Advisors Asset Management Inc. Has $5.74 Million Position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 23.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 448,490 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 84,911 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $5,741,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 26,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.0% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 14,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at about $358,000. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 39.0% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 27,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 7,800 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 25.3% during 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 in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Performance

Shares of EFR stock opened at $12.33 on Thursday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 52 week low of $12.31 and a 52 week high of $13.40. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $12.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.86.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.091 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.86%.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 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.