Eaton Vance Growth Fund Class I (ELCIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
48.44
-0.08 (-0.16%)
Jul 29, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.16%
Fund Assets436.69M
Expense Ratio0.79%
Min. Investment$250,000
Turnover18.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.91
Dividend Yield6.01%
Dividend Growth-4.60%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 5, 2024
Previous Close48.52
YTD Return9.42%
1-Year Return21.36%
5-Year Return105.68%
52-Week Low36.17
52-Week High48.59
Beta (5Y)1.12
Holdings51
Inception DateMay 3, 2007

About ELCIX

Eaton Vance Growth Fund Class I is a mutual fund that primarily targets long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies demonstrating above-average growth prospects and strong financial characteristics. Managed with a disciplined, long-term approach, the fund focuses on acquiring shares in established franchise businesses at attractive valuations. It utilizes a bottom-up investment process grounded in thorough fundamental research, combined with risk management practices, to evaluate each company's risk and reward profile. This "growth-at-a-reasonable price" philosophy allows the fund to capture the potential of growth equity investing while maintaining a focus on valuation, offering a balance between upside potential and risk mitigation. Eaton Vance Growth Fund Class I is considered suitable as a core holding for investors seeking access to leading growth-oriented companies across multiple industries, reflecting its role in supporting diversified equity exposure within the broader financial market. The fund is managed by Eaton Vance, a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and tracks its performance relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index benchmark.

Fund Family Eaton Vance
Category Large Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ELCIX
Share Class Class I
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

ELCIX had a total return of 21.36% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.56%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
VWUAXVanguardVanguard U.S. Growth Fund Admiral™ Shares0.22%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
EALCXClass A1.04%
ELCRXClass R1.28%
ECLCXClass C1.79%

Top 10 Holdings

57.20% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA11.54%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT8.68%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN7.89%
Apple Inc.AAPL6.12%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO5.37%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL5.07%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META4.54%
Netflix, Inc.NFLX3.16%
The TJX Companies, Inc.TJX2.47%
Intuit Inc.INTU2.36%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 5, 2024$2.9103Dec 6, 2024
Dec 7, 2023$3.0506Dec 8, 2023
Dec 8, 2022$1.5164Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$3.3606Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2020$2.006Dec 11, 2020
Aug 18, 2020$0.5054Aug 19, 2020