Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 47,000 shares, a decline of 36.2% from the February 13th total of 73,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 55,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Buska Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Buska Wealth Management LLC now owns 44,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 9,213 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 47.9% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 32,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,000 after buying an additional 10,400 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 66.2% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,000 after buying an additional 12,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 140,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $864,000 after purchasing an additional 14,157 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $5.91. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 64,852 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,216. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a one year low of $5.88 and a one year high of $6.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $6.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.20.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.044 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.93%.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Company Profile

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.