Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund (EASCX)
The investment seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and South Carolina state personal income tax. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal obligations that are exempt from regular federal income tax and the state taxes specified in the fund's investment objective. At least 75% of net assets normally will be invested in municipal obligations rated at least investment grade at the time of investment or, if unrated, determined by the investment adviser to be of at least investment grade quality. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
ISIN | US27826L3556 |
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CUSIP | 27826L355 |
Issuer | Eaton Vance |
Inception Date | Feb 13, 1994 |
Category | Municipal Bonds |
Min. Investment | $1,000 |
Asset Class | Bond |
Expense Ratio
EASCX has a high expense ratio of 0.65%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund had a return of 0.31% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.15% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund had an annualized return of 2.15%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.90%, indicating that Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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Year-To-Date | 0.31% | 11.05% |
1 month | 1.34% | 4.86% |
6 months | 4.46% | 17.50% |
1 year | 3.15% | 27.37% |
5 years (annualized) | 1.02% | 13.14% |
10 years (annualized) | 2.15% | 10.90% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EASCX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2024 | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | -0.87% | 0.31% | ||||||||
2023 | 2.04% | -1.74% | 1.58% | -0.02% | -0.71% | 0.56% | 0.21% | -0.81% | -2.77% | -1.29% | 5.57% | 2.03% | 4.47% |
2022 | -2.30% | -0.49% | -2.69% | -2.08% | 0.85% | -1.21% | 1.79% | -1.56% | -2.84% | -0.41% | 3.44% | 0.29% | -7.16% |
2021 | 0.57% | -1.10% | 0.25% | 0.56% | 0.23% | 0.14% | 0.55% | -0.18% | -0.70% | -0.19% | 0.67% | 0.03% | 0.82% |
2020 | 1.28% | 0.94% | -2.54% | -1.09% | 2.72% | 0.84% | 1.14% | -0.25% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 1.03% | 0.38% | 4.61% |
2019 | 0.78% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 0.14% | 1.09% | 0.33% | 0.55% | 1.08% | -0.54% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.32% | 5.66% |
2018 | -0.52% | -0.29% | 0.26% | -0.18% | 1.04% | 0.27% | 0.59% | 0.15% | -0.48% | -0.50% | 0.69% | 0.99% | 2.02% |
2017 | 0.26% | 0.48% | 0.15% | 0.80% | 1.44% | -0.38% | 0.36% | 0.68% | -0.17% | -0.61% | -0.61% | 0.47% | 2.89% |
2016 | 1.03% | 0.38% | 0.49% | 0.81% | 0.26% | 1.53% | -0.16% | 0.67% | -0.37% | -0.80% | -3.33% | 0.92% | 1.35% |
2015 | 1.99% | -1.08% | 0.39% | -0.66% | -0.34% | -0.67% | 0.75% | -0.01% | 1.08% | 0.31% | 0.65% | 0.83% | 3.26% |
2014 | 3.29% | 1.81% | 0.45% | 1.44% | 2.07% | -0.55% | -0.46% | 1.83% | 0.41% | 0.73% | 0.09% | 0.94% | 12.66% |
2013 | 1.46% | 0.11% | -1.31% | 1.98% | -1.81% | -5.49% | -2.17% | -3.35% | 3.81% | 1.41% | -0.62% | -1.19% | -7.28% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of EASCX is 21, indicating that it is in the bottom 21% of mutual funds on our website in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.
EASCX (Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund)
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund (EASCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund granted a 3.06% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.27 per share.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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Dividend | $0.27 | $0.24 | $0.17 | $0.16 | $0.21 | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.30 | $0.34 | $0.35 | $0.39 |
Dividend yield | 3.06% | 2.70% | 2.03% | 1.67% | 2.24% | 2.66% | 3.09% | 3.09% | 3.27% | 3.62% | 3.73% | 4.55% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2024 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.10 | |||||||
2023 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.24 |
2022 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.17 |
2021 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.16 |
2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.21 |
2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.25 |
2018 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.28 |
2017 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.28 |
2016 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.30 |
2015 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.34 |
2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.35 |
2013 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.39 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund was 29.70%, occurring on Dec 16, 2008. Recovery took 187 trading sessions.
The current Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund drawdown is 3.17%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-29.7% | Mar 8, 2007 | 448 | Dec 16, 2008 | 187 | Sep 15, 2009 | 635 |
-13.26% | Oct 1, 2010 | 74 | Jan 14, 2011 | 173 | Sep 22, 2011 | 247 |
-13.25% | May 3, 2013 | 87 | Sep 5, 2013 | 269 | Sep 30, 2014 | 356 |
-11.21% | Aug 6, 2021 | 307 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
-8.93% | Mar 10, 2020 | 9 | Mar 20, 2020 | 83 | Jul 20, 2020 | 92 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Eaton Vance South Carolina Municipal Income Fund volatility is 0.70%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.