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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States | NYSE
10.19 USD +0.08 (0.761%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 10:56 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:33 a.m. EDT

The most critical observation is the severe disconnect between the reported payout ratio and the actual distribution history. While the fundamental data suggests a payout ratio exceeding 190%, the dividend history reveals a stark reality: distributions have been aggressively cut from $0.121 per share in 2023 to roughly $0.07 in late 2026. This indicates the trust is currently burning through capital or reducing principal to maintain yields, rather than generating sustainable free cash flow relative to payouts. Consequently, the long-term investment case is weak; the asset has suffered a nearly 20% decline over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing a double-digit drop. The price action confirms this deterioration, trading well below its 200-day moving average and failing to recover from multi-year lows. For the short term, the statistical forecast model signals a slight downward drift over the next 45 days, aligning with the broader technical weakness. While the headline yield appears attractive at nearly 8%, it is a misleading metric given the rapid contraction in distribution amounts and the deteriorating underlying business metrics.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.009384
MSTL0.012677
AutoARIMA0.012686
AutoETS0.012721

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 68%
H-stat 0.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.726
Excess Kurtosis -0.49
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 19.237
Revenue per Share 1.454
Market Cap 300,845,664
Trailing P/E 19.98
Forward P/E 101.90
Beta 0.37
Profit Margins 35.71%
Website https://funds.eatonvance.com/Senior-Floating-Rate-Trust-EFR.php

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.67% 8.17% 9.49% 9.30%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.069 0.671206
2026-08-14 0.070 0.652377
2026-07-15 0.069 0.652174
2026-06-15 0.066 0.629171
2026-05-15 0.067 0.646718
2026-04-15 0.068 0.650718
2026-03-16 0.070 0.673077
2026-02-17 0.077 0.700000
2026-01-15 0.077 0.685663
2025-12-15 0.077 0.693694
2025-11-14 0.085 0.763702
2025-10-15 0.085 0.754885
2025-09-15 0.086 0.740741
2025-08-15 0.086 0.736301
2025-07-15 0.088 0.726672
2025-06-16 0.089 0.749789
2025-05-15 0.091 0.760234
2025-04-15 0.091 0.786517
2025-03-14 0.091 0.730337
2025-02-14 0.091 0.697318
2025-01-15 0.102 0.784012
2024-12-23 0.102 0.791311
2024-11-21 0.100 0.775194
2024-10-23 0.104 0.817610
2024-09-20 0.105 0.833333
2024-08-22 0.112 0.871595
2024-07-23 0.121 0.922256
2024-06-21 0.121 0.927203
2024-05-23 0.121 0.920152
2024-04-22 0.121 0.927914
2024-03-20 0.121 0.932203
2024-02-21 0.121 0.927203
2023-12-27 0.121 0.958796
2023-12-21 0.121 0.965682
2023-11-21 0.118 0.976013
2023-10-20 0.118 1.025195
2023-09-21 0.109 0.899340
2023-08-21 0.109 0.906822
2023-07-21 0.105 0.892857
2023-06-21 0.105 0.923483
2023-05-19 0.103 0.923767
2023-04-21 0.103 0.901926
2023-03-21 0.102 0.911528
2023-02-21 0.099 0.837563
2022-12-28 0.081 0.749306
2022-12-22 0.081 0.730388
2022-11-22 0.081 0.706806
2022-10-21 0.081 0.740402
2022-09-22 0.081 0.719361
2022-08-23 0.081 0.655870
2022-07-21 0.081 0.666667
2022-06-22 0.081 0.684700
2022-05-23 0.081 0.680101
2022-04-21 0.081 0.609023
2022-03-23 0.081 0.606742
2022-02-17 0.081 0.559779
2022-01-21 0.081 0.572034
2022-01-12 0.081 0.546559
2021-12-22 0.081 0.552901
2021-11-22 0.081 0.550272
2021-10-21 0.081 0.532895
2021-09-22 0.081 0.568022
2021-08-23 0.081 0.568022
2021-07-22 0.081 0.577334
2021-06-22 0.081 0.571227
2021-05-20 0.065 0.461648
2021-04-22 0.065 0.465283
2021-03-23 0.065 0.472727
2021-02-18 0.065 0.486891
2020-12-29 0.066 0.515222
2020-12-23 0.066 0.508475
2020-11-20 0.063 0.500000
2020-10-22 0.065 0.523349
2020-09-22 0.065 0.548523
2020-08-21 0.065 0.548523
2020-07-23 0.065 0.577778
2020-06-22 0.064 0.563877
2020-05-21 0.065 0.597426
2020-04-22 0.067 0.632672
2020-03-23 0.078 0.986094
2020-02-20 0.084 0.616288
2019-12-27 0.138 1.018450
2019-12-23 0.084 0.626866
2019-11-21 0.084 0.652681
2019-10-23 0.084 0.648148
2019-09-20 0.077 0.591852
2019-08-22 0.076 0.589604
2019-07-23 0.075 0.574273
2019-06-20 0.076 0.574452
2019-05-23 0.077 0.584218
2019-04-22 0.077 0.576779
2019-03-20 0.075 0.562641
2019-02-20 0.071 0.541571
2018-12-27 0.149 1.217320
2018-12-21 0.071 0.588723
2018-11-21 0.071 0.535445
2018-10-23 0.070 0.513950
2018-09-20 0.070 0.497866
2018-08-23 0.070 0.494350
2018-07-23 0.072 0.506685
2018-06-21 0.072 0.495527
2018-05-23 0.072 0.492813
2018-04-20 0.073 0.492578
2018-03-21 0.073 0.505190
2018-02-20 0.073 0.506593
2017-12-27 0.070 0.490196
2017-12-21 0.069 0.480167
2017-11-21 0.072 0.512091
2017-10-23 0.069 0.467797
2017-09-21 0.070 0.480110
2017-08-22 0.071 0.482010
2017-07-20 0.072 0.489130
2017-06-21 0.073 0.492578
2017-05-22 0.071 0.480704
2017-04-19 0.070 0.471380
2017-03-22 0.071 0.461939
2017-02-16 0.075 0.497347
2016-12-27 0.076 0.516304
2016-12-21 0.076 0.514557
2016-11-21 0.079 0.545957
2016-10-20 0.079 0.571635
2016-09-21 0.080 0.577201
2016-08-22 0.078 0.573529
2016-07-20 0.078 0.590015
2016-06-21 0.078 0.582524
2016-05-20 0.077 0.594136
2016-04-20 0.077 0.598756
2016-03-22 0.078 0.606532
2016-02-18 0.078 0.681818
2015-12-29 0.079 0.643322
2015-12-21 0.079 0.641234
2015-11-19 0.080 0.638978
2015-10-21 0.079 0.610039
2015-09-21 0.079 0.582167
2015-08-20 0.078 0.578635
2015-07-22 0.078 0.566038
2015-06-19 0.078 0.552408
2015-05-20 0.078 0.544313
2015-04-21 0.078 0.532787
2015-03-20 0.078 0.544313
2015-02-18 0.078 0.558739
2014-12-26 0.078 0.575646
2014-12-22 0.078 0.578635
2014-11-19 0.078 0.555952
2014-10-22 0.078 0.552799
2014-09-19 0.077 0.532135
2014-08-20 0.075 0.511945
2014-07-22 0.075 0.504711
2014-06-19 0.076 0.515954
2014-05-21 0.075 0.510551
2014-04-21 0.075 0.504371
2014-03-20 0.077 0.506912
2014-02-19 0.077 0.504918
2013-12-27 0.143 0.950166
2013-12-20 0.080 0.531915
2013-11-20 0.079 0.517693
2013-10-22 0.080 0.512821
2013-09-19 0.080 0.507292
2013-08-21 0.082 0.518331
2013-07-22 0.083 0.521684
2013-06-19 0.084 0.516605
2013-05-22 0.084 0.486393
2013-04-19 0.086 0.497397
2013-03-19 0.088 0.517647
2013-02-19 0.090 0.529723
2012-12-27 0.093 0.572660
2012-12-20 0.093 0.571604
2012-11-20 0.095 0.576107
2012-10-22 0.093 0.575495
2012-09-19 0.092 0.554217
2012-08-22 0.090 0.562149
2012-07-20 0.089 0.566158
2012-06-20 0.088 0.567010
2012-05-22 0.087 0.574637
2012-04-19 0.087 0.566775
2012-03-21 0.087 0.559846
2012-02-17 0.085 0.550875
2011-12-28 0.085 0.588235
2011-12-21 0.085 0.609756
2011-11-21 0.084 0.609579
2011-10-20 0.083 0.590327
2011-09-21 0.082 0.593343
2011-08-22 0.082 0.606509
2011-07-20 0.082 0.518987
2011-06-21 0.082 0.516048
2011-05-20 0.083 0.475372
2011-04-19 0.084 0.488372
2011-03-22 0.086 0.519324
2011-02-16 0.086 0.490588
2010-12-29 0.137 0.830303
2010-12-21 0.087 0.527273
2010-11-19 0.088 0.556962
2010-10-20 0.088 0.567376
2010-09-21 0.088 0.568475
2010-08-20 0.087 0.576923
2010-07-21 0.085 0.562169
2010-06-21 0.083 0.541775
2010-05-19 0.083 0.551129
2010-04-21 0.085 0.533584
2010-03-22 0.086 0.540541
2010-02-17 0.086 0.575636
2009-12-29 0.185 1.245791
2009-12-22 0.078 0.523139
2009-11-19 0.074 0.538182
2009-10-21 0.073 0.528602
2009-09-21 0.071 0.544896
2009-08-20 0.071 0.613126
2009-07-22 0.070 0.646353
2009-06-19 0.067 0.630292
2009-05-20 0.067 0.658153
2009-04-21 0.064 0.681576
2009-03-20 0.062 0.766378
2009-02-18 0.063 0.761790
2009-01-21 0.071 0.852341
2008-12-22 0.090 1.190476
2008-11-19 0.094 1.183879
2008-10-22 0.098 1.001021
2008-09-19 0.096 0.752941
2008-08-20 0.096 0.711111
2008-07-22 0.096 0.687679
2008-06-19 0.095 0.639300
2008-05-13 0.094 0.622105
2008-04-21 0.094 0.648276
2008-03-19 0.112 0.822924
2008-02-20 0.117 0.852149
2008-01-22 0.119 0.775750
2007-12-20 0.122 0.802632
2007-11-20 0.122 0.809019
2007-10-22 0.122 0.752622
2007-09-19 0.122 0.728358
2007-08-22 0.130 0.770599
2007-07-20 0.130 0.734463
2007-06-20 0.130 0.662589
2007-05-22 0.130 0.676379
2007-04-19 0.130 0.675325
2007-03-21 0.134 0.715430
2007-02-16 0.136 0.705760
2007-01-18 0.136 0.719958
2006-12-20 0.136 0.735931
2006-11-20 0.136 0.744797
2006-10-19 0.135 0.744212
2006-09-20 0.135 0.735695
2006-08-22 0.135 0.741351
2006-07-20 0.134 0.735052
2006-06-21 0.131 0.715456
2006-05-22 0.129 0.735462
2006-04-19 0.127 0.724059
2006-03-22 0.122 0.665213
2006-02-16 0.119 0.663322
2006-01-19 0.119 0.674986
2005-12-21 0.117 0.698091
2005-11-21 0.116 0.684366
2005-10-20 0.115 0.667053
2005-09-21 0.112 0.632768
2005-08-22 0.109 0.606229
2005-07-20 0.106 0.579869
2005-06-21 0.104 0.584270
2005-05-19 0.098 0.534643
2005-04-21 0.096 0.491049
2005-03-22 0.101 0.507028
2005-02-17 0.094 0.471178
2005-01-20 0.096 0.471513
2004-12-21 0.105 0.527108
2004-11-22 0.094 0.474029
2004-10-21 0.093 0.466165
2004-09-22 0.093 0.467572
2004-08-23 0.092 0.458853
2004-07-22 0.092 0.463476
2004-06-22 0.090 0.456853
2004-05-20 0.090 0.459418
2004-04-22 0.088 0.443102
2004-03-22 0.088 0.452210
2004-02-19 0.088 0.451977
2003-12-26 0.088 0.441103
Additional Data
dividendYield 7.85
exDividendDate 2026-10-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.975
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.096410565
lastDividendValue 0.069
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2019-01-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.087813616
Address1 One Post Office Square
All Time High 20.49
All Time Low 6.69
Ask 10.22
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 108,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 121,323
Average Volume 121,323
Average Volume10Days 108,640
Beta 0.367
Bid 10.12
Bid Size 900
Book Value 11.867
City Boston
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.19
Current Ratio 0.219
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 10.19
Day Low 10.0901
Debt To Equity 19.237
Display Name Eaton Vance Senior
Dividend Date 1,547,078,400
Dividend Yield 7.85
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 10.528
Enterprise Value 452,034,976
Eps Forward 0.1
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.51
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.4676
Fifty Day Average Change -0.2776003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.026519956
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.781362
Fifty Two Week High 11.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.29
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.112369336
Fifty Two Week Low 10.0901
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.09989929
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.009900724
Fifty Two Week Range 10.0901 - 11.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,069,770,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.99
Forward Eps 0.1
Forward P E 101.899994
Free Cashflow 24,106,016
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.076999664
Fullday Change Percent 0.7613929
Fullday Price 10.19
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 42,937,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000020000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.40783
Implied Shares Outstanding 29,523,618
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.069
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 300,845,664
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6676596
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,507,200
Net Income To Common 15,332,304
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 303,207,556
Open 10.18
Operating Cashflow 88,723,672
Operating Margins 0.76195
Payout Ratio 1.9196
Phone 617 482 8260
Previous Close 10.113
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.85868376
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.006676
Profit Margins 0.35709
Quick Ratio 0.217
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.076999664
Regular Market Change Percent 0.7613929
Regular Market Day High 10.19
Regular Market Day Low 10.0901
Regular Market Day Range 10.0901 - 10.19
Regular Market Open 10.18
Regular Market Previous Close 10.113
Regular Market Price 10.19
Regular Market Time 1,792,076,217
Regular Market Volume 23,564
Return On Assets 0.03731
Return On Equity 0.03541
Revenue Growth -0.214
Revenue Per Share 1.454
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 29,523,618
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0016
Shares Short 48,017
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 48,509
Short Name Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rat
Short Ratio 0.44
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol EFR
Total Cash 6,420,501
Total Cash Per Share 0.217
Total Debt 82,000,000
Total Revenue 42,937,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.975
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.096410565
Trailing Eps 0.51
Trailing P E 19.980392
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.627
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.43700027
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0411217
Type Disp Equity
Volume 23,564
Website https://funds.eatonvance.com/Senior-Floating-Rate-Trust-EFR.php
Zip 2,109