Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund (EIRRX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund (EIRRX) has returned 0.35% so far this year and 3.23% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EIRRX has returned 3.75% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Aug 3, 2012, EIRRX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.24%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 24.1 years.

Historically, 70% of months were positive and 30% were negative. The best month was Jul 2022 with a return of +2.7%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -6.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 16 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, EIRRX closed higher 34% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +1.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 19, 2020 at -2.8%.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.40%, beta of 0.03, and R² of 0.05 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since August 06, 2012.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (13.11%) than losses (9.55%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.03 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.05 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.05 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

EIRRX has an expense ratio of 0.64%, placing it in the medium range.

EIRRX ranks 87 for risk / return — in the top 87% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund (EIRRX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund provided a 4.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.41 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund was 10.27%, occurring on Mar 19, 2020. Recovery took 94 trading sessions.

The current Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund drawdown is 0.54%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.