White Pine Capital LLC Trims Holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR)

White Pine Capital LLC reduced its position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 357,042 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,671 shares during the period. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust comprises 1.5% of White Pine Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. White Pine Capital LLC’s holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust were worth $4,570,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EFR. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 29.4% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 4.2% in the third 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 boosted its holdings 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 valued at $189,000 after acquiring an additional 1,095 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 18,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 2,199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Verity Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust by 2.7% in the third quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 112,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,440,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Price Performance

Shares of EFR opened at $13.09 on Friday. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust has a 52-week low of $12.32 and a 52-week high of $13.40. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $13.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.86.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.091 dividend. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.34%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th.

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.