EIFAX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Advantage Fund (EIFAX) belongs to the Bank Loan category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with EIFAX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to EIFAX

EIFAX charges 0.47% annually. There is 1 mutual fund in the Bank Loan category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.41%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
XPTFX	Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender ...	0.41%	—	Jan 2017	EIFAX vs XPTFX
SFHIX	Shenkman Capital Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.54%	—	Oct 2014	EIFAX vs SFHIX
RPIFX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund	0.57%	—	Jan 2008	EIFAX vs RPIFX
LFRIX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.60%	—	Dec 2007	EIFAX vs LFRIX
TFAIX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund Class I	0.63%	—	Nov 2016	EIFAX vs TFAIX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to EIFAX

EIFAX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 29. There are 48 mutual funds in the Bank Loan category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 100.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	100	—	Jun 2019	EIFAX vs CCLFX
RCRIX	RiverPark Floating Rate CMBS Fund	99	—	Sep 2016	EIFAX vs RCRIX
CAPIX	Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund C...	99	—	Jun 2023	EIFAX vs CAPIX
PYFRX	Payden Floating Rate Fund	99	—	Nov 2013	EIFAX vs PYFRX
SAMBX	Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund	97	—	Feb 2006	EIFAX vs SAMBX

Top Performing EIFAX Alternatives (YTD)

EIFAX is at 0.51% YTD. There are 50 mutual funds in the Bank Loan category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 4.05%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XPTFX	Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender ...	4.05%	—	Jan 2017	EIFAX vs XPTFX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	3.38%	—	Jun 2019	EIFAX vs CCLFX
CAPIX	Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund C...	3.26%	—	Jun 2023	EIFAX vs CAPIX
BGT	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust	3.11%	—	Aug 2004	EIFAX vs BGT
RSFYX	Victory Floating Rate Fund	2.96%	—	Dec 2009	EIFAX vs RSFYX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to EIFAX

EIFAX has 2.46% 1-year volatility. There are 39 mutual funds in the Bank Loan category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.85%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	0.85%	—	Jun 2019	EIFAX vs CCLFX
RCRIX	RiverPark Floating Rate CMBS Fund	0.90%	—	Sep 2016	EIFAX vs RCRIX
PYFRX	Payden Floating Rate Fund	1.25%	—	Nov 2013	EIFAX vs PYFRX
DFLYX	BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund	1.36%	—	Sep 2013	EIFAX vs DFLYX
FLOTX	Donoghue Forlines Risk Managed Income Fund	1.68%	—	Dec 2017	EIFAX vs FLOTX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to EIFAX

EIFAX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.29%. There are 50 mutual funds in the Bank Loan category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.19%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund Class I Shares	-0.19%	—	Jun 2019	EIFAX vs CCLFX
RCRIX	RiverPark Floating Rate CMBS Fund	-0.45%	—	Sep 2016	EIFAX vs RCRIX
SAMBX	Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund	-0.78%	—	Feb 2006	EIFAX vs SAMBX
FRFZX	PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund	-0.85%	—	Mar 2011	EIFAX vs FRFZX
PSFIX	Virtus Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund	-0.88%	—	Jan 2008	EIFAX vs PSFIX

Other Mutual Funds from Eaton Vance

The 10 most viewed Eaton Vance mutual funds shown here include ETG, EGRIX, EXG and span 11 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ETG	Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Global Dividend Income ...	Global Equities	52	8.82%	—	Jan 2004	EIFAX vs ETG
EGRIX	Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage...	Nontraditional Bonds	98	8.90%	—	Aug 2010	EIFAX vs EGRIX
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity ...	Dividend, Global Equity Income	61	9.38%	—	Feb 2007	EIFAX vs EXG
ESIIX	Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund Class I	Multisector Bonds	91	2.63%	—	Apr 2009	EIFAX vs ESIIX
ETY	Eaton Vance Tax Managed Diversified Equity Income ...	Derivative Income, Dividend, Large Cap Growth Equities	5	0.19%	—	Nov 2006	EIFAX vs ETY
EIAMX	Eaton Vance Multi-Asset Credit Fund	High Yield Bonds	84	1.59%	—	Oct 2011	EIFAX vs EIAMX
EELDX	Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities Fu...	Emerging Markets Bonds	98	8.95%	—	Feb 2013	EIFAX vs EELDX
EIMAX	Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund	Municipal Bonds	60	0.25%	—	Jun 1993	EIFAX vs EIMAX
EIRAX	Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein All Asset Strategy F...	Tactical Allocation	53	7.56%	—	Sep 2011	EIFAX vs EIRAX
EIGMX	Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund	Nontraditional Bonds	99	5.53%	—	Jun 2007	EIFAX vs EIGMX

Often Compared With EIFAX

Investors most often compare EIFAX with AFRAX, GHYG, BSJO. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AFRAX	Invesco Floating Rate ESG Fund	Bank Loan	30	0.73%	—	Apr 1997	EIFAX vs AFRAX
GHYG	iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	35	1.55%	197.76M	Apr 2012	EIFAX vs GHYG
BSJO	Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bon...	High Yield Bonds	—	—	437.22M	Sep 2016	EIFAX vs BSJO
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	High Yield Bonds	62	1.30%	—	Dec 2008	EIFAX vs FHYSX
HYHG	ProShares High Yield-Interest Rate Hedged	High Yield Bonds	62	4.22%	185.42M	May 2013	EIFAX vs HYHG
RCTIX	River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	74	1.55%	—	Dec 2014	EIFAX vs RCTIX
IBHE	iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield & Income ETF	High Yield Bonds	—	—	364.90M	May 2019	EIFAX vs IBHE
BSJR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bon...	High Yield Bonds	88	2.14%	865.81M	Sep 2019	EIFAX vs BSJR
HYLS	First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	High Yield Bonds	41	1.09%	1.62B	Feb 2013	EIFAX vs HYLS
THY	Agility Shares Dynamic Tactical Income ETF	High Yield Bonds	25	0.27%	62.49M	Jun 2020	EIFAX vs THY
HYUP	Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	52	2.50%	45.33M	Jan 2018	EIFAX vs HYUP
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund Cl...	High Yield Bonds	92	1.88%	—	Aug 2000	EIFAX vs FFRAX
RIGS	RiverFront Strategic Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	18	1.54%	94.69M	Oct 2013	EIFAX vs RIGS
BFRAX	BlackRock Floating Rate Income Fund	Bank Loan	56	0.92%	—	Nov 1989	EIFAX vs BFRAX
KHYAX	DWS High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	64	1.06%	—	Jan 1978	EIFAX vs KHYAX
HYDW	Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	68	1.83%	67.52M	Jan 2018	EIFAX vs HYDW
NUHY	Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	53	2.37%	110.71M	Sep 2019	EIFAX vs NUHY
PTUIX	PIMCO Total Return Fund IV	Intermediate Core Bond	13	-0.65%	—	May 2011	EIFAX vs PTUIX
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corp Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	96	1.33%	870.26M	Aug 2018	EIFAX vs BSJQ
CFOIX	Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund	Bank Loan	—	—	—	Oct 2017	EIFAX vs CFOIX

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