Short Interest in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Grows By 174.7%

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 76,100 shares, an increase of 174.7% from the September 30th total of 27,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 65,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust in the 2nd quarter worth about $67,000. Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 24.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 18,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 6.4% in the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 295,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,871,000 after purchasing an additional 17,776 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Trading Up 0.5 %

EVF stock opened at $6.25 on Monday. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a fifty-two week low of $5.59 and a fifty-two week high of $6.84. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $6.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.31.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 18th. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th were paid a $0.052 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 11th. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.98%.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Company Profile

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.