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Eaton Vance Balanced Fund Class C ECIFX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 12.60  /  −1.10 %
  • Total Assets 1.1B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    1.710%
  • Expense Ratio 1.710%
  • Distribution Fee Level Average
  • Share Class Type Level Load
  • Category Moderate Allocation
  • Investment Style Large Blend
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 0.41%
  • Turnover 4%

USD | NAV as of Jun 11, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jun 11, 2026, 12:58 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis ECIFX

Will ECIFX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable ECIFX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the ECIFX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of ECIFX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

A straightforward balanced fund.

Analyst Mahi Roy

Mahi Roy

Analyst

Summary

Eaton Vance Balanced is guided by an experienced team and follows a straightforward asset allocation strategy, but it lacks a clear competitive advantage. When Eaton Vance acquired Calvert in late 2016, the firm combined management on this fund and Calvert Balanced, with Calvert’s Vishal Khanduja and Brian Ellis taking over this fund’s bond sleeve in mid-2017. They have run a similar sleeve in Calvert Balanced since 2013 and 2015, respectively. Charles Gaffney has run this strategy’s stock sleeve since 2009 and joined the Calvert fund’s roster in early 2017.

by Mahi Roy
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Portfolio Holdings ECIFX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 32.4
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

NVIDIA Corp

5.61 62M
Technology

Alphabet Inc Class C

4.61 51M
Communication Services

Apple Inc

3.67 41M
Technology

Federal National Mortgage Association 5%

3.54 39M
Securitized

Microsoft Corp

3.51 39M
Technology

Amazon.com Inc

3.32 37M
Consumer Cyclical

Broadcom Inc

2.84 31M
Technology

Morgan Stanley Inst Lqudty Gov Sec Ins

2.81 31M
Cash and Equivalents

JPMorgan Chase & Co

1.87 21M
Financial Services

Meta Platforms Inc Class A

1.82 20M
Communication Services

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