Invesco Senior Income Trust (NYSE:VVR) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Invesco Senior Income Trust (NYSE:VVR) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 696,434 shares, an increase of 79.3% from the December 31st total of 388,497 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,218,330 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 1,218,330 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Invesco Senior Income Trust Price Performance

Shares of VVR stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $3.30. The stock had a trading volume of 777,040 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,067,087. Invesco Senior Income Trust has a twelve month low of $3.21 and a twelve month high of $4.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $3.28 and its 200 day moving average is $3.42.

Invesco Senior Income Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.038 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.8%.

Institutional Trading of Invesco Senior Income Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VVR. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC purchased a new stake in Invesco Senior Income Trust during the fourth quarter worth $228,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC purchased a new position in Invesco Senior Income Trust during the 4th quarter worth $418,000. Matisse Capital purchased a new stake in Invesco Senior Income Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $1,599,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in Invesco Senior Income Trust by 28.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,138,175 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $6,992,000 after purchasing an additional 475,868 shares during the period. Finally, Absolute Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Invesco Senior Income Trust in the 4th quarter worth $3,487,000.

About Invesco Senior Income Trust

Invesco Senior Income Trust (NYSE: VVR) is a closed-end management investment company sponsored by Invesco Capital Management LLC. The fund was launched in 2005 with the objective of providing high current income while seeking to preserve capital. It is structured as a diversified portfolio of senior floating-rate loans and other income-oriented debt securities.

The trust primarily invests in senior secured loans issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies, which typically rank higher in a borrower’s capital structure and offer floating-rate coupon payments.