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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $124M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.98% → 13.09% (-0.89%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 73 (-1)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $132M → $124M (-$8.59M)

Holders
73
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.35%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
23
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.16M
2
FTI
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
+$953K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$570K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$532K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$276K

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
-$7.18M
2
SCA
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
-$2.97M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.01M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$909K
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$568K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.3M +$1.16M +76,795 +7%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$16.8M -$2.01M -132,645 -10%
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$16.2M -$568K -37,555 -3%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.8M +$570K +37,705 +5%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$8.97M -$909K -60,102 -9%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$5.74M +$137K +9,085 +2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$4.35M -$101K -6,698 -2%
FTI
8
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$4.24M +$953K +63,000 +28%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.63M +$58.8K +3,889 +2%
JWM
10
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.71M +$87.4K +5,780 +3%
UAS
11
United Asset Strategies
New York
$2.45M +$188K +12,433 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.2M -$53K -3,502 -2%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2M +$107K +7,062 +6%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.69M -$114K -7,525 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.56M -$29.8K -1,972 -2%
NGA
16
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$1.47M +$252K +16,670 +20%
WS
17
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.41M +$32K +2,113 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.37M +$181K +11,960 +15%
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.24M – – –
VC
20
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$21.3K +1,405 +2%
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$1.08M +$150K +9,935 +16%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$959K +$84.5K +5,584 +9%
SCA
23
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$957K -$2.97M -196,583 -75%
EVM
24
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$915K – – –
C
25
CFO4Life
Texas
$842K +$14.8K +981 +2%
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

73 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $124M — down 6.5% from $132M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ETV was balanced in Q2 2015: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 23 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Argentus Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.18M.

  • 73 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q2 2015, down from 74 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $124M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Argentus Capital Management, an estimated $7.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.