Stifel Financial Corp Boosts Stock Position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 25.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,721 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,968 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $188,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Edge Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the third quarter valued at $142,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 2nd quarter worth about $160,000. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $171,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 39.4% during the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 14,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,000 after purchasing an additional 4,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.0% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 14,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Price Performance

Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $12.94 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $12.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.89. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a fifty-two week low of $12.32 and a fifty-two week high of $13.40.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.102 per share. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.46%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 23rd.

About Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

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.