Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF
$48.46+0.06 (+0.12%)
- 0.32%
- $6.3B
- −1.6%
- 5.04%
- 0.7M sh
- $48.38
- low $47.97high $52.15
The ETF.net EVTR Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 6 of 29
Score 72 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.A75 out of 100Rank 7 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.D30 out of 100Rank 25 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A89 out of 100Rank 1 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 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.A82 out of 100Rank 5 of 29
Our read on EVTR
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.
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
- Active management at a below-average price. Its 0.32% fee sits under the median for aggregate bond ETFs (0.36%), which is unusual for a stock-picker's approach to bonds.
- Core-plus by design: a diversified base of investment grade bonds, plus opportunistic higher-yielding positions, run by Eaton Vance's broad markets fixed income team.eatonvance.com
- The portfolio does what the prospectus says it does, and it stands in the top quartile of its aggregate-bond peer group on our review.
- Pays monthly, and it is a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands regularly enough to keep trading friction modest.
Worth knowing
- The index giants in this category (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%. That is roughly a tenth of EVTR's fee, so the manager's calls carry the burden of justifying the gap.
- No index to grade the work against. Sector and credit decisions drive the outcome, in both directions.eatonvance.com
- The plus in core-plus is credit. Opportunistic higher-yielding bonds add default risk that a pure investment grade tracker does not carry, on top of normal rate sensitivity.eatonvance.com
EVTR Holdings
- Other
- 942
- 46%
- TUZ6
Geography
- United States96.61%
- Denmark1.24%
- Ireland0.69%
- Hungary0.30%
- Egypt0.23%
- Romania0.13%
- Colombia0.13%
- Turkey0.13%
- 0.54%
EVTR Performance
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EVTR$9,836
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | −2.5% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | −1.6% |
| 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 | −2.5% | |
| 2025 | +8.1% | |
| 2024 | +4.1% |
EVTR in the news
EVTR Dividends
- 5.04%
- $2.44
- $0.22 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
EVTR Risk
- 4.8%
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.
- −0.15
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.
EVTR Cost
0.32%
EVTR0.32%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
7 of the 28 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.
Other funds in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)
- AFBNDFidelity Total Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −1.9%
- ADFSBDimensional - Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return −0.6%
- BFLXRTCW Flexible Income ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.2%
- BSDFIAlliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration Income ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +1.6%
- BSDSIAmerican Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +2.6%