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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETV

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $119M invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 76 (+3)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.09% → 13.19% (+0.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 23

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $124M → $119M (-$4.16M)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.11%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
23
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$2.6M
2
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
+$1.6M
3
FTI
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
+$1.06M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$769K
5
NGA
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
+$587K

Top Sellers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.83M
2
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.38M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$469K
5
TC
Trust Company
Kansas
-$467K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.1M -$469K -31,811 -3%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$14.9M -$1.2M -81,454 -7%
Cohen & Steers
3
Cohen & Steers
New York
$14.2M -$1.38M -93,444 -9%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10M -$326K -22,123 -3%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$8.17M -$438K -29,724 -5%
FTI
6
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$5.09M +$1.06M +72,157 +25%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$4.01M -$166K -11,287 -4%
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.88M +$418K +28,360 +12%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$3.77M -$1.83M -124,234 -32%
JWM
10
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.81M +$222K +15,050 +8%
Bank of Nova Scotia
11
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M +$2.6M +176,287 New
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.36M +$769K +52,170 +46%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.12M +$16.5K +1,116 +0.8%
UAS
14
United Asset Strategies
New York
$2.07M -$292K -19,810 -12%
NGA
15
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$1.97M +$587K +39,810 +40%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.96M +$38.8K +2,630 +2%
MIAN
17
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.54M +$1.6M +108,597 New
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M +$23.8K +1,615 +2%
WS
19
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.35M +$1.77K +120 +0.1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.27M -$38.4K -2,605 -3%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.17M -$23.6K -1,600 -2%
VC
22
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.14M -$9.81K -665 -0.8%
AIG
23
American International Group
New York
$1.13M +$97.2K +6,592 +9%
FAAS
24
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$877K +$302K +20,480 +50%
EVM
25
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$876K – – –
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ETV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $119M — down 3.4% from $124M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new ETV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.6M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.83M.

  • 76 institutional investors held Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) as of Q3 2015, up from 73 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $119M of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $2.6M added.
  • The largest Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.