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Investments (Tables)
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6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2013
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| Investments Table [Abstract] |
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| Summary of investments |
| (in thousands) | | April 30, 2013 | | | October 31, 2012 | | Investment securities, trading: | | | | | | | | | | Consolidated sponsored funds | | $ | 243,657 | | | $ | 157,405 | | | Separately managed accounts | | | 41,364 | | | | 32,848 | | | Total investment securities, trading | | | 285,021 | | | | 190,253 | | | Investment securities, available-for-sale | | | 19,770 | | | | 31,148 | | | Investment in non-consolidated CLO entity | | | 314 | | | | 350 | | | Investments in equity method investees | | | 229,422 | | | | 257,652 | | | Investments, other | | | 7,531 | | | | 7,530 | | | Total investments(1) | | $ | 542,058 | | | $ | 486,933 | | | (1) | Excludes the Company's investment in its consolidated CLO entity, which is discussed in Note 9. | |
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| Summary of investments classified as trading securities |
| (in thousands) | | April 30, 2013 | | | October 31, 2012 | | Debt securities | | $ | 98,225 | | | $ | 70,805 | | | Equity securities | | | 186,796 | | | | 119,448 | | | Total investment securities, trading | | $ | 285,021 | | | $ | 190,253 | |
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| Summary of investments classified as available-for-sale securities |
| April 30, 2013 | | | | | Gross Unrealized | | | | | (in thousands) | Cost | | Gains | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Investment securities, available-for-sale | $ | 13,851 | | $ | 5,931 | | $ | (12) | | $ | 19,770 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | October 31, 2012 | | | | | Gross Unrealized | | | | | (in thousands) | Cost | | Gains | | Losses | | Fair Value | | Investment securities, available-for-sale | $ | 22,331 | | $ | 8,835 | | $ | (18) | | $ | 31,148 |
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| Summary of realized gains and losses upon disposition of investments classified as available-for-sale |
| | | Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | | | | April 30, | | April 30, | | (in thousands) | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | Gains | | $ | 342 | | $ | 162 | | $ | 5,251 | | $ | 247 | | Losses | | | - | | | (101) | | | - | | | (123) | | Net realized gains | | $ | 342 | | $ | 61 | | $ | 5,251 | | $ | 124 |
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| Summary of equity method investments |
| | | Equity Ownership Interest (%) | | Carrying Value ($)(1) | | | | April 30, | | October 31, | | | April 30, | | | October 31, | | (dollar amounts in thousands) | 2013 | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eaton Vance Real Estate Fund | 39% | | 48% | | $ | 14,365 | | $ | 16,494 | | Eaton Vance Municipal | | | | | | | | | | | Opportunities Fund | 31% | | - | | | 11,240 | | | - | | Eaton Vance Focused Value | | | | | | | | | | | Opportunities Fund | 41% | | - | | | 6,190 | | | - | | Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond | | | | | | | | | | | Strategies Long Term Fund | 23% | | 31% | | | 6,113 | | | 10,346 | | Eaton Vance Focused Growth | | | | | | | | | | | Opportunities Fund | 41% | | - | | | 5,922 | | | - | | Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein | | | | | | | | | | | All Asset Strategy Fund | - | | 44% | | | - | | | 23,341 | | AGF Floating Rate Income Fund | - | | 21% | | | - | | | 15,334 | | Eaton Vance Parametric Structured | | | | | | | | | | | Currency Fund | - | | 33% | | | - | | | 1,043 | | Total | | | | | $ | 43,830 | | $ | 66,558 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) | The carrying value of equity method investments in Eaton Vance-managed funds is measured based on the funds’ net asset | | | values. The Company has the ability to redeem its investments in these funds at any time. Not shown are Company | | | investments in certain of the above-listed funds that were not accounted for as equity method investments as of the | | | indicated date. |
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