ETV News and Press, Eaton Vance Corporation Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund of Beneficial Interest From 03/09/21

Looking at how 6 choices since February 29th, 2020 have performed to February 21st, 2021. I still own 5 of the 6 funds and had even been adding more to these positions since then. Just as I was then, I'm still focused on being a long-term investor. For further details see: ...

JCE offers a portfolio of mostly large-cap equity investments and writes index calls. The fund is currently giving investors an opportunity as it trades wider than its historical discount. The current distribution yield of the fund is 6.21%. For further details see: JCE:...

FFA is an interesting covered call writing fund that isn't discussed too much. The fund trades at a deeper discount than several of the other call writing funds on the market. A lower distribution and quarterly payout schedule could be keeping this fund at a cheaper valuation. ...

The fund holds a meaningful allocation to international investments with potential due to better valuations. ETW utilizes an options strategy of covered calls at nearly 100% of the portfolio being overwritten, meaning it is about as defensive as it can be with covered calls. The f...

Equity income can be defined as investments that derive most of their income from dividends, or equity positions. In the CEF space, we know that distributions constitute sources of income, capital gains and even return of capital. Today, I was looking at two tax-advantaged funds t...

Not all funds were forced to cut distributions during market panics. Today's list is of funds that have been paying the same or more regular distribution for a long time. These funds will now have made it through two different market panics, albeit the 2020 panic was much more brief. ...

A check-up on Eaton Vance's option strategy funds. A heavier exposure to tech in several of their funds led to some relatively strong returns in 2020. The biggest news from Eaton Vance as a whole is the acquisition by Morgan Stanley. For further details see: Closed-End F...

Corrected Results of Joint Special Shareholder Meeting of Certain Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds PR Newswire BOSTON , Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The below information corrects and replaces the press release issued on January 8, 2021 . In connection ...

Results of Joint Special Shareholder Meeting of Certain Eaton Vance Closed-End Funds PR Newswire BOSTON , Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In connection with the proposed acquisition of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced on Oct...

It is important to remember that not all return of capital is necessarily destructive to a fund. Return of capital is a tax term and not a term for evaluating performance. Some investors look for return of capital to defer tax obligations, potentially indefinitely. For furth...