Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Announces $0.09 Monthly Dividend

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.085 per share on Friday, November 28th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE EFR opened at $11.39 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $11.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.74. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 52-week low of $10.40 and a 52-week high of $13.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EFR. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 36.6% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 18,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after buying an additional 4,900 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 42.2% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 172,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,119,000 after acquiring an additional 51,296 shares during the period. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the 1st quarter worth approximately $301,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 422,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,173,000 after acquiring an additional 10,862 shares during the period. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,962,000.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Company Profile

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index.