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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

94% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 17

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7681 (+5)

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.25%15.05% (-0.2%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144M → $135M (-$9.23M)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.58%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
33
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19.3M +$7.1M +479,411 +54%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$18.5M -$1.1M -74,123 -5%
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$15.4M -$1.4M -94,424 -8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.2M +$470K +31,697 +5%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$9.06M -$1.04M -70,250 -10%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$5.4M -$192K -12,968 -3%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.34M +$4.57M +308,387 New
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$4.21M -$118K -7,960 -3%
ACM
9
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$4.16M +$4.17M +281,102 +1,874%
IMS
10
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$3.7M +$692K +46,726 +22%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.27M +$803K +54,192 +30%
FTI
12
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$3.14M
JWM
13
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.7M +$255K +17,192 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.51M +$1.33M +89,671 +101%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.43M +$101K +6,837 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.17M +$23.1K +1,561 +1%
TC
17
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.46M +$1.54M +104,069 New
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.41M +$62K +4,183 +4%
DA
19
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.23M +$1.04M +70,209 +403%
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.23M +$159K +10,750 +14%
VC
21
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.11M -$25.3K -1,708 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.01M +$121K +8,195 +13%
SCA
23
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$970K +$1.02M +69,020 New
B
24
Baird
Wisconsin
$969K +$67.8K +4,579 +7%
NGA
25
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$941K +$181K +12,240 +22%

ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

81 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $135M — down 6.4% from $144M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ETV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $7.1M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.44M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q4 2014, up from 76 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $135M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.1M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $3.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.