Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.15

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSEARCA:EOS) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.1523 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EOS opened at $21.43 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $21.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $21.80. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a 1 year low of $19.44 and a 1 year high of $24.49.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 44.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 19,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after buying an additional 596 shares in the last quarter. Chancellor Financial Group WB LP lifted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Chancellor Financial Group WB LP now owns 34,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $806,000 after acquiring an additional 681 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors increased its position in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 7.9% during the second quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 13,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 965 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares in the last quarter.

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.