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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund) Dividend Yield %

: 4.43% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund is 4.43%.

Warning Sign:

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

EIM' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.84   Med: 5.28   Max: 7.47
Current: 4.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund was 7.47%. The lowest was 3.84%. And the median was 5.28%.

EIM's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
62.79% of 1220 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.665 vs EIM: 4.43

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund is 4.45, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund was 4.46. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.93.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund is 5.58%.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.21.

During the past 12 months, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -23.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -9.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund was 2.00% per year. The lowest was -9.40% per year. And the median was -5.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.99 4.28 4.45 5.67 4.67

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.45 5.14 5.67 4.50 4.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0472024-03-202024-03-212024-03-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0472024-02-212024-02-222024-02-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0472024-01-222024-01-232024-01-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0332023-12-212023-12-222023-12-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0332023-11-212023-11-222023-11-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0332023-10-202023-10-232023-10-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0332023-09-212023-09-222023-09-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0332023-08-212023-08-222023-08-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0332023-07-212023-07-242023-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0352023-06-212023-06-222023-06-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0352023-05-192023-05-222023-05-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0352023-04-212023-04-242023-04-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.444/10.085
=4.40 %

Current Share Price is $10.085.
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.444.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.564/10.085
=5.59 %

Current Share Price is $10.085.
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.047 * 12 = $0.564.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund  (AMEX:EIM) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Two International Place, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. It consists of Municipal bond fund, California municipal bond fund, and New York municipal bond fund. The company's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax, alternative minimum tax, and taxes in specified states. Its investment plan is to invest in higher quality bonds.
Executives
Kenneth A Topping officer: President TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Faust Thomas E Jr other: Management Committee of Eaton 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Anchal Pachnanda officer: Officer TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Alan C. Bowser other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Nicholas Dilorenzo officer: Secretary TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Craig R Brandon other: Insider and Officer 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Nancy A Wiser other: Trustee WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, 200 BERKELEY STREET, 19TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Jill Damon officer: Secretary TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Julie P Callahan other: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Kimberly M Roessiger officer: Secretary TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Deidre E Walsh officer: Vice President TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Eric Stein officer: President TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
George W Karpus 10 percent owner
Karpus Management, Inc. 10 percent owner 183 SULLY'S TRAIL, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Marcus L. Smith other: Trustee 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC., DENVER CO 80202