Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Position Boosted by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 39.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,394 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,066 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $188,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Midland Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the second quarter valued at $355,000. Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 1.3% during the second quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 96,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 93.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 526,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,884,000 after purchasing an additional 254,596 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 133.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 23,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 13,664 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 16.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 27,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 3,901 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Up 0.3 %

EFR stock opened at $12.76 on Friday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a one year low of $11.34 and a one year high of $13.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.01.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th will be paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 20th.

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.