LPL Financial LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

LPL Financial LLC lessened its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 121,668 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,166 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $1,557,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 25.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 14,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,000 after purchasing an additional 2,968 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the third quarter worth $154,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the third quarter valued at approximately $296,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 25.8% in the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 66,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $850,000 after purchasing an additional 13,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of EFR stock opened at $11.51 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.70. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a fifty-two week low of $10.40 and a fifty-two week high of $13.40.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be given a $0.091 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 15th. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.49%.

About Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

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.