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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 14

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 66 (+3)

1.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.5% → 16.93% (-1.6%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $141M (-$12.7M)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
29
Reduced
14
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.41M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$711K
3
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$694K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$608K
5
CCB
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
+$396K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVP
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
-$10.6M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$3.72M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.08M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$824K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$657K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$416K +$202K +15,228 +92%
FAAS
27
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$411K -$52.4K -3,950 -11%
Creative Planning
28
Creative Planning
Kansas
$388K -$49.5K -3,736 -11%
JG
29
Jefferies Group
New York
$351K – – –
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$327K +$25.2K +1,903 +8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
31
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$291K +$295K +22,279 New
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$289K +$51K +3,845 +21%
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$266K +$77.3K +5,834 +40%
AWM
34
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$265K – – –
SB
35
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$264K – – –
IMS
36
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$249K +$253K +19,053 New
FNBT
37
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$244K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$230K +$233K +17,598 +879,900%
ASN
39
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$221K +$1.07K +81 +0.5%
SCG
40
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
$220K – – –
SNC
41
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$214K +$217K +16,377 New
DA
42
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$214K +$217K +16,359 New
SKK
43
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$208K -$205K -15,450 -49%
BFEC
44
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$196K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
45
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$190K +$62.2K +4,691 +48%
IT
46
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$177K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
47
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$170K -$13 -1 -0%
NPC
48
National Planning Corporation
California
$170K +$171K +12,900 New
B
49
Bailard
California
$157K – – –
OC
50
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$144K +$2.65K +200 +2%
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

66 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $141M — down 8.3% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new ETV positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 66 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q3 2013, up from 63 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $141M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2013, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.41M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Relative Value Partners, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.