N-CSR 1 d255924dncsr.htm CALVERT MANAGEMENT SERIES Calvert Management Series

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-03101

 

 

CALVERT MANAGEMENT SERIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Deidre E. Walsh

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(202) 238-2200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

December 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

December 31, 2021

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 



Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2021


 


Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund and the other funds it manages. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser is subject to CFTC regulation.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-368-2745.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Economic and Market Conditions
During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2021, the U.S. fixed-income market was influenced by several key events: a change in U.S. federal government leadership, the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines, and the reopening of the U.S. economy. Against that background, fixed-income returns were generally weak, while equity markets posted strong returns as optimism about the economic reopening returned to the market.
The period began with multiple drugmakers announcing successful clinical trials in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. During the first quarter of the period, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) maintained accommodative monetary policies and Congress passed $900 billion in additional fiscal stimulus. Stocks performed well, credit spreads tightened, and long-term U.S. Treasury yields rose as the U.S. dollar weakened during the first quarter. Bond markets suffered in the first quarter as the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index posted its worst quarterly return in 40 years.
During the second quarter of 2021, global equity markets grew in value, while fixed-income markets staged a bounce back as the U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened. The tighter monetary stance taken by the Fed in June raised expectations of potential interest rate hikes to help manage inflation. At the same time, the Fed announced plans to taper its monthly bond purchases.
As 2021 progressed, inflation became a growing concern among investors. Strong demand for goods and services, ongoing supply-side constraints, and rising commodity prices contributed to inflationary fears. As a result, many central banks worldwide began to take less accommodative postures.
In the fall, the Fed accelerated the tapering of its bond-buying policy and in December indicated it might raise interest rates as much as three times in 2022. Although this caused a further flattening of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, it was not accompanied by the significant yield spread widening that typically comes with a flattening curve. Investment-grade corporate credit spreads widened modestly during the fourth quarter, while high yield bond spreads tightened. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index was essentially flat during the final quarter of the period, capping a year of weak returns.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned (1.54)% in 2021, which was its first calendar-year loss since 2013. The ICE BofA U.S. High Yield and S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan indexes gained 5.36% and 5.20%, respectively, during the period. The S& P 500® Index returned 28.71% and the Nasdaq Composite Index returned 22.18% during the period.
Fund Performance
For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2021, Calvert Flexible Bond Fund (the Fund) returned 3.62% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), outperforming its benchmark, the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the Index), which returned 0.05%.
The Fund’s sector allocations contributed most to outperformance relative to the Index during the period. Its allocation to investment-grade corporate bonds was especially beneficial. Allocations to asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and high yield corporate securities also made strong contributions to performance relative to the Index during the period. Allocations to mortgage-backed securities, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, and bank loans further enhanced relative performance.
The Fund’s duration and yield-curve positioning detracted from returns during the period.
The use of derivatives had a minor positive impact on returns relative to the Index during the period.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.calvert.com.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Performance

Portfolio Manager(s) Vishal Khanduja, CFA and Brian S. Ellis, CFA, each of Calvert Research and Management
% Average Annual Total Returns1,2 Class
Inception Date
Performance
Inception Date
One Year Five Years Since
Inception
Class A at NAV 09/30/2014 09/30/2014 3.62% 3.49% 3.47%
Class A with 3.75% Maximum Sales Charge (0.29) 2.70 2.93
Class C at NAV 09/30/2014 09/30/2014 2.77 2.70 2.69
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge 1.77 2.70 2.69
Class I at NAV 09/30/2014 09/30/2014 3.81 3.78 3.81
Class R6 at NAV 05/01/2019 09/30/2014 3.96 3.83 3.85

ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index 0.05% 1.14% 0.84%
    
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 Class A Class C Class I Class R6
Gross 0.95% 1.70% 0.70% 0.62%
Net 0.92 1.67 0.67 0.59
    
% SEC Yield4 Class A Class C Class I Class R6
SEC 30-day Yield - Subsidized 2.02% 1.34% 2.36% 2.43%
SEC 30-day Yield - Unsubsidized 2.02 1.34 2.36 2.43
Growth of $10,000

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
Growth of Investment2 Amount Invested Period Beginning At NAV With Maximum Sales Charge
Class C $10,000 09/30/2014 $12,121 N.A.
Class I $250,000 09/30/2014 $327,859 N.A.
Class R6 $1,000,000 09/30/2014 $1,315,032 N.A.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.calvert.com.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Fund Profile

Asset Allocation (% of total investments)

Credit Quality (% of bond holdings)*

* For purposes of the Fund’s rating restrictions, ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), or Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (“Kroll”) for securitized debt instruments only (such as asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”)), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of an issuance based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P, Fitch or Kroll (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above.
 
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Calvert and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Calvert fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward-looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward-looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
   
1 ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days. ICE® BofA® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofA® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class R6 is linked to Class I. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.
Calvert Research and Management became the investment adviser to the Fund on December 31, 2016. Performance reflected prior to such date is that of the Fund’s former investment adviser.
3 Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/22. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. Performance reflects expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if applicable. Without such waivers and/or reimbursements, performance would have been lower.
4 SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ. Subsidized yield reflects the effect of fee waivers and expense reimbursements.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.
  Additional Information
  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of domestic investment-grade bonds, including corporate, government and mortgage-backed securities. ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of below investment grade U.S. corporate bonds. ICE® BofA® indices are not for redistribution or other uses; provided “as is”, without warranties, and with no liability. Eaton Vance has prepared this report and ICE Data Indices, LLC does not endorse it, or guarantee, review, or endorse Eaton Vance’s products. BofA® is a licensed registered trademark of Bank of America Corporation in the United States and other countries. S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index of the institutional leveraged loan market. S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan indices and S&P Dow Jones Indices are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); LSTA is a trademark of Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc. S&P DJI, Dow Jones, their respective affiliates and their third party licensors do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nasdaq Composite Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of all domestic and international securities listed on Nasdaq. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund.
  Credit spread is the difference in yield between a U.S. Treasury bond and another debt security of the same maturity but different credit quality.
 
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Endnotes and Additional Disclosures — continued

Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term interest rates fall and/or short-term interest rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term interest rates increase and/or short-term interest rates fall.
Duration is a measure of the expected change in price of a bond — in percentage terms — given a one percent change in interest rates, all else being constant. Securities with lower durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Fund Expenses

Example
As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
Actual Expenses
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.
  Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/21)
Ending
Account Value
(12/31/21)
Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/21 – 12/31/21)
Annualized
Expense
Ratio
Actual        
Class A $1,000.00 $1,002.90 $4.54 ** 0.90%
Class C $1,000.00 $ 998.40 $8.31 ** 1.65%
Class I $1,000.00 $1,003.50 $3.28 ** 0.65%
Class R6 $1,000.00 $1,004.60 $2.83 ** 0.56%
Hypothetical        
(5% return per year before expenses)        
Class A $1,000.00 $1,020.67 $4.58 ** 0.90%
Class C $1,000.00 $1,016.89 $8.39 ** 1.65%
Class I $1,000.00 $1,021.93 $3.31 ** 0.65%
Class R6 $1,000.00 $1,022.38 $2.85 ** 0.56%
    
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2021.
** Absent a waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by an affiliate, expenses would be higher.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments

Asset-Backed Securities — 20.8%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Adams Outdoor Advertising, L.P., Series 2018-1, Class A, 4.81%, 11/15/48(1) $        593 $    611,811
Avant Loans Funding Trust:      
Series 2020-REV1, Class C, 4.17%, 5/15/29(1)        1,000   1,003,479
Series 2021-REV1, Class D, 4.30%, 7/15/30(1)   1,512   1,518,469
Business Jet Securities, LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.981%, 11/15/35(1)          458     458,356
Coinstar Funding, LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2, 5.216%, 4/25/47(1)        2,112   2,110,362
Cologix Data Centers US Issuer, LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.79%, 12/26/51(1)        1,315   1,316,386
Conn's Receivables Funding, LLC:      
Series 2020-A, Class B, 4.27%, 6/16/25(1)          697     699,889
Series 2020-A, Class C, 4.20%, 6/16/25(1)   370 371,245
Series 2021-A, Class B, 2.87%, 5/15/26(1)   930 927,797
Series 2021-A, Class C, 4.59%, 5/15/26(1)   2,190 2,183,915
Diamond Infrastructure Funding, LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 3.475%, 4/15/49(1)   292 291,038
Driven Brands Funding, LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 4.739%, 4/20/48(1)   381 397,877
ExteNet, LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class B, 4.14%, 7/26/49(1)   725 738,843
FOCUS Brands Funding, LLC:      
Series 2017-1A, Class A2IB, 3.857%, 4/30/47(1)   1,504 1,527,350
Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 5.093%, 4/30/47(1)   76 80,739
Hardee's Funding, LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2, 3.981%, 12/20/50(1)   544 572,213
Jack in the Box Funding, LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2I, 3.982%, 8/25/49(1)   700 705,672
Jersey Mike's Funding, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 4.433%, 2/15/50(1)   405 427,090
Loanpal Solar Loan, Ltd., Series 2020-1GS, Class C, 2.00%, 6/20/47(1)   1,267 1,163,069
Lunar Aircraft, Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B, 4.335%, 2/15/45(1)   117 106,725
Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class C, 2.83%, 9/16/30(1)   545 552,407
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust:      
Series 2019-2A, Class B, 3.28%, 9/20/40(1)   474 484,005
Series 2020-1A, Class B, 3.10%, 4/20/46(1)   64 65,877
Series 2020-1A, Class C, 4.47%, 4/20/46(1)   191 193,055
Series 2020-2A, Class B, 2.21%, 8/20/46(1)   221 220,575
Series 2021-3A, Class C, 1.77%, 6/20/52(1)   345 338,688
Series 2021-3A, Class D, 3.28%, 6/20/52(1)   632 624,757
Neighborly Issuer, LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 3.584%, 4/30/51(1)   791 797,692
NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes:      
Series 2021-FHT1, Class A, 3.104%, 7/25/26(1)   169 168,476
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes: (continued)      
Series 2021-GNT1, Class A, 3.474%, 11/25/26(1) $ 2,009 $  2,008,792
Oportun Issuance Trust:      
Series 2021-B, Class C, 3.65%, 5/8/31(1)          976     977,852
Series 2021-C, Class B, 2.67%, 10/8/31(1)   2,995   2,974,033
Series 2021-C, Class C, 3.61%, 10/8/31(1)   470     466,866
Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust:      
Series 2020-3, Class B, 3.22%, 5/17/27(1)        1,570   1,589,970
Series 2021-2, 3.00%, 1/25/29(1)   1,608   1,609,090
Series 2021-3, Class C, 3.27%, 5/15/29(1)   3,950 3,897,615
Series 2021-5, Class C, 3.93%, 8/15/29(1)   1,262 1,260,487
Planet Fitness Master Issuer, LLC:      
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.262%, 9/5/48(1)   798 801,268
Series 2018-1A, Class A2II, 4.666%, 9/5/48(1)   343 351,760
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.858%, 12/5/49(1)   529 545,006
Prodigy Finance, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 3.852%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 7/25/51(1)(2)   986 990,691
Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class C, 4.95%, 2/17/26(1)   1,190 1,201,893
ServiceMaster Funding, LLC:      
Series 2020-1, Class A2I, 2.841%, 1/30/51(1)   195 194,690
Series 2020-1, Class A2II, 3.337%, 1/30/51(1)   424 428,549
SERVPRO Master Issuer, LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.882%, 10/25/49(1)   1,667 1,710,389
Small Business Lending Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A, 2.62%, 12/15/26(1)   63 62,598
Sonic Capital, LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2I, 3.845%, 1/20/50(1)   1,346 1,399,511
Stack Infrastructure Issuer, LLC:      
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 4.54%, 2/25/44(1)   1,833 1,900,496
Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 3.08%, 10/25/44(1)   200 204,049
Sunnova Helios II Issuer, LLC, Series 2021-A, Class B, 3.15%, 2/20/48(1)   912 895,011
Sunnova Sol II Issuer, LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class B, 5.47%, 11/1/55(1)   676 692,770
Sunrun Xanadu Issuer, LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.98%, 6/30/54(1)   176 186,284
Theorem Funding Trust:      
Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.48%, 10/15/26(1)   62 62,747
Series 2020-1A, Class B, 3.95%, 10/15/26(1)   2,269 2,298,850
Series 2021-1A, Class B, 1.84%, 12/15/27(1)   891 881,239
Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd., Series 2017-A, Class C, 4.50%, 5/17/32(1)   353 233,843
Upstart Securitization Trust:      
Series 2020-1, Class C, 4.899%, 4/22/30(1)   1,934 1,988,425
Series 2020-3, Class C, 6.25%, 11/20/30(1)   2,300 2,432,800
Series 2021-1, Class B, 1.89%, 3/20/31(1)   750 746,858
 
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Vantage Data Centers Issuer, LLC:      
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 3.188%, 7/15/44(1) $      1,232 $   1,259,128
Series 2020-2A, Class A2, 1.992%, 9/15/45(1)   820     805,652
Willis Engine Structured Trust V:      
Series 2020-A, Class B, 4.212%, 3/15/45(1)          244     227,349
Series 2020-A, Class C, 6.657%, 3/15/45(1)   194     140,855
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $58,127,257)
    $ 58,085,273
    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.0%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Bellemeade Re, Ltd.:      
Series 2017-1, Class B1, 4.852%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 10/25/27(1)(2) $        655 $    669,570
Series 2020-4A, Class M2A, 2.702%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.60%), 6/25/30(1)(2)   53      53,506
Series 2021-1A, Class M1C, 3.00%, (30-day average SOFR + 2.95%), 3/25/31(1)(2)   900     927,227
Series 2021-3A, Class M1B, 1.45%, (30-day average SOFR + 1.40%), 9/25/31(1)(2)   2,220   2,211,570
Eagle Re, Ltd., Series 2021-2, Class M1C, 3.50%, (30-day average SOFR + 3.45%), 4/25/34(1)(2)          861     864,820
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes:      
Series 2015-HQ2, Class M3, 3.353%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 5/25/25(2)          349     354,511
Series 2017-DNA3, Class M2, 2.603%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 3/25/30(2)   880     898,069
Series 2018-DNA1, Class M2, 1.903%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%), 7/25/30(2)   1,991 2,004,126
Series 2018-DNA1, Class M2AT, 1.153%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.05%), 7/25/30(2)   665 667,525
Series 2019-DNA2, Class M2, 2.553%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.45%), 3/25/49(1)(2)   489 495,195
Series 2019-DNA3, Class B2, 8.253%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 8.15%), 7/25/49(1)(2)   1,270 1,347,654
Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2, 2.153%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%), 7/25/49(1)(2)   1,955 1,972,152
Series 2019-HQA2, Class B1, 4.203%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.10%), 4/25/49(1)(2)   795 814,771
Series 2019-HQA3, Class B1, 3.103%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 9/25/49(1)(2)   410 413,703
Series 2019-HQA4, Class B1, 3.053%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.95%), 11/25/49(1)(2)   290 292,267
Series 2020-DNA4, Class M2, 3.853%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 8/25/50(1)(2)   62 62,539
Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2, 2.85%, (30-day average SOFR + 2.80%), 10/25/50(1)(2)   234 236,057
Series 2020-DNA6, Class B1, 3.05%, (30-day average SOFR + 3.00%), 12/25/50(1)(2)   275 278,859
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes: (continued)      
Series 2020-HQA2, Class B1, 4.203%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.10%), 3/25/50(1)(2) $ 569 $     589,473
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities:      
Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2, 5.003%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.90%), 11/25/24(2)          580     603,946
Series 2018-C06, Class 1M2, 2.103%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 3/25/31(2)   319     321,715
Series 2018-R07, Class 1M2, 2.502%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.40%), 4/25/31(1)(2)   252     254,051
Series 2019-R01, Class 2B1, 4.453%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.35%), 7/25/31(1)(2)   795     818,821
Series 2019-R02, Class 1B1, 4.253%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.15%), 8/25/31(1)(2)   795     816,211
Series 2019-R03, Class 1B1, 4.203%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.10%), 9/25/31(1)(2)   795     817,039
Series 2019-R05, Class 1B1, 4.203%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.10%), 7/25/39(1)(2)   1,375 1,400,285
Series 2019-R06, Class 2B1, 3.852%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 9/25/39(1)(2)   950 962,899
Series 2019-R07, Class 1B1, 3.503%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.40%), 10/25/39(1)(2)   1,173 1,185,426
Series 2020-R02, Class 2B1, 3.103%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 1/25/40(1)(2)   494 497,323
Series 2021-R01, Class 1B2, 6.05%, (30-day average SOFR + 6.00%), 10/25/41(1)(2)   836 856,212
Series 2021-R02, Class 2B1, 3.35%, (30-day average SOFR + 3.30%), 11/25/41(1)(2)   180 180,877
FMC GMSR Issuer Trust:      
Series 2021-GT1, Class A, 3.62%, 7/25/26(1)(3)   655 651,079
Series 2021-GT2, Class A, 3.85%, 10/25/26(1)(3)   1,029 1,023,172
Home Re, Ltd.:      
Series 2018-1, Class M2, 3.102%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/25/28(1)(2)   4,385 4,424,930
Series 2021-1, Class M1C, 2.402%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.30%), 7/25/33(1)(2)   325 320,740
Series 2021-1, Class M2, 2.952%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.85%), 7/25/33(1)(2)   1,295 1,265,662
Radnor Re, Ltd., Series 2021-2, Class M1A, 1.90%, (30-day average SOFR + 1.85%), 11/25/31(1)(2)   455 457,088
Toorak Mortgage Corp., Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class A1, 2.734% to 1/25/23, 3/25/23(1)(4)   640 641,624
ZH Trust:      
Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.253%, 2/18/27(1)   450 448,697
Series 2021-2, Class A, 2.349%, 10/17/27(1)   393 391,204
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $33,228,058)
    $ 33,492,595
    
 
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 10.2%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:      
Series 2019-BPR, Class ENM, 3.719%, 11/5/32(1)(3) $      3,865 $   3,622,630
Series 2019-BPR, Class FNM, 3.719%, 11/5/32(1)(3)   1,555   1,248,125
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-RRI, Class F, 4.759%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.65%), 2/15/33(1)(2)        1,198   1,203,472
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-VOLT, Class D, 1.759%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.65%), 9/15/36(1)(2)        2,362   2,347,091
CGMS Commercial Mortgage Trust:      
Series 2017-MDRB, Class A, 1.21%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.10%), 7/15/30(1)(2)          406     405,002
Series 2017-MDRC, Class C, 1.41%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.30%), 7/15/30(1)(2)   600     593,604
Series 2017-MDRC, Class D, 2.36%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 7/15/30(1)(2)   2,175   2,136,329
Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class D, 2.36%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 7/15/38(1)(2)   2,827 2,831,565
Federal National Mortgage Association Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust:      
Series 2019-01, Class M10, 3.352%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/15/49(1)(2)   970 960,307
Series 2020-01, Class M10, 3.852%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 3/25/50(1)(2)   2,252 2,291,462
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-DSTY, Class B, 3.771%, 6/10/27(1)   605 177,870
Med Trust, Series 2021-MDLN, Class G, 5.36%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 11/15/38(1)(2)   1,130 1,121,549
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:      
Series 2017-CLS, Class E, 2.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.95%), 11/15/34(1)(2)(5)   671 670,116
Series 2017-CLS, Class F, 2.71%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.60%), 11/15/34(1)(2)(5)   2,196 2,189,100
Series 2019-BPR, Class B, 2.21%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 5/15/36(1)(2)(5)   2,621 2,501,861
Series 2019-BPR, Class C, 3.16%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.05%), 5/15/36(1)(2)(5)   960 874,265
Motel Trust, Series 2021-MTL6, Class D, 2.21%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 9/15/38(1)(2)   171 171,385
VMC Finance, LLC, Series 2021-HT1, Class B, 4.603%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 1/18/37(1)(2)   3,122 3,125,688
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $29,214,847)
    $ 28,471,421
    
Common Stocks — 0.1%
    
Security Shares Value
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  
Verizon Communications, Inc.        8,000 $     415,680
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $446,149)
    $    415,680
    
Convertible Bonds — 0.7%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Technology — 0.7%  
ams AG, 0.875%, 9/28/22(6) $      2,000 $   1,971,113
Total Convertible Bonds
(identified cost $1,967,180)
    $  1,971,113
    
Corporate Bonds — 30.5%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Basic Materials — 0.2%  
WR Grace Holdings, LLC, 5.625%, 8/15/29(1) $        670 $     687,588
      $    687,588
Communications — 4.1%  
AT&T, Inc.:      
3.10%, 2/1/43 $        677 $     659,529
3.50%, 9/15/53   560     566,037
3.65%, 6/1/51   885     918,551
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28(1)        1,993   2,076,706
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.80%, 3/1/50   1,350 1,515,213
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/29(1)   450 428,229
Nokia Oyj:      
4.375%, 6/12/27   600 648,729
6.625%, 5/15/39   750 1,038,847
SES Global Americas Holdings GP, 5.30%, 3/25/44(1)   410 469,694
SES S.A., 5.30%, 4/4/43(1)   245 281,303
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23   1,204 1,327,681
T-Mobile USA, Inc.:      
2.25%, 2/15/26(7)   277 278,115
2.625%, 4/15/26   412 414,598
Ziggo B.V., 5.50%, 1/15/27(1)   730 750,922
      $ 11,374,154
 
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Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.7%  
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, 5.25%, 1/15/24 $         78 $      77,131
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd.:      
5.50%, 4/20/26(1)        1,617   1,683,992
5.75%, 4/20/29(1)   267     285,892
Dave & Buster's, Inc., 7.625%, 11/1/25(1)        1,239   1,322,341
Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP, Ltd., 4.75%, 10/20/28(1)          757     827,236
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC:      
1.221%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.08%), 8/3/22(2)        3,225   3,230,862
3.087%, 1/9/23   481 489,764
3.375%, 11/13/25   1,294 1,346,064
Lithia Motors, Inc.:      
3.875%, 6/1/29(1)   475 485,699
4.375%, 1/15/31(1)(7)   945 1,010,143
Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC:      
3.625%, 6/1/24   549 561,932
4.30%, 2/15/43   495 435,085
MDC Holdings, Inc., 2.50%, 1/15/31   894 865,989
Nordstrom, Inc.:      
4.25%, 8/1/31(7)   521 512,674
4.375%, 4/1/30(7)   778 786,013
5.00%, 1/15/44(7)   713 665,985
Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/25(1)   1,285 1,340,191
      $ 15,926,993
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.2%  
Ashtead Capital, Inc.:      
4.00%, 5/1/28(1) $ 441 $ 461,060
4.25%, 11/1/29(1)   514 548,547
Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/28(1)   1,258 1,313,560
Avon Products, Inc., 8.45%, 3/15/43   429 528,273
Block Financial, LLC, 3.875%, 8/15/30   1,108 1,186,801
Centene Corp.:      
3.375%, 2/15/30   469 478,406
4.25%, 12/15/27   897 936,674
4.625%, 12/15/29   543 586,543
Hikma Finance USA, LLC, 3.25%, 7/9/25(6)   958 985,475
Natura Cosmeticos S.A., 4.125%, 5/3/28(1)   976 959,281
Smithfield Foods, Inc.:      
2.625%, 9/13/31(1)(7)   437 423,286
5.20%, 4/1/29(1)   595 680,220
      $ 9,088,126
Energy — 1.3%  
NuStar Logistics, L.P.:      
5.75%, 10/1/25 $ 583 $ 627,964
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Energy (continued)  
NuStar Logistics, L.P.: (continued)      
6.00%, 6/1/26 $ 340 $     369,255
6.375%, 10/1/30   440     489,073
TerraForm Power Operating, LLC:      
4.75%, 1/15/30(1)        1,442   1,513,927
5.00%, 1/31/28(1)   625     662,891
      $  3,663,110
Financial — 12.2%  
AerCap Holdings N.V., 5.875% to 10/10/24, 10/10/79(8) $ 173 $ 179,308
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/24(1)   1,634 1,668,968
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(1)   670 695,822
American Assets Trust, L.P., 3.375%, 2/1/31   1,010 1,032,446
Banco BTG Pactual S.A./Cayman Islands, 4.50%, 1/10/25(1)   1,290 1,302,848
Banco do Brasil S.A., 3.25%, 9/30/26(1)   1,735 1,690,931
BankUnited, Inc., 5.125%, 6/11/30   526 599,740
BBVA Bancomer S.A./Texas, 5.125% to 1/18/28, 1/18/33(1)(7)(8)   1,538 1,580,856
Broadstone Net Lease, LLC, 2.60%, 9/15/31   305 296,390
CI Financial Corp.:      
3.20%, 12/17/30   1,140 1,171,038
4.10%, 6/15/51(7)   352 382,369
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% to 12/10/25(8)(9)   659 665,590
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 8/15/25(1)   2,477 2,708,612
EPR Properties, 3.75%, 8/15/29   1,218 1,230,489
HAT Holdings I, LLC/HAT Holdings II, LLC:      
3.375%, 6/15/26(1)   1,105 1,117,531
6.00%, 4/15/25(1)   774 805,734
Iron Mountain, Inc.:      
4.50%, 2/15/31(1)   929 940,612
5.00%, 7/15/28(1)   1,114 1,146,312
Macquarie Bank, Ltd.:      
3.052% to 3/3/31, 3/3/36(1)(8)   864 852,804
3.624%, 6/3/30(1)   631 659,099
Newmark Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/23   1,445 1,547,595
OneMain Finance Corp.:      
3.50%, 1/15/27   693 686,060
7.125%, 3/15/26   1,065 1,215,671
Radian Group, Inc.:      
4.875%, 3/15/27   1,490 1,600,353
6.625%, 3/15/25   505 558,623
Sabra Health Care, L.P., 3.20%, 12/1/31   1,244 1,217,042
Societe Generale S.A., 4.75% to 5/26/26(1)(8)(9)   329 334,892
Stewart Information Services Corp., 3.60%, 11/15/31   814 825,113
 
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Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Financial (continued)  
Synovus Bank/Columbus, GA, 4.00% to 10/29/25, 10/29/30(8) $        729 $     759,905
Synovus Financial Corp., 5.90% to 2/7/24, 2/7/29(8)          979   1,046,927
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., 4.00% to 5/6/26, 5/6/31(8)          981   1,014,793
Truist Financial Corp., 5.10% to 3/1/30(8)(9)          868     972,160
UBS Group AG, 4.375% to 2/10/31(1)(7)(8)(9)          534     528,820
UniCredit SpA:      
5.459% to 6/30/30, 6/30/35(1)(8)          332     362,100
5.861% to 6/19/27, 6/19/32(1)(8)   700     768,482
      $ 34,166,035
Industrial — 0.9%  
Hexcel Corp., 4.20%, 2/15/27 $ 112 $ 120,342
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1)   1,148 1,179,989
Valmont Industries, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/44   937 1,160,962
      $ 2,461,293
Technology — 1.7%  
DXC Technology Co., 2.375%, 9/15/28 $ 458 $ 448,076
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., 2.70%, 10/15/28(1)   1,587 1,537,129
Seagate HDD Cayman:      
3.375%, 7/15/31   500 488,665
5.75%, 12/1/34(7)   1,170 1,350,086
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26   833 911,931
      $ 4,735,887
Utilities — 1.2%  
Clearway Energy Operating, LLC, 3.75%, 1/15/32(1) $ 401 $ 398,568
Engie Energia Chile S.A., 3.40%, 1/28/30(1)   790 801,009
NextEra Energy Operating Partners, L.P., 4.50%, 9/15/27(1)   800 864,800
Pattern Energy Operations, L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/28(1)   1,260 1,309,215
      $ 3,373,592
Total Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $83,940,811)
    $ 85,476,778
    
High Social Impact Investments — 0.2%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Calvert Impact Capital, Inc., Community Investment Notes, 1.50%, 12/15/23(10)(11) $        500 $     489,530
Total High Social Impact Investments
(identified cost $500,000)
    $    489,530
    
Mutual Funds — 3.1%
    
Security Shares Value
Fixed-Income Mutual Funds — 3.1%  
Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund, Class R6(12)      917,630 $   8,680,782
Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $8,331,125)
    $  8,680,782
    
Preferred Stocks — 1.6%
    
Security Shares Value
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%  
NuStar Energy, L.P., Series B, 7.625% to 6/15/22(8)       53,308 $   1,199,430
      $  1,199,430
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  
Brookfield Property Partners, L.P., Series A, 5.75%       78,480 $   1,848,989
      $  1,848,989
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%  
United States Cellular Corp.:      
5.50%       27,725 $     731,940
6.25%   27,000 731,700
      $ 1,463,640
Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $4,356,709)
    $ 4,512,059
    
Senior Floating-Rate Loans — 4.3%(13)
    
Borrower/Description Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Air Transport — 0.4%  
SkyMiles IP, Ltd., Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Floor 1.00%), 10/20/27 $      1,100 $   1,165,862
      $  1,165,862
Automotive — 0.2%  
Clarios Global, L.P., Term Loan, 4/30/26(14) $        600 $     597,313
      $    597,313
Building and Development — 0.2%  
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, Term Loan, 2.852%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 8/21/25 $        588 $     585,369
      $    585,369
 
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Borrower/Description Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Cable and Satellite Television — 0.5%  
CSC Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 2.36%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 7/17/25 $        546 $     538,074
UPC Financing Partnership, Term Loan, 3.11%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 1/31/29          500     499,000
Virgin Media Bristol, LLC, Term Loan, 3.36%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 1/31/29          500     500,313
      $  1,537,387
Electronics/Electrical — 1.0%  
Banff Merger Sub, Inc., Term Loan, 3.974%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 10/2/25 $        445 $     443,735
Hyland Software, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Floor 0.75%), 7/1/24          709     710,441
Informatica, LLC, Term Loan, 2.875%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/27/28          300     299,288
MA FinanceCo., LLC, Term Loan, 2.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 6/21/24   60 60,159
Seattle Spinco, Inc., Term Loan, 2.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 6/21/24   408 406,268
SS&C European Holdings S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 1.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 4/16/25   119 118,175
SS&C Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, 1.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 4/16/25   150 147,927
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The), Term Loan, 3.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 5/4/26   500 498,924
      $ 2,684,917
Equipment Leasing — 0.1%  
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US), LLC, Term Loan, 2.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%, Floor 0.75%), 1/15/25 $ 175 $ 175,641
      $ 175,641
Health Care — 0.8%  
Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC, Term Loan, 3.50%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Floor 1.00%), 3/1/24 $ 472 $ 472,049
ICON Luxembourg S.a.r.l.:      
Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.50%), 7/3/28   544 545,449
Term Loan, 2.75%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Floor 0.50%), 7/3/28   136 135,899
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A., Term Loan, 3.103%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 6/30/25   650 650,583
Select Medical Corporation, Term Loan, 2.36%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 3/6/25   550 546,992
      $ 2,350,972
Borrower/Description Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Insurance — 0.5%  
Asurion, LLC:      
Term Loan, 3.229%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.125%), 11/3/23 $        509 $     508,806
Term Loan, 3.354%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/23/26   297     295,299
USI, Inc., Term Loan, 3.224%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.00%), 5/16/24          499     495,480
      $  1,299,585
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies — 0.2%  
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc., Term Loan, 2.101%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 5/24/27 $        136 $     134,362
Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 2/1/24(14)          500     500,134
      $ 634,496
Telecommunications — 0.4%  
CenturyLink, Inc., Term Loan, 2.354%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 3/15/27 $ 509 $ 503,499
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan, 1.854%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 3/1/27   142 139,995
Ziggo Financing Partnership, Term Loan, 2.61%, (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 4/30/28   510 505,219
      $ 1,148,713
Total Senior Floating-Rate Loans
(identified cost $12,182,342)
    $ 12,180,255
    
Sovereign Government Bonds — 0.2%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.25%, 8/28/23 NOK      6,040 $     684,841
Total Sovereign Government Bonds
(identified cost $658,683)
    $    684,841
    
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 11.1%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
U.S. Treasury Notes:      
0.25%, 3/15/24 $     14,274 $ 14,105,054
0.25%, 5/31/25   14,310  13,922,065
1.00%, 7/31/28   1,048   1,020,531
1.25%, 4/30/28   1,050    1,040,689
 
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
U.S. Treasury Notes: (continued)      
1.375%, 10/31/28 $ 860 $     856,775
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(identified cost $30,976,872)
    $ 30,945,114
    
Short-Term Investments — 6.9%      
Affiliated Fund — 5.2%
Description Units Value
Calvert Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.06%(15)   14,462,361 $  14,462,361
Total Affiliated Fund
(identified cost $14,461,914)
    $ 14,462,361
Securities Lending Collateral — 1.7%
Security Shares Value
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.03%(16)    4,683,635 $   4,683,635
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(identified cost $4,683,635)
    $  4,683,635
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $19,145,549)
    $ 19,145,996
Total Purchased Options — 0.0%(17)
(identified cost $101,832)
    $     83,125
Total Investments — 101.7%
(identified cost $283,177,414)
    $284,634,562
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.7)%     $  (4,781,462)
Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 279,853,100
    
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Schedule of Investments is based on net assets.
(1) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At December 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $156,667,238 or 56.0% of the Fund's net assets.
(2) Variable rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2021.
(3) Weighted average fixed-rate coupon that changes/updates monthly. Rate shown is the rate at December 31, 2021.
(4) Step coupon security. Interest rate represents the rate in effect at
December 31, 2021.
(5) Represents an investment in an issuer that may be deemed to be an affiliate effective March 1, 2021 (see Note 8).
(6) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At December 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $2,956,588 or 1.1% of the Fund's net assets.
(7) All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2021. The aggregate market value of securities on loan at December 31, 2021 was $5,293,123.
(8) Security converts to variable rate after the indicated fixed-rate coupon period.
(9) Perpetual security with no stated maturity date but may be subject to calls by the issuer.
(10) May be deemed to be an affiliated company (see Note 8).
(11) Restricted security. Total market value of restricted securities amounts to $489,530, which represents 0.2% of the net assets of the Fund as of December 31, 2021.
(12) Affiliated fund (see Note 8).
(13) Senior floating-rate loans (Senior Loans) often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, Senior Loans will typically have an expected average life of approximately two to four years. Senior Loans typically have rates of interest which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, plus a spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and secondarily, the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the "Prime Rate"). Base lending rates may be subject to a floor, or minimum rate. Senior Loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before they can be bought or sold.
(14) This Senior Loan will settle after December 31, 2021, at which time the interest rate will be determined.
(15) Affiliated investment company, available to Calvert portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2021.
(16) Represents investment of cash collateral received in connection with securities lending.
(17) Amount is less than 0.05%.
 
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Purchased Put Options — 0.0%(1)
Exchange-Traded Options — 0.0%(1)
Description Number of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
Value
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note Futures 3/2022 280 $36,531,250 $128.50 2/18/22 $ 83,125
Total         $83,125
    
(1) Amount is less than 0.05%.
Futures Contracts
Description Number of
Contracts
Position Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note 197 Long 3/31/22 $ 42,979,860 $ (3,956)
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note 82 Long 3/31/22 9,920,078 40,859
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note (15) Short 3/22/22 (1,957,031) (19,246)
U.S. Long Treasury Bond (11) Short 3/22/22 (1,764,813) (18,583)
U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note (140) Short 3/22/22 (20,501,250) (282,608)
U.S. Ultra-Long Treasury Bond (62) Short 3/22/22 (12,221,750) (282,960)
          $(566,494)
Restricted Securities
Description Acquisition Date Cost
Calvert Impact Capital, Inc., Community Investment Notes, 1.50%, 12/15/23 12/14/20 $500,000
    
Abbreviations: 
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
    
Currency Abbreviations: 
NOK – Norwegian Krone
USD – United States Dollar
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  December 31, 2021
Assets  
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost $253,477,369) - including
$5,293,123 of securities on loan
$ 254,766,547
Investments in securities of affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost $29,700,045) 29,868,015
Cash 429,504
Deposits at broker for futures contracts 900,000
Receivable for capital shares sold 1,274,036
Dividends and interest receivable 1,277,756
Dividends and interest receivable - affiliated 36,115
Securities lending income receivable 2,020
Receivable from affiliate 4,560
Trustees' deferred compensation plan 135,082
Total assets $288,693,635
Liabilities  
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts $ 330,335
Payable for investments purchased 3,237,487
Payable for capital shares redeemed 242,110
Distributions payable 15,102
Deposits for securities loaned 4,683,635
Payable to affiliates:  
Investment advisory fee 79,818
Administrative fee 27,366
Distribution and service fees 7,649
Sub-transfer agency fee 1,801
Trustees' deferred compensation plan 135,082
Accrued expenses 80,150
Total liabilities $ 8,840,535
Net Assets $279,853,100
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital $ 278,397,035
Distributable earnings 1,456,065
Net Assets $279,853,100
Class A Shares  
Net Assets $ 30,843,985
Shares Outstanding 2,009,994
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share 
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 15.35
Maximum Offering Price Per Share
(100 ÷ 96.25 of net asset value per share)
$ 15.95
Class C Shares  
Net Assets $ 1,248,595
Shares Outstanding 81,318
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 15.35
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Statement of Assets and Liabilities — continued

  December 31, 2021
Class I Shares  
Net Assets $200,170,130
Shares Outstanding 13,079,964
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share 
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 15.30
Class R6 Shares  
Net Assets $ 47,590,390
Shares Outstanding 3,108,953
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share 
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 15.31
    
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Statement of Operations

  Year Ended
  December 31, 2021
Investment Income  
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,773) $ 456,636
Dividend income - affiliated issuers 264,743
Interest and other income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,138) 5,925,654
Interest income - affiliated issuers 101,865
Securities lending income, net 19,859
Total investment income $ 6,768,757
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee $ 770,225
Administrative fee 264,077
Distribution and service fees:  
Class A 66,230
Class C 12,200
Trustees' fees and expenses 9,095
Custodian fees 11,601
Transfer agency fees and expenses 180,086
Accounting fees 49,518
Professional fees 36,383
Registration fees 83,353
Reports to shareholders 12,226
Miscellaneous 34,632
Total expenses $ 1,529,626
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliate $ (42,680)
Net expenses $ 1,486,946
Net investment income $ 5,281,811
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss):  
Investment securities $ 3,769,746
Investment securities - affiliated issuers (2,704)
Futures contracts 1,435,460
Foreign currency transactions 766
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (10,233)
Net realized gain $ 5,193,035
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):  
Investment securities $ (2,156,247)
Investment securities - affiliated issuers 131,847
Futures contracts (698,490)
Foreign currency (3,040)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 14,107
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $(2,711,823)
Net realized and unrealized gain $ 2,481,212
Net increase in net assets from operations $ 7,763,023
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
From operations:    
Net investment income $ 5,281,811 $ 6,032,794
Net realized gain (loss) 5,193,035 (827,600)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (2,711,823) 1,256,268
Net increase in net assets from operations $ 7,763,023 $ 6,461,462
Distributions to shareholders:    
Class A $ (918,389) $ (630,250)
Class C (31,820) (23,523)
Class I (5,856,583) (4,177,831)
Class R6 (1,401,674) (1,090,151)
Total distributions to shareholders $ (8,208,466) $ (5,921,755)
Tax return of capital to shareholders:    
Class A $  — $ (17,904)
Class C  — (668)
Class I  — (118,686)
Class R6  — (30,970)
Total tax return of capital to shareholders $  — $ (168,228)
Capital share transactions:    
Class A $ 7,191,354 $ (3,153,558)
Class C 26,741 185,726
Class I 50,991,323 16,731,556
Class R6 17,695,205 (10,848,498)
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions $ 75,904,623 $ 2,915,226
Net increase in net assets $ 75,459,180 $ 3,286,705
Net Assets    
At beginning of year $ 204,393,920 $ 201,107,215
At end of year $279,853,100 $204,393,920
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Financial Highlights

  Class A
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value — Beginning of year $ 15.31 $ 15.15 $ 14.64 $ 15.07 $ 15.08
Income (Loss) From Operations          
Net investment income(1) $ 0.34 $ 0.40 $ 0.46 $ 0.44 $ 0.37
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.21 0.16 0.52 (0.42) 0.11
Total income from operations $ 0.55 $ 0.56 $ 0.98 $ 0.02 $ 0.48
Less Distributions          
From net investment income $ (0.34) $ (0.39) $ (0.47) $ (0.45) $ (0.37)
From net realized gain (0.17)  —  —  — (0.12)
Tax return of capital  — (0.01)  —  —  —
Total distributions $ (0.51) $ (0.40) $ (0.47) $ (0.45) $ (0.49)
Net asset value — End of year $ 15.35 $ 15.31 $ 15.15 $ 14.64 $ 15.07
Total Return(2) 3.62% 3.86% 6.76% 0.12% 3.21%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) $30,844 $23,704 $26,711 $24,045 $15,220
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)          
Total expenses 0.92% 0.93% 0.96% 0.93% 1.09%
Net expenses 0.90% 0.92% 0.94% 0.93% 1.08%
Net investment income 2.18% 2.70% 3.05% 2.96% 2.41%
Portfolio Turnover 96% (4) 104% (4) 87% 88% 111%
    
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(3) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
(4) Includes the effect of To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Financial Highlights — continued

  Class C
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value — Beginning of year $ 15.32 $ 15.16 $ 14.65 $ 15.08 $ 15.09
Income (Loss) From Operations          
Net investment income(1) $ 0.22 $ 0.29 $ 0.35 $ 0.33 $ 0.26
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.21 0.16 0.52 (0.42) 0.10
Total income (loss) from operations $ 0.43 $ 0.45 $ 0.87 $ (0.09) $ 0.36
Less Distributions          
From net investment income $ (0.23) $ (0.28) $ (0.36) $ (0.34) $ (0.25)
From net realized gain (0.17)  —  —  — (0.12)
Tax return of capital  — (0.01)  —  —  —
Total distributions $ (0.40) $ (0.29) $ (0.36) $ (0.34) $ (0.37)
Net asset value — End of year $15.35 $15.32 $15.16 $14.65 $15.08
Total Return(2) 2.77% 3.08% 6.03% (0.68)% 2.41%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) $ 1,249 $ 1,223 $ 1,031 $ 934 $ 649
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)          
Total expenses 1.67% 1.68% 1.71% 1.68% 3.42%
Net expenses 1.65% 1.67% 1.70% 1.68% 1.84%
Net investment income 1.42% 1.95% 2.30% 2.20% 1.69%
Portfolio Turnover 96% (4) 104% (4) 87% 88% 111%
    
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(3) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
(4) Includes the effect of To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Financial Highlights — continued

  Class I
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value — Beginning of year $ 15.27 $ 15.11 $ 14.60 $ 15.02 $ 15.04
Income (Loss) From Operations          
Net investment income(1) $ 0.38 $ 0.43 $ 0.50 $ 0.48 $ 0.43
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.20 0.17 0.52 (0.41) 0.10
Total income from operations $ 0.58 $ 0.60 $ 1.02 $ 0.07 $ 0.53
Less Distributions          
From net investment income $ (0.38) $ (0.43) $ (0.51) $ (0.49) $ (0.43)
From net realized gain (0.17)  —  —  — (0.12)
Tax return of capital  — (0.01)  —  —  —
Total distributions $ (0.55) $ (0.44) $ (0.51) $ (0.49) $ (0.55)
Net asset value — End of year $ 15.30 $ 15.27 $ 15.11 $ 14.60 $ 15.02
Total Return(2) 3.81% 4.12% 7.06% 0.43% 3.59%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) $200,170 $149,364 $132,062 $119,207 $93,868
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)          
Total expenses 0.67% 0.68% 0.71% 0.68% 0.70%
Net expenses 0.65% 0.67% 0.67% 0.65% 0.65%
Net investment income 2.42% 2.95% 3.32% 3.22% 2.82%
Portfolio Turnover 96% (4) 104% (4) 87% 88% 111%
    
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(3) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
(4) Includes the effect of To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Financial Highlights — continued

  Class R6
  Year Ended December 31, Period Ended
December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 (1)
Net asset value — Beginning of period $ 15.27 $ 15.11 $ 15.00
Income (Loss) From Operations      
Net investment income $ 0.39(2) $ 0.44(2) $ 0.33
Net realized and unrealized gain 0.21 0.17 0.11
Total income from operations $ 0.60 $ 0.61 $ 0.44
Less Distributions      
From net investment income $ (0.39) $ (0.44) $ (0.33)
From net realized gain (0.17)  —  —
From return of capital  — (0.01)  —
Total distributions $ (0.56) $ (0.45) $ (0.33)
Net asset value — End of period $ 15.31 $ 15.27 $ 15.11
Total Return(3) 3.96% 4.20% 2.97% (4)
Ratios/Supplemental Data      
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) $47,590 $30,102 $41,304
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(5)      
Total expenses 0.59% 0.60% 0.61% (6)
Net expenses 0.57% 0.59% 0.61% (6)
Net investment income 2.49% 3.05% 3.27% (6)
Portfolio Turnover 96% (7) 104% (7) 87% (8)
    
(1) For the period from the commencement of operations, May 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019.
(2) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(3) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
(6) Annualized.
(7) Includes the effect of To Be Announced (TBA) transactions.
(8) For the year ended December 31, 2019.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements

1  Significant Accounting Policies
Calvert Flexible Bond Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Calvert Management Series (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek positive absolute returns over a full market cycle, regardless of market conditions. The Fund invests primarily in bonds and/or instruments that provide exposure to bonds, including debt securities of any maturity.
The Fund offers four classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.80% may apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares for accounts for which no sales charge was paid, if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge, and with certain exceptions, are charged a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares are only available for purchase through a financial intermediary. Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase and, effective November 5, 2020, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Class I and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value, are not subject to a sales charge and are sold only to certain eligible investors. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and is subject to different expenses.
The Fund applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (ASC 946). Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.
A  Investment Valuation— Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) to value its investments wherever possible. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board.
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Debt Securities. Debt securities are generally valued based on valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. Accordingly, debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity at time of purchase of more than sixty days are valued based on valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality purchased with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Senior Floating-Rate Loans. Interests in senior floating-rate loans for which reliable market quotations are readily available are valued generally at the average mean of bid and ask quotations obtained from a third party pricing service, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Equity Securities. Equity securities (including warrants and rights) listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Other Securities. Investments in registered investment companies (including money market funds) that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the net asset value per share on the valuation day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Calvert Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Calvert Research and Management (CRM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.
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Derivatives. Futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of the average bid and average ask prices that are reported by currency dealers to a third party pricing service at the valuation time. Such third party pricing service valuations are supplied for specific settlement periods and the Fund's forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Fair Valuation. If a market value cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the good faith opinion of the Fund's adviser, the market value does not constitute a readily available market quotation, or if a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security will be fair valued as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed, and the differences could be material.
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund's holdings as of December 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
Asset Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Asset-Backed Securities $  — $ 58,085,273 $  — $ 58,085,273
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  — 33,492,595  — 33,492,595
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities  — 28,471,421  — 28,471,421
Common Stocks 415,680 (1)  —  — 415,680
Convertible Bonds  — 1,971,113  — 1,971,113
Corporate Bonds  — 85,476,778  — 85,476,778
High Social Impact Investments  — 489,530  — 489,530
Mutual Funds 8,680,782  —  — 8,680,782
Preferred Stocks 4,512,059  —  — 4,512,059
Senior Floating-Rate Loans  — 12,180,255  — 12,180,255
Sovereign Government Bonds  — 684,841  — 684,841
U.S. Treasury Obligations  — 30,945,114  — 30,945,114
Short-Term Investments:        
Affiliated Fund  — 14,462,361  — 14,462,361
Securities Lending Collateral 4,683,635  —  — 4,683,635
Purchased Put Options 83,125  —  — 83,125
Total Investments $18,375,281 $266,259,281 $ — $284,634,562
Futures Contracts $ 40,859 $  — $  — $ 40,859
Total $18,416,140 $266,259,281 $ — $284,675,421
Liability Description        
Futures Contracts $ (607,353) $  — $  — $ (607,353)
Total $ (607,353) $  — $ — $ (607,353)
    
(1) The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Schedule of Investments.
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B  Investment Transactions and Income— Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Distributions received that represent a return of capital are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments. Distributions received that represent a capital gain are recorded as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. The Fund may earn certain fees in connection with its investments in senior floating-rate loans. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, consent fees and prepayment fees, which are recorded to income as earned.
Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-adjusted bonds and notes are reflected as interest income. Deflation adjustments to the principal amount of an inflation-adjusted bond or note are reflected as reductions to interest income to the extent of interest income previously recorded on such bond or note.
C  Share Class Accounting— Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class’s paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Expenses arising in connection with a specific class are charged directly to that class. Sub-accounting, recordkeeping and similar administrative fees payable to financial intermediaries, which are a component of transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations, are not allocated to Class R6 shares.
D  Foreign Currency Transactions— The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
E  Senior Floating-Rate Loans— The Fund may invest in direct debt instruments, which are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. The Fund’s investment in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the lender) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. The Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower of the loan. When investing in a loan participation, the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt of such payments by the lender from the borrower. The Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is issuing the participation interest.
F  Futures Contracts— The Fund may enter into futures contracts to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts’ terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade, which are designated “contracts markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange, and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.
G  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts— The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
H  Options Contracts— Upon the purchase of a call or put option, the premium paid by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. As the purchaser of an index option, the Fund has the right to receive a cash payment equal to any depreciation in the value of the index below the exercise price of the option (in the case of a put) or equal to any appreciation in the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) as of the valuation date of the option. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid. Purchased options traded over-the-counter involve risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations.
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I  Restricted Securities— The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Generally, these securities may only be sold publicly upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or in transactions exempt from such registration. Information regarding restricted securities (excluding Rule 144A securities) is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments.
J  Distributions to Shareholders— Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. The Fund declares income distributions daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration and generally pays them monthly. The Fund makes distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.
K  Estimates— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
L   Indemnifications— Under the Trust’s organizational document, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and provides that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders or former shareholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
M  Federal Income Taxes— No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.
Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
N  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions— The Fund may purchase securities on a delayed delivery, when-issued or forward commitment basis, including TBA (To Be Announced) securities. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery, when-issued or forward commitment basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Such security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. A forward purchase commitment may be closed by entering into an offsetting commitment. If an offsetting commitment is entered into, the Fund will realize a gain or loss on investments based on the price established when the Fund entered into the commitment.
2  Related Party Transactions
The investment advisory fee is earned by CRM as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) and CRM became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, the Fund entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Agreement”) with CRM, which took effect on March 1, 2021. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with CRM in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the fee is computed at the annual rate of 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the investment advisory fee amounted to $770,225. The Fund may invest its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. CRM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.
CRM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding expenses such as brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds, borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.93%, 1.68%, 0.68% and 0.65% for Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R6, respectively, of such class’s average daily net assets. The expense reimbursement agreement with CRM may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2022. CRM has also agreed to waive its investment advisory fee on the portion of Fund assets allocated to an affiliated fund. For the year ended December 31, 2021, CRM waived or reimbursed expenses of $42,680.
The administrative fee is earned by CRM as compensation for administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R6 and is payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2021, CRM was paid administrative fees of $264,077.
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The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of CRM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. In addition, pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $66,230 and $12,200 for Class A shares and Class C shares, respectively.
The Fund was informed that EVD received $7,449 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Fund was also informed that EVD received $2,310 and $212 of contingent deferred sales charges paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively, for the same period.
Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an affiliate of CRM, provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2021, sub-transfer agency fees and expenses incurred to EVM amounted to $10,506 and are included in transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of CRM or its affiliates receives an annual fee of $154,000 ($214,000 effective January 1, 2022), plus an annual Committee fee ranging from $8,500 to $16,500 depending on the Committee. The Board chair receives an additional $30,000 annual fee, Committee chairs receive an additional $6,000 annual fee and the special equities liaison receives an additional $2,500 annual fee. Eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). Amounts deferred under the Plan are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or other Calvert funds selected by the Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected equal to the dollar amounts deferred under the Plan, resulting in an asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Obligations of the Plan are paid solely from the Fund's assets. Trustees’ fees are allocated to each of the Calvert funds served. Salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of CRM or its affiliates are paid by CRM.
3  Investment Activity
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than U.S. government and agency securities and short-term securities and including paydowns and principal repayments on senior floating-rate loans, were $163,059,968 and $101,080,426, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. government and agency securities, including paydowns and TBA transactions, were $91,224,262 and $84,053,152, respectively.
4  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020
Ordinary income $6,674,301 $5,921,755
Long-term capital gains $1,534,165 $  —
Tax return of capital $  — $ 168,228
During the year ended December 31, 2021, distributable earnings was decreased by $323,660 and paid-in capital was increased by $323,660 due to the Fund's use of equalization accounting. Tax equalization accounting allows the Fund to treat as a distribution that portion of redemption proceeds representing a redeeming shareholder’s portion of undistributed taxable income and net capital gains. These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.
As of December 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
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Undistributed ordinary income $ 3,680
Undistributed long-term capital gains 162,342
Net unrealized appreciation 1,305,145
Distributions payable (15,102)
Distributable earnings $1,456,065
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at December 31, 2021, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost $283,246,259
Gross unrealized appreciation $ 3,157,054
Gross unrealized depreciation (1,851,876)
Net unrealized appreciation $ 1,305,178
5  Financial Instruments
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at December 31, 2021 is included in the Schedule of Investments. At December 31, 2021, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the Fund is subject to the following risks:
Foreign Exchange Risk: During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to seek to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Interest Rate Risk: During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund used futures contracts and options thereon to hedge interest rate risk and to manage duration.
The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At December 31, 2021, the Fund had no open derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position.
The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in which the Fund invests are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the contract fails to perform its obligations under the contract. To mitigate this risk, the Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its derivative counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and the counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, set-off provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event as defined under the ISDA Master Agreement. Under the ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy or insolvency. The ISDA Master Agreement allows the counterparty to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the counterparty to accelerate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to it.
The collateral requirements for derivatives traded under the ISDA Master Agreement are governed by a Credit Support Annex to the ISDA Master Agreement. Collateral requirements are determined at the close of business each day and are typically based on changes in market values for each transaction under the ISDA Master Agreement and netted into one amount for such agreement. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a minimum transfer threshold amount before a transfer is required. Collateral pledged for the benefit of the Fund and/or counterparty is held in segregated accounts by the Fund’s custodian and cannot be sold, re-pledged, assigned or otherwise used while pledged. The portion
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of such collateral representing cash, if any, is reflected as deposits for derivatives collateral and, in the case of cash pledged by a counterparty for the benefit of the Fund, a corresponding liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged by the Fund as collateral, if any, are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments.
At December 31, 2021, the fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was as follows:
Derivative Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption Assets Liabilities
Futures contracts Distributable earnings   $ 40,859(1) $ (607,353)(1)
Purchased options Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value   83,125  —
Total     $123,984 $(607,353)
    
(1) Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts, as applicable.
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations by risk exposure for the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
Statement of Operations Caption Foreign exchange Interest rate Total
Net realized gain (loss):      
Investment securities(1) $  — $ 86,233 $ 86,233
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (10,233)  — (10,233)
Futures contracts  — 1,435,460 1,435,460
Total $(10,233) $1,521,693 $1,511,460
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):      
Investment securities(1) $  — $ (18,707) $ (18,707)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 14,107  — 14,107
Futures contracts  — (698,490) (698,490)
Total $ 14,107 $ (717,197) $ (703,090)
    
(1) Relates to purchased options.
The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2021, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:
Futures
Contracts — Long
Futures
Contracts — Short
Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts*
$7,999,000 $35,432,000 $235,000
    
* The average notional amount for forward foreign currency exchange contracts is based on the absolute value of notional amounts of currency purchased and currency sold.
The average number of purchased options contracts outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2021, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was approximately 61 contracts.
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6  Securities Lending
To generate additional income, the Fund may lend its securities pursuant to a securities lending agency agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT), the securities lending agent. Security loans are subject to termination by the Fund at any time and, therefore, are not considered illiquid investments. The Fund requires that the loan be continuously collateralized by either cash or securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. The market value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash collateral is generally invested in a money market fund registered under the 1940 Act that is managed by an affiliate of SSBT. Any gain or loss in the market price of the loaned securities that might occur and any interest earned or dividends declared during the term of the loan would accrue to the account of the Fund. Income earned on the investment of collateral, net of broker rebates and other expenses incurred by the securities lending agent, is split between the Fund and the securities lending agent based on agreed upon contractual terms. Non-cash collateral, if any, is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund and cannot be sold or re-pledged by the Fund; accordingly, such collateral is not reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The risks associated with lending portfolio securities include, but are not limited to, possible delays in receiving additional collateral or in the recovery of the loaned securities, possible loss of rights to the collateral should the borrower fail financially, as well as risk of loss in the value of the collateral or the value of the investments made with the collateral. The securities lending agent shall indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.
At December 31, 2021, the total value of securities on loan, including accrued interest, was $5,367,999 and the total value of collateral received was $5,460,418, comprised of cash of $4,683,635 and U.S. government and/or agencies securities of $776,783.
The following table provides a breakdown of securities lending transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the obligations by class of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of December 31, 2021.
  Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Transactions
  Overnight and
Continuous
<30 days 30 to 90 days >90 days Total
Corporate Bonds $4,683,635 $ — $ — $ — $4,683,635
The carrying amount of the liability for deposits for securities loaned at December 31, 2021 approximated its fair value. If measured at fair value, such liability would have been considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 1A) at December 31, 2021.
7  Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates, including CRM, in an $800 million unsecured line of credit with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 25, 2022. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2021, an arrangement fee of $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time.
The Fund had no borrowings pursuant to its line of credit during the year ended December 31, 2021.
8  Affiliated Issuers and Funds
The Fund has invested a portion of its assets in notes (the Notes) issued by Calvert Impact Capital, Inc. (CIC) pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). There are certain potential points of affiliation between the Fund and CIC. CRM has licensed use of the Calvert name to CIC and provides other types of support. CRM’s President and Chief Executive Officer (and the only director/trustee on the Fund Board that is an “interested person” of the Fund) serves on the CIC Board. In addition, another director/trustee on the Fund Board serves as a director emeritus on the CIC Board.
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Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements — continued

In addition to the Notes, the Fund invested in issuers that may be deemed to be affiliated with Morgan Stanley. At December 31, 2021, the value of the Fund's investment in the Notes and affiliated issuers and funds was $29,868,015, which represents 10.7% of the Fund's net assets. Transactions in the Notes and affiliated issuers and funds by the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Name Value,
beginning
of period
Purchases Sales
proceeds
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Value,
end of
period
Interest/
Dividend
income
Principal amount/
Shares/Units,
end of period
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities                
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:                
Series 2017-CLS, Class E, 2.06%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.95%), 11/15/34(1) $  — $    670,476 $    — $  — $    (360) $    670,116 $     996 $    671,000
Series 2017-CLS, Class F, 2.71%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.60%), 11/15/34(1)  —   2,200,118    —  — (10,912)  2,189,100  16,808  2,196,000
Series 2019-BPR, Class B, 2.206%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.10%), 5/15/36 (1)  —   —    —  —  76,000  2,501,861  50,848  2,621,000
Series 2019-BPR, Class C, 3.156%, (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.05%), 5/15/36 (1)  —   —    —  —  51,572    874,265  25,713     960,000
High Social Impact Investments                
Calvert Impact Capital, Inc., Community Investment Notes, 1.50%, 12/15/23(2)    481,990   —    —  —   7,540    489,530   7,500        500,000
Mutual Funds                
Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund, Class R6  5,141,432 3,531,790  —  — 7,560 8,680,782 242,278 917,630
Short-Term Investments            
Calvert Cash Reserves Fund, LLC 28,060,227 160,822,366 (174,417,975) (2,704) 447 14,462,361 22,465 14,462,361
Totals       $(2,704) $131,847 $29,868,015 $366,608  
    
(1) Affiliated issuer as of March 1, 2021 (see Note 2).
(2) Restricted security.
9  Capital Shares
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes.
Transactions in capital shares for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:
  Year Ended
December 31, 2021
  Year Ended
December 31, 2020
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Class A          
Shares sold 924,682 $ 14,390,599   778,445 $ 11,348,973
Reinvestment of distributions 54,856 847,704   35,821 525,103
Shares redeemed (519,560) (8,074,411)   (1,031,025) (15,054,899)
Converted from Class C 1,760 27,462   1,818 27,265
Net increase (decrease) 461,738 $ 7,191,354   (214,941) $ (3,153,558)
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Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements — continued

  Year Ended
December 31, 2021
  Year Ended
December 31, 2020
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Class C          
Shares sold 33,833 $ 527,810   31,309 $ 469,806
Reinvestment of distributions 1,943 30,005   1,544 22,597
Shares redeemed (32,552) (503,612)   (19,232) (279,412)
Converted to Class A (1,759) (27,462)   (1,817) (27,265)
Net increase 1,465 $ 26,741   11,804 $ 185,726
Class I          
Shares sold 8,072,554 $125,124,841   5,980,100 $ 87,206,665
Reinvestment of distributions 362,291 5,585,145   276,317 4,031,132
Shares redeemed (5,136,037) (79,718,663)   (5,215,987) (74,506,241)
Net increase 3,298,808 $ 50,991,323   1,040,430 $ 16,731,556
Class R6          
Shares sold 1,129,019 $ 17,556,104   265,036 $ 3,973,834
Reinvestment of distributions 89,979 1,387,151   76,993 1,121,121
Shares redeemed (80,926) (1,248,050)   (1,104,495) (15,943,453)
Net increase (decrease) 1,138,072 $ 17,695,205   (762,466) $(10,848,498)
At December 31, 2021, Calvert Conservative Allocation Fund and Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund owned 6.3% and 6.1%, respectively, of the value of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
10  Risks and Uncertainties
Pandemic Risk
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund's performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests.
11  Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On July 30, 2021, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) informed the Audit Committee and Board of the Trust that it was resigning as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust, as upon Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp., the parent company of CRM (the investment adviser to each series of the Trust), KPMG would no longer be independent of the Trust. The Audit Committee of the Board and the Board approved the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the funds that are series of the Trust (the “Funds”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 to be effective upon KPMG’s resignation and Deloitte’s acceptance of the engagement which became effective July 30, 2021.
KPMG’s reports on the financial statements for the Funds for the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and during the subsequent interim period through July 30, 2021: (i) there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Funds’ financial statements for such periods; and (ii) there were no “reportable events” of the kind described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements — continued

During the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and during the subsequent interim period through July 30, 2021: neither the Funds, nor anyone on their behalf, consulted with Deloitte on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304).
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Calvert Management Series and Shareholders of Calvert Flexible Bond Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Calvert Flexible Bond Fund (the "Fund") (one of the funds constituting Calvert Management Series), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2021, the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the financial highlights for the years or periods ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated February 22, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on that financial statement and those financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and selling or agent banks; when replies were not received from brokers and selling or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more Calvert investment companies since 2021.
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Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2022 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2021. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified business income, 163(j) interest dividends and capital gains dividends.
Qualified Business Income. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund designates approximately $4,746, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified business income.
163(j) Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund designates 70.23% of distributions from net investment income as a 163(j) interest dividend.
Capital Gains Dividends. The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2021, $1,995,006 or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
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Calvert
Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Management and Organization

Fund Management. The Trustees of Calvert Management Series (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the affairs of the Trust. The Board members and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Board members hold indefinite terms of office. Each Trustee holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification. Under the terms of the Fund's current Board member retirement policy, an Independent Board member must retire at the end of the calendar year in which he or she turns 75. However, if such retirement would cause the Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16 of the 1940 Act or any other regulations or guidance of the SEC, then such retirement will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for the Fund to be in compliance therewith. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Board member and the Chief Compliance Officer is 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009 and the business address of the Secretary, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and the Treasurer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “CRM” refers to Calvert Research and Management and “Eaton Vance” refers to Eaton Vance Management. Each Trustee oversees 39 funds in the Calvert fund complex. Effective March 1, 2021, each of Eaton Vance and CRM are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with CRM may hold a position with other CRM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with CRM listed below.
Name and Year of Birth Trust
Position(s)
Length of
Service
Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Interested Trustee
John H. Streur(1)
1960
Trustee and
President
Since 2015 President and Chief Executive Officer of CRM (since December 31, 2016). President and Chief Executive Officer of Calvert Investments, Inc.
(January 2015 - December 2016); Chief Executive Officer of Calvert
Investment Distributors, Inc. (August 2015 - December 2016); Chief
Compliance Officer of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (August 2015 -
April 2016); President and Director, Portfolio 21 Investments, Inc.
(through October 2014); President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director, Managers Investment Group LLC (through January 2012);
President and Director, The Managers Funds and Managers AMG
Funds (through January 2012).
Other Directorships. Portfolio 21 Investments, Inc. (asset management)
(through October 2014); Managers Investment Group LLC (asset management)
(through January 2012); The Managers Funds (asset management)
(through January 2012); Managers AMG Funds (asset management)
(through January 2012); Calvert Impact Capital, Inc.
Noninterested Trustees
Richard L. Baird, Jr.
1948
Trustee Since 1980 Regional Disaster Recovery Lead, American Red Cross of Greater
Pennsylvania (since 2017). Volunteer, American Red Cross (since 2015).
Former President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (retired in 2014) in
Pittsburgh, PA.
Other Directorships. None.
Alice Gresham Bullock
1950
Chair and
Trustee
Since 2016 Professor Emerita at Howard University School of Law. Dean Emerita of
Howard University School of Law and Deputy Director of the Association
of American Law Schools (1992-1994).
Other Directorships. None.
Cari M. Dominguez
1949
Trustee Since 2016 Former Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Other Directorships. ManpowerGroup Inc. (workforce solutions company);
Triple S Management Corporation (managed care); National Association of Corporate Directors.
John G. Guffey, Jr.
1948
Trustee Since 1982 President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade
paperbacks (since January 1997).
Other Directorships. Calvert Impact Capital, Inc. (through
December 31, 2018); Calvert Ventures, LLC.
Miles D. Harper, III
1962
Trustee Since 2016 Partner, Carr Riggs & Ingram (public accounting firm) since October 2014.
Partner, Gainer Donnelly & Desroches (public accounting firm) (now Carr
Riggs & Ingram) (November 1999 - September 2014).
Other Directorships. Bridgeway Funds (9) (asset management).
Joy V. Jones
1950
Trustee Since 2016 Attorney.
Other Directorships. Palm Management Corporation.
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Flexible Bond Fund
December 31, 2021
Management and Organization — continued

Name and Year of Birth Trust
Position(s)
Length of
Service
Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
Anthony A. Williams
1951
Trustee Since 2010 CEO and Executive Director of the Federal City Council (July 2012 to
present); Senior Adviser and Independent Consultant for King and
Spalding LLP (September 2015 to present); Executive Director of Global
Government Practice at the Corporate Executive Board (January 2010 to
January 2012).
Other Directorships. Freddie Mac; Evoq Properties/Meruelo Maddux
Properties, Inc. (real estate management); Weston Solutions, Inc.
(environmental services); Bipartisan Policy Center’s Debt Reduction Task Force;
Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Catholic University of America; Urban Institute (research organization); The Howard Hughes Corporation (real estate development).
    
Name and Year of Birth Trust
Position(s)
Length of
Service
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
Hope L. Brown
1973
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since 2014 Chief Compliance Officer of 39 registered investment companies advised
by CRM (since 2014). Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer,
Wilmington Funds (2012-2014).
Deidre E. Walsh
1971
Secretary,
Vice President
and Chief
Legal Officer
Since 2021 Vice President of CRM and officer of 39 registered investment companies
advised by CRM (since 2021). Also Vice President of Eaton Vance and
certain of its affiliates and officer of 138 registered investment companies
advised or administered by Eaton Vance.
James F. Kirchner
1967
Treasurer Since 2016 Vice President of CRM and officer of 39 registered investment companies
advised by CRM (since 2016). Also Vice President of Eaton Vance and
certain of its affiliates and officer of 138 registered investment companies
advised or administered by Eaton Vance.
       
(1) Mr. Streur is an interested person of the Fund because of his positions with the Fund’s adviser and certain affiliates.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Calvert’s website at www.calvert.com or by calling 1-800-368-2745.
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Calvert Funds
Privacy Notice April 2021

FACTS WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
    
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. 
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
Social Security number and income

investment experience and risk tolerance

checking account number and wire transfer instructions 
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. 
    
Reasons we can share your
personal information
Does Eaton Vance
share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus Yes No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you Yes No
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness Yes Yes
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences Yes No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness No We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates to market to you Yes Yes
For our affiliates to market to you No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share
    
To limit our
sharing
Call toll-free 1-800-368-2745 or email: CRMPrivacy@calvert.com
Please note:
If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. 
Questions? Call toll-free 1-800-368-2745 or email: CRMPrivacy@calvert.com 
    
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Privacy Notice — continued April 2021

Page 2
Who we are
Who is providing this notice? Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below)
What we do
How does Eaton Vance
protect my personal
information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information.
How does Eaton Vance
collect my personal
information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account

buy securities from us or make a wire transfer

give us your contact information
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

affiliates from using your information to market to you

sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
Definitions
Investment Management
Affiliates
Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market.
Other important information
Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.
California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us.
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Calvert Funds
IMPORTANT NOTICES

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Calvert fund documents not be householded, please contact Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Calvert fund documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Calvert funds or your financial intermediary. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and will be householded as described above.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Calvert fund files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Calvert website at www.calvert.com, by calling Calvert at 1-800-368-2745 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting. The Proxy Voting Guidelines that each Calvert fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided as an Appendix to the fund’s Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how a Calvert fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by calling Calvert funds, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator
Calvert Research and Management
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.
2000 Crown Colony Drive
Quincy, MA 02169
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Fund Offices
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.

 


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Calvert
Responsible Municipal Income Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2021


 


Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund and the other funds it manages. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser is subject to CFTC regulation.
Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund. This and other important information is contained in the summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from a financial intermediary. Prospective investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing. For further information, please call 1-800-368-2745.
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Calvert
Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Economic and Market Conditions
As the 12-month period began on January 1, 2021, municipal bonds were in the midst of a rally that would last through mid-February. The bond rally had begun the previous November, fueled by the announcement that two coronavirus vaccine candidates had proven more than 90% effective in trials, and by Joe Biden’s U.S. presidential victory, which eased some of the political uncertainties that had dogged investment markets through the fall. The beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination process and Congress’ passage of a fiscal stimulus bill added more fuel to the bond rally.
From mid-February through June 2021, however, the bond market reversed course. Municipal and U.S. Treasury yields rose and bond prices declined in anticipation of rising economic growth, driven by new federal stimulus and progress on vaccinations. In late spring-early summer, high year-over-year inflation numbers also raised investor concerns and put further upward pressure on interest rates.
By July, however, the emergence of a more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 threatened the U.S. economic rebound and diminished inflation concerns. Investors again turned to U.S. Treasurys and municipal bonds as relatively “safe-haven” assets, leading bond prices to rise and interest rates to fall in July.
From August through October, bond prices declined once again due, in part, to anticipation that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin tapering its monthly bond purchases, which had helped hold interest rates down through much of the pandemic.
In the closing months of the period, the Fed confirmed that tapering would begin in November and accelerate in the months to come. The reduction of monetary stimulus put upward pressure on shorter term interest rates, as did passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill during the period. Longer term municipal and Treasury rates, however, declined in November as investors sought assets considered less risky, such as U.S. Treasurys and municipal bonds. As a result, the municipal bond yield curve flattened in November. As the Fed issued more hawkish monetary statements, Treasury rates rose in December against the backdrop of inflationary concerns and potential interest rate hikes. Municipal bond rates, however, were nearly unchanged during the month.
For the period as a whole, interest rates rose across the municipal bond yield curve, but less so at the long (30-year) end of the curve, causing the curve to flatten. Throughout the curve, however, rates remained near historic lows. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the Index), a broad measure of the municipal bond market, returned 1.52% during the period. Municipal bonds generally outperformed Treasurys, as Treasury interest rates in every part of the curve rose more than municipal rates during the period.
Fund Performance
For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2021, Calvert Responsible Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) returned 0.19% for Class A shares at net asset value (NAV), underperforming its benchmark, the Index, which returned 1.52%.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund seeks to do so by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund also normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in issuers that — as determined by the Fund’s investment adviser — operate in a manner consistent with, or promote the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment. Such investments may include, among other things, municipal obligations that finance education, health care, community services, housing, water, and public transportation.
Detractors from Fund performance versus the Index during the period included an underweight position relative to the Index in BBB rated bonds, which were the best-performing credit-rating tier in the Index, and an overweight position in AAA rated bonds, which were the worst-performing credit-rating tier in the Index. Security selections in Illinois bonds also hurt relative returns, as did an underweight position in bonds with 17 or more years remaining to maturity, during a period when longer maturity bonds generally outperformed shorter maturity bonds.
In contrast, contributors to Fund performance versus the Index included security selection in the housing sector, an overweight position in 4% coupon bonds, and the Fund’s interest rate hedging strategy.
As a risk management tactic within the Fund’s overall strategy, interest rate hedging is intended to moderate performance on both the upsides and downsides of the market. During the period, management hedged the Fund’s exposure to interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures — in effect taking a short position on Treasurys. During a period when Treasury interest rates — as well as municipal interest rates — rose and Treasury prices fell, the Fund’s Treasury futures produced a positive return and helped mitigate some of the negative effect of falling bond prices on Fund performance.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.calvert.com.
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Performance

Portfolio Manager(s) Cynthia J. Clemson and William J. Delahunty, CFA, each of Calvert Research and Management
% Average Annual Total Returns1,2 Class
Inception Date
Performance
Inception Date
One Year Five Years Ten Years Since Inception
Class A at NAV 08/23/1983 08/23/1983 0.19% 3.40% 2.98% 5.29%
Class A with 3.75% Maximum Sales Charge (3.60) 2.61 2.59 5.19
Class C at NAV 07/15/2015 07/15/2015 (0.56) 2.64 2.31
Class C with 1% Maximum Sales Charge (1.55) 2.64 2.31
Class I at NAV 07/15/2015 08/23/1983 0.38 3.71 3.18 5.35

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index 1.52% 4.17% 3.72% 6.46%
    
% Total Annual Operating Expense Ratios3 Class A Class C Class I
Gross 0.88% 1.62% 0.63%
Net 0.75 1.50 0.50
    
% SEC Yield4 Class A Class C Class I
SEC 30-day Yield - Subsidized 0.36% (0.36)% 0.63%
SEC 30-day Yield - Unsubsidized 0.26 (0.47) 0.52
Growth of $10,000

This graph shows the change in value of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A of the Fund for the period indicated. For comparison, the same investment is shown in the indicated index.
Growth of Investment Amount Invested Period Beginning At NAV With Maximum Sales Charge
Class C $10,000 07/15/2015 $11,592 N.A.
Class I $250,000 12/31/2011 $342,097 N.A.
See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or offering price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to www.calvert.com.
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Fund Profile

Credit Quality (% of bonds and municipal obligations)*

* For purposes of the Fund's rating restrictions, ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”), as applicable. If securities are rated differently by the ratings agencies, the highest rating is applied. Ratings, which are subject to change, apply to the creditworthiness of the issuers of the underlying securities and not to the Fund or its shares. Credit ratings measure the quality of a bond based on the issuer’s creditworthiness, with ratings ranging from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest based on S&P’s measures. Ratings of BBB or higher by S&P or Fitch (Baa or higher by Moody’s) are considered to be investment-grade quality. Credit ratings are based largely on the ratings agency’s analysis at the time of rating. The rating assigned to any particular security is not necessarily a reflection of the issuer’s current financial condition and does not necessarily reflect its assessment of the volatility of a security’s market value or of the liquidity of an investment in the security. Holdings designated as “Not Rated” (if any) are not rated by the national ratings agencies stated above.
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Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Calvert and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Calvert fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward-looking statements.” The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward-looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
   
1 Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index of municipal bonds traded in the U.S. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 Total Returns at NAV do not include applicable sales charges. If sales charges were deducted, the returns would be lower. Total Returns shown with maximum sales charge reflect the stated maximum sales charge. Unless otherwise stated, performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Performance prior to the inception date of a class may be linked to the performance of an older class of the Fund. This linked performance is adjusted for any applicable sales charge, but is not adjusted for class expense differences. If adjusted for such differences, the performance would be different. The performance of Class I is linked to Class A. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable. Performance presented in the Financial Highlights included in the financial statements is not linked.
Calvert Research and Management became the investment adviser to the Fund on December 31, 2016. Performance reflected prior to such date is that of the Fund’s former investment adviser.
3 Source: Fund prospectus. Net expense ratios reflect a contractual expense reimbursement that continues through 4/30/22. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. Performance reflects expenses waived and/or reimbursed, if applicable. Without such waivers and/or reimbursements, performance would have been lower.
4 SEC Yield is a standardized measure based on the estimated yield to maturity of a fund’s investments over a 30-day period and is based on the maximum offer price at the date specified. The SEC Yield is not based on the distributions made by the Fund, which may differ. Subsidized yield reflects the effect of fee waivers and expense reimbursements.
  Additional Information
  Yield curve is a graphical representation of the yields offered by bonds of various maturities. The yield curve flattens when long-term interest rates fall and/or short-term interest rates increase, and the yield curve steepens when long-term interest rates increase and/or short-term interest rates fall.
 
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Fund Expenses

Example
As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of Fund investing and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
Actual Expenses
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual Fund expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year (before expenses), which is not the actual Fund return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees (if applicable). Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would be higher.
  Beginning
Account Value
(7/1/21)
Ending
Account Value
(12/31/21)
Expenses Paid
During Period*
(7/1/21 – 12/31/21)
Annualized
Expense
Ratio
Actual        
Class A $1,000.00 $1,002.00 $3.78 ** 0.75%
Class C $1,000.00 $ 997.70 $7.55 ** 1.50%
Class I $1,000.00 $1,002.70 $2.52 ** 0.50%
Hypothetical        
(5% return per year before expenses)        
Class A $1,000.00 $1,021.42 $3.82 ** 0.75%
Class C $1,000.00 $1,017.64 $7.63 ** 1.50%
Class I $1,000.00 $1,022.68 $2.55 ** 0.50%
    
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for the indicated Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Example assumes that the $1,000 was invested at the net asset value per share determined at the close of business on June 30, 2021.
** Absent a waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by an affiliate, expenses would be higher.
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Schedule of Investments

Corporate Bonds — 2.5%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.1%  
YMCA of Greater New York, 2.303%, 8/1/26 $        265 $     262,776
      $    262,776
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.8%  
Conservation Fund (The), Green Bonds, 3.474%, 12/15/29 $      3,493 $   3,690,330
      $  3,690,330
Industrial — 0.6%  
Nature Conservancy (The):      
Series A, 0.794%, 7/1/25 $      1,450 $   1,419,716
Series A, 0.944%, 7/1/26   1,285 1,252,688
      $ 2,672,404
Other Revenue — 1.0%  
BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc., 3.099%, 1/1/30 $ 4,000 $ 4,143,083
      $ 4,143,083
Total Corporate Bonds
(identified cost $10,562,460)
    $ 10,768,593
    
Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.8%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Housing — 1.8%  
California Housing Finance Agency, Municipal Certificates:      
Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35 $      2,597 $   2,964,747
Series 2021-3, Class A, 3.25%, 8/20/36   2,497   2,831,092
Washington Housing Finance Commission, Municipal Certificates, Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 12/20/35        1,626   1,885,891
Total Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities
(identified cost $7,502,178)
    $  7,681,730
    
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations — 87.0%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Bond Bank — 14.5%  
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (Clean Water State Revolving Fund), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/31 $      1,000 $  1,248,820
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Bond Bank (continued)  
Connecticut, (Revolving Fund):      
Green Bonds, 4.00%, 2/1/37 $      3,000 $   3,560,190
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 5/1/34   1,140   1,379,104
Illinois Finance Authority, (Clean Water Initiative Revolving Fund):      
5.00%, 7/1/32        1,500   1,799,010
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/28   8,000   9,943,280
Indiana Finance Authority, (Revolving Fund):      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 2/1/29        2,000   2,394,840
Green Bonds, Series 2018A, 5.00%, 2/1/25   2,510 2,862,680
Green Bonds, Series 2019E, 5.00%, 2/1/25   1,920 2,189,779
Iowa Finance Authority, (State Revolving Fund):      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/27   1,805 2,227,370
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/28   1,425 1,804,990
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/29   875 1,133,239
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/35   1,500 1,880,925
Michigan Finance Authority, (Clean Water Revolving Fund):      
3.00%, 10/1/36   1,500 1,696,020
3.00%, 10/1/37   1,390 1,569,268
New Mexico Finance Authority, (Senior Lien Public Project Revolving Fund), 5.00%, 6/1/26   1,595 1,898,194
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., (State Revolving Fund), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/15/27   500 617,640
Oklahoma Water Resources Board:      
4.00%, 10/1/31   120 148,112
4.00%, 10/1/32   430 529,502
4.00%, 10/1/34   150 184,295
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, (Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund), Green Bonds, 4.00%, 10/1/34   2,650 3,207,215
Texas Water Development Board, (Revolving Fund):      
4.00%, 8/1/34   5,000 6,133,850
4.00%, 8/1/37   2,750 3,336,850
Texas Water Development Board, (State Water Implementation Revenue Fund), 5.00%, 10/15/27   2,500 3,098,650
Wisconsin, Environmental Improvement Fund Revenue:      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/34   1,295 1,655,127
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/37   5,035 6,409,656
      $ 62,908,606
Education — 10.3%  
Adams County General Authority, PA, (Gettysburg College):      
5.00%, 8/15/27 $ 1,330 $ 1,616,748
5.00%, 8/15/29   1,720 2,171,810
Arizona State University:      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/39   2,000 2,533,960
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/41   3,000 3,431,610
 
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Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Education (continued)  
Build NYC Resource Corp., NY, (Academic Leadership Charter School):      
4.00%, 6/15/22 $        100 $    101,532
4.00%, 6/15/23   100     104,790
4.00%, 6/15/24   120     129,217
4.00%, 6/15/25   110     121,398
4.00%, 6/15/26   110     123,673
4.00%, 6/15/27   80      91,435
4.00%, 6/15/28   125     144,951
4.00%, 6/15/30   100 114,440
4.00%, 6/15/31   100 113,990
California Educational Facilities Authority, (Loyola Marymount University):      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/33   920 1,139,954
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/36   765 944,010
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/38   730 898,024
Colorado State University:      
4.00%, 3/1/26   210 239,146
5.00%, 3/1/27   225 273,580
District of Columbia, (Gallaudet University):      
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/26   300 352,668
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/27   300 362,862
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/28   325 402,561
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/29   300 379,188
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/30   300 386,037
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/31   325 426,725
District of Columbia, (Rocketship DC Obligated Group):      
5.00%, 6/1/29(1)   360 414,288
5.00%, 6/1/31(1)   1,000 1,203,300
Georgia Private Colleges and Universities Authority, (Emory University), 5.00%, 9/1/33   500 641,390
Grand Valley State University, MI, 5.00%, 12/1/33   1,000 1,168,790
Indiana Finance Authority, (Butler University), 5.00%, 2/1/31   1,130 1,226,152
Ivy Tech Community College, IN:      
5.00%, 7/1/28   1,575 1,979,460
5.00%, 7/1/29   925 1,184,268
Kansas Development Finance Authority, (Wichita State University), 3.00%, 6/1/31   1,925 2,117,115
Kentucky Bond Development Corp., (Transylvania University):      
2.00%, 3/1/23   160 162,802
5.00%, 3/1/27   80 95,658
5.00%, 3/1/28   100 122,410
5.00%, 3/1/29   155 193,285
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, (Albuquerque Academy):      
5.00%, 9/1/27   350 421,011
5.00%, 9/1/28   225 276,586
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Education (continued)  
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, (Albuquerque Academy): (continued)      
5.00%, 9/1/29 $ 400 $     501,200
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, (Loyola University), 5.00%, 10/1/26          215     252,346
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Arizona Autism Charter Schools), 4.00%, 7/1/31(1)          250     282,027
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, AZ, (Legacy Traditional Schools), 3.00%, 7/1/31(1)          500     535,670
Miami University, OH:      
5.00%, 9/1/24          600     673,062
5.00%, 9/1/27   730     899,185
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., NY, (True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School), 5.00%, 6/1/40(1)   670 791,786
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Germantown Academy), 4.00%, 10/1/36   450 496,822
New York Dormitory Authority, (Cornell University), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/26   500 598,310
Ohio State University, 5.00%, 12/1/29   1,915 2,496,145
Oregon Health and Science University:      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/33   1,210 1,632,169
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/34   1,300 1,742,741
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (State System of Higher Education), 4.00%, 6/15/36   1,550 1,729,118
Public Finance Authority, WI, (Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas):      
4.00%, 7/1/24   300 319,593
4.00%, 7/1/31   325 366,363
4.00%, 7/1/41   1,000 1,107,910
University of Arizona, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/42   2,000 2,355,600
      $ 44,590,871
Electric Utilities — 1.1%  
Mesa, AZ, Utility Systems Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/31 $ 1,000 $ 1,245,720
Southern California Public Power Authority, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/30   1,500 1,630,650
Trinity Public Utilities District Authority, CA, Green Bonds, 4.00%, 4/1/29   1,120 1,271,189
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, 5.00%, 9/1/30   655 794,685
      $ 4,942,244
Escrowed/Prerefunded — 3.1%  
Aurora, CO, Water Revenue, Green Bonds, Prerefunded to 8/1/26, 5.00%, 8/1/31 $ 2,000 $ 2,400,520
Build NYC Resource Corp., NY, (YMCA of Greater New York), Prerefunded to 8/1/25, 4.00%, 8/1/36   1,915 2,147,290
 
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
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Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Escrowed/Prerefunded (continued)  
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, WA, Sales Tax Revenue:      
Green Bonds, Prerefunded to 11/1/25, 4.00%, 11/1/33 $      1,100 $   1,246,652
Green Bonds, Prerefunded to 11/1/25, 5.00%, 11/1/35   1,000   1,171,180
Green Bonds, Prerefunded to 11/1/25, 5.00%, 11/1/45   2,500   2,927,950
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Green Bonds, Prerefunded to 8/1/26, 5.00%, 8/1/40        1,000   1,200,260
Ohio State University, Escrowed to Maturity, 5.00%, 12/1/29           85     110,975
Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency, (Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund):      
Prerefunded to 10/1/23, 5.00%, 10/1/30        1,000   1,082,240
Prerefunded to 10/1/23, 5.00%, 10/1/31   1,000 1,082,240
      $ 13,369,307
General Obligations — 16.5%  
Bexar County, TX, Prerefunded to 6/15/25, 4.00%, 6/15/32 $ 2,000 $ 2,243,780
California:      
4.00%, 9/1/32   1,000 1,146,470
Green Bonds, 3.75%, 10/1/37   1,000 1,073,180
Comal Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/1/28   2,000 2,493,940
Connecticut, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/31   1,000 1,124,810
Desert Sands Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2014), 5.00%, 8/1/39   2,000 2,436,200
Fort Bend Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 8/15/26   750 899,392
Franklin Regional School District, PA, 5.00%, 5/1/27   100 121,974
Fremont Union High School District, CA, 4.00%, 8/1/36   1,500 1,756,200
Hampton, VA, Green Bonds, 3.00%, 9/1/34   500 558,505
Hawaii, 4.00%, 10/1/34   2,000 2,281,300
Johnson County Unified School District No. 229, KS, 3.00%, 10/1/28   2,000 2,273,840
Lake Stevens School District No. 4, WA, 4.00%, 12/1/35   2,460 2,775,003
Los Rios Community College District, CA, 4.00%, 8/1/33   2,000 2,307,820
Massachusetts, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/37   2,000 2,430,840
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, 4.50%, 7/1/29   1,670 1,942,010
Mesa Unified School District No. 4, AZ, 5.00%, 7/1/27   1,000 1,227,600
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI, Green Bonds, 4.00%, 10/1/30   3,615 4,408,276
New York, NY, 5.00%, 8/1/26   2,000 2,190,720
North East Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.25%, 2/1/26   1,000 1,189,350
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Independent School District No. 622, MN:      
4.00%, 2/1/31   1,000 1,165,260
5.00%, 2/1/33   650 795,496
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
General Obligations (continued)  
Northside Independent School District, TX:      
(PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/31 $        930 $   1,125,114
(PSF Guaranteed), 4.00%, 8/1/32   400     481,868
Oxnard Union High School District, CA, (Election of 2018), 4.00%, 8/1/37        2,000   2,361,960
Passaic County Improvement Authority, NJ, (Paterson Board of Education):      
Green Bonds, 3.00%, 2/1/42        1,175   1,283,382
Green Bonds, 4.00%, 2/1/32   300     362,016
Green Bonds, 4.00%, 2/1/33   250     301,122
Phoenix Union High School District No. 210, AZ, 5.00%, 7/1/25   2,750 3,183,785
Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J, OR, 4.00%, 6/15/37   5,000 6,038,700
San Diego Unified School District, CA, (Election of 2012), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/30   2,000 2,461,240
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, CA, (Election of 2004), Green Bonds, 3.00%, 8/1/38   3,235 3,549,863
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, CA, (Election of 2016):      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/33   1,000 1,227,860
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/35   1,120 1,455,552
Spring Branch Independent School District, TX, (PSF Guaranteed), 5.00%, 2/1/27   1,725 2,093,546
West Haven, CT:      
4.00%, 9/15/24   260 283,143
4.00%, 9/15/25   255 284,718
4.00%, 9/15/26   255 290,343
4.00%, 9/15/27   245 283,286
Will County, IL:      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/26   450 541,120
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/28   1,000 1,265,850
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/29   900 1,164,132
Wyandotte County Unified School District No. 203, KS, 4.00%, 9/1/23   1,545 1,638,333
Ypsilanti Community Schools, MI, 5.00%, 5/1/30   1,000 1,181,800
      $ 71,700,699
Hospital — 6.3%  
DuBois Hospital Authority, PA, (Penn Highlands Healthcare):      
5.00%, 7/15/32 $ 820 $ 1,069,108
5.00%, 7/15/34   890 1,155,861
5.00%, 7/15/35   930 1,205,717
5.00%, 7/15/36   500 646,855
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, (St. Luke's Health System):      
4.00%, 3/1/39   710 848,230
4.00%, 3/1/40   845 1,007,620
4.00%, 3/1/41   805 957,491
 
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Hospital (continued)  
Indiana Finance Authority, (Good Samaritan Hospital):      
4.00%, 4/1/35(2) $      1,205 $   1,389,269
4.00%, 4/1/36(2)   2,520   2,902,435
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), 5.00%, 12/1/34          500     595,115
Michigan Finance Authority, (Beaumont Health Credit Group), 4.00%, 11/1/46        2,000   2,191,480
New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., NY:      
4.00%, 2/15/27        2,250   2,617,110
4.00%, 2/15/28   4,700   5,565,411
New York Dormitory Authority, (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), 4.00%, 7/1/31   2,000 2,418,960
Ohio, (Cleveland Clinic Health System), 5.00%, 1/1/27   2,315 2,799,182
      $ 27,369,844
Housing — 7.3%  
California Municipal Finance Authority, (Caritas Corp.), Mobile Home Park Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/28 $ 1,240 $ 1,480,262
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH, 2.00%, 12/1/31   1,250 1,263,750
Independent Cities Finance Authority, CA, (Castle Mobile Estates):      
3.00%, 5/15/22   170 171,537
3.00%, 5/15/23   170 175,374
3.00%, 5/15/24   175 184,377
3.00%, 5/15/25   185 198,033
3.00%, 5/15/26   190 206,439
3.00%, 5/15/31   500 547,245
Independent Cities Finance Authority, CA, (Union City Tropics), Mobile Home Park Revenue:      
4.00%, 5/15/31   1,020 1,176,682
4.00%, 5/15/34   1,145 1,309,307
Independent Cities Finance Authority, CA, (Vista de Santa Barbara Mobilehome Park):      
3.00%, 9/15/26   270 295,577
3.00%, 9/15/27   275 304,617
3.00%, 9/15/28   285 317,960
3.00%, 9/15/29   295 331,014
Maryland Community Development Administration, Department of Housing and Community Development:      
4.05%, 7/1/40   1,575 1,673,642
4.35%, 7/1/50   1,000 1,062,890
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, (AMT), 3.30%, 12/1/28   750 785,520
New York City Housing Development Corp., NY:      
0.90% to 1/1/26 (Put Date), 11/1/60   4,000 3,999,080
3.80%, 11/1/30   1,000 1,053,090
Sustainable Development Bonds, 1.70%, 5/1/32   2,100 2,097,606
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Housing (continued)  
New York City Housing Development Corp., NY: (continued)      
Sustainable Development Bonds, 1.75%, 11/1/32 $ 1,060 $   1,061,548
New York Housing Finance Agency:      
Sustainability Bonds, (FHLMC / FNMA / SONYMA), 2.85%, 11/1/39        2,000   2,096,260
Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 0.75%, 11/1/25   3,000   3,000,030
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, SFMR:      
3.90%, 10/1/35          945     979,625
(AMT), Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/24   700     766,731
(AMT), Social Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/24   1,000 1,113,720
(AMT), Social Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/25   500 566,100
(AMT), Social Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/25   500 575,070
Social Bonds, 0.95%, 10/1/28   1,125 1,100,239
Public Finance Authority, WI, (NC A&T Real Estate Foundation, LLC):      
5.00%, 6/1/28   665 805,335
5.00%, 6/1/29   365 450,217
Utah Housing Corp., 4.00%, 1/1/36   770 802,509
      $ 31,951,386
Industrial Development Revenue — 0.9%  
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, (Waste Management, Inc.), (AMT), 3.00%, 11/1/25 $ 850 $ 922,309
National Finance Authority, NH, (Covanta), (AMT), Green Bonds, 3.75% to 7/2/40 (Put Date), 7/1/45(1)   1,955 2,059,671
Nez Perce County, ID, (Potlatch Corp.), 2.75%, 10/1/24   1,000 1,054,720
      $ 4,036,700
Insured - Education — 1.0%  
University of Oklahoma:      
(AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/28 $ 1,350 $ 1,696,680
(AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/29   900 1,157,490
(AGM), 5.00%, 7/1/30   1,000 1,314,950
      $ 4,169,120
Insured - General Obligations — 0.5%  
Connecticut, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/15/27 $ 1,155 $ 1,394,859
Long Beach Unified School District, CA, (AGC), 0.00%, 8/1/25   1,000 972,500
      $ 2,367,359
Insured - Housing — 0.3%  
California Municipal Finance Authority, (CHF-Davis II, LLC - Orchard Park Student Housing):      
(BAM), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 5/15/25 $ 350 $ 400,085
(BAM), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 5/15/27   450 544,711
(BAM), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 5/15/29   350 443,209
      $ 1,388,005
 
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Insured - Solid Waste — 0.3%  
South Bayside Waste Management Authority, CA, (Shoreway Environmental Center):      
(AGM), (AMT), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/28 $         15 $      18,834
(AGM), (AMT), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/28   485     605,993
(AGM), (AMT), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/30   15      19,229
(AGM), (AMT), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/30   485     612,327
      $  1,256,383
Insured - Special Tax Revenue — 0.1%  
Martha's Vineyard Land Bank, (BAM), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 5/1/32 $        400 $     481,564
      $ 481,564
Insured - Transportation — 0.3%  
Ohio, (Portsmouth Gateway Group, LLC), (AGM), (AMT), 5.00%, 12/31/30 $ 1,000 $ 1,129,000
      $ 1,129,000
Insured - Water and Sewer — 0.3%  
Bloomington, IN, Sewage Works Revenue:      
(BAM), Green Bonds, 2.00%, 1/1/27 $ 100 $ 104,778
(BAM), Green Bonds, 4.00%, 1/1/29   500 593,710
(BAM), Green Bonds, 4.00%, 1/1/31   500 609,010
      $ 1,307,498
Lease Revenue/Certificates of Participation — 1.5%  
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (State Supported Child Care):      
5.00%, 7/1/25 $ 300 $ 345,066
5.00%, 7/1/26   435 515,640
5.00%, 7/1/27   255 310,126
Kansas City, MO, Special Obligation Bonds:      
4.00%, 10/1/34   500 554,695
4.00%, 10/1/35   600 664,476
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, (School Facilities Construction):      
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 6/15/26   555 655,594
Social Bonds, 5.00%, 6/15/27   410 497,744
University of Mississippi Educational Building Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/28   1,000 1,258,510
University of North Dakota, Certificates of Participation, Green Certificates, 5.00%, 4/1/48   1,500 1,815,360
      $ 6,617,211
Other Revenue — 5.8%  
Battery Park City Authority, NY:      
5.00%, 11/1/39 $ 200 $ 257,720
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Other Revenue (continued)  
Battery Park City Authority, NY: (continued)      
Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/1/49 $ 3,250 $   4,137,542
California Community Choice Financing Authority, Green Bonds, 4.00%, 10/1/52        2,000   2,309,900
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, Prerefunded to 10/1/25, 5.00%, 10/1/34        2,000   2,343,740
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, (California Academy of Sciences), 0.45%, (SIFMA + 0.35%), 8/1/24 (Put Date), 8/1/47(3)        2,630   2,637,811
Chester County Industrial Development Authority, PA, (Longwood Gardens, Inc.), Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 12/1/25          310     346,859
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (State Supported Child Care), 4.00%, 7/1/38        1,170   1,250,215
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, VA, (National Wildlife Federation):      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/34   1,310 1,620,955
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/36   1,445 1,780,168
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, (Field Museum of Natural History):      
4.00%, 11/1/36   1,000 1,147,400
4.45%, 11/1/36   1,000 1,152,250
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust, 5.25%, 8/1/29   1,000 1,316,780
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, NY, (Whitney Museum of American Art), Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/31   3,750 5,048,100
      $ 25,349,440
Senior Living/Life Care — 0.5%  
Vermont Economic Development Authority, (Wake Robin Corp.), 5.00%, 5/1/24 $ 1,875 $ 2,029,725
      $ 2,029,725
Special Tax Revenue — 6.9%  
Allegheny County Port Authority, PA, 5.00%, 3/1/27 $ 10,000 $ 12,040,900
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CA, Sales Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/39   2,000 2,506,640
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue:      
5.00%, 7/1/26   1,000 1,194,660
5.00%, 7/1/28   1,000 1,262,550
5.00%, 7/1/31   1,000 1,348,290
Massachusetts School Building Authority, Social Bonds, 5.00%, 8/15/35   1,500 1,967,955
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY, Dedicated Tax Revenue:      
Green Bonds, Series 2017A, 5.00%, 11/15/35   1,000 1,202,200
Green Bonds, Series 2017B, 5.00%, 11/15/35   2,275 2,776,524
 
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Special Tax Revenue (continued)  
New York Dormitory Authority, Personal Income Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/29 $      1,000 $   1,000,800
Regional Transportation District, CO, Sales Tax Revenue:      
5.00%, 11/1/32        1,000   1,376,670
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 11/1/28   2,500   3,173,125
      $ 29,850,314
Transportation — 0.4%  
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, D.C., Green Bonds, 5.00%, 7/15/30 $      1,250 $   1,655,812
      $  1,655,812
Water and Sewer — 9.1%  
Austin, TX, Water & Wastewater System Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/33 $ 2,000 $ 2,459,780
Cary, NC, Combined Enterprise System Revenue, 5.00%, 12/1/24   1,745 1,978,935
Cleveland, OH, Water Revenue:      
5.00%, 1/1/27   150 181,783
5.00%, 1/1/28   770 929,405
Dallas, TX, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue, 4.00%, 10/1/35   1,000 1,222,190
Denver City and County Board of Water Commissioners, CO, 4.00%, 9/15/33   3,000 3,695,850
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/26   500 603,515
East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, LA, 4.00%, 2/1/35   1,000 1,187,030
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA, Water System Revenue:      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/35   1,000 1,224,850
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/36   1,650 2,124,771
Greensboro, NC, Combined Enterprise System Revenue, 4.00%, 6/1/34   500 612,845
Indiana Finance Authority, (CWA Authority):      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/27   615 761,112
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/28   765 967,886
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/30   1,000 1,198,530
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/34   300 393,669
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/35   425 556,074
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/36   1,000 1,195,750
Kansas City, MO, Water Revenue, 4.00%, 12/1/33   870 1,066,194
Los Angeles, CA, Wastewater System Revenue:      
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/34   1,000 1,249,560
Green Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/38   2,000 2,431,920
Lubbock,TX, Water and Wastewater System Revenue:      
4.00%, 2/15/30   650 775,807
4.00%, 2/15/31   435 516,006
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Water and Sewer (continued)  
Lubbock,TX, Water and Wastewater System Revenue: (continued)      
4.00%, 2/15/32 $ 325 $     385,736
4.00%, 2/15/33   200     236,986
5.00%, 2/15/25   300     341,931
5.00%, 2/15/26   400     471,588
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Green Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/32        1,500   1,841,100
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 0.24%, (SIFMA + 0.14%), 5/21/24 (Put Date), 7/1/37(3)        3,335   3,333,733
Northern Kentucky Water District, 4.00%, 2/1/29        1,565   1,853,539
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, (Pennsylvania-American Water Co.), 3.00%, 4/1/39   2,500 2,709,275
Trinity River Authority, TX, (Mountain Creek Regional Wastewater System), 4.00%, 8/1/33   1,000 1,229,110
      $ 39,736,460
Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations
(identified cost $364,490,908)
    $378,207,548
    
Taxable Municipal Obligations — 5.7%
    
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Education — 0.9%  
San Antonio Education Facilities Corp., TX, (University of the Incarnate Word):      
1.74%, 4/1/25 $        600 $     592,548
1.99%, 4/1/26   550     542,817
2.19%, 4/1/27   600     591,594
2.38%, 4/1/28   1,190   1,173,400
2.50%, 4/1/29   1,000     989,000
      $  3,889,359
Electric Utilities — 0.4%  
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, OR, (Pelton-Round Butte Hydroelectric Project):      
Green Bonds, 2.015%, 11/1/25(1) $ 745 $ 744,158
Green Bonds, 2.52%, 11/1/28(1)   1,205 1,210,579
      $ 1,954,737
General Obligations — 1.0%  
Detroit, MI:      
Social Bonds, 1.817%, 4/1/22 $ 800 $ 800,920
Social Bonds, 2.017%, 4/1/23   375 376,384
Social Bonds, 2.189%, 4/1/24   400 399,884
 
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
General Obligations (continued)  
Larkspur-Corte Madera School District, CA, (Election of 2011 and 2014):      
1.702%, 8/1/30 $        415 $     411,580
1.802%, 8/1/31   400     397,952
1.902%, 8/1/32   1,100   1,099,054
Tustin Unified School District, CA:      
1.345%, 8/1/28          280     275,405
1.554%, 8/1/29   535     530,549
      $  4,291,728
Hospital — 0.9%  
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority:      
1.05%, 4/1/24 $ 1,250 $ 1,245,288
1.47%, 4/1/25   1,000 997,220
1.89%, 4/1/27   1,255 1,258,338
2.09%, 4/1/28   590 593,664
      $ 4,094,510
Housing — 0.1%  
Independent Cities Finance Authority, CA, (Sahara Mobile Home Park), 2.51%, 6/15/31 $ 500 $ 499,045
      $ 499,045
Insured - Housing — 0.2%  
Oregon Facilities Authority, (CHF-Ashland, LLC - Southern Oregon University):      
(AGM), 1.509%, 7/1/25 $ 150 $ 148,320
(AGM), 2.005%, 7/1/27   185 183,115
(AGM), 2.429%, 7/1/29   275 274,453
(AGM), 2.679%, 7/1/31   350 349,989
      $ 955,877
Other Revenue — 0.6%  
Utah Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, Green Bonds, 1.72%, 12/15/27 $ 2,500 $ 2,514,400
      $ 2,514,400
Senior Living/Life Care — 0.1%  
California Public Finance Authority, (Enso Village), Green Bonds, 2.875%, 5/15/27(1) $ 350 $ 352,807
      $ 352,807
Special Tax Revenue — 1.3%  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (No Place Like Home Program):      
2.02%, 6/1/24 $ 1,000 $ 1,021,960
2.211%, 6/1/25   1,500 1,543,995
Security Principal
Amount
(000's omitted)
Value
Special Tax Revenue (continued)  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, (No Place Like Home Program): (continued)      
2.361%, 6/1/26 $ 2,000 $   2,072,580
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue, 0.99%, 7/1/25        1,135   1,124,501
      $  5,763,036
Water and Sewer — 0.2%  
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI, Wastewater System Revenue, Green Bonds, 1.497%, 9/1/24 $        660 $     665,075
      $    665,075
Total Taxable Municipal Obligations
(identified cost $24,895,597)
    $ 24,980,574
    
Short-Term Investments — 3.0%      
Description Units Value
Calvert Cash Reserves Fund, LLC, 0.06%(4)   13,043,583 $  13,043,583
Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $13,043,287)
    $ 13,043,583
Total Investments — 100.0%
(identified cost $420,494,430)
    $434,682,028
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.0%(5)     $     81,971
Net Assets — 100.0%     $434,763,999
    
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Schedule of Investments is based on net assets.
(1) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be sold in certain transactions in reliance on an exemption from registration (normally to qualified institutional buyers). At December 31, 2021, the aggregate value of these securities is $7,594,286 or 1.7% of the Fund's net assets.
(2) When-issued security.
(3) Floating rate security. The stated interest rate represents the rate in effect at December 31, 2021.
(4) Affiliated investment company, available to Calvert portfolios and funds, which invests in high quality, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield as of December 31, 2021.
(5) Amount is less than 0.05%.
    
 
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments — continued

At December 31, 2021, the concentration of the Fund's investments in the various states, determined as a percentage of net assets, is as follows:
California 16.6%
New York10.5%
Others, representing less than 10% individually67.4%
The Fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by municipalities. The ability of the issuers of the debt securities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or municipality. At December 31, 2021, 3.0% of total investments are backed by bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The aggregate percentage insured by an individual financial institution or financial guaranty assurance agency ranged from 0.2% to 2.0% of total investments.
Futures Contracts
Description Number of
Contracts
Position Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note (94) Short 3/22/22 $(12,264,063) $ (136,770)
          $(136,770)
    
Abbreviations: 
AGC – Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMT – Interest earned from these securities may be considered a tax preference item for purposes of the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
BAM – Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
PSF – Permanent School Fund
SFMR – Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SIFMA – Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index
SONYMA – State of New York Mortgage Agency
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  December 31, 2021
Assets  
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost $407,451,143) $ 421,638,445
Investments in securities of affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost $13,043,287) 13,043,583
Deposits at broker for futures contracts 141,099
Receivable for investments sold 30,000
Receivable for capital shares sold 1,176,463
Interest receivable 4,286,099
Dividends receivable - affiliated 698
Receivable from affiliate 40,184
Trustees' deferred compensation plan 129,704
Total assets $440,486,275
Liabilities  
Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts $ 23,521
Payable for when-issued securities 4,216,209
Payable for capital shares redeemed 981,742
Distributions payable 53,046
Payable to affiliates:  
Investment advisory fee 128,795
Administrative fee 44,158
Distribution and service fees 29,371
Sub-transfer agency fee 5,042
Trustees' deferred compensation plan 129,704
Accrued expenses 110,688
Total liabilities $ 5,722,276
Net Assets $434,763,999
Sources of Net Assets  
Paid-in capital $ 451,393,625
Accumulated loss (16,629,626)
Net Assets $434,763,999
Class A Shares  
Net Assets $ 128,437,093
Shares Outstanding 7,695,053
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 16.69
Maximum Offering Price Per Share 
(100 ÷ 96.25 of net asset value per share)
$ 17.34
Class C Shares  
Net Assets $ 2,258,016
Shares Outstanding 135,282
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share*
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 16.69
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December 31, 2021
Statement of Assets and Liabilities — continued

  December 31, 2021
Class I Shares  
Net Assets $304,068,890
Shares Outstanding 18,170,318
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Price Per Share
(net assets ÷ shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
$ 16.73
    
On sales of $50,000 or more, the offering price of Class A shares is reduced.
* Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
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Calvert
Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Statement of Operations

  Year Ended
  December 31, 2021
Investment Income  
Dividend income - affiliated issuers $ 14,026
Interest income 7,150,682
Total investment income $ 7,164,708
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee $ 1,418,912
Administrative fee 486,484
Distribution and service fees:  
Class A 319,597
Class C 22,125
Trustees' fees and expenses 13,765
Custodian fees 8,059
Transfer agency fees and expenses 284,590
Accounting fees 91,458
Professional fees 37,788
Registration fees 74,713
Reports to shareholders 19,801
Miscellaneous 67,894
Total expenses $ 2,845,186
Waiver and/or reimbursement of expenses by affiliate $ (474,266)
Net expenses $ 2,370,920
Net investment income $ 4,793,788
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss):  
Investment securities $ (196,132)
Investment securities - affiliated issuers (4,308)
Futures contracts 446,120
Net realized gain $ 245,680
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):  
Investment securities $ (3,480,388)
Investment securities - affiliated issuers 296
Futures contracts (136,972)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $(3,617,064)
Net realized and unrealized loss $(3,371,384)
Net increase in net assets from operations $ 1,422,404
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    
From operations:    
Net investment income $ 4,793,788 $ 4,108,085
Net realized gain (loss) 245,680 (640,427)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (3,617,064) 8,938,905
Net increase in net assets from operations $ 1,422,404 $ 12,406,563
Distributions to shareholders:    
Class A $ (1,302,502) $ (1,778,273)
Class C (5,946) (13,278)
Class I (3,488,209) (2,316,944)
Total distributions to shareholders $ (4,796,657) $ (4,108,495)
Capital share transactions:    
Class A $ 1,128,640 $ 6,964,795
Class C 27,464 680,155
Class I 64,236,324 171,111,169
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions $ 65,392,428 $178,756,119
Net increase in net assets $ 62,018,175 $187,054,187
Net Assets    
At beginning of year $ 372,745,824 $ 185,691,637
At end of year $434,763,999 $372,745,824
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Calvert
Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Financial Highlights

  Class A
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value — Beginning of year $ 16.83 $ 16.36 $ 15.61 $ 15.91 $ 15.55
Income (Loss) From Operations          
Net investment income(1) $ 0.17 $ 0.24 $ 0.35 $ 0.38 $ 0.41
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.14) 0.47 0.75 (0.30) 0.36
Total income from operations $ 0.03 $ 0.71 $ 1.10 $ 0.08 $ 0.77
Less Distributions          
From net investment income $ (0.17) $ (0.24) $ (0.35) $ (0.38) $ (0.41)
Total distributions $ (0.17) $ (0.24) $ (0.35) $ (0.38) $ (0.41)
Net asset value — End of year $ 16.69 $ 16.83 $ 16.36 $ 15.61 $ 15.91
Total Return(2) 0.19% 4.38% 7.10% 0.54% 5.00%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) $128,437 $128,384 $117,964 $108,866 $119,971
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)          
Total expenses 0.87% 0.88% 0.96% 0.95% 0.94%
Net expenses 0.75% 0.75% 0.77% 0.80% 0.80%
Net investment income 1.02% 1.45% 2.15% 2.44% 2.61%
Portfolio Turnover 18% 14% 18% 9% 27%
    
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(3) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
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  Class C
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value — Beginning of year $ 16.83 $ 16.36 $ 15.61 $ 15.91 $ 15.55
Income (Loss) From Operations          
Net investment income(1) $ 0.04 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.29
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.13) 0.48 0.76 (0.29) 0.37
Total income (loss) from operations $ (0.09) $ 0.59 $ 0.98 $ (0.03) $ 0.66
Less Distributions          
From net investment income $ (0.05) $ (0.12) $ (0.23) $ (0.27) $ (0.30)
Total distributions $ (0.05) $ (0.12) $ (0.23) $ (0.27) $ (0.30)
Net asset value — End of year $16.69 $16.83 $16.36 $15.61 $15.91
Total Return(2) (0.56)% 3.60% 6.29% (0.19)% 4.25%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) $ 2,258 $ 2,249 $ 1,510 $ 1,195 $ 1,240
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)          
Total expenses 1.62% 1.62% 1.71% 1.69% 2.87%
Net expenses 1.50% 1.50% 1.51% 1.55% 1.55%
Net investment income 0.27% 0.67% 1.37% 1.69% 1.84%
Portfolio Turnover 18% 14% 18% 9% 27%
    
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(3) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Financial Highlights — continued

  Class I
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Net asset value — Beginning of year $ 16.88 $ 16.40 $ 15.65 $ 15.93 $ 15.57
Income (Loss) From Operations          
Net investment income(1) $ 0.21 $ 0.26 $ 0.39 $ 0.44 $ 0.46
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (0.15) 0.50 0.76 (0.30) 0.36
Total income from operations $ 0.06 $ 0.76 $ 1.15 $ 0.14 $ 0.82
Less Distributions          
From net investment income $ (0.21) $ (0.28) $ (0.40) $ (0.42) $ (0.46)
Total distributions $ (0.21) $ (0.28) $ (0.40) $ (0.42) $ (0.46)
Net asset value — End of year $ 16.73 $ 16.88 $ 16.40 $ 15.65 $ 15.93
Total Return(2) 0.38% 4.69% 7.38% 0.92% 5.35%
Ratios/Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) $304,069 $242,113 $66,218 $35,812 $23,193
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):(3)          
Total expenses 0.62% 0.63% 0.71% 0.69% 0.76%
Net expenses 0.50% 0.50% 0.49% 0.45% 0.45%
Net investment income 1.27% 1.59% 2.39% 2.79% 2.93%
Portfolio Turnover 18% 14% 18% 9% 27%
    
(1) Computed using average shares outstanding.
(2) Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested and do not reflect the effect of sales charges, if any.
(3) Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the adviser and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
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Calvert
Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements

1  Significant Accounting Policies
Calvert Responsible Municipal Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified series of Calvert Management Series (the Trust). The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in municipal bonds whose issuers the investment adviser determines operate in a manner consistent with or promote the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment.
The Fund offers three classes of shares. Class A shares are generally sold subject to a sales charge imposed at time of purchase. A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.80% may apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares for accounts for which no sales charge was paid, if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge, and with certain exceptions, are charged a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares are only available for purchase through a financial intermediary. Effective January 25, 2019, Class C shares generally automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after their purchase and, effective November 5, 2020, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after their purchase as described in the Fund's prospectus. Class I shares are sold at net asset value, are not subject to a sales charge and are sold only to certain eligible investors. Each class represents a pro rata interest in the Fund, but votes separately on class-specific matters and is subject to different expenses.
The Fund applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (ASC 946). Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.
A  Investment Valuation— Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) to value its investments wherever possible. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board.
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:
Debt Securities. Debt securities are generally valued based on valuations provided by third party pricing services, as derived from such services’ pricing models. Inputs to the models may include, but are not limited to, reported trades, executable bid and ask prices, broker/dealer quotations, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, interest rates, anticipated prepayments, benchmark curves or information pertaining to the issuer, as well as industry and economic events. Accordingly, debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity at time of purchase of more than sixty days are valued based on valuations provided by a third party pricing service. Such securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality purchased with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which a valuation from a third party pricing service is not readily available may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Affiliated Fund. The Fund may invest in Calvert Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund), an affiliated investment company managed by Calvert Research and Management (CRM). While Cash Reserves Fund is not a registered money market mutual fund, it conducts all of its investment activities in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Investments in Cash Reserves Fund are valued at the closing net asset value per unit on the valuation day and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Cash Reserves Fund generally values its investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.
Derivatives. Futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Fair Valuation. If a market value cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the good faith opinion of the Fund's adviser, the market value does not constitute a readily available market quotation, or if a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security, the security will be fair valued as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
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trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed, and the differences could be material.
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund's holdings as of December 31, 2021, based on the inputs used to value them:
Asset Description Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Corporate Bonds $  — $ 10,768,593 $  — $ 10,768,593
Tax-Exempt Mortgage-Backed Securities  — 7,681,730  — 7,681,730
Tax-Exempt Municipal Obligations  — 378,207,548  — 378,207,548
Taxable Municipal Obligations  — 24,980,574  — 24,980,574
Short-Term Investments  — 13,043,583  — 13,043,583
Total Investments $  — $434,682,028 $ — $434,682,028
Liability Description        
Futures Contracts $ (136,770) $  — $  — $ (136,770)
Total $(136,770) $  — $ — $ (136,770)
B  Investment Transactions and Income— Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned.
C  Share Class Accounting— Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Net investment income, other than class-specific expenses, is allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of the value of each class's paid shares to the total value of all paid shares. Expenses arising in connection with a specific class are charged directly to that class.
D  Futures Contracts— The Fund may enter into futures contracts to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts’ terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade, which are designated “contracts markets” by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange, and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.
E  Distributions to Shareholders— Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. The Fund declares income distributions daily to shareholders of record at the time of declaration and generally pays them monthly. The Fund makes distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions are declared separately for each class of shares. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.
F  Estimates— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
G   Indemnifications— Under the Trust’s organizational document, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Trust) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. However, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust contains an
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
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express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and provides that the Trust shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders or former shareholders. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
H  Federal Income Taxes— No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.
Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.
I  When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions— The Fund may purchase securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. At the time the transaction is negotiated, the price of the security that will be delivered is fixed. The Fund maintains cash and/or security positions for these commitments such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payments upon settlement. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on settlement date. Such security purchases are subject to the risk that when delivered they will be worth less than the agreed upon payment price. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
2  Related Party Transactions
The investment advisory fee is earned by CRM as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) and CRM became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, the Fund entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Agreement”) with CRM, which took effect on March 1, 2021. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with CRM in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the fee is computed at the annual rate of 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the investment advisory fee amounted to $1,418,912. The Fund may invest its cash in Cash Reserves Fund. CRM does not currently receive a fee for advisory services provided to Cash Reserves Fund.
CRM has agreed to reimburse the Fund’s operating expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (relating to ordinary operating expenses only and excluding expenses such as brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses of unaffiliated funds, borrowing costs, taxes or litigation expenses) exceed 0.75%, 1.50% and 0.50% for Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, of such class's average daily net assets. The expense reimbursement agreement with CRM may be changed or terminated after April 30, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2021, CRM waived or reimbursed expenses of $474,266.
The administrative fee is earned by CRM as compensation for administrative services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 0.12% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class I and is payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2021, CRM was paid administrative fees of $486,484.
The Fund has in effect a distribution plan for Class A shares (Class A Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class A Plan, the Fund pays Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of CRM and the Fund’s principal underwriter, a distribution and service fee of 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares for distribution services and facilities provided to the Fund by EVD, as well as for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Fund also has in effect a distribution plan for Class C shares (Class C Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund pays EVD amounts equal to 0.75% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares for providing ongoing distribution services and facilities to the Fund. In addition, pursuant to the Class C Plan, the Fund also makes payments of service fees to EVD, financial intermediaries and other persons in amounts equal to 0.25% per annum of its average daily net assets attributable to that class. Service fees paid or accrued are for personal services and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. Distribution and service fees paid or accrued for the year ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $319,597 and $22,125 for Class A shares and Class C shares, respectively.
The Fund was informed that EVD received $23,564 as its portion of the sales charge on sales of Class A shares for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Fund was also informed that EVD received $1,245 and $753 of contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) paid by Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively, for the same period.
Eaton Vance Management (EVM), an affiliate of CRM, provides sub-transfer agency and related services to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Transfer Agency Support Services Agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2021, sub-transfer agency fees and expenses incurred to EVM amounted to $22,414 and are included in transfer agency fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of CRM or its affiliates receives an annual fee of $154,000 ($214,000 effective January 1, 2022), plus an annual Committee fee ranging from $8,500 to $16,500 depending on the Committee. The Board chair receives an additional $30,000 annual fee, Committee chairs receive an additional $6,000 annual fee and the special equities liaison receives an additional $2,500 annual fee. Eligible Trustees may
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participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). Amounts deferred under the Plan are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or other Calvert funds selected by the Trustees. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected equal to the dollar amounts deferred under the Plan, resulting in an asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Obligations of the Plan are paid solely from the Fund's assets. Trustees’ fees are allocated to each of the Calvert funds served. Salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of CRM or its affiliates are paid by CRM.
3  Investment Activity
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, were $157,375,347 and $69,273,199, respectively.
4  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information
The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:
  Year Ended December 31,
  2021 2020
Tax-exempt income $4,331,081 $3,860,209
Ordinary income $ 465,576 $ 248,286
As of December 31, 2021, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed tax-exempt income $ 346,285
Deferred capital losses (31,102,662)
Net unrealized appreciation 14,179,797
Distributions payable (53,046)
Accumulated loss $(16,629,626)
At December 31, 2021, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $31,102,662 which would reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, can be carried forward for an unlimited period, and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2021, $1,214,867 are short-term and $29,887,795 are long-term.
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at December 31, 2021, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
Aggregate cost $420,502,231
Gross unrealized appreciation $ 14,902,146
Gross unrealized depreciation (722,349)
Net unrealized appreciation $ 14,179,797
5  Financial Instruments
A summary of futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2021 is included in the Schedule of Investments. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund used futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk and to manage duration.
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At December 31, 2021, the fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk was as follows:
Derivative Statement of Assets and Liabilities Caption Assets Liabilities
Futures contracts Accumulated loss   $ — $(136,770) (1)
    
(1) Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable or Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts, as applicable.
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is interest rate risk for the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
  Statement of Operations Caption   
Derivative Net realized gain (loss): Futures
contracts
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation): Futures contracts
Futures contracts $ 446,120 $ (136,972)
The average notional cost of futures contracts (short) outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $11,884,000.
6  Line of Credit
The Fund participates with other portfolios and funds managed by EVM and its affiliates, including CRM, in an $800 million unsecured line of credit with a group of banks, which is in effect through October 25, 2022. Borrowings are made by the Fund solely for temporary purposes related to redemptions and other short-term cash needs. Interest is charged to the Fund based on its borrowings at an amount above either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or Federal Funds rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 0.15% on the daily unused portion of the line of credit is allocated among the participating portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter. In connection with the renewal of the agreement in October 2021, an arrangement fee of $150,000 was incurred that was allocated to the participating portfolios and funds. Because the line of credit is not available exclusively to the Fund, it may be unable to borrow some or all of its requested amounts at any particular time.
The Fund did not have any significant borrowings or allocated fees during the year ended December 31, 2021.
7  Affiliated Funds
At December 31, 2021, the value of the Fund’s investment in affiliated funds was $13,043,583, which represents 3.0% of the Fund’s net assets. Transactions in affiliated funds by the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Name Value,
beginning
of period
Purchases Sales
proceeds
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Value,
end of
period
Dividend
income
Units,
end of
period
Short-Term Investments            
Calvert Cash Reserves Fund, LLC $37,123,010 $116,293,568 $(140,368,983) $(4,308) $296 $13,043,583 $14,026 13,043,583
8  Capital Shares
The Fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest (without par value). Such shares may be issued in a number of different series (such as the Fund) and classes.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements — continued

Transactions in capital shares for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:
  Year Ended
December 31, 2021
  Year Ended
December 31, 2020
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Class A          
Shares sold 850,214 $ 14,223,778   1,047,301 $ 17,386,171
Reinvestment of distributions 70,658 1,179,909   97,265 1,613,509
Shares redeemed (853,487) (14,275,047)   (737,239) (12,196,535)
Converted from Class C  —   9,639 161,650
Net increase 67,385 $ 1,128,640   416,966 $ 6,964,795
Class C          
Shares sold 26,654 $ 445,789   62,014 $ 1,024,793
Reinvestment of distributions 355 5,933   793 13,150
Shares redeemed (25,331) (424,258)   (11,842) (196,138)
Converted to Class A  —   (9,639) (161,650)
Net increase 1,678 $ 27,464   41,326 $ 680,155
Class I          
Shares sold 8,668,030 $145,361,153   12,090,071 $ 200,505,646
Reinvestment of distributions 178,530 2,989,101   129,582 2,160,446
Shares redeemed (5,023,113) (84,113,930)   (1,910,053) (31,554,923)
Net increase 3,823,447 $ 64,236,324   10,309,600 $171,111,169
9  Risks and Uncertainties
Pandemic Risk
An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund's performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests.
10  Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On July 30, 2021, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) informed the Audit Committee and Board of the Trust that it was resigning as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust, as upon Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp., the parent company of CRM (the investment adviser to each series of the Trust), KPMG would no longer be independent of the Trust. The Audit Committee of the Board and the Board approved the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the funds that are series of the Trust (the “Funds”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 to be effective upon KPMG’s resignation and Deloitte’s acceptance of the engagement which became effective July 30, 2021.
KPMG’s reports on the financial statements for the Funds for the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and during the subsequent interim period through July 30, 2021: (i) there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its reports on the Funds’ financial statements for such periods; and (ii) there were no “reportable events” of the kind described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements — continued

During the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and during the subsequent interim period through July 30, 2021: neither the Funds, nor anyone on their behalf, consulted with Deloitte on items which: (i) concerned the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements; or (ii) concerned the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or reportable events (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304).
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Calvert
Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Calvert Management Series and Shareholders of Calvert Responsible Municipal Income Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Calvert Responsible Municipal Income Fund (the "Fund") (one of the funds constituting Calvert Management Series), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2021, the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated February 22, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on that financial statement and those financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 24, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more Calvert investment companies since 2021.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Form 1099-DIV you received in February 2022 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2021. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of exempt-interest dividends.
Exempt-Interest Dividends. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Fund designates 89.56% of distributions from net investment income as an exempt-interest dividend.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Management and Organization

Fund Management. The Trustees of Calvert Management Series (the Trust) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the affairs of the Trust. The Board members and officers of the Trust are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. Board members hold indefinite terms of office. Each Trustee holds office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification. Under the terms of the Fund's current Board member retirement policy, an Independent Board member must retire at the end of the calendar year in which he or she turns 75. However, if such retirement would cause the Fund to be out of compliance with Section 16 of the 1940 Act or any other regulations or guidance of the SEC, then such retirement will not become effective until such time as action has been taken for the Fund to be in compliance therewith. The “noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Board member and the Chief Compliance Officer is 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009 and the business address of the Secretary, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and the Treasurer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “CRM” refers to Calvert Research and Management and “Eaton Vance” refers to Eaton Vance Management. Each Trustee oversees 39 funds in the Calvert fund complex. Effective March 1, 2021, each of Eaton Vance and CRM are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. Each officer affiliated with CRM may hold a position with other CRM affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with CRM listed below.
Name and Year of Birth Trust
Position(s)
Length of
Service
Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Interested Trustee
John H. Streur(1)
1960
Trustee and
President
Since 2015 President and Chief Executive Officer of CRM (since December 31, 2016). President and Chief Executive Officer of Calvert Investments, Inc.
(January 2015 - December 2016); Chief Executive Officer of Calvert
Investment Distributors, Inc. (August 2015 - December 2016); Chief
Compliance Officer of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (August 2015 -
April 2016); President and Director, Portfolio 21 Investments, Inc.
(through October 2014); President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director, Managers Investment Group LLC (through January 2012);
President and Director, The Managers Funds and Managers AMG
Funds (through January 2012).
Other Directorships. Portfolio 21 Investments, Inc. (asset management)
(through October 2014); Managers Investment Group LLC (asset management)
(through January 2012); The Managers Funds (asset management)
(through January 2012); Managers AMG Funds (asset management)
(through January 2012); Calvert Impact Capital, Inc.
Noninterested Trustees
Richard L. Baird, Jr.
1948
Trustee Since 1980 Regional Disaster Recovery Lead, American Red Cross of Greater
Pennsylvania (since 2017). Volunteer, American Red Cross (since 2015).
Former President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (retired in 2014) in
Pittsburgh, PA.
Other Directorships. None.
Alice Gresham Bullock
1950
Chair and
Trustee
Since 2016 Professor Emerita at Howard University School of Law. Dean Emerita of
Howard University School of Law and Deputy Director of the Association
of American Law Schools (1992-1994).
Other Directorships. None.
Cari M. Dominguez
1949
Trustee Since 2016 Former Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Other Directorships. ManpowerGroup Inc. (workforce solutions company);
Triple S Management Corporation (managed care); National Association of Corporate Directors.
John G. Guffey, Jr.
1948
Trustee Since 1982 President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade
paperbacks (since January 1997).
Other Directorships. Calvert Impact Capital, Inc. (through
December 31, 2018); Calvert Ventures, LLC.
Miles D. Harper, III
1962
Trustee Since 2016 Partner, Carr Riggs & Ingram (public accounting firm) since October 2014.
Partner, Gainer Donnelly & Desroches (public accounting firm) (now Carr
Riggs & Ingram) (November 1999 - September 2014).
Other Directorships. Bridgeway Funds (9) (asset management).
Joy V. Jones
1950
Trustee Since 2016 Attorney.
Other Directorships. Palm Management Corporation.
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Responsible Municipal Income Fund
December 31, 2021
Management and Organization — continued

Name and Year of Birth Trust
Position(s)
Length of
Service
Principal Occupation(s) and Other Directorships
During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience
Noninterested Trustees (continued)
Anthony A. Williams
1951
Trustee Since 2010 CEO and Executive Director of the Federal City Council (July 2012 to
present); Senior Adviser and Independent Consultant for King and
Spalding LLP (September 2015 to present); Executive Director of Global
Government Practice at the Corporate Executive Board (January 2010 to
January 2012).
Other Directorships. Freddie Mac; Evoq Properties/Meruelo Maddux
Properties, Inc. (real estate management); Weston Solutions, Inc.
(environmental services); Bipartisan Policy Center’s Debt Reduction Task Force;
Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Catholic University of America; Urban Institute (research organization); The Howard Hughes Corporation (real estate development).
    
Name and Year of Birth Trust
Position(s)
Length of
Service
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
Principal Officers who are not Trustees
Hope L. Brown
1973
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since 2014 Chief Compliance Officer of 39 registered investment companies advised
by CRM (since 2014). Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer,
Wilmington Funds (2012-2014).
Deidre E. Walsh
1971
Secretary,
Vice President
and Chief
Legal Officer
Since 2021 Vice President of CRM and officer of 39 registered investment companies
advised by CRM (since 2021). Also Vice President of Eaton Vance and
certain of its affiliates and officer of 138 registered investment companies
advised or administered by Eaton Vance.
James F. Kirchner
1967
Treasurer Since 2016 Vice President of CRM and officer of 39 registered investment companies
advised by CRM (since 2016). Also Vice President of Eaton Vance and
certain of its affiliates and officer of 138 registered investment companies
advised or administered by Eaton Vance.
       
(1) Mr. Streur is an interested person of the Fund because of his positions with the Fund’s adviser and certain affiliates.
The SAI for the Fund includes additional information about the Trustees and officers of the Fund and can be obtained without charge on Calvert’s website at www.calvert.com or by calling 1-800-368-2745.
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Privacy Notice April 2021

FACTS WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
    
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. 
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
Social Security number and income

investment experience and risk tolerance

checking account number and wire transfer instructions 
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. 
    
Reasons we can share your
personal information
Does Eaton Vance
share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus Yes No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you Yes No
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness Yes Yes
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences Yes No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness No We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates to market to you Yes Yes
For our affiliates to market to you No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share
    
To limit our
sharing
Call toll-free 1-800-368-2745 or email: CRMPrivacy@calvert.com
Please note:
If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing. 
Questions? Call toll-free 1-800-368-2745 or email: CRMPrivacy@calvert.com 
    
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Privacy Notice — continued April 2021

Page 2
Who we are
Who is providing this notice? Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below)
What we do
How does Eaton Vance
protect my personal
information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information.
How does Eaton Vance
collect my personal
information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account

buy securities from us or make a wire transfer

give us your contact information
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

affiliates from using your information to market to you

sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
Definitions
Investment Management
Affiliates
Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker- dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market.
Other important information
Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.
California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Calvert funds, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Calvert fund documents not be householded, please contact Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Calvert fund documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by Calvert funds or your financial intermediary. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and will be householded as described above.
Portfolio Holdings. Each Calvert fund files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Calvert website at www.calvert.com, by calling Calvert at 1-800-368-2745 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting. The Proxy Voting Guidelines that each Calvert fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is provided as an Appendix to the fund’s Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Calvert funds at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how a Calvert fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by calling Calvert funds, by visiting the Calvert funds’ website at www.calvert.com or by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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Investment Adviser and Administrator
Calvert Research and Management
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
Principal Underwriter*
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-8260
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Transfer Agent
DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc.
2000 Crown Colony Drive
Quincy, MA 02169
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-5022
Fund Offices
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
* FINRA BrokerCheck. Investors may check the background of their Investment Professional by contacting the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA BrokerCheck is a free tool to help investors check the professional background of current and former FINRA-registered securities firms and brokers. FINRA BrokerCheck is available by calling 1-800-289-9999 and at www.FINRA.org. The FINRA BrokerCheck brochure describing this program is available to investors at www.FINRA.org.

 


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-368-2745. The registrant has not amended the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Miles D. Harper III, an “independent” Trustee serving on the registrant’s audit committee, is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) –(d)

The various Series comprising the Trust have differing fiscal year ends (September 30 and December 31). The following table presents the aggregate audit, audit-related, tax, and other fees billed to all of the Series in the Trust by its principal accountant for the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal Years

Ended

   9/30/20      %*     12/31/20      %*     9/30/21      %*     12/31/21      %*  

Audit Fees

   $ 33,047        0   $ 53,300        0   $ 33,000        0   $ 53,000        0

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0        0   $ 0        0   $ 0        0   $ 0        0

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 4,950        0   $ 9,900        0   $ 4,950        0   $ 9,900        0

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 0        0   $ 0        0   $ 0        0   $ 0        0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,997        0   $ 63,200        0   $ 37,950        0   $ 62,900        0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Percentage of fees approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X (statutory de minimus waiver of Committee’s requirement to pre-approve)

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation and other related tax compliance/planning matters.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e) The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided to the registrant by the auditors, and to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. In determining whether to pre-approve non-audit services, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the independence of the auditors. The Committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve certain matters to one or more of its members. In this regard, the Committee has delegated authority jointly to the Audit Committee Chair together with another Committee member with respect to non-audit services not exceeding $25,000 in each instance. In addition, the Committee has pre-approved the retention of the auditors to provide tax-related services related to the tax treatment and tax accounting of newly acquired securities, upon request by the investment adviser in each instance.


(f) Not applicable.

(g) Aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of each Series.

 

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/20

 

Fiscal Year ended 12/31/20

 

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/21

 

Fiscal Year ended 12/31/21

$

 

%*

 

$

 

%*

 

$

 

%*

 

$

 

%*

$4,950   0%   $9,900   0%   $4,950   0%   $9,900   0%

 

*

Percentage of fees approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X (statutory de minimus waiver of Committee’s requirement to pre-approve).

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.


Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940

Act, as amended (the “1940 Act”) are effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).
(a)(2)(i)   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.
(a)(2)(ii)   President’s Section 302 certification.
(b)   Combined Section 906 certification.

 


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

CALVERT MANAGEMENT SERIES
By:   /s/ John H. Streur
  John H. Streur
  President

Date: February 24, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ James F. Kirchner
  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer

Date: February 24, 2022

 

By:   /s/ John H. Streur
  John H. Streur
  President

Date: February 24, 2022