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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $132M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 18

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 69 (+2)

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.7% → 14.59% (-1.1%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $132M (-$8.14M)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.99%
% of All Funds
1.99%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.48M
2
JWM
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$1.31M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$517K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$428K
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$425K

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.51M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$3.33M
3
RVP
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
-$2.53M
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$1.51M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$18.1M -$782K -55,663 -4%
Cohen & Steers
2
Cohen & Steers
New York
$17.8M -$29.3K -2,087 -0.2%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$13.9M -$3.33M -237,470 -20%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$10.6M -$3.51M -250,091 -25%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.91M +$1.48M +105,398 +18%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.4M -$364K -25,949 -4%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$7.2M +$517K +36,800 +8%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$7.16M -$1.51M -107,846 -18%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$4.91M +$292K +20,768 +6%
FTI
10
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$4.01M -$204K -14,500 -5%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.09M -$393K -27,977 -11%
JWM
12
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.35M +$1.31M +93,312 +130%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.31M -$34.5K -2,454 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2M +$30.7K +2,183 +2%
BBPWM
15
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.49M -$808K -57,562 -36%
IMS
16
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$1.32M +$342K +24,381 +36%
WS
17
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.22M +$19.3K +1,373 +2%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.15M +$158K +11,258 +16%
B
19
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.11M +$230K +16,401 +27%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$960K -$204K -14,534 -18%
VC
21
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$782K +$424K +30,203 +121%
EVM
22
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$740K – – –
WA
23
WFG Advisors
Texas
$732K +$6.87K +489 +1%
HC
24
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$556K – – –
AIG
25
American International Group
New York
$530K +$425K +30,273 +428%
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

69 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $132M — down 5.8% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ETV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.48M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.51M.

  • 69 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q1 2014, up from 67 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $132M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2014, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.48M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $3.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.