Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund Overview
Pro stress-test →EXG is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests in a portfolio of domestic and foreign common stocks with an emphasis on dividend paying stocks and writes call options on one or more United States and foreign indices with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio.
Strategic Profile
Pro stress-test →EXG invests in public equity markets across the globe, seeking to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors, primarily in dividend paying stocks. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index. EXG has paid dividends since 2007, has a current dividend yield of 9.1% and has increased its dividends for 2 successive years as of April 2026.
Competitive Landscape
Pro stress-test →EXG competes within the closed-end equity income fund space against other dividend-focused strategies and ETFs. Primary competitors include other closed-end funds managed by Eaton Vance and third-party asset managers targeting similar income-seeking retail investors. The fund's covered call strategy differentiates it from passive dividend ETFs.
Industry Context
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund operates in Closed-end equity income funds.
Key facts
Founded: 2007 · Headquarters: Boston, US · Employees: N/A · Revenue: N/A · Market cap: $2.9B