Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETW) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETW) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $22,109 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 8.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $36,588 reinvested (7.1% a year), or $17,482 taking the dividends as cash, $12,108 of it paid out along the way.
ETW became
$36,588
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
7.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$33,701
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Worst drop
-43.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ETW total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +8.6% | $2,529 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +20.0% | $2,781 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +19.1% | $2,491 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.3% | $2,013 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −23.8% | $2,203 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +25.3% | $2,103 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +3.2% | $1,934 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +19.0% | $1,773 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −12.2% | $1,979 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +30.6% | $1,874 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +0.0% | $1,728 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +12.7% | $1,586 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +0.0% | $1,409 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +25.2% | $1,288 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +16.0% | $1,204 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −6.7% | $1,115 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −1.1% | $1,210 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +59.4% | $1,355 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −33.3% | $1,125 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ETW total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETW) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $36,588 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ETW turned $10,000 into $22,109 with dividends reinvested, 8.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ETW returned 5.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ETW's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $17,482, including $12,108 of cash received; reinvesting added $19,106.
- ETW's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (59.4%) and its worst 2008 (-33.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (ETW) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ETW/total-return
ETW total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ETW 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $22,109 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 8.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,819 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ETW's total return since Dec 2007?
266% in total, or 7.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 46%.
How much of ETW's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $19,106 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ETW's worst year?
2008, at -33.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -43.5%.
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.