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The Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust is a closed-end investment fund, expertly managed by Eaton Vance Management, that concentrates its investments within the U.S. fixed income landscape. Its principal focus is on senior, secured loans with floating interest rates. The fund gauges its returns against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Established in the United States on November 28, 2003, this trust operates as a U.S.-based entity.
Is EFR's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
CEFs fell this week: 7 of 26 sectors rose on price (average -0.88%) and 12 of 26 on NAV (average -0.30%); munis led while convertibles lagged. DMA announced a buyback and +2.2% distribution raise as it entered its term measurement period; ASGI's rights offering was about 34% subscribed at $19.28. At the fund level, NMS (+5.11%) led on price and KF fell the most (-15.39%); on NAV, BGR (+4.62%) led while KF dropped -16.09%.
Our Triple-Factor screen identifies closed-end funds combining a yield above 6.5%, distribution coverage above 90%, and a discount to NAV, using data as of the close of October 9, 2026. PIMCO funds take six of the top seven spots on the yield list, as several that traded at premiums until recently have slipped to discounts. Among our model portfolio holdings, DHF appears on all five lists, and HFRO again has the widest discount at -43.06%.
Our Income-Covered screen looks for closed-end funds whose net investment income fully covers the distribution (coverage above 100%) while trading at a discount to NAV, using data as of the close of October 6, 2026. Twenty funds pass this month. Templeton Emerging Markets Income leads the combined yield, discount and z-score ranking, while HFRO has the widest discount at -42.44%. Our model portfolio holdings PFO, HFRO, PCN, PDO, RSF and BANX all make this month's lists, with PFO appearing on all five.
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (NYSE American: EVV), Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR), and Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE: EVF) (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”) announced today that each Fund will redeem, at liquidation preference plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends, all remaining auction preferred shares (“APS”), pursuant to the terms of the Fund's By-Laws classifying and designating the APS. As previously announced,.
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR) (the “Fund”) held an annual meeting of shareholders earlier today (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Fund shareholders were asked to elect three Class II Trustees. The Annual Meeting was adjourned to August 20, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time to allow more time for shareholders to vote. The June 2, 2026 record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the adjourned Annual Meeting remains unchanged. Informati.