EAEAX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 1.20% (1.73% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $20 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 10%.
EAEAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EAEAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.81% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.73% |
| Fee waiver | −0.53% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.20% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.25% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
EAEAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EAEAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,378 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.37% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $525 | $525 | $525 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.20%) | $119 | $372 | $643 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $26 | $101 | $210 |
| Total costs | $671 | $998 | $1,378 |
| Value after costs | $9,829 | $10,578 | $11,384 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.71% | 3.11% | 2.37% |
EAEAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: $20
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $106.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 10%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EAEAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $20 | 100.00% |
EAEAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $86.8M | 85.72% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $2.8M | 2.80% |
| Seaport Global Securities LLC | $2.3M | 2.23% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $1.8M | 1.78% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $1.5M | 1.53% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.5M | 1.43% |
| MarketAxess Corporation | $1.4M | 1.34% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.2M | 1.16% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.1M | 1.07% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $948K | 0.94% |
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Equity Asset Allocation Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIEAX | Class I | 0.95% | none |
| EAEAX | Class A | 1.20% | 5.25% |
| ECEAX | Class C | 1.95% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.