Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETV) Short Interest Down 31.7% in December

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETV) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 41,189 shares, a decrease of 31.7% from the November 30th total of 60,308 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 186,784 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 186,784 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ETV traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $14.32. The stock had a trading volume of 484,494 shares, compared to its average volume of 209,952. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund has a 1-year low of $10.64 and a 1-year high of $14.64. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.08.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.0993 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ETV. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 394,840.4% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 1,047,504,373 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $13,764,913,000 after buying an additional 1,047,239,142 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,568,517 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $22,351,000 after purchasing an additional 50,008 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,020,627 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $14,544,000 after buying an additional 35,648 shares during the period. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 936,606 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $13,347,000 after buying an additional 12,828 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 797,142 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,359,000 after buying an additional 23,580 shares in the last quarter.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund Company Profile

The Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE: ETV) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income and capital appreciation while seeking to manage the tax consequences of fund distributions. The fund employs a buy-write, or covered call, strategy on a portfolio of primarily large-cap U.S. equities to generate option premium income and to potentially enhance overall total returns. Equity holdings are selected based on fundamental analysis, with an emphasis on high-quality issuers across various sectors.

In constructing its portfolio, ETV integrates a systematic options overlay designed to capture premiums from writing call options on the underlying stock positions.