Short Interest in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETV) Increases By 127.6%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 130,200 shares, a growth of 127.6% from the December 31st total of 57,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 189,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE ETV traded down $0.04 on Friday, hitting $14.42. 263,711 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 261,230. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund has a 52-week low of $11.82 and a 52-week high of $14.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $14.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.88.

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

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.0993 per share. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.26%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 15th.

Institutional Trading of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 310,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,470,000 after purchasing an additional 889 shares during the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 44,162 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $636,000 after buying an additional 995 shares during the last quarter. Stableford Capital II LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stableford Capital II LLC now owns 36,303 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $506,000 after buying an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 121,894 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,689,000 after buying an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 53,728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $774,000 after acquiring an additional 1,298 shares in the last quarter.

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.