UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-23803
Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Portfolio
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Deidre E. Walsh
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
October 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
April 30, 2025
Date of Reporting Period
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not required in this filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not required in this filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not required in this filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
(a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Inflation Swaps (Centrally Cleared) | |||||||||
Notional Amount (000's omitted) |
Portfolio Pays/Receives Return on Reference Index |
Reference Index | Portfolio Pays/Receives Rate |
Annual Rate |
Termination Date |
Value | Unamortized Upfront Receipts (Payments) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD | 20,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 3.00% (pays upon termination) |
1/4/27 | $1,024,616 | $ — | $1,024,616 |
USD | 20,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 2.82% (pays upon termination) |
2/11/27 | 1,054,174 | — | 1,054,174 |
USD | 30,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 3.61% (pays upon termination) |
3/23/27 | 111,672 | — | 111,672 |
USD | 10,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 2.55% (pays upon termination) |
4/19/27 | 1,138,847 | — | 1,138,847 |
USD | 15,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 3.24% (pays upon termination) |
11/19/27 | 562,184 | — | 562,184 |
USD | 10,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 2.51% (pays upon termination) |
4/25/29 | 5,973 | — | 5,973 |
USD | 20,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 2.64% (pays upon termination) |
2/13/30 | (78,304) | — | (78,304) |
USD | 15,000 | Receives | Return on CPI-U (NSA) (pays upon termination) |
Pays | 2.36% (pays upon termination) |
4/24/30 | 68,676 | (42,150) | 26,526 |
$3,887,838 | $(42,150) | $3,845,688 |
April 30, 2025 | |
Assets | |
Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost $351,155,833) | $355,779,597 |
Affiliated investments, at value (identified cost $38,980,909) | 39,051,465 |
Deposits for derivatives collateral - centrally cleared derivatives | 3,604,469 |
Interest receivable | 578,102 |
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments | 115,113 |
Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared derivatives | 95,640 |
Receivable from affiliates | 3,330 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 14,110 |
Total assets | $399,241,826 |
Liabilities | |
Payable to affiliates: | |
Investment adviser fee | $149,009 |
Trustees' fees | 1,846 |
Trustees' deferred compensation plan | 14,110 |
Payable for custodian fee | 36,201 |
Payable for legal and accounting services | 36,854 |
Accrued expenses | 27,196 |
Total liabilities | $265,216 |
Net Assets applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio | $398,976,610 |
Six Months Ended | |
April 30, 2025 | |
Investment Income | |
Dividend income from affiliated investments | $308,162 |
Interest income | 6,820,691 |
Total investment income | $7,128,853 |
Expenses | |
Investment adviser fee | $792,795 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | 10,766 |
Custodian fee | 69,817 |
Legal and accounting services | 41,972 |
Miscellaneous | 6,595 |
Total expenses | $921,945 |
Deduct: | |
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliates | $11,046 |
Total expense reductions | $11,046 |
Net expenses | $910,899 |
Net investment income | $6,217,954 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss): | |
Investment transactions | $(1,354,859) |
Swap contracts | 776,048 |
Net realized loss | $(578,811) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | |
Investments | $9,583,101 |
Investments - affiliated investments | 73,706 |
Swap contracts | 874,909 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $10,531,716 |
Net realized and unrealized gain | $9,952,905 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $16,170,859 |
Six Months Ended April 30, 2025 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended October 31, 2024 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
From operations: | ||
Net investment income | $6,217,954 | $10,499,478 |
Net realized loss | (578,811) | (12,470,501) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 10,531,716 | 27,346,515 |
Net increase in net assets from operations | $16,170,859 | $25,375,492 |
Capital transactions: | ||
Contributions | $73,926,502 | $23,342,399 |
Withdrawals | (38,457,379) | (166,469,079) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions | $35,469,123 | $(143,126,680) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | $51,639,982 | $(117,751,188) |
Net Assets | ||
At beginning of period | $347,336,628 | $465,087,816 |
At end of period | $398,976,610 | $347,336,628 |
Six Months Ended April 30, 2025 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended October 31, | Period Ended October 31, | ||
2024 | 2023 | 2022(1) | ||
Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(2) | ||||
Total expenses | 0.52%(3) | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50%(3) |
Net expenses | 0.52%(3)(4) | 0.50%(4) | 0.50%(4) | 0.50%(3)(4) |
Net investment income | 3.53%(3) | 2.68% | 2.60% | 5.38%(3) |
Portfolio Turnover | 28%(5) | 25% | 17%(6) | 9%(5)(6) |
Total Return | 4.53%(5) | 6.54% | 1.90% | (2.95)%(5) |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | $398,977 | $347,337 | $465,088 | $777,145 |
(1) | For the period from the commencement of operations, May 23, 2022, to October 31, 2022. |
(2) | Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Portfolio. |
(3) | Annualized. |
(4) | Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Portfolio’s investment in the Liquidity Fund and in other affiliated funds (equal to less than 0.01% of average daily net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2025 and less than 0.005% of average daily net assets for the years ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 and the period ended October 31, 2022). |
(5) | Not annualized. |
(6) | Includes the effect of To Be Announced (TBA) transactions. |
Average Daily Net Assets | Annual Fee Rate |
Up to $1 billion | 0.45% |
$1 billion but less than $2.5 billion | 0.43% |
$2.5 billion but less than $5 billion | 0.41% |
$5 billion and over | 0.40% |
Purchases | Sales | |
Investments (non-U.S. Government) | $18,094,239 | $6,792,646 |
U.S. Government and Agency Securities | 98,087,469 | 89,700,319 |
$116,181,708 | $96,492,965 |
Aggregate cost | $390,146,301 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $9,664,793 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,134,344) |
Net unrealized appreciation | $8,530,449 |
Fair Value | ||
Derivative | Asset Derivative | Liability Derivative |
Swap contracts (centrally cleared) | $3,966,142(1) | $(78,304)(1) |
(1) | Only the current day’s variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared derivatives, as applicable. |
Derivative | Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
Swap contracts | $776,048(1) | $874,909(2) |
(1) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss): Swap contracts. |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): Swap contracts. |
Name | Value, beginning of period |
Purchases | Sales proceeds |
Net realized gain (loss) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
Value, end of period |
Dividend income |
Shares, end of period |
Exchange-Traded Funds | ||||||||
Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF | $ — | $ 9,419,220 | $ — | $ — | $50,040 | $ 9,469,260 | $121,747 | 186,000 |
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF | — | 4,854,519 | — | — | 33,206 | 4,887,725 | 18,860 | 96,500 |
Eaton Vance Ultra-Short Income ETF | 1,063,440 | 3,820,500 | — | — | (9,540) | 4,874,400 | 53,127 | 96,000 |
Short-Term Investments | ||||||||
Liquidity Fund | 1,213,189 | 77,592,559 | (58,985,668) | — | — | 19,820,080 | 114,428 | 19,820,080 |
Total | $ — | $73,706 | $39,051,465 | $308,162 |
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Asset-Backed Securities | $ — | $ 2,197,820 | $ — | $ 2,197,820 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 9,742,384 | — | 9,742,384 |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 19,231,385 | — | — | 19,231,385 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 343,839,393 | — | 343,839,393 |
Short-Term Investments | 19,820,080 | — | — | 19,820,080 |
Total Investments | $39,051,465 | $355,779,597 | $ — | $394,831,062 |
Swap Contracts | $ — | $ 3,966,142 | $ — | $ 3,966,142 |
Total | $39,051,465 | $359,745,739 | $ — | $398,797,204 |
Liability Description | ||||
Swap Contracts | $ — | $ (78,304) | $ — | $ (78,304) |
Total | $ — | $ (78,304) | $ — | $ (78,304) |
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
Not applicable.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominee to the Portfolio’s Board of Trustees since the Portfolio last provided disclosure in response to this item.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures
(a) | It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits
(a)(1) | Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2). |
(a)(2)(i) |
(a)(2)(ii) |
(b) |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Portfolio
By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping | |
Kenneth A. Topping | ||
Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | June 24, 2025 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ James F. Kirchner | |
James F. Kirchner | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: | June 24, 2025 | |
By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Topping | |
Kenneth A. Topping | ||
Principal Executive Officer | ||
Date: | June 24, 2025 |