Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF
$49.910.00 (−0.01%)
- 0.24%
- $1.5B
- +1.5%
- 4.72%
- 0.2M sh
- $49.92
- low $49.73high $51.72
The ETF.net EVSD Grade
C
Score 53 out of 100
- 5 of 12
Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B55 out of 100Rank 6 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 6 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 4 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 out of 100Rank 11 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A72 out of 100Rank 3 of 12
Our read on EVSD
CA 1992-vintage short-duration credit strategy wearing an ETF wrapper: it measures itself against the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Credit Index and can hold up to a quarter of assets in high yield, at below the typical cost in its bond peer group.
The proposed ETF was designed to have the same investment objective and a similar principal strategy as the predecessor short-duration income portfolio, while allowing up to 25% of net assets in high-yield debt instruments.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.24% a year against a 0.36% median for its aggregate-bond peer group.
- Its yardstick is the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Credit Index, so the portfolio works the short end of the curve rather than the full maturity ladder.
- Not a startup idea in a new box: the fund carries the objective and core approach of a predecessor short-duration income portfolio dating to 1992.
- Pays monthly, and it is a billion-dollar-plus fund that sits in the upper half of a crowded bond cohort.
Worth knowing
- Up to 25% of net assets can go into high-yield debt, so credit risk sits alongside rate risk in the mix.
- The index heavyweights in this cohort (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%. You pay up here for the short-duration credit tilt.
- Moderately traded rather than one of the busiest tickers on the tape, so spreads can widen when bond markets get choppy.
EVSD Holdings
- Other
- 562
- 43%
- TUZ6
Geography
- United States98.42%
- Denmark0.84%
- Ireland0.63%
- Romania0.11%
EVSD Performance
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EVSD$10,151
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EVSD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +1.5% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EVSD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.4% | |
| 2025 | +6.8% | |
| 2024 | +4.9% |
EVSD in the news
EVSD Dividends
- 4.72%
- $2.36
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
EVSD Risk
- 2.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.14
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −1.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.25
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EVSD Cost
0.24%
EVSD0.24%
- The middle half of Short-Term Core Bond funds
- Median 0.25%
5 of the 12 Short-Term Core Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in Short-Term Core Bond
- BAVSFAvantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.1%
- BSHAGWisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +0.9%
- CNUSANuveen ESG 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate BondExpense ratio 0.14%1 year return +0.5%
- CSBNDColumbia Short Duration Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +1.8%
- CSCSBSterling Capital Funds - Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return —