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)

 

 

Maureen A. Gemma

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, 2016

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, 2016

 

 

 

 

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Registration. Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes 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 Fund has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act. 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 is registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor.

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, 2016

Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Table of Contents

 

Performance

     2   

Fund Profile

     2   

Fund Snapshot

     3   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     4   

Financial Statements

     5   

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

     18   

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

     19   

Officers and Trustees

     22   

Important Notices

     23   


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Performance1

 

Portfolio Managers Michael A. Allison, CFA and Thomas C. Seto

 

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

Fund at NAV

     06/30/2005         0.11      1.87      10.16      8.28

Fund at Market Price

             1.29         9.34         13.58         9.16   

S&P 500 Index

             3.84      3.99      12.09      7.42

NASDAQ–100 Index

             –3.17         1.77         15.14         11.91   

CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index

             2.43         3.99         6.96         4.62   

CBOE NASDAQ–100 BuyWrite Index

             –1.26         3.47         6.23         3.74   
              
% Premium/Discount to NAV2                                        
                 +6.33
              
Distributions3                                        

Total Distributions per share for the period

                 $0.665   

Distribution Rate at NAV

                 9.57

Distribution Rate at Market Price

                 9.00

Fund Profile

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of total investments)4

 

 

 

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of total investments)4

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

    6.6

Microsoft Corp.

    5.3   

Amazon.com, Inc.

    4.4   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    3.1   

Facebook, Inc., Class A

    3.0   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2.6   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C

    2.4   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    2.0   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.9   

Celgene Corp.

    1.5   

Total

    32.8
 

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested and include management fees and other expenses. Fund performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV due to factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for Fund shares, or changes in Fund distributions. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance 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, 2016

 

Fund Snapshot

 

 

 

Objective

 

 

The primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

Strategy   The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and writes call options on one or more U.S. indices on a substantial portion of the value of its common stock portfolio to generate current earnings from the option premium. The Fund evaluates returns on an after tax basis and seeks to minimize and defer federal income taxes incurred by shareholders in connection with their investment in the Fund.

Options Strategy

  Write Index Covered Calls

Equity Benchmarks1

  S&P 500 Index
    NASDAQ-100 Index

Morningstar Category

  Large Growth

Distribution Frequency

 

Monthly

Common Stock Portfolio    

Positions Held

  198

% US / Non-US

  99.2/0.8

Average Market Cap

  $177.0 Billion
Call Options Written    

% of Stock Portfolio

  96%

Average Days to Expiration

  14 days

% Out of the Money

  0.3%

 

The following terms as used in the Fund snapshot:

 

Average Market Cap: An indicator of the size of the companies in which the Fund invests and is the sum of each security’s weight in the portfolio multiplied by its market cap. Market Cap is determined by multiplying the price of a share of a company’s common stock by the number of shares outstanding.

 

Call Option: For an index call option, the buyer has the right to receive from the seller (or writer) a cash payment at the option expiration date equal to any positive difference between the value of the index at contract expiration and the exercise price. The buyer of a call option makes a cash payment (premium) to the seller (writer) of the option upon entering into the option contract.

 

Covered Call Strategy: A strategy of owning a portfolio of common stocks and writing call options on all or a portion of such stocks to generate current earnings from option premium.

 

Out of the Money: For a call option on an index, the extent to which the exercise price of the option exceeds the current price of the value of the index.

 

See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

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. NASDAQ–100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international securities (by market cap), excluding financials, listed on NASDAQ. CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index measures the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy on the S&P 500 Index. CBOE NASDAQ–100 BuyWrite Index 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. Performance since inception for an index, if presented, is the performance since the Fund’s or oldest share class’ inception, as applicable.

 

2

The shares of the Fund often trade at a discount or premium from their net asset value. The discount or premium of the Fund 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 http://eatonvance.com/closedend.

 

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. 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 snapshot and profile subject to change due to active management.

 

    

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

Common Stocks — 100.5%   
   
Security   Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%

  

Boeing Co. (The)

    17,122      $ 2,223,634   

Honeywell International, Inc.

    64,422        7,493,567   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    25,030        5,563,668   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    32,746        2,787,995   

Textron, Inc.

    15,478        565,876   
                 
    $ 18,634,740  
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    14,000      $ 1,039,500   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    10,409        510,457   
                 
    $ 1,549,957  
                 

Airlines — 0.3%

  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    20,000      $ 728,600   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    52,956        2,076,405   
                 
    $ 2,805,005  
                 

Auto Components — 0.5%

  

Dana Holding Corp.

    57,289      $ 604,972   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    19,777        507,478   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    69,723        3,085,940   
                 
    $ 4,198,390  
                 

Automobiles — 0.2%

  

Ford Motor Co.

    116,101      $ 1,459,390   
                 
    $ 1,459,390  
                 

Banks — 3.4%

  

Bank of America Corp.

    165,000      $ 2,189,550   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    100,126        1,761,216   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    179,679        1,606,330   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    132,867        8,256,355   

KeyCorp

    38,413        424,464   

M&T Bank Corp.

    7,453        881,168   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    42,097        617,142   

Regions Financial Corp.

    643,924        5,479,793   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    49,905        2,050,098   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    131,947        6,245,052   

Zions Bancorporation

    37,204        934,937   
                 
    $ 30,446,105  
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Beverages — 1.5%

  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    153,082      $ 6,939,207   

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    21,105        753,237   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    56,435        5,978,724   
                 
  $ 13,671,168   
                 

Biotechnology — 5.6%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

    6,412      $ 396,967   

Amgen, Inc.

    59,770        9,094,005   

Biogen, Inc.(1)

    35,831        8,664,652   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(1)

    16,822        1,308,752   

Celgene Corp.(1)

    132,582        13,076,563   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    210,061        17,523,289   
                 
  $ 50,064,228   
                 

Building Products — 0.1%

  

Allegion PLC

    10,516      $ 730,126   
                 
  $ 730,126   
                 

Capital Markets — 1.4%

  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    50,559      $ 1,687,154   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    19,203        2,853,182   

Invesco, Ltd.

    78,614        2,007,801   

Morgan Stanley

    53,096        1,379,434   

State Street Corp.

    43,478        2,344,334   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    23,664        1,726,762   
                 
  $ 11,998,667   
                 

Chemicals — 1.5%

  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    13,083      $ 1,858,309   

Celanese Corp., Series A

    10,077        659,540   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    47,601        3,084,545   

Ingevity Corp.(1)

    5,391        183,509   

PPG Industries, Inc.

    74,100        7,717,515   
                 
  $ 13,503,418   
                 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

  

Waste Management, Inc.

    8,835      $ 585,495   
                 
  $ 585,495   
                 

Communications Equipment — 2.2%

  

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

    198,573      $ 1,822,900   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    588,078        16,871,958   

Harris Corp.

    6,224        519,331   
                 
  $ 19,214,189   
                 
 

 

  5   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Finance — 1.0%

  

American Express Co.

    50,565      $ 3,072,329   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    10,757        683,177   

Discover Financial Services

    102,596        5,498,120   
                 
  $ 9,253,626   
                 

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

  

WestRock Co.

    32,349      $ 1,257,406   
                 
    $ 1,257,406   
                 

Distributors — 0.2%

  

Genuine Parts Co.

    19,047      $ 1,928,509   
                 
    $ 1,928,509   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%

  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

    19,434      $ 2,813,849   

CME Group, Inc.

    12,294        1,197,435   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    2,500        639,900   

Moody’s Corp.

    45,252        4,240,565   

S&P Global, Inc.

    37,507        4,023,001   
                 
    $ 12,914,750   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%

  

AT&T, Inc.

    132,541      $ 5,727,097   

CenturyLink, Inc.

    18,430        534,654   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    145,422        8,120,364   
                 
    $ 14,382,115   
                 

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    16,075      $ 1,126,697   

Edison International

    62,309        4,839,540   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    10,000        1,304,000   
                 
    $ 7,270,237   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%(2)

  

Knowles Corp.(1)

    16,848      $ 230,481   
                 
    $ 230,481   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%

  

Halliburton Co.

    98,584      $ 4,464,869   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    10,225        808,593   
                 
    $ 5,273,462   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%

  

CVS Health Corp.

    88,422      $ 8,465,522   

Kroger Co. (The)

    75,174        2,765,652   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    48,000        3,996,960   
                 
    $ 15,228,134   
                 

Food Products — 2.5%

  

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    48,260      $ 2,307,311   

Hershey Co. (The)

    11,826        1,342,133   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    21,160        774,456   

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    91,520        8,097,689   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    213,793        9,729,719   
                 
    $ 22,251,308   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    75,430      $ 2,965,153   

Baxter International, Inc.

    45,135        2,041,005   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

    22,126        2,206,626   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

    12,611        8,341,041   

Stryker Corp.

    33,820        4,052,651   
                 
    $ 19,606,476   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%

  

Cigna Corp.

    36,534      $ 4,675,987   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(1)

    14,550        1,125,006   

Express Scripts Holding Co.(1)

    65,000        4,927,000   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(1)

    9,979        652,327   

McKesson Corp.

    7,813        1,458,296   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    14,063        673,477   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    46,743        6,600,112   
                 
    $ 20,112,205   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0%

  

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

    9,987      $ 158,794   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    90,168        5,992,565   

McDonald’s Corp.

    35,561        4,279,411   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

    23,177        1,713,939   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    72,349        5,999,179   
                 
    $ 18,143,888   
                 

Household Durables — 0.2%

  

Whirlpool Corp.

    8,566      $ 1,427,438   
                 
    $ 1,427,438   
                 
 

 

  6   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Household Products — 1.1%

  

Clorox Co. (The)

    39,829      $ 5,511,935   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    31,592        2,312,535   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    22,314        1,889,326   
                 
    $ 9,713,796   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%

  

3M Co.

    11,474      $ 2,009,327   

General Electric Co.

    169,612        5,339,386   
                 
    $ 7,348,713   
                 

Insurance — 1.5%

  

Aon PLC

    4,957      $ 541,453   

Chubb, Ltd.

    35,393        4,626,219   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    15,767        1,079,409   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    43,848        5,219,666   

Unum Group

    70,698        2,247,489   
                 
    $ 13,714,236   
                 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 4.9%

  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    54,828      $ 39,236,013   

Liberty Ventures, Series A(1)

    19,075        707,110   

Netflix, Inc.(1)

    39,110        3,577,783   
                 
    $ 43,520,906   
                 

Internet Software & Services — 9.7%

  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

    39,742      $ 27,959,689   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

    31,200        21,593,520   

eBay, Inc.(1)

    129,341        3,027,873   

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    236,480        27,024,935   

VeriSign, Inc.(1)

    79,048        6,834,490   
                 
    $ 86,440,507   
                 

IT Services — 3.0%

  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(1)

    7,945      $ 1,556,584   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(1)

    143,537        8,216,058   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    69,262        5,103,224   

International Business Machines Corp.

    21,173        3,213,638   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    38,080        3,353,325   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    63,696        4,724,332   
                 
    $ 26,167,161   
                 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%

  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    23,065      $ 1,209,067   
                 
    $ 1,209,067   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery — 1.4%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    11,120      $ 843,007   

Dover Corp.

    32,893        2,280,143   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    31,550        2,009,104   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    16,214        1,751,922   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    51,390        5,715,596   
                 
    $ 12,599,772   
                 

Marine — 0.1%

  

Kirby Corp.(1)

    7,666      $ 478,282   
                 
    $ 478,282   
                 

Media — 4.9%

  

CBS Corp., Class B

    88,076      $ 4,794,857   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    358,923        23,398,190   

Liberty Global PLC LiLAC, Class C(1)

    15,164        492,678   

Liberty Media Group, Class A(1)

    20,223        387,068   

Liberty SiriusXM Group, Class A(1)

    80,893        2,536,805   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    119,119        11,652,221   
                 
    $ 43,261,819   
                 

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

  

Newmont Mining Corp.

    25,563      $ 1,000,025   

Nucor Corp.

    23,005        1,136,677   
                 
    $ 2,136,702   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 1.0%

  

CMS Energy Corp.

    179,280      $ 8,221,781   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    11,756        547,947   
                 
    $ 8,769,728   
                 

Multiline Retail — 1.1%

  

Dollar General Corp.

    11,000      $ 1,034,000   

Kohl’s Corp.

    20,000        758,400   

Macy’s, Inc.

    81,687        2,745,500   

Nordstrom, Inc.

    28,152        1,071,184   

Target Corp.

    54,516        3,806,307   
                 
    $ 9,415,391   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.7%

  

Apache Corp.

    15,000      $ 835,050   

Chevron Corp.

    66,225        6,942,367   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    32,900        2,744,518   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    115,977        10,871,684   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    41,766        781,860   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    91,974      $ 2,920,175   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    24,358        1,840,490   

Phillips 66

    57,101        4,530,393   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    5,000        756,050   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    37,548        812,163   
                 
    $ 33,034,750   
                 

Personal Products — 0.7%

  

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

    72,774      $ 6,623,889   
                 
    $ 6,623,889   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 3.8%

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    106,404      $ 7,826,014   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    12,046        948,623   

Johnson & Johnson

    51,777        6,280,550   

Mallinckrodt PLC(1)

    3,225        196,016   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    158,250        9,116,782   

Pfizer, Inc.

    265,701        9,355,332   
                 
    $ 33,723,317   
                 

Professional Services — 0.5%

  

Equifax, Inc.

    15,738      $ 2,020,759   

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    8,843        459,571   

Robert Half International, Inc.

    51,102        1,950,052   
                 
  $ 4,430,382   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

  

American Tower Corp.

    17,730      $ 2,014,305   

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    35,696        1,576,336   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    38,580        8,368,002   
                 
  $ 11,958,643   
                 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(1)

    24,669      $ 653,235   
                 
  $ 653,235   
                 

Road & Rail — 0.7%

  

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    7,328      $ 593,055   

Kansas City Southern

    4,645        418,468   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    9,503        808,990   

Ryder System, Inc.

    12,392        757,647   

Union Pacific Corp.

    37,756        3,294,211   
                 
  $ 5,872,371   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.6%

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    56,522      $ 3,201,406   

ASML Holding NV - NY Shares

    16,394        1,626,449   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

    38,941        410,828   

Intel Corp.

    355,075        11,646,460   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    30,000        1,522,800   

NXP Semiconductors NV(1)

    55,530        4,350,220   

ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)

    149,333        1,317,117   

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

    11,712        647,205   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    213,978        11,462,802   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

    28,424        870,911   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    199,048        12,470,357   
                 
  $ 49,526,555   
                 

Software — 7.3%

  

Microsoft Corp.

    926,082      $ 47,387,616   

Oracle Corp.

    259,569        10,624,159   

Red Hat, Inc.(1)

    28,914        2,099,157   

salesforce.com, inc.(1)

    59,693        4,740,221   
                 
  $ 64,851,153   
                 

Specialty Retail — 1.8%

  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    26,636      $ 4,305,177   

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

    1,100        873,224   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    28,506        872,284   

Gap, Inc. (The)

    35,268        748,387   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    58,008        7,407,041   

Tiffany & Co.

    28,579        1,733,030   
                 
  $ 15,939,143   
                 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.7%

  

Apple, Inc.

    619,351      $ 59,209,956   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    10,000        182,700   
                 
    $ 59,392,656   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%

  

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    10,972      $ 542,894   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    147,264        8,128,973   
                 
    $ 8,671,867   
                 

Tobacco — 1.3%

  

Altria Group, Inc.

    27,194      $ 1,875,298   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    87,820        8,933,050   

Reynolds American, Inc.

    10,436        562,814   
                 
    $ 11,371,162   
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%

  

Fastenal Co.

    79,244      $ 3,517,641   
                 
    $ 3,517,641   
                 

Total Common Stocks — 100.5%
(identified cost $334,921,435)

    $ 892,483,757   
                 
Call Options Written — (0.8)%   
       
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  

NASDAQ 100 Index

    185      $ 4,550        7/1/16      $ (2,775

NASDAQ 100 Index

    185        4,525        7/8/16        (26,362

NASDAQ 100 Index

    190        4,475        7/15/16        (397,100

NASDAQ 100 Index

    190        4,425        7/22/16        (1,089,650

NASDAQ 100 Index

    190        4,425        7/29/16        (1,222,601

S&P 500 Index

    605        2,110        7/1/16        (72,600

S&P 500 Index

    300        2,115        7/6/16        (99,000

S&P 500 Index

    300        2,115        7/8/16        (171,000

S&P 500 Index

    300        2,095        7/13/16        (582,000

S&P 500 Index

    300        2,100        7/15/16        (546,000

S&P 500 Index

    305        2,090        7/20/16        (837,225

S&P 500 Index

    305        2,090        7/22/16        (889,075

S&P 500 Index

    300        2,090        7/27/16        (943,500

S&P 500 Index

    300        2,095        7/29/16        (563,424
                                 

Total Call Options Written
(premiums received $10,648,028)

   

  $ (7,442,312
                                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

  

  $ 2,790,926   
                                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

  $ 887,832,371   
                                 

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

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Amount is less than 0.05%.

 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

 

 

Assets   June 30, 2016  

Investments, at value (identified cost, $334,921,435)

  $ 892,483,757   

Cash

    1,961,190   

Dividends receivable

    778,948   

Receivable for premiums on written options

    2,661,247   

Receivable from the transfer agent

    191,238   

Tax reclaims receivable

    874   

Total assets

  $ 898,077,254   
Liabilities        

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $10,648,028)

  $ 7,442,312   

Payable for investments purchased

    1,891,018   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    729,067   

Trustees’ fees

    12,583   

Accrued expenses

    169,903   

Total liabilities

  $ 10,244,883   

Net Assets

  $ 887,832,371   
Sources of Net Assets        

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 63,885,026 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 638,850   

Additional paid-in capital

    354,289,033   

Accumulated net realized gain

    10,638,880   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (38,502,430

Net unrealized appreciation

    560,768,038   

Net Assets

  $ 887,832,371   
Net Asset Value        

($887,832,371 ÷ 63,885,026 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 13.90   

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2016

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,972)

  $ 8,563,811   

Total investment income

  $ 8,563,811   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 4,408,596   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    24,459   

Custodian fee

    126,266   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    9,021   

Legal and accounting services

    34,387   

Printing and postage

    148,847   

Miscellaneous

    41,179   

Total expenses

  $ 4,792,755   

Net investment income

  $ 3,771,056   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 21,334,133   

Written options

    (8,307,927

Net realized gain

  $ 13,026,206   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ (17,879,860

Written options

    818,396   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ (17,061,464

Net realized and unrealized loss

  $ (4,035,258

Net decrease in net assets from operations

  $ (264,202

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2015

 

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 3,771,056      $ 6,921,688   

Net realized gain from investment transactions, written options and foreign currency transactions

    13,026,206        56,934,798   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, written options and foreign currency

    (17,061,464     3,547,169   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ (264,202   $ 67,403,655   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (42,438,805 )*    $ (8,310,220

From net realized gain

           (50,958,354

Tax return of capital

           (25,472,520

Total distributions

  $ (42,438,805   $ (84,741,094

Capital share transactions —

   

Reinvestment of distributions

  $ 1,160,057      $ 1,512,951   

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

  $ 1,160,057      $ 1,512,951   

Net decrease in net assets

  $ (41,542,950   $ (15,824,488
Net Assets   

At beginning of period

  $ 929,375,321      $ 945,199,809   

At end of period

  $ 887,832,371      $ 929,375,321   
Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
included in net assets
   

At end of period

  $ (38,502,430   $ 165,319   

 

* A portion of the distributions may be deemed 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, 2016

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended December 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net asset value — Beginning of period

  $ 14.570      $ 14.840      $ 14.840      $ 13.770      $ 13.650      $ 14.160   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                                

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.059      $ 0.109      $ 0.110      $ 0.128      $ 0.131      $ 0.094   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.064     0.951        1.220        2.272        1.313        0.725   

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ (0.005   $ 1.060      $ 1.330      $ 2.400      $ 1.444      $ 0.819   
Less Distributions                                                

From net investment income

  $ (0.665 )*    $ (0.130   $ (0.110   $ (0.126   $ (0.129   $ (0.094

From net realized gain

           (0.800     (0.215                   (0.202

Tax return of capital

           (0.400     (1.005     (1.204     (1.200     (1.033

Total distributions

  $ (0.665   $ (1.330   $ (1.330   $ (1.330   $ (1.329   $ (1.329

Anti-dilutive effect of share repurchase program (see Note 5)(1)

  $      $      $      $      $ 0.005      $   

Net asset value — End of period

  $ 13.900      $ 14.570      $ 14.840      $ 14.840      $ 13.770      $ 13.650   

Market value — End of period

  $ 14.780      $ 15.300      $ 14.060      $ 14.010      $ 12.500      $ 11.720   

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

    0.11 %(3)      7.32     9.51     19.08     11.77     7.48

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

    1.29 %(3)      19.04     9.91     23.84     18.17     (0.10 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                                

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

  $ 887,832      $ 929,375      $ 945,200      $ 943,887      $ 876,152      $ 871,184   

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

           

Expenses(4)

    1.09 %(5)      1.08     1.09     1.09     1.09     1.09

Net investment income

    0.86 %(5)      0.73     0.74     0.90     0.92     0.68

Portfolio Turnover

    3 %(3)      5     2     2     5     20

 

(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) 

Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.

 

(5) 

Annualized.

 

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

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

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 asked prices therefore 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 asked prices.

Derivatives. Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices at valuation time as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority for U.S. listed options or by the relevant exchange or board of trade for non-U.S. listed options. 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.

Foreign Currencies. Foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads.

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 fairly reflects the security’s value, or 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 condition, 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, 2016, 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  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee that may be reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund’s custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective September 1, 2015, SSBT began imposing fees on certain uninvested cash balances and discontinued credits on cash deposit balances.

F  Foreign Currency Translation — Other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Income and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates in effect on the respective dates of such transactions.

G  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.

 

  14  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

H  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 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.

I  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 strike 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 strike 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.

J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2016 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, 2016, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $27,202,000. 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.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2016, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 334,756,122   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 558,226,639   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (499,004

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 557,727,635   

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. 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, 2016, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $4,408,596. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. 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

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) — continued

 

 

of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $27,471,930 and $72,248,339, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. Common shares issued by the Fund pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 were 83,105 and 102,016, respectively.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the continuation of the Fund’s share repurchase program that has been in effect since August 6, 2012. Pursuant to the terms of the reauthorization of the program, the Fund may repurchase up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of September 30, 2013 in open market transactions at a discount to net asset value (NAV). The terms of the reauthorization increased the number of shares available for repurchase. The 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, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015.

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, 2016 is included in the Portfolio of Investments. All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent. At June 30, 2016, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under open derivative contracts.

Written options activity for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

    3,360       $ 9,002,545   

Options written

    21,215         63,740,418   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

    (9,290      (26,223,857

Options exercised

    (1,815      (8,265,153

Options expired

    (9,515      (27,605,925

Outstanding, end of period

    3,955       $ 10,648,028   

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 price 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, 2016 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Written options

  $         —       $ (7,442,312 )(1) 

 

(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, 2016

 

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, 2016 was as follows:

 

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

Written options

  $ (8,307,927 )(1)     $ 818,396 (2) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

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, 2016, 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

  $ 892,483,757    $         —       $         —       $ 892,483,757   

Total Investments

  $ 892,483,757       $       $       $ 892,483,757   

Liability Description

                                  

Call Options Written

  $ (7,442,312    $       $       $ (7,442,312

Total

  $ (7,442,312    $       $       $ (7,442,312

 

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

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2015 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2016, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months then ended.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 21, 2016. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Item 1:  The election of George J. Gorman, William H. Park, Susan J. Sutherland and Harriett Tee Taggart as Class II Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2019.

 

Nominee for Trustee

Elected by All Shareholders

  Number of Shares  
  For      Withheld  

George J. Gorman

    56,731,984         1,037,770   

William H. Park

    56,686,762         1,082,992   

Susan J. Sutherland

    56,767,829         1,001,925   

Harriett Tee Taggart

    56,701,039         1,068,715   

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval

 

 

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuation is approved at least annually by the fund’s board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the fund (“Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a “Board”) of the registered investment companies advised, administered and/or distributed by Eaton Vance Management or its affiliates (the “Eaton Vance Funds”) held on April 26, 2016, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of its Contract Review Committee, which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished by each adviser to the Eaton Vance Funds (including information specifically requested by the Board) for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held between February and April 2016. The Contract Review Committee also considered information received at prior meetings of the Board and its committees, as relevant to its annual evaluation of the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The information that the Board considered included, among other things, the following (for funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolio(s), references to “each fund” in this section may include information that was considered at the portfolio-level):

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds as identified by the independent data provider (“comparable funds”);

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing each fund’s total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

 

 

A report from an independent data provider comparing the investment performance of each fund (including, where relevant, yield data, Sharpe ratios and information ratios) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

 

 

Data regarding investment performance in comparison to benchmark indices and customized groups of peer funds identified by the adviser in consultation with the Board;

 

 

For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other accounts (including mutual funds, other collective investment funds and institutional accounts) using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such fund;

 

 

Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management and Trading

 

 

Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes it employs;

 

 

The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

 

 

Information about each adviser’s policies and practices with respect to trading, including each adviser’s processes for monitoring best execution of portfolio transactions;

 

 

Information about the allocation of brokerage transactions and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through client commission arrangements and policies with respect to “soft dollars”;

 

 

Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

Information about each Adviser

 

 

Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

 

 

Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

 

 

The Code of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

 

 

Policies and procedures relating to proxy voting and the handling of corporate actions and class actions;

 

 

Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance;

 

 

Information concerning the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

 

 

A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers, including with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, investment management and other matters;

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

Other Relevant Information

 

 

Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

 

 

Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds’ administrator; and

 

 

The terms of each investment advisory agreement.

Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2016, with respect to one or more funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met seven, sixteen, four, nine and eleven times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees participated in investment and performance reviews with the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each investment adviser relating to each fund, and considered various investment and trading strategies used in pursuing each fund’s investment objective, such as the use of derivative instruments, as well as risk management techniques. The Board and its Committees also evaluated issues pertaining to industry and regulatory developments, compliance procedures, fund governance and other issues with respect to the funds, and received and participated in reports and presentations provided by Eaton Vance Management and other fund advisers with respect to such matters. In addition to the formal meetings of the Board and its Committees, the Independent Trustees hold regular teleconferences in between meetings to discuss, among other topics, matters relating to the continuation of investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of investment advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund’s investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement. In evaluating each investment advisory and sub-advisory agreement, including the specific fee structures and other terms of the agreements, the Contract Review Committee was informed by multiple years of analysis and discussion among the Independent Trustees and the Eaton Vance Funds’ advisers and sub-advisers.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review Committee concluded that the continuation of the investment advisory agreement of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (the “Sub-adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee based on the material factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.

The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund, including recent changes to such personnel. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the Adviser’s responsibilities supervising the Sub-adviser and coordinating its activities in implementing the Fund’s investment strategy. In particular, the Board considered, where relevant, the abilities and experience of such investment professionals in analyzing factors such as tax efficiency and special considerations relevant to investing in stocks and selling call options on one or more U.S. indices. The Board considered that the Adviser has devoted extensive resources to in-house equity research and also draws upon independent research available from third-party sources. With respect to the Sub-adviser, the Board noted the Sub-adviser’s experience in deploying quantitative-based investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, as well as the compensation methods of the Adviser and other factors, such as the reputation and resources of the Adviser to recruit and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals. In addition, the Board considered the time and attention devoted to the Eaton Vance Funds, including the Fund, by senior management, as well as the infrastructure, operational capabilities and support staff in place to assist in the portfolio management and operations of the Fund, including the provision of administrative services.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Board of Trustees’ Contract Approval — continued

 

 

The Board considered the compliance programs of the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment professionals, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also considered the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory agreement.

Fund Performance

The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to that of comparable funds and appropriate benchmark indices, as well as a customized peer group of similarly managed funds. The Board’s review included comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended September 30, 2015 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board considered contractual fee rates payable by the Fund for advisory and administrative services (referred to collectively as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio for the one year period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those of comparable funds, before and after giving effect to any undertaking to waive fees or reimburse expenses. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee.

After considering the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.

Profitability and Other “Fall-Out” Benefits

The Board considered the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized without regard to marketing support or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect fall-out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, in connection with their relationships with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or the Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including the Sub-adviser, are deemed not to be excessive.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from economies of scale, if any, with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board reviewed data summarizing the increases and decreases in the assets of the Fund and of all Eaton Vance Funds as a group over various time periods, and evaluated the extent to which the total expense ratio of the Fund and the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates may have been affected by such increases or decreases. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Fund currently shares in any benefits from economies of scale. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and that the Fund’s assets are not expected to increase materially in the foreseeable future. The Board concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not warranted at this time.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

June 30, 2016

 

Officers and Trustees

 

 

Officers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

 

Michael A. Allison

President

Maureen A. Gemma

Vice President, Secretary and

Chief Legal Officer

James F. Kirchner

Treasurer

Paul M. O’Neil

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

 

William H. Park

Chairperson

Scott E. Eston

Thomas E. Faust Jr.*

Cynthia E. Frost

George J. Gorman

Valerie A. Mosley

Helen Frame Peters

Susan J. Sutherland

Harriett Tee Taggart

Ralph F. Verni

 

 

* Interested Trustee

 

 

Number of Employees

The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of June 30, 2016, Fund records indicate that there are 25 registered shareholders and approximately 36,650 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.

If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive Fund reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

Two International Place

Boston, MA 02110

1-800-262-1122

New York Stock Exchange symbol

The New York Stock Exchange symbol is ETV.

 

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Eaton Vance Funds

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

 

 

Privacy.  The Eaton Vance organization is committed to ensuring your financial privacy. Each of the financial institutions identified below has in effect the following policy (“Privacy Policy”) with respect to nonpublic personal information about its customers:

 

 

Only such information received from you, through application forms or otherwise, and information about your Eaton Vance fund transactions will be collected. This may include information such as name, address, social security number, tax status, account balances and transactions.

 

 

None of such information about you (or former customers) will be disclosed to anyone, except as permitted by law (which includes disclosure to employees necessary to service your account). In the normal course of servicing a customer’s account, Eaton Vance may share information with unaffiliated third parties that perform various required services such as transfer agents, custodians and broker-dealers.

 

 

Policies and procedures (including physical, electronic and procedural safeguards) are in place that are designed to protect the confidentiality of such information.

 

 

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our Privacy Policy periodically for changes by accessing the link on our homepage: www.eatonvance.com.

Our pledge of privacy applies to the following entities within the Eaton Vance organization: the Eaton Vance Family of Funds, Eaton Vance Management, Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc., Eaton Vance Trust Company, Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Management’s Real Estate Investment Group and Boston Management and Research. In addition, our Privacy Policy applies only to those Eaton Vance customers who are individuals and who have a direct relationship with us. If a customer’s account (i.e., fund shares) is held in the name of a third-party financial advisor/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such advisor’s privacy policies apply to the customer. This notice supersedes all previously issued privacy disclosures. For more information about Eaton Vance’s Privacy Policy, please call 1-800-262-1122.

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. Your financial advisor may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct your financial advisor otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will typically be effective within 30 days of receipt by your financial advisor.

Portfolio Holdings.  Each Eaton Vance Fund and its underlying Portfolio(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of portfolio holdings on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The Form N-Q will be available 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. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the public reference room).

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 outstanding common shares as of the approved date 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

Sub-Adviser

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100

Seattle, WA 98101

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

 


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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

Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of Regulation S-X (the “Loan Rule”) prohibits an accounting firm, such as the Fund’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), from having certain financial relationships with their audit clients and affiliated entities. Specifically, the Loan Rule provides, in relevant part, that an accounting firm generally would not be independent if it receives a loan from a lender that is a “record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the audit client’s equity securities.” Based on information provided to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Audit Committee”) of the Eaton Vance Family of Funds by D&T, certain relationships between D&T and its affiliates (“Deloitte Entities”) and its lenders who are record owners of shares of one or more funds (the “Funds”) within the Eaton Vance Funds’ investment company complex implicate the Loan Rule, calling into question D&T’s independence with respect to the Funds. The Funds are providing this disclosure to explain the facts and circumstances as well as D&T’s conclusions concerning D&T’s objectivity and impartiality with respect to the audits of the Funds.

D&T advised the Audit Committee that it believes that, in light of the facts surrounding its lending relationships, its ability to exercise objective and impartial judgment on all issues encompassed within D&T’s audit engagement has not been impaired. D&T has advised the Audit Committee that this conclusion is based in part on the following considerations: (1) Deloitte Entity personnel responsible for managing the lending relationships have had no interactions with the audit engagement team; (2) the lending relationships are in good standing and the principal and interest payments are up-to-date; (3) the lending relationships are not significant to the Deloitte Entities or to D&T.

On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued no-action relief to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company et al., No-Action Letter (June 20, 2016)) related to the auditor independence issue described above. In that letter, the SEC indicated that it would not recommend enforcement action against the fund group if the auditor is not in compliance with the Loan Rule provided that: (1) the auditor has complied with PCAOB Rule 3526(b)(1) and
3526(b)(2); (2) the auditor’s non-compliance under the Loan Rule is with respect to certain lending relationships; and (3) notwithstanding such non-compliance, the auditor has concluded that it is objective and impartial with respect to the issues encompassed within its engagement as auditor of the funds. Based on information provided by D&T, the requirements of the no-action letter appear to be met with respect to D&T’s lending relationships described above. The SEC has indicated that the no-action relief will expire 18 months from its issuance.

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

Not required in this filing.

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 second fiscal quarter of 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. 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/ Michael A. Allison

  Michael A. Allison
  President
Date:   August 18, 2016

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 18, 2016
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Allison

  Michael A. Allison
  President
Date:   August 18, 2016