Eaton Vance Growth R (ELCRX)

Fund Assets	424.02M
Expense Ratio	1.29%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	20.00%
Dividend (ttm)	6.11
Dividend Yield	15.52%
Dividend Growth	109.97%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 4, 2025

Previous Close	39.24
YTD Return	2.43%
1-Year Return	7.51%
5-Year Return	52.43%
52-Week Low	33.78
52-Week High	45.76
Beta (5Y)	1.06
Holdings	54
Inception Date	Aug 3, 2009

About ELCRX

Eaton Vance Growth Fund Class R is a U.S. equity mutual fund within the large growth category, managed by Eaton Vance, a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The fund seeks total return by investing primarily in large-cap companies with strong franchises and above-average growth prospects. Employing a disciplined, research-driven approach, its managers focus on bottom-up stock selection and emphasize risk management, diversification, and valuation sensitivity. The fund follows a growth-at-a-reasonable-price philosophy, aiming to capture long-term capital appreciation while seeking to reduce volatility associated with pure growth investing. Eaton Vance Growth Fund Class R uses the Russell 1000 Growth Index as its performance benchmark, reflecting its focus on large-cap growth equities in the U.S. market. This fund is designed to serve as a core holding for investors looking to gain exposure to high-growth companies, balancing appreciation potential with attention to valuation and risk controls. Annual distributions and active management further define its role within diversified investment portfolios.

• Fund Family: Eaton Vance
• Category: Large Growth
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: ELCRX
• Share Class: Class R
• Index: Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

ELCRX had a total return of 7.51% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.32%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FBCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund	0.45%
FHOFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund	n/a
LGILX	Schwab	Schwab Large Cap Growth Opportunities Fund	0.74%
FBGRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	0.61%
FBGKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class K	0.54%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
ELCIX	Class I	0.79%
EALCX	Class A	1.04%
ECLCX	Class C	1.79%

Top 10 Holdings

54.43% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	12.51%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	6.96%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	6.89%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	5.56%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	4.89%
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	3.76%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	3.74%
Lam Research Corporation	LRCX	3.59%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	3.49%
Sandisk Corporation	SNDK	3.04%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 4, 2025	$6.1108	Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2024	$2.9103	Dec 6, 2024
Dec 7, 2023	$3.0506	Dec 8, 2023
Dec 8, 2022	$1.5164	Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021	$3.3606	Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2020	$2.006	Dec 11, 2020

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Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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