Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trustverified

EFR

Price:

$11.19

Market Cap:

$330.37M

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate 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 primarily invests in senior, secured floating rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust was formed on November 28, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

2003-11-25

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

EFR

The Dividend Yield as of December 2025 (TTM) for Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) is 9.71%

According to Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 9.71%. This represents a change of 58.85% compared to the average of 6.12% of the last 4 quarters.

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has EFR Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust over the last ten years is 8.57%. The current 9.71% Dividend Yield has changed 13.35% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), EFR's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the October 2023 quarter at 12.07%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the April 2025 quarter at 0%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

8.57%

Median

7.98%

Minimum

5.57%

Maximum

12.54%

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 69.70%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 12.54%

Minimum Annual Increase = -27.24%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 5.57%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
202412.54%3.88%
202312.07%39.58%
20228.65%55.21%
20215.57%-27.24%
20207.66%-7.81%
20198.31%-21.63%
201810.60%69.70%
20176.25%-7.92%
20166.78%-6.76%
20157.28%3.13%

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) Average Dividend Yield

How has EFR Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

11.09%

5-year avg

9.30%

10-year avg

8.57%

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is EFR’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust’s Dividend Yield is less than Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (8.88%), less than Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund (0.43%), less than T. Rowe Price Credit Opportunities Fund, Inc. (7.01%), less than Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets Fund - Investor Shares (0.79%), less than Pear Tree Quality Institutional (0.60%), less than BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (12.81%), less than Artisan Value Fund Inv Shs (1.24%), less than AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value Fund - Class N (0.24%), less than Manning & Napier Overseas Series Class S (0.88%), less than Putnam Premier Income Trust (8.67%),

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