Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (EOS) to Distribute Monthly Dividend of $0.15 on September 30th

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of 0.1523 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:EOS opened at $21.49 on Thursday. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a twelve month low of $19.44 and a twelve month high of $24.49. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $21.74 and its 200-day moving average is $21.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EOS. Parallel Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the first quarter worth about $41,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 44.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Karpus Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II in the 4th quarter valued at about $52,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1,415.1% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 2,349 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 321.7% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 5,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 4,349 shares during the period.

About Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of mid-cap and large-cap companies. It generates current earnings from option premiums by selling covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index, and the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index.