Eaton Vance is one of the oldest financial services firms in the United States, with a history dating to 1924. Reflecting the traditional values of its home in Boston, MA, Eaton Vance established its reputation as an investment manager for wealthy individuals by offering a conservative approach to managing money and an uncompromising commitment to integrity and quality.

Having earned the confidence and trust of investors for more than seven decades, Eaton Vance holds a prominent place in the financial services industry at the beginning of the 21st century. Today, Eaton Vance offers innovative, comprehensive wealth management solutions that seek to deliver consistent performance, guided by proven investment principles and experience in both up and down markets. This compelling combination of tradition, experience, innovation, and performance has helped make Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many of today's individual and institutional investors.

Eaton Vance, and its subsidiaries, manages open-end and closed-end mutual funds, separately managed accounts, institutional and high-net worth accounts. As of December 31st 2006 the firm had a total of $133.1 billion in assets under management.