EIM News and Press, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund of Beneficial Interest $.01 par value From 04/12/22

Rating agencies reported that upgrades outpaced downgrades in 2021. The decline in the stock market produced concern that pension funding may decline, and the rise in inflation may reduce benefits. The shorter bonds can be sold to take advantage of large outflows from mutual funds...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered for this quality closed-end fund report. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are KIO, ARDC and DSL. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, March 2022: Attractive Val...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of March and highlight recent market action. All CEF sectors were down this week with the majority of sectors now at double-digit negative returns for the year. We discuss the different flavors of distribution ...

Four out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and three out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last two weeks. SPE has an upcoming tender offer. GUT has a rights offering coming up. JPT tender offer and FTF rights offering completed. For further details see: Weekly Closed-...

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE:EIM) declares $0.0454/share monthly dividend, -8.5% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0496. Forward yield 4.48% Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 24; ex-div March 23. See EIM Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For ...

Interest rate volatility prompted another month of negative total returns. Below-average issuance was counterbalanced by a slowdown in demand. November could provide opportunities ahead of seasonal strength in December and January. For further details see: Muni Seasonal ...

Rising interest rates drove negative total returns. Supply and demand dynamics turned less seasonally favorable and acted as a headwind. More attractive valuations could provide near-term opportunity. For further details see: Munis Remained Tethered To Rates In September...

Interest in municipal closed-end funds (CEFs) vs. municipal bonds often stems from higher return potential - this is mostly due to the use of leverage in municipal closed-end funds. Leverage could potentially amplify both the fund's net asset value (NAV) and its distribution; however,...

Eaton Vance Management Announces Changes To The Portfolio Management Team Of Certain Municipal Closed-End Funds PR Newswire BOSTON , Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Management ("EVM"), investment adviser to the closed-end...

Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...