ETB is a small-cap buy-write income vehicle that screens as attractively valued (56% margin of safety) with best-in-class margins, but revenue is down 10%, the dividend is flagged as a yield trap, momentum is negative, and only 2.1% separates the price from its stop.
Thesis pillars
- Attractive Valuation Margin Safety→Stable
- Best In Class Margins→Stable
- Declining Revenue Base→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Wri (ETB) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $15.22, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Near 52-week high (3.8% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4).
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It is co-managed by Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $15.22, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Near 52-week high (3.8% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $15.22, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Near 52-week high (3.8% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Default target $17.50 (+15.0%), stop $14.92 (−2.0%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Default target: $17.50 (+15.0% upside). Default target $17.50 (+15.0%), stop $14.92 (−2.0%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Stop-loss: $14.92.
Near 52-week high (3.8% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4).
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Wri trades at a P/E of 5.4 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 10.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
What does Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Wri do?Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance...
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It is co-managed by Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in stocks of large-cap companies. It also writes call options on one or more U.S. indices on a substantial portion of the value of its common stock portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund was formed on April 29, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.