Eaton Vance Balanced Fund (EVIFX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Eaton Vance Balanced Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Eaton Vance Balanced Fund (EVIFX) has returned -5.99% so far this year and 6.82% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EVIFX has returned 8.45% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1980, EVIFX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.59%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 9.8 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Aug 1982 with a return of +9.9%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -13.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 19 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, EVIFX closed higher 44% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 12, 2000 with a return of +31.1%, while the worst single day was Dec 11, 2000 at -20.2%.

Eaton Vance Balanced Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.89%, beta of 0.52, and R² of 0.46 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1980.

• This fund participated in 73.27% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 65.60% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.52 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.46 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.46 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

EVIFX has a high expense ratio of 0.97%, indicating above-average management fees.

EVIFX ranks 25 for risk / return — below 25% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Eaton Vance Balanced Fund (EVIFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Eaton Vance Balanced Fund provided a 5.46% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.64 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Eaton Vance Balanced 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 Balanced 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 Balanced Fund was 42.70%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 883 trading sessions.

The current Eaton Vance Balanced Fund drawdown is 7.18%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.