# Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (EIM): Closed-End Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eim for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Eaton Vance · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2002-08-28 Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests primarily in high grade municipal obligations. The fund’s investment portfolio primarily includes investments in companies operating in the transportation, water and sewer, and electric utilities sectors. It was formerly known as Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund. Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund was founded in 2002 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $9.07 | | Expense Ratio | 2.28% | | Market Value | $465.9M | | NAV | Not on file (no daily NAV for closed-end funds) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 6.72% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.61 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $8.64 – $10.06 | | Beta | 0.53 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0508 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-15 - Pay date: 2026-10-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EIM invest in? Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests primarily in high grade municipal obligations. The fund’s investment portfolio primarily includes investments in companies operating in the transportation, water and sewer, and electric utilities sectors. It was formerly known as Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund. Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund was founded in 2002 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. ### What is the expense ratio of EIM? Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (EIM) charges an expense ratio of 2.28%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is EIM's dividend yield? EIM's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.72%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of EIM? Effective duration measures EIM's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. EIM's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of EIM? EIM's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of EIM? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from EIM if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. EIM's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does EIM pay a dividend? Yes, Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (EIM) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.72%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does EIM pay dividends? Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is EIM's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EIM was 2026-10-15. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EIM's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.28% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does EIM charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EIM's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does EIM cost more than a fund like VOO? EIM is actively managed (current expense ratio 2.28%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether EIM's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EIM? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists closed-end funds following the same investment strategy as EIM (2.28%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eim - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eim/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eim/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eim/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eim/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.