Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund
EFR
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $114M invested in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 8
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 78 (+12)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $105M → $114M (+$8.48M)
2.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 18.35% → 21.02% (+2.7%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 22
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$5.72M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.51M |
| 3 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
+$1.66M |
| 4 |
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$1.18M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.52M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.1M |
| 3 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
-$907K |
| 4 |
MSAM
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Manchester,
Missouri
|
-$577K |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$552K |
EFR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
78 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund (EFR) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $114M — up 8.1% from $105M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new EFR positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.72M. The largest seller was Loomis, Sayles & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.52M sold.
- 78 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund (EFR) as of Q4 2017, up from 66 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $114M of Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $5.72M added.
- The largest Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Loomis, Sayles & Company, an estimated $2.52M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.