Dunhill Financial LLC Acquires New Shares in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $93,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EFR. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 28,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. lifted its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 18,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after acquiring an additional 2,199 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 100,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 3,850 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 35.3% in the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 20,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 5,220 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Price Performance

NYSE EFR opened at $11.87 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.62. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a twelve month low of $10.40 and a twelve month high of $13.40.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.091 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.20%.

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.