Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 25.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,380 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,609 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $850,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 25.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 14,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,000 after purchasing an additional 2,968 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 4.2% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 26,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the third quarter worth about $171,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 29.4% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 53.9% during the 3rd quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after buying an additional 8,977 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:EFR opened at $12.93 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $12.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.87. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 52-week low of $12.32 and a 52-week high of $13.40.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.102 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.47%.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Company 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.