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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 14

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 66 (+3)

1.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.5% → 16.93% (-1.6%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $141M (-$12.7M)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
29
Reduced
14
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.41M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$711K
3
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$694K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$608K
5
CCB
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
+$396K

Top Sellers

1
RVP
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
-$10.6M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$3.72M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.08M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$824K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$657K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$19.5M -$3.08M -232,306 -13%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$19.2M -$3.72M -280,614 -16%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$18.2M -$657K -49,594 -3%
Cohen & Steers
4
Cohen & Steers
New York
$16.1M +$694K +52,320 +4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.81M +$608K +45,851 +7%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$8.43M +$182K +13,742 +2%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.77M +$1.41M +106,307 +26%
RVP
8
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$5.34M -$10.6M -801,838 -66%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$5.2M +$711K +53,621 +16%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$4.51M +$235K +17,709 +5%
FTI
11
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$3.88M -$97.8K -7,380 -2%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.13M -$67.3K -5,074 -2%
BBPWM
13
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.38M -$154K -11,600 -6%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.06M +$9.98K +753 +0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.86M +$159K +12,000 +9%
WS
16
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.11M +$146 +11 +0%
UAS
17
United Asset Strategies
New York
$945K +$218K +16,425 +29%
B
18
Baird
Wisconsin
$776K +$75.4K +5,688 +11%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$765K +$19.6K +1,478 +3%
CCB
20
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$760K +$396K +29,872 +106%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$726K +$31.8K +2,399 +5%
EVM
22
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$661K – – –
WA
23
WFG Advisors
Texas
$622K -$24K -1,812 -4%
JWM
24
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$580K +$75K +5,660 +15%
HC
25
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$477K – – –
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

66 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $141M — down 8.3% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new ETV positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 66 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q3 2013, up from 63 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $141M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2013, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.41M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Relative Value Partners, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.