Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund Announces Earnings of the Fund for the Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2012
October 15, 2012 at 06:07 pm
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund announced earnings of the Fund for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012. The Fund's fiscal year ends on October 31, 2012. For the three months ended July 31, 2012, the Fund had net investment income of $6,445,477 or $0.042 per share. Net decrease in net assets from operations was $10,293,000 or $0.070 per share against $84,578,000 or $0.558 per share a year ago.
For the nine months ended July 31, 2012, the Fund had net investment income of $16,751,029 or $0.110 per share. In comparison, for the three months ended July 31, 2011, the Fund had net investment income of $7,670,782 or $0.051 per share. For the nine months ended July 31, 2011, the Fund had net investment income of $14,893,137 or $0.098 per share. Net increase in net assets from operations was $132,516,000 or $0.869 per share against $87,856,000 or $0.577 per share a year ago. Net asset value per share outstanding was $10.87 against $11.80 a year ago.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Its portfolio of investments includes aerospace and defense, automobiles, banks, beverages, building products, capital markets, containers and packaging, diversified telecommunication services, electric utilities, electrical equipment, entertainment, equity real estate investment trusts, food products, healthcare equipment and supplies, healthcare providers and services, hotels, restaurants and leisure, household products, insurance, interactive media and services, Internet and direct marketing retail, information technology services, life sciences tools and services, machinery, metals and mining, oil, gas and consumable fuels, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, and others. Investment adviser of the Fund is Eaton Vance Management.
EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED DIVERSIFIED EQUITY INCOME FUND 
