Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund (EICOX)

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Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund (EICOX) is up 30.1% since the beginning of the year. EICOX is currently trading at $24 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of EICOX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,168.

Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund (EICOX) has returned 30.08% so far this year and 55.02% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EICOX has had an annualized return of 13.70%, just under the S&P 500 Index benchmark’s 13.88%.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2015, EICOX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.94%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.2 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Apr 2026 with a return of +11.5%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -20.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, EICOX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 8, 2026 with a return of +5.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -7.7%.

Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.04%, beta of 0.55, and R2 of 0.51 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 2015.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (70.08%) than losses (67.71%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 4.04% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• Beta of 0.55 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index - a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

EICOX has a high expense ratio of 1.31%, indicating above-average management fees.

EICOX ranks 89 for risk / return — in the top 89% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund provided a 2.83% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.68 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Eaton Vance Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity 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 Emerging and Frontier Countries Equity Fund was 38.75%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 196 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.