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Class R | Calvert Income Fund
CALVERT INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):R (CICRX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class R Calvert Income Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class R
Calvert Income Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.70%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.50%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.49%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.69%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.22%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.47%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 1.47% for Class R. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class R Calvert Income Fund
150 511 897 1,979
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 214% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class R shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class R shares prior to October 31, 2006, the inception date for Class R shares, reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class R share performance would have been lower than Class A share performance because Class R has higher class-specific expenses than Class A.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
7.81%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-7.79%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class R Calvert Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class R
4.65% 4.11% 3.54%
Class R After Taxes on Distributions
3.46% 2.98% 2.17%
Class R After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
2.62% 2.72% 2.22%
Barclays U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
7.53% 6.25% 5.46%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
7.07% 6.37% 5.28%
Class A, B, C and Y | Calvert Income Fund
CALVERT INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):A (CFICX)B (CBINX)C (CIFCX)Y (CIFYX)
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Calvert mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Choosing a Share Class” on page 52 and “Reduced Sales Charges” on page 56 of this Prospectus, and under “Method of Distribution” on page 40 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Class A, B, C and Y Calvert Income Fund
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 3.75%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) none [1] 4.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther [2] 1.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther [2] none
[1] Purchases of Class A shares at net asset value for accounts with $1,000,000 or more on which a finder’s fee has been paid by the Fund’s distributor are subject to a one-year contingent deferred sales charge of 0.80%.
[2] The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Class A, B, C and Y Calvert Income Fund
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class Y
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.70%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.70%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.30%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.47%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.24%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.19%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.25%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.17%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.94%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.89%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.

Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or hold your shares at the end of those periods;
your investment has a 5% return each year; and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Class A, B, C and Y Calvert Income Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A
498 757 1,036 1,830
Class B
620 879 1,164 2,054
Class C
297 609 1,047 2,264
Class Y
91 284 493 1,096
Expense Example, No Redemption Class A, B, C and Y Calvert Income Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class B
220 679 1,164 2,054
Class C
197 609 1,047 2,264
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 214% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.

Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class Y shares prior to February 29, 2008 (the Class Y shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class Y share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class Y has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
The return for each of the Fund’s other Classes of shares will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund’s shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A at NAV
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
7.78%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-7.72%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14) (with maximum sales charge deducted, if any)
The average total return table shows the Fund’s returns with the maximum sales charge deducted, and no sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison in the table.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares; after-tax returns for other Classes will vary.
Average Annual Total Returns Class A, B, C and Y Calvert Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
0.97% 3.53% 3.33%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions
(0.29%) 2.31% 1.87%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
0.54% 2.23% 2.01%
Class B
(0.11%) 3.42% 2.86%
Class C
3.14% 3.59% 3.01%
Class Y
5.24% 4.70% 4.00%
Barclays U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
7.53% 6.25% 5.46%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
7.07% 6.37% 5.28%
Class I | Calvert Income Fund
CALVERT INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):I (CINCX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class I Calvert Income Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I
Calvert Income Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.50%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.12%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.62%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year; and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class I Calvert Income Fund
6,336 19,852 34,578 77,422
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 214% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class I shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
8.03%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-7.52%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class I Calvert Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class I
5.50% 4.99% 4.40%
Class I After Taxes on Distributions
3.91% 3.50% 2.69%
Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
3.10% 3.26% 2.75%
Barclays U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
7.53% 6.25% 5.46%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
7.07% 6.37% 5.28%
Class I | Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
CALVERT SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):I (CDSIX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in short-term bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class I Calvert Short Duration Income Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I
Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.43%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.05%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.48%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year; and
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class I Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
4,908 15,401 26,864 60,373
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 168% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s average portfolio duration will range from one to three years.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class I shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
There were no shareholders in Class I for the period November 7, 2005, through April 21, 2006. Performance results for Class I shares for this period reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class I share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class I has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
5.16%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-1.45%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class I Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class I
1.30% 2.95% 4.16%
Class I After Taxes on Distributions
0.23% 1.79% 2.69%
Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
0.97% 1.88% 2.69%
Barclays 1-5 Year U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1.95% 3.42% 4.10%
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
0.70% 2.03% 2.69%
Class I | Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
CALVERT LONG-TERM INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):I (CLDIX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investments in longer-dated securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class I Calvert Long-Term Income Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)1
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I
Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) [1] 0.50%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees [1] none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): [1] 0.40%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) [1] 0.90%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1][2] (0.35%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) [1] 0.55%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] Based on actual expenses for the past fiscal year, adjusted for estimates of Class I specific expenses.
[2] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 0.55% for Class I. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class I Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
5,622 25,202 46,420 107,562
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 289% of its portfolio’s average value.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of ten years or more.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Maturity Risk. Average weighted portfolio maturity is the length of time, in days or years, until the securities held by a fund, on average, will mature or be redeemed by their issuers. The average portfolio maturity is weighted according to the dollar amounts invested in the various securities held by a fund. In general, the longer a fund’s average weighted portfolio maturity, the more its share price will fluctuate in response to changing interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class I shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class I shares prior to January 31, 2015 (the Class I shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class I share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class I has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
9/30/09
 
8.33%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
06/30/13
 
-5.49%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class I Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Inception Date
Class I
15.15% 8.02% 8.22% Jan. 31, 2015
Class I After Taxes on Distributions
12.95% 5.60% 5.90%  
Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
8.91% 5.39% 5.62%  
Barclays Long U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
16.39% 9.70% 7.09%  
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
7.07% 6.37% 5.28%  
Class I | Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
CALVERT ULTRA-SHORT INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):I (CULIX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in short-term bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class I Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I
Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.40%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 1629.17%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1629.57%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (1629.07%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.50%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 0.50% for Class I. Calvert has further agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses for Class I to 3.00% through January 31, 2025. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class I Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
5,113 69,073 135,617 313,978
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 154% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of floating-rate securities (e.g., corporate floating rate securities) and securities with durations of less than or equal to one year. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice before changing this 80% policy.
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (‘‘NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s average portfolio duration will be less than one year.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.

Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. The individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Because a significant portion of securities held by the Fund may have variable or floating interest rates, the amounts of the Fund’s monthly distributions to shareholders are expected to vary with fluctuations in market interest rates. Generally, when market interest rates fall, the amount of the distributions to shareholders will likewise decrease.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Portfolio duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Lag Risk for Interest Payments. There may be a lag between an actual change in the underlying interest rate benchmark and the reset time for an interest payment for a floating-rate security, which could harm or benefit the Fund, depending on the circumstances. For example, a floating-rate security that does not reset immediately would prevent the Fund from taking full advantage of rising interest rates. In a declining interest rate environment, however, the Fund would benefit from the lag since the Fund would not immediately be impacted by a decline in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class I shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class I shares prior to January 31, 2014 (the Class I shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class I share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class I has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
3.25%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
9/30/11
 
-0.78%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class I Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class I
0.74% 1.32% 0.70% Oct. 31, 2006
Class I After Taxes on Distributions
0.37% 0.80% 1.95% Oct. 31, 2006
Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
0.42% 0.82% 1.84% Oct. 31, 2006
Barclays Short Treasury Index 9-12 months (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
0.17% 0.37% 1.68% Oct. 31, 2006
Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
0.40% 0.92% 1.79% Oct. 31, 2006
Class I | Calvert Government Fund
CALVERT GOVERNMENT FUND Class (Ticker):I (CVGIX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, primarily through investment in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class I Calvert Government Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I
Calvert Government Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) [1] 0.45%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.32%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.77%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [2] (0.02%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.75%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] Management fees are restated to reflect current contractual fees rather than the fees paid during the previous fiscal year.
[2] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 0.75% for Class I. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated,
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class I Calvert Government Fund
7,659 24,400 42,587 95,229
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 835% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”), (ii) repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government Securities, and (iii) incidental for those investments, futures contracts that are related to U.S. Government Securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice before changing this 80% policy.
The Advisor allocates the Fund’s assets among different market sectors (e.g., U.S. Treasury or U.S. government agency) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity. There is no limit on the Fund’s average maturity.
The Fund also may invest in corporate debt securities, trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
NOTE: On December 10, 2014, the Board of Trustees for the Fund approved a plan of reorganization (the “Reorganization”) whereby the Fund will merge into Calvert Short Duration Income Fund.  The Reorganization, which is expected to be tax free to the shareholders of the Fund and which is subject to a number of closing conditions, including Fund shareholder approval, will entail the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Fund to Calvert Short Duration Income Fund in exchange for shares of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund.  Shareholders of the Fund will then receive shares of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, equivalent in aggregate net asset value to the aggregate net asset value to their shares in the Fund at the time of the Reorganization. The Fund will thereafter no longer exist.  These events are currently expected to occur on April 30, 2015.

Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. The individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable quality. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of trust preferred securities and the ability of holders of such securities to sell their holdings.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class I shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class I shares prior to April 30, 2011 (the Class I shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class I share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class I has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/12
 
2.17%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/13
 
-2.67%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class I Calvert Government Fund
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class I
3.24% 3.49% 4.19% Dec. 31, 2008
Class I After Taxes on Distributions
2.59% 2.57% 3.24% Dec. 31, 2008
Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
1.83% 2.39% 2.94% Dec. 31, 2008
Barclays U.S. Government Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
4.92% 3.70% 2.69% Dec. 31, 2008
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
5.85% 3.42% 3.33% Dec. 31, 2008
Class I | Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
CALVERT HIGH YIELD BOND FUND Class (Ticker):I (CYBIX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks high current income
and capital appreciation, secondarily.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees (USD $)
Shareholder Fee, Other Class I Calvert High Yield Bond Fund none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class I
Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.75%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.14%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.89%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.15%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.74%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 0.74% for Class I. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class I Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
7,558 26,886 47,837 108,228
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 228% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in high-yield, high-risk bonds, with varying maturities, including distressed securities that are in default. The Fund’s duration and maturity will be managed tactically based on the Advisor’s outlook for the fixed-income markets. For its investments, the Fund seeks to identify high yield bonds of companies that have the ability to make timely payments of principal and interest. Using fundamental credit analysis of companies, the Fund seeks to invest in companies whose financial condition gives them greater value relative to other companies in the high yield market, providing the further potential for capital appreciation. Consequently, capital appreciation is a secondary objective of the Fund. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield, high risk bonds, also known as “junk” bonds. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice before changing this 80% policy.
The Advisor will actively manage the Fund to take advantage of relative values of various sectors of the high yield market in order to seek high current income and secondarily, capital appreciation. The Fund will buy and sell securities based on its overall objective of achieving the highest possible total return.
The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements. In addition, the Fund may invest in foreign debt securities.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis, with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
Under certain market conditions, the Fund may opportunistically use a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
When a corporation issues a bond, it generally submits the security to one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”), such as Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”). These services evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer and assign a rating, based on their evaluation of the issuer’s ability to repay the bond. Bonds with ratings below Baa3 (Moody’s) or BBB- (Standard & Poor’s) are considered below investment grade and are commonly referred to as junk bonds. Some bonds are not rated at all. The Advisor determines the comparable rating quality of bonds that are not rated.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. The individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of trust preferred securities and the ability of holders of such securities to sell their holdings.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class I shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, Class I shares of Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. (“SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund”), were reorganized into the Class I shares of an identical and newly created series of The Calvert Fund, Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, which commenced operations on September 18, 2009. The performance results prior to September 18, 2009, for Class I shares reflect the performance of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund.
Calendar Year Total Returns
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
11.06%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-14.15%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class I Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class I
(0.77%) 8.94% 7.09%
Class I After Taxes on Distributions
(3.99%) 6.01% 4.36%
Class I After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
(0.31%) 5.77% 4.39%
BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
2.50% 8.88% 7.61%
Lipper High Yield Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
1.00% 7.86% 6.33%
Class A, C and Y | Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
CALVERT SHORT DURATION INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):A (CSDAX)C (CDICX)Y (CSDYX)
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in short-term bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Calvert mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Choosing a Share Class” on page 52 and “Reduced Sales Charges” on page 56 of this Prospectus, and under “Method of Distribution” on page 40 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Class A, C and Y Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 2.75%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) none [1] 1.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther [2] none
[1] Purchases of Class A shares at net asset value for accounts with $250,000 or more on which a finder’s fee has been paid by the Fund’s distributor are subject to a one-year contingent deferred sales charge of 0.50%.
[2] The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Class A, C and Y Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.63%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.63%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.63%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.26%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.17%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.13%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.14%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.80%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.76%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.06%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none none
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.08%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.80%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.76%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 1.08% for Class A. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or hold your shares at the end of those periods;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Class A, C and Y Calvert Short Duration Income Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A
382 621 880 1,618
Class C
283 566 975 2,116
Class Y
78 243 422 942
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class A, C and Y Calvert Short Duration Income Fund Class C
183 566 975 2,116
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 168% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s average portfolio duration will range from one to three years.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class Y shares prior to February 29, 2008 (the Class Y shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class Y share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class Y has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
The return for each of the Fund’s other Classes of shares will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund’s shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A at NAV
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
5.03%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-1.60%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14) (with maximum sales charge deducted, if any)
The average total return table shows the Fund’s returns with the maximum sales charge deducted, and no sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison in the table.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares; after-tax returns for other Classes will vary.
Average Annual Total Returns Class A, C and Y Calvert Short Duration Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
(2.10%) 1.79% 3.38%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions
(2.90%) 0.85% 2.09%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
(1.19%) 1.05% 2.15%
Class C
(1.01%) 1.62% 2.88%
Class Y
0.62% 1.46% 2.87%
Barclays 1-5 Year U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
1.95% 3.42% 4.10%
Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
0.70% 2.03% 2.69%
Class A, C and Y | Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
CALVERT HIGH YIELD BOND FUND Class (Ticker):A (CYBAX)C (CHBCX)Y (CYBYX)
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks high current income
and capital appreciation, secondarily.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Calvert mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Choosing a Share Class” on page 52 and “Reduced Sales Charges” on page 56 of this Prospectus, and under “Method of Distribution” on page 40 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Class A, C and Y Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 3.75%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) none [1] 1.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther [2] none
[1] Purchases of Class A shares at net asset value for accounts with $1,000,000 or more on which a finder’s fee has been paid by the Fund’s distributor are subject to a one-year contingent deferred sales charge of 0.80%.
[2] The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Class A, C and Y Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
Class A
Class C
Class Y
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.75%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.37%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.40%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.29%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.37%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.15%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.04%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.30%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.08%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.22%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.07%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.07%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.82%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 1.07% for Class A, 2.07% for Class C, and 0.82% for Class Y. Calvert has further agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses for Class Y to 3.00% through January 31, 2023. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or hold your shares at the end of those periods;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Class A, C and Y Calvert High Yield Bond Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A
480 764 1,069 1,934
Class C
310 665 1,147 2,476
Class Y
84 309 553 1,251
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class A, C and Y Calvert High Yield Bond Fund Class C
210 665 1,147 2,476
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 228% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in high-yield, high-risk bonds, with varying maturities, including distressed securities that are in default. The Fund’s duration and maturity will be managed tactically based on the Advisor’s outlook for the fixed-income markets. For its investments, the Fund seeks to identify high yield bonds of companies that have the ability to make timely payments of principal and interest. Using fundamental credit analysis of companies, the Fund seeks to invest in companies whose financial condition gives them greater value relative to other companies in the high yield market, providing the further potential for capital appreciation. Consequently, capital appreciation is a secondary objective of the Fund. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield, high risk bonds, also known as “junk” bonds. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice before changing this 80% policy.
The Advisor will actively manage the Fund to take advantage of relative values of various sectors of the high yield market in order to seek high current income and secondarily, capital appreciation. The Fund will buy and sell securities based on its overall objective of achieving the highest possible total return.
The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements. In addition, the Fund may invest in foreign debt securities.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
Under certain market conditions, the Fund may opportunistically use a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
When a corporation issues a bond, it generally submits the security to one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”) such as Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”). These services evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer and assign a rating, based on their evaluation of the issuer’s ability to repay the bond. Bonds with ratings below Baa3 (Moody’s) or BBB- (Standard & Poor’s) are considered below investment grade and are commonly referred to as junk bonds. Some bonds are not rated at all. The Advisor determines the comparable rating quality of bonds that are not rated.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises). Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. The individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Portfolio duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.

Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, Class A shares of Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. (“SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund”), were reorganized into the Class A shares of an identical and newly created series of The Calvert Fund, Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, which commenced operations on September 18, 2009. The performance results prior to September 18, 2009, for Class A shares reflect the performance of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund. In addition, performance results for Class A shares prior to February 1, 2007, the inception date for Class A shares of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, reflect the performance of Class I shares of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, adjusted for the 12b-1 distribution fees applicable to Class A.
Performance results for Class C shares prior to October 31, 2011 (the Class C shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class C share performance would have been lower than Class A share performance because Class C has higher class-specific expenses than Class A.
Performance results for Class Y shares prior to July 29, 2011 (the Class Y shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class Y share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class Y has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
The return for each of the Fund’s other Classes of shares will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon the expenses of that Class.
The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund’s shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A at NAV
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
10.92%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
12/31/08
 
-14.17%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14) (with maximum sales charge deducted, if any)
The average total return table shows the Fund’s returns with the maximum sales charge deducted, and no sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison in the table.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class A, C and Y Calvert High Yield Bond Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
(4.79%) 7.54% 6.25%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions
(7.74%) 4.87% 3.72%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
(2.59%) 4.76% 3.80%
Class C
(3.05%) 7.67% 6.31%
Class Y
(0.84%) 8.56% 6.75%
BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
2.50% 8.88% 7.61%
Lipper High Yield Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
1.00% 7.86% 6.33%
Class A | Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
CALVERT LONG-TERM INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):A (CLDAX)  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investments in longer-dated securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Calvert mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Choosing a Share Class” on page 52 and “Reduced Sales Charges” on page 56 of this Prospectus, and under “Method of Distribution” on page 40 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Class A
Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 3.75%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) [1] none
[1] Purchases of Class A shares at net asset value for accounts with $1,000,000 or more on which a finder’s fee has been paid by the Fund’s distributor are subject to a one-year contingent deferred sales charge of 0.80%.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Class A
Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.68%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.34%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.27%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.02%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.25%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 1.25% for Class A. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
498 761 1,044 1,850
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 289% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of ten years or more.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Maturity Risk. Average weighted portfolio maturity is the length of time, in days or years, until the securities held by a fund, on average, will mature or be redeemed by their issuers. The average portfolio maturity is weighted according to the dollar amounts invested in the various securities held by a fund. In general, the longer a fund’s average weighted portfolio maturity, the more its share price will fluctuate in response to changing interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (those rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund’s shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A at NAV
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
9/30/09
 
8.33%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
06/30/13
 
-5.49%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14) (with maximum sales charge deducted, if any)
The average total return table shows the Fund’s returns with the maximum sales charge deducted, and no sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison in the table. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class A Calvert Long-Term Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
10.85% 7.20% 7.81%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions
8.74% 4.79% 5.50%
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
6.47% 4.73% 5.27%
Barclays Long U.S. Credit Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
16.39% 9.70% 7.09%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
7.07% 6.37% 5.28%
Class A and Y | Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
CALVERT ULTRA-SHORT INCOME FUND Class (Ticker):A (CULAX)Y (CULYX) 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, through investment in short-term bonds and income-producing securities.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Calvert mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Choosing a Share Class” on page 52 and “Reduced Sales Charges” on page 56 of this Prospectus, and under “Method of Distribution” on page 40 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Class A and Y Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
Class A
Class Y
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 1.25%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) none [1] none
[1] Purchases of Class A shares at net asset value for accounts with $250,000 or more on which a finder’s fee has been paid by the Fund’s distributor are subject to a one-year contingent deferred sales charge of 0.15%.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Class A and Y Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
Class A
Class Y
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.55%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.55%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.24%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.04%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.67%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.15%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets none
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 0.89%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.67%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses through 1/31/2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 0.89% for Class A. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Class A and Y Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A
215 437 677 1,367
Class Y
68 214 373 835
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 154% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of floating-rate securities (e.g., corporate floating rate securities) and securities with durations of less than or equal to one year. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice before changing this 80% policy.
The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its net assets in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities, as assessed at the time of purchase. A debt security is investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating of BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”) or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (‘‘NRSRO”), including Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Ratings, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund invests principally in bonds issued by U.S. corporations, the U.S. Government or its agencies, and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). The Fund also may invest in trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below-investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”), including distressed securities that are in default. A debt security is below investment grade when assigned a credit quality rating below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or an equivalent rating by another NRSRO, or if unrated, considered to be of comparable credit quality by the Fund’s Advisor.
The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. Foreign debt securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
The Fund is “non-diversified,” which means it may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers and invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a “diversified” fund.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund’s average portfolio duration will be less than one year.
The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Non-Diversification Risk. Because the Fund may hold securities of a smaller number of issuers or invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer than a diversified fund, the gains or losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund than on a diversified fund.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs such as FNMA and FHLMC are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. The individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Because a significant portion of securities held by the Fund may have variable or floating interest rates, the amounts of the Fund’s monthly distributions to shareholders are expected to vary with fluctuations in market interest rates. Generally, when market interest rates fall, the amount of the distributions to shareholders will likewise decrease.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Lag Risk for Interest Payments. There may be a lag between an actual change in the underlying interest rate benchmark and the reset time for an interest payment for a floating-rate security, which could harm or benefit the Fund, depending on the circumstances. For example, a floating-rate security that does not reset immediately would prevent the Fund from taking full advantage of rising interest rates. In a declining interest rate environment, however, the Fund would benefit from the lag since the Fund would not immediately be impacted by a decline in interest rates.
Junk Bond Risk. Investments in junk bonds can involve a substantial risk of loss. Junk bonds are considered to be speculative with respect to the issuer’s ability to pay interest and principal. These securities, which are rated below investment grade, have a higher risk of issuer default, are subject to greater price volatility than investment grade securities and may be illiquid.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. For bonds in default (rated “D” by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent by another NRSRO), there is a significant risk that these bonds will not achieve their original value.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an NRSRO.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad. Other risks result from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and foreign issuers and markets are subject, and the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. Foreign securities include ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.
Foreign Currency Risk. Securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar value of an investment denominated in that currency will typically fall. ADRs indirectly bear currency risk because they represent an interest in securities that are not denominated in U.S. dollars.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
Performance results for Class Y shares prior to May 28, 2010 (the Class Y shares’ inception date) reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value. Actual Class Y share performance would have been higher than Class A share performance because Class Y has lower class-specific expenses than Class A.
The return for each of the Fund’s other Classes of shares will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon the expenses of that Class.
The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund’s shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A at NAV
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
6/30/09
 
3.25%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
09/30/11
 
-0.78%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14) (with maximum sales charge deducted, if any)
The average total return table shows the Fund’s returns with the maximum sales charge deducted, and no sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison in the table.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares.
Average Annual Total Returns Class A and Y Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A
(0.73%) 1.02% 2.60% Oct. 31, 2006
Class A After Taxes on Distributions
(1.02%) 0.52% 1.77% Oct. 31, 2006
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
(0.41%) 0.60% 1.70% Oct. 31, 2006
Class Y
0.62% 1.46% 2.87% Oct. 31, 2006
Barclays Short Treasury Index 9-12 months (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
0.17% 0.37% 1.68% Oct. 31, 2006
Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
0.40% 0.92% 1.79% Oct. 31, 2006
Class A and C | Calvert Government Fund
CALVERT GOVERNMENT FUND Class (Ticker):A (CGVAX)C (CGVCX) 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, primarily through investment in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Calvert mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Choosing a Share Class” on page 52 and “Reduced Sales Charges” on page 56 of this Prospectus, and under “Method of Distribution” on page 40 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees Class A and C Calvert Government Fund
Class A
Class C
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 3.75%rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) none [1] 1.00%rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther [2]
[1] Purchases of Class A shares at net asset value for accounts with $1,000,000 or more on which a finder’s fee has been paid by the Fund’s distributor are subject to a one-year contingent deferred sales charge of 0.80%.
[2] The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses Class A and C Calvert Government Fund
Class A
Class C
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.45%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.45%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.65%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.64%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.35%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 2.09%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.25%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.05%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.10%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.04%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] The investment advisor has agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses for Class A and Class C through January 31, 2016. Direct net operating expenses will not exceed 1.10% for Class A and 2.04% for Class C. Calvert has further agreed to contractually limit direct net annual fund operating expenses for Class C to 5.00% through January 31, 2023. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense limitation before the contractual period expires, upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
The contingent deferred sales charge decreases over time.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or hold your shares at the end of those periods;
your investment has a 5% return each year;
the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same; and
any Calvert expense limitation is in effect for the period indicated in the fee table above.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example Class A and C Calvert Government Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Class A
483 763 1,064 1,917
Class C
307 650 1,119 2,417
Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class A and C Calvert Government Fund Class C
207 650 1,119 2,417
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (“turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the “Example”, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 835% of its portfolio’s average value.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in (i) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”), (ii) repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government Securities and (iii) incidental to those investments, futures contracts that are related to U.S. Government Securities. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice before changing this 80% policy.
The Advisor allocates the Fund’s assets among different market sectors (e.g., U.S. Treasury or U.S. government agency) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity. There is no limit on the Fund’s average maturity.
The Fund also may invest in corporate debt securities, trust preferred securities, taxable municipal securities, leveraged loans, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), including commercial mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements.
The Fund may invest in securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans or other assets assembled for sale to investors by various U.S. governmental agencies, government-related organizations and private issuers. These investments may include derivative securities such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and ABS.
The Fund uses an active trading strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental income. The Fund’s investment process is enhanced by the Advisor’s integrated investment research, which seeks to add value by complementing traditional fundamental security analysis with the Advisor’s proprietary assessment of critical environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The Fund seeks to apply ESG integration across sectors and holdings as part of its risk and opportunity assessment.
The Fund uses a hedging technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts to manage the duration of the Fund and hedge interest rate risk.
Tobacco Exclusion. The Fund seeks to avoid investing in companies classified under the tobacco industry sector of the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, the Barclays U.S. High Yield Index or the Barclays Global Emerging Market Index; or, in the opinion of the Fund’s Advisor, any similar securities in the Barclays Municipal Index.
NOTE: On December 10, 2014, the Board of Trustees for the Fund approved a plan of reorganization (the “Reorganization”) whereby the Fund will merge into Calvert Short Duration Income Fund. The Reorganization, which is expected to be tax free to the shareholders of the Fund and which is subject to a number of closing conditions, including Fund shareholder approval, will entail the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Fund to Calvert Short Duration Income Fund in exchange for shares of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund. Shareholders of the Fund will then receive shares of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, equivalent in aggregate net asset value to the aggregate net asset value to their shares in the Fund at the time of the Reorganization. The Fund will thereafter no longer exist. These events are currently expected to occur on April 30, 2015.
Principal Risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the risks described below. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bond Market Risk. The market prices of bonds held by the Fund may fall.
Credit Risk. The credit quality of fixed-income securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. The value of investments in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. These securities are also subject to the risk that borrowers will prepay the principal on their loans more quickly than expected (prepayment risk) or more slowly than expected (extension risk), which will affect the yield, average life and price of the securities. In addition, faster than expected prepayments may cause the Fund to invest the prepaid principal in lower yielding securities and slower than expected prepayments may reduce the potential for the Fund to invest in higher yielding securities.
Mortgage-Backed Security Risk (Government-Sponsored Enterprises).  Debt and mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Such securities are only supported by the credit of the applicable GSE. The U.S. government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other GSEs in the future.
Leveraged Loan Risk. Leveraged loans are subject to the risks typically associated with debt securities, such as credit risk discussed above. The loans in which the Fund will invest are expected to be below-investment-grade quality and to bear interest at a floating rate that resets periodically. In addition, leveraged loans, which typically hold a senior position in the capital structure of a borrower, are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such loans to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of leveraged loans. Leveraged loans are also subject to the risk that the value of the collateral, if any, securing a loan may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. Some leveraged loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities and others are illiquid, which may make it more difficult for the Fund to value them or dispose of them at an acceptable price. Leveraged loans are usually more credit sensitive than investment-grade securities.
Management Risk. Individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result.
Interest Rate Risk. A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-term securities are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Portfolio Duration Risk. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fund’s average portfolio duration, the more sensitive the fund will be to changes in interest rates.
Unrated Security Risk. Unrated securities may be less liquid than rated securities determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Advisor. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the Advisor’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Taxable Municipal Bond Risk. Taxable municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and certain additional risks. The Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects or industrial development bonds.
Trust Preferred Securities Risk. Trust preferred securities are preferred stocks issued by a special purpose trust subsidiary backed by subordinated debt of the corporate parent. Trust preferred securities are subject to unique risks, which include the fact that dividend payments will only be paid if interest payments on the underlying obligations are made, which interest payments are dependent on the financial condition of the parent corporation. There is also the risk that the underlying obligations, and thus the trust preferred securities, may be prepaid after a stated call date or as a result of certain tax or regulatory events, resulting in a lower yield to maturity.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation and Structured Asset-Backed Securities Risk. A CMO is a multiclass bond that is backed by a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. A structured ABS is a multiclass bond that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans or student loans. A CMO or structured ABS is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, if the Fund holds a class of a CMO or a structured ABS that is subordinated to other classes backed by the same pool of collateral, the likelihood that the Fund will receive payments of principal may be substantially limited.
Repurchase Agreement Risk. A repurchase agreement exposes the Fund to the risk that the party that sells the security may default on its obligation to repurchase the security. The Fund may lose money because it cannot sell the security at the agreed-upon time and price or the security may lose value before it can be sold.
Active Trading Strategy Risk. The Fund employs an active style that seeks to position the Fund with securities that offer the greatest price appreciation while minimizing risk. This style can result in higher turnover (exceeding 100%), may translate to higher transaction costs and may increase your tax liability.
ESG Strategy Risk. The ESG strategies used by an investment manager may fail to produce the intended result. In addition, information used to evaluate the ESG performance of issuers and industries may not be readily available, complete, or accurate, which could negatively impact both the investment manager's application of ESG standards and Fund performance.
Tobacco Exclusion Risk. Because the Fund avoids investing in certain tobacco-related securities, the Fund may forego a profitable investment opportunity and the associated return.
Futures Contracts Risk. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The price of futures can be highly volatile; using them could lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show the Fund’s annual returns and its long-term performance, which give some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund’s performance over time with that of a benchmark and a peer average. The performance reflected in the bar chart and table assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. For updated performance information, visit www.calvert.com.
The return for each of the Fund’s other Classes of shares will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund’s shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return.
Calendar Year Total Returns for Class A at NAV
Bar Chart
 
Quarter
Ended
 
Total
Return
Best Quarter (of periods shown)
9/30/09
 
4.42%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown)
06/30/13
 
-2.75%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-14) (with maximum sales charge deducted, if any)
The average total return table shows the Fund’s returns with the maximum sales charge deducted, and no sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison in the table.
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through a tax-deferred arrangement such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be higher than the return before taxes because the calculation assumes that shareholders receive a tax benefit for capital losses incurred on the sale of their shares. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares; after-tax returns for other Classes will vary.
Average Annual Total Returns Class A and C Calvert Government Fund
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception
Inception Date
Class A
(0.85%) 2.49% 3.36% Dec. 31, 2008
Class A After Taxes on Distributions
(1.34%) 1.67% 2.49% Dec. 31, 2008
Class A After Taxes on Distributions and Sales
(0.48%) 1.65% 2.32% Dec. 31, 2008
Class C
0.91% 2.23% 3.00% Dec. 31, 2008
Barclays U.S. Government Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
4.92% 3.70% 2.69% Dec. 31, 2008
Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Avg. (reflects no deduction for taxes)
5.85% 3.42% 3.33% Dec. 31, 2008