# Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (EXG): Closed-End Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/exg 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: Actively Managed · Inception: 2007-04-23 Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income 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 stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. The fund also invests through derivatives. It also writes call options on one or more U.S. and foreign indices with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSC... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $9.47 | | Expense Ratio | 1.07% | | Market Value | $2.90B | | NAV | Not on file (no daily NAV for closed-end funds) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 8.33% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.79 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $8.24 – $10.16 | | Beta | 1.01 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0657 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-15 - Pay date: 2026-10-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EXG invest in? Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income 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 stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies. The fund also invests through derivatives. It also writes call options on one or more U.S. and foreign indices with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund was formed on February 27, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of EXG? Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (EXG) charges an expense ratio of 1.07%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is EXG's dividend yield? EXG's trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.33%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### How big is EXG? Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (EXG) has a market value of $2.90B: its share price times its shares outstanding. A closed-end fund trades above or below its net asset value, so its net assets differ from this figure. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is EXG actively managed or an index fund? EXG is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (EXG's is 1.07%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was EXG launched? Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (EXG) launched in April 2007 and is managed by Eaton Vance. ### Does EXG pay a dividend? Yes, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (EXG) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.33%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does EXG pay dividends? Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income 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 EXG's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EXG 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 EXG's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.07% 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 EXG charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EXG'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 EXG cost more than a fund like VOO? EXG is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.07%). 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 EXG's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EXG? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists closed-end funds following the same investment strategy as EXG (1.07%) 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/exg - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/exg/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/exg/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/exg/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/exg/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.