Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Short Interest Update

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 36,700 shares, an increase of 123.8% from the March 15th total of 16,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 75,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Stock Performance

EVF opened at $5.48 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $5.86 and its 200 day moving average is $6.10. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a fifty-two week low of $4.77 and a fifty-two week high of $6.54.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of $0.044 per share. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.64%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust in the first quarter worth $90,000. Buska Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. Buska Wealth Management LLC now owns 44,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 9,213 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 140,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $864,000 after purchasing an additional 14,157 shares during the last quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 126,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $774,000 after buying an additional 19,365 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 66.2% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 30,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,000 after buying an additional 12,184 shares in the last quarter.

About Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

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.