MSIM Adds to ETF Platform with Conversion of Short Duration Income Mutual Fund to ETF

Business Wire 17-Jun-2024 9:30 AM

Morgan Stanley Investment Management ("MSIM") today announced it has completed the conversion of a fixed income mutual fund to an exchange-traded fund ("ETF"). The latest addition to the ETF platform follows the conversion of two fixed income mutual funds to ETFs in March 2024 and expands MSIM's offering to eight active fixed income ETFs.

The below strategy is available as an ETF as of today:

EVSD seeks to primarily invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. government securities, corporate bonds, and mortgage- and asset-backed securities and seeks to maintain an average duration of approximately three years or less.

With this conversion, the MSIM active fixed income ETF offering now includes:

• Calvert Ultra-Short Investment Grade ETF (NYSE:CVSB)
• Eaton Vance Ultra-Short Income ETF (NYSE:EVSB)
• Eaton Vance High Yield ETF (NYSE:EVHY)
• Eaton Vance Intermediate Municipal Income (NYSE:EVIM)
• Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF (NYSE:EVLN)
• Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (NYSE:EVTR)
• Eaton Vance Short Duration Municipal Income ETF (NYSE:EVSM)
• Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF (NASDAQ:EVSD)

MSIM's ETF platform is comprised of 15 total products including six Calvert-branded ETFs, one Parametric-branded alternative income strategy, one Parametric-branded hedged equity strategy, and the seven Eaton Vance-branded fixed income strategies. Launched in early 2023, the platform has grown to over $2 billion in assets.

About Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has more than 1,400 investment professionals around the world and $1.5 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of March 31, 2024. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. For further information about Morgan Stanley Investment Management, please visit www.morganstanley.com/im.

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For more information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

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Eaton Vance, Parametric and Calvert are part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. is the adviser to the ETFs.

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