Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Ed Jones on Jan 30th, 2025

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 49,500 shares, a growth of 179.7% from the December 31st total of 17,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wolverine Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust in the third quarter valued at $284,000. Concorde Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $106,000. Finally, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 47.9% in the third quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 32,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,000 after buying an additional 10,400 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Stock Performance

Shares of EVF traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $6.26. 26,865 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 50,730. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a 1-year low of $5.97 and a 1-year high of $6.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $6.21 and a 200 day moving average of $6.22.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 13th were issued a $0.047 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.02%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Company Profile

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Eaton Vance Senior Income 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 seeks to invest in the securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured floating rate loans.