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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
PAG
51
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$207K -$21.7K -1,444 -10%
Bank of New York Mellon
52
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$207K +$7.5K +500 +4%
CCB
53
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$202K – – –
HighTower Advisors
54
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$195K -$2.25K -150 -1%
ACM
55
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$191K -$238K -15,885 -56%
AWMS
56
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$180K +$177K +11,788 New
CA
57
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$175K +$171K +11,374 New
PMFA
58
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$170K – – –
RMC
59
Regis Management Company
California
$170K +$167K +11,125 New
Baird Financial Group
60
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$169K -$654K -43,587 -80%
FNBT
61
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$164K +$60K +4,000 +59%
CAN
62
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$159K +$156K +10,407 New
NPC
63
National Planning Corporation
California
$147K +$157K +10,500 New
HNB
64
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$144K – – –
BFEC
65
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$135K -$192K -12,780 -59%
AIA
66
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$123K +$121K +8,048 New
IA
67
IFP Advisors
Florida
$118K +$116K +7,743 New
KTC
68
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$84K +$39.2K +2,615 +90%
NFG
69
Next Financial Group
Texas
$83K +$29.2K +1,947 +56%
SAM
70
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$76K – – –
US Bancorp
71
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$73K +$71.6K +4,774 New
AIS
72
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$52K +$51.1K +3,410 New
WAS
73
WESPAC Advisors SoCal
California
$49K +$48.8K +3,253 New
JIC
74
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$47K – – –
IWMPD
75
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$45K – – –
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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.