
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF
$49.12−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.32%
- $6.57B
- +0.1%
- 5.05%
- 761K sh
- low $47.97high $52.15
The ETF.net EVTR Grade
Score 73 out of 100
- 6 of 29
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A71 out of 100Rank 8 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 17 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 23 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 3 of 29
Our read on EVTR
In short
AMost core bond ETFs just clone the index. EVTR goes active: a core-plus mix of investment grade bonds with room for opportunistic higher-yielding picks, from a strategy whose lineage dates to 1984, priced under its category median.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks above-average total return over a three- to five-year market cycle. It invests primarily in diversified U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed-income securities and may opportunistically invest in lower-rated or unrated securities.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
EVTR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EVTR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.6% |
| 1 month | +2.5% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +0.1% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EVTR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.6% | |
| 2025 | +8.1% | |
| 2024 | +4.1% |
EVTR in the news
EVTR Dividends
- 5.05%
- $2.48
- $0.24 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
EVTR Risk
- 4.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.03
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −4.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.96
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
EVTR Cost
Overpaying vs BNDW, cheapest in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
$5,482
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
EVTR 0.32%
$6,542
BNDW 0.05% Cheapest
$1,060
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | EVTR | BNDW | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $580 | $92 | $488 |
| 20 | $2,250 | $360 | $1,890 |
| 30 | $6,542 | $1,060 | $5,482 |
Other funds in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
- ADFGXDimensional International Core Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return −0.4%
- ADFSBDimensional Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return 0.0%
- AFBNDFidelity Total Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −0.2%
- BBINCiShares Flexible Income Active ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.1%
- BCPLBNYLI MacKay Core Plus Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +0.6%



