Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has placed on review for downgrade the Aa3 ratings assigned to preferred shares issued by the following 12 closed-end funds: Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund (EFF), Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT), Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR), Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF), Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV), FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund (FSGCO; unlisted), Invesco Senior Income Trust (VVR), Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund (VTA), Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund (JSD), Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (JRO), Nuveen Senior Income Fund (NSL) and Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR). Today's rating actions reflect the severe and extensive credit and market shocks the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices have had on the bank loan market.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has placed on review for downgrade the Aa3 ratings assigned to preferred shares issued by the following 12 closed-end funds: Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund (EFF), Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust (EFT), Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (EFR), Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF), Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV), FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund (FSGCO; unlisted), Invesco Senior Income Trust (VVR), Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund (VTA), Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund (JSD), Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (JRO), Nuveen Senior Income Fund (NSL) and Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR). Today's rating actions reflect the severe and extensive credit and market shocks the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices have had on the bank loan market.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers. This publication does not announce a credit rating action and is not an indication of whether or not a credit rating action is likely in the near future.