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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $132M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 20

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $135M → $132M (-$2.5M)

1.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.05%13.98% (-1.1%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8174 (-7)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
74
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.64%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
25
Reduced
20
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$18.9M -$800K -54,799 -4%
Cohen & Steers
2
Cohen & Steers
New York
$16.9M +$500K +34,259 +3%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.4M -$4.09M -280,275 -20%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.3M -$505K -34,632 -5%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$9.97M +$305K +20,898 +3%
ACM
6
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$7.56M +$3.04M +208,142 +70%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$5.66M -$98.9K -6,777 -2%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$4.5M +$7.33K +502 +0.2%
SCA
9
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$3.91M +$2.8M +191,667 +278%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.61M +$126K +8,605 +4%
FTI
11
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$3.34M
JWM
12
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.65M -$218K -14,942 -8%
UAS
13
United Asset Strategies
New York
$2.28M +$2.23M +153,050 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.27M -$40.8K -2,794 -2%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.92M -$648K -44,395 -26%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.82M -$2.73M -186,845 -61%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.61M -$1.04M -71,449 -40%
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.39M -$107K -7,322 -7%
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.25M -$49.6K -3,400 -4%
NGA
20
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$1.24M +$228K +15,615 +23%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.2M +$126K +8,652 +12%
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$945K +$169K +11,588 +23%
EVM
23
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$925K
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$885K +$104K +7,140 +14%
C
25
CFO4Life
Texas
$837K -$37.3K -2,558 -4%

ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

74 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $132M — down 1.9% from $135M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of ETV and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Argentus Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.04M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $4.09M.

  • 74 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q1 2015, down from 81 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $132M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Argentus Capital Management, an estimated $3.04M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.