International Assets Investment Management LLC Acquires New Position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 12,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $160,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EFR. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $73,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.4% in the third quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 16,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after buying an additional 1,302 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 17,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 18,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 3,039 shares during the period. Finally, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 79.8% in the 3rd quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 44,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after acquiring an additional 19,860 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:EFR opened at $13.14 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.69. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a fifty-two week low of $10.95 and a fifty-two week high of $13.28.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 23rd will be issued a $0.121 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 22nd. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.05%.

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.