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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
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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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
VKH
51
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$198K +$205K +13,931 New
WPC
52
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$197K – – –
CCB
53
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$188K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
54
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$185K -$15 -1 -0%
HighTower Advisors
55
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$183K +$40.5K +2,744 +27%
Citigroup
56
Citigroup
New York
$178K +$19.2K +1,303 +12%
JMPWA
57
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$161K – – –
PMFA
58
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$158K – – –
MFS
59
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$146K -$63.6K -4,310 -30%
HNB
60
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$134K – – –
FNBT
61
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$96K +$99.3K +6,730 New
SAM
62
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$71K +$4.79K +325 +7%
NFG
63
Next Financial Group
Texas
$49K +$708 +48 +1%
JIC
64
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$43K – – –
IWMPD
65
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$42K – – –
KTC
66
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$41K – – –
Deutsche Bank
67
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$35K – – –
KA
68
Klingman & Associates
New York
$29K -$31K -2,100 Closed
DADC
69
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$28K – – –
ASN
70
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$24K -$2.73K -185 -10%
FFC
71
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$21K – – –
CFA
72
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$17K – – –
DBT
73
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$15K – – –
GXMC
74
Global X Management Company
New York
$11K +$11.9K +805 New
SNT
75
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$10K – – –
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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.