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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000940394-24-000017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001340736
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-262833
		FILM NUMBER:		24537427

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-482-8260

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Premium & Dividend Income Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Premium & Income Opportunities Fund
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051005
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><IMG SRC="etyprosupp_001.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="height: 27px; width: 178px"></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt NewsGoth Dm BT,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: right">Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)<BR>
File No. 333- 262833</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 15pt; text-align: center"><B>EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED DIVERSIFIED EQUITY
INCOME FUND<BR>
Supplement to Prospectus dated February 18, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>The following replaces the Financial Highlights contained in the Prospectus:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center">Year Ended October 31,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 41%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; text-align: center">2023</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 13%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center">2022</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center">2021</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center">2020</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center">2019</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Net asset value &ndash; Beginning of year</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">$&#9;11.360</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;14.360</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.600</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.870</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.860</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif">Income (Loss) From Operations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Net investment income<FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; text-align: center; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;<FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt">0.057</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.057</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.054</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.093</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.101</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&#9;1.209</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(1.946)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;3.740</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.648</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.921</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Total income (loss) from operations</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;1.266</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.889)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;3.794</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.741</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1.022</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif">Less Distributions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">From net investment income</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; text-align: center; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;(0.114)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.056)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.054)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.093)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.100)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">From net realized gain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; text-align: center; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&#9;(0.852)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.973)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.445)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.548)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Tax return of capital</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="color: #231F20">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.086)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.538)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.919)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(0.364)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Total distributions</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;(0.966)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.115)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.037)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.012)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.012)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Premium from common shares sold through shelf offering<FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth BdXCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;<FONT STYLE="color: #231F20">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.004</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.003</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.001</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.000</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Net asset value &ndash; End of year</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;11.660</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.360</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;14.360</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.600</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.870</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Market value &ndash; End of year</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;11.010</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;12.000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;14.610</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;10.340</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.920</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value<FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth BdXCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&#9;11.53%</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(13.55)%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;33.85%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;7.02%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;9.24%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Total Investment Return on Market Value<FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth BdXCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&#9;(0.39)%</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(10.24)%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;52.78%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;(5.01)%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;13.53%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif">Ratios/Supplemental Data</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 8.1pt; text-indent: -5.2pt">Net assets, end of year (000&rsquo;s omitted)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; text-align: center; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">$&#9;1,835,911</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$1,784,540</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;2,211,925</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1,759,628</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1,782,364</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 8.1pt; text-indent: -4.5pt">Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 13.7pt">Expenses</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; text-align: center; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&#9;1.07%<SUP>(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;1.07%</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><SUP>(4)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;1.07%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;1.08%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;1.07%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 13.7pt">Net investment income</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; text-align: center; padding: 3pt 5.4pt">&#9;0.48%</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.45%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.40%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.80%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.86%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Portfolio Turnover</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&nbsp;63%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;55%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;36%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;40%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;57%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; text-align: center">2018</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth BdXCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth BdXCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">2015</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 14%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth BdXCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">2014</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Net asset value &ndash; Beginning of year</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.960</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.140</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;12.010</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;12.340</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;11.870</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Net investment income<FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.082</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.100</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.119</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.211</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.324<SUP>(6)</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;0.830</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;1.732</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;0.023</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;0.471</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;1.157</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Total income (loss) from operations</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.912</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1.832</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.142</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;0.682</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1.481</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">From net investment income</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.081)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.096)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.095)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.212)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(0.327)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">From net realized gain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.486)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.285)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.071)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.800)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&mdash;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Tax return of capital</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.445)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.631)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.846)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;(0.685)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth BdXCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt">Total distributions</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.012)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.012)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;(1.012)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">&#9;&#9;6.38%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;13.64%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;23.81%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">&#9;&#9;0.04%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">&#9;&#9;5.57%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;&#9;19.41%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 2.9pt; font-size: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif">Ratios/Supplemental Data</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 8.1pt; text-indent: -5.2pt">Net assets, end of year (000&rsquo;s omitted)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1,775,555</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1,787,846</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;$&#9;1,795,490</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 8.1pt; text-indent: -4.5pt">Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 13.7pt">Expenses<FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(5)</SUP></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;1.08%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;1.08%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 9pt/10pt NewsGoth XCn BT; padding: 3pt 5.4pt 3pt 13.7pt">Net investment income</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.66%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;0.86%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;75%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;86%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;85%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #231F20">&#9;83%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Computed using average shares outstanding.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Amount is less than $0.0005.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions
reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund&rsquo;s dividend reinvestment plan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><SUP>(4)</SUP></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="vertical-align: baseline">Includes a reduction by the investment adviser of a portion of its adviser fee due to the Fund&rsquo;s
investment in the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio (equal to less than 0.005% of average daily net
assets for the year ended October 31, 2023 and 2022).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(5)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%. Effective September 1, 2015, custody fee credits, which were
earned on cash deposit balances, were discontinued by the custodian.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: NewsGoth XCn BT,sans-serif"><SUP>(6)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD>Net investment income per share includes special dividends which amounted to $0.234 per share. Excluding special dividends, the ratio
of net investment income to average daily net assets would have been 0.74%.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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