- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Eaton Vance Management Boston United States of America
- IPO Date
- Apr 22, 1998
- Business
- Parametric Tax-Managed International Equity Fund Investor Class (ETIGX) is an open-end mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities from companies domiciled in developed markets outside the United States, including common stocks, depositary receipts such as ADRs and GDRs, and securities represented in the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index; it employs a tax-managed strategy focused on minimizing tax liabilities through systematic rebalancing and volatility harvesting. The fund offers Investor Class shares with a ticker symbol ETIGX, alongside related share classes like Class I (EITIX), featuring an expense ratio of 1.05%, a minimum initial investment of $1,000, and a portfolio turnover of 36%; its top holdings include Nestlé S.A., SAP SE, Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, Novo Nordisk A/S, and ASML Holding NV, with primary sector allocations in financial services, industrials, healthcare, consumer defensive, and communication services. Launched on April 22, 1998, the fund is managed by Eaton Vance Mutual Funds Trust, with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC—a subsidiary within Morgan Stanley Investment Management—as the sub-adviser; it is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and primarily serves U.S. investors seeking foreign large blend exposure across regions including Eurozone (36.30%), Europe ex-Euro (20.18%), Japan (12.36%), Australasia, and the United Kingdom.
The fund maintains a blend investment style targeting large-cap companies in developed non-U.S. markets, with total net assets of approximately $37.84 million and a share class size of $18.11 million as of recent data. In recent developments, Parametric Portfolio Associates announced new strategic partnerships with Harding Loevner and Schafer Cullen Capital Management to expand its Custom Active solution for tax optimization in active equity strategies, adding over 16 new strategies year-to-date including Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Applied Equity Advisors suite. These alliances enhance the fund's tax-managed capabilities and reflect ongoing integration within Morgan Stanley following Eaton Vance's acquisition, with no major acquisitions, funding rounds, or product launches specific to ETIGX reported in the last 1-2 years.