Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Shares Acquired by Stifel Financial Corp

Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 25.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 14,721 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,968 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $188,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFR. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 363,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,636,000 after purchasing an additional 60,003 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 120.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 52,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $673,000 after buying an additional 28,832 shares during the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the third quarter worth $358,000. Midland Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the second quarter valued at $355,000. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the third quarter valued at $315,000.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Performance

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $12.94 on Tuesday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a one year low of $12.32 and a one year high of $13.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.89.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd will be given a $0.102 dividend. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.46%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 23rd.

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.