# Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund (ETO): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eto for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Eaton Vance · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2004-05-26 Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying value stocks of companies. The fund employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund was formed on April 30, 2004 and is d... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $29.95 | | Expense Ratio | 2.26% | | Assets Under Management | $490.8M | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 6.94% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.08 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $25.68 – $32.35 | | Beta | 1.37 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1733 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-15 - Pay date: 2026-10-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does ETO invest in? Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying value stocks of companies. The fund employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund was formed on April 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of ETO? Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund (ETO) charges an expense ratio of 2.26%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is ETO's dividend yield? ETO's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.94%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### How big is ETO? Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund (ETO) manages $490.8M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is ETO actively managed or an index fund? ETO is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (ETO's is 2.26%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was ETO launched? Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund (ETO) launched in May 2004 and is managed by Eaton Vance. ### Does ETO pay a dividend? Yes, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund (ETO) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.94%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does ETO pay dividends? Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities 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 ETO's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for ETO 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 ETO's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.26% 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 ETO charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from ETO'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 ETO cost more than a fund like VOO? ETO is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 2.26%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to ETO? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as ETO (2.26%) 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/eto - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eto/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eto/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eto/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eto/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.