Short Interest in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETV) Grows By 66.5%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETV) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 45,800 shares, a growth of 66.5% from the October 15th total of 27,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 168,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cornerstone Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 26.9% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Advisors LLC now owns 2,064,948 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,700,000 after acquiring an additional 437,703 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 2,470.1% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,138,936 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $15,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,622 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 530,957 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,327,000 after buying an additional 14,570 shares in the last quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 4.7% during the third quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 523,952 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,221,000 after buying an additional 23,422 shares during the period. Finally, Shaker Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 3.0% during the second quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 369,575 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,052,000 after buying an additional 10,789 shares during the period.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:ETV opened at $14.18 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $13.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.43. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund has a twelve month low of $11.82 and a twelve month high of $14.19.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a $0.0993 dividend. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.40%. This is a positive change from Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st.

About Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It is co-managed by Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.