ESHAX Fees and Costs — Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 0.90%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.21% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.25%. Portfolio turnover was 74%.
ESHAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESHAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.31% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.11% |
| Fee waiver | −0.21% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.25% |
| 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 |
ESHAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESHAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $961 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.63% 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 | $325 | $325 | $325 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.90%) | $91 | $286 | $496 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $16 | $65 | $140 |
| Total costs | $433 | $676 | $961 |
| Value after costs | $10,067 | $10,900 | $11,802 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.33% | 2.08% | 1.63% |
ESHAX 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): $189.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 74%
- Securities lending: none during the year
ESHAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $100.2M | 58.67% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14.6M | 8.56% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $13.7M | 8.01% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $10.6M | 6.21% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $8.9M | 5.20% |
| Jefferies LLC | $6.7M | 3.91% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $5.3M | 3.13% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $4.2M | 2.43% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $3.7M | 2.17% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2.9M | 1.71% |
Eaton Vance Short Duration High Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESHIX | Class I | 0.65% | none |
| ESHAX | Class A | 0.90% | 3.25% |
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.