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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
2.67% 4.738B -- 35.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-1.043B 4.61% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income. The Fund invests primarily in below-investment-grade debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the increased credit risk of their issuers.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Global Macro Loan Participation Funds
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Loan Participation Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Eaton Vance
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 95
-190.75M Peer Group Low
490.32M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 97
-1.043B
-3.096B Peer Group Low
8.623B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 99
-582.83M Peer Group Low
1.234B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 98
-3.827B Peer Group Low
21.48B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 100
-684.05M Peer Group Low
3.764B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 94
-2.475B Peer Group Low
23.14B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 95
-3.255B Peer Group Low
7.670B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 82
-13.06B Peer Group Low
23.38B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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5%
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
0.14%
8.63%
1.72%
5.14%
-3.25%
14.16%
8.57%
4.12%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
7.11%
0.55%
6.79%
2.24%
3.93%
-2.49%
11.80%
7.94%
3.56%
-0.12%
7.92%
2.54%
4.48%
-3.38%
11.74%
7.75%
4.13%
0.90%
3.28%
-3.74%
8.51%
-1.37%
15.07%
8.44%
4.77%
-1.31%
9.46%
0.57%
4.23%
-3.20%
13.74%
8.86%
3.58%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 7.69%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 7.19%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 644
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 6.54%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 7.17%
Calculated Average Quality 5.643
Effective Maturity 4.836
Nominal Maturity 4.853
Number of Bond Holdings 617
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 1.88%
Stock 1.29%
Bond 122.5%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.08%
Other -25.76%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Govt Port Institutional 2.39% 1.00 0.00%
Epicor Software Corp 30-MAY-2031 Term Loan B
1.19% -- --
Alliant Holdings I Inc 19-SEP-2031 Term Loan B
1.04% -- --
Applied Systems Inc 23-FEB-2031 Term Loan B
1.02% -- --
EOC Borrower LLC 24-MAR-2032 Term Loan B
0.82% -- --
athenahealth Inc 15-FEB-2029 Term Loan B
0.81% -- --
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC 26-NOV-2031 Term Loan B
0.80% -- --
Golden Nugget Inc FRN 27-Jan-2029
0.77% -- --
American Airlines Inc 20-APR-2028 Term Loan B
0.75% -- --
AmWINS Group Inc 30-JAN-2032 Term Loan B
0.75% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.25%
Actual Management Fee 0.62%
Administration Fee 61.81K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income. The Fund invests primarily in below-investment-grade debt obligations, which are considered speculative because of the increased credit risk of their issuers.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Global Macro Loan Participation Funds
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Loan Participation Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Eaton Vance
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 7.69%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 7.19%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 644
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 6.54%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 7.17%
Calculated Average Quality 5.643
Effective Maturity 4.836
Nominal Maturity 4.853
Number of Bond Holdings 617
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 8/4/1989
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 3/1/2025
Share Classes
EAFAX A
ECFAX C
EFRRX Retirement
EIFAX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:EVFAX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:EVFAX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:EVFAX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:EVFAX", "prospectus_objective")
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