EVT Dividend
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 7.16%
- Annual dividend
- $1.98
- Payout ratio
- 0.31
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $27.59
- Market cap
- $2.1B
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.1899
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is EVT a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is above the market median7.16% against a median of 2.85% across US dividend payers.
- Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.31 means roughly 31% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
- Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2017, 2021, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
EVT dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does EVT pay a dividend?
- Yes. Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 7.16% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.98 per share.
- How much does EVT pay in dividends?
- $1.98 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next EVT ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is November 16, 2026, with payment on November 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.