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EFR (Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust) Dividends per Share : $1.26 (TTM As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Dividends per Share?

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's dividends per share for the six months ended in Apr. 2025 was $0.58. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2025 was $1.26. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Apr. 2025 was 0.00. As of today, Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Yield % is 9.89%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust is 2.20, which seems too high.

Warning Sign:

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust stock Dividend Yield % is close to 1-year low.

During the past 12 months, Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -8.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust was 17.70% per year. The lowest was 0.20% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Dividends per Share Chart

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.87 0.86 0.98 1.20 1.41

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24 Apr25
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.55 0.65 0.72 0.68 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividends per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust  (NYSE:EFR) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Apr. 2025 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=0.577/ 0
=N/A

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust was 7.57. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.78.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust is 2.20, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0890002025-06-162025-06-162025-06-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910002025-05-152025-05-152025-05-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910002025-04-152025-04-152025-04-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910002025-03-142025-03-142025-03-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910002025-02-142025-02-142025-02-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1020002025-01-152025-01-152025-01-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1020002024-12-232024-12-232024-12-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1000002024-11-212024-11-212024-11-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1040002024-10-232024-10-232024-10-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1050002024-09-202024-09-202024-09-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1120002024-08-222024-08-222024-08-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1210002024-07-232024-07-232024-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.199/12.12
=9.89 %

Current Share Price is $12.12.
Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.199.

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust was 12.69%. The lowest was 5.37%. And the median was 6.99%.

Warning Sign:

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust stock Dividend Yield % is close to 1-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Post Office Square, Boston, MA, USA, 02109
Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the fund intends to seek capital preservation. Its portfolio of investments consists of Software, Health Care Providers & Services, Machinery, Chemicals, Professional Services, IT Services, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Capital Markets, Specialty Retail, Commercial Services & Supplies, and other areas. The trust invests in below investment grade floating rate loans, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers.
Executives
Bank Of America Corp /de/ 10 percent owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Kenneth A Topping officer: President TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Anchal Pachnanda officer: Officer TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Alan C. Bowser other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Nicholas Dilorenzo officer: Secretary TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Keith Quinton other: Trustee TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Sarah Anne Choi other: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Nancy A Wiser other: Trustee WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, 200 BERKELEY STREET, 19TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Jill Damon officer: Secretary TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Kimberly M Roessiger officer: Secretary TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Deidre E Walsh officer: Vice President TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Eric Stein officer: President TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Group Ag Ubs 10 percent owner BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45, ZURICH V8 CH-8001
Craig P Russ other: Vice President
Catherine Mcdermott other: Portfolio Manager 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109

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