Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS) Short Interest Update

Posted by Stanley Muller on Oct 1st, 2026

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,359 shares, a growth of 47.0% from the August 31st total of 11,128 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 154,514 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EOS. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 7.9% during the second quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 13,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares during the period. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1.3% in the first quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 84,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,804,000 after acquiring an additional 1,085 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 34.6% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 5,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,502 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 28,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $573,000 after purchasing an additional 1,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,000.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $21.27. 140,505 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 131,109. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.72. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a 52-week low of $19.44 and a 52-week high of $24.35.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.1523 per share. This represents a $1.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th.

About Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

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Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of mid-cap and large-cap companies. It generates current earnings from option premiums by selling covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index, and the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index.