UBS Group AG Raises Stock Holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II $EOS

UBS Group AG increased its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) by 20.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 440,194 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 74,161 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II were worth $10,305,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 44.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1,415.1% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,349 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. purchased a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 3rd quarter valued at $84,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 4th quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 3rd quarter valued at $203,000.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Price Performance

Shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II stock opened at $22.35 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.30. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a 12-month low of $19.44 and a 12-month high of $24.49.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.1523 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Profile

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.