Expense Ratio History

EFGAX expense ratio history

Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund, Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund Class A

Fund company
Eaton Vance
Type
Mutual fund

2.91%

In basis points
291 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$291
Prospectus dated
30 November 2022, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 2.57% on 30 November 2022

Fee over time

EFGAX expense ratio: 3.15% until 30 Nov 2021, then 2.57%; 2.57% until 30 Nov 2022, then 2.91%; read at 2.91% on 30 Nov 2022.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Nov 2020Apr 2021Sep 2021Feb 2022Jul 2022Dec 20223.15% before2.91% from 30 Nov 2022
EFGAX expense ratio: 3.15% until 30 Nov 2021, then 2.57%; 2.57% until 30 Nov 2022, then 2.91%; read at 2.91% on 30 Nov 2022.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Nov 2020Aug 2021May 20223.15% before2.91% from 30 Nov 2022
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 2 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
EFGAX (this page) Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund Class A 2.91% 1.20% 30 Nov 2022
EFGIX Eaton Vance Focused Global Opportunities Fund Class I 2.66% 0.95% 30 Nov 2022

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
30 Nov 2022 2.91% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-11-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Nov 2022 2.91% Raised from 2.57% to 2.91%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-03-29
30 Nov 2021 2.57% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-11-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Nov 2021 2.57% Cut from 3.15% to 2.57%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2022-04-29
30 Nov 2020 3.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-11-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 2.91% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$3,269 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $12,211.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$298
3 years$913
5 years$1,553
10 years$3,269

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 3 prospectuses for this share class since 2020. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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