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Eaton Vance Floating Rate Fund Class R6 (ESBLX)

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Market: United States

Asset Class: Other

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Total Assets: 828.68M

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Eaton Vance Floating Rate Fund Class R6 Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Eaton Vance Floating Rate Fund Class R6. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of ESBLX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in income producing floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. It invests primarily in senior floating rate loans of domestic and foreign borrowers ("Senior Loans"). Loans usually are of below investment grade quality and have below investment grade credit ratings, which ratings are associated with securities having high risk, speculative characteristics (sometimes referred to as "junk").

Contact Information

Address Two International Place
Boston,MA 02110
United States

Phone +1 8008362414

Web www.eatonvance.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Ralph H. Hinckley	Vice President	2021	Now
Biography	Ralph Hinckley is a vice president of Eaton Vance Management and senior analyst/portfolio manger. Ralph, a CFA charterholder, has been a member of the Eaton Vance Bank Loan team since joining Eaton Vance in August 2003. He focuses on credit analysis within the media/telecom and real estate industries. He previously held the position of vice president at Citizens Bank with prior positions and credit training at State Street Corporation. Ralph earned his M.B.A., with honors, from Boston University Graduate School of Management in 1997. He graduated from Bates College in 1993 with a B.A. in political science.
Jake T. Lemle	Vice President	2021	Now
Andrew N. Sveen	Co-Director of Bank Loans	2019	Now
Biography	Andrew Sveen is a vice president of Eaton Vance Management, co-director of bank loans and portfolio manager on Eaton Vance’s floating-rate loan team. He is responsible for buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk management for the firm’s floating-rate loan strategies. He joined Eaton Vance in 1999. Andrew began his career in the investment management industry in 1995. Previously at Eaton Vance, he was director of loan trading and capital markets. Before joining Eaton Vance, he worked as a corporate lending officer at State Street Bank. Andrew earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the William E. Simon School at the University of Rochester. He is a CFA charterholder. Andrew serves as a member of the board of directors of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA). His commentary has appeared in Bloomberg, Financial Times and Reuters.
Craig P. Russ	Vice President	2007	2022
Biography	Craig Russ is vice president of CRM. Craig earned a B.A., cum laude, from Middlebury College in 1985 and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a member of the board of directors of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA). Mr. Russ has been employed by the Eaton Vance organization for more than five years and also manages other funds and portfolios.
Scott H. Page	Vice President	2001	2019
Biography	Scott Page is a vice president of CRM.Scott earned a B.A. from Williams College in 1981 and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Dartmouth College in 1987.
Payson F. Swaffield	Vice President, Portfolio Manager	2001	2007
Biography	Swaffield is a vice president and portfolio manager with Eaton Vance Management, his employer since 1990. His career in the financial services industry began in 1978 and includes positions as a commercial lending representative at Northern Trust Bank, an analyst at Duff & Phelps, Inc., associate director at State Street Bank, and most recently, principal in the corporate finance area of Conning & Company. Swaffield holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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