Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund (ESHIX)
The fund invests primarily in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, including floating-rate loans and convertible securities. The fund invests in securities rated Baa or below by Moody's or BBB and below by S&P or Fitch and comparable rated securities, including securities rated below Caa1 by Moody's, CCC+ by S&P or CCC by Fitch Ratings at time of purchase or are unrated and of comparable quality as determined by the investment adviser. The Advisor intends to maintain a dollar-weighted average duration of three years or less.
Fund Info
US27826A8392
27826A839
Nov 1, 2013
$1,000,000
Expense Ratio
ESHIX features an expense ratio of 0.66%, falling within the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Eaton Vance Short Duration High 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.
Returns By Period
Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund had a return of 1.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.98% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund had an annualized return of 4.25%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
ESHIX
1.00%
0.66%
3.51%
7.98%
4.16%
4.25%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
3.96%
1.97%
9.03%
22.16%
12.60%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ESHIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | 1.00% | 1.00% | |||||||||||
2024 | 0.44% | 0.43% | 0.89% | -0.01% | 0.90% | 0.78% | 0.91% | 0.90% | 0.68% | 0.21% | 0.88% | 0.01% | 7.26% |
2023 | 2.07% | -0.40% | 0.84% | 0.62% | -0.51% | 1.10% | 1.00% | 0.66% | -0.12% | -0.35% | 1.83% | 1.46% | 8.47% |
2022 | -0.86% | -0.29% | -0.29% | -0.84% | -0.63% | -3.49% | 2.79% | -0.93% | -1.50% | 1.83% | 1.26% | -0.05% | -3.11% |
2021 | 0.39% | 1.02% | 0.57% | 0.56% | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.12% | 0.34% | 0.10% | 0.21% | -0.53% | 1.05% | 4.91% |
2020 | 0.17% | -0.84% | -8.58% | 1.36% | 2.84% | 1.45% | 2.42% | 0.75% | -0.25% | 0.11% | 3.17% | 0.94% | 3.04% |
2019 | 2.89% | 0.83% | 0.28% | 1.02% | -0.31% | 1.03% | 0.51% | 0.29% | 0.50% | 0.08% | 0.27% | 1.11% | 8.83% |
2018 | 0.40% | -0.22% | -0.02% | -0.22% | 0.10% | -0.11% | 0.95% | 0.51% | 0.42% | -0.64% | -0.24% | -1.30% | -0.40% |
2017 | 0.49% | 0.81% | 0.00% | 0.82% | 0.64% | 0.20% | 0.61% | 0.09% | 0.63% | 0.30% | -0.22% | 0.28% | 4.75% |
2016 | -0.08% | 0.36% | 2.28% | 1.39% | 0.68% | 0.07% | 1.10% | 1.01% | 0.58% | 0.29% | 0.19% | 1.20% | 9.40% |
2015 | 0.45% | 1.30% | -0.05% | 0.77% | 0.35% | -0.25% | 0.04% | -0.67% | -1.33% | 1.27% | -1.22% | -0.41% | 0.20% |
2014 | 0.17% | 0.79% | 0.22% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.25% | -0.95% | 0.86% | -1.15% | 0.98% | 0.05% | -0.47% | 1.48% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 97, ESHIX is among the top 3% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund (ESHIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund provided a 6.62% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.60 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Dividend | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.56 | $0.44 | $0.39 | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.46 | $0.48 | $0.42 | $0.40 | $0.44 |
Dividend yield | 6.62% | 6.65% | 6.24% | 5.05% | 4.05% | 4.83% | 4.72% | 4.99% | 4.86% | 4.30% | 4.32% | 4.48% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.05 | ||||||||||
2024 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.60 |
2023 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.56 |
2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.44 |
2021 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.39 |
2020 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.46 |
2019 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.45 |
2018 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.46 |
2017 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.48 |
2016 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
2015 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.40 |
2014 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.44 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Eaton Vance Short Duration High 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 High Income Fund was 15.73%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 161 trading sessions.
The current Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund drawdown is 0.11%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-15.73% | Feb 14, 2020 | 26 | Mar 23, 2020 | 161 | Nov 9, 2020 | 187 |
-6.5% | Jan 3, 2022 | 185 | Sep 27, 2022 | 180 | Jun 15, 2023 | 365 |
-4.22% | Jun 3, 2015 | 176 | Feb 11, 2016 | 35 | Apr 4, 2016 | 211 |
-2.88% | Oct 4, 2018 | 57 | Dec 26, 2018 | 23 | Jan 30, 2019 | 80 |
-2.45% | Jul 8, 2014 | 114 | Dec 16, 2014 | 34 | Feb 5, 2015 | 148 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund volatility is 0.62%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.