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Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A Overview

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A (EEIAX) is an actively managed Taxable Bond Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond fund. Eaton Vance launched the fund in 2007.

The investment seeks total return. The fund seeks its investment objective by investing in securities, derivatives and other instruments to establish investment exposures to emerging markets. It invests at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in (i) securities denominated in currencies of emerging market countries; (ii) fixed income instruments issued by emerging market entities or sovereign nations; and/or (iii) derivative instruments, denominated in or based on the currencies, interest rates, or issues of, emerging market countries (the "80% Policy"). The fund is non-diversified.

About Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A (EEIAX)

There are 6 members of the management team with an average tenure of 2.58 years: Sahil Tandon (2024), Kyle Lee (2024), Brian Shaw (2021), Patrick Campbell (2022), Federico Sequeda (2024), Hussein Khattab (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A has 312 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 33.3% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A is part of the Fixed Income global asset class and is within the Taxable Bond fund group. Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A has 54.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 54.4% (0.2% domestic bond, 54.1% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A has 45.6% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $134 million in total assets, which is below the $141 million average for the Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

EEIAX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond category. Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A has an expense ratio of 1.18%, which is the same as its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A has a portfolio turnover rate of 93%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 93% for the Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A returned -0.1%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Emerging-Markets Local-Currency Bond category had an average return of 0.1%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A has a trailing yield of 10.02%, which is above the 6.47% category average. The fund normally distributes its income monthly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Local Inc A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 5.0%, 2.9 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 16.4% over the past year (grade of A), 9.6% over the past three years (grade of A) and 4.7% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 4.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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