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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $124M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.98% → 13.09% (-0.89%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 73 (-1)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $132M → $124M (-$8.59M)

Holders
73
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.35%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
23
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.16M
2
FTI
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
+$953K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$570K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$532K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$276K

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
-$7.18M
2
SCA
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
-$2.97M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.01M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$909K
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$568K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$809K +$174K +11,531 +27%
Baird Financial Group
27
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$800K +$816K +53,932 New
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$612K +$195K +12,887 +45%
UR
29
USCA RIA
Texas
$555K -$105K -6,966 -16%
FWM
30
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$523K -$52.8K -3,487 -9%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$521K +$532K +35,136 New
TC
32
Trust Company
Kansas
$467K – – –
ACM
33
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$442K -$7.18M -474,411 -94%
JG
34
Jefferies Group
New York
$398K – – –
Stifel Financial
35
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$360K +$32.3K +2,135 +10%
BFEC
36
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$356K -$484 -32 -0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$343K -$22.5K -1,490 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$341K +$41.9K +2,767 +14%
Janney Montgomery Scott
39
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$328K +$51K +3,370 +18%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
40
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$299K -$5.14K -340 -2%
DA
41
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$270K +$276K +18,229 New
I
42
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$267K – – –
VFS
43
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$258K – – –
YP
44
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$245K +$250K +16,500 New
SB
45
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$242K – – –
BMO
46
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$230K +$5.1K +337 +2%
PAG
47
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$222K – – –
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$217K +$21.9K +1,449 +11%
AWM
49
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$214K -$34K -2,250 -13%
BHB
50
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$214K – – –
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

73 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $124M — down 6.5% from $132M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ETV was balanced in Q2 2015: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 23 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Argentus Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.18M.

  • 73 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q2 2015, down from 74 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $124M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Argentus Capital Management, an estimated $7.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.