EXD News and Press, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond of Beneficial Interest From 12/30/19

In August, Moody's Investors Service released its annual municipal bond market snapshot, US Municipal Bond Defaults and Recoveries, 1970-2018 , with updates through 2018. The report continues to affirm two hallmark benefits offered by muni bonds. First, municipal bankruptcies remain rare over...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist . This article was originally published on November 23, 2019. We previously covered the topic of analyzing fixed-income and preferred stock distribution sustainability. Looking at NII trends and interest rate impacts to gauge the continuation of a rate. W...

By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group ® Municipal bonds can continue to provide a number of potential benefits for tax-sensitive investors as we move into 2020, according to Shelia Amoroso, director of F...

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund (NYSE: EXD ) declares $0.0708/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 8.39% Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 24; ex-div Dec. 23. See EXD Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. ...

This article was originally published on October 29, 2019. Most closed-end fund investors know that distribution cuts come with the nature of the closed-end fund's structure. The fact is that when a fund is paying out 90% of their NII and 98% of their realized capital gains on an annual ba...

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Co-produced by Stanford Chemist . This article was originally published on October 13th, 2019. We recently dived into the benefits of capital gains in distributions, so it felt like an appropriate time to illustrate the often misunderstood return of capital (ROC). This is a commonly deb...

This article was first published on October 5, 2019. Out of the three Eaton Vance ( EV ) option-writing funds focused on U.S. holdings, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund ( EXD ) is getting the least love. EXD trades at a discount, while the other two funds trade at premiums. ...

Jeff unpacks what the markets are saying about a growth slowdown, and why investors should take a closer look at their bond allocations. Three quarters into 2019, stock and bond performance seems to be telling a story of relative calm. Scratch the surface, however, and underlying market mo...