Capital Investment Advisors LLC Decreases Stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

Capital Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 4.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 52,197 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,577 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $639,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 28,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 1,367 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 30,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 7,532 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $352,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $569,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 842,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,790,000 after acquiring an additional 23,640 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Price Performance

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $11.94 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.46. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a one year low of $10.40 and a one year high of $13.38.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.089 per share. This represents a $1.07 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 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.