EOS CEF — Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (EOS)

Updated November 6, 2026.

EOS is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 9.90%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.24%, its expense ratio is 1.1442%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 536.2% over the past 21.8 years, 291.2 points behind SPY at 827.4%.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II is a closed-end fund that invests primarily in growth stocks of mid-cap and large-cap U.S. companies and generates income by writing covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio. The fund distributes income monthly and currently carries a high distribution rate. This CEF appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular distributions from an equity strategy, though the covered call approach may limit upside participation in strong market rallies.

EOS performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 536.2% over the past 21.8 years, 291.2 points behind SPY at 827.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.4%.

EOS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

75 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.42%

Issuer

Eaton Vance

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/26/2005

Expense ratio

1.1442%

Distribution rate

9.90%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

9.24%

5-year average yield

7.89

Last close

$19.74 (as of 2026-11-06)

NAV

$23.00

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

Market cap

$1,044,460,736

Average volume

208,120

Dividend

$0.1629

Ex-dividend date

11/16/2026

Payment date

11/30/2026

Beta

1.186

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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (9.90%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (9.24%) 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 or company page; 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.

EOS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.4%.

Who may consider EOS — 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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