Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Major Shareholder Sells $23,058.00 in Stock

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) major shareholder Of America Corp /De/ Bank sold 1,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.81, for a total value of $23,058.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Of America Corp /De/ Bank also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, October 15th, Of America Corp /De/ Bank purchased 1,800 shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $12.71 per share, with a total value of $22,878.00.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Price Performance

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $12.93 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.90. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a fifty-two week low of $12.32 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 Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.102 per share. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 23rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EFR. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 29.4% in the third 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 period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 4.2% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 26,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.0% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 14,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares during the period. Garner Asset Management Corp grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 1.6% in the second quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 69,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,096 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 1.3% in the second quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 96,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the period.

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.