Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS) Stock Short Interest Report for September

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,273 shares, a decrease of 80.0% from the September 15th total of 16,359 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 130,201 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the first quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the second quarter worth $91,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 321.7% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 5,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 4,349 shares during the last quarter. Axiom Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the first quarter worth $124,000. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the first quarter worth $142,000.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Price Performance

EOS stock opened at $21.56 on Tuesday. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a one year low of $19.44 and a one year high of $24.05. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.76.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.1523 per share. This represents a $1.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 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.

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