Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II $EOS Shares Sold by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers cut its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) by 33.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 113,944 shares of the company’s stock after selling 57,247 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II were worth $2,331,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EOS. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,378,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,375,000 after buying an additional 8,681 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 791,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,539,000 after buying an additional 28,169 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 27.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 728,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,062,000 after buying an additional 159,111 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 719,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,840,000 after acquiring an additional 35,033 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 670,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,041,000 after acquiring an additional 18,692 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EOS opened at $22.05 on Friday. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a fifty-two week low of $19.44 and a fifty-two week high of $24.49. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $21.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.88.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.1523 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.3%.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Company Profile

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of mid-cap and large-cap companies. It generates current earnings from option premiums by selling covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index, and the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index.