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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $132M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 20

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $132M (-$2.5M)

1.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.05% → 13.98% (-1.1%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 74 (-7)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
74
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.64%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
25
Reduced
20
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
+$3.04M
2
SCA
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
+$2.8M
3
UAS
United Asset Strategies
New York
+$2.23M
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$500K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$305K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.09M
2
IMS
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
-$3.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.73M
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$1.46M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UR
26
USCA RIA
Texas
$665K +$511 +35 +0.1%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$645K -$190K -12,994 -23%
FWM
28
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$580K -$13.6K -934 -2%
TC
29
Trust Company
Kansas
$472K +$460K +31,500 New
FAAS
30
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$424K +$36.5K +2,500 +10%
JG
31
Jefferies Group
New York
$403K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$369K +$101K +6,954 +39%
BFEC
33
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$360K +$1.53K +105 +0.4%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$332K -$2.33K -160 -0.7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
35
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$307K +$204K +13,955 +214%
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$302K +$189K +12,961 +178%
Janney Montgomery Scott
37
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$281K +$29.2K +2,000 +12%
I
38
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$270K +$263K +18,000 New
VFS
39
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$260K +$39.4K +2,702 +18%
AWM
40
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$250K – – –
VKH
41
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$247K -$195K -13,342 -45%
SB
42
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$244K – – –
BMO
43
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$228K +$5.03K +345 +2%
PAG
44
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$224K – – –
BHB
45
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$216K – – –
WPC
46
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$208K – – –
B
47
Baird
Wisconsin
$205K -$806K -55,206 -80%
CCB
48
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$198K – – –
MFS
49
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$197K +$69.5K +4,761 +57%
Bank of New York Mellon
50
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$195K -$327K -22,377 -63%
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

74 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $132M — down 1.9% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of ETV and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Argentus Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.04M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $4.09M.

  • 74 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q1 2015, down from 81 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $132M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Argentus Capital Management, an estimated $3.04M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.