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Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund Class C ECLDX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 7.02  /  −0.28 %
  • Total Assets 3.0B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    1.440%
  • Expense Ratio 1.490%
  • Distribution Fee Level Average
  • Share Class Type Level Load
  • Category Short Government
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity —
  • Min. Initial Investment 1,000
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 4.83%
  • Effective Duration 2.69 years

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:10 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis ECLDX

Will ECLDX outperform in the future?

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

  • Process Pillar

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

  • People Pillar

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

  • Parent Pillar

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

A more aggressive take on short government bonds.

Principal Paul Olmsted

Paul Olmsted

Principal

Summary

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

by Paul Olmsted
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Portfolio Holdings ECLDX

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  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 24.6
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

5.51 222M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 6%

5.12 207M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 6%

5.06 204M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 6.5%

2.39 96M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

2.35 95M
Securitized

Nomura Corporate Funding Americas LLC 5.37128%

2.29 92M
Corporate

Federal National Mortgage Association 3%

2.15 87M
Securitized

Government National Mortgage Association 6.5%

1.95 79M
Securitized

Federal National Mortgage Association 3%

1.70 69M
Securitized

Government National Mortgage Association 4.62513%

1.52 61M
Securitized

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