Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE:EVF) Short Interest Up 179.7% in December

Posted by Stacy Sanders on Jan 16th, 2025

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

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Stock Performance

EVF opened at $6.15 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $6.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.24. Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust has a 1-year low of $5.97 and a 1-year high of $6.84.

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.047 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 13th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.17%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust in the 3rd quarter worth $284,000. Concorde Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust in the 3rd quarter worth $106,000. Finally, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust by 47.9% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 32,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,000 after acquiring an additional 10,400 shares in the last quarter.

About Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

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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.