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

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) declared a monthly dividend on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 15th will be given a dividend of 0.1523 per share on Friday, January 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 15th.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of EOS opened at $23.39 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.61. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a 1 year low of $17.56 and a 1 year high of $24.71.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EOS. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1.6% during the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 31,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $754,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Shaker Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 116.7% during the third quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 106,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,550,000 after purchasing an additional 57,377 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the second quarter valued at $150,000. Wesbanco Bank Inc. bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the second quarter worth about $238,000. Finally, Burk Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the second quarter worth about $274,000.

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.