Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Major Shareholder Purchases $22,878.00 in Stock

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) major shareholder Of America Corp /De/ Bank acquired 1,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $12.71 per share, for a total transaction of $22,878.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Major shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

Of America Corp /De/ Bank also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, October 10th, Of America Corp /De/ Bank sold 1,800 shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.81, for a total value of $23,058.00.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust stock opened at $12.93 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $12.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.90. 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd will be paid a $0.102 dividend. This represents a $1.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 23rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 29.4% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 26,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,095 shares during the period. Garner Asset Management Corp raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 1.6% during the second quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 69,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,096 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its position 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 valued at $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the period.

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.