EBFAX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund, Class B
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 1.75%: a 0.57% management fee, a 0.60% 12b-1 fee plus 0.58% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 3.00%. Portfolio turnover was 42%.
EBFAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EBFAX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2019.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.57% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.60% |
| Other expenses | 0.58% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.75% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.75% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 3.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
EBFAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EBFAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,078 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.84% 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 | $309 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.75%) | $184 | $569 | $979 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $28 | $100 |
| Total costs | $493 | $597 | $1,078 |
| Value after costs | $10,007 | $10,979 | $11,684 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.93% | 1.84% | 1.84% |
EBFAX 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: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 42%
- Securities lending: none during the year
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBFAX | Class B | 1.75% | none |
| EFRRX | Class R6 | 1.95% | none |
| EIFAX | Class I | 2.02% | none |
| EAFAX | Class A | 2.27% | 3.25% |
| EVFAX | Advisers Class | 2.27% | none |
| ECFAX | Class C | 2.77% | 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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.