 2010

35


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund as of October 31, 2010
 
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
 
The Form 1099-DIV you receive in January 2011 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2010. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.

36


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
The Fund offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (the Shares) of the Fund. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock & Transfer Trust Company (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the net asset value per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the net asset value per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by the Plan Agent. Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not shares are reinvested.
 
If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your name with the Fund’s transfer agent, AST, or you will not be able to participate.
 
The Plan Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Fund. Each participant will be charged their pro-rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.
 
Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Plan Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Plan Agent to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.
 
If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.
 
Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, AST, at 1-866-439-6787.

37


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.
 
The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.
 
Please print exact name on account:
Shareholder signature                                   Date
Shareholder signature                                   Date
 
Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.
 
YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.
 
This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:
 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
 
Number of Employees
The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company and has no employees.
 
Number of Shareholders
As of October 31, 2010, our records indicate that there are 36 registered shareholders and approximately 13,675 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.
 
If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Fund reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is EVG.

38


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL
 
Overview of the Contract Review Process
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.
 
At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2010, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2010. Such information included, among other things, the following:
 
Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses
 
  •  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;
  •  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;
  •  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;
 
Information about Portfolio Management
 
  •  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;
  •  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through “soft dollar” benefits received in connection with the funds’ brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;
  •  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;
  •  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;
 
Information about each Adviser
 
  •  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;
  •  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;
  •  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;
  •  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser’s policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;
  •  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
Other Relevant Information
 
  •  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;
  •  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and
  •  The terms of each advisory agreement.

39


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
 
In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund’s investment objective, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.
 
The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Results of the Process
 
Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement between Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund”) and Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”), including its fee structure, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreement. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as credit risk and special considerations relevant to investing in senior, secured floating rate loans, foreign debt obligations, including debt of emerging market issuers, and mortgage-backed securities. The Board considered the Adviser’s in-house research capabilities as well as other resources available to personnel of the Adviser. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods of the Adviser to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.
 
The Board also reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.
 
After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement.

40


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONTRACT APPROVAL CONT’D
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices.
 
The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). The Board noted the nature of the management fees which are charged on total leveraged assets, and its relationship to the investment objectives of the Fund. The Board concluded that the fees were appropriate in light of the manner in which the leverage will be used by the Adviser in managing the Fund.
 
As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the fund complex level. The Board noted the fact that the Adviser had waived fees and/or paid expenses for the Fund.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected to the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
 
The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates are reasonable.
 
Economies of Scale
 
In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.

41


 

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
 
 
Fund Management. The Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (the Fund) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Fund’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Fund are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research, and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below.
 
                         
        Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  During Past Five Years and
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   Fund   Service   Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
 
Interested Trustee
                         
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
1958
  Class I
Trustee
  Until 2012.
3 years.
Trustee since 2008.
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 184 registered investment companies and 1 private investment company managed by EVM or BMR. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Fund.     184     Director of EVC.
 
Noninterested Trustees
                         
Benjamin C. Esty
1963
  Class I Trustee   Until 2012.
3 years.
Trustee since 2005.
  Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.     184     None
                         
Allen R. Freedman
1940
  Class I Trustee   Until 2012.
3 years.
Trustee since 2007.
  Private Investor and Consultant. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Formerly, Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007).     184     Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) and Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries).
                         
William H. Park
1947
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2013.
3 years
Trustee since 2005.
  Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (an investment management firm) (since 2010). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm) (1972-1981).     184     None
                         
Ronald A. Pearlman
1940
  Class II
Trustee
  Until 2013.
3 years.
Trustee since 2004.
  Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).     184     None

42


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
                         
        Term of
      Number of Portfolios
     
    Position(s)
  Office and
  Principal Occupation(s)
  in Fund Complex
     
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  During Past Five Years and
  Overseen By
    Other Directorships Held
Year of Birth   Fund   Service   Other Relevant Experience   Trustee(1)     During the Last Five Years(2)
 
 
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
                         
Helen Frame Peters
1948
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Trustee since 2008.
  Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).     184     Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).
                         
Lynn A. Stout
1957
  Class III
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Trustee since 2005.
  Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (since 2006) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Professor Stout teaches classes in corporate law and securities regulation and is the author of numerous academic and professional papers on these areas.     184     None
                         
Ralph F. Verni
1943
  Chairman of
the Board
and Class III
Trustee
  Until 2011.
3 years.
Trustee since 2005; Chairman of the Board since 2007.
  Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).     184     None
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   Fund   Service   During Past Five Years
 
             
Payson F. Swaffield
1956
  President   Since 2007   Chief Income Investment Officer of EVC. Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 10 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
John R. Baur
1970
  Vice President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Previously, attended Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University (2002-2005), and prior thereto was an Account Team Representative in Singapore for Applied Materials Inc. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Michael A. Cirami
1975
  Vice President   Since 2007   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 37 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Christine M. Johnston
1972
  Vice President   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 40 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Catherine C. McDermott
1964
  Vice President   Since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 2 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.

43


 

 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund 
 
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION CONT’D
 
             
        Term of
   
    Position(s)
  Office and
   
Name and
  with the
  Length of
  Principal Occupation(s)
Year of Birth   Fund   Service   During Past Five Years
 
 
Principal Officers who are not Trustees (continued)
             
Scott H. Page
1959
  Vice President   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 10 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Susan Schiff
1961
  Vice President   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 38 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Mark S. Venezia
1949
  Vice President   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 40 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Barbara E. Campbell
1957
  Treasurer   Since 2005   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 184 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Maureen A. Gemma
1960
  Secretary and Chief
Legal Officer
  Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 184 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
             
Paul M. O’Neil
1953
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Vice President of EVM and BMR. Officer of 184 registered investment companies managed by EVM or BMR.
 
(1) Includes both master and feeder funds in a master-feeder structure.
 
(2) During their respective tenures, the Trustees also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).

44


 

Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
 
 
 
Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
 
 
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
 
 
 
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110


 

2319-12/10 CE-SDDISRC


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm). Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) —(d)
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2010 by the Fund’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   10/31/09   10/31/10
 
Audit Fees
  $ 64,460     $ 84,460  
 
               
Audit-Related Fees(1)
  $ 0     $ 0  
 
               
Tax Fees(2)
  $ 20,900     $ 20,900  
 
               
All Other Fees(3)
  $ 2,500     $ 1,400  
 
 
               
Total
  $ 87,860     $ 106,760  
 
 
(1)   Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.
 
(2)   Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.
 
(3)   All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.
(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.
The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

 


 

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2010; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.
                 
Fiscal Years Ended   10/31/09   10/31/10
 
Registrant
  $ 23,400     $ 22,300  
 
               
Eaton Vance(1)
  $ 280,861     $ 278,901  
 
(1)   The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. William H. Park (Chair), Lynn A. Stout and Ralph F. Verni are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

 


 

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.
In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Scott H. Page, Payson F. Swaffield, Mark S. Venezia, Susan Schiff, Christine Johnston, Catherine M. McDermott and other Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments as well as allocations among the Fund’s three principal investment categories.
Mr. Page has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996 and is a Vice President of EVM and Boston Management and Research, an Eaton Vance subsidiary (“BMR”). He is head of Eaton Vance’s Bank Loan Investment Group. Mr. Swaffield is Chief Income Investment Officer of EVM and BMR and has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1996. Mr. Venezia has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1990 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR. He is head of Eaton Vance’s Global Bond Department. Ms. Schiff has been an Eaton Vance portfolio manager since 1991 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR. Ms. Johnston has been with Eaton Vance since 1994 and is a Vice President of EVM BMR. Ms. McDermott has been with Eaton Vance since 2000 and is a Vice President of EVM and BMR. This information is provided as of the date of filing of this report.

 


 

The following tables show, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars), in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.
                                 
                    Number of    
    Number           Accounts   Total assets of
    of All   Total Assets of   Paying a   Accounts Paying a
    Accounts   All Accounts   Performance Fee   Performance Fee
Scott H. Page
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    12     $ 13,990.5       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    6     $ 6,055.8       1     $ 486.7  
Other Accounts
    2     $ 1,497.9       0     $ 0  
Payson F. Swaffield
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    2     $ 1,080.4       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Mark S. Venezia*
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    12     $ 23,202.2       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    2     $ 525.9       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Susan Schiff*
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    5     $ 4,615.6       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Christine M. Johnston
                               
 
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    2     $ 2,327.8       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Catherine C. McDermott
                               
Registered Investment Companies
    2     $ 1,016.4       0     $ 0  
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
Other Accounts
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0  
 
*   This portfolio manager serves as portfolio manager of one or more registered investment companies that invest in one or more underlying registered investment companies in the Eaton Vance fund family. The underlying investment companies may be managed by this portfolio manager or another portfolio manager(s).

 


 

The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.
         
    Dollar Range of Equity
Portfolio Manager   Securities Owned in the Fund
Scott H. Page
  None
Payson F. Swaffield
  None
Mark S. Venezia
  None
Susan Schiff
  None
Christine Johnston
  None
Catherine M. McDermott
  None
Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser or sub-adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for a portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, a portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including: a code of ethics; and policies which govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.
Compensation Structure for EVM
Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and/or restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.
Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus appropriate peer groups or benchmarks. In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may

 


 

instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.
The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.
EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
No such purchases this period.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No Material Changes.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12. Exhibits
     
(a)(1)
  Registrant’s Code of Ethics — Not applicable (please see Item 2).
 
(a)(2)(i)
  Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
 
(a)(2)(ii)
  President’s Section 302 certification.
 
(b)
  Combined Section 906 certification.

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
         
  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield    
    Payson F. Swaffield   
    President   
Date: December 15, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
  By:   /s/ Barbara E. Campbell    
    Barbara E. Campbell   
    Treasurer   
Date: December 15, 2010
         
  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield    
    Payson F. Swaffield   
    President   
Date: December 15, 2010