Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 21st

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, November 1st, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of 0.118 per share on Thursday, November 30th. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 21st.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has increased its dividend by an average of 1.2% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE EFR opened at $12.25 on Friday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 12 month low of $10.78 and a 12 month high of $12.47. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EFR. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 27.9% during the first quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 122,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,641,000 after buying an additional 26,694 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.9% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 26,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 2,176 shares during the period. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 65.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 22,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 8,948 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $145,000. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 23.5% during the first quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 570,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,652,000 after buying an additional 108,647 shares in the last quarter.

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.