Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,752 shares, an increase of 228.5% from the September 30th total of 3,273 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 158,451 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EOS. Lynx Investment Advisory raised its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 7.2% during the third quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 49,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,051,000 after buying an additional 3,327 shares in the last quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. bought a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,850,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 49,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,056,000 after buying an additional 4,456 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 91,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,945,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PMG Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. PMG Family Office LLC now owns 88,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,879,000 after acquiring an additional 1,465 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Trading Up 0.3%

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II stock opened at $20.80 on Thursday. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a 52 week low of $19.44 and a 52 week high of $24.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.25 and a 200-day moving average of $21.76.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.1523 per share. This represents a $1.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 15th.

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.