Eaton Vance Strategic Income A  ETSIX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Multisector Bond Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-07-31
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 7.96
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
24.57%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,270
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Eaton Vance Strategic Income A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Multisector Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1998-01-23 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 24.90 24.16 7.10 6.75 6.65 6.23
+/- Category 0.00 -3.01 2.95 1.85 0.36 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 17.99 11.67 0.65 1.48 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 17.08 7.18 5.23 5.86 6.13 5.74
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 18.35 15.62 5.28 5.79 6.14 5.80
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 13.30 2.91 3.31 3.16 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 9.98 3.08 3.44 3.35 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 164 funds), (5 yrs : out of 132 funds), (10 yrs : out of 106 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 4.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 0.00
US Treasuries 0.00
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 13.47
Mortgage Pass-Thru 13.47
Mortgage CMO 0.00
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 75.37
US Corporate 75.20
Asset-Backed 0.06
Convertible 0.11
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 2.37
Foreign Corp 2.37
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 8.79
Bond Quality % of Bonds
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BB ---
B ---
Below B ---
Not Rated ---
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 8.6
Stocks 0.1
Bonds 87.3
Other 4.2
Foreign Stocks 0.1
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-04-30 Data through 2009-04-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 41
Total Number of Bond Holdings 23 30 Day SEC Yield % 3.72
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 6.13 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date		 Amount
$000		 Value
$000		 % of Net
Assets
Eaton Vance Glb Macr Absolt Retrn A --- --- 695,629 35.22
Eaton Vance Floating Rate I --- --- 662,537 33.54
Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston A --- --- 155,817 7.89
Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities A --- --- 117,311 5.94
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A --- --- 85,227 4.31
Eaton Vance International Income A --- --- 48,114 2.44
Investment Portfolio --- --- 18,009 0.91
Federal National Mortgage Association: 3.916% With Maturity At 2035 7.00% W --- 12,920 14,024 0.71
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: 2.956% With Maturity At 2035 7.00% With V --- 12,077 13,278 0.67
Federal National Mortgage Association: 3.916% With Maturity At 2035 5.00% W --- 12,334 13,009 0.66
Data through 2009-04-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1998-01-23
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Mark S. Venezia  (1990-11-26)
Venezia joined Eaton Vance Management as a vice president in 1984. From 1982 to 1984, he was a vice president and general manager of Network Utilities, now the Schwarzatron division of Reuters. He also spent three years as a senior new-product analyst for Options Clearing Corporation. Venezia says he emphasizes the relative mispricing of countries, sectors, and particular bonds. He seeks low turnover of securities in a long-term horizon. Venezia is a member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-12)
Front: 4.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.04
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Expense Ratio % 1.04
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-12)
Correspondence Information
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston,  MA  02110
USA
Telephone:
800-262-1122
617-482-8260
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.