EBDIX — Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund

EBDIX Fund Overview

EBDIX — Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, categorised as Global (incl. US) Large Cap Value Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.

• Type: US mutual fund
• Manager: Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust
• Category: Global (incl. US) Large Cap Value Equity
• Assets under management: $846.21M
• Ticker: EBDIX
• SEC CIK: 0000745463
• SEC series ID: S000005291
• Share class ID: C000014461

EBDIX Investment Objective and Strategy

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust.

Investment objective

The Funds investment objective is to achieve after-tax total return for its shareholders.

Principal investment strategy

The Fund seeks to invest primarily in common stocks and, in the investment advisers discretion, preferred stocks of U.S. and foreign companies that pay dividends that qualify for federal income taxation at long-term capital gain rates (tax-favored dividends). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks (the 80% policy). The Funds return is expected to consist primarily of tax-favored dividend income, although it will also seek capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest (i) at least 30% of its net assets in securities issued by issuers located outside of the United States, which may include emerging market countries; and (ii) in issuers located in at least five different countries (including the United States).

An issuer will be considered to be located outside the United States if it is domiciled in and tied economically to one or more non-U.S. countries and may include securities trading in the form of depositary receipts. The Fund may at times invest 25% or more of its total assets in each of the utilities and financial services sectors. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities and convertible bonds and other hybrid securities (other than preferred stocks) (fixed-income securities). The Fund will invest not more than 30% of its net assets in fixed-income securities and preferred stocks rated below investment grade ( i.e. , rated below BBB by S&P Global Ratings or by Fitch Ratings, below Baa by Moodys Investors Service, Inc.

or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser) (junk), and may invest in securities in any rating category, including those in default. For purposes of rating restrictions, if securities are rated differently by two or more rating agencies, the highest rating is used. The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a type of pooled investment vehicle, in order to manage cash positions or seek exposure to certain markets or market sectors. The Fund may also invest in publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and may lend its securities. The Fund may engage in derivative transactions to seek return, to hedge against fluctuations in securities prices, interest rates or currency exchange rates, or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of securities or currencies.

The Fund expects to use derivatives principally when seeking to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates through the use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and to seek to gain or limit exposure to certain markets through the use of futures contracts on securities indices, particularly in connection with engaging in the dividend capture trading strategy. Permitted derivatives include: the purchase or sale of forward or futures contracts; options on futures contracts; exchange-traded and over-the-counter options; interest rate swaps; equity collars and equity swap agreements; and credit derivatives including credit default swaps, total return swaps and credit options. The Fund can engage in credit derivative transactions to an unlimited extent for hedging purposes. Credit derivatives may also be used for non-hedging purposes provided that the notional value of such derivative investments does not exceed 5% of the value of preferred stocks and fixed-income securities held by the Fund.

There are no other stated limits on the Funds use of derivatives. The Fund may also engage in covered short sales (on individual securities held or on an index or basket of securities whose constituents are held in whole or in part or for which liquid assets have been segregated). In selecting securities, the Fund invests primarily in dividend-paying common stocks, and in the portfolio managers discretion, preferred stocks of U.S. and foreign companies that management believes may produce attractive levels of tax-favored dividend income and that are, in the opinion of the portfolio managers, undervalued or inexpensive relative to other similar investments. For its investments in common stocks, the Fund also seeks to invest in securities that the portfolio managers believe have the potential for growth of income and/or capital appreciation over time.

For its investments in preferred stocks and fixed-income securities, the Fund will also take into consideration the interest rate sensitivity of the investments. The portfolio managers have broad discretion to allocate the Funds investments between common and preferred stocks and may at times choose not to allocate any assets to preferred stocks. In addition to investing in stocks that pay tax-favored dividends, the Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in stocks and other securities that generate income taxable at ordinary income rates. The Fund may seek to enhance the level of tax-favored dividend income it receives by engaging in dividend capture trading. In a typical dividend capture trade, the Fund would buy a stock prior to its ex-dividend date and sell the stock at a point either on or after the ex-dividend date.

Buy and sell decisions are made by balancing investment considerations and tax considerations, and taking into account the taxes payable by shareholders in connection with distributions of investment income and net realized gains. The Fund seeks to minimize income distributions and distributions of realized short-term gains that are taxed as ordinary income, as well as distributions of realized long-term gains (taxed as long-term capital gains). Investment decisions are made primarily on the basis of fundamental research. The portfolio managers utilize information provided by, and the expertise of, the investment advisers and sub-advisers research staff in making investment decisions. In selecting stocks, the portfolio managers consider (among other factors) a companys earnings or cash flow capabilities, dividend prospects and tax treatment of a companys dividends, the strength of the companys business franchises and estimates of the companys net value.

The portfolio managers will normally consider selling or trimming securities when they become overvalued, represent too large a position in the portfolio, as a result of price declines that reach certain levels, when they identify other securities that may result in a better opportunity, or when fundamentals deteriorate and the original investment case is no longer valid. In addition, the buy and sell decisions for preferred stocks and other hybrid securities are also affected to a larger degree by the structure and features of the securities, the current and expected interest rate environment and regulatory actions relating to any specific security or class of security.

EBDIX Holdings

Top 10 holdings of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

View all EBDIX holdings

EBDIX Portfolio Allocation

Asset-class allocation of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

EBDIX Costs and Fees

EBDIX costs about $193 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

• Net expense ratio: 1.93%
• Gross expense ratio: 1.93%
• Portfolio turnover: 102%
• Brokerage commissions: 8.33 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

EBDIX Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund had net inflows of $2.50M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

EBDIX Debt Constituents

No individual debt constituents are reported in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

EBDIX Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Dividend Income Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.

• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-02-26
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-02-26
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-02-27
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-09-29
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-24
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-31
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-01-13
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-01-14

Related Funds

Other Global (incl. US) Large Cap Value Equity funds tracked on ABC INVEST:

• Capital Income Builder (CAIBX)
• Federated Strategic Value Dividend Fund (SVAAX)
• Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. (TEPLX)
• Franklin Mutual Global Discovery Fund (TEDIX)
• Sequoia Fund Inc (SEQUX)

Data Sources

ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.