Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Shares Down 0.2%

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) shares traded down 0.2% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $6.25 and last traded at $6.27. 78,049 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 1% from the average session volume of 78,442 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.28.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $6.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.40.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 11th were given a $0.061 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 11th. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 24,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after acquiring an additional 4,562 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 278,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,759,000 after buying an additional 27,847 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 24.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 18,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter.

About Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

Eaton Vance Senior Income 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 seeks to invest in the securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured floating rate loans.