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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
FCI
51
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$195K +$44.3K +3,035 +30%
Citigroup
52
Citigroup
New York
$188K +$132K +9,032 +260%
RCM
53
RNC Capital Management
California
$179K – – –
JMPWA
54
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$170K +$166K +11,350 New
PMFA
55
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$166K – – –
SWP
56
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$154K – – –
HighTower Advisors
57
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$153K +$148K +10,175 New
Creative Planning
58
Creative Planning
Kansas
$98K – – –
SAM
59
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$70K +$19.4K +1,330 +40%
NFG
60
Next Financial Group
Texas
$51K +$29.8K +2,040 +149%
JIC
61
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$46K – – –
IWMPD
62
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$44K +$43K +2,950 New
Deutsche Bank
63
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$37K – – –
KA
64
Klingman & Associates
New York
$31K – – –
ASN
65
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$29K -$248K -16,973 -90%
DADC
66
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$29K – – –
FFC
67
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$22K – – –
CFA
68
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$18K – – –
SNT
69
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$10K – – –
WA
70
WFG Advisors
Texas
$9K -$220K -15,088 -96%
BC
71
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$2K – – –
VC
72
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.2K +$9.48K +650 +0.8%
AllianceBernstein
73
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1K +$730 +50 New
IMS
74
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
– -$3.7M -262,972 Closed
TC
75
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$1.46M -104,069 Closed
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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.