ETV
HoldHot AirEaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund · Financial Services · United States · $1.8B cap · $2.7M/day traded
$15.05 -0.5% · close 13 Oct · scored 14 Oct
StockRank down 2.3 since 13 Oct.
Hot Air: Rising on momentum alone: weak business, rich price.
As of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) is 59/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 33, Value 46, Momentum 75, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED BUY-WRITE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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ETV is a closed-end fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks, primarily focusing on large-cap domestic equities, while writing call options on major US indices. The fund's tax-managed buy-write strategy aims to generate cash flow and minimize tax liabilities through index option writing. It serves as a core income-generating vehicle with a defensive overlay for equity investors.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | -293.3M | 256.4M | 342.4M | 222.8M | -6.8% | — |
| EPS | 2.92 | -2.75 | 2.25 | 2.92 | 1.90 | -10.2% | 2.52 |
| Shares | — | 109.2M | 116.8M | 116.8M | 116.8M | +6.9% | 116.8M |
| Debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 11.4% | — |
| Op CF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 3% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 97% of stocks we rank over the past year (14% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ETV are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETV | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund(you) | $1.8B | 59 | Hold |
| CET | Central Securities Corporation | $1.5B | 60 | Hold |
| GAM | General American Investors Company, Inc. | $1.5B | 61 | Hold |
| BDJ | BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust | $1.7B | 64 | Hold |
| QQQX | Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | $1.5B | 57 | Hold |
| EVT | Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund | $2.1B | 62 | Hold |
| WWH.L | Worldwide Healthcare Ord | $1.7B | 65 | Buy |
| TSLX | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | $1.7B | 52 | Hold |
| NBXG | Neuberger Berman Income Funds - Neuberger Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc. | $1.2B | 60 | Hold |
| GDV | The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust | $2.5B | 57 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 9.7% · P/E 12.4x · Gross margin 100.0%
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