Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE:EVG) Increases Dividend to $0.08 Per Share

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE:EVG) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, October 1st, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of 0.08 per share on Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.49%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 23rd. This is a boost from Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.08.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund Price Performance

Shares of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund stock traded down $0.03 on Thursday, hitting $11.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,350 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,065. Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund has a 52-week low of $9.56 and a 52-week high of $11.41. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $11.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.86.

About Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating-rate loans, bank deposits denominated in foreign currencies, debt obligations of foreign governmental and corporate issuers, and mortgage-backed securities.