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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $119M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 76 (+3)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.09% → 13.19% (+0.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 23

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $124M → $119M (-$4.16M)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.11%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
23
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$2.6M
2
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
+$1.6M
3
FTI
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
+$1.06M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$769K
5
NGA
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
+$587K

Top Sellers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.83M
2
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.38M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$469K
5
TC
Trust Company
Kansas
-$467K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$833K +$60.4K +4,098 +8%
Baird Financial Group
27
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$776K +$10.2K +694 +1%
C
28
CFO4Life
Texas
$706K -$105K -7,100 -13%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$695K -$231K -15,695 -24%
SCA
30
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$623K -$299K -20,242 -32%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$562K +$65.6K +4,448 +13%
FWM
32
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$498K -$2.95K -200 -0.6%
UR
33
USCA RIA
Texas
$489K -$44.1K -2,988 -8%
VFS
34
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$435K +$196K +13,259 +76%
ACM
35
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$403K -$21.3K -1,444 -5%
JG
36
Jefferies Group
New York
$381K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
37
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$367K +$83.7K +5,678 +28%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$351K +$6.84K +464 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$336K +$8.1K +549 +2%
M&T Bank
40
M&T Bank
New York
$323K +$336K +22,791 New
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$315K +$327K +22,157 New
BFEC
42
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$307K -$34.7K -2,350 -10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
43
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$307K -$7.38K -500 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$300K -$26K -1,761 -8%
YP
45
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$234K – – –
SB
46
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$231K – – –
BMO
47
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$225K +$5.21K +353 +2%
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$213K – – –
AWM
49
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$205K – – –
BHB
50
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$205K – – –
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $119M — down 3.4% from $124M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new ETV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.6M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.83M.

  • 76 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q3 2015, up from 73 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $119M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $2.6M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.