ELCIX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Growth Fund, Class I
Data updated: 2026-10-05
The net expense ratio is 0.79%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.14% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $40K in broker commissions, 0.0093% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 20%.
ELCIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ELCIX. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.79% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.79% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ELCIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ELCIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $502 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.84% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.79%) | $83 | $259 | $451 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $46 |
| Total costs | $84 | $275 | $502 |
| Value after costs | $10,416 | $11,301 | $12,261 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
ELCIX 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): 0.0093%
- Total broker commissions: $40K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $84.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 20%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $12K (0.003% of average net assets)
ELCIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virtu Americas LLC | $9K | 23.85% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $9K | 23.60% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $8K | 20.52% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 8.74% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 6.53% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 5.39% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $2K | 3.99% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1K | 3.33% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $884 | 2.28% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $680 | 1.75% |
ELCIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $84.1M | 99.70% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $185K | 0.22% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $69K | 0.08% |
Eaton Vance Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELCIX | Class I | 0.79% | none |
| EALCX | Class A | 1.04% | 5.25% |
| ELCRX | Class R | 1.29% | none |
| ECLCX | Class C | 1.79% | 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.