ECSMX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-10-05
The net expense ratio is 1.96%: a 0.90% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.24% other expenses, less a 0.18% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $96K in broker commissions, 0.0569% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 58%.
ECSMX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ECSMX. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.90% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.14% |
| Fee waiver | −0.18% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.96% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ECSMX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ECSMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,236 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.12% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.96%) | $206 | $635 | $1,090 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $18 | $32 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $33 | $114 |
| Total costs | $315 | $686 | $1,236 |
| Value after costs | $10,185 | $10,890 | $11,527 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.15% | 2.12% | 2.12% |
ECSMX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0569%
- Total broker commissions: $96K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $153.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 58%
- Securities lending: none during the year
ECSMX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $26K | 32.09% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $15K | 18.68% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 9.63% |
| Jefferies LLC | $7K | 9.23% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $6K | 8.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $5K | 6.06% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $5K | 5.73% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 4.20% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 3.42% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 2.96% |
ECSMX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $153.1M | 99.63% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $574K | 0.37% |
Eaton Vance Small-Cap Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EISGX | Class I | 0.96% | none |
| ETEGX | Class A | 1.21% | 5.25% |
| ERSGX | Class R | 1.46% | none |
| ECSMX | Class C | 1.96% | 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.