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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.11% -13.50% 990.76M 271457.7
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
1.59% 5.00% -138.25M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. In pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund will evaluate returns on an after-tax basis, seeking to minimize and defer shareholder federal income taxes.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Derivative Income
Category Index CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite BXM PR USD
Global Category Name Equity Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective World Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name Eaton Vance
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI World USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Thomas Seto 18.52 yrs
Charles Gaffney 0.85 yrs
Douglas Rogers 0.85 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 25, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
30.43%
-12.03%
18.88%
3.30%
25.36%
-23.85%
9.35%
3.75%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
6.30%
29.60%
-12.05%
28.71%
10.32%
31.52%
-22.18%
11.46%
5.51%
26.32%
-4.22%
31.98%
9.64%
32.94%
-19.77%
20.66%
7.96%
9.52%
-12.72%
32.42%
0.51%
23.68%
-16.58%
7.50%
3.18%
12.96%
-4.29%
21.24%
13.17%
18.41%
-19.69%
9.96%
4.82%
As of April 25, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of February 29, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.08% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.92% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. In pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund will evaluate returns on an after-tax basis, seeking to minimize and defer shareholder federal income taxes.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Derivative Income
Category Index CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite BXM PR USD
Global Category Name Equity Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective World Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name Eaton Vance
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI World USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Thomas Seto 18.52 yrs
Charles Gaffney 0.85 yrs
Douglas Rogers 0.85 yrs

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