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accession: "0001193125-23-258520"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EVG"
cik: "0001287498"
company_name: "Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund"
filed_at: "2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T21:43:43.651346+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund appoints new President and investment team

## Summary
- Kenneth A. Topping appointed President effective October 18, 2023; also COO for Public Markets at MSIM.
- Investment team now Akbar A. Causer, Catherine M. McDermott, Federico Sequeda, Andrew Szczurowski.
- Causer and Sequeda have been portfolio managers since September 2021; McDermott (since 2008) and Szczurowski (since 2011) are longer-tenured.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-258520
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EVG
- cik: 0001287498
- company_name: Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
- filed_at: 2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287498/000119312523258520/0001193125-23-258520-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287498/000119312523258520/d571195d8k.htm

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