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EFT CEF — Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT)
Updated November 6, 2026.
Verdict as of November 6, 2026 close
EFT's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (64/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 7.99%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.07 with an ex-date of October 15, 2026, was 1.4% lower than the previous $0.071. It is not yet confirmed whether this is a cut to the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: Eaton Vance, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
EFT is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 7.99%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.36%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 171.7% over the past 22.4 years, 696.3 points behind SPY at 868.0%.
EFT dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-11-06.
The distribution rate (7.99%) has no calculation basis on file. Trailing-12-month yield (8.36%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.071. The ex-dividend date is 11/16/2026. The payment date is 11/30/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.07 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-15 | $0.071 | 4.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-14 | $0.068 | 3.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.066 | -1.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.067 | -4.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.07 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-15 | $0.069 | -5.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-16 | $0.073 | N/A |
| 2026-02-17 | $0.086 | N/A |
| 2025-12-30 | $0.086 | N/A |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.08 | -7.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.086 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-15 | $0.086 | -3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.089 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.089 | -3.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-15 | $0.092 | -2.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.094 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.094 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-04-15 | $0.094 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.094 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.094 | N/A |
| 2024-12-30 | $0.103 | N/A |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.103 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-11-21 | $0.103 | -5.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-10-23 | $0.109 | -0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.11 | -3.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-08-22 | $0.114 | -3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-07-23 | $0.118 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.118 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-05-23 | $0.118 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-04-22 | $0.118 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-03-20 | $0.118 | N/A |
| 2024-02-21 | $0.118 | N/A |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.158 | N/A |
| 2023-12-21 | $0.118 | 1.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-11-21 | $0.116 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-10-20 | $0.116 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-09-21 | $0.116 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-08-21 | $0.116 | 5.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-07-21 | $0.11 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-06-21 | $0.11 | -0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-05-19 | $0.111 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-04-21 | $0.111 | 4.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-21 | $0.106 | N/A |
| 2023-02-21 | $0.104 | 33.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-12-28 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-11-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-10-21 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-08-23 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-07-21 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-06-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-05-23 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-04-21 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-23 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-02-17 | $0.078 | N/A |
| 2022-01-21 | $0.078 | N/A |
| 2022-01-12 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-12-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-11-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-10-21 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-09-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-08-23 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-07-22 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-06-22 | $0.078 | 27.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-05-20 | $0.061 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-04-22 | $0.061 | -1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-03-23 | $0.062 | -1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-02-18 | $0.063 | -1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-12-29 | $0.064 | 6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-11-20 | $0.06 | -3.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-10-22 | $0.062 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-09-22 | $0.062 | 1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-08-21 | $0.061 | 7.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-07-23 | $0.057 | 1.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-22 | $0.056 | -3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-05-21 | $0.058 | -13.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-04-22 | $0.067 | -15.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-03-23 | $0.079 | -6.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-02-20 | $0.084 | N/A |
| 2019-12-27 | $0.163 | N/A |
| 2019-12-23 | $0.084 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-11-21 | $0.084 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-10-23 | $0.084 | 9.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-09-20 | $0.077 | 1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-08-22 | $0.076 | 1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-07-23 | $0.075 | -1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-06-20 | $0.076 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-05-23 | $0.076 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-04-22 | $0.076 | 2.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-03-20 | $0.074 | N/A |
| 2019-02-20 | $0.071 | N/A |
| 2018-12-27 | $0.099 | N/A |
| 2018-12-21 | $0.07 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-11-21 | $0.069 | 3.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-10-23 | $0.067 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-09-20 | $0.067 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-08-23 | $0.067 | -2.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-07-23 | $0.069 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-06-21 | $0.069 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-05-23 | $0.07 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-04-20 | $0.07 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-03-21 | $0.07 | N/A |
| 2018-02-20 | $0.07 | 4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-12-27 | $0.067 | -4.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-11-21 | $0.07 | 4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-10-23 | $0.067 | -2.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-09-21 | $0.069 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-08-22 | $0.069 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-07-20 | $0.069 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-06-21 | $0.07 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-05-22 | $0.069 | 4.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-04-19 | $0.066 | -1.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-03-22 | $0.067 | -5.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-02-16 | $0.071 | -2.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-12-27 | $0.073 | -3.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-11-21 | $0.076 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-10-20 | $0.076 | -1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-09-21 | $0.077 | 2.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-08-22 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-07-20 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-06-21 | $0.075 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-05-20 | $0.074 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-04-20 | $0.074 | -1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-03-22 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-02-18 | $0.075 | N/A |
| 2015-12-29 | $0.076 | N/A |
| 2015-12-21 | $0.076 | -1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-11-19 | $0.077 | 1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-10-21 | $0.076 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-09-21 | $0.076 | 1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-08-20 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-07-22 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-06-19 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-05-20 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-04-21 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-03-20 | $0.075 | N/A |
| 2015-02-18 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-12-26 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-11-19 | $0.075 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-10-22 | $0.075 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-09-19 | $0.074 | 2.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-08-20 | $0.072 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-07-22 | $0.072 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-06-19 | $0.073 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-05-21 | $0.072 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-04-21 | $0.072 | -2.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-03-20 | $0.074 | N/A |
| 2014-02-19 | $0.074 | N/A |
| 2013-12-27 | $0.127 | N/A |
| 2013-12-20 | $0.077 | 1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-11-20 | $0.076 | -1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-10-22 | $0.077 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-09-19 | $0.077 | -2.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-08-21 | $0.079 | -1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-07-22 | $0.08 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-06-19 | $0.081 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-05-22 | $0.081 | -3.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-04-19 | $0.084 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-03-19 | $0.085 | N/A |
| 2013-02-19 | $0.087 | N/A |
| 2012-12-27 | $0.089 | N/A |
| 2012-12-20 | $0.089 | -2.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-11-20 | $0.091 | 2.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-10-22 | $0.089 | 1.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-09-19 | $0.088 | 2.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-08-22 | $0.086 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-07-20 | $0.086 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-06-20 | $0.086 | 1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-05-22 | $0.085 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-04-19 | $0.085 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-03-21 | $0.085 | 2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-02-17 | $0.083 | N/A |
| 2011-12-28 | $0.12 | N/A |
| 2011-12-21 | $0.083 | 1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-11-21 | $0.082 | 1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-10-20 | $0.081 | 1.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-09-21 | $0.08 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-08-22 | $0.08 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-07-20 | $0.08 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-06-21 | $0.08 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-05-20 | $0.081 | -2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-04-19 | $0.083 | -2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-03-22 | $0.085 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-02-16 | $0.086 | N/A |
| 2010-12-29 | $0.086 | N/A |
| 2010-12-21 | $0.086 | -1.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-11-19 | $0.087 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-10-20 | $0.087 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-09-21 | $0.087 | 1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-08-20 | $0.086 | 2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-07-21 | $0.084 | 2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-06-21 | $0.082 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-05-19 | $0.082 | -2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-04-21 | $0.084 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-03-22 | $0.085 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-02-17 | $0.086 | N/A |
| 2009-12-29 | $0.106 | N/A |
| 2009-12-22 | $0.078 | 6.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-11-19 | $0.073 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-10-21 | $0.072 | 2.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-09-21 | $0.07 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-08-20 | $0.07 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-07-22 | $0.069 | 3.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-06-19 | $0.067 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-05-20 | $0.067 | 4.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-04-21 | $0.064 | 3.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-03-20 | $0.062 | -1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-02-18 | $0.063 | -10.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-01-21 | $0.07 | -22.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-12-22 | $0.09 | -6.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-11-19 | $0.096 | -3.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-10-22 | $0.099 | 2.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-09-19 | $0.097 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-08-20 | $0.097 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-07-22 | $0.097 | 1.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-06-19 | $0.096 | 1.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-05-13 | $0.095 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-04-21 | $0.095 | -15.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-03-19 | $0.113 | -4.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-02-20 | $0.118 | -1.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-01-22 | $0.12 | -2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-12-20 | $0.123 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-11-20 | $0.123 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-10-22 | $0.123 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-09-19 | $0.123 | -6.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-08-22 | $0.131 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-07-20 | $0.131 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-06-20 | $0.131 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-05-22 | $0.131 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-04-19 | $0.131 | -3.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-03-21 | $0.135 | -1.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-02-16 | $0.137 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-01-18 | $0.137 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-12-20 | $0.137 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-11-20 | $0.137 | 0.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-10-19 | $0.136 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-09-20 | $0.136 | 0.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-08-22 | $0.135 | 0.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-07-20 | $0.134 | 2.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-06-21 | $0.131 | 1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-05-22 | $0.129 | 1.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-04-19 | $0.127 | 4.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-03-22 | $0.122 | 3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-02-16 | $0.118 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2006-01-19 | $0.118 | 0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-12-21 | $0.117 | 1.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-11-21 | $0.115 | 0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-10-20 | $0.114 | 1.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-09-21 | $0.112 | 6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-08-22 | $0.105 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-07-20 | $0.105 | 4.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-06-21 | $0.101 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-05-19 | $0.101 | 8.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-04-21 | $0.093 | -7.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-03-22 | $0.1 | 6.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-02-17 | $0.094 | -4.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2005-01-20 | $0.098 | -6.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2004-12-21 | $0.105 | 11.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2004-11-22 | $0.094 | 3.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2004-10-21 | $0.091 | 3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2004-09-22 | $0.088 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2004-08-23 | $0.088 | — |
| 2004 total (partial launch year) | $0.466 | — |
| 2005 total | $1.255 | — |
| 2006 total | $1.56 | 24.3% |
| 2007 total | $1.556 | -0.3% |
| 2008 total | $1.213 | -22.0% |
| 2009 total | $0.931 | -23.2% |
| 2010 total | $1.022 | 9.8% |
| 2011 total | $1.021 | -0.1% |
| 2012 total | $1.042 | 2.1% |
| 2013 total | $1.011 | -3.0% |
| 2014 total | $0.808 | -20.1% |
| 2015 total | $0.906 | 12.1% |
| 2016 total | $0.825 | -8.9% |
| 2017 total | $0.754 | -8.6% |
| 2018 total | $0.857 | 13.7% |
| 2019 total | $1.016 | 18.6% |
| 2020 total | $0.71 | -30.1% |
| 2021 total | $0.793 | 11.7% |
| 2022 total | $1.014 | 27.9% |
| 2023 total | $1.392 | 37.3% |
| 2024 total | $1.35 | -3.0% |
| 2025 total | $1.078 | -20.1% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.64 | -22.5% vs prior-year YTD |
EFT dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -21.4%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -21.98%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -21.4% |
| 3Y | -22.8% |
| 5Y | 17.2% |
| 10Y | -1.4% |
EFT performance versus SPY
Total return is 171.7% over the past 22.4 years, 696.3 points behind SPY at 868.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.9%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.8% | — |
| 3M | -0.6% | — |
| 6M | 0.1% | — |
| YTD | -1.0% | — |
| 1Y | -0.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -2.30% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 5.00% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 1.80% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 4.70% |
| Since inception 2004-06-25 · 22.4 years | 171.7% | 4.60% |
EFT key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 64 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.11%
- Issuer
- Eaton Vance
- Asset type
- CEF
- Asset class
- Fixed Income
- Inception date
- 06/25/2004
- Distribution rate
- 7.99%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 8.36%
- 5-year average yield
- 8.91
- Last close
- $10.67 (as of 2026-11-06)
- NAV
- N/A
- Premium / discount
- Premium not shown · NAV date unknown
- Market cap
- $281,727,424
- Average volume
- 29,875
- Dividend
- $0.071
- Ex-dividend date
- 11/16/2026
- Payment date
- 11/30/2026
- Beta
- 0.424
Expense ratio and AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage.
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (7.99%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.36%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Eaton Vance; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
EFT risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.9%.
Who may consider EFT — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does EFT pay monthly?
Yes. EFT currently pays monthly.
What is EFT's dividend yield?
EFT's distribution rate is 7.99%, paid monthly — no calculation basis on file.
How has EFT's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -21.4%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does EFT pay a dividend?
EFT pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.071. The ex-dividend date is 11/16/2026. The payment date is 11/30/2026.
How has EFT performed?
Total return is 171.7% over the past 22.4 years, 696.3 points behind SPY at 868.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.9%.
Is EFT a good investment?
EFT's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 64 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 7.99% (no calculation basis on file). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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EFT's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (64/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 7.99%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.07 with an ex-date of October 15, 2026, was 1.4% lower than the previous $0.071. It is not yet confirmed whether this is a cut to the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: Eaton Vance, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
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