Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (EOS) To Go Ex-Dividend on July 15th

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.1523 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 8.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EOS opened at $22.21 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $22.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.09. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a fifty-two week low of $19.44 and a fifty-two week high of $24.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EOS. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 44.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 1st quarter worth $41,000. Karpus Management Inc. acquired a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 4th quarter worth $52,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1,415.1% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the fourth quarter worth $89,000.

About Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of mid-cap and large-cap companies. It generates current earnings from option premiums by selling covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index, and the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index.