N-CSRS 1 d200249dncsrs.htm EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED BUY-WRITE OPPORTUNITIES FUND Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-21735

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Deidre E. Walsh

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

 

 

(617) 482-8260

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

December 31

Date of Fiscal Year End

June 30, 2021

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders


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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV)

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2021

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has adopted regulations that subject registered investment companies and advisers to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its assets in certain CFTC-regulated instruments (including futures, certain options and swap agreements) or markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. The investment adviser has claimed an exclusion from the definition of “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its management of the Fund. Accordingly, neither the Fund nor the adviser with respect to the operation of the Fund is subject to CFTC regulation. Because of its management of other strategies, the Fund’s adviser and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), sub-adviser to the Fund, are registered with the CFTC as commodity pool operators. The adviser and Parametric are also registered as commodity trading advisors.

Managed Distribution Plan. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (Order), the Fund is authorized to distribute long-term capital gains to shareholders more frequently than once per year. Pursuant to the Order, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a Managed Distribution Plan (MDP) pursuant to which the Fund makes monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share.

The Fund currently distributes monthly cash distributions equal to $0.1108 per share in accordance with the MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the MDP. The MDP will be subject to regular periodic review by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Board may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders. However, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the MDP.

The Fund may distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains and, therefore, a distribution may include a return of capital. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and a press release containing information about the amount and sources of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions contained in the notice and press release are only estimates and are not provided for tax purposes. The amounts and sources of the Fund’s distributions for tax purposes will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV for each calendar year.

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.


Semiannual Report June 30, 2021

Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

Table of Contents

  

Performance

     2  

Fund Profile

     2  

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     3  

Financial Statements

     4  

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders

     17  

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     18  

Officers and Trustees

     19  

Privacy Notice

     20  

Important Notices

     22  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Performance1

 

Portfolio Managers Michael A. Allison, CFA of Eaton Vance Management and Thomas C. Seto of Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      Six Months     One Year      Five Years      Ten Years  

Fund at NAV

     06/30/2005        12.67     30.36      12.25      11.20

Fund at Market Price

            10.85       26.42        11.82        12.70  

 

S&P 500® Index

            15.25     40.79      17.64      14.83

NASDAQ–100® Index

            13.34       44.36        28.22        21.51  

Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexSM

            11.10       27.28        7.05        7.00  

Cboe NASDAQ–100 BuyWrite IndexSM

            4.95       20.26        10.88        8.53  
% Premium/Discount to NAV2                                       
                4.29
Distributions3                                       

Total Distributions per share for the period

              $ 0.665  

Distribution Rate at NAV

                8.52

Distribution Rate at Market Price

                8.17  

Fund Profile

 

Sector Allocation (% of total investments)4

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of total investments)4

 

 

Apple, Inc.

     8.7

Microsoft Corp.

     8.2  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     6.6  

Facebook, Inc., Class A

     3.7  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

     3.2  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

     3.1  

Tesla, Inc.

     2.4  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     1.7  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     1.7  

Adobe, Inc.

     1.6  

Total

     40.9
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated net of management fees and other expenses by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Performance at market price will differ from performance at NAV due to variations in the Fund’s market price versus NAV, which may reflect factors such as fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, changes in Fund distributions, shifting market expectations for the Fund’s future returns and distribution rates, and other considerations affecting the trading prices of closed-end funds. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance for periods less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, current Fund performance may be lower or higher than the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month-end, please refer to eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

1 

S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices are a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”) and have been licensed for use. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of S&P DJI; Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); S&P DJI, Dow Jones and their respective affiliates do not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Fund, will not have any liability with respect thereto and do not have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P Dow Jones Indices. NASDAQ-100® Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international securities (by market cap), excluding financials, listed on NASDAQ. Source: Nasdaq, Inc. The information is provided by Nasdaq (with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”) and Nasdaq’s third party licensors on an “as is” basis and the Corporations make no guarantees and bear no liability of any kind with respect to the information or the Fund. Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexSM measures the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy on the S&P 500® Index. Cboe NASDAQ–100 BuyWrite IndexSM measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio that owns stocks included in the NASDAQ–100® Index and writes (sells) NASDAQ–100® Index covered call options. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2 

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. The discount or premium may vary over time and may be higher or lower than what is quoted in this report. For up-to-date premium/discount information, please refer to https://funds.eatonvance.com/closed-end-fund-prices.php.

 

3 

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share in the period (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s distributions may be comprised of amounts characterized for federal income tax purposes as qualified and non-qualified ordinary dividends, capital gains and nondividend distributions, also known as return of capital. As of 6/30/2021, distributions included estimates of return of capital. For additional information about nondividend distributions, please refer to Eaton Vance Closed-End Fund Distribution Notices (19a) posted on our website, eatonvance.com. The Fund will determine the federal income tax character of distributions paid to a shareholder after the end of the calendar year. This is reported on the IRS form 1099-DIV and provided to the shareholder shortly after each year-end. For information about the tax character of distributions made in prior calendar years, please refer to Performance-Tax Character of Distributions on the Fund’s webpage available at eatonvance.com. In recent years, a significant portion of the Fund’s distributions has been characterized as a return of capital. The Fund’s distributions are determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. Fund distributions may be affected by numerous factors including changes in Fund performance, the cost of financing for leverage, portfolio holdings, realized and projected returns, and other factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change.

 

4 

Depictions do not reflect the Fund’s option positions. Excludes cash and cash equivalents.

Fund profile subject to change due to active management.

Important Notice to Shareholders

Effective July 1, 2021, the Fund is managed by Thomas C. Seto and G.R. Nelson.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 101.7%

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%  

Boeing Co. (The)(1)(2)

    13,686     $ 3,278,618  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.(2)

    6,224       1,345,318  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(2)

    17,902       6,506,124  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    25,063       2,138,124  

Textron, Inc.(2)

    25,000       1,719,250  
      $ 14,987,434  
Airlines — 0.2%  

Southwest Airlines Co.(1)(2)

    52,956     $ 2,811,434  
      $ 2,811,434  
Auto Components — 0.3%  

Aptiv PLC(1)(2)

    30,791     $ 4,844,348  
      $ 4,844,348  
Automobiles — 2.5%  

General Motors Co.(1)

    20,000     $ 1,183,400  

Tesla, Inc.(1)(2)

    55,740       37,886,478  
      $ 39,069,878  
Banks — 2.8%  

Bank of America Corp.(2)

    130,000     $ 5,359,900  

Fifth Third Bancorp(2)

    88,466       3,382,055  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(2)

    179,679       2,564,020  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(2)

    78,928       12,276,461  

KeyCorp(2)

    532,924       11,004,881  

Regions Financial Corp.(2)

    289,924       5,850,666  

Truist Financial Corp.(2)

    41,626       2,310,243  
      $ 42,748,226  
Beverages — 1.6%  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)(2)

    153,082     $ 8,283,267  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    3,691       863,288  

PepsiCo, Inc.(2)

    103,082       15,273,660  
      $ 24,420,215  
Biotechnology — 2.2%  

AbbVie, Inc.

    6,412     $ 722,248  

Amgen, Inc.(2)

    59,770       14,568,938  

Biogen, Inc.(1)(2)

    15,031       5,204,784  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(2)

    202,361       13,934,578  
      $ 34,430,548  
Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products — 0.5%  

A.O. Smith Corp.(2)

    29,207     $ 2,104,656  

Allegion PLC(2)

    10,516       1,464,879  

Trane Technologies PLC(2)

    23,525       4,331,894  
      $ 7,901,429  
Capital Markets — 2.2%  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    14,451     $ 1,052,177  

CME Group, Inc.(2)

    12,294       2,614,688  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(2)

    12,655       4,802,952  

Moody’s Corp.(2)

    25,502       9,241,160  

S&P Global, Inc.(2)

    28,313       11,621,071  

State Street Corp.(2)

    13,478       1,108,970  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.(2)

    13,079       2,589,249  
      $ 33,030,267  
Chemicals — 1.2%  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.(2)

    13,083     $ 3,763,717  

Corteva, Inc.

    20,341       902,123  

Dow, Inc.(2)

    20,341       1,287,179  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(2)

    20,341       1,574,597  

FMC Corp.

    8,245       892,109  

PPG Industries, Inc.(2)

    61,416       10,426,594  
      $ 18,846,319  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%  

Copart, Inc.(1)(2)

    40,986     $ 5,403,184  

Waste Management, Inc.

    6,187       866,861  
      $ 6,270,045  
Communications Equipment — 1.2%  

Cisco Systems, Inc.(2)

    358,876     $ 19,020,428  
      $ 19,020,428  
Consumer Finance — 1.1%  

American Express Co.(2)

    30,565     $ 5,050,255  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    10,757       1,664,000  

Discover Financial Services(2)

    82,596       9,770,281  
      $ 16,484,536  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  

WestRock Co.

    21,317     $ 1,134,491  
      $ 1,134,491  
 

 

  4   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Distributors — 0.1%  

Genuine Parts Co.(2)

    9,927     $ 1,255,468  
      $ 1,255,468  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)(2)

    19,434     $ 5,401,097  
      $ 5,401,097  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(2)

    187,280     $ 10,493,298  
      $ 10,493,298  
Electric Utilities — 1.0%  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.(2)

    6,004     $ 507,878  

Edison International(2)

    82,790       4,786,918  

NextEra Energy, Inc.(2)

    80,000       5,862,400  

NRG Energy, Inc.(2)

    116,156       4,681,087  
      $ 15,838,283  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1)

    5,499     $ 2,911,665  
      $ 2,911,665  
Entertainment — 2.5%  

Netflix, Inc.(1)(2)

    39,110     $ 20,658,293  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(1)(2)

    100,149       17,603,190  
      $ 38,261,483  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1%  

American Tower Corp.(2)

    17,730     $ 4,789,582  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.(2)

    34,427       1,632,872  

Apartment Investment and Management Co.,
Class A(2)

    34,427       231,005  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    5,247       789,464  

Duke Realty Corp.(2)

    20,602       975,505  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(2)

    30,000       1,269,600  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.(2)

    31,281       5,268,346  

ProLogis, Inc.(2)

    12,000       1,434,360  
      $ 16,390,734  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%  

Kroger Co. (The)(2)

    103,892     $ 3,980,103  

Walmart, Inc.(2)

    74,524       10,509,374  
      $ 14,489,477  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products — 1.1%  

Hershey Co. (The)

    5,163     $ 899,291  

Hormel Foods Corp.(2)

    21,160       1,010,390  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(2)

    16,086       1,297,497  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(2)

    212,633       13,276,805  
      $ 16,483,983  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.9%  

Abbott Laboratories(2)

    15,787     $ 1,830,187  

Baxter International, Inc.(2)

    36,672       2,952,096  

Danaher Corp.(2)

    4,686       1,257,535  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)(2)

    66,378       6,874,769  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)(2)

    25,537       23,484,847  

Stryker Corp.(2)

    33,820       8,784,069  
      $ 45,183,503  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%  

Cigna Corp.(2)

    31,281     $ 7,415,787  

CVS Health Corp.(2)

    52,381       4,370,671  

DaVita, Inc.(1)(2)

    11,550       1,390,966  

McKesson Corp.(2)

    7,813       1,494,158  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(2)

    42,638       17,073,961  
      $ 31,745,543  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(1)

    6,957     $ 721,789  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)(2)

    3,300       5,116,122  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.(2)

    21,181       3,092,214  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(1)(2)

    75,775       10,344,803  

McDonald’s Corp.(2)

    35,561       8,214,235  

Yum! Brands, Inc.(2)

    14,466       1,664,024  
      $ 29,153,187  
Household Durables — 0.2%  

PulteGroup, Inc.(2)

    26,224     $ 1,431,044  

Whirlpool Corp.(2)

    8,566       1,867,559  
      $ 3,298,603  
Household Products — 0.6%  

Clorox Co. (The)(2)

    27,426     $ 4,934,212  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(2)

    36,664       4,947,073  
      $ 9,881,285  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%  

3M Co.(2)

    11,474     $ 2,279,081  

Honeywell International, Inc.(2)

    26,647       5,845,019  
      $ 8,124,100  
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance — 1.1%  

American International Group, Inc.(2)

    70,241     $ 3,343,472  

Chubb, Ltd.(2)

    35,393       5,625,363  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.(2)

    15,767       2,218,101  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)(2)

    35,246       5,276,679  
      $ 16,463,615  
Interactive Media & Services — 10.3%  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)(2)

    20,589     $ 50,274,014  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)(2)

    19,392       48,602,557  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)(2)

    165,505       57,547,744  

Twitter, Inc.(1)

    16,742       1,152,017  
      $ 157,576,332  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 6.8%  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)(2)

    29,809     $ 102,547,729  

Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR(1)

    16,428       2,086,685  
      $ 104,634,414  
IT Services — 4.0%  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(2)

    95,346     $ 6,603,664  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.(2)

    62,742       8,888,659  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A(2)

    27,000       9,857,430  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)

    70,600       20,578,488  

Visa, Inc., Class A(2)

    63,696       14,893,399  
      $ 60,821,640  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2%  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.(2)

    65,000     $ 9,607,650  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)

    5,328       1,291,081  

PerkinElmer, Inc.(2)

    23,065       3,561,467  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(2)

    7,471       3,768,895  
      $ 18,229,093  
Machinery — 1.4%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    7,735     $ 1,683,368  

Dover Corp.(2)

    29,870       4,498,422  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(1)(2)

    20,758       1,013,198  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.(2)

    14,287       4,387,681  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(2)

    46,905       9,615,056  
      $ 21,197,725  
Media — 2.1%  

Comcast Corp., Class A(2)

    475,547     $ 27,115,690  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(1)(2)

    30,564       1,277,575  
Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B(2)

    88,076     $ 3,981,035  
      $ 32,374,300  
Metals & Mining — 0.3%  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(2)

    94,914     $ 3,522,258  

Newmont Corp.(2)

    25,563       1,620,183  
      $ 5,142,441  
Multi-Utilities — 0.9%  

CMS Energy Corp.(2)

    177,055     $ 10,460,409  

Dominion Energy, Inc.(2)

    36,763       2,704,654  
      $ 13,165,063  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%  

Target Corp.(2)

    8,193     $ 1,980,576  
      $ 1,980,576  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.8%  

Chevron Corp.(2)

    52,902     $ 5,540,956  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.(2)

    150,036       14,086,880  

ONEOK, Inc.

    26,014       1,447,419  

Phillips 66(2)

    57,101       4,900,408  

Valero Energy Corp.

    12,000       936,960  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    37,548       996,899  
      $ 27,909,522  
Personal Products — 0.7%  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A(2)

    32,008     $ 10,181,105  
      $ 10,181,105  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(2)

    132,017     $ 8,821,376  

Eli Lilly & Co.(2)

    12,046       2,764,798  

Johnson & Johnson(2)

    43,189       7,114,956  

Merck & Co., Inc.(2)

    111,665       8,684,187  

Organon & Co.(1)(2)

    11,166       337,883  

Pfizer, Inc.(2)

    220,239       8,624,559  

Viatris, Inc.(2)

    30,036       429,215  
      $ 36,776,974  
Professional Services — 0.3%  

Equifax, Inc.(2)

    14,785     $ 3,541,155  

Robert Half International, Inc.(2)

    12,784       1,137,393  
      $ 4,678,548  
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(1)

    14,698     $ 1,260,060  
      $ 1,260,060  
Road & Rail — 0.8%  

Kansas City Southern(2)

    5,885     $ 1,667,633  

Norfolk Southern Corp.(2)

    9,503       2,522,191  

Union Pacific Corp.(2)

    37,756       8,303,677  
      $ 12,493,501  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.7%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)(2)

    132,313     $ 12,428,160  

Analog Devices, Inc.(2)

    56,522       9,730,828  

ASML Holding NV - NY Shares(2)

    17,623       12,174,673  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(1)(2)

    33,910       6,226,893  

Intel Corp.(2)

    319,158       17,917,530  

Microchip Technology, Inc.(2)

    53,000       7,936,220  

NXP Semiconductors NV(2)

    47,520       9,775,815  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)(2)

    99,333       3,802,467  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)(2)

    15,654       3,062,705  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(2)

    140,545       20,088,097  

Teradyne, Inc.(2)

    27,000       3,616,920  

Texas Instruments, Inc.(2)

    140,016       26,925,077  
      $ 133,685,385  
Software — 12.9%  

Adobe, Inc.(1)(2)

    42,521     $ 24,901,999  

Fortinet, Inc.(1)(2)

    29,859       7,112,115  

Microsoft Corp.(2)

    469,480       127,182,132  

Oracle Corp.(2)

    217,080       16,897,507  

Paycom Software, Inc.(1)

    4,241       1,541,476  

salesforce.com, inc.(1)(2)

    62,922       15,369,957  

ServiceNow, Inc.(1)

    3,002       1,649,749  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A(1)

    6,132       2,373,268  
      $ 197,028,203  
Specialty Retail — 1.7%  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(2)

    26,636     $ 5,464,109  

Best Buy Co., Inc.(2)

    28,506       3,277,620  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(2)

    53,182       16,959,208  
      $ 25,700,937  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.9%  

Apple, Inc.(2)

    993,519     $ 136,072,362  
      $ 136,072,362  
Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%  

NIKE, Inc., Class B(2)

    96,062     $ 14,840,618  
      $ 14,840,618  
Tobacco — 0.2%  

Altria Group, Inc.(2)

    25,875     $ 1,233,720  

Philip Morris International, Inc.(2)

    24,163       2,394,795  
      $ 3,628,515  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%  

Fastenal Co.(2)

    158,488     $ 8,241,376  
      $ 8,241,376  

Total Common Stocks — 101.7%
(identified cost $357,246,654)

 

  $ 1,558,993,612  

Total Written Call Options — (1.9)%
(premiums received $17,114,705)

 

  $ (30,168,865

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

  $ 3,739,526  

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,532,564,273  

The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for written options.

 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Written Call Options — (1.9)%  
Exchange-Traded Options — (1.9)%  
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Notional
Amount
       Exercise
Price
       Expiration
Date
       Value  

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34        $ 49,486,320        $ 13,825          7/2/21        $ (2,508,010

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          13,900          7/6/21          (2,264,230

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          13,950          7/7/21          (2,107,320

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,000          7/9/21          (1,969,110

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,200          7/12/21          (1,373,600

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,200          7/14/21          (1,427,830

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,200          7/16/21          (1,468,460

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,100          7/19/21          (1,803,190

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,400          7/21/21          (1,056,040

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,500          7/23/21          (893,010

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,450          7/26/21          (1,037,340

NASDAQ 100 Index

     34          49,486,320          14,550          7/28/21          (900,320

S&P 500 Index

     167          71,768,250          4,250          7/2/21          (834,165

S&P 500 Index

     167          71,768,250          4,260          7/6/21          (717,265

S&P 500 Index

     168          72,198,000          4,260          7/7/21          (755,160

S&P 500 Index

     168          72,198,000          4,275          7/9/21          (624,960

S&P 500 Index

     169          72,627,750          4,260          7/12/21          (875,420

S&P 500 Index

     169          72,627,750          4,275          7/14/21          (752,895

S&P 500 Index

     172          73,917,000          4,220          7/16/21          (1,607,340

S&P 500 Index

     171          73,487,250          4,270          7/21/21          (1,004,625

S&P 500 Index

     170          73,057,500          4,225          7/21/21          (1,610,750

S&P 500 Index

     171          73,487,250          4,300          7/23/21          (712,215

S&P 500 Index

     171          73,487,250          4,285          7/26/21          (922,545

S&P 500 Index

     171          73,487,250          4,290          7/28/21          (943,065

Total

 

     $ (30,168,865

Abbreviations:

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets    June 30, 2021  

Unaffiliated investments, at value (identified cost, $357,246,654)

   $ 1,558,993,612  

Cash

     4,992,566  

Dividends receivable

     660,183  

Receivable for premiums on written options

     1,879,501  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,771,570  

Receivable from the transfer agent

     611,772  

Total assets

   $ 1,568,909,204  
Liabilities

 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $17,114,705)

   $ 30,168,865  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,254,046  

Payable for closed written options

     3,371,384  

Payable to affiliates:

  

Investment adviser fee

     1,237,085  

Trustees’ fees

     16,455  

Accrued expenses

     297,096  

Total liabilities

   $ 36,344,931  

Net Assets

   $ 1,532,564,273  
Sources of Net Assets

 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 98,182,266 shares issued and outstanding

   $ 981,823  

Additional paid-in capital

     460,451,747  

Distributable earnings

     1,071,130,703  

Net Assets

   $ 1,532,564,273  
Net Asset Value

 

($1,532,564,273 ÷ 98,182,266 common shares issued and outstanding)

   $ 15.61  

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2021

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $12,961)

   $ 8,493,730  

Total investment income

   $ 8,493,730  
Expenses

 

Investment adviser fee

   $ 7,027,076  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     33,165  

Custodian fee

     184,245  

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

     9,103  

Legal and accounting services

     57,476  

Printing and postage

     232,299  

Miscellaneous

     73,511  

Total expenses

   $ 7,616,875  

Net investment income

   $ 876,855  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) —

  

Investment transactions

   $ 46,692,010  

Written options

     (15,289,806

Net realized gain

   $ 31,402,204  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

   $ 142,715,119  

Written options

     (8,153,995

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 134,561,124  

Net realized and unrealized gain

   $ 165,963,328  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 166,840,183  

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
    

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

 

From operations —

     

Net investment income

   $ 876,855      $ 6,771,178  

Net realized gain (loss)

     31,402,204        (9,630,928

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     134,561,124        108,592,611  

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $ 166,840,183      $ 105,732,861  

Distributions to shareholders

   $ (62,966,831 )*     $ (6,682,009

Tax return of capital to shareholders

   $      $ (113,840,293

Capital share transactions —

     

Proceeds from shelf offering, net of offering costs (see Note 5)

   $ 97,754,871      $ 67,348,625  

Reinvestment of distributions

     3,588,487        6,642,422  

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

   $ 101,343,358      $ 73,991,047  

Net increase in net assets

   $ 205,216,710      $ 59,201,606  
Net Assets

 

At beginning of period

   $ 1,327,347,563      $ 1,268,145,957  

At end of period

   $ 1,532,564,273      $ 1,327,347,563  

 

*

A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  
             

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 14.480     $ 14.640     $ 13.360     $ 15.010     $ 14.050     $ 14.570  
Income (Loss) From Operations

 

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.009     $ 0.075     $ 0.083     $ 0.077     $ 0.089     $ 0.119  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.755       1.080       2.486       (0.436     2.167       0.691  

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 1.764     $ 1.155     $ 2.569     $ (0.359   $ 2.256     $ 0.810  
Less Distributions

 

From net investment income

  $ (0.665 )*    $ (0.074   $ (0.082   $ (0.076   $ (0.089   $ (0.117

From net realized gain

                      (0.394           (0.435

Tax return of capital

          (1.256     (1.248     (0.860     (1.241     (0.778

Total distributions

  $ (0.665   $ (1.330   $ (1.330   $ (1.330   $ (1.330   $ (1.330

Premium from common shares sold through shelf offering (see Note 5)(1)

  $ 0.031     $ 0.015     $ 0.041     $ 0.039     $ 0.034     $  

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 15.610     $ 14.480     $ 14.640     $ 13.360     $ 15.010     $ 14.050  

Market value — End of period

  $ 16.280     $ 15.350     $ 14.950     $ 13.480     $ 15.370     $ 14.840  

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

    12.67 %(3)      9.14     20.23     (2.65 )%      16.93     6.04

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

    10.85 %(3)      13.30     21.68     (4.08 )%      13.36     6.58
Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,532,564     $ 1,327,348     $ 1,268,146     $ 1,039,071     $ 1,023,066     $ 898,991  

Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):

           

Expenses

    1.08 %(4)      1.09     1.08     1.09     1.08     1.09

Net investment income

    0.12 %(4)      0.55     0.59     0.52     0.61     0.85

Portfolio Turnover

    4 %(3)      9     6     9     4     4

 

(1) 

Computed using average shares outstanding.

 

(2) 

Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Distributions are assumed to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

(4) 

Annualized.

 

*

A portion of the distributions may be deemed from net realized gain or a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

A  Investment Valuation — The following methodologies are used to determine the market value or fair value of investments.

Equity Securities. Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale or closing price on the day of valuation or, if no sales took place on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices on the exchange where such securities are principally traded. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and ask prices.

Derivatives. U.S. exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority. Non-U.S. exchange-traded options and over-the-counter options are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration.

Fair Valuation. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s “fair value”, which is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker/dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial statements, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

B  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable countries’ tax rules and rates.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of June 30, 2021, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Fund files a U.S. federal income tax return annually after its fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of filing.

E  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

F  Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Fund) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. However, the Fund’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Fund shall assume, upon request by the shareholder, the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

G  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Fund’s policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. When an index option is exercised, the Fund is required to deliver an amount of cash determined by the excess of the exercise

 

  13  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

price of the option over the value of the index (in the case of a put) or the excess of the value of the index over the exercise price of the option (in the case of a call) at contract termination. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

H  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2021 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund’s management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distributions to Shareholders and Income Tax Information

Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund makes monthly distributions from its cash available for distribution, which consists of the Fund’s dividends and interest income after payment of Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on stock investments. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As required by U.S. GAAP, only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. Distributions in any year may include a substantial return of capital component. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $62,220,000. The final determination of tax characteristics of the Fund’s distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the shareholders.

At December 31, 2020, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had deferred capital losses of $75,432,693 which would reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus would reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year and retain the same short-term or long-term character as when originally deferred. Of the deferred capital losses at December 31, 2020, $75,432,693 are short-term.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, including open derivative contracts, of the Fund at June 30, 2021, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 356,473,744  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,187,949,027  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (15,598,024

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,172,351,003  

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley acquired Eaton Vance Corp. (the “Transaction”) and EVM became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, the Fund entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “New Agreement”) with EVM, which took effect on March 1, 2021. Pursuant to the New Agreement (and the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with EVM in effect prior to March 1, 2021), the fee is computed at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage, if any. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $7,027,076.

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), an affiliate of EVM and, effective March 1, 2021, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. In connection with the Transaction, EVM entered into a new sub-advisory agreement with Parametric, which took effect on March 1, 2021. EVM pays Parametric a portion of its investment adviser fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.

Trustees and officers of the Fund who are members of EVM’s organization receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $76,609,149 and $55,923,841, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest and Shelf Offering

Common shares issued by the Fund pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 were 239,215 and 493,326, respectively.

In August 2012, the Board of Trustees initially approved a share repurchase program for the Fund. Pursuant to the reauthorization of the share repurchase program by the Board of Trustees in March 2019, the Fund is authorized to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year at market prices when shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. There were no repurchases of common shares by the Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020.

The Fund is authorized to issue common shares through an equity shelf offering program (the “shelf offering”). Under the shelf offering, the Fund, subject to market conditions, may raise additional capital from time to time and in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Fund’s net asset value per common share. As of April 27, 2020, pursuant to its most recent registration statement filed with the SEC, the Fund is authorized to issue an additional 19,485,108 common shares.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, the Fund sold 6,280,936 and 4,551,521 common shares, respectively, and received proceeds (net of offering costs) of $97,754,871 and $67,348,625, respectively, through its shelf offering. The net proceeds in excess of the net asset value of the shares sold were $2,927,248 and $1,375,648 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. Offering costs (other than the applicable sales commissions) incurred in connection with the shelf offering were borne directly by EVM. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. (EVD), an affiliate of EVM, is the distributor of the Fund’s shares and is entitled to receive a sales commission from the Fund of 1.00% of the gross sales price per share, a portion of which is re-allowed to sales agents. The Fund was informed that the sales commissions retained by EVD during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 were $197,486 and $136,061, respectively.

6  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. These financial instruments may include written options and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at June 30, 2021 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. At June 30, 2021, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund writes index call options above the current value of the index to generate premium income. In writing index call options, the Fund in effect, sells potential appreciation in the value of the applicable index above the exercise price in exchange for the option premium received. The Fund retains the risk of loss, minus the premium received, should the value of the underlying index decline.

The fair value of open derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk at June 30, 2021 was as follows:

 

     Fair Value  
Derivative    Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative(1)  

Written options

   $         —      $ (30,168,865

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Written options outstanding, at value.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was as follows:

 

Derivative    Realized Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income
(1)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in  Income
(2)
 

Written options

   $ (15,289,806    $ (8,153,995

 

(1) 

Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Written options.

 

(2) 

Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Written options.

The average number of written options contracts outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2021, which is indicative of the volume of this derivative type, was 2,416 contracts.

7  Fair Value Measurements

Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At June 30, 2021, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

 

Asset Description    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 1,558,993,612    $         —      $         —      $ 1,558,993,612  

Total Investments

   $ 1,558,993,612      $      $      $ 1,558,993,612  

Liability Description

                                   

Written Call Options

   $ (30,168,865    $      $      $ (30,168,865

Total

   $ (30,168,865    $      $      $ (30,168,865

 

*

The level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

8  Risks and Uncertainties

Pandemic Risk

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019 and subsequently spread internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, changes to healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Health crises caused by outbreaks, such as the coronavirus outbreak, may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks and disrupt normal market conditions and operations. The impact of this outbreak has negatively affected the worldwide economy, the economies of individual countries, individual companies, and the market in general, and may continue to do so in significant and unforeseen ways, as may other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future. Any such impact could adversely affect the Fund’s performance, or the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund held a Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) with certain other Eaton Vance closed-end funds on January 7, 2021 and adjourned until January 22, 2021 for the following purpose: approval of a new investment advisory agreement with EVM (“Proposal 1”) and approval of a new investment sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Proposal 2”). The shareholder meeting results are as follows:

 

     Number of Shares(1)  
      For      Against      Abstain(2)      Broker
Non-Votes
(2)
 

Proposal 1

     41,584,181        1,094,269        3,334,832        0  

Proposal 2

     40,898,009        1,279,167        3,836,107        0  

 

(1) 

Fractional shares were voted proportionately.

 

(2)

All shares that were voted and votes to abstain were counted towards establishing a quorum, as were broker non-votes. (Broker non-votes are shares for which a broker returns a proxy but for which (i) the beneficial owner has not voted and (ii) the broker holding the shares does not have discretionary authority to vote on the particular matter.) Abstentions and broker non-votes had the effect of a negative vote on each Proposal. Broker non-votes were not expected with respect to each Proposal because brokers are required to receive instructions from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote in order to submit proxies.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 15, 2021. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Proposal 1:  The election of Thomas E. Faust Jr., Cynthia E. Frost and Scott E. Wennerholm as Class I Trustees of the Fund, each for a three-year term ending in 2024.

 

Nominee for Trustee

   Number of Shares  
   For      Withheld  

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

     68,714,835        1,087,465  

Cynthia E. Frost

     54,579,483        15,222,817  

Scott E. Wennerholm

     54,572,479        15,229,821  

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2021

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers

 

Edward J. Perkin

President

Deidre E. Walsh

Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Kimberly M. Roessiger

Secretary

Richard F. Froio

Chief Compliance Officer

Trustees

 

 

George J. Gorman

Chairperson

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Mark R. Fetting

Cynthia E. Frost

Valerie A. Mosley

William H. Park

Helen Frame Peters

Keith Quinton

Marcus L. Smith

Susan J. Sutherland

Scott E. Wennerholm

 

 

*

Interested Trustee

 

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Privacy Notice    April 2021

 

 

FACTS    WHAT DOES EATON VANCE DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
      
  
Why?    Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
      
What?   

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

   Social Security number and income

   investment experience and risk tolerance

   checking account number and wire transfer instructions

   
      
How?    All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Eaton Vance chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
   
      

 

Reasons we can share your
personal information
   Does Eaton Vance share?    Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus    Yes    No
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you    Yes    No
For joint marketing with other financial companies    No    We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions, experiences, and creditworthiness    Yes    Yes
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences    Yes    No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness    No    We don’t share
For our investment management affiliates to market to you    Yes    Yes
For our affiliates to market to you    No    We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you    No    We don’t share

 

To limit our sharing   

Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com

 

Please note:

 

If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information 30 days from the date we sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.

   
      
   
Questions?    Call toll-free 1-800-262-1122 or email: EVPrivacy@eatonvance.com
   
      

 

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Privacy Notice — continued    April 2021

 

 

Page 2     

 

Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd., Eaton Vance Global Advisors Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group, Boston Management and Research, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance and Calvert Fund Families and our investment advisory affiliates (“Eaton Vance”) (see Investment Management Affiliates definition below)
What we do
How does Eaton Vance protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We have policies governing the proper handling of customer information by personnel and requiring third parties that provide support to adhere to appropriate security standards with respect to such information.
How does Eaton Vance collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

   open an account or make deposits or withdrawals from your account

   buy securities from us or make a wire transfer

   give us your contact information

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

   sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

   affiliates from using your information to market to you

   sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.

Definitions
Investment Management Affiliates   Eaton Vance Investment Management Affiliates include registered investment advisers, registered broker-dealers, and registered and unregistered funds. Investment Management Affiliates does not include entities associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Our affiliates include companies with a Morgan Stanley name and financial companies such as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Eaton Vance does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

   Eaton Vance doesn’t jointly market.

Other important information

Vermont: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about Vermont residents with Nonaffiliates unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information.

 

California: Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about California residents with Nonaffiliates and we will limit sharing such personal information with our Affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Delivery of Shareholder Documents.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called “householding” and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), the closed-end funds transfer agent, or your financial intermediary, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct AST, or your financial intermediary, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact AST or your financial intermediary. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by AST or your financial intermediary.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) files a schedule of portfolio holdings on Part F to Form N-PORT with the SEC. Certain information filed on Form N-PORT may be viewed on the Eaton Vance website at www.eatonvance.com, by calling Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122 or in the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Proxy Voting.  From time to time, funds are required to vote proxies related to the securities held by the funds. The Eaton Vance Funds or their underlying Portfolios (if applicable) vote proxies according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ and Portfolios’ Boards. You may obtain a description of these policies and procedures and information on how the Funds or Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122 and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Share Repurchase Program.  The Fund’s Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior calendar year in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase a specific amount of shares. The Fund’s repurchase activity, including the number of shares purchased, average price and average discount to net asset value, is disclosed in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

Additional Notice to Shareholders.  If applicable, a Fund may also redeem or purchase its outstanding preferred shares in order to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, borrowing or rating agency requirements or for other purposes as it deems appropriate or necessary.

Closed-End Fund Information.  Eaton Vance closed-end funds make fund performance data and certain information about portfolio characteristics available on the Eaton Vance website shortly after the end of each month. Other information about the funds is available on the website. The funds’ net asset value per share is readily accessible on the Eaton Vance website. Portfolio holdings for the most recent month-end are also posted to the website approximately 30 days following the end of the month. This information is available at www.eatonvance.com on the fund information pages under “Individual Investors — Closed-End Funds”.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

Eaton Vance Management

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Investment Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2800

Seattle, WA 98104

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Fund Offices

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 


LOGO

 

LOGO

7745    6.30.21


Item 2.

Code of Ethics

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not required in this filing.


Item 6.

Schedule of Investments

Please see schedule of investments contained in the Report to Stockholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not required in this filing.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM” or “Eaton Vance”) is the investment adviser of the Fund. EVM has engaged its affiliate, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”), as the sub-adviser of the Fund. G.R. Nelson and Thomas C. Seto comprise the investment team responsible for the overall and day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments.

Mr. Nelson is a Vice President of Eaton Vance, has been an equity analyst at Eaton Vance since 2004 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since July 2021. Mr. Seto is Head of Investment Management at Parametric, has managed other Eaton Vance portfolios for more than five years and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since April 2005. This information is provided as of the date of filing this report.

The following table shows, as of June 30, 2021, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.

 

     Number of
All
Accounts
     Total Assets of
All
Accounts
    Number of
Accounts
Paying a
Performance Fee
     Total Assets
of Accounts Paying
a Performance Fee
 

G.R. Nelson

          

Registered Investment Companies

     3      $ 3,519.3       0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0       0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     1      $ 1.6       0      $ 0  

Thomas C. Seto

          

Registered Investment Companies

     45      $ 32,494.8 (1)      0      $ 0  

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     7      $ 1,674.4       0      $ 0  

Other Accounts

     55,725      $ 190,323.0 (2)      0      $ 0  

 

(1) 

This portfolio manager provides investment advice with respect to only a portion of the total assets of certain of these accounts. Only the assets allocated to this portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end are reflected in the table.

(2) 

For “Other Accounts” that are part of a wrap or model account program, the number of accounts is the number of sponsors for which the portfolio manager provides advisory services rather than the number of individual customer accounts within each wrap or model account program.

The following table shows, as of June 30, 2021, the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager.


Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity Securities
Beneficially Owned in the Fund
G.R. Nelson    None
Thomas C. Seto    None

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which a portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Fund and the other accounts, the portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate the investment adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his discretion in a manner that he believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies that govern the investment adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocations, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has the following primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual non-cash compensation consisting of restricted shares of Morgan Stanley stock that are subject to a fixed vesting and distribution schedule. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the December 31st fiscal year end of Morgan Stanley.

Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to the Sharpe ratio, which uses standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group or market index. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.


The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is generally based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus adjusted operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

Compensation Structure for Parametric

Compensation of Parametric portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual equity-based compensation awards that are subject to a fixed vesting and distribution schedule. Stock-based compensation awards and adjustments in base salary and bonuses are typically paid and/or put into effect at or shortly after, the firm’s fiscal year-end, December 31.

Method to Determine Compensation. Parametric seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance while remaining competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. In the case of investment strategies that are systematic, including the Fund’s, portfolio managers primarily are measured with respect to whether a strategy’s rules as implemented delivered on the strategy’s objectives. In evaluating the foregoing, Parametric evaluates the manner in which the strategy is implemented relative to strategy targets, rebalancing portfolio exposures consistent with pre-determined triggers, and judicious trade construction. Portfolio managers are also expected to monitor factors that may impact implementation of a strategy and to seek potential ways to address them as needed.

Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of Parametric and Morgan Stanley. While the salaries of Parametric portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate from year to year, based on changes in financial performance and other factors.

Parametric participates in compensation surveys that benchmark salaries, total cash and total compensation against other firms in the industry. This data is reviewed, along with a number of other factors, to ensure that compensation remains competitive with other firms in the industry.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

No such purchases this period.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No material changes.


Item 11.

Controls and Procedures

(a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

No activity to report for the registrant’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

   Registrant’s Code of Ethics – Not applicable (please see Item 2).

(a)(2)(i)

   Treasurer’s Section 302 certification.

(a)(2)(ii)

   President’s Section 302 certification.

(b)

   Combined Section 906 certification.

(c)

   Registrant’s notices to shareholders pursuant to Registrant’s exemptive order granting an exemption from Section  19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder regarding distributions paid pursuant to the Registrant’s Managed Distribution Plan.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Edward J. Perkin

  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   August 19, 2021

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ James F. Kirchner

  James F. Kirchner
  Treasurer
Date:   August 19, 2021
By:  

/s/ Edward J. Perkin

  Edward J. Perkin
  President
Date:   August 19, 2021