Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV)
| Market Value | 1.15B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 139.15M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 166.64M |
| Shares Out | 116.20M |
| EPS (ttm) | 1.43 |
| PE Ratio | 6.90 |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $0.95 (9.59%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Volume | 346,855 |
| Open | 9.84 |
| Previous Close | 9.80 |
| Day's Range | 9.82 - 9.90 |
| 52-Week Range | 9.22 - 10.55 |
| Beta | 0.68 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About EVV
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating-rate loans, government agency mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds that are rated below investment grade. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of three and a half years and average quality BBB/BBB- in its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/... [Read more]
News
EVV: Attractive Distribution Rate, But Valuation Isn't Appealing
EVV's discount has narrowed, driving attractive total returns, but it's less appealing now compared to earlier in the year. The fund's leverage is quite high, which can drive strong returns during the...
Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Eaton Vance closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Declaration – 12/2/2024 Ex-Date – 12/12/2024 Record – 12/12/202...
EVV: This 9%-Yielding CEF Is Smartly Reducing Its Interest-Rate Risk
The Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund offers a high level of current income with a yield of 9.57%. The fund invests in low-duration assets, which have lower interest rate risk and are more attr...
Building A 10% Income Portfolio Today
Six years ago, I wrote my first article on investing, in which I outlined the criteria that had guided me when constructing my first income portfolio. I have tried to retrace here the steps leading up...
How To Tap Steady 9%+ Payouts As The Bond Market Booms
It's no secret that corporate bonds are booming. But what might come as a surprise to some folks is that we're not too late to get in.
EVV: Limited Duration Income Portfolio With A Decent Discount
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund provides exposure to debt instruments with a focus on floating rate exposure to limit duration. The fund has a wide discount and offers a diversified portfolio...
EVV: Near-Term Share Price Declines Likely, But Remains A Hold
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund offers a high level of income with a current yield of 10.04%, which is higher than many other fixed-income funds. EVV's recent performance has been respectable...
EVV: Reasonable Performance Despite Rising Rates, But Distribution May Be Troubled
The Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund specializes in providing a high level of current income to investors with a current yield of 10.75%. The fund's performance has been disappointing, with an...
EVV: Larger Discount Presents A Better Opportunity
EVV is a more compelling fixed-income closed-end fund to invest in due to improved distribution coverage and a wider discount. The fund utilizes leverage and has a multi-sector bond fund approach, wit...
EVV: High MBS Concentration, Good Choice For Today's Environment
The Limited Duration Income Fund is a fixed income closed-end fund (CEF) from the Eaton Vance family, primarily containing leveraged loans, MBS bonds, and high-yield credit. The fund has a 30% leverag...
CEF Weekly Review: All's (Mostly) Quiet On The Distribution Front
We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of May and highlight recent market action. CEFs were relatively weak as rising credit spreads and residual unease about the bankin...
EVV: Return Of Principal Fund And Alternatives
The EVV fund aims to provide high current income from a broad portfolio of income-generating securities. The EVV fund earns total returns of 1% to 3% p.a. while paying a 10% distribution yield.
EVV: Nice Discount, But Best To Sit And Wait For More Visibility
Investors are desperately in need of income as inflation remains high and the markets are challenged. EVV invests in a portfolio of bonds that should have relatively low inflation-rate risk, which wou...
EVV: Good In Concept But Distribution Sustainability Is A Big Concern
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund claims to invest in a portfolio of low-duration bonds. Low-duration bonds should outperform high-duration bonds during rising rate environments, yet EVV is sig...
EVV: Continuing To Outperform Since Our Buy Rating
EVV is a fixed income CEF with a multi-asset composition. The CEF has posted a positive total return since our Buy rating in May.
EVV: Distribution Coverage Remains Weak, Caution Is Warranted
EVV's latest report shows us that the distribution continues to lack distribution coverage by a sizeable margin. The fund's fairly sizeable allocation to senior loan exposure is only showing a minimal...
Income Opportunities: CEFs And Rising Rates
After the Fed hiked interest rates for the fourth time this year, closed-end fund investors may wonder how their income will be affected. Past cycles have shown that valuations fall ahead of time in a...
EVV: You Can Start Buying This Multisector Bond CEF
EVV is a fixed income CEF offering yields exceeding 11%. The fund has been pummeled by the rising rates environment due to its composition and high leverage of 34%.
EVV: Falls To A Discount, But Still Cautious
EVV is one of the highest-paying Eaton Vance funds. Unfortunately, it continues to remain significantly short on coverage. Eaton Vance generally pays more sustainable distributions, but this one is ov...
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund's Growing Coverage Gap
EVV hasn't covered its generous distribution for a while, which is why I own it personally but not in any of our model Income Factory portfolios.
Certain Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds Announce Telephonic Annual Meeting Of Shareholders On January 13, 2022
BOSTON, Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The following notice relates to the combined Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (NYSE American: EVV) and Eaton Vance Natio...
EVV: Distribution Coverage Remains Under Pressure
In 2019, EVV boosted its distribution despite the lack of coverage to pay for that increase. They have maintained this same monthly distribution even through the pandemic.
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund and Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund Announce Investment Policy Changes
BOSTON, Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Trustees of Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: EVG) and Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (NYSE American: EVV) (each, ...
EVV: High Yielding Multisector CEF
Multisector CEF offering from Eaton Vance yielding ~9%.