ECTMX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-10-05
The net expense ratio is 1.75%: a 0.64% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.11% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $220K in broker commissions, 0.0245% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 45%.
ECTMX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ECTMX. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.64% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.11% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.75% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.75% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ECTMX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ECTMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,093 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.86% 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 1.75%) | $184 | $569 | $978 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $8 | $14 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $29 | $101 |
| Total costs | $289 | $605 | $1,093 |
| Value after costs | $10,211 | $10,971 | $11,670 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.89% | 1.86% | 1.86% |
ECTMX 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): 0.0245%
- Total broker commissions: $220K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $208.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 45%
- Securities on loan, average value: $14.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $13K (0.001% of average net assets)
ECTMX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $34K | 20.06% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $21K | 12.40% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $20K | 11.83% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $17K | 9.80% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $15K | 9.08% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $15K | 8.81% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $14K | 8.49% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $13K | 7.85% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $12K | 6.92% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $8K | 4.77% |
ECTMX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $208.2M | 100.00% |
Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIUTX | Class I | 0.75% | none |
| EVTMX | Class A | 1.00% | 5.25% |
| ECTMX | Class C | 1.75% | 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.