12,151 Shares in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Purchased by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 12,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $160,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EFR. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 93.7% during the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 526,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,884,000 after buying an additional 254,596 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 8.9% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 309,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,034,000 after buying an additional 25,307 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 13.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 120,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,578,000 after buying an additional 14,363 shares in the last quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 1.1% during the first quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 109,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,425,000 after buying an additional 1,223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its stake in 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 worth $1,268,000 after buying an additional 1,225 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $12.70 on Monday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 12-month low of $11.34 and a 12-month high of $13.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $12.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.97.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.104 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 23rd. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.83%.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust 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.