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EFR Dividend

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
8.48%
Annual dividend
$0.91
Payout ratio
2.36
Frequency
Monthly
Share price
$10.77
Market cap
$318M

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0700

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is EFR a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is far above the marketAt 8.48%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.78% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
  • Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 2.36 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
  • Dividend has been cut 10 timesAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2019, 2020, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.
  • Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.

EFR dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.

2004200820122016202020242025
Peak $1.59 in 2006Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for EFR, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.0700Monthly
$0.0690Monthly
$0.0660Monthly
$0.0670Monthly
$0.0680Monthly
$0.0700Monthly
$0.0770Monthly
$0.0770Monthly
$0.0770Monthly
$0.0850Monthly
$0.0850Monthly
$0.0860Monthly
$0.0860Monthly
$0.0880Monthly
$0.0890Monthly
$0.0910Monthly
$0.0910Monthly
$0.0910Monthly
$0.0910Monthly
$0.1020Monthly
$0.1020Monthly
$0.1000Monthly
$0.1040Monthly
$0.1050Monthly
$0.1120Monthly
$0.1210Monthly
$0.1210Monthly
$0.1210Monthly
$0.1210Monthly
$0.1210Monthly
$0.1210Irregular
$0.1210Monthly
$0.1180Monthly
$0.1180Monthly
$0.1090Monthly
$0.1090Monthly
$0.1050Monthly
$0.1050Monthly
$0.1030Monthly
$0.1030Monthly

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Frequently asked questions

Does EFR pay a dividend?
Yes. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 8.48% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.91 per share.
How much does EFR pay in dividends?
$0.91 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next EFR ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.