Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (ETY) To Go Ex-Dividend on January 15th

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (NYSE:ETY) declared a monthly dividend on Friday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.0992 per share by the investment management company on Friday, January 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 15th.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund Stock Performance

Shares of ETY stock opened at $15.54 on Tuesday. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund has a 12-month low of $11.82 and a 12-month high of $16.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $15.41 and its 200 day moving average is $15.61.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cypress Capital Management LLC WY boosted its position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund by 141.3% in the second quarter. Cypress Capital Management LLC WY now owns 280,492 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $4,339,000 after purchasing an additional 164,262 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,239,000. PMG Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,671,000. Heron Bay Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund by 28.4% in the second quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management now owns 406,483 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $6,288,000 after buying an additional 89,849 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund by 7.8% in the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 1,036,165 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $16,029,000 after buying an additional 74,658 shares during the last quarter.

About Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

The Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (NYSE: ETY) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of after-tax total return. Launched in December 2004, ETY is managed by investment professionals at Eaton Vance—now part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management—and employs a tax-sensitive strategy designed to minimize the distribution of capital gains to shareholders.

ETY invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying equity securities across a broad range of industries.