Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II $EOS Position Reduced by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. cut its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (NYSE:EOS) by 56.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,124 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,672 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II were worth $684,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EOS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 4.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 366,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,496,000 after buying an additional 15,912 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 3.4% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 91,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,945,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. PMG Family Office LLC boosted its stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. PMG Family Office LLC now owns 88,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 1,465 shares during the period. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. acquired a new stake in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,850,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 66,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,358,000 after purchasing an additional 8,597 shares during the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Stock Up 0.7%

NYSE EOS opened at $19.73 on Friday. Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II has a one year low of $19.44 and a one year high of $23.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $21.07 and its 200-day moving average is $21.67.

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Investors of record on Monday, November 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.1629 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $1.95 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.9%. This is an increase from Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1523.

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.