EBABX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.74% (0.82% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $87 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 420%.
EBABX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EBABX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.43% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.82% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.74% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.25% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
EBABX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EBABX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $865 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.46% 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 | $325 | $325 | $325 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.74%) | $75 | $235 | $409 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $16 | $63 | $131 |
| Total costs | $416 | $623 | $865 |
| Value after costs | $10,084 | $10,953 | $11,898 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.16% | 1.92% | 1.46% |
EBABX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: $87
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $30.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 420%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EBABX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $87 | 100.00% |
EBABX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $16.3B | 56.76% |
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $3.3B | 11.45% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2.7B | 9.47% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $1.3B | 4.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.3B | 4.62% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $1.2B | 4.31% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $857.8M | 2.99% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $791.5M | 2.76% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $545.8M | 1.90% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $312.6M | 1.09% |
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERABX | Class R6 | 0.43% | none |
| EIBAX | Class I | 0.49% | none |
| EBABX | Class A | 0.74% | 3.25% |
| ECBAX | Class C | 1.49% | 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.