Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (ETJ) To Go Ex-Dividend on August 14th

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (NYSE:ETJ) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of 0.0651 per share on Monday, August 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th.

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund Price Performance

NYSE:ETJ opened at $8.50 on Wednesday. Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund has a twelve month low of $7.88 and a twelve month high of $9.11. The company’s 50 day moving average is $8.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ETJ. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund by 55.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,380 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its position in Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund by 557.4% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 6,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 5,574 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its stake in Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund by 39.8% during the 2nd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 7,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $94,000. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund in the fourth quarter valued at about $94,000.

About Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (NYSE: ETJ) is a closed-end management investment company launched in November 2008 and managed by Eaton Vance Advisors, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The fund’s primary objective is to provide a high level of monthly distributable income with an element of capital preservation. It seeks to achieve this through a diversified portfolio of equity securities combined with a systematic option overlay strategy.

The core equity allocation is invested primarily in dividend-paying common stocks of large- and mid-cap companies across a range of sectors, including financials, technology, industrials and consumer staples.