EVIM ranks 3rd and MFSM 11th of 19 funds in the Intermediate Municipal Bonds Category.
EVIM vs MFSM
EVIM −0.23pt a year
0.11%0.34%
EVIM 1.04×the volume
85K81.6K
EVIM vs MFSM Performance
+1.3%+0.6%
- EVIM 0.11%, better
- MFSM 0.34%
- EVIM $395M
- MFSM $125M
- EVIM +1.3%, better
- MFSM +0.6%
- EVIM 3.52%
- MFSM 3.62%, better
- EVIM 341
- MFSM 460
- EVIM 85K sh, better
- MFSM 81.6K sh
- EVIM $51.69
- MFSM $24.32
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | EVIM | MFSM |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A89Higher | C42 |
| Mission | A99 | A99 |
| Risk | C54 | B57Higher |
| Tradability | B59Higher | D37 |
| Holdings | B55Higher | D35 |
| Durability | C51Higher | D28 |
Rank among Intermediate Municipal Bonds funds
Same Category. EVIM and MFSM are both graded against the same 19 Intermediate Municipal Bonds funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
EVIMA
MFSMB
In short
EVIM Active muni management at index-fund pricing. Eaton Vance charges 0.11% for a federally tax-exempt, intermediate-maturity bond portfolio built by bond pickers instead of copied from a benchmark.
Stated mandate
EVIM The fund seeks income through a diversified portfolio of debt securities whose interest is exempt from regular federal income tax, with at least 80% of assets committed to that municipal-bond strategy.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
EVIM vs MFSM Holdings
How we measure overlap
Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.
EVIM vs MFSM Cost
Overpaying MFSM vs EVIM
$4,619
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
EVIM 0.11%
$2,313
MFSM 0.34%
$6,932
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | EVIM | MFSM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $201 | $616 | $415 |
| 20 | $788 | $2,386 | $1,598 |
| 30 | $2,313 | $6,932 | $4,619 |
- 0.11%EVIM, cheaper
- 0.34%MFSM
- Middle half of Intermediate Municipal Bonds funds
- Median 0.30%
EVIM 2nd cheapest of 19 funds
MFSM 11th cheapest of 19 funds
EVIM vs MFSM Dividends
- EVIM 3.52%
- MFSM 3.62%, better
- EVIM $1.83
- MFSM $0.88
- EVIM $0.15
- MFSM $0.07
- EVIM Oct 30, 2026
- MFSM Oct 30, 2026
- EVIM Pays Nov 5, 2026
- MFSM Nov 2, 2026
- EVIM Monthly
- MFSM Monthly
Distribution history
EVIM vs MFSM Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- EVIM 5.3%MFSM 5.4%
- Return per unit of risk
- EVIM 0.11MFSM −0.19
- Worst fall
- EVIM −5.9%MFSM −6.7%
- Market sensitivity
- EVIM 0.25MFSM 0.13
EVIM and MFSM in the news
Popular comparisons
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