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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 15

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 88 (+12)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $119M → $133M (+$13.9M)

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.19% → 13.75% (+0.56%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
2.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
22
Increased
31
Reduced
15
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.31M
2
EFS
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
+$2.24M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$751K
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$741K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$623K

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$2.5M
2
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
-$1.54M
3
UAS
United Asset Strategies
New York
-$792K
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$654K
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$551K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$770K +$20.7K +1,383 +3%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$720K +$112K +7,499 +19%
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$715K -$230K -15,345 -25%
MFS
29
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$589K +$422K +28,168 +273%
FWM
30
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$554K +$17.9K +1,191 +3%
UR
31
USCA RIA
Texas
$511K -$15K -1,000 -3%
VFS
32
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$469K – – –
JMPWA
33
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$425K +$246K +16,400 +144%
JG
34
Jefferies Group
New York
$411K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
35
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$397K +$1.98K +132 +0.5%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$389K +$194K +12,931 +103%
Envestnet Asset Management
37
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$362K – – –
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$351K -$27.1K -1,804 -7%
M&T Bank
39
M&T Bank
New York
$349K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$341K +$16.3K +1,086 +5%
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$338K -$510 -34 -0.2%
SPC
42
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$308K +$302K +20,154 New
SBIA
43
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$294K +$288K +19,189 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
44
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$292K -$37.9K -2,525 -12%
YP
45
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$262K +$9K +600 +4%
First Manhattan
46
First Manhattan
New York
$250K +$245K +16,350 New
BBI
47
Baxter Bros Inc
Connecticut
$249K +$244K +16,250 New
AWM
48
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$221K – – –
WPC
49
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$212K – – –
BHB
50
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$210K -$10K -670 -5%
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

88 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $133M — up 12% from $119M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new ETV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $4.31M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.5M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q4 2015, up from 76 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $133M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $4.31M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $2.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.