Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global 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: 811-21745

 

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global 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

December 31, 2012

Date of Reporting Period

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


 

Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global

Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETW)

 

Annual Report

December 31, 2012

 

 

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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 quarterly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share.

As of December 31, 2012, the Fund distributed quarterly cash distributions equal to $0.2920 per share in accordance with the MDP. The Fund’s distribution frequency changed to monthly beginning in January 2013. 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.


Annual Report December 31, 2012

Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2   

Performance

     4   

Fund Profile

     5   

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

     6   

Financial Statements

     7   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     26   

Federal Tax Information

     27   

Notice to Shareholders

     28   

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     29   

Management and Organization

     31   

Important Notices

     33   


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

Early in the 12-month period ended December 31, 2012, many global equity markets began a rally that continued through early April 2012. Equities were generally fueled by stronger economic growth, falling unemployment in the U.S. and what the markets perceived as a successful restructuring of Greek debt, which lowered the potential for European contagion. Then in May 2012, the third consecutive mid-year economic slowdown arrived. Contributing factors included renewed concerns over Europe’s debt crisis, slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, and continuing political uncertainty ahead of the U.S. elections.

However, despite a slowdown in consumer spending, weakening employment data and downward revisions of growth expectations, stocks generally rallied from June 2012 through early October 2012. Several catalysts appeared to be driving a market rally that defied economic data. First, investors anticipated that worsening economic news would prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve to initiate another round of quantitative easing to stimulate the U.S. economy — which it did in September 2012. Second, many of the investors who were hunting for yield in a historically low interest-rate environment were driven to stocks that offered higher yields than bonds. Finally, actions by the European Central Bank (ECB) calmed many investors’ fears that the region’s debt crisis would lead to a fracturing of the eurozone, helping to fuel a “relief rally” in European stocks. In hindsight, it appeared that the turning point for Europe may have been ECB President Mario Draghi’s declaration in July 2012 that “the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro.”

In the final months of the fiscal year, however, from early October 2012 through December 2012, stocks gave back some of their gains amid elevated market volatility. With the U.S. elections leaving Congress still divided on economic issues, investors grew increasingly worried about a political deadlock on tax and spending policies — an impasse that left the United States rushing toward a so-called “fiscal cliff” that threatened to weigh heavily on the global economy. On the positive side, investors appeared to be encouraged by improving employment numbers, signs of an accelerating recovery in the U.S. housing market, and the ECB’s efforts to strengthen and centralize the European banking system.

 

Fund Snapshot at December 31, 20125

  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. and foreign 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 Benchmark2   33% S&P 500 Index
    22% NASDAQ-100 Index
    34% FTSE Eurotop 100 Index
      11% Nikkei-225 Stock Average
  Morningstar Category   World Stock
  Distribution Frequency   Quarterly*
  Common Stock Portfolio    
  Positions Held   490
  % US / Non-US   53.0/47.0
  Avg. Market Cap   $28.3 Billion
  Call Options    
  % Portfolio with Call Options   95
  Average Days to Expiration   17 days
 

Weighted Average %

of Strike Prices:

 

0.80%

out-of-the-money

 

  * Distribution changed from quarterly to monthly. See page 3 for additional details.
 

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. 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 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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance1—continued

 

 

Fund Performance

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the Fund) had a total return of 12.46% at net asset value (NAV), underperforming the 16.00% return of the S&P 500 Index (the Index)2, the 18.35% return of the NASDAQ-100 Index and the 17.06% return of the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index, and outperforming the 5.20% return of the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index, the 9.87% return of the Nikkei-225 Stock Average and the 3.39% return of the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index. While the Fund’s underlying common stock portfolio outperformed the Index and the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index during the period, the Fund’s options overlay strategy detracted from Fund performance relative to both of those indexes.

In the Fund’s underlying common stock portfolio, Fund performance relative to the Index during the period was helped by stock selection in the consumer discretionary and health care sectors, and by an underweight position in the energy sector. In contrast, stock selection in telecommunication services, as well as an underweight and stock selection in financials, detracted from Fund performance versus the Index during the period.

Relative to the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index, the performance of the Fund’s common stock portfolio benefited from stock selection and underweights in both the energy and telecommunication services sectors, as well as an underweight in utilities. Detractors from Fund performance relative to the FTSE Eurotop 100 included stock selection and an underweight in financials and stock selection in consumer staples and information technology.

The Fund employs an options strategy of writing (selling) stock index call options on a portion of its underlying common stock portfolio. The options strategy, which is designed to help limit the Fund’s exposure to market volatility and enhance current income, can be beneficial during periods of market weakness such as we experienced in May of 2012, but may detract from Fund performance versus the Index during periods of market strength. When the market was trending upward, as it was for much of the fiscal year, the Fund’s writing of index call options held back Fund returns versus the Index, as premium income was relatively low and some short calls ended in losses. For the 12-month period as a whole, the Fund’s options program hurt relative Fund returns versus the Index and the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index.

In January 2013, the Fund began paying distributions to shareholders on a monthly basis instead of quarterly. As a result of this change, beginning in January 2013 you will receive each month a distribution equal to one-twelfth of the Fund’s planned distribution for the calendar year, rather than receiving one-quarter of that total amount four times a year. In December 2012, you received a quarterly distribution of $0.2920 per share. In January 2013, you received a distribution of $0.0973 per share as your first monthly distribution, followed by expected distributions in the same amount in February, March and so on. The Fund’s distribution rate is determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions paid by the Fund could change. Additional information about the Fund, including the change in distribution frequency, is available on the Eaton Vance website (www.eatonvance.com).

 

 

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. 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 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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Performance2

 

Portfolio Managers Walter A. Row III, CFA, CMT, David Stein, Ph.D. and Thomas Seto

 

% Average Annual Total Returns    Inception Date      One Year      Five Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund at NAV

     09/30/2005         12.46      3.07      5.59

Fund at Market Price

             15.53         2.64         3.49   

S&P 500 Index

     09/30/2005         16.00      1.66      4.27

CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index

     09/30/2005         5.20         1.13         3.14   

CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index

     09/30/2005         3.39         0.26         1.55   

NASDAQ-100 Index

     09/30/2005         18.35         5.89         8.03   

FTSE Eurotop 100 Index

     09/30/2005         17.06         –4.04         3.14   

Nikkei-225 Stock Average

     09/30/2005         9.87         –2.25         0.11   
           
% Premium/Discount to NAV                                
              –13.58
           
Distributions3                                

Total Distributions per share for the period

            $ 1.168   

Distribution Rate at NAV

              9.44

Distribution Rate at Market Price

              10.93

 

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. 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 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 www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Fund Profile

 

 

Sector Allocation (% of total investments)4

 

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Top 10 Holdings (% of total investments)4

  

Apple, Inc.

    4.8

Microsoft Corp.

    2.5   

Google, Inc., Class A

    2.2   

Nestle SA

    1.9   

Roche Holding AG PC

    1.4   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    1.4   

Oracle Corp.

    1.3   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1.2   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.2   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1.2   

Total

    19.1
 

 

Country Allocation (% of total investments)

 

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See Endnotes and Additional Disclosures in this report.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Endnotes and Additional Disclosures

 

 

1 

The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio manager(s) and are current only through the date stated at the top of this page. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Eaton Vance and the Fund(s) disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions are based on many factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund. This commentary may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements”. The Fund’s actual future results may differ significantly from those stated in any forward looking statement, depending on factors such as changes in securities or financial markets or general economic conditions, the volume of sales and purchases of Fund shares, the continuation of investment advisory, administrative and service contracts, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2 

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. 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. NASDAQ-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international securities (by market cap), excluding financials, listed on NASDAQ. FTSE Eurotop 100 Index is a tradable index designed to represent the performance of the 100 most highly capitalized blue-chip companies in Europe. The return for the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index is calculated in U.S. dollars. Nikkei-225 Stock Average is an unmanaged, price-weighted average of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 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.

 

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 composed of ordinary income, tax-exempt income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In recent years, a significant portion of the Fund’s distributions has been characterized as a return of capital. The Fund’s distribution rate is determined by the investment adviser based on its current assessment of the Fund’s long-term return potential. 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.

5 

The following terms as used in the Fund snapshot:

Average Market Cap: The average market capitalization of the companies that have issued the common stocks owned by a Fund. 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 a call option on a security, the option buyer has the right to purchase, and the option seller (or writer) has the obligation to sell, a specified security at a specified price (exercise price or strike price) on or before a specified date (option expiration date). For an index call option, the buyer has the right to receive from the seller 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.

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

Important Notice to Shareholders

On August 6, 2012, the Fund’s Board of Trustees adopted a share repurchase program for the Fund and authorized it to repurchase up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. Establishing the repurchase program does not obligate the Fund to purchase specific amounts of shares. For more information on the Fund’s share repurchase program, please see Note 5 in the Fund’s Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments

 

 

Common Stocks — 100.5%    
   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

  

Engility Holdings, Inc.(1)

    994      $ 19,144   

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV

    56,122        2,212,398   

General Dynamics Corp.

    33,624        2,329,135   

Honeywell International, Inc.

    59,872        3,800,076   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    5,966        457,115   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    15,716        1,062,087   

Raytheon Co.

    74,944        4,313,777   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    20,236        1,177,128   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(1)

    272,487        3,908,386   

Textron, Inc.

    43,608        1,081,042   
                 
    $ 20,360,288   
                 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

  

Deutsche Post AG

    82,457      $ 1,816,156   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    41,807        1,653,467   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    5,565        410,307   
                 
    $ 3,879,930   
                 

Auto Components — 0.8%

  

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

    10,200      $ 318,517   

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B

    26,277        2,517,833   

Dana Holding Corp.

    46,794        730,454   

Denso Corp.

    60,300        2,099,899   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(1)

    61,752        852,795   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    63,322        1,943,985   

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

    12,800        260,183   

Toyota Industries Corp.

    6,400        204,326   

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)

    218,000        1,580,276   
                 
    $ 10,508,268   
                 

Automobiles — 1.3%

  

Daimler AG

    132,059      $ 7,270,581   

Fiat SpA(1)

    162,309        817,617   

Ford Motor Co.

    47,101        609,958   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    103,900        3,847,897   

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.

    240,000        1,432,181   

Mazda Motor Corp.(1)

    245,000        502,817   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    44,300        1,159,256   

Toyota Motor Corp.

    17,100        798,504   

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

    18,800        208,261   
                 
    $ 16,647,072   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Beverages — 1.5%

               

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    164,256      $ 5,954,280   

Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.

    26,200        404,536   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(1)

    33,994        1,203,048   

Heineken Holding NV

    24,773        1,364,067   

Heineken NV

    30,199        2,024,646   

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    88,000        1,035,408   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    77,079        5,274,516   

Pernod-Ricard SA

    15,528        1,801,573   

Takara Holdings, Inc.

    84,000        668,407   
                 
    $ 19,730,481   
                 

Biotechnology — 2.0%

               

Amgen, Inc.

    86,623      $ 7,477,297   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(1)

    19,589        964,758   

Celgene Corp.(1)

    91,373        7,192,883   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)

    149,934        11,012,652   
                 
    $ 26,647,590   
                 

Building Products — 0.3%

               

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

    76,776      $ 560,587   

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

    82,800        2,844,107   
                 
    $ 3,404,694   
                 

Capital Markets — 1.5%

               

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)

    4,285      $ 557,693   

Deutsche Bank AG

    123,418        5,429,751   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    19,250        2,419,725   

GAM Holding, Ltd.(1)

    58,376        794,318   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

    19,111        993,581   

ICAP PLC

    132,287        668,928   

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.(1)

    76,144        2,710,940   

Lazard, Ltd., Class A

    58,066        1,732,689   

Morgan Stanley

    103,279        1,974,694   

Northern Trust Corp.

    22,312        1,119,170   

State Street Corp.

    37,171        1,747,409   
                 
    $ 20,148,898   
                 

Chemicals — 2.4%

               

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    37,115      $ 3,118,402   

Akzo Nobel NV

    18,556        1,228,347   

BASF SE

    123,106        11,640,888   

Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.

    51,000        337,433   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    14,120        456,358   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    22,750        1,548,137   

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

    16,800        253,231   
 

 

  7   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Chemicals (continued)

               

Johnson Matthey PLC

    82,005      $ 3,221,411   

Kaneka Corp.

    57,000        288,400   

Linde AG

    18,119        3,169,887   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    55,000        337,363   

Monsanto Co.

    12,777        1,209,343   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    5,900        290,567   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    34,500        2,105,536   

Showa Denko KK

    236,000        360,709   

Solvay SA

    5,637        820,252   

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

    341,000        1,074,640   

Toray Industries, Inc.

    66,000        405,439   

Tosoh Corp.

    173,000        416,240   
                 
    $ 32,282,583   
                 

Commercial Banks — 6.1%

               

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,124,211      $ 10,444,858   

Banco Santander SA

    558,210        4,536,577   

Barclays PLC

    1,338,304        5,813,564   

BB&T Corp.

    34,843        1,014,280   

BNP Paribas

    116,501        6,632,407   

Credit Agricole SA(1)

    409,558        3,335,468   

Danske Bank A/S(1)

    101,100        1,717,099   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    192,006        2,916,571   

First Horizon National Corp.

    39,470        391,148   

First Republic Bank

    23,946        784,950   

Gunma Bank, Ltd. (The)

    106,000        518,611   

Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)

    89,000        446,515   

Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)

    87,000        364,833   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    807,167        8,553,358   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    307,053        1,962,069   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    877,898        1,518,159   

KBC Groep NV

    22,722        791,913   

KeyCorp

    306,709        2,582,490   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC(1)

    3,975,334        3,167,917   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    155,441        284,999   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    42,872        2,499,866   

Shinsei Bank, Ltd.

    390,000        780,599   

Standard Chartered PLC

    310,434        8,033,952   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    12,408        450,929   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    46,137        1,307,984   

U.S. Bancorp

    114,393        3,653,712   

UniCredit SpA(1)

    326,003        1,605,386   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    80,937        2,766,427   

Zions Bancorporation

    41,793        894,370   
                 
    $ 79,771,011   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

               

SECOM Co., Ltd.

    60,200      $ 3,033,010   

Waste Management, Inc.

    81,625        2,754,027   
                 
    $ 5,787,037   
                 

Communications Equipment — 2.8%

               

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    834,119      $ 16,390,438   

Juniper Networks, Inc.(1)

    26,536        521,963   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    290,897        18,041,432   

Research In Motion, Ltd.(1)

    45,636        542,156   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.(1)

    43,232        852,535   
                 
    $ 36,348,524   
                 

Computers & Peripherals — 5.4%

               

Apple, Inc.

    120,049      $ 63,989,718   

Dell, Inc.

    278,975        2,826,017   

EMC Corp.(1)

    76,080        1,924,824   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    78,955        1,125,109   

NEC Corp.(1)

    163,000        343,822   

Toshiba Corp.

    93,000        368,115   
                 
    $ 70,577,605   
                 

Construction & Engineering — 0.4%

               

Chiyoda Corp.

    69,000      $ 988,437   

Ferrovial SA

    95,985        1,428,865   

Fluor Corp.

    6,465        379,754   

JGC Corp.

    67,000        2,087,817   
                 
    $ 4,884,873   
                 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

               

CRH PLC

    79,131      $ 1,609,217   

Imerys SA

    4,825        309,469   

Lafarge SA

    6,791        438,510   
                 
    $ 2,357,196   
                 

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

               

American Express Co.

    45,990      $ 2,643,505   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    10,344        599,228   

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

    45,600        1,140,577   

SLM Corp.

    50,603        866,829   
                 
    $ 5,250,139   
                 
 

 

  8   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

               

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(1)

    37,020      $ 787,415   

Sealed Air Corp.

    27,433        480,352   

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

    51,400        692,641   
                 
    $ 1,960,408   
                 

Distributors — 0.4%

               

Genuine Parts Co.

    53,642      $ 3,410,558   

LKQ Corp.(1)

    61,930        1,306,723   
                 
    $ 4,717,281   
                 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

               

Bank of America Corp.

    50,000      $ 580,000   

CME Group, Inc.

    4,775        242,140   

Deutsche Boerse AG

    22,169        1,359,447   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    4,239        338,087   

ING Groep NV(1)

    203,360        1,931,510   

Investor AB, Class B

    56,000        1,471,129   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    72,740        3,198,378   

Moody’s Corp.

    18,539        932,882   

ORIX Corp.

    4,130        466,518   
                 
    $ 10,520,091   
                 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.9%

               

AT&T, Inc.

    258,166      $ 8,702,776   

Belgacom SA

    25,589        752,612   

BT Group PLC

    454,642        1,734,551   

Deutsche Telekom AG

    323,930        3,687,264   

Telefonica SA

    286,089        3,873,371   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    129,319        5,595,633   

Windstream Corp.

    32,843        271,940   
                 
    $ 24,618,147   
                 

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

               

Acciona SA

    8,786      $ 656,126   

Duke Energy Corp.

    20,897        1,333,229   

Edison International

    51,169        2,312,327   

Enel SpA

    375,898        1,563,540   

Fortum Oyj

    63,829        1,194,939   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

    18,841        369,472   
                 
    $ 7,429,633   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Electrical Equipment — 0.9%

               

ABB, Ltd.(1)

    368,855      $ 7,649,139   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    41,711        2,260,736   

Fujikura, Ltd.

    69,000        215,377   

Legrand SA

    47,726        2,025,304   

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

    5,000        213,220   
                 
    $ 12,363,776   
                 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%

  

       

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

    82,200      $ 497,619   

Corning, Inc.

    26,615        335,881   

Keyence Corp.

    1,210        335,563   

Kyocera Corp.

    53,734        4,871,808   

Molex, Inc.

    34,890        953,544   

OMRON Corp.

    16,500        396,055   

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

    154,000        1,363,166   

TDK Corp.

    54,600        1,988,354   
                 
    $ 10,741,990   
                 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

               

CGGVeritas(1)

    31,600      $ 960,207   

Halliburton Co.

    118,799        4,121,137   

Saipem SpA

    17,353        675,951   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    62,861        4,355,639   

Technip SA

    9,124        1,055,063   
                 
    $ 11,167,997   
                 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%

               

Carrefour SA

    208,600      $ 5,370,893   

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

    6,031        577,664   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    151,904        7,344,558   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    122,728        1,645,660   

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    88,400        2,492,062   

UNY Co., Ltd.

    13,500        100,038   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    55,272        3,771,209   
                 
    $ 21,302,084   
                 

Food Products — 3.5%

               

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    12,901      $ 353,358   

Campbell Soup Co.

    17,968        626,904   

H.J. Heinz Co.

    47,559        2,743,203   

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    15,000        792,314   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    26,742        1,215,959   
 

 

  9   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Food Products (continued)

               

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    238,500      $ 6,074,595   

Nestle SA

    381,590        24,896,246   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    11,700        443,876   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

    15,000        399,656   

Unilever NV

    206,666        7,907,787   

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

    15,300        670,172   
                 
    $ 46,124,070   
                 

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

               

Gas Natural SDG SA

    45,614      $ 822,299   

Snam Rete Gas SpA

    175,073        817,164   
                 
    $ 1,639,463   
                 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%

               

Abbott Laboratories

    113,910      $ 7,461,105   

Analogic Corp.

    12,942        961,591   

Covidien PLC

    51,806        2,991,278   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

    5,485        494,582   

Hologic, Inc.(1)

    28,813        577,124   

Medtronic, Inc.

    35,589        1,459,861   

Orthofix International NV(1)

    16,715        657,401   

Terumo Corp.

    66,600        2,644,681   
                 
    $ 17,247,623   
                 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%

               

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    43,561      $ 1,880,964   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(1)

    17,678        1,953,949   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)

    16,119        1,396,228   

McKesson Corp.

    22,301        2,162,305   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.(1)

    17,059        490,788   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(1)

    39,843        1,293,702   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    64,272        3,486,113   
                 
    $ 12,664,049   
                 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

               

Accor SA

    26,214      $ 934,974   

Bally Technologies, Inc.(1)

    11,183        499,992   

Carnival Corp.

    46,402        1,706,202   

International Game Technology

    42,344        600,015   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    10,655        397,112   

McDonald’s Corp.

    73,173        6,454,590   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

    17,977        1,100,192   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    68,297        4,534,921   
                 
    $ 16,227,998   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Household Durables — 0.2%

               

Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

    85,000      $ 746,063   

PulteGroup, Inc.(1)

    84,375        1,532,250   

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

    61,000        532,146   

Sony Corp.

    29,800        334,220   
                 
    $ 3,144,679   
                 

Household Products — 1.1%

               

Clorox Co. (The)

    20,211      $ 1,479,849   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    3,997        417,846   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, PFC Shares

    20,000        1,645,421   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    23,485        1,982,839   

Procter & Gamble Co.

    78,880        5,355,163   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    37,889        2,405,178   

Unicharm Corp.

    12,400        644,361   
                 
    $ 13,930,657   
                 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.9%

               

3M Co.

    53,517      $ 4,969,054   

General Electric Co.

    187,702        3,939,865   

Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.

    82,000        694,076   

Siemens AG

    137,050        14,986,499   
                 
    $ 24,589,494   
                 

Insurance — 4.0%

               

ACE, Ltd.

    25,406      $ 2,027,399   

Ageas NV SA

    22,500        664,813   

Allianz SE

    77,108        10,748,621   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    16,927        679,958   

Aon PLC

    3,503        194,767   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    272,691        4,983,347   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

    16,883        1,514,405   

Chubb Corp.

    4,667        351,518   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    86,776        3,398,148   

Delta Lloyd NV

    38,000        626,001   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    64,880        1,455,907   

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    27,655        1,029,043   

Lincoln National Corp.

    41,690        1,079,771   

Mapfre SA

    129,606        399,333   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    88,523        3,051,388   

MetLife, Inc.

    107,541        3,542,400   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    68,100        1,359,070   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    44,331        1,264,320   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    37,177        1,982,649   

Prudential PLC

    349,752        4,990,032   
 

 

  10   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Insurance (continued)

               

Resolution, Ltd.

    66,478      $ 270,462   

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    348,399        719,502   

SCOR SE

    63,370        1,712,796   

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    27,200        489,008   

Standard Life PLC

    479,801        2,622,809   

Swiss Life Holding AG(1)

    9,633        1,285,776   

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    54,600        664,769   
                 
    $ 53,108,012   
                 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.7%

               

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

    61,374      $ 15,413,466   

priceline.com, Inc.(1)

    9,664        6,003,277   

Shutterfly, Inc.(1)

    21,804        651,286   
                 
    $ 22,068,029   
                 

Internet Software & Services — 2.9%

               

eBay, Inc.(1)

    94,830      $ 4,838,226   

Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)

    75,000        1,997,250   

Google, Inc., Class A(1)

    41,753        29,618,326   

LinkedIn Corp., Class A(1)

    9,128        1,048,077   

United Internet AG

    44,534        963,058   
                 
    $ 38,464,937   
                 

IT Services — 2.2%

               

Accenture PLC, Class A

    11,810      $ 785,365   

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Class A

    24,489        618,871   

AtoS

    5,628        395,236   

CapGemini SA

    56,171        2,456,218   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(1)

    81,339        6,023,153   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    51,873        1,805,699   

Indra Sistemas SA

    107,008        1,431,331   

International Business Machines Corp.

    62,048        11,885,294   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    3,924        1,927,783   

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

    6,800        141,649   

NTT Data Corp.

    76        237,897   

Obic Co., Ltd.

    730        146,134   

Otsuka Corp.

    2,600        196,718   

Western Union Co.

    75,459        1,026,997   
                 
    $ 29,078,345   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2%

               

Hasbro, Inc.

    21,651      $ 777,271   

Nikon Corp.

    63,000        1,860,036   

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    3,300        130,944   
                 
    $ 2,768,251   
                 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%

               

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    13,037      $ 533,735   

Bruker Corp.(1)

    24,169        369,061   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    27,425        870,469   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    17,359        1,107,157   
                 
    $ 2,880,422   
                 

Machinery — 2.1%

               

Caterpillar, Inc.

    22,215      $ 1,990,020   

Dover Corp.

    15,298        1,005,232   

Ebara Corp.

    335,000        1,409,800   

Fanuc, Ltd.

    54,027        10,051,694   

IHI Corp.

    213,000        552,331   

Japan Steel Works, Ltd.

    24,000        156,358   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    107,000        290,990   

Komatsu, Ltd.

    67,800        1,739,774   

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.

    6,200        136,158   

Makita Corp.

    6,700        311,244   

MAN AG

    10,039        1,078,396   

Minebea Co., Ltd.

    290,127        1,030,700   

NSK, Ltd.

    32,000        227,701   

Okuma Corp.

    32,000        220,839   

Pall Corp.

    23,035        1,388,089   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    13,311        1,132,234   

SMC Corp.

    1,900        345,143   

Snap-On, Inc.

    9,395        742,111   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    40,728        3,012,650   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    119,000        570,311   

Titan International, Inc.

    13,412        291,309   
                 
    $ 27,683,084   
                 

Marine — 0.1%

               

Kirby Corp.(1)

    3,948      $ 244,342   

Nippon Yusen KK

    425,000        1,000,378   
                 
    $ 1,244,720   
                 
 

 

  11   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Media — 3.4%

               

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

    480,276      $ 6,057,431   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    435,803        16,290,316   

Focus Media Holding, Ltd. ADR

    10,518        270,102   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    2,090        135,246   

IMAX Corp.(1)

    77,253        1,736,647   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    50,333        554,670   

JC Decaux SA

    22,850        545,406   

Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

    210        260,392   

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

    27,142        1,483,853   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    54,629        2,729,265   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, PFC Shares

    27,382        779,944   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    21,148        2,055,374   

Time Warner, Inc.

    10,926        522,591   

Virgin Media, Inc.

    100,424        3,690,582   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    164,007        8,165,909   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    961        19,741   
                 
    $ 45,297,469   
                 

Metals & Mining — 2.2%

               

Anglo American PLC

    14,302      $ 450,844   

BHP Billiton PLC

    189,390        6,680,444   

Boliden AB

    50,161        953,109   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

    31,759        1,224,627   

Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.

    105,000        679,686   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    8,400        158,312   

Kobe Steel, Ltd.(1)

    216,000        275,989   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    80,000        273,494   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    14,132        656,290   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

    225,000        553,989   

Nucor Corp.

    23,673        1,022,200   

Pacific Metals Co., Ltd.

    42,000        199,027   

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

    5,072        501,759   

Rio Tinto PLC

    168,867        9,849,272   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

    66,000        931,647   

Umicore SA

    13,474        746,096   

Xstrata PLC

    205,850        3,593,274   
                 
    $ 28,750,059   
                 

Multi-Utilities — 1.7%

               

Centrica PLC

    778,444      $ 4,248,509   

CMS Energy Corp.

    137,634        3,355,517   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    24,350        1,352,399   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    27,793        1,439,677   

E.ON AG

    136,645        2,562,917   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Multi-Utilities (continued)

               

GDF Suez

    336,875      $ 6,938,298   

NiSource, Inc.

    42,420        1,055,834   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    39,804        1,218,002   

Veolia Environnement

    37,663        456,590   
                 
    $ 22,627,743   
                 

Multiline Retail — 1.0%

               

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd.

    71,332      $ 698,080   

Macy’s, Inc.

    48,120        1,877,642   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    432,844        2,718,962   

Next PLC

    41,584        2,524,250   

Nordstrom, Inc.

    19,173        1,025,756   

PPR SA

    7,380        1,386,043   

Target Corp.

    54,531        3,226,599   
                 
    $ 13,457,332   
                 

Office Electronics — 0.2%

               

Brother Industries, Ltd.

    22,000      $ 236,840   

Canon, Inc.

    56,100        2,174,421   

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

    66,500        478,556   

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    15,000        159,216   
                 
    $ 3,049,033   
                 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.0%

               

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    33,872      $ 2,517,028   

BP PLC

    962,053        6,689,065   

Chevron Corp.

    95,020        10,275,463   

ConocoPhillips

    63,945        3,708,171   

ENI SpA

    285,080        6,983,753   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    188,591        16,322,551   

Hess Corp.

    7,269        384,966   

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

    3,100        270,129   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    21,876        1,378,188   

Phillips 66

    36,105        1,917,176   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    291,192        10,107,330   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    320,700        11,441,391   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    17,376        573,060   

Total SA

    307,823        16,016,929   

Williams Cos., Inc.

    108,727        3,559,722   

WPX Energy, Inc.(1)

    16,500        245,520   
                 
    $ 92,390,442   
                 
 

 

  12   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

               

International Paper Co.

    29,828      $ 1,188,348   

OJI Paper Co., Ltd.

    44,000        151,771   
                 
    $ 1,340,119   
                 

Personal Products — 0.3%

               

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

    25,480      $ 1,525,233   

Kao Corp.

    74,054        1,929,664   
                 
    $ 3,454,897   
                 

Pharmaceuticals — 7.1%

               

Allergan, Inc.

    27,084      $ 2,484,415   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    58,400        2,625,757   

AstraZeneca PLC

    135,442        6,418,556   

Bayer AG

    35,186        3,355,401   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    99,100        1,898,764   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    35,200        540,398   

Eisai Co., Ltd.

    59,846        2,498,139   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    29,220        1,441,130   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    239,985        5,225,027   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    4,800        238,898   

Johnson & Johnson

    99,975        7,008,248   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    207,284        8,486,207   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    10,000        130,417   

Novartis AG

    218,832        13,824,332   

Pfizer, Inc.

    109,562        2,747,815   

Roche Holding AG PC

    90,220        18,240,781   

Sanofi

    129,268        12,258,464   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    20,531        917,633   

UCB SA

    9,177        525,736   

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

    29,688        2,553,168   
                 
    $ 93,419,286   
                 

Professional Services — 0.3%

               

Adecco SA(1)

    26,539      $ 1,405,458   

Equifax, Inc.

    15,217        823,544   

Experian PLC

    29,123        469,373   

Intertek Group PLC

    7,167        364,060   

Robert Half International, Inc.

    36,884        1,173,649   
                 
    $ 4,236,084   
                 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%

               

American Tower Corp.

    19,546      $ 1,510,320   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    19,158        2,597,633   

British Land Co. PLC

    107,910        996,940   
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

  

Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC

    189,600      $ 1,090,775   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    37        364,529   

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

    40        413,791   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    32,545        5,145,039   
                 
    $ 12,119,027   
                 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%

               

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    189,600      $ 752,210   

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A(1)

    41,385        823,561   

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    6,300        595,414   

Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.

    40,500        554,251   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    27,400        523,956   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

    443        429,679   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

    36,000        1,199,299   
                 
    $ 4,878,370   
                 

Road & Rail — 0.6%

               

Central Japan Railway Co.

    5,500      $ 446,377   

CSX Corp.

    115,014        2,269,226   

East Japan Railway Co.

    11,200        724,238   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    128        662   

Kansas City Southern

    23,993        2,002,936   

Keio Corp.

    139,000        1,036,260   

Ryder System, Inc.

    14,154        706,709   

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

    135,000        715,925   
                 
    $ 7,902,333   
                 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.1%

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

    190,688      $ 457,651   

ARM Holdings PLC

    410,900        5,189,149   

Broadcom Corp., Class A

    50,000        1,660,500   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.(1)

    62,702        1,816,477   

Cree, Inc.(1)

    17,003        577,762   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1)

    217,447        2,357,125   

Intel Corp.

    776,266        16,014,368   

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

    164,177        1,191,925   

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.(1)

    7,217        428,545   

NXP Semiconductors NV(1)

    54,841        1,446,157   

STMicroelectronics NV

    36,627        265,895   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    58,911        1,010,913   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    157,242        4,865,068   

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

    74,600        3,440,644   
                 
    $ 40,722,179   
                 
 

 

  13   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
   

Software — 4.9%

               

Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)

    46,346      $ 3,047,250   

Compuware Corp.(1)

    66,874        726,920   

Concur Technologies, Inc.(1)

    29,482        1,990,625   

Dassault Systemes SA

    8,000        894,458   

Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)

    53,174        772,618   

Konami Corp.

    56,900        1,281,349   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,237,918        33,089,548   

Nuance Communications, Inc.(1)

    90,485        2,019,625   

Oracle Corp.

    529,690        17,649,271   

Sage Group PLC (The)

    110,516        531,416   

Trend Micro, Inc.

    69,397        2,096,838   
                 
    $ 64,099,918   
                 

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

               

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

    10,682      $ 512,416   

CarMax, Inc.(1)

    5,464        205,119   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

    50,300        12,837,100   

Gap, Inc. (The)

    73,351        2,276,815   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    107,658        6,658,647   

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    115,992        4,120,036   

Tiffany & Co.

    26,337        1,510,164   

USS Co., Ltd.

    2,720        283,232   

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

    4,360        168,518   
                 
    $ 28,572,047   
                 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%

               

Adidas AG

    18,804      $ 1,678,242   

Asics Corp.

    20,000        305,531   

Christian Dior SA

    10,660        1,817,039   

Coach, Inc.

    16,626        922,909   

Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)

    25,679        919,822   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    10,000        1,845,572   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    60,220        3,107,352   

Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.

    30,000        226,802   

Swatch Group, Ltd. (The), Bearer Shares

    7,745        3,927,522   
                 
    $ 14,750,791   
                 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

               

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

    258,361      $ 2,100,475   
                 
    $ 2,100,475   
                 
Security   Shares     Value  
   

Tobacco — 2.4%

               

British American Tobacco PLC

    271,130      $ 13,782,881   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    177,291        6,873,846   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    81,800        2,310,798   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    104,479        8,738,623   
                 
    $ 31,706,148   
                 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%

               

Marubeni Corp.

    147,000      $ 1,054,760   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    77,500        1,492,104   

Sumitomo Corp.

    97,400        1,249,622   

Wolseley PLC

    49,504        2,367,208   
                 
    $ 6,163,694   
                 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

               

ADP

    6,667      $ 516,178   

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

    46,000        367,026   
                 
    $ 883,204   
                 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%

  

KDDI Corp.

    49,000      $ 3,464,167   

MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(1)

    31,693        315,028   

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    43,035        1,958,953   

SoftBank Corp.

    163,398        5,987,101   

Vodafone Group PLC

    5,349,088        13,465,066   
                 
    $ 25,190,315   
                 

Total Common Stocks — 100.5%
(identified cost $963,680,249)

    $ 1,323,382,394   
                 
Call Options Written — (1.2)%       
Exchange-Traded Options — (0.4)%     
       
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
       

NASDAQ 100 Index

    250        $2,675        1/19/13      $ (943,750

NASDAQ 100 Index

    510        2,725        1/19/13        (905,250

NASDAQ 100 Index

    265        2,750        1/19/13        (284,875

S&P 500 Index

    645        1,435        1/19/13        (1,099,725

S&P 500 Index

    1,500        1,450        1/19/13        (1,372,500

S&P 500 Index

    740        1,465        1/19/13        (388,500
                                 
        $ (4,994,600
                                 
 

 

  14   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Portfolio of Investments — continued

 

 

Over-the-Counter Options — (0.8)%     
       
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Strike
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Value  
       

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index(2)

    13,000        EUR 2,650        1/18/13      $ (392,091

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index(3)

    26,050        EUR 2,675        1/18/13        (508,894

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index(4)

    8,150        EUR 2,675        1/18/13        (159,213

Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index(5)

    18,050        EUR 2,675        1/18/13        (352,612

FTSE 100
Index(2)

    6,700        GBP 5,950        1/18/13        (446,236

FTSE 100
Index(3)

    6,500        GBP 6,025        1/18/13        (187,421

FTSE 100
Index(5)

    2,200        GBP 6,050        1/18/13        (47,353

Nikkei 225
Index(5)

    1,160,000        JPY 9,750        1/11/13        (8,602,758

SMI Index(3)

    3,500        CHF 6,950        1/18/13        (97,961

SMI Index(3)

    3,700        CHF 7,000        1/18/13        (56,027
                                 
        $ (10,850,566
                                 

Total Call Options Written
(premiums received $14,686,394)

   

    $ (15,845,166
                                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.7%

  

  $ 9,732,330   
                                 

Net Assets — 100.0%

  

    $ 1,317,269,558   
                                 

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

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PC     Participation Certificate
PFC Shares     Preference Shares
CHF     Swiss Franc
EUR     Euro
GBP     British Pound Sterling
JPY     Japanese Yen

 

(1) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(2) 

Counterparty is Barclays Bank PLC.

 

(3) 

Counterparty is Citibank NA.

 

(4) 

Counterparty is Bank of America.

 

(5) 

Counterparty is Credit Suisse International.

Country Concentration of Portfolio   
   
Country   Percentage
of Net Assets
    Value  

United States

    53.2   $ 700,975,672   

United Kingdom

    12.8        168,499,088   

Japan

    10.7        140,600,740   

Switzerland

    5.8        76,761,911   

France

    5.6        73,198,592   

Germany

    5.5        72,172,473   

Spain

    1.8        24,211,631   

Netherlands

    1.6        21,329,610   

Italy

    1.4        18,964,917   

Ireland

    0.6        8,438,910   

Canada

    0.4        4,810,816   

Belgium

    0.4        4,639,509   

Other Countries, less than 0.3% each

    0.7        8,778,525   
                 

Total Investments

    100.5   $ 1,323,382,394   
                 
 

 

  15   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Assets   December 31, 2012  

Investments, at value (identified cost, $963,680,249)

  $ 1,323,382,394   

Cash

    3,659,609   

Restricted cash*

    4,200,000   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $549,919)

    549,725   

Dividends receivable

    1,567,656   

Receivable for investments sold

    33,467   

Tax reclaims receivable

    1,416,227   

Total assets

  $ 1,334,809,078   
Liabilities        

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $14,686,394)

  $ 15,845,166   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

    284,947   

Payable to affiliates:

 

Investment adviser fee

    1,133,318   

Trustees’ fees

    13,118   

Accrued expenses

    262,971   

Total liabilities

  $ 17,539,520   

Net Assets

  $ 1,317,269,558   
Sources of Net Assets        

Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 106,509,735 shares issued and outstanding

  $ 1,065,097   

Additional paid-in capital

    1,008,106,432   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (48,850,077

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

    (1,661,419

Net unrealized appreciation

    358,609,525   

Net Assets

  $ 1,317,269,558   
Net Asset Value        

($1,317,269,558 ÷ 106,509,735 common shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 12.37   

 

* Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian for written options.

 

  16   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

Investment Income   Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,084,334)

  $ 38,497,326   

Total investment income

  $ 38,497,326   
Expenses        

Investment adviser fee

  $ 13,510,068   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    54,362   

Custodian fee

    517,477   

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees

    19,311   

Legal and accounting services

    84,491   

Printing and postage

    274,323   

Miscellaneous

    151,441   

Total expenses

  $ 14,611,473   

Deduct —

 

Reduction of custodian fee

  $ 6,606   

Total expense reductions

  $ 6,606   

Net expenses

  $ 14,604,867   

Net investment income

  $ 23,892,459   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) —

 

Investment transactions

  $ 22,321,089   

Written options

    (63,680,452

Foreign currency transactions

    (31,086

Net realized loss

  $ (41,390,449

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —

 

Investments

  $ 169,673,973   

Written options

    (11,854,706

Foreign currency

    (15,119

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 157,804,148   

Net realized and unrealized gain

  $ 116,413,699   

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 140,306,158   

 

  17   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   2012     2011  

From operations —

   

Net investment income

  $ 23,892,459      $ 21,243,219   

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

    (41,390,449     (4,836,046

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

    157,804,148        (4,599,133

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 140,306,158      $ 11,808,040   

Distributions to shareholders —

   

From net investment income

  $ (24,981,811   $ (20,783,660

Tax return of capital

    (100,051,695     (108,921,186

Total distributions

  $ (125,033,506   $ (129,704,846

Capital share transactions —

   

Cost of shares repurchased (see Note 5)

  $ (7,946,869   $   

Net decrease in net assets from capital shares transactions

  $ (7,946,869   $   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

  $ 7,325,783      $ (117,896,806
Net Assets                

At beginning of year

  $ 1,309,943,775      $ 1,427,840,581   

At end of year

  $ 1,317,269,558      $ 1,309,943,775   
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
included in net assets
               

At end of year

  $ (1,661,419   $ (417,681

 

  18   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net asset value — Beginning of year

  $ 12.220      $ 13.320      $ 13.840      $ 12.450      $ 19.670   
Income (Loss) From Operations                                        

Net investment income(1)

  $ 0.223      $ 0.198      $ 0.160      $ 0.199      $ 0.287   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.084        (0.088     0.792        2.991        (5.707

Total income (loss) from operations

  $ 1.307      $ 0.110      $ 0.952      $ 3.190      $ (5.420
Less Distributions                                        

From net investment income

  $ (0.233   $ (0.194   $ (0.167   $ (0.204   $ (0.285

From net realized gain

                  (0.019              

Tax return of capital

    (0.935     (1.016     (1.286     (1.596     (1.515

Total distributions

  $ (1.168   $ (1.210   $ (1.472   $ (1.800   $ (1.800

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

  $ 0.011      $      $      $      $   

Net asset value — End of year

  $ 12.370      $ 12.220      $ 13.320      $ 13.840      $ 12.450   

Market value — End of year

  $ 10.690      $ 10.280      $ 12.250      $ 13.890      $ 10.120   

Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(2)

    12.46     2.21     8.24     28.83     (27.36 )% 

Total Investment Return on Market Value(2)

    15.53     (6.50 )%      (0.81 )%      59.07     (33.09 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        

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

  $ 1,317,270      $ 1,309,944      $ 1,427,841      $ 1,478,242      $ 1,323,987   

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

         

Expenses(3)

    1.08     1.08     1.09     1.09     1.08

Net investment income

    1.77     1.53     1.23     1.57     1.76

Portfolio Turnover

    5     17     12     31     33

 

(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) 

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

 

  19   See Notes to Financial Statements.


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global 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.

A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. 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 securities and 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. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Fund’s Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. 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.

At December 31, 2012, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had current year deferred capital losses of $44,137,219 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. The current year deferred capital losses are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

As of December 31, 2012, 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 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.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

F  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and 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. Recognized gains or losses on investment transactions attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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.

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.

2  Distributions to Shareholders

Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund makes quarterly distributions (monthly distributions beginning in January 2013) 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. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be 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.

The tax character of distributions declared for the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Distributions declared from:

    

Ordinary income

  $ 24,981,811       $ 20,783,660   

Tax return of capital

  $ 100,051,695       $ 108,921,186   

During the year ended December 31, 2012, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $154,486, accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income was increased by $154,386 and paid-in capital was decreased by $100 due to differences between book and tax accounting, primarily for investments in passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs), return of capital distributions from securities and foreign currency gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Fund.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Deferred capital losses

  $ (44,137,219)   

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 352,235,248   

The differences between components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are primarily due to wash sales, written options contracts, distributions from REITs, return of capital distributions from securities and investments in PFICs.

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 year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s investment adviser fee amounted to $13,510,068. 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 advisory 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 of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2012, 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 $71,161,844 and $251,984,554, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no common shares issued by the Fund for the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

On August 6, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorized the repurchase by the Fund of up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value (NAV). During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund repurchased 719,800 of its common shares under the share repurchase program at a cost, including brokerage commissions, of $7,946,869 and an average price of $11.04 per share. The weighted average discount per share to NAV on these repurchases amounted to 12.65%.

6  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at December 31, 2012, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

  $ 966,465,487   

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 386,974,409   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (30,057,502

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 356,916,907   

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

7  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 written options at December 31, 2012 is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Written options activity for the year ended December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding, beginning of year

    1,288,865       $ 25,626,665   

Options written

    15,486,845         220,466,756   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

    (9,483,760      (201,533,422

Options expired

    (6,040,190      (29,873,605

Outstanding, end of year

    1,251,760       $ 14,686,394   

All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent. At December 31, 2012, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

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 Fund is not subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to its written options as the Fund, not the counterparty, is obligated to perform under such derivatives.

The Fund enters into over-the-counter written options that may contain provisions whereby the counterparty may terminate the contract under certain conditions, including but not limited to a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a certain level over a certain period of time, which would trigger a payment by the Fund for those derivatives in a liability position. At December 31, 2012, the fair value of derivatives with credit-related contingent features in a net liability position was $10,850,566. The aggregate fair value of assets pledged as collateral by the Fund for such liability was $4,200,000 at December 31, 2012.

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 December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

    Fair Value  
Derivative   Asset Derivative      Liability Derivative  

Written options

  $         —       $ (15,845,166 )(1) 

 

(1) 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Written options outstanding, at value.

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 year ended December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

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

Written options

   $ (63,680,452 )(1)     $ (11,854,706 )(2) 

 

(1) 

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

 

(2) 

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

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

8  Risks Associated with Foreign Investments

Investing in securities issued by companies whose principal business activities are outside the United States may involve significant risks not present in domestic investments. For example, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies, particularly those not subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws. Certain foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers. Investments in foreign securities also involve the risk of possible adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitation on the removal of funds or other assets of the Fund, political or financial instability or diplomatic and other developments which could affect such investments. Foreign securities markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers (particularly those located in developing countries) may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets, broker/dealers and issuers than in the United States.

9  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.

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Ÿ  

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 December 31, 2012, 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

          

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 112,387,633       $ 65,771,584       $         —       $ 178,159,217   

Consumer Staples

    54,061,183         82,187,154                 136,248,337   

Energy

    49,358,621         54,199,818                 103,558,439   

Financials

    74,130,491         113,765,532                 187,896,023   

Health Care

    81,515,986         71,342,984                 152,858,970   

Industrials

    47,388,765         75,994,446                 123,383,211   

Information Technology

    259,582,135         33,500,396                 293,082,531   

Materials

    11,691,472         54,998,893                 66,690,365   

Telecommunication Services

    16,844,330         32,964,132                 49,808,462   

Utilities

    12,436,457         19,260,382                 31,696,839   

Total Common Stocks

  $ 719,397,073       $ 603,985,321    $       $ 1,323,382,394   

Total Investments

  $ 719,397,073       $ 603,985,321       $       $ 1,323,382,394   

Liability Description

                                  

Call Options Written

  $ (4,994,600    $ (10,850,566    $       $ (15,845,166

Total

  $ (4,994,600    $ (10,850,566    $       $ (15,845,166

 

* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2011 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs. At December 31, 2012, there were no investments transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year then ended.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notes to Financial Statements — continued

 

 

10  Legal Proceedings

In November 2010, the Fund was named as defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) of the Tribune Company v. FitzSimons, et al. as a result of its ownership of shares in the Tribune Company (Tribune) in 2007 when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (LBO) and was converted to a privately held company. The UCC, which has been replaced by a Litigation Trustee pursuant to Tribune’s plan of reorganization, seeks to recover payments of the proceeds of the LBO. This adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court has been stayed pending the outcome of an omnibus motion to dismiss filed by the defendants (including the Fund) in a related multi-district litigation proceeding in the Southern District of New York. The value of the proceeds received by the Fund is approximately $891,000 (equal to 0.07% of net assets at December 31, 2012).

The Fund cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value. The attorneys’ fees and costs related to these actions will be expensed by the Fund as incurred.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Trustees and Shareholders of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 18, 2013

 

  26  


Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Federal Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

 

The Form 1099-DIV you received in January 2013 showed the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2012. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax adviser with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. As required by the Internal Revenue Code and/or regulations, shareholders must be notified regarding the status of qualified dividend income for individuals and the dividends received deduction for corporations.

Qualified Dividend Income.  The Fund designates approximately $38,493,180, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for the reduced tax rate of 15%.

Dividends Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividends received deduction on the portion of the Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. For the Fund’s fiscal 2012 ordinary income dividends, 59.34% qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

 

In November 2012, the Fund changed its frequency of regular Fund distributions from quarterly to monthly. Beginning in January 2013, Fund shareholders will receive one-third of the current quarterly distribution on a monthly basis rather than the full current distribution once every three months. Total distribution amounts paid over the calendar year will not be affected.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

The Fund offers a dividend reinvestment plan (Plan) pursuant to which shareholders may elect to have distributions automatically reinvested in common shares (Shares) of the Fund. You may elect to participate in the Plan by completing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Application Form. If you do not participate, you will receive all distributions in cash paid by check mailed directly to you by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST) as dividend paying agent. On the distribution payment date, if the NAV per Share is equal to or less than the market price per Share plus estimated brokerage commissions, then new Shares will be issued. The number of Shares shall be determined by the greater of the NAV per Share or 95% of the market price. Otherwise, Shares generally will be purchased on the open market by AST, the Plan agent (Agent). Distributions subject to income tax (if any) are taxable whether or not Shares are reinvested.

If your Shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that the Fund’s transfer agent re-register your Shares in your name or you will not be able to participate.

The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Fund. Plan participants will be charged their pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

Plan participants may withdraw from the Plan at any time by writing to the Agent at the address noted on the following page. If you withdraw, you will receive Shares in your name for all Shares credited to your account under the Plan. If a participant elects by written notice to the Agent to sell part or all of his or her Shares and remit the proceeds, the Agent is authorized to deduct a $5.00 fee plus brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your Shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Agent. Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Agent at 1-866-439-6787.

 

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Eaton Vance

Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Application for Participation in Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

 

 

This form is for shareholders who hold their common shares in their own names. If your common shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan on your behalf. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank, or nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you should request that your common shares be re-registered in your own name which will enable your participation in the Plan.

The following authorization and appointment is given with the understanding that I may terminate it at any time by terminating my participation in the Plan as provided in the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

 

Please print exact name on account:

 

Shareholder signature                                                           Date

 

Shareholder signature                                                          Date

Please sign exactly as your common shares are registered. All persons whose names appear on the share certificate must sign.

YOU SHOULD NOT RETURN THIS FORM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH. THIS IS NOT A PROXY.

This authorization form, when signed, should be mailed to the following address:

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

P.O. Box 922

Wall Street Station

New York, NY 10269-0560

 

 

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 December 31, 2012, Fund records indicate that there are 48 registered shareholders and approximately 59,453 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 ETW.

 

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Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Management and Organization

 

 

Fund Management.  The Trustees of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the Fund) are responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Fund’s affairs. The Trustees and officers of the Fund are listed below. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the last five years. The “Noninterested Trustees” consist of those Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act. The business address of each Trustee and officer is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. As used below, “EVC” refers to Eaton Vance Corp., “EV” refers to Eaton Vance, Inc., “EVM” refers to Eaton Vance Management, “BMR” refers to Boston Management and Research and “EVD” refers to Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. EVC and EV are the corporate parent and trustee, respectively, of EVM and BMR. EVD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVC. Each officer affiliated with Eaton Vance may hold a position with other Eaton Vance affiliates that is comparable to his or her position with EVM listed below. Each Trustee oversees 188 portfolios in the Eaton Vance Complex (including all master and feeder funds in a master feeder structure). Each officer serves as an officer of certain other Eaton Vance funds. Each Trustee serves for a three year term. Each officer serves until his or her successor is elected.

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Fund

    

Term of Office;

Length of
Service

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Interested Trustee

            

Thomas E. Faust Jr.

1958

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVM and BMR, and Director of EVD. Trustee and/or officer of 188 registered investment companies. Mr. Faust is an interested person because of his positions with EVM, BMR, EVD, EVC and EV, which are affiliates of the Fund.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Director of EVC and Hexavest Inc.

            

Noninterested Trustees

            

Scott E. Eston

1956

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2011.

    

Private investor. Formerly held various positions at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co., L.L.C. (investment management firm) (1997-2009), including Chief Operating Officer (2002-2009), Chief Financial Officer (1997-2009) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2002-2008); President and Principal Executive Officer, GMO Trust (open-end registered investment company) (2006-2009). Former Partner, Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (public accounting firm) (1987-1997).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. None.

Benjamin C. Esty

1963

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

    

Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration and Finance Unit Head, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Allen R. Freedman

1940

  

Class I

Trustee

    

Until 2015.

3 years.

Trustee since 2007.

    

Private Investor. Former Chairman (2002-2004) and a Director (1983-2004) of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (provider of software to higher education). Formerly, a Director of Loring Ward International (fund distributor) (2005-2007). Former Chairman and a Director of Indus International, Inc. (provider of enterprise management software to the power generating industry) (2005-2007). Former Chief Executive Officer of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2000).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Director of Stonemor Partners, L.P. (owner and operator of cemeteries). Formerly, Director of Assurant, Inc. (insurance provider) (1979-2011).

William H. Park

1947

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2013.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

    

Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, Aveon Group L.P. (investment management firm) (2010-2011). Formerly, Vice Chairman, Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company) (2006-2010). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) (2002-2005). Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Asset Management Corporation (investment management firm) (1982-2001). Formerly, Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm)
(1972-1981).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Ronald A. Pearlman

1940

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2013.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

    

Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury (1983-1985). Formerly, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress (1988-1990).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

 

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Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

December 31, 2012

 

Management and Organization — continued

 

 

Name and Year of Birth   

Position(s)

with the
Fund

    

Term of Office;

Length of
Service

    

Principal Occupation(s) and Directorships

During Past Five Years and Other Relevant Experience

Noninterested Trustees (continued)

         

Helen Frame Peters

1948

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2014.

3 years.

Trustee since 2008.

    

Professor of Finance, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Formerly, Dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (2000-2002). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Scudder Kemper Investments (investment management firm) (1998-1999). Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, Colonial Management Associates (investment management firm) (1991-1998).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) Formerly, Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (wholesale club retailer) (2004-2011). Formerly, Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust (exchange traded funds) (2000-2009). Formerly, Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (a bank for banks) (2007-2009).

Lynn A. Stout

1957

  

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2014.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005.

    

Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Business Law, Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute, Cornell University Law School. Formerly, the Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law (2006-2012) and Professor of Law (2001-2006), University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

Harriett Tee Taggart

1948

  

Class II

Trustee

    

Until 2013.

1 year.

Trustee since 2011.

    

Managing Director, Taggart Associates (a professional practice firm). Formerly, Partner and Senior Vice President, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment management firm) (1983-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years. Director of Albemarle Corporation (chemicals manufacturer) (since 2007) and The Hanover Group (specialty property and casualty insurance company) (since 2009). Formerly, Director of Lubrizol Corporation (specialty chemicals) (2007-2011).

Ralph F. Verni

1943

  

Chairman of the Board and

Class III

Trustee

    

Until 2014.

3 years.

Trustee since 2005 and Chairman of the Board since 2007.

    

Consultant and private investor. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer (1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (1988-1990) and Director (1982-1992), New England Life. Formerly, Chairperson, New England Mutual Funds (1982-1992). Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, State Street Management & Research (1992-2000). Formerly, Chairperson, State Street Research Mutual Funds (1992-2000). Formerly, Director, W.P. Carey, LLC (1998-2004) and First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. (2002-2006).

Directorships in the Last Five Years.(1) None.

            

Principal Officers who are not Trustees

    
Name and Year of Birth    Position(s)
with the
Fund
    

Length of

Service

    

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

Walter A. Row, III

1957

   President      Since 2011      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Duncan W. Richardson

1957

   Vice President      Since 2011      Director of EVC and Executive Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer of EVC, EVM and BMR.

Barbara E. Campbell

1957

   Treasurer      Since 2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Maureen A. Gemma

1960

   Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer      Vice President since 2011, Secretary since 2007 and Chief Legal Officer since 2008      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

Paul M. O’Neil

1953

   Chief Compliance Officer      Since 2005      Vice President of EVM and BMR.

 

(1) 

During their respective tenures, the Trustees (except Mr. Eston and Ms. Taggart) also served as trustees of one or more of the following Eaton Vance funds (which operated in the years noted): Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund (launched in 2005 and terminated in 2010); Eaton Vance Insured Florida Plus Municipal Bond Fund (launched in 2002 and terminated in 2009); and Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Trust (launched in 1998 and terminated in 2009).

 

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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:

 

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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.

 

Ÿ  

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.

 

Ÿ  

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

 

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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’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. Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial advisor, otherwise. If you would prefer that your Eaton Vance documents not be householded, please contact Eaton Vance at 1-800-262-1122, or contact your financial advisor. Your instructions that householding not apply to delivery of your Eaton Vance documents will be effective within 30 days of receipt by Eaton Vance or 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.  On August 6, 2012, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its currently outstanding common shares 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.

Closed-End Fund Information.  The Eaton Vance closed-end funds make certain fund performance data and information about portfolio characteristics (such as top holdings and asset allocation) available on the Eaton Vance website after the end of each month. Certain fund performance data for the funds, including total returns, are posted to the website shortly after the end of each month. 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

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116-5022

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

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert. Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is a consultant and private investor. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. (an investment management firm), as the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (specialty finance company), as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) –(d)

The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012 by the registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”), for professional services rendered for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and fees billed for other services rendered by D&T during such periods.

 

Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/11      12/31/12  

Audit Fees

   $ 38,550       $ 41,857   

Audit-Related Fees(1)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees(2)

   $ 8,280       $ 12,270   

All Other Fees(3)

   $ 3,700       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 50,530       $ 54,127   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Audit-related fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements and are not reported under the category of audit fees.

(2) 

Tax fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant relating to tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for tax return preparation.

(3) 

All other fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant other than audit, audit-related, and tax services.

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to the pre-approval of services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant (the “Pre-Approval Policies”). The Pre-Approval Policies establish a framework intended to assist the audit committee in the proper discharge of its pre-approval responsibilities. As a general matter, the Pre-Approval Policies (i) specify certain types of audit, audit-related, tax, and other services determined to be pre-approved by the audit committee; and (ii) delineate specific procedures governing the mechanics of the pre-approval process, including the approval and monitoring of audit and non-audit service fees. Unless a service is specifically pre-approved under the Pre-Approval Policies, it must be separately pre-approved by the audit committee.

The Pre-Approval Policies and the types of audit and non-audit services pre-approved therein must be reviewed and ratified by the registrant’s audit committee at least annually. The registrant’s audit committee maintains full responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the registrant’s principal accountant.

(e)(2) No services described in paragraphs (b)-(d) above were approved by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to the “de minimis exception” set forth in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the registrant by D&T for the registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to the Eaton Vance organization by D&T for the same time periods.


Fiscal Years Ended

   12/31/11      12/31/12  

Registrant

   $ 11,980       $ 12,270   

Eaton Vance(1)

   $ 334,561       $ 615,489   

 

(1) The investment adviser to the registrant, as well as any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, are subsidiaries of Eaton Vance Corp.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision by the registrant’s principal accountant of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. William H. Park (Chair), Scott E. Eston, Helen Frame Peters, Lynn A. Stout and Ralph F. Verni are the members of the registrant’s audit committee.

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

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy and procedure (the “Fund Policy”), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Fund’s investment adviser and adopted the investment adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Policies”) which are described below. The Trustees will review the Fund’s proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policies for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the investment adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board’s Special Committee except as contemplated under the Fund Policy. The Board’s Special Committee will instruct the investment adviser on the appropriate course of action.

The Policies are designed to promote accountability of a company’s management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those shareholders. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services. The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent. The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer them back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies. It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent. The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies. The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals


designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies. The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals. The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.

In addition, the investment adviser will monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between the Fund’s shareholders and the investment adviser, the administrator, or any of their affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. The investment adviser’s personnel responsible for reviewing and voting proxies on behalf of the Fund will report any proxy received or expected to be received from a company included on that list to the personnel of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. If such personnel expects to instruct the Agent to vote such proxies in a manner inconsistent with the guidelines of the Policies or the recommendation of the Agent, the personnel will consult with members of senior management of the investment adviser to determine if a material conflict of interests exists. If it is determined that a material conflict does exist, the investment adviser will seek instruction on how to vote from the Special Committee.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-262-1122, and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Eaton Vance Management (“EVM”) is the investment adviser to the Fund. EVM has engaged its affiliate, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (“Parametric”), as a sub-adviser to the Fund responsible for structuring and managing the Fund’s common stock portfolio, including tax-loss harvesting and other tax-management techniques.

Walter A. Row and other EVM investment professionals comprise the investment team responsible for managing the Fund’s overall investment program, providing the sub-advisers with research support and supervising the performance of the sub-advisers. Mr. Row is the portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day management of EVM’s responsibilities with respect to the Fund’s investment portfolio. Mr. Row is a Vice President and Head of Structured Equity Portfolios at EVM. He is a member of EVM’s Equity Strategy Committee and co-manages other Eaton Vance registered investment companies. He joined Eaton Vance’s equity group in 1996.

David M. Stein, Ph.D. and Thomas Seto are the Parametric portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s common stock portfolio. Mr. Stein is Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Parametric, where he leads the investment, research and technology activities. Prior to joining Parametric, Mr. Stein held senior research, development and portfolio management positions at GTE Investment Management Corp., The Vanguard Group and IBM Retirement Funds. Mr. Seto is a Vice President and the Director of Portfolio Management at Parametric where he is responsible for all portfolio management, including taxable, tax-exempt, quantitative-active and international strategies. Prior to joining Parametric, Mr. Seto served as the Head of U.S. Equity Index Investments at Barclays Global Investors.

The following table shows, as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in the accounts managed within each category. The table also shows the number of accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account, if any, and the total assets (in millions of dollars) in those accounts.


     Number of
All
Accounts
    Total Assets of
All
Accounts
     Number of
Accounts
Paying a
Performance Fee
     Total Assets
of Accounts
Paying

a Performance
Fee
 

Walter A. Row

          

Registered Investment Companies

     9      $ 9,264.5         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     0      $ 0         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     0      $ 0         0       $ 0   

David M. Stein

          

Registered Investment Companies

     21      $ 12,426.2         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     5      $ 3,312.6         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     2,778 (1)    $ 39,301.7         2       $ 1,127.9   

Thomas Seto

          

Registered Investment Companies

     21      $ 12,426.2         0       $ 0   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

     5      $ 3,312.6         0       $ 0   

Other Accounts

     2,778 (1)    $ 39,301.7         2       $ 1,127.9   

 

(1) 

For “Other Accounts” that are part of a wrap account program, the number of accounts cited includes the number of sponsors for which the portfolio manager provides management services rather than the number of individual customer accounts within each wrap account program.

The following table shows the dollar range of Fund shares beneficially by each portfolio manager as of the Fund’s most recent fiscal year end.

 

Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity
Securities  Owned in the Fund

Walter A. Row

   $10,001 - $50,000

David M. Stein

   None

Thomas Seto

   None

Potential for Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of a Fund’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the Fund and other accounts he or she advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between a Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Fund. In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may compensate EVM or the sub-adviser based on the performance of the securities held by that account. The existence of such a performance based fee may create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the


allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities. Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his or her discretion in a manner that he or she believes is equitable to all interested persons. EVM and the sub-adviser have adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies which govern EVM’s and the sub-adviser’s trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.

Compensation Structure for EVM

Compensation of EVM’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock. EVM’s investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to EVM’s employees. Compensation of EVM’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect at or shortly after the October 31st fiscal year end of EVC.

Method to Determine Compensation. EVM compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of managed funds and accounts versus the benchmark(s) stated in the prospectus, as well as an appropriate peer group (as described below). In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to relative risk-adjusted performance. Risk-adjusted performance measures include, but are not limited to, the Sharpe Ratio. Performance is normally based on periods ending on the September 30th preceding fiscal year end. Fund performance is normally evaluated primarily versus peer groups of funds as determined by Lipper Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc. When a fund’s peer group as determined by Lipper or Morningstar is deemed by EVM’s management not to provide a fair comparison, performance may instead be evaluated primarily against a custom peer group or market index. In evaluating the performance of a fund and its manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer and shorter periods. For funds that are tax-managed or otherwise have an objective of after-tax returns, performance is measured net of taxes. For other funds, performance is evaluated on a pre-tax basis. For funds with an investment objective other than total return (such as current income), consideration will also be given to the fund’s success in achieving its objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis, based on averages or weighted averages among managed funds and accounts. Funds and accounts that have performance-based advisory fees are not accorded disproportionate weightings in measuring aggregate portfolio manager performance.

The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as heading an investment group or providing analytical support to other portfolios) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

EVM seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. EVM participates in investment-industry compensation surveys and utilizes survey data as a factor in determining salary, bonus and stock-based compensation levels for portfolio managers and other investment professionals. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of EVM and its parent company. The overall annual cash bonus pool is based on a substantially fixed percentage of pre-bonus operating income. While the salaries of EVM’s portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate


significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors as described herein. For a high performing portfolio manager, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may represent a substantial portion of total compensation.

Compensation Structure for Parametric

Compensation of Parametric portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) a cash bonus, and (3) annual stock-based compensation consisting of options to purchase shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock, restricted shares of EVC’s nonvoting common stock and, for certain individuals, grants of profit participation interests in Parametric. Parametric investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to Parametric employees. Compensation of Parametric investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Stock-based compensation awards and adjustments in base salary and bonus are typically paid and/or put into effect at or shortly after calendar year-end.

Method to Determine Compensation. Parametric seeks to compensate portfolio managers commensurate with their responsibilities and performance, and competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. The performance of portfolio managers is evaluated primarily based on success in achieving portfolio objectives for managed funds and accounts. The compensation of portfolio managers with other job responsibilities (such as product development) will include consideration of the scope of such responsibilities and the managers’ performance in meeting them.

Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of Parametric and EVC, its parent company. Cash bonuses are determined based on a target percentage of Parametric profits. While the salaries of Parametric portfolio managers are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate substantially from year to year, based on changes in financial performance and other factors.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period*

   (a)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
     (b)
Average Price
Paid per Share
     (c)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced
Programs
     (d)
Maximum
Number of
Shares that May
Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Programs*
 

August 2012

     19,750       $ 10.98         19,750         10,703,204   

September 2012

     261,350       $ 11.16         281,100         10,441,854   

October 2012

     189,400       $ 11.13         470,500         10,252,454   

November 2012

     88,200       $ 10.80         558,700         10,164,254   

December 2012

     161,100       $ 10.88         719,800         10,003,154   

Total

     719,800       $ 11.04         

 

* On August 6, 2012, the Fund’s Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Fund to repurchase up to 10% of its then currently outstanding common shares in open-market transactions at a discount to net asset value. The repurchase program was announced on August 8, 2012.


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 Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

  Walter A. Row, III
  President
Date:   February 11, 2013

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/ Barbara E. Campbell

  Barbara E. Campbell
  Treasurer
Date:   February 11, 2013
By:  

/s/ Walter A. Row, III

  Walter A. Row, III
  President
Date:   February 11, 2013