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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR) reports fund-level developments for a closed-end management investment company focused on senior floating-rate loans and current income. News commonly covers tender offers for common shares or auction preferred shares, NAV-based pricing mechanics, distribution-rate actions, leverage or credit-facility references, and shareholder approvals tied to advisory agreements.
The fund is part of the Eaton Vance fund family, within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Updates generally center on capital-structure actions, board authorizations, fund-offering materials, portfolio and performance references, and listing matters for its NYSE-traded common shares.
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (NYSE American: EVV), Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR), and Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE: EVF) will redeem all remaining auction preferred shares (APS) at liquidation preference plus accumulated but unpaid dividends.
Following May 2026 voluntary tenders, the remaining APS total 120 shares ($3.0 million) for EVV, 20 shares ($0.5 million) for EFR, and 280 shares ($7.0 million) for EVF, each with a $25,000 per share liquidation preference. Management cited limited leverage benefit, APS maintenance costs, and ongoing asset-testing requirements in recommending full redemption, which the boards approved. The redemptions are scheduled for September 15, 2026, after which APS dividends will stop accruing, and holders will receive formal notices with procedural details.
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR) held its annual meeting of shareholders on August 6, 2026 to elect three Class II Trustees. The meeting was adjourned to August 20, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time to provide additional time for shareholders to vote. The June 2, 2026 record date for voting eligibility remains unchanged, and shareholders of record are urged to submit proxies using the methods described in the Fund’s proxy materials, available via the Fund’s website.
MS (NYSE:MS) announced final results of voluntary tender offers by Eaton Vance funds EVV, EFR, and EVF for up to 100% of their auction preferred shares (APS) at 98% of the $25,000 liquidation preference plus accrued dividends.
Participation was very high: EVV and EFR repurchased roughly 98–100% of each APS series, while EVF repurchased 77.66–85.11%. The offers expired on May 29, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time.
Eaton Vance closed-end funds (NYSE:MS) remind investors that voluntary tender offers for up to 100% of each fund’s outstanding auction preferred shares (APS), launched April 30, 2026, are intended to expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City Time on May 29, 2026.
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Eaton Vance funds (MS-related auction preferred shares) announced voluntary tender offers for up to 100% of outstanding auction preferred shares at 98% of the $25,000 liquidation preference (i.e., $24,500 per share) plus accrued unpaid dividends.
Each offer is expected to run on or about April 30, 2026 through May 29, 2026, and will be subject to conditions including availability of credit-facility funding and, for EVF, an increase to its credit facility.
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Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR) announced that its Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on September 10, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, in a telephonic format due to COVID-19 concerns. Shareholders of record as of July 8, 2021, can participate by emailing AST Fund Solutions by 3:00 p.m. ET on September 9, 2021. Legal proxies are required for those holding shares through intermediaries. The Fund encourages advance voting through the provided proxy methods. More details are available on the Fund's website.
On May 12, 2021, shareholders of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR) approved a new investment advisory agreement with Eaton Vance Management. This approval triggers an Initial Tender Offer set to start by July 1, 2021, allowing up to 50% of outstanding shares to be bought at 99% of net asset value (NAV). Additionally, a distribution rate increase of approximately 25% will commence in June 2021. The Fund plans future Conditional Tender Offers if shares trade at an average daily discount to NAV exceeding 10%.