Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STEUL WILLIAM M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EATON VANCE CORP [EV] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE EATON VANCE BUILDING, 255 STATE STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2005
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 021092617		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 12/13/2004   G V 2,000 D $ 0 464,048 D  
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock (1) 05/02/2005   A V 632 A $ 19.76 464,680 D  
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 05/24/2005   G V 2,000 D $ 0 462,680 D  
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock (1) 11/01/2005   A V 596 A $ 20.95 463,276 D  
Eaton Vance Corp. Common Stock (Voting)               37,116 I By Voting Trust (2)
Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock               84,568 (3) I Stock Option Income Deferral (4)
Voting Trust Receipt (5)               37,116 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) (6) $ 24.87 11/01/2005   A   58,200     (7) 11/01/2015 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 58,200 $ 0 58,200 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 15.77               (8) 11/01/2006 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 6,974   6,974 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 5.73               (9) 11/02/2006 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 39,560   39,560 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 16.01               (10) 11/01/2007 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 6,872   6,872 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 19.26               (11) 11/03/2008 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 5,710   5,710 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 8.59               (12) 11/01/2009 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 12.27               (13) 11/01/2010 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 51,848   51,848 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 14.34               (14) 11/01/2011 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 62,426   62,426 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 14.55               (15) 11/01/2012 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 71,528   71,528 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 17.51               (16) 11/01/2013 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 74,890   74,890 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 21.96               (17) 11/01/2014 Eaton Vance Corp. Non-voting Common Stock 68,400   68,400 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STEUL WILLIAM M
THE EATON VANCE BUILDING
255 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MA 021092617		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 By: Katie McManus, Attorney in Fact   11/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares were acquired under the 1986 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which is a 16b-3 plan.
(2) All shares of the Voting Stock of Eaton Vance Corp. are deposited and held of record in a Voting Trust of which Mssrs. James B. Hawkes, Thomas E. Faust, Jr., Alan R. Dynner, William M. Steul, Wharton P. Whitaker, Thomas J. Fetter, Duncan W. Richardson, Jeffrey P. Beale, Scott H. Page, Payson F. Swaffield and Michael W. Weilheimer are the voting Trustees. The Voting Common Stock is not registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act.
(3) Adjusted to include dividend reinvestment as follows: 11/8/04 - 292 shares at $22.89; 2/14/05 - 255 shares at $26.32; 5/9/05 - 278 shares at $24.18; 8/8/05 - 275 shares at $24.53
(4) Shares credited under the company's Stock Option Income Deferral Plan.
(5) A Voting Trust Receipt represents a share of Voting Common Stock.
(6) Granted under the 1998 Stock Option Plan, which is a 16b-3 plan.
(7) Granted on November 1, 2005 these options vest over a 5 year period in increments of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%.
(8) Granted on 11/1/2001 this option vests 100% on 11/1/2005.
(9) Granted on November 2, 1998, these options vest over 5 years starting in 1999 in increments of 12.33%, 12.33%, 19.33%, 34% and 22% respectively.
(10) Granted on 11/1/2002 this option vests 100% on 11/1/2006.
(11) Granted on 11/3/2003 this options vests 100% on 11/3/2007.
(12) Granted on November 1, 1999, these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
(13) Granted on 11/1/2000 this options vests 23% per year on 11/1/2001, 11/1/2002, 11/1/2003, 11/1/2005 and 8% on 11/1/2004.
(14) Granted on 11/1/2001 this option vests 22% on 11/1/2002, 11/1/2003, 11/1/2004, 11/1/2005 and 12% on 11/1/2005
(15) Granted on 11/1/2002 this option vests 22% on 11/1/2003, 11/1/2004, 11/1/2005, 11/1/2007 and 12% on 11/1/2006.
(16) Granted on 11/3/2003 this option vests 22% on 11/3/2004, 11/3/2005, 11/3/2006, 11/3/2008 and 12% on 11/3/2007.
(17) Granted on November 1, 2004 these options vest over a 5 year period at 20% per year.
 
Remarks:
All shares and prices have been adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split on 1/14/2005.

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