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Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States | NYSE American
10.28 USD +0.01 (0.097%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.28
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:42 p.m. EDT

CEV has shown a relatively stable dividend yield of 5.83%, with consistent quarterly payouts, making it a solid choice for dividend-focused investors. However, the recent price history reveals a range-bound pattern with little momentum, hovering between $9.35 and $10.78 over the past year. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, which could present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. The low beta of 0.608 suggests lower volatility, but the high debt-to-equity ratio of 47.769 and low return on equity (7e-05) indicate underlying financial risks. For long-term investors, the consistent dividends and relatively low price-to-book ratio (0.9187) may justify a moderate hold, but the lack of strong earnings growth and high leverage could limit long-term appreciation. Overall, CEV is a cautious buy for dividend income with limited short-term upside potential.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.024718
AutoTheta0.028379
AutoETS0.029596
MSTL0.029662

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.228
Excess Kurtosis -0.68
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 47.769
Revenue per Share 0.709
Market Cap 72,305,152
Trailing P/E Infinity
Beta 0.61
Profit Margins 0.11%
Website https://funds.eatonvance.com/California-Municipal-Income-Trust-CEV.php

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 6.14% 5.79% 5.67%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-14 0.050 0.484027
2026-03-13 0.050 0.480796
2026-02-13 0.050 0.484481
2026-01-14 0.050 0.498275
2025-12-12 0.050 0.498770
2025-11-13 0.050 0.489676
2025-10-14 0.050 0.502102
2025-09-12 0.050 0.522393
2025-08-13 0.050 0.545419
2025-07-11 0.050 0.544282
2025-06-13 0.050 0.548242
2025-05-13 0.050 0.539833
2025-04-11 0.050 0.562744
2025-03-13 0.050 0.529778
2025-02-13 0.050 0.532401
2025-01-13 0.050 0.540962
2024-12-12 0.050 0.510849
2024-11-08 0.050 0.517631
2024-10-11 0.050 0.511827
2024-09-13 0.050 0.497457
2024-08-12 0.050 0.500161
2024-07-11 0.050 0.501063
2024-06-13 0.043 0.438435
2024-05-10 0.043 0.456910
2024-04-10 0.043 0.468574
2024-03-08 0.043 0.465089
2024-02-12 0.043 0.451412
2024-01-11 0.043 0.466639
2023-12-08 0.034 0.384070
2023-11-10 0.034 0.414941
2023-10-11 0.034 0.423681
2023-09-08 0.034 0.410563
2023-08-10 0.034 0.402329
2023-07-12 0.034 0.394448
2023-06-09 0.037 0.429432
2023-05-10 0.037 0.431449
2023-04-12 0.037 0.424167
2023-03-10 0.037 0.435049
2023-02-10 0.037 0.421933
2023-01-12 0.037 0.424251
2022-12-09 0.037 0.440256
2022-11-09 0.037 0.474072
2022-10-12 0.037 0.466460
2022-09-09 0.043 0.504472
2022-08-10 0.043 0.464941
2022-07-08 0.043 0.488108
2022-06-10 0.047 0.524869
2022-05-11 0.047 0.550799
2022-04-08 0.047 0.516681
2022-03-10 0.047 0.479835
2022-02-10 0.047 0.467024
2022-01-12 0.047 0.442192
2021-12-10 0.047 0.425732
2021-11-10 0.047 0.414836
2021-10-08 0.047 0.440406
2021-09-10 0.047 0.425159
2021-08-11 0.047 0.422955
2021-07-09 0.047 0.428633
2021-06-10 0.047 0.434766
2021-05-12 0.047 0.442035
2021-04-09 0.047 0.449506
2021-03-10 0.047 0.463161
2021-02-10 0.047 0.439600
2021-01-13 0.047 0.448896
2020-12-10 0.047 0.457871
2020-11-10 0.047 0.460524
2020-10-09 0.047 0.460062
2020-09-10 0.047 0.462016
2020-08-12 0.047 0.449535
2020-07-10 0.047 0.471911
2020-06-10 0.047 0.491881
2020-05-08 0.045 0.479104
2020-04-09 0.040 0.423685
2020-03-11 0.045 0.461706
2020-02-12 0.045 0.443932
2020-01-10 0.045 0.455733
2019-12-11 0.045 0.453868
2019-11-08 0.045 0.467207
2019-10-10 0.045 0.458986
2019-09-12 0.045 0.460168
2019-08-09 0.045 0.468703
2019-07-10 0.045 0.501040
2019-06-12 0.045 0.505725
2019-05-10 0.045 0.512573
2019-04-10 0.045 0.515295
2019-03-08 0.045 0.531153
2019-02-08 0.045 0.543710
2019-01-11 0.042 0.513850
2018-12-12 0.042 0.536678
2018-11-08 0.042 0.546604
2018-10-10 0.042 0.550726
2018-09-13 0.042 0.528556
2018-08-10 0.042 0.530036
2018-07-11 0.037 0.464580
2018-06-08 0.037 0.470167
2018-05-10 0.037 0.467999
2018-04-11 0.037 0.474891
2018-03-09 0.037 0.470634
2018-02-09 0.037 0.471329
2018-01-11 0.037 0.447569
2017-12-08 0.037 0.445999
2017-11-10 0.037 0.449546
2017-10-11 0.037 0.441466
2017-09-08 0.040 0.471111
2017-08-09 0.040 0.472978
2017-07-11 0.040 0.480938
2017-06-08 0.041 0.487503
2017-05-09 0.041 0.500170
2017-04-11 0.044 0.535945
2017-03-09 0.044 0.550240
2017-02-09 0.044 0.532887
2017-01-11 0.044 0.536878
2016-12-08 0.044 0.551544
2016-11-09 0.044 0.519162
2016-10-11 0.044 0.500943
2016-09-08 0.044 0.476244
2016-08-09 0.046 0.508291
2016-07-07 0.046 0.504574
2016-06-09 0.046 0.516750
2016-05-10 0.051 0.565473
2016-04-07 0.051 0.561948
2016-03-09 0.059 0.652798
2016-02-09 0.059 0.678768
2016-01-12 0.059 0.705701
2015-12-09 0.059 0.737030
2015-11-10 0.059 0.730148
2015-10-08 0.059 0.739150
2015-09-09 0.061 0.765350
2015-08-11 0.061 0.784731
2015-07-09 0.061 0.801791
2015-06-09 0.061 0.784935
2015-05-07 0.061 0.771745
2015-04-09 0.061 0.753999
2015-03-10 0.061 0.756284
2015-02-10 0.061 0.780556
2015-01-08 0.061 0.784756
2014-12-09 0.061 0.798771
2014-11-10 0.061 0.826876
2014-10-08 0.061 0.835533
2014-09-10 0.061 0.845739
2014-08-07 0.061 0.853358
2014-07-08 0.061 0.862490
2014-06-06 0.061 0.862570
2014-05-08 0.061 0.858490
2014-04-08 0.066 0.971662
2014-03-06 0.066 0.978677
2014-02-06 0.066 0.971020
2014-01-08 0.066 1.020178
2013-12-06 0.066 1.086088
2013-11-07 0.066 1.027767
2013-10-08 0.066 1.058268
2013-09-06 0.066 1.074806
2013-08-08 0.066 1.054800
2013-07-08 0.066 1.037493
2013-06-06 0.066 0.924811
2013-05-08 0.066 0.876138
2013-04-08 0.066 0.884004
2013-03-07 0.068 0.864614
2013-02-07 0.068 0.847511
2013-01-08 0.068 0.879596
2012-12-06 0.068 0.901946
2012-11-08 0.068 0.893185
2012-10-09 0.068 0.916796
2012-09-06 0.068 0.946806
2012-08-08 0.068 0.930090
2012-07-06 0.068 0.962134
2012-06-07 0.068 0.973148
2012-05-08 0.068 0.972325
2012-04-09 0.068 1.003839
2012-03-08 0.074 1.078751
2012-02-08 0.074 1.080532
2012-01-06 0.074 1.155079
2011-12-08 0.074 1.162615
2011-11-08 0.074 1.180155
2011-10-06 0.074 1.244309
2011-09-08 0.074 1.248786
2011-08-08 0.074 1.348669
2011-07-07 0.074 1.271220
2011-06-08 0.074 1.300211
2011-05-06 0.074 1.374701
2011-04-07 0.074 1.439124
2011-03-08 0.074 1.414028
2011-02-08 0.074 1.425885
2011-01-06 0.074 1.426311
2010-12-08 0.074 1.403348
2010-11-08 0.074 1.292529
2010-10-06 0.074 1.236407
2010-09-08 0.074 1.214918
2010-08-06 0.074 1.238841
2010-07-08 0.074 1.279120
2010-06-08 0.074 1.302377
2010-05-06 0.074 1.351746
2010-04-08 0.074 1.381669
2010-03-08 0.074 1.394569
2010-02-08 0.074 1.377048
2010-01-07 0.072 1.401734
2009-12-08 0.072 1.410245
2009-11-06 0.072 1.364226
2009-10-07 0.072 1.294320
2009-09-08 0.072 1.369750
2009-08-06 0.072 1.506272
2009-07-08 0.065 1.579608
2009-06-08 0.065 1.506769
2009-05-07 0.065 1.460331
2009-04-08 0.065 1.583766
2009-03-06 0.060 1.557393
2009-02-06 0.060 1.374435
2009-01-08 0.057 1.567928
2008-12-08 0.057 2.097450
2008-11-06 0.057 1.285495
2008-10-08 0.057 1.726018
2008-09-08 0.057 1.100428
2008-08-07 0.057 1.148130
2008-07-08 0.056 1.104563
2008-06-06 0.056 1.068781
2008-05-08 0.056 1.099695
2008-04-08 0.056 1.125417
2008-03-06 0.056 1.109048
2008-02-07 0.056 1.038255
2008-01-08 0.056 1.076182
2007-12-06 0.056 1.094761
2007-11-07 0.056 1.110685
2007-10-05 0.056 1.079443
2007-09-06 0.056 1.071473
2007-08-08 0.056 1.072614
2007-07-06 0.056 1.048806
2007-06-07 0.056 1.009884
2007-05-08 0.056 1.000399
2007-04-05 0.056 1.015912
2007-03-08 0.056 1.023682
2007-02-08 0.056 1.041181
2007-01-08 0.056 1.045787
2006-12-07 0.056 1.038591
2006-11-08 0.056 1.059943
2006-10-05 0.056 1.065368
2006-09-07 0.056 1.087703
2006-08-08 0.056 1.110956
2006-07-06 0.056 1.157280
2006-06-08 0.056 1.139692
2006-05-08 0.067 1.268891
2006-04-06 0.067 1.306215
2006-03-08 0.067 1.323678
2006-02-08 0.067 1.349955
2006-01-06 0.067 1.365657
2005-12-08 0.067 1.443316
2005-11-08 0.067 1.436737
2005-10-06 0.067 1.364636
2005-09-07 0.067 1.343321
2005-08-08 0.067 1.362142
2005-07-07 0.067 1.369223
2005-06-07 0.075 1.537597
2005-05-05 0.075 1.570978
2005-04-07 0.080 1.710256
2005-03-07 0.080 1.621234
2005-02-07 0.080 1.605446
2005-01-06 0.080 1.658002
2004-12-07 0.085 1.738564
2004-11-04 0.085 1.734667
2004-10-06 0.085 1.783610
2004-09-08 0.085 1.794893
2004-08-05 0.085 1.850486
2004-07-07 0.085 1.914748
2004-06-04 0.085 1.949340
2004-05-06 0.085 1.944505
2004-04-07 0.085 1.935812
2004-03-04 0.085 1.835021
2004-02-06 0.085 1.854944
2004-01-07 0.085 1.892811
2003-12-05 0.085 1.915019
2003-11-06 0.085 1.936411
2003-10-07 0.085 2.017201
2003-09-04 0.079 1.990645
2003-08-07 0.079 1.955979
2003-07-07 0.079 1.787766
2003-06-05 0.079 1.818536
2003-05-07 0.079 1.940201
2003-04-07 0.079 1.987481
2003-03-06 0.079 2.000247
2003-02-06 0.079 2.038011
2003-01-07 0.079 1.995941
2002-12-05 0.079 2.040327
2002-11-07 0.079 2.028554
2002-10-07 0.079 1.903067
2002-09-05 0.079 1.925921
2002-08-07 0.078 1.990157
2002-07-03 0.078 2.010813
2002-06-06 0.078 2.011978
2002-05-07 0.078 2.002018
2002-04-05 0.078 2.087676
2002-03-07 0.078 2.003320
2002-02-07 0.078 1.988186
2002-01-07 0.074 1.974731
2001-12-06 0.074 1.948141
2001-11-07 0.070 1.856110
2001-10-03 0.070 1.876868
2001-09-06 0.065 1.801392
2001-08-08 0.065 1.890800
2001-07-05 0.060 1.898453
2001-06-07 0.060 1.921671
2001-05-07 0.057 1.885153
2001-04-05 0.057 1.879987
2001-03-07 0.057 1.815150
2001-02-07 0.057 1.725703
2001-01-05 0.057 1.855779
2000-12-07 0.057 1.974083
2000-11-08 0.057 2.038203
2000-10-04 0.057 1.993534
2000-09-07 0.057 1.951135
2000-08-08 0.057 2.056761
2000-07-06 0.057 2.137131
2000-06-07 0.057 2.210711
2000-05-04 0.064 2.258957
2000-04-06 0.064 2.295102
2000-03-08 0.064 2.410235
2000-02-08 0.064 2.465032
2000-01-06 0.064 2.493302
1999-12-08 0.064 2.507488
1999-11-05 0.064 2.253303
1999-10-06 0.064 2.209188
1999-09-08 0.064 2.135855
1999-08-05 0.064 2.048906
1999-07-02 0.065 2.071817
1999-06-03 0.062 2.040735
1999-05-06 0.063 1.939507
1999-04-05 0.064 1.897048
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 5.84
exDividendDate 2026-04-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.05842259
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-04-14
dividendDate 2019-01-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.078781486
Address1 One Post Office Square
All Time High 15.88
All Time Low 5.26
Ask 10.94
Ask Size 1,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 35,680
Average Daily Volume3 Month 19,229
Average Volume 19,229
Average Volume10Days 35,680
Beta 0.608
Bid 9.71
Bid Size 300
Book Value 11.211
City Boston
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.28
Current Ratio 0.547
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.3398
Day Low 10.27
Debt To Equity 47.769
Dividend Date 1,548,115,200
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 5.84
Earnings Growth 0.479
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.479
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 22.029
Enterprise Value 109,883,368
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,124,800
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.3872
Fifty Day Average Change -0.10720062
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010320454
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.8781486
Fifty Two Week High 10.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04638219
Fifty Two Week Low 9.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.92999935
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09946517
Fifty Two Week Range 9.35 - 10.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 917,447,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.99
Free Cashflow 3,930,816
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 4,988,208
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.17922
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,033,575
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,124,800
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Long Business Summary Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in the fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in debt securities issued by education, hospital, housing, insured-education, insured-electric utilities, insured-hospital, insured-transportation, insured-water and sewer, transportation, and other sectors. Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust was formed in 1999 and is domiciled in United States.
Long Name Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 72,305,152
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3598571
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 5,484
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 72,305,151
Open 10.27
Operating Cashflow -7,043,821
Operating Margins 0.83359003
Payout Ratio 0.7278
Phone 617 482 8260
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.28
Post Market Time 1,776,464,341
Previous Close 10.27
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9169565
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 14.495216
Profit Margins 0.0011
Quick Ratio 0.547
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.00999928
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0973639
Regular Market Day High 10.3398
Regular Market Day Low 10.27
Regular Market Day Range 10.27 - 10.3398
Regular Market Open 10.27
Regular Market Previous Close 10.27
Regular Market Price 10.28
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 12,905
Return On Assets 0.02253
Return On Equity 0.00007
Revenue Growth 0.058
Revenue Per Share 0.709
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 7,033,575
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0015
Shares Short 6,737
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 10,358
Short Name 10,525
Short Ratio 0.95
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol CEV
Total Cash 88,690
Total Cash Per Share 0.013
Total Debt 37,666,908
Total Revenue 4,988,208
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.05842259
Trailing Eps 0.0
Trailing P E Infinity
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.0908
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.18919945
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.018749697
Type Disp Equity
Volume 12,905
Website https://funds.eatonvance.com/California-Municipal-Income-Trust-CEV.php
Zip 2,109