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)

 

The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Alan R. Dynner
The Eaton Vance Building, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(617) 482-8260

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

June 30, 2006

 

 



Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 



Semiannual Report June 30, 2006

EATON VANCE

TAX-MANAGED

GLOBAL

BUY-WRITE

OPPORTUNITIES

FUND



IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING PRIVACY,
DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER DOCUMENTS,
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AND PROXY VOTING

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:

•  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.

•  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.

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

•  We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time upon proper notification to you. Customers may want to review our 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, Boston Management and Research, and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.

In addition, our Privacy Policy only applies 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 adviser/broker-dealer, it is likely that only such adviser'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.

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Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, may household the mailing of your documents indefinitely unless you instruct Eaton Vance, or your financial adviser, 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 adviser.

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 adviser.

Portfolio Holdings. Each Eaton Vance Fund and it's underlying Portfolio (if applicable) will file a schedule of its 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 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. This description is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.




 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

 

I N V E S T M E N T  U P D A T E

 

 

Walter A. Row, CFA

 

Eaton Vance Management

 

 

 

David Stein, PhD

 

Parametric Portfolio

 

Associates LLC

 

 

 

Thomas Seto

 

Parametric Portfolio

 

Associates LLC

 

 

 

Ronald M. Egalka

 

Rampart Investment

 

Management

 

 

The Fund

 

           Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end investment company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ETW.

 

           Based on share price, the Fund had a total return of 10.41% for the six months ended June 30, 2006. This return resulted from an increase in share price to $18.10 on June 30, 2006, from $17.20 on December 31, 2005, and the reinvestment of $0.900 in quarterly distributions.

 

           Based on net asset value (NAV), the Fund had a total return of 5.32% for the six months ended June 30, 2006. That return was the result of an increase in NAV per share to $18.68 on June 30, 2006, from $18.61 on December 31, 2005, and the reinvestment of $0.900 in quarterly distributions.

 

           For comparison, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index – an unmanaged stock-plus-covered-call index created and maintained by the Chicago Board Options Exchange  – had a return of 4.88% during the same period.(1) The S&P 500 Index – a broad-based, unmanaged, market index commonly used as a measure of overall U.S. stock market performance – had a total return of 2.71% during the same period.(1) The Nasdaq 100 Index – an unmanaged index that includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq – had a total return of -4.05% during the same period.(1) The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index – a broad-based, unmanaged index of approximately 1,000 companies based in twenty countries – had a total return of 10.16% during the same period.(1)

 

           The Fund’s Lipper peer group, Lipper Options Arbitrage/Options Strategies Funds Classification, had a return of 4.28% during the same period.(1)

 

Management Discussion

 

           The Fund’s primary objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. In pursuing these objectives, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks, including stocks of U.S. issuers (the “U.S. Segment”) and stocks of non-U.S. issuers (the “International Segment”), sells on a continuous basis call options on broad-based domestic stock indices and call options on broad-based foreign country and/or regional stock indices, and employs a number of tax-management strategies.

 

           The global stock markets demonstrated continuing volatility during the six months ended June 30, 2006. In the U.S., the market started the year slowly, faced with rising interest rates and soaring energy costs. The Federal Reserve continued its campaign of higher short-term rates, hiking its benchmark Federal Funds rate on four occasions during the six-month period. However, resilient consumer spending, surprisingly good corporate earnings and increasing merger activity propelled the market higher in the second quarter, netting modest gains for the six months ended June 30, 2006. The European markets rallied strongly in the first quarter, led by mining, commodity and energy companies. The European markets peaked in late April and early May, although those gains were trimmed significantly in the second quarter. The Japanese market rose sharply to open the year, boosted by strong consumer and business spending. However, the market retraced its gains in the second quarter, as investors pulled back in response to the prospect of higher interest rates and concerns over a high-profile Japanese trading scandal.

 

           At June 30, 2006, the Fund held a diversified portfolio representing the broad spectrum of the U.S. economy and investments in a wide range of foreign countries. The Fund’s investments in U.S. issuers (the “U.S. Segment”) constituted 52.8% of total investments. The Fund’s investments in non-U.S. issuers (the “International Segment”) represented 47.2% of total investments. The majority of the Fund’s non-

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund has no current intention to utilize leverage, but may do so in the future through the issuance of preferred shares and/or borrowings, including the issuance of debt securities. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 


(1)          It is not possible to invest directly in an Index. The Indexes’ total returns do not reflect commissions or expenses that would have been incurred if an investor individually purchased or sold the securities represented in the Indexes.

 

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.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

 

F U N D  P E R F O R M A N C E

 

U.S. investments were divided between European markets (35.1%) and Japan (10.0%).

 

           The Fund’s chief investment strategy seeks current earnings from option premiums. The level of option premium available from writing call options is dependent, to a large extent, on investors’ expectation of the future volatility of the underlying asset. This volatility expectation, or “implied volatility,” is the primary driving force in determining the level of option premiums. The implied volatility of equity index options rose significantly in the first half of 2006, in step with an increase in perceived investment risk due to economic, interest rate and geopolitical concerns.

 

The high-premium environment allowed Rampart Investment Management, the Fund’s options manager, to, in some cases, increase the degree to which call options were written “out-of-the-money.” A call option is out-of-the-money when its strike price is greater than the price of the underlying security. The Fund tends to write farther out-of-the-money options after a market decline – a good time to have more upside exposure. Conversely, the Fund tends to write closer-to-the-money options after a period of market strength – a good time to be taking a more conservative position. In effect, this strategy seeks to emulate a “buy low (less hedge)/sell high (more hedge)” investment approach.

 

           As part of its tax-managed strategy, management continued to employ tax-efficient investment techniques. These included harvesting losses to offset gains, using cash flows to avoid excess turnover, and monitoring holding periods to optimize favorable tax treatment for dividends and capital gains.

 

Performance

 

Average Annual Total Returns (by share price, New York Stock Exchange)

 

 

 

Life of Fund (9/30/05)

 

2.00

%

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

Life of Fund (9/30/05)

 

5.27

%

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or share price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund’s performance at market share price will differ from its results at NAV. Although share price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at share price can also be affected by factors such as changing perceptions about the Fund, market conditions, fluctuations in supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions. The Fund has no current intention to utilize leverage, but may do so in the future through the issuance of preferred shares and/or borrowings, including the issuance of debt securities. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance,com.

 

Sector Weightings(1)

 

By total investments

 

 


(1)          As a percentage of the Fund’s total investments as of June 30, 2006. Sector Weightings may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

Ten Largest Holdings(2)

 

By total investments

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.2

%

BP PLC

 

1.9

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

1.7

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

1.5

 

Total SA

 

1.4

 

Apple Computer, Inc.

 

1.3

 

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

 

1.3

 

Intel Corp.

 

1.3

 

Cisco Systems Inc.

 

1.3

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

1.2

 

 


(2)          Ten Largest Holdings represented 15.1% of the Fund’s total investments as of June 30, 2006. Fund information may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

The views expressed throughout this report are those of the portfolio managers and are current only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and the investment adviser disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund are based on many factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Eaton Vance fund.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Common Stocks — 101.4%  
Security   Shares   Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%  
BAE Systems PLC     150,520     $ 1,028,478    
General Dynamics Corp.     66,702       4,366,313    
Honeywell International, Inc.     152,231       6,134,909    
Lockheed Martin Corp.     48,765       3,498,401    
Northrop Grumman Corp.     58,863       3,770,764    
    $ 18,798,865    
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     74,961     $ 3,995,421    
Deutsche Post AG     295,340       7,911,160    
FedEx Corp.     28,786       3,363,932    
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     118,000       2,096,169    
    $ 17,366,682    
Airlines — 0.1%  
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     69,057     $ 1,268,984    
Japan Airlines Corp.(1)     335,000       841,196    
    $ 2,110,180    
Auto Components — 0.3%  
Bridgestone Corp.     72,000     $ 1,390,409    
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.     33,444       372,566    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     39,177       3,221,133    
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     20,000       402,749    
Stanley Electric Co.,Ltd.     17,200       355,995    
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Inc.     25,000       275,640    
Toyota Industries Corp.     9,000       356,176    
    $ 6,374,668    
Automobiles — 1.3%  
DaimlerChrysler AG     241,620     $ 11,918,650    
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     24,652       1,353,148    
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     119,200       3,790,426    
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.(1)     172,000       319,043    
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     97,600       1,066,926    
Toyota Motor Corp.     89,500       4,682,768    
Volkswagen AG     24,592       1,240,254    
Volkswagen AG     22,976       1,607,730    
    $ 25,978,945    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Beverages — 0.9%  
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     9,015     $ 646,285    
Ito En, Ltd.     16,600       607,514    
Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.     24,000       377,962    
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B     8,253       560,214    
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     19,042       612,200    
PepsiCo, Inc.     140,963       8,463,419    
Pernod-Ricard SA     7,339       1,453,109    
SABMiller PLC     65,976       1,187,950    
Sapporo Holdings, Ltd.     153,000       775,204    
Scottish & Newcastle PLC     151,490       1,426,648    
Takara Holdings, Inc.     137,000       801,657    
    $ 16,912,162    
Biotechnology — 2.6%  
Amgen, Inc.(1)     307,743     $ 20,074,076    
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)     204,749       9,486,021    
Celgene Corp.(1)     173,152       8,212,599    
Genzyme Corp.(1)     17,735       1,082,722    
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)     174,490       10,322,828    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)     186,398       2,389,622    
    $ 51,567,868    
Building Products — 0.2%  
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     160,000     $ 2,032,943    
JS Group Corp.     25,600       538,770    
Masco Corp.     17,357       514,461    
Sanwa Shutter Corp.     78,000       460,040    
    $ 3,546,214    
Capital Markets — 2.5%  
Bank of New York Co., Inc.     134,492     $ 4,330,642    
Charles Schwab Corp.     43,252       691,167    
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     160,000       1,908,611    
E*Trade Financial Corp.(1)     31,960       729,327    
Federated Investors, Inc.     15,936       501,984    
Franklin Resources, Inc.     66,123       5,740,138    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     7,200       1,083,096    
Man Group PLC     39,111       1,841,550    
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.     18,300       173,802    
Mediobanca SPA     55,007       1,075,705    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     85,000       5,912,600    
Morgan Stanley     11,743       742,275    

 

See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  
Nikko Cordial Corp.     81,000     $ 1,035,963    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     69,300       1,302,910    
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     18,174       687,159    
UBS AG     205,567       22,457,422    
    $ 50,214,351    
Chemicals — 1.7%  
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     9,559     $ 611,011    
BASF AG     140,361       11,256,894    
BOC Group PLC     53,805       1,573,346    
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.     62,000       508,899    
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.     120,000       451,659    
Dow Chemical Co.     73,566       2,871,281    
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.     19,328       804,045    
Eastman Chemical Co.     11,375       614,250    
Ecolab, Inc.     16,822       682,637    
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     35,000       219,062    
Monsanto Co.     52,707       4,437,402    
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.     184,000       1,535,921    
Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.     87,000       1,088,313    
Nitto Denko Corp.     5,600       399,406    
Rohm & Haas Co.     12,829       642,989    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     65,000       3,539,256    
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.     39,000       367,271    
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     72,000       571,821    
Teijin, Ltd.     179,000       1,138,736    
Zeon Corp.     19,000       226,899    
    $ 33,541,098    
Commercial Banks — 9.7%  
ABN AMRO Holdings NV     422,512     $ 11,567,254    
Banca Intesa SPA     295,707       1,600,243    
Banco Popular Espanol SA     81,170       1,209,909    
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA     1,280,098       18,699,448    
Bank of America Corp.     325,118       15,638,176    
Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd.     32,000       243,705    
Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.     113,000       874,014    
Barclays PLC     1,305,495       14,802,186    
BNP Paribas SA     14,125       1,350,270    
Comerica, Inc.     8,894       462,399    
Commerzbank AG     48,772       1,768,556    
Credit Agricole SA     203,148       7,707,055    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Commercial Banks (continued)  
Danske Bank A/S     174,280     $ 6,616,101    
DNB NOR ASA     105,036       1,306,063    
First Horizon National Corp.     14,106       567,061    
HSBC Holdings PLC     1,878,108       33,051,730    
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     22,759       536,657    
Joyo Bank, Ltd.     37,000       225,212    
KeyCorp     16,538       590,076    
Lloyds TSB Group PLC     910,946       8,925,341    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.     36,714       1,679,298    
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     25       212,253    
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.     155,000       380,370    
National City Corp.     168,516       6,098,594    
North Fork Bancorp, Inc.     157,976       4,766,136    
Placer Sierra Bancshares     7,177       166,435    
Regions Financial Corp.     16,786       555,952    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     471,202       15,470,063    
Sanpaolo IMI SPA     389,520       6,884,209    
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB     51,831       1,233,395    
Societe Generale     102,929       15,107,947    
Sterling Bancorp     25,916       505,362    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     105       1,113,148    
Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.     191,000       2,093,377    
Svenska Handelsbanken AB     48,059       1,236,918    
Synovus Financial Corp.     19,321       517,416    
UnicCredito Italiano SPA     195,279       1,519,537    
Wells Fargo & Co.     52,300       3,508,284    
    $ 190,790,150    
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1%  
Adecco SA     28,437     $ 1,676,425    
Avery Dennison Corp.     10,114       587,219    
Cendant Corp.     126,039       2,053,175    
Cintas Corp.     136,477       5,426,326    
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     98,000       1,516,929    
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.     73,912       2,361,488    
Equifax, Inc.     15,217       522,552    
Half (Robert) International, Inc.     15,815       664,230    
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     36,173       1,493,945    
Resources Connection, Inc.(1)     44,239       1,106,860    
SECOM Co., Ltd.     71,000       3,359,846    
SGS SA     1,164       1,102,546    
Waste Management, Inc.     18,690       670,597    
    $ 22,542,138    

 

See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Communications Equipment — 4.4%  
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)     1,277,165     $ 24,943,032    
Corning, Inc.(1)     179,244       4,335,912    
Motorola, Inc.     149,639       3,015,226    
Nokia Oyj     680,083       13,782,828    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     729,121       29,215,878    
Research in Motion, Ltd.(1)     52,753       3,680,577    
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson     2,407,117       7,936,508    
    $ 86,909,961    
Computer Peripherals — 3.2%  
Apple Computer, Inc.(1)     459,775     $ 26,262,348    
Dell, Inc.(1)     368,613       8,997,843    
Diebold, Inc.     42,647       1,732,321    
EMC Corp.(1)     279,905       3,070,558    
Fujitsu, Ltd.     200,000       1,551,738    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     207,871       6,585,353    
International Business Machines Corp.     153,614       11,800,627    
McDATA Corp., Class A(1)     101,887       415,699    
Palm, Inc.(1)     54,994       885,403    
Toshiba Corp.     191,000       1,248,492    
    $ 62,550,382    
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%  
Chiyoda Corp.     67,000     $ 1,372,251    
Fluor Corp.     8,474       787,489    
JGC Corp.     64,000       1,103,031    
Kajima Corp.     151,000       693,704    
Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.     97,000       362,188    
    $ 4,318,663    
Construction Materials — 0.1%  
Holcim, Ltd.     14,620     $ 1,118,534    
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.     337,000       1,038,853    
Vulcan Materials Co.     7,353       573,534    
    $ 2,730,921    
Consumer Finance — 0.1%  
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     41,400     $ 1,963,720    
UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.     59,000       478,323    
    $ 2,442,043    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  
Bemis Co., Inc.     21,337     $ 653,339    
Temple-Inland, Inc.     28,051       1,202,546    
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.     51,400       934,225    
    $ 2,790,110    
Distributors — 0.0%  
Genuine Parts Co.     12,278     $ 511,501    
    $ 511,501    
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%  
H&R Block, Inc.     190,927     $ 4,555,518    
    $ 4,555,518    
Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%  
CITGroup, Inc.     27,153     $ 1,419,830    
Citigroup, Inc.     379,082       18,286,916    
Deutsche Boerse AG     13,303       1,809,117    
Fortis     212,310       7,226,245    
ING Groep NV     421,640       16,547,381    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     124,797       5,241,474    
Moody's Corp.     59,015       3,213,957    
    $ 53,744,920    
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%  
AT&T Corp.     151,129     $ 4,214,988    
Citizens Communications Co.     465,146       6,070,155    
Deutsche Telekom AG     549,716       8,826,843    
Embarq Corp.(1)     13,779       564,801    
France Telecom SA     137,691       2,936,998    
Qwest Communications International, Inc.(1)     313,368       2,535,147    
Telecom Italia SPA     1,864,846       4,811,462    
Telefonica SA     936,051       15,554,769    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     246,478       8,254,548    
    $ 53,769,711    
Electric Utilities — 1.3%  
Enel SPA     1,205,625     $ 10,368,844    
Fortum Oyj     55,552       1,418,796    
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     13,400       311,939    
PPL Corp.     44,342       1,432,247    
Progress Energy, Inc.     142,438       6,106,317    

 

See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  
Scottish and Southern Energy PLC     78,146     $ 1,662,294    
Scottish Power PLC     103,495       1,115,066    
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     57,300       1,584,915    
Union Fenosa SA     25,318       979,979    
    $ 24,980,397    
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%  
ABB Ltd.     109,913     $ 1,424,258    
Cooper Industries, Ltd., Class A     41,187       3,827,096    
Emerson Electric Co.     96,516       8,089,006    
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.     217,000       1,137,689    
Fujikura, Ltd.     80,000       884,083    
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.     87,000       563,915    
Hitachi Cable, Ltd.     41,000       190,322    
Schneider Electric SA     11,952       1,243,592    
Ushio, Inc.     10,900       230,707    
    $ 17,590,668    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.8%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1)     73,937     $ 2,333,452    
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     74,700       934,882    
Anritsu Corp.     33,000       175,939    
Hoya Corp.     11,700       416,977    
Kyocera Corp.     74,600       5,792,421    
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     7,700       460,743    
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     6,400       416,298    
Omron Corp.     11,800       300,608    
TDK Corp.     66,700       5,062,818    
    $ 15,894,138    
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%  
BJ Services Co.     14,856     $ 553,535    
Halliburton Co.     87,526       6,495,304    
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.(1)     7,944       503,014    
Noble Corp.     57,947       4,312,416    
Transocean, Inc.(1)     56,851       4,566,272    
    $ 16,430,541    
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%  
Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd.     16,500     $ 357,087    
CVS Corp.     208,079       6,388,025    
Familymart Co., Ltd.     10,600       305,987    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)  
Koninklijke Ahold NV(1)     153,410     $ 1,328,089    
Lawson, Inc.     10,800       394,016    
Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd.     8,200       208,327    
Metro AG     28,658       1,621,106    
Seven and I Holdings Co., Ltd.     94,200       3,109,277    
SUPERVALU, Inc.     17,345       532,492    
Sysco Corp.     100,301       3,065,199    
UNY Co., Ltd.     21,000       310,053    
Walgreen Co.     92,732       4,158,103    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     257,716       12,414,180    
    $ 34,191,941    
Food Products — 2.0%  
Campbell Soup Co.     17,968     $ 666,792    
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     77,043       1,703,421    
H.J. Heinz Co.     14,987       617,764    
Hershey Co.     9,378       516,446    
Kellogg Co.     11,886       575,639    
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.     266,000       1,357,235    
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.     492,000       1,355,928    
Nestle SA     69,269       21,673,132    
Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.     11,700       413,684    
Sara Lee Corp.     32,588       522,060    
Unilever NV     463,239       10,487,607    
    $ 39,889,708    
Gas Utilities — 0.2%  
Gas Natural SDG SA     45,614     $ 1,392,553    
Gaz de France     26,064       873,637    
Nicor, Inc.     12,565       521,448    
Peoples Energy Corp.     13,340       479,039    
Snam Rete Gas     218,242       958,660    
    $ 4,225,337    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%  
Becton, Dickinson and Co.     9,970     $ 609,466    
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)     31,355       528,018    
C.R. Bard, Inc.     7,942       581,831    
Fisher Scientific International, Inc.(1)     27,318       1,995,580    
Hospira, Inc.(1)     13,029       559,465    
Immucor, Inc.(1)     58,135       1,117,936    
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)     37,629       4,439,093    

 

See notes to financial statements

6



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  
Medtronic, Inc.     134,465     $ 6,309,098    
Olympus Corp.     64,000       1,713,355    
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(1)     13,530       438,643    
Terumo Corp.     48,700       1,628,361    
    $ 19,920,846    
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2%  
Caremark Rx, Inc.     39,458     $ 1,967,770    
Coventry Health Care, Inc.(1)     42,975       2,361,047    
Genesis HealthCare Corp.(1)     19,809       938,352    
HCA, Inc.     94,003       4,056,229    
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A     24,182       476,627    
Humana, Inc.(1)     35,364       1,899,047    
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings(1)     58,414       3,635,103    
Manor Care, Inc.     42,178       1,978,992    
McKesson Corp.     125,474       5,932,411    
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     22,456       1,345,564    
    $ 24,591,142    
Health Care Technology — 0.1%  
Emdeon Corp.(1)     104,294     $ 1,294,289    
IMS Health, Inc.     20,213       542,719    
    $ 1,837,008    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%  
Accor SA     26,214     $ 1,594,245    
Carnival Corp.     128,046       5,344,640    
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.     90,811       6,463,927    
International Game Technology     19,378       735,201    
Six Flags, Inc.(1)     43,632       245,212    
Skylark Co., Ltd.     17,400       381,198    
Starbucks Corp.(1)     230,561       8,705,983    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     54,114       3,265,239    
Wendy's International, Inc.     23,698       1,381,356    
Yum! Brands, Inc.     78,857       3,964,141    
    $ 32,081,142    
Household Durables — 1.0%  
D.R. Horton, Inc.     65,363     $ 1,556,947    
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.     9,200       510,929    
Electrolux AB     47,576       685,641    
Fortune Brands, Inc.     36,182       2,569,284    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Household Durables (continued)  
Husqvarna AB, Class B(1)     47,576     $ 572,950    
Makita Corp.     21,000       662,978    
Pioneer Corp.     89,500       1,443,364    
Sekisui House, Ltd.     174,000       2,390,337    
Sharp Corp.     86,000       1,361,045    
Snap-On, Inc.     15,120       611,150    
Sony Corp.     63,300       2,793,950    
Stanley Works     48,688       2,299,047    
Thomson(1)     53,754       887,982    
Whirlpool Corp.     7,584       626,818    
    $ 18,972,422    
Household Products — 0.8%  
Henkel KGaA     10,271     $ 1,171,865    
Kao Corp.     124,000       3,249,316    
Procter & Gamble Co.     196,035       10,899,546    
    $ 15,320,727    
Independent Power Producers & Energy
Traders — 0.4%
 
TXU Corp.     129,585     $ 7,747,887    
    $ 7,747,887    
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4%  
3M Co.     81,121     $ 6,552,143    
General Electric Co.     673,171       22,187,716    
Siemens AG     171,864       14,924,810    
Tyco International, Ltd.     150,105       4,127,888    
    $ 47,792,557    
Insurance — 4.0%  
ACE, Ltd.     78,172     $ 3,954,721    
AFLAC, Inc.     68,355       3,168,254    
Alleanza Asicurazioni SPA     106,954       1,212,250    
Allstate Corp.     134,987       7,387,839    
American International Group, Inc.     169,786       10,025,863    
AON Corp.     16,722       582,260    
AXA SA     431,704       13,968,848    
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     12,917       607,228    
CNP Assurances     12,081       1,146,354    
Corp Mapfre SA     49,878       920,742    
Friends Provident PLC     329,449       1,089,572    

 

See notes to financial statements

7



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Insurance (continued)  
Lincoln National Corp.     19,628     $ 1,107,804    
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     83,242       2,238,377    
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG     64,144       8,744,354    
Old Mutual PLC     330,882       999,301    
Prudential Financial, Inc.     55,210       4,289,817    
Prudential PLC     800,151       9,049,712    
Resolution PLC     86,351       1,070,249    
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.     91,000       1,271,307    
T & D Holdings, Inc.     17,500       1,412,355    
XL Capital Ltd., Class A     59,414       3,642,078    
    $ 77,889,285    
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.4%  
GUS PLC     69,063     $ 1,233,002    
IAC/InterActiveCorp(1)     273,397       7,242,287    
    $ 8,475,289    
Internet Software & Services — 2.5%  
eAccess, Ltd.     365     $ 239,444    
eBay, Inc.(1)     417,326       12,223,479    
Google, Inc., Class A(1)     55,480       23,264,428    
Yahoo!, Inc.(1)     390,180       12,875,940    
    $ 48,603,291    
IT Services — 0.7%  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(1)     12,680     $ 745,838    
CheckFree Corp.(1)     66,718       3,306,544    
CSK Holdings Corp.     52,000       2,376,533    
Electronic Data Systems Corp.     26,776       644,231    
Kanbay International, Inc.(1)     27,846       404,881    
MoneyGram International, Inc.     25,276       858,120    
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.     2,800       346,773    
NTT Data Corp.     706       3,066,558    
Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. ADR     56,732       1,880,098    
    $ 13,629,576    
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.3%  
Eastman Kodak Co.     20,370     $ 484,399    
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.     46,800       1,572,845    
Hasbro, Inc.     26,234       475,098    
Mattel, Inc.     31,709       523,516    
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.     22,900       349,227    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Leisure Equipment & Products (continued)  
Nikon Corp.     86,000     $ 1,506,175    
Sankyo Co., Ltd.     4,500       285,944    
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     10,700       397,168    
    $ 5,594,372    
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  
Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group     50,825     $ 1,644,189    
PerkinElmer, Inc.     27,425       573,183    
    $ 2,217,372    
Machinery — 1.6%  
Amada Co., Ltd.     38,000     $ 399,431    
Amano Corp.     26,000       387,196    
Danaher Corp.     34,126       2,194,984    
Deere & Co.     93,444       7,801,640    
Dover Corp.     13,219       653,415    
Eaton Corp.     46,216       3,484,686    
Ebara Corp.     337,000       1,441,673    
Fanuc, Ltd.     71,900       6,465,401    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     13,282       630,895    
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.     209,000       704,996    
Komatsu, Ltd.     93,000       1,852,629    
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.     14,700       302,336    
MAN AG     17,561       1,269,266    
Minebea Co., Ltd.     226,000       1,233,773    
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.     154,000       472,446    
NSK, Ltd.     173,000       1,437,788    
Pall Corp.     19,443       544,404    
Parker Hannifin Corp.     8,874       688,622    
    $ 31,965,581    
Marine — 0.2%  
AP Moller-Maersk A/S     307     $ 2,394,126    
Nippon Yusen KK     175,000       1,140,156    
    $ 3,534,282    
Media — 2.4%  
CBS Corp., Class B     87,263     $ 2,360,464    
Comcast Corp., Class A(1)     350,863       11,487,255    
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.     55,771       1,952,543    
EchoStar Communications Corp., Class A(1)     32,305       995,317    
Fuji Television Network, Inc.     216       480,198    

 

See notes to financial statements

8



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Media (continued)  
Gannett Co., Inc.     54,966     $ 3,074,248    
Getty Images, Inc.(1)     5,657       359,276    
Lagardere S.C.A.     13,101       965,395    
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.,     48,277       2,424,954    
Mediaset SPA     100,838       1,187,671    
Meredith Corp.     10,553       522,796    
NTL, Inc.     89,244       2,222,176    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     41,321       3,681,288    
Telefonica Publicidad E Informacion SA     118,091       1,277,177    
TiVo, Inc.(1)     196,331       1,403,767    
Univision Communications, Inc., Class A(1)     42,797       1,433,700    
Viacom, Inc., Class B(1)     87,263       3,127,506    
Walt Disney Co.     224,507       6,735,210    
XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)     169,572       2,484,230    
    $ 48,175,171    
Metals & Mining — 2.0%  
Alcan, Inc.     41,646     $ 1,954,863    
Alcoa, Inc.     49,548       1,603,373    
Anglo American PLC     195,022       7,957,923    
Arcelor     58,395       2,825,259    
Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.     146,000       1,299,161    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B     72,782       4,032,851    
Nucor Corp.     85,478       4,637,182    
Rio Tinto PLC     236,332       12,446,584    
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.     302,000       1,249,099    
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     15,000       196,773    
Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.     142,000       1,013,039    
    $ 39,216,107    
Multiline Retail — 1.1%  
Dollar General Corp.     151,116     $ 2,112,602    
Federated Department Stores, Inc.     151,948       5,561,297    
Hankyu Department Stores     42,000       326,200    
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.     10,989       741,867    
Nordstrom, Inc.     42,995       1,569,318    
PPR SA     12,595       1,604,280    
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     3,600       296,333    
Sears Holdings Corp.(1)     62,826       9,727,978    
    $ 21,939,875    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Multi-Utilities — 1.7%  
Ameren Corp.     89,366     $ 4,512,983    
Centrica PLC     281,371       1,481,917    
Duke Energy Corp.     104,432       3,067,168    
KeySpan Corp.     14,259       576,064    
National Grid PLC     115,397       1,247,099    
NiSource, Inc.     161,910       3,536,114    
PG&E Corp.     16,823       660,807    
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     56,822       3,757,071    
RWE AG     22,826       1,714,875    
Suez SA (Brussels Exchange)     52,258       2,152,823    
Suez SA (Paris Exchange)     171,500       7,119,821    
Suez SA STRIP VVPR(1)     53,996       691    
TECO Energy, Inc.     30,971       462,707    
United Utilities PLC     97,162       1,150,802    
Veolia Environnement     31,200       1,609,330    
Xcel Energy, Inc.     15,922       305,384    
    $ 33,355,656    
Office Electronics — 0.3%  
Canon, Inc.     109,200     $ 5,357,668    
Xerox Corp.(1)     38,686       538,122    
    $ 5,895,790    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.3%  
BP PLC     3,286,131     $ 38,108,867    
Chevron Corp.     90,016       5,586,393    
ConocoPhillips     144,488       9,468,299    
El Paso Corp.     56,715       850,725    
EnCana Corp.     13,766       724,642    
ENI SPA     515,272       15,130,338    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     386,451       23,708,769    
Frontline, Ltd.     27,509       1,027,029    
Hugoton Royalty Trust     717       21,295    
Murphy Oil Corp.     10,642       594,462    
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.     25,000       211,253    
Parallel Petroleum Corp.(1)     84,529       2,088,712    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A     507,453       17,058,793    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B     383,980       13,414,680    
Ship Finance International, Ltd.     1,812       30,576    
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     119,900       1,410,075    
Sunoco, Inc.     15,302       1,060,276    
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     42,000       432,435    

 

See notes to financial statements

9



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  
Total SA     424,404     $ 27,871,150    
Williams Cos., Inc.     215,545       5,035,131    
XTO Energy, Inc.     12,033       532,701    
    $ 164,366,601    
Paper and Forest Products — 0.2%  
International Paper Co.     50,046     $ 1,616,486    
Nippon Paper Group, Inc.     190       777,844    
OJI Paper Co., Ltd.     164,000       934,062    
    $ 3,328,392    
Personal Products — 0.2%  
Alberto-Culver Co.     11,849     $ 577,283    
Beiersdorf AG     9,572       1,441,157    
Oriflame Cosmetics SA     36,069       1,198,599    
    $ 3,217,039    
Pharmaceuticals — 7.7%  
Abbott Laboratories     212,635     $ 9,273,012    
Allergan, Inc.     20,957       2,247,848    
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     67,800       2,495,038    
AstraZeneca PLC     200,545       12,061,229    
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     330,336       8,542,489    
Chugai Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.     70,000       1,430,893    
Cypress Bioscience, Inc.(1)     25,169       154,538    
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     11,800       325,109    
Eisai Co., Ltd.     85,900       3,873,478    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     920,920       25,704,965    
Johnson & Johnson Co.     144,723       8,671,802    
Merck & Co., Inc.     269,420       9,814,971    
Novartis AG     206,358       11,114,143    
Pfizer, Inc.     599,790       14,077,071    
Roche Holding AG     118,891       19,579,271    
Sanofi-Synthelabo SA     167,961       16,359,398    
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     18,900       449,852    
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     81,900       5,103,655    
Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.     28,000       345,656    
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International     43,284       732,365    
    $ 152,356,783    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%  
Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A     42,450     $ 1,844,453    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  
Archstone-Smith Trust     13,432     $ 683,286    
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     33,128       724,509    
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.     50       445,978    
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.     50       393,787    
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.     56       543,200    
Simon Property Group, Inc.     35,779       2,967,510    
    $ 7,602,723    
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  
Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.     219,000     $ 1,274,903    
NTT Urban Development Corp.     83       650,520    
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.     72,000       1,778,557    
Tokyu Land Corp.     29,000       226,183    
    $ 3,930,163    
Road & Rail — 0.2%  
CSX Corp.     11,897     $ 838,025    
East Japan Railway Co.     50       372,136    
Kinetsu Corp.     91,000       303,837    
Ryder System, Inc.     15,960       932,543    
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     154,000       735,322    
    $ 3,181,863    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 4.5%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)     22,060     $ 538,705    
Advantest Corp.     64,400       6,593,033    
Analog Devices, Inc.     33,409       1,073,765    
Applied Materials, Inc.     498,564       8,116,622    
Atheros Communications, Inc.(1)     55,283       1,048,166    
Intel Corp.     1,347,413       25,533,476    
Intersil Corp., Class A     40,863       950,065    
KLA-Tencor Corp.     154,838       6,436,616    
LSI Logic Corp.(1)     56,168       502,704    
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.(1)     123,910       5,492,930    
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     301,951       9,695,647    
Microchip Technology, Inc.     191,324       6,418,920    
Micron Technology, Inc.(1)     80,894       1,218,264    
NVIDIA Corp.(1)     142,807       3,040,361    
ROHM Co., Ltd.     2,400       215,019    
Silicon Image, Inc.(1)     108,396       1,168,509    
STMicroelectronics N.V.     100,381       1,613,123    

 

See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2006

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  
Teradyne, Inc.(1)     33,940     $ 472,784    
Tessera Technologies, Inc.(1)     26,615       731,913    
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.     67,300       4,707,911    
Unaxis Holding AG(1)     6,348       1,758,799    
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(1)     33,128       789,772    
    $ 88,117,104    
Software — 4.5%  
Autodesk, Inc.(1)     101,343     $ 3,492,280    
BMC Software, Inc.(1)     26,642       636,744    
CA, Inc.     43,249       888,767    
Compuware Corp.(1)     58,560       392,352    
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)     118,496       5,100,068    
Konami Corp.     85,700       1,894,393    
Microsoft Corp.     1,930,096       44,971,237    
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     4,100       689,644    
Oracle Corp.(1)     1,208,900       17,516,961    
Oracle Corp.     10,800       506,285    
Symantec Corp.(1)     598,288       9,297,396    
Trend Micro, Inc.     70,000       2,365,780    
    $ 87,751,907    
Specialty Retail — 1.1%  
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     46,375     $ 2,570,566    
Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.     9,600       301,002    
Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc.(1)     167,745       5,564,102    
Best Buy Co., Inc.     57,465       3,151,381    
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.     22,809       444,776    
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     65,600       5,374,984    
Inditex SA     44,192       1,862,468    
Office Depot, Inc.(1)     17,560       667,280    
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     1,900       208,692    
Tiffany & Co.     13,839       456,964    
TJX Companies, Inc.     25,596       585,125    
    $ 21,187,340    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  
Coach, Inc.(1)     37,247     $ 1,113,685    
Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, Class A     33,833       1,542,776    
Nike, Inc., Class B     72,969       5,910,489    
Onward Kashiyama Company, Ltd.     24,000       369,722    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)  
Swatch Group AG, Class B     6,996     $ 1,176,608    
Toyobo Co., Ltd.     298,000       845,609    
Unitika, Ltd.     158,000       258,416    
    $ 11,217,305    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%  
Commercial Capital Bancorp     30,478     $ 480,029    
Countrywide Financial Corp.     19,114       727,861    
Fannie Mae     118,647       5,706,921    
PFF Bancorp, Inc.     52,597       1,744,117    
    $ 8,658,928    
Tobacco — 1.1%  
Altadis SA     29,497     $ 1,392,400    
Altria Group, Inc.     127,887       9,390,742    
Gallaher Group PLC     84,360       1,317,971    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     46,553       1,436,072    
Reynolds American, Inc.     45,902       5,292,501    
Swedish Match AB     92,749       1,492,573    
UST, Inc.     28,896       1,305,810    
    $ 21,628,069    
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  
ITOCHU Corp.     24,000     $ 211,453    
Marubeni Corp.     39,000       208,633    
Mitsui and Co., Ltd.     180,000       2,547,777    
Toyota Tsusho Corp.     56,591       1,361,398    
WW Grainger, Inc.     8,452       635,844    
    $ 4,965,105    
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%  
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     40,100     $ 938,915    
Autoroutes du Sud de la France     20,604       1,312,514    
    $ 2,251,429    
Water Utilities — 0.1%  
Kelda Group PLC     79,871     $ 1,129,180    
Severn Trent PLC     61,138       1,322,126    
    $ 2,451,306    

 

See notes to financial statements

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  
Bouygues SA     28,071     $ 1,440,961    
KDDI Corp.     630       3,881,484    
NII Holdings, Inc., Class B(1)     100,807       5,683,499    
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.     148       216,766    
Softbank Corp.     198,300       4,451,271    
Sprint Nextel Corp.     275,590       5,509,044    
Vodafone Group PLC     8,704,572       18,529,783    
    $ 39,712,808    
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,893,391,646)
          $ 2,001,950,024    
Total Investments — 101.4%
(identified cost $1,893,391,646)
          $ 2,001,950,024    
Covered Call Options Written — (2.1)%  

 

Type of Contract   Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
  Value  
Eurotop 100 Index, Expires 7/18/06,
Strike 269.00
    25,802     $ 11,309,017     $ (21,191,440 )  
Nasdaq 100 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,560.00
    572       1,695,462       (2,259,400 )  
Nasdaq 100 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,565.00
    575       1,959,887       (1,955,000 )  
Nasdaq 100 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,575.00
    1,656       4,942,308       (4,471,200 )  
Nikkei Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 15,600.00
    1,493       4,254,977       (1,698,213 )  
S & P 500 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,255.00
    1,021       1,692,818       (2,787,330 )  
S & P 500 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,260.00
    820       1,277,560       (1,951,600 )  
S & P 500 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,265.00
    1,382       2,249,896       (2,902,200 )  
S & P 500 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,275.00
    1,606       2,564,736       (2,296,580 )  
S & P 500 Index, Expires 7/22/06,
Strike 1,280.00
    371       596,568       (400,680 )  
Total Call Options Written
(premiums received $32,543,229)
                  $ (41,913,643 )  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.7%                   $ 13,324,711    
Net Assets — 100.0%                   $ 1,973,361,092    

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt

(1)  Non-income producing security.

Country Concentration of Portfolio  
Country   Percentage of
Total Investments
  Value  
United States     52.8 %   $ 1,057,677,294    
United Kingdom     11.6       232,835,686    
Japan     10.0       199,419,852    
France     5.4       108,706,400    
Switzerland     4.2       84,623,914    
Germany     3.9       78,495,622    
Netherlands     2.9       58,602,246    
Italy     2.2       44,748,919    
Spain     2.2       44,228,361    
Cayman Islands     0.8       16,475,488    
Finland     0.8       15,201,625    
Bermuda     0.7       14,505,518    
Sweden     0.7       13,157,985    
Denmark     0.5       9,010,226    
Belgium     0.4       7,226,245    
Other Countries, less than 0.3% each     0.9       17,034,643    
      100.0 %   $ 2,001,950,024    

 

See notes to financial statements

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of June 30, 2006

Assets  
Investments, at value (identified cost, $1,893,391,646)   $ 2,001,950,024    
Cash     12,298,418    
Foreign currency, at value (cost, $415,224)     418,613    
Receivable for investments sold     1,509,030    
Dividends and interest receivable     2,851,526    
Tax reclaims receivable     588,234    
Total assets   $ 2,019,615,845    
Liabilities  
Written Options outstanding, at value (premiums received $32,543,229)   $ 41,913,643    
Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts     2,485,035    
Payable to affiliate for investment advisory fee     1,626,161    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     6,339    
Accrued expenses     223,575    
Total liabilities   $ 46,254,753    
Net assets applicable to common shares   $ 1,973,361,092    
Sources of Net Assets  
Common Shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized,
105,655,000 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 1,056,550    
Additional paid-in capital     1,986,943,183    
Accumulated net realized loss (computed on the basis of identified cost)     (32,378,674 )  
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (79,011,386 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     96,751,419    
Net assets applicable to common shares   $ 1,973,361,092    
Net Asset Value Per Common Share  
($1,973,361,092 ÷ 105,655,000 common shares
issued and outstanding)
  $ 18.68    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006

Investment Income  
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,916,340)   $ 26,661,170    
Interest     294,111    
Total investment income   $ 26,955,281    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 10,046,391    
Trustees' fees and expenses     12,163    
Custodian fee     475,242    
Printing and postage     123,154    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     30,028    
Legal and accounting services     25,981    
Miscellaneous     118,946    
Total expenses   $ 10,831,905    
Net investment income   $ 16,123,376    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ 12,157,718    
Written options     40,096,596    
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contract
transactions
    3,243,224    
Net realized gain   $ 55,497,538    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ 45,107,484    
Written options     (12,257,557 )  
Foreign currency and forward foreign currency exchange contracts     (2,426,637 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ 30,423,290    
Net realized and unrealized gain   $ 85,920,828    
Net increase in net assets from operations   $ 102,044,204    

 

See notes to financial statements

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
December 31, 2005(1) 
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 16,123,376     $ 3,153,994    
Net realizd gain (loss) from investment
transactions, written options and  
foreign currency and forward  
foreign currency exchange contract  
transactions
    55,497,538       (72,483,303 )  
Net change in unrealized apreciation
(depreciation) from investments,  
written options and foreign  
currency and forward foreign  
currency exchange contracts
    30,423,290       66,328,129    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
operations
  $ 102,044,204     $ (3,001,180 )  
Distributions to common shareholders —
From net investment income
  $ (95,089,500 )   $ (3,253,354 )  
From net realized gain           (15,338,811 )  
Tax return of capital           (28,952,585 )  
Total distributions to common shareholders   $ (95,089,500 )   $ (47,544,750 )  
Capital share transactions —
Proceeds from sale of common shares
  $     $ 2,017,915,000 (2)   
Offering costs     (213,482 )     (849,200 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital share transactions
  $ (213,482 )   $ 2,017,065,800    
Net increase in net assets   $ 6,741,222     $ 1,966,519,870    
Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shares
 
At beginning of period   $ 1,966,619,870     $ 100,000    
At end of period   $ 1,973,361,092     $ 1,966,619,870    
Distributions in excess
of net investment
income included in net
assets applicable to
common shares
 
At end of period   $ (79,011,386 )   $ (45,262 )  

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, September 30, 2005, to December 31, 2005.

(2)  Proceeds from sales of shares net of sales load paid of $95,085,000.

See notes to financial statements

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

Selected data for a common share outstanding during the periods stated

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)(1) 
  Period Ended
December 31,
2005(1)(2) 
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 18.610     $ 19.100 (3)   
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income   $ 0.153     $ 0.031    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     0.819       (0.063 )  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ 0.972     $ (0.032 )  
Less distributions to common shareholders  
From net investment income   $ (0.900 )   $ (0.031 )  
From net realized gain           (0.145 )  
From tax return of capital           (0.274 )  
Total distributions to common shareholders   $ (0.900 )   $ (0.450 )  
Common Shares offering costs charged to paid-in capital   $ (0.002 )   $ (0.008 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 18.680     $ 18.610    
Market value — End of period   $ 18.100     $ 17.200    
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4)      5.32 %     (0.04 )%(5)   
Total Investment Return on Market Value(4)      10.41 %     (7.62 )%(5)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 1,973,361     $ 1,966,620    
Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):  
Net Expenses(6)     1.08 %     1.07 %   
Net investment income(6)     1.60 %     0.64 %   
Portfolio Turnover     4 %     6 %  

 

  The operating expenses of the Fund reflect a reimbursement of organization expenses by the Adviser. Had such actions not been taken, the ratios and net investment income per share would have changed by less than 0.005% and $0.0005, respectively.

(1)  Computed using average common shares outstanding.

(2)  For the period from the start of business, September 30, 2005, to December 31, 2005.

(3)  Net Asset Value at beginning of period reflects the deduction of the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder from the $20.00 offering price.

(4)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested. Total return is not computed on an annualized basis.

(5)  Total investment return on net asset value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the net asset value on the last day of the period reported. Total investment return on market value is calculated assuming a purchase at the offering price of $20.00 less the sales load of $0.90 per share paid by the shareholder on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of the period reported. Total investment return on net asset value and total return on market value are not computed on an annualized basis.

(6)  Annualized.

See notes to financial statements

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1  Significant Accounting Policies

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated March 30, 2005. The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. In pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund will evaluate returns on an after-tax basis, seeking to minimize and defer shareholder federal income taxes. The Fund will seek to generate current earnings in part by employing an options strategy of writing index call options on at least 80% of the value of the Fund's total assets under normal market conditions. 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 — Securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange generally are valued at the last sale 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 National Market System generally are valued at the official NASDAQ 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 an independent pricing service. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on the principal exchange or board of trade on which the options are traded or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the latest bid and asked prices therefore. Futures positions on securities and currencies generally are valued at closing settlement prices. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, they will be valued by a pricing service. Other fixed income and debt securities, including listed securities and securities for which price quotations are available, will normally be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service. 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 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 held by the Fund for which valuations or market quotations are unavailable and investments for which the price of the security is not believed to represent its fair market value, are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund considering relevant factors, data and information including the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded.

B  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. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

C  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 taxable income, including any net realized capital gain on investments. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

At December 31, 2005, net capital losses of $79,429,648 attributable to security transactions incurred after October 31, 2005, are treated as arising on the first day of the Fund's taxable year ending December 31, 2006.

D  Foreign Currency Translation — Investment valuations, other assets, and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investment securities and income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Recognized gains or losses on

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

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.

E  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call option, an amount equal to 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 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. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities 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 underlying the written option.

F  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The Fund may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as nonhedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains and losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until such time as the contracts have been closed or offset.

G  Offering Costs — Costs incurred by the Fund in connection with the offering of the common shares were recorded as a reduction of capital paid in excess of par applicable to common shares.

H  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.

I  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, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. 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.

J  Other — Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

K  Expense Reduction — Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with IBT. All credit balances used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, there were no credit balances used to reduce the Fund's custodian fee.

L  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2006 and for the six months then ended have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of the Fund's management reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements.

2  Distribution to Shareholders

The Fund intends to make quarterly distributions of net investment income and short-term gains in excess of long-term capital losses. At least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any. In certain circumstances, a portion of distributions to shareholders may be characterized as a return of capital for federal income tax purposes. As of June 30, 2006, the amount estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $88,284,839. The final determination of tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which

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time it will be reported to shareholders. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions and the Fund's distribution policy could change. 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.

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. Under the advisory agreement, EVM receives a monthly advisory fee in the amount of 1.00% annually of average daily gross assets of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the advisory fee amounted to $10,046,391. Pursuant to subadvisory agreements, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management to Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (Parametric), an affiliate, and EVM has delegated the investment management of the Fund's option strategy to Rampart Investment Management Company (Rampart). EVM pays Parametric and Rampart a portion of the advisory fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund.

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 six months ended June 30, 2006, no significant amounts have been deferred.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of the above organization.

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $81,560,583 and $126,928,704, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

5  Federal Income Tax Basis of Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments owned by the Fund at June 30, 2006, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments      
Aggregate cost   $ 1,893,456,834    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 182,257,278    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (73,764,088 )  
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 108,493,190    

 

6  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Agreement and Declaration of Trust permits the Fund to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional $0.01 par value common shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in common shares were as follows:

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
  Period Ended
December 31, 2005(1) 
 
Sales           105,655,000    
Net increase           105,655,000    

 

(1)  For the period from the start of business, September 30, 2005, to December 31, 2005.

7  Financial Instruments

The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and financial futures contracts 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

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does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations under these financial instruments at June 30, 2006 is included in the Portfolio of Investments, except as follows:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Sales  
Settlement
Date
  Deliver   In Exchange For   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
7/20/06   Euro   United States Dollar    
   
    175,000,000   223,637,000   $ (353,445 )  
8/17/06   Euro
125,000,000
  United States Dollar
193,102,125
    748,335    
9/14/06   Euro
75,000,000
  United States Dollar
96,350,000
    (5,275 )  
10/19/06   Euro
130,000,000
  United States Dollar
164,508,400
    (2,874,650 )  
            $ (2,485,035 )  

 

Written call options activity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was as follows:

    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period     35,080     $ 26,345,917    
Options written     205,865       157,650,940    
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions     (179,794 )     (142,707,558 )  
Options expired     (25,853 )     (8,746,070 )  
Outstanding, end of period     35,298     $ 32,543,229    

 

All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent.

At June 30, 2006, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

8  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, ("FIN 48") "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109". FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Fund is currently evaluating the impact of applying the various provisions of FIN 48.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Contract Review Process

The Board noted that the initial approval of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreements for the Fund had occurred in April 2005, and that the Fund had commenced operations on September 30, 2005. The Board, and the Special Committee of the Board, a committee composed exclusively of trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), also reviewed extensive information about the Adviser and Subadvisers to the Fund in connection with their services to other Eaton Vance Funds. Based on its consideration of the information presented in connection with the other advisory contract renewals, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Special Committee concluded that the continuance of the investment advisory agreement of the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") with Eaton Vance Management (the "Adviser"), and the sub-advisory agreements with Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC ("PPA") and Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc. ("Rampart," and with PPA, the "Sub-advisers") including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Special Committee recommended to the Board approval of the respective agreements. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Special Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Special Committee with respect to the agreements. Accordingly, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of the investment advisory agreement and the subadvisory agreements for the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-advisers.

The Board considered the Adviser's and the Sub-advisers' management capabilities and investment process with respect to the types of investments held by the Fund, including the education, experience and number of its investment professionals and other personnel who provide portfolio management, investment research, and similar services to the Fund and whose responsibilities include supervising each Sub-adviser and coordinating their activities in implementing the Fund's investment strategy. In particular, the Board evaluated the abilities and experience of such investment personnel in analyzing factors such as tax efficiency and special considerations relevant to investing in stocks and selling call options on the S & P 500 Index and broad-based foreign country or regional stock indices. With respect to PPA, the Board noted PPA's experience in deploying quantitative-based investment strategies. With respect to Rampart, the Board considered Rampart's business reputation and its options strategy and its past experience in implementing this strategy.

The Board reviewed the compliance programs of the Adviser and Sub-advisers and relevant affiliates thereof. Among other matters, the Board considered compliance and reporting matters relating to personal trading by investment personnel, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings, late trading, frequent trading, portfolio valuation, business continuity and the allocation of investment opportunities. The Board also evaluated the responses of the Adviser and its affiliates to requests from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers.

The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates, including transfer agency and accounting services. The Board evaluated the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large family of funds.

After consideration of the foregoing factors, among others, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Adviser and Sub-advisers, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the respective investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

Fund Performance; Management Fees and Expenses; Profitability; Economies of Scale

The Board noted that the Fund had only commenced operations on September 30, 2005. In light of the Fund's extremely brief operating history, the Board concluded that additional time was required in order to evaluate Fund performance, management fees and expenses, profitability of the Fund to the Adviser and its affiliates, and any economies of scale which might be achieved.

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President
Thomas E. Faust, Jr.
Vice President
James B. Hawkes
Vice President and Trustee
Michael R. Mach
Vice Presidient
Cliff Quisenberry, Jr.
Vice President
Walter A. Row, III
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Alan R. Dynner
Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Samuel L. Hayes, III
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Norton H. Reamer
Lynn A. Stout
Ralph F. Verni
 

 

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Investment Adviser of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed
Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Management
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Sub-Advisers of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed
Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
Parametric Portfolio Associates

1151 Fairview Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98109

Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc.

One International Place
Boston, MA 02110

Administrator of Eaton Vance Tax-Managed
Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
Eaton Vance Management

The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
PFPC Inc.

Attn: Eaton Vance Funds
P.O. Box 9653
Providence, RI 02940-9653
(800) 262-1122

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109



2552-8/06  CE-TMGBWOFSRC




Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.  The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-262-1122.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The registrant’s Board has designated William H. Park, Samuel L. Hayes, III and Norton H. Reamer, each an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial experts.  Mr. Park is a certified public accountant who is the Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (specialty finance company). Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC (investment management firm) and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”) (a holding company owning institutional investment management firms).  Mr. Hayes is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Emeritus of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  Mr. Reamer is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Asset Management Finance Corp. (a specialty finance company serving the investment management industry) and is President of Unicorn Corporation (an investment and financial advisory services company).  Formerly, Mr. Reamer was Chairman of Hellman, Jordan Management Co., Inc. (an investment management company) and Advisory Director of Berkshire Capital Corporation (an investment banking firm), Chairman of the Board of UAM and Chairman, President and Director of the UAM Funds (mutual funds).

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not required in this filing

 

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed registrants

 

Not required in this filing.

 

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.  The investment adviser will generally support company management on proposals relating to environmental and social policy issues, on matters regarding the state of organization of the company and routine matters related to corporate administration which are not expected to have a significant economic impact on the company or its shareholders.  On all other matters, the investment adviser will review each matter on a case-by-case basis and reserves the right to deviate from the Policies’ guidelines when it believes the situation warrants such a deviation.  The Policies include voting guidelines for matters relating to, among other things, the election of directors, approval of independent auditors, executive compensation, corporate structure and anti-takeover defenses.  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.

 

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 members of senior management of the investment adviser identified in the Policies. Such members of senior management will determine if a conflict exists.  If a 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

 

Not required in this filing.

 



 

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

 

No such purchases this period.

 

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.

 



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/ Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 15, 2006

 

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:

August 15, 2006

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 15, 2006