Catherine McDermott

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM offers advisory services in a variety of equity, income, mixed-asset and alternative strategies to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The company was founded on May 30, 2003 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It intends to provide current income. The company was founded on February 28, 2005 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CypressTree Investment Management, LLP is an investment management firm focused exclusively on the non-investment grade loan and high yield bond asset classes. The firm and affiliated companies have a successful track record managing loan and high yield bond portfolios through various market and economic cycles. CypressTree has built its reputation on a commitment to develop and manage innovative investment programs for institutional clients including banks, insurance companies, pension plans and endowments. Having one of the most experienced investment management teams in the loan and high yield markets, CypressTree is uniquely qualified to deliver tailored and consultative solutions for clients.

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. provides financial services the focuses on municipal bonds and international infrastructure financing. It offers public finance, global infrastructure, global structured finance, and reinsurance. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Calvert Research & Management (Calvert) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 2016 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management. Previously, Calvert was an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV). In 2021 Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) acquired Eaton Vance Corp. and its subsidiaries. Calvert provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies, institutional investors, and Wrap Programs.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.