Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Short Interest Up 5.6% in June

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 94,800 shares, a growth of 5.6% from the May 31st total of 89,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 65,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 24.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 18,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after buying an additional 3,500 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 278,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,759,000 after buying an additional 27,847 shares during the period. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 24,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 4,562 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of EVF stock opened at $6.43 on Friday. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a 12-month low of $5.39 and a 12-month high of $6.84. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $6.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.39.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 11th will be issued a $0.061 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 11th. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.38%.

About Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

Eaton Vance Senior Income 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 seeks to invest in the securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured floating rate loans.