Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $23,868 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 9.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $53,680 reinvested (9.3% a year), or $23,891 taking the dividends as cash, $15,367 of it paid out along the way.
ETV became
$53,680
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.3%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$44,217
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Worst drop
-38.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ETV total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +7.6% | $3,568 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +8.6% | $3,988 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +27.7% | $3,632 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +10.0% | $3,179 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −19.8% | $3,255 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +18.5% | $3,098 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +13.1% | $2,867 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +21.2% | $2,561 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −4.2% | $2,374 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +13.0% | $2,171 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +6.1% | $1,986 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +19.0% | $1,820 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +9.8% | $1,642 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +23.9% | $1,513 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +18.6% | $1,433 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +0.0% | $1,266 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −3.2% | $1,272 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +70.4% | $1,414 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −30.9% | $1,177 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ETV total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $53,680 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.3% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ETV turned $10,000 into $23,868 with dividends reinvested, 9.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ETV returned 6.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ETV's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $23,891, including $15,367 of cash received; reinvesting added $29,789.
- ETV's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (70.4%) and its worst 2008 (-30.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETV) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ETV/total-return
ETV total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ETV 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $23,868 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 9.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,904 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ETV's total return since Dec 2007?
437% in total, or 9.3% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 15%.
How much of ETV's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $29,789 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ETV's worst year?
2008, at -30.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -38.5%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.