ESBLX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund, Class R6

Data updated: 2026-09-29

The net expense ratio is 0.75%: a 0.66% management fee plus 0.10% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 35%.

ESBLX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESBLX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.66%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.10%
Gross expense ratio0.76%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio0.75%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)No
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

ESBLX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in ESBLX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $471 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.79% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.75%)$79$246$428
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$12$43
Total costs$79$259$471
Value after costs$10,421$11,318$12,291
Impact on return, per year0.79%0.79%0.79%

ESBLX 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): 35%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
ESBLXClass R60.75%none
EIBLXClass I0.81%none
EABLXAdvisers Class1.06%none
EVBLXClass A1.06%3.25%
ECBLXClass C1.81%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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.