EDIAX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Global Income Builder Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 1.17%: a 0.70% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.22% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $174K in broker commissions, 0.0630% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 102%.
EDIAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EDIAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.70% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.22% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.25% |
| 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 |
EDIAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EDIAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,397 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.41% 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 | $525 | $525 | $525 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.17%) | $116 | $362 | $627 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $20 | $34 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $26 | $102 | $212 |
| Total costs | $674 | $1,008 | $1,397 |
| Value after costs | $9,826 | $10,568 | $11,365 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.74% | 3.14% | 2.41% |
EDIAX 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): 0.0630%
- Total broker commissions: $174K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $308.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 102%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EDIAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $29K | 19.85% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $26K | 17.73% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $22K | 14.85% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $17K | 11.43% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $16K | 10.64% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $12K | 8.33% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 5.11% |
| Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG | $6K | 4.25% |
| SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | $6K | 4.18% |
| CACEIS Bank Deutschland GmbH | $5K | 3.63% |
EDIAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $213.2M | 74.15% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $15.8M | 5.50% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $14.1M | 4.90% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $9.7M | 3.37% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7.9M | 2.75% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7.6M | 2.65% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $6.7M | 2.34% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $4.6M | 1.59% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $4.5M | 1.56% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $3.5M | 1.20% |
Eaton Vance Global Income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDIIX | Class I | 0.92% | none |
| EDIAX | Class A | 1.17% | 5.25% |
| EDIRX | Class R | 1.42% | none |
| EDICX | Class C | 1.92% | 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.