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EATON VANCE CASH MANAGEMENT FUND
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE ADVANTAGE FUND
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE FUND
EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE & HIGH INCOME FUND
EATON VANCE MONEY MARKET FUND
Supplement to Statements of Additional Information dated March 1, 2009

The following replaces “Lending Portfolio Securities.” or “Securities Lending.” (as applicable) under “Strategies and Risks”:

Securities Lending. A Portfolio may lend up to one-third of the value of its total assets (including borrowings) or such other amount as is permitted under relevant law. A Portfolio may seek to earn income by lending portfolio securities to broker-dealers or other institutional borrowers. As with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the securities loaned if the borrower of the securities fails financially. Loans only will be made to firms that have been approved by the investment adviser. The investment adviser or securities lending agent will periodically monitor the financial condition of such organizations while any loans are outstanding. In addition, loans will only be made when the investment adviser believes the expected returns, net of expenses, justify the attendant risk. Securities loans currently are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents (such as money market instruments) or other liquid securities held by the custodian and maintained in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Distributions of any income realized from securities loans will be taxable as ordinary income. A Portfolio may receive loan fees in connection with loans of securities for which there is a special demand.

Securities loans may result in delays in recovering, or a failure of the borrower to return, the loaned securities. The defaulting borrower ordinarily would be liable to a Portfolio for any losses resulting from such delays or failures, and the collateral provided in connection with the loan normally would also be available for that purpose. Securities loans normally may be terminated by either a Portfolio or the borrower at any time. Upon termination and return of the loaned securities, a Portfolio would be required to return the related collateral to the borrower and, if this collateral has been reinvested, it may be required to liquidate portfolio securities in order to do so. To the extent that such securities have decreased in value, this may result in a portfolio realizing a loss at a time when it would not otherwise do so. A Portfolio also may incur losses if it is unable to reinvest cash collateral at rates higher than applicable rebate rates paid to borrowers and related administrative costs.

A Portfolio will receive amounts equivalent to any interest or other distributions paid on securities while they are on loan, and a Portfolio will not be entitled to exercise voting or other beneficial rights on loaned securities. A Portfolio will exercise its right to terminate loans and thereby regain these rights whenever the investment adviser considers it to be in a Portfolio’s interest to do so, taking into account the related loss of reinvestment income and other factors.

Cash collateral received by a Portfolio in respect of loaned securities is invested in Eaton Vance Cash Collateral Fund, LLC (“Cash Collateral Fund”). The investment objective of Cash Collateral Fund is to provide as high a rate of income as may be consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. While not a registered money market mutual fund, Cash Collateral Fund conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Cash Collateral Fund invests in high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments of domestic and foreign issuers, including U.S. Government securities and prime commercial paper. When appropriate, Cash Collateral Fund may also invest in other high-grade, short-term obligations including certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and other short-term securities issued by domestic or foreign banks or their subsidiaries or branches. Cash Collateral Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and for future delivery by means of “forward commitments.” Cash Collateral Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Cash Collateral Fund may invest without limit in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign issuers, including foreign banks. Cash Collateral Fund does not limit the amount of its assets that can be invested in one type of instrument or in any foreign country. Information about the portfolio holdings of Cash Collateral Fund is available on request.

Consistent with its investment objective, Cash Collateral Fund attempts to maximize yields by portfolio trading and by buying and selling portfolio investments in anticipation of or in response to changing economic and money market conditions and trends. Cash Collateral Fund also may invest to take advantage of what Eaton Vance Management (“Eaton Vance”) believes to be temporary disparities in yields of different segments of the money market or among particular instruments within the same segment of the market.

As compensation for its services as manager, Eaton Vance is paid a fee at a rate of 0.08% annually of the average daily net assets of Cash Collateral Fund. Eaton Vance pays all of Cash Collateral Fund’s custody, audit and other ordinary operating expenses, excluding extraordinary, non-recurring items such as expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, claims and reorganization expenses.  Payments to Eaton Vance for managing Cash Collateral Fund are in addition to the investment advisory fee paid by a Portfolio.

September 8, 2009