Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Grows Holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II $EOS

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) by 12.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,104 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,713 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II were worth $366,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 887,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,722,000 after buying an additional 3,990 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 622,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,143,000 after buying an additional 3,771 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 392,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,274,000 after acquiring an additional 10,560 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 205,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,333,000 after acquiring an additional 12,463 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 192.1% in the 1st quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 151,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,039,000 after acquiring an additional 99,570 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Stock Performance

Shares of EOS opened at $23.55 on Friday. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a fifty-two week low of $17.56 and a fifty-two week high of $24.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $23.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $23.11.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th will be issued a $0.1523 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 15th.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Company 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.