EVIFX

Active

Eaton Vance Balanced Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.97%

Annual Cost per $10K

$97.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,198

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+10.46%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

60%

Intl Equity

US Bond

30%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

EVIFX

0.97%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

14% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly

+52.35%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

EVIFX at 0.97%$289,623

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$90,990

Cost vs index fund−$87,801

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
EVIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.97%	+10.46%	+15.07%	+9.61%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+11.52%	+14.47%	+11.39%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+12.54%	+12.24%	+7.76%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+12.05%	+11.50%	+7.31%
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+13.44%	+14.72%	+9.51%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+14.18%	+13.98%	+9.03%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.98%	+14.06%	+11.01%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+15.51%	+14.04%	+11.04%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+14.94%	+17.97%	+9.04%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+16.02%	+15.46%	+10.83%
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+12.65%	+14.13%	+8.83%
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.79%	+15.40%	+9.93%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+10.58%	+9.52%	+5.76%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+11.19%	+10.71%	+6.94%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+9.98%	+10.50%	+11.17%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+11.29%	+12.65%	—
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+15.39%	+17.49%	+5.92%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+9.56%	+12.36%	+10.03%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.74%	+15.25%	+10.02%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+11.79%	+11.52%	+8.53%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+12.98%	+13.82%	+8.49%
SSIAX	1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund	0.95%	+8.78%	—	—
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+15.04%	+12.85%	+10.85%
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+13.16%	+13.89%	+8.90%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+10.94%	+13.69%	+8.89%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+7.14%	+6.43%	+2.04%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.95%	+13.99%	+10.92%
VLAAX	VALUE LINE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC	1.06%	-0.25%	+10.96%	+6.33%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+6.38%	+10.09%	—
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+12.57%	+14.48%	+9.35%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+17.64%	+16.24%	+10.38%
HCKFX	THE HARTFORD CHECKS AND BALANCES FUND	0.58%	+10.87%	+12.69%	+9.31%
VALIX	VALUE LINE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND INC	1.08%	+24.93%	+23.11%	+10.90%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+5.50%	+4.76%	+1.24%
NCBGX	New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund	0.93%	+15.04%	+17.56%	+8.69%
AAFTX	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.67%	+15.82%	+15.87%	+10.58%
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+10.80%	+10.21%	+6.55%
STFBX	State Farm Balanced Fund	0.14%	+12.08%	+13.44%	—
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+10.25%	+10.58%	+6.69%
OSTVX	Osterweis Growth & Income Fund	0.91%	+9.38%	+11.52%	+8.87%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+11.75%	—	—
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+8.18%	+8.10%	+4.57%
AABCX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund	0.71%	+14.50%	+17.97%	+8.43%
IBARX	Macquarie Balanced Fund	0.65%	+11.95%	+14.86%	+4.86%
WSBFX	Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund	0.95%	+7.38%	+9.06%	+7.61%
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+8.99%	+10.63%	+8.56%
PCBKX	Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund	0.63%	—	—	—
SWBGX	Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio	0.48%	+13.96%	+13.44%	+9.03%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+12.62%	+13.37%	+8.38%
VCAAX	Asset Allocation Fund	0.65%	+9.64%	+12.55%	+9.62%
IRGPX	Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio	0.60%	+15.01%	+15.93%	+10.66%
NBGDX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio	0.74%	+17.82%	—	—
ISGAX	VOYA SOLUTION BALANCED PORTFOLIO	1.15%	+12.00%	+13.10%	+8.44%
THPBX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.47%	+12.63%	+8.38%
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
ISPCX	VOYA SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO	1.24%	+14.49%	+15.23%	+9.60%
FISR	SPDR SSGA Fixed Income Sector Rotation ETF	0.50%	+4.37%	+4.60%	-1.19%
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+10.44%	+9.96%	—
THHYX	Toews Tactical Income Fund	1.37%	+3.95%	+4.90%	+2.33%
FOBAX	TRIBUTARY BALANCED FUND$1M min	0.74%	+9.48%	+14.03%	+9.52%
PPIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Conservative Allocation Fund	0.56%	+7.96%	+9.01%	+5.30%
SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+14.26%	+15.03%	+8.85%
TBLTX	Transamerica Balanced II	0.62%	+14.18%	+15.82%	+10.60%
VRRIX	VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND	0.38%	+9.22%	+10.86%	+7.82%
TEPAX	American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio	0.59%	+4.30%	+4.05%	+1.22%
VRRJX	VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.25%	+10.56%	+12.40%	+9.22%
TSAMX	Thornburg Summit Fund	0.96%	+17.73%	+15.39%	—
SIBAX	Sit Balanced Fund	0.91%	+13.72%	+16.79%	+10.37%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
STILX	Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund	0.63%	+6.24%	+6.87%	+3.09%
PLABX	Plumb Balanced Fund	1.19%	+4.94%	+10.89%	—
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
SSCKX	State Street Target Retirement 2035 Fund	0.09%	+16.23%	+15.80%	+9.58%
GCBLX	Green Century Balanced Fund	1.46%	+8.54%	+10.44%	+7.51%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+13.87%	+13.82%	+7.93%
HBADX	HARTFORD MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND	0.67%	+14.97%	+14.19%	+8.51%
RBAIX	T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.	0.47%	+14.42%	+15.72%	+9.60%
MAMAX	MFS Moderate Allocation Fund	0.56%	+8.47%	+9.69%	+6.27%
HEIFX	Hennessy Equity and Income Fund	1.55%	+4.35%	+9.21%	+6.66%
HCVFX	THE HARTFORD CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND	0.64%	+11.45%	+10.84%	+5.38%
LKBAX	LKCM Balanced Fund	0.80%	+9.38%	+10.53%	+7.61%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+12.15%	+13.26%	—
PFLD	AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF	0.45%	-0.05%	+5.30%	+2.09%
BLAVX	Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.75%	+11.77%	+8.08%
BTBFX	Boston Trust Asset Management Fund	0.80%	+7.18%	+10.63%	+8.93%
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+7.51%	+9.23%	+6.46%
VTTHX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.08%	+16.09%	+15.94%	+10.07%
WEBAX	TETON Westwood Balanced Fund	1.39%	+6.24%	+9.32%	+7.31%
PALDX	PGIM 60/40 Allocation Fund	0.40%	+14.82%	+16.16%	+10.86%
AWIVX	CIBC ATLAS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.08%	—	—	—
WMBLX	WesMark Balanced Fund	1.30%	+7.56%	+7.91%	+8.18%
QBA2Q	VIP Balanced Portfolio	0.50%	+13.80%	+16.29%	+11.31%
AGASX	Virtus Global Allocation Fund	0.77%	+14.65%	+12.83%	+7.64%
MSTBX	Morningstar Defensive Bond Fund$1M min	0.52%	+6.00%	+6.04%	+2.76%
TCIIX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2035 Fund	0.56%	+9.14%	+12.18%	+7.95%
CGIOX	Calamos Growth & Income Fund	0.73%	+22.36%	+19.50%	+14.61%

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