Fund Research for Eaton Vance Dividend Builder A (EVTMX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 18, 1981
    Category: Large Blend
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Eaton Vance
    Return Since Inception: 11.35%
    YTD Return: 12.06%
    Yield (TTM): 4.02%
    Net Assets: 1.05 B
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in dividend-paying common stocks and dividend-paying or interest-bearing securities that are convertible into common stock. It may also invest up to 20% of net assets in fixed-income securities (including up to 10% of net assets in lower rated fixed-income securities).

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $36,548 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 50.96%
    Large 34.87%
    Medium 13.11%
    Small 1.07%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/23/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 12.06% 25.79% -3.66% 6.52% 5.04% 11.35%
    +/- Category -14.24% -18.81% 2.03% 5.79% 5.09% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR -11.46% -23.01% 2.24% 5.84% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) -1.23% -3.38% -6.94% 4.91% 4.42% 11.12%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 1.09% -16.05% -4.74% 6.36% 5.83% 11.25%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/23/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/23/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/18/1981
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 24.65%
    Service 39.06%
    Manufacturing 33.16%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 1.45% 1.45%
    Stocks — 98.55% 98.55%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 35.90% 35.90%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    + TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD (TEVA) Healthcare 54.52 19.44% 2.35%
    + VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW (VOD) Telecom — 12.54% 2.34%
    - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS (IBM) Hardware 13.22 45.87% 2.07%
    = BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX) Healthcare 15.20 3.67% 1.96%
    = QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom 47.95 19.23% 1.90%
    + INTEL CORP (INTC) Hardware 46.19 29.06% 1.89%
    * Technip (TEC) Industrial Materials — — 1.88%
    - AT&T INC (T) Telecom 13.26 -5.26% 1.88%
    = BHP BILLITON LTD (BHP) Industrial Materials 35.57 59.04% 1.88%
    - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ) Telecom 16.07 -8.78% 1.88%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/23/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial 5.75%
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 05/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.05%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Judith A. Saryan
    Start Date: 03/01/1999
    Saryan joined Eaton Vance in 1999 and is a Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager. Previously, she was a portfolio manager and equity analyst for State Street Global Advisors (1980-1999). Prior to her tenure at State Street, she was affiliated with Colonial Management for over 3 years as autilities analyst and Assistant Portfolio Manager.
    Charles Gaffney
    Start Date: 08/15/2007
    Gaffney joined Eaton Vance in 2003 as an equity analyst. He now serves as a Vice President, Director of Equity Research, and a member of the Equity Strategy Committee. From 1997 to 2003, he was a sector portfolio manager and a senior equity analyst at Brown Borthers Harriman. Gaffney began his career at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.