EFR (Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)

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What is Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Moat Score?

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust has Narrow Moat: Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust benefits from a modest moat due to its established position in the financial services sector and a strong distribution network. However, it lacks significant pricing power, intellectual property, and regulatory barriers to elevate it to a wider moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Moat Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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 Moat Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

One Post Office Square, Boston, MA, USA, 02109

Website

https://www.eatonvance.com

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