Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund Reports Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2011
March 09, 2012 at 10:45 am
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Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund reported earnings results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. For the quarter, the Fund had net investment income of $1,952,956 or $0.026 per common share. In comparison, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, the Fund had net investment income of $1,985,197 or $0.027 per common share. Net realized and unrealized gains for the three months ended December 31, 2011 were $16,364,554 or $0.228 per common share and net realized and unrealized losses for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $46,167,491 or $0.629 per common share. In comparison, net realized and unrealized gains for the three months ended December 31, 2010 were $31,247,156 or $0.427 per common share and net realized and unrealized losses for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $18,099,857 or $0.253 per common share.
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in a combination of dividend-paying common stocks, common stocks the value of which is subject to written put options on individual stocks, and common stocks the value of which is subject to written index call options. The Fund intends to buy put options and write call options primarily on the Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) and also buy put options and write call options on other domestic and foreign stock indices. Its portfolio of investments includes communication services, information technology, financials, healthcare, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, pharmaceuticals, insurance, telecommunication services, materials, and others. The Fund's investment advisor is Eaton Vance Management.
EATON VANCE RISK-MANAGED DIVERSIFIED EQUITY INCOME FUND 
