The investment adviser will reportto the Fund’s Board of Trustees any votes cast contrary to the Guidelines or Agent recommendations, as applicable, no less than annually.Theinvestment adviser’s Global Proxy Group is responsible for monitoring and resolving possible material conflicts with respect to proxy voting.
Where more than one analyst covers a particular company and the recommendations of such analysts voting a proposal conflict, the investmentadviser’s Global Proxy Group (described below) will review such recommendations and any other available information related to the proposal and determine the manner in which it should be voted, which may result in different recommendations forthe Fund that may differ from other clients of the investment adviser.The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to theregistrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report hasbeen signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.The investment adviser has appointed a Proxy Administrator to assist in thecoordination of the voting of client proxies (including the Fund’s) in accordance with the Guidelines and the Policies. The investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between any of its clients andthe investment adviser or any of its affiliates by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. View the latest EV financial statements, income statements and financial ratios. December 31, 2019 . If it is determined that a material conflict exists, the investment adviser will seekinstruction on how the proxy should be voted from the Fund’s Board of Trustees, or any committee or subcommittee identified by the Board. If a company on the list is also a Proxy Company, the Proxy Administrator will report that fact to the Global Proxy Group. Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (ETJ) Annual Report .
Previously, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP (a registered public accounting firm),including as Senior Partner. Where more than one analyst covers a particular company and the recommendations of such analysts voting a proposal conflict, the investmentadviser’s Global Proxy Group (described below) will review such recommendations and any other available information related to the proposal and determine the manner in which it should be voted, which may result in different recommendations forthe Fund that may differ from other clients of the investment adviser.
The Agent is required tovote all proxies in accordance with customized proxy voting guidelines (the “Guidelines”) and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies.Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonablyrelated to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.The following table shows, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listedcategories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category.
Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee and audit committee financial expert of other mutual fund complexes. The underlying investment companies may be managed by this portfolio manager oranother portfolio manager. This Annual Report on Form 10-K for Eaton Vance Corp. (“Eaton Vance” or “the Company”) includes statements that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our expectations, intentions or strategies regarding the future.