Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Shares Acquired by Avantax Advisory Services Inc.

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 33.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 30,156 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,532 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $386,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFR. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 29.4% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $154,000. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 25.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 14,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,000 after buying an additional 2,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.0% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 14,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after buying an additional 1,095 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE EFR opened at $12.31 on Tuesday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a twelve month low of $12.22 and a twelve month high of $13.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $12.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.85.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.091 per share. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th.

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.