Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Stock News

After speculating earlier this year that Eaton Vance would raise its distributions on its equity CEFs, that was finally confirmed last week on April 1. The distribution increases range from 4.6% for E

The Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund offers a high level of income through an options strategy. The ETJ closed-end fund has underperformed the S&P 500 Index recently, but in the

For the first month in three, equity CEFs (-0.59% on a NAV basis) suffered losses while their fixed-income CEF (+0.49%) counterparts on average posted plus-side returns. At month-end, 11% of all CEFs

Eaton Vance Option CEFs Looking Better

ETJ is an equity closed-end fund that invests in a portfolio of common stocks and hedges its exposure using both put and call options. The fund pays monthly distributions using a managed distribution

CEFs are perhaps best known for their bond funds, but many are surprised to find that, actually, equity CEFs yield more on average: 9.4%.

Equity CEF shareholders seem to be exhibiting frustration despite the broader market rally. Mega-cap technology stocks are driving performance in SPY and QQQ, leaving other stocks and fund classes lag

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund produced returns when stocks from technology and healthcare sectors were producing losses. Fortunately, things have changed in favor of this clo

Equity CEFs: An Even Better Opportunity To Own The Eaton Vance Equity CEFs (ETJ And EXG).

Investors are desperate for income to maintain their standard of living against inflation, which makes funds like ETJ appealing. The fund's portfolio is very strange given its incredibly low yield and

The ETJ fund offers exposure to a diversified portfolio of large-cap stocks with an options overlay to reduce downside capture and portfolio volatility. The fund generates 40-50% of the market's retur

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are g

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund is an equity collar closed-end fund. The CEF has a portfolio that mimics the S&P 500 and overlays the portfolio with written call options and lo

ETJ has picked up in terms of relative performance against ETB and SPY. However, it still isn't showing the same defensive qualities it had historically.

The poor performance of the market this year has led investors to require ways to protect their assets. ETJ was historically a great way to do this, as its collar strategy provides downside protection