EXD News and Press, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond of Beneficial Interest From 02/08/23

Summary It was back in November of 2012, yes, over a decade ago, that I wrote my first article discussing the benefits of high Return of Capital (ROC) in equity CEF distributions. Back then, I first wrote (link below) about the risks and tax-differences between high ROC in equity based ...

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund (NYSE: EXD) (the “Fund”) held a special meeting of shareholders earlier today (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, Fund shareholders were asked to approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to wh...

Summary ETV became a relatively more attractive name in terms of the valuation after the distribution cut several months ago. The fund had been performing relatively well over the last year relative to QQQ, representing its tech lean, thanks to its call-writing strategy. Over the lo...

Summary 21 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 20 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector. Real estate and senior loans are the highest-yielding CEF sector. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF...

Summary The market finished 2022 with losses, the worst drop for the S&P 500 Index since 2008. That's not always bad for those who can reinvest or put more capital to work. I put capital to work every month; these are the moves I made to finish up the year. This arti...

Summary EOI is a bit different than the rest of the Eaton Vance option-writing funds in that it writes on individual positions. This is one of the EV equity funds that avoided having its distribution trimmed, but the valuation has come down nonetheless. Like most of EV's funds, it i...

Summary 3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut. PCQ's fall another reminder of why CEF premium/discount valuation matters. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laborato...

Summary 2022 was a year to forget, while most believe 2023 will begin with the same issues that took the equity and bond markets well into bear market territory last year. That is, a hawkish Federal Reserve that doesn't want to let up on strangling inflation into submission while draini...

Summary 2 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while real estate lags. Emerging market income are the highest-yielding CEF sector. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory mem...

Summary Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund is set to be merged into its larger sister fund Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund. The merger is still subject to shareholder approval. The two CEFs now exhibit significantly diverging premiums to NAV. A ...