Cerity Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 24,000 Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 24,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $304,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $73,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 16,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,302 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 17,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 18,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 3,039 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $13.14 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $13.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.68. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 52 week low of $10.95 and a 52 week high of $13.28.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 23rd will be given a $0.121 dividend. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 22nd.

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.