Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV)

Eaton Vance Corp. manages investment funds and provides investment management and counseling services to high-net-worth individuals and institutions. It manages and distributes a wide range of investment products and services. The company operates in one business segment, as an Investment Adviser to Funds and Separate Accounts. The Investment Adviser to Funds and Separate Accounts segment provides investment solutions that includes tax-managed equity, value equity, equity income, structured emerging market equity, floating-rate bank loan, municipal bond, investment grade, global and high-yield bond investing. It also serves clients who access investment management services on a direct basis. The company also offers investment strategies and wealth management solutions such as equity, income investment, retail marketing strategies as well as commodity-based investments and a spectrum of absolute return strategies. The equity strategies encompass a diversity of investment objectives, risk profiles, income levels and geographic representation. The income investment strategies include a broad duration and credit quality range and encompass both taxable and tax-free investments. The retail marketing strategy is to distribute funds and separately managed accounts through financial intermediaries in the advice channel. The company's distribution partners include national and regional broker/dealers, independent broker/dealers, independent financial advisors, banks and insurance companies. Eaton Vance was founded by Charles J. Eaton, Jr. and John G. Howard in 1924 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.