Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EVTR) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

Shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EVTR) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 926,688 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 423% from the previous session’s volume of 177,043 shares.The stock last traded at $51.01 and had previously closed at $50.75.

Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $50.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.58.

Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.1945 per share. This is an increase from Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF during the third quarter worth $19,370,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,928,000. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF by 176.2% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 36,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,913,000 after purchasing an additional 23,556 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Resource Group lifted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 58,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $73,000.

Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF Company Profile

The Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF (EVTR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that aims to invest in USD-denominated, investment grade securities from government and corporate issuers. The fund aims to maintain an average weighted maturity between five and ten years.