Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETW) Stock Short Interest Falls 64.3%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE:ETW) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,249 shares, a drop of 64.3% from the August 31st total of 233,253 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 283,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund Stock Up 0.8%

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.62. 225,647 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 318,710. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $9.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.42. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund has a 1 year low of $8.46 and a 1 year high of $9.95.

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

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0664 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.3%.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. 1607 Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 262.3% in the 4th quarter. 1607 Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,452,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,396,000 after buying an additional 1,051,879 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 972,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,542,000 after acquiring an additional 22,162 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 291,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,686,000 after acquiring an additional 18,913 shares during the last quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. increased its stake in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 0.9% in the first quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 214,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,962,000 after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares during the period. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund by 13.5% during the first quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 134,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,177,000 after purchasing an additional 15,960 shares during the last quarter.

About Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE: ETW) is a diversified closed-end fund managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The fund seeks to provide current income and gains, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective, through a globally diversified portfolio of equity securities.

The fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies located in the United States and other countries. It also follows a buy-write, or covered-call, strategy by writing call options on some of the stocks in its portfolio.