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)

 

Maureen A. Gemma

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, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 



Semiannual Report June 30, 2008

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.

Delivery of Shareholder Documents. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")permits funds to deliver only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, proxy statements and shareholder reports, to fund investors with multiple accounts at the same residential or post office box address. This practice is often called "householding" and it helps eliminate duplicate mailings to shareholders.

Eaton Vance, or your financial 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 its 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, 2008

INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

 

Walter A. Row, CFA
Eaton Vance
Management
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

Thomas Seto
Parametric Portfolio
Associates LLC
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

Ronald M. Egalka
Rampart Investment
Management
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

David Stein, Ph.D.
Parametric Portfolio
Associates LLC
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

 

Economic and Market Conditions

 

·                  Equity markets remained challenging during the first half of the year, as concerns surrounding ailing credit markets, elevated commodity prices and a slowing global economy failed to abate. The equity markets suffered their worst quarterly loss in more than five years in the first quarter of 2008. The second quarter remained difficult, as investors dealt with ongoing turmoil in the financial and housing markets, creeping inflation and a continuing global economic slowdown. Major indices registered declines in the first half of the year, and the S&P 500 Index – a common gauge of U.S. domestic markets – lost 11.9% during the period. In this environment, small-cap stocks continued to lead large-cap stocks, and growth stocks outpaced their value counterparts. Foreign markets, as represented by the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Far East and Australasia Index, registered declines in the first half of 2008. In Europe, markets fell under the weight of rising oil prices, higher inflation and declining corporate profits. The Japanese market also posted negative returns, as investors reacted to rising energy costs, continuing losses in the financial sector and concerns that a stronger Yen could hurt Japan’s exports of consumer electronics.

 

·                  The S&P 500 Index’s sector performance varied widely during the period, with commodity-linked energy and materials sectors faring the best and registering the Index’s only positive sector returns. The weakest-performing sectors were financials, telecommunication services and industrials. Index-leading industries during the period included energy equipment and services, gas utilities, road and rail, and metals and mining. In contrast, industries such as thrift and mortgage finance, automobiles, health care providers, and diversified financials were among the period’s worst performers.

 

Management Discussion

 

·                  The Fund’s primary objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing 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”). Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to generate current earnings in part by employing an options strategy of writing index call options on a substantial portion of the value of the Fund’s total investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Fund continued to provide shareholders with attractive quarterly distributions.

 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

 

Total Return Performance 12/31/07 – 6/30/08

 

NYSE Symbol

 

ETW

 

At Net Asset Value (NAV)

 

-6.96

%

At Market

 

-4.94

%

S&P 500 Index(1)

 

-11.90

%

CBOE S&P 500 Buy-Write Index(1)

 

-5.89

%

CBOE NASDAQ 100 Buy-Write Index(1)

 

-10.00

%

FTSE Eurotop 100 Index(1)

 

-11.40

%

Lipper Options Arbitrage/Options Strategies Average(1)

 

-7.90

%

Total Distributions per share

 

$

0.900

 

Distribution Rate(2)

On NAV

 

10.40

%

 

On Market

 

11.54

%

 

See page 3 for more performance information.

 


(1)

It is not possible to invest directly in an Index or a Lipper Classification. The Indices’ 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 Indices. The return for the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index is calculated in U.S. dollars. The Lipper total return is the average total return, at net asset value, of the funds that are in the same Lipper Classification as the Fund.

 

 

(2)

The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s most recent quarterly distribution per share (annualized) divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s quarterly distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and return of capital.

 

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 borrowings and/or other permitted methods. 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 return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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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INVESTMENT UPDATE

 

·                  At net asset value (NAV), the Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index, the CBOE NASDAQ 100 Buy-Write Index and the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index, while under-performing the CBOE S&P 500 Buy-Write Index for the six months ended June 30, 2008. In a continued volatile market environment, the Fund’s market share price – like some other closed-end funds – traded at a discount to NAV, as investors responded with caution to increasing market volatility. At June 30, 2008, the discount was 9.8%. At June 30, 2008, the Fund held a diversified portfolio encompassing a broad range of the U.S. economy, as well as investments in a variety of foreign countries. The Fund’s investments in the U.S. Segment constituted approximately 52% of total investments. The Fund’s investments in the International Segment represented approximately 48% of total investments. The majority of the Fund’s non-U.S. investments were divided between European markets and Japan. Among the Fund’s common stock holdings, its largest sector weightings at June 30, 2008 were information technology, financials, health care, energy and industrials.

 

·                  At June 30, 2008, the Fund had written call options on 99.6% of its equity holdings. The Fund seeks current earnings from option premiums, which may vary with investors’ expectation of the future volatility of the underlying asset. The first six months of 2008 witnessed continued higher levels of volatility in the equity markets. Surging oil prices and continued softness in the housing sector coupled with concerns about regional banks and an increasing anxiety about a possible recession led to dismal equity performance in the first half of the year. While there were fits and starts in the first four months of the year, “implied volatility”, or the expectation of future volatility, spiked almost 50% in the last six weeks of the second quarter as the broad market averages, measured by the S&P 500 Index, declined 10%. This resulted in a significant boost to option premiums, which provided a positive benefit to the Fund. Of course, in future periods of strong market growth, this strategy may lessen returns relative to the market.

 

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. Portfolio information provided in the report may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and may change due to active management.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

FUND PERFORMANCE

 

Fund performance

 

NYSE Symbol

 

ETW

 

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

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-4.94

%

One Year

 

-10.69

 

Life of Fund (9/30/05)

 

2.51

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)

 

 

 

Six Months

 

-6.96

%

One Year

 

-3.83

 

Life of Fund (9/30/05)

 

6.43

 

 

Fund Composition

 

Top Ten Holdings(1)

 

By total investments

 

Apple, Inc.

 

3.8

%

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.1

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

1.8

 

Google, Inc., Class A

 

1.7

 

Total SA

 

1.6

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

1.5

 

Nestle SA

 

1.4

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

1.3

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

1.3

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

1.3

 

 


(1)

 

Top Ten Holdings represented 17.8% of the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/08. The Top Ten Holdings are presented without the offsetting effect of the Fund’s written option positions at 6/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents.

 

Sector Weightings(2)

 

By total Investments

 

 


(2)

 

Reflects the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/08. Sector Weightings are presented without the offsetting effect of the Fund’s written option positions at 6/30/08. Excludes cash equivalents.

 

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 borrowings and/or other permitted methods. 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 the quoted return. For performance as of the most recent month end, please refer to www.eatonvance.com.

 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Common Stocks — 99.7%  
Security   Shares   Value  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%  
Finmeccanica SpA     30,000     $ 784,926    
General Dynamics Corp.     78,611       6,619,046    
Honeywell International, Inc.     106,620       5,360,854    
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     59,584       2,857,649    
    $ 15,622,475    
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%  
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     84,275     $ 4,621,641    
Deutsche Post AG     241,842       6,318,684    
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     60,642       2,607,606    
FedEx Corp.     28,786       2,268,049    
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     64,701       904,690    
    $ 16,720,670    
Airlines — 0.0%  
Japan Airlines Corp.(1)     335,000     $ 704,817    
    $ 704,817    
Auto Components — 0.4%  
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     7,600     $ 250,074    
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.     30,158       236,439    
Denso Corp.     83,300       2,873,839    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     114,456       3,282,598    
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     20,000       230,598    
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     17,200       417,701    
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     5,900       172,954    
Toyota Industries Corp.     9,000       289,453    
    $ 7,753,656    
Automobiles — 1.6%  
DaimlerChrysler AG     188,560     $ 11,703,744    
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     45,565       1,652,187    
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     129,800       4,437,163    
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.     59,000       284,597    
Suzuki Motor Corp.     60,100       1,425,859    
Toyota Motor Corp.     84,207       3,981,658    
Volkswagen AG     21,183       6,122,946    
Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)     3,759       544,710    
    $ 30,152,864    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Beverages — 1.2%  
Carlsberg A/S, Class B     8,103     $ 781,079    
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     19,951       1,037,053    
Heineken NV     30,199       1,538,915    
Ito En, Ltd.     37,800       596,450    
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.     83,000       1,300,100    
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     19,042       531,653    
PepsiCo, Inc.     140,963       8,963,837    
Pernod-Ricard SA     16,230       1,657,344    
SABMiller PLC     136,622       3,118,740    
Sapporo Holdings, Ltd.     160,000       1,122,101    
Takara Holdings, Inc.     137,000       862,059    
    $ 21,509,331    
Biotechnology — 2.3%  
Amgen, Inc.(1)     16,201     $ 764,039    
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)     36,511       927,014    
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)     95,284       5,325,423    
Celgene Corp.(1)     98,231       6,274,014    
Cephalon, Inc.(1)     30,857       2,057,853    
CV Therapeutics, Inc.(1)     50,000       411,500    
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)     439,064       23,248,439    
ImClone Systems, Inc.(1)     20,000       809,200    
Martek Biosciences Corp.(1)     12,388       417,599    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)     124,547       1,798,459    
    $ 42,033,540    
Building Products — 0.2%  
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     156,497     $ 1,897,917    
Central Glass Co., Ltd.     80,000       327,059    
JS Group Corp.     25,600       408,291    
Masco Corp.     59,062       929,045    
Sanwa Shutter Corp.     86,000       326,803    
    $ 3,889,115    
Capital Markets — 2.0%  
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.     46,997     $ 1,117,119    
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)     126,879       4,799,833    
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     56,270       1,155,786    
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     113,000       1,040,889    
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B     15,936       548,517    
Franklin Resources, Inc.     43,596       3,995,573    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     31,002       5,422,250    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  
Jafco Co., Ltd.     3,200     $ 109,747    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     85,000       2,695,350    
Morgan Stanley     36,593       1,319,910    
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     89,400       1,326,116    
Northern Trust Corp.     66,797       4,580,270    
Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.     107,000       316,016    
UBS AG(1)     367,577       7,681,841    
    $ 36,109,217    
Chemicals — 2.0%  
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.     9,559     $ 945,003    
BASF AG     249,622       17,216,295    
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.     62,000       349,836    
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.     120,000       348,828    
Dow Chemical Co. (The)     73,566       2,568,189    
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.     19,328       828,978    
Eastman Chemical Co.     11,375       783,282    
Ecolab, Inc.     22,890       984,041    
Kaneka Corp.     154,000       1,050,817    
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     86,000       596,517    
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     35,000       204,151    
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.     273,000       862,569    
Monsanto Co.     27,285       3,449,915    
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.     138,000       991,637    
Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.     61,000       751,921    
Nitto Denko Corp.     5,000       192,528    
Rohm and Haas Co.     12,829       595,779    
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     61,500       3,822,867    
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.     39,000       213,055    
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     72,000       601,767    
    $ 37,357,975    
Commercial Banks — 6.0%  
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA     981,734     $ 17,923,331    
Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.     113,000       782,753    
Barclays PLC     1,068,873       6,059,090    
Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG(1)     7,807       496,157    
BB&T Corp.     82,529       1,879,185    
BNP Paribas SA     142,080       12,798,525    
Credit Agricole SA     152,288       3,093,664    
DnB NOR ASA     105,036       1,334,327    
Fifth Third Bancorp     132,860       1,352,515    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Commercial Banks (continued)  
HBOS PLC     367,873     $ 2,012,331    
HSBC Holdings PLC     1,570,038       24,154,263    
Intesa Sanpaolo RNC     182,000       938,468    
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     1,291,944       7,349,620    
Joyo Bank, Ltd.     37,000       180,496    
KeyCorp     55,394       608,226    
Lloyds TSB Group PLC     970,946       5,951,963    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.     36,714       562,826    
Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     145,000       865,114    
Natixis     48,829       537,877    
Popular, Inc.     28,772       189,607    
Regions Financial Corp.     39,761       433,793    
Resona Holdings, Inc.     445       684,650    
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     343,985       1,463,151    
Societe Generale     116,380       10,097,065    
Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.     150,955       1,056,381    
Synovus Financial Corp.     77,625       677,666    
UniCredit SpA     522,068       3,177,875    
Wachovia Corp.     33,000       512,490    
Wells Fargo & Co.     110,189       2,616,989    
Zions Bancorporation     25,092       790,147    
    $ 110,580,545    
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.0%  
Adecco SA     11,692     $ 579,633    
Avery Dennison Corp.     23,372       1,026,732    
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     51,000       752,105    
Equifax, Inc.     15,217       511,596    
Half (Robert) International, Inc.     36,951       885,715    
Manpower, Inc.     23,198       1,351,052    
Randstad Holdings NV     17,043       593,542    
Rentokil Initial PLC     2,511,211       4,942,037    
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     70,366       2,089,167    
SECOM Co., Ltd.     69,300       3,381,210    
Serco Group PLC     144,136       1,277,961    
Waste Management, Inc.     18,690       704,800    
    $ 18,095,550    
Communications Equipment — 4.8%  
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)     999,233     $ 23,242,160    
Corning, Inc.     13,370       308,179    
Harris Corp.     47,813       2,414,078    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)  
Nokia Oyj     434,865     $ 10,612,998    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     724,882       32,163,014    
Research In Motion, Ltd.(1)     167,739       19,608,689    
Riverbed Technology, Inc.(1)     15,921       218,436    
    $ 88,567,554    
Computer Peripherals — 5.5%  
Apple, Inc.(1)     411,813     $ 68,953,969    
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(1)     76,415       629,660    
EMC Corp.(1)     279,905       4,111,804    
Fujitsu, Ltd.     153,121       1,138,980    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     247,871       10,958,377    
International Business Machines Corp.     81,602       9,672,285    
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.     20,400       455,590    
NEC Corp.     168,000       883,575    
NetApp, Inc.(1)     24,665       534,244    
Palm, Inc.     54,994       296,418    
SanDisk Corp.(1)     53,957       1,008,996    
Seagate Technology     85,910       1,643,458    
Toshiba Corp.     187,431       1,385,128    
    $ 101,672,484    
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%  
Amec PLC     74,000     $ 1,302,868    
JGC Corp.     64,000       1,262,407    
Obayashi Corp.     241,000       1,094,133    
Skanska AB     43,000       614,004    
    $ 4,273,412    
Construction Materials — 0.3%  
Cemex SAB de CV ADR(1)     88,811     $ 2,193,632    
Lafarge SA     10,540       1,608,337    
Vulcan Materials Co.     27,988       1,673,123    
    $ 5,475,092    
Consumer Finance — 0.2%  
Cattles PLC     141,322     $ 374,116    
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     63,000       1,323,774    
Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos Co., Ltd.(1)     38,000       125,928    
Student Loan Corp.     16,049       1,574,086    
    $ 3,397,904    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  
Bemis Co., Inc.     21,337     $ 478,376    
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.     71,300       1,260,844    
    $ 1,739,220    
Distributors — 0.1%  
Genuine Parts Co.     56,294     $ 2,233,746    
    $ 2,233,746    
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%  
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.(1)     48,836     $ 566,986    
H&R Block, Inc.     65,199       1,395,259    
Regis Corp.     10,423       274,646    
    $ 2,236,891    
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%  
Bank of America Corp.     270,451     $ 6,455,665    
CITGroup, Inc.     59,215       403,254    
Citigroup, Inc.     39,613       663,914    
CME Group, Inc.     6,433       2,465,061    
Fortis     166,380       2,644,695    
ING Groep NV     317,107       10,033,170    
Investor AB, Class B     78,000       1,639,498    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     114,329       3,922,628    
Moody's Corp.     59,015       2,032,477    
    $ 30,260,362    
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.1%  
AT&T, Inc.     179,440     $ 6,045,334    
Citizens Communications Co.     462,437       5,244,036    
Deutsche Telekom AG     241,922       3,967,920    
Embarq Corp.     13,779       651,333    
Fairpoint Communications, Inc.     4,648       33,512    
France Telecom SA     222,639       6,533,895    
Telefonica SA     825,446       21,859,639    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     246,478       8,725,321    
Windstream Corp.     255,703       3,155,375    
    $ 56,216,365    
Electric Utilities — 1.9%  
Duke Energy Corp.     208,933     $ 3,631,256    
E.ON AG     54,239       10,939,178    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  
Enel SpA     1,137,993     $ 10,802,993    
Exelon Corp.     21,194       1,906,612    
Fortum Oyj     37,386       1,893,631    
Hokkaido Electric Power Co.     13,500       275,401    
Iberdrola SA     83,468       1,112,887    
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     13,400       280,868    
Scottish and Southern Energy PLC     58,381       1,625,280    
Shikoku Electric Power Co.     5,700       156,995    
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     21,001       541,661    
Union Fenosa SA     20,612       1,198,646    
    $ 34,365,408    
Electrical Equipment — 1.2%  
ABB, Ltd.(1)     292,174     $ 8,294,186    
Cooper Industries, Ltd., Class A     30,705       1,212,848    
Emerson Electric Co.     180,232       8,912,472    
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.     162,000       573,759    
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.     257,000       1,120,545    
Hitachi, Ltd.     135,000       973,850    
Hitachi Cable, Ltd.     52,000       195,943    
Ushio, Inc.     11,500       188,638    
    $ 21,472,241    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.7%  
Electrocomponents PLC     218,327     $ 636,233    
Kyocera Corp.     73,234       6,920,144    
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     7,700       418,892    
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     6,400       302,456    
Omron Corp.     11,800       255,111    
TDK Corp.     66,700       3,997,984    
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     107,500       986,557    
    $ 13,517,377    
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1%  
Halliburton Co.     168,088     $ 8,920,430    
Noble Corp.     25,411       1,650,699    
Schlumberger, Ltd.     30,905       3,320,124    
Transocean, Inc.(1)     39,772       6,060,855    
    $ 19,952,108    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.1%  
Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd.     16,500     $ 291,194    
CVS Caremark Corp.     273,973       10,841,112    
Familymart Co., Ltd.     10,600       434,620    
Koninklijke Ahold NV     122,728       1,646,389    
Kroger Co. (The)     129,054       3,725,789    
Metro AG     28,658       1,829,502    
Safeway, Inc.     93,179       2,660,260    
SUPERVALU, Inc.     17,345       535,787    
Sysco Corp.     100,301       2,759,281    
UNY Co., Ltd.     13,000       128,370    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     234,129       13,158,050    
    $ 38,010,354    
Food Products — 2.6%  
Campbell Soup Co.     17,968     $ 601,209    
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     77,043       1,485,389    
H.J. Heinz Co.     14,987       717,128    
Hershey Co. (The)     85,383       2,798,855    
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A     88,500       2,517,825    
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.     260,851       1,115,471    
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.     46,079       88,262    
Nestle SA     576,680       26,063,160    
Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.     256,600       1,310,337    
Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.     11,700       392,949    
Sara Lee Corp.     32,588       399,203    
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.     15,000       340,065    
Unilever NV     343,720       9,726,695    
    $ 47,556,548    
Gas Utilities — 0.2%  
Gas Natural SDG SA     45,614     $ 2,650,703    
Snam Rete Gas     260,064       1,773,943    
    $ 4,424,646    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%  
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.(1)     36,839     $ 690,363    
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)     187,908       2,309,389    
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)     16,718       621,074    
Covidien, Ltd.     19,968       956,268    
Gen-Probe, Inc.(1)     23,579       1,119,531    
Hospira, Inc.(1)     13,029       522,593    
Immucor, Inc.(1)     58,135       1,504,534    

 

See notes to financial statements
7



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)     17,782     $ 4,790,471    
Medtronic, Inc.     123,565       6,394,489    
Olympus Optical Corp.     67,000       2,275,241    
Terumo Corp.     71,200       3,649,267    
Thoratec Corp.(1)     59,499       1,034,688    
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     14,776       639,505    
    $ 26,507,413    
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%  
Cardinal Health, Inc.     13,551     $ 698,961    
DaVita, Inc.(1)     20,000       1,062,600    
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A(1)     71,075       462,698    
Humana, Inc.(1)     35,364       1,406,426    
IMS Health, Inc.     20,213       470,963    
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)     17,446       1,214,765    
Lincare Holdings, Inc.(1)     56,738       1,611,359    
McKesson Corp.     119,157       6,662,068    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)     77,226       3,645,067    
Omnicare, Inc.     32,075       841,007    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     42,000       1,102,500    
    $ 19,178,414    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%  
Accor SA     26,214     $ 1,742,606    
Carnival Corp., Unit     126,018       4,153,553    
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.(1)     34,858       554,591    
Marriott International, Inc., Class A     70,942       1,861,518    
Starbucks Corp.(1)     354,913       5,586,331    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     54,114       2,168,348    
Yum! Brands, Inc.     157,714       5,534,184    
    $ 21,601,131    
Household Durables — 0.6%  
Barratt Developments PLC     320,959     $ 366,768    
Clarion Co., Ltd.     47,000       88,661    
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.     9,200       446,968    
Makita Corp.     13,500       553,423    
Pioneer Corp.     76,500       616,461    
Pulte Homes, Inc.     46,398       446,813    
Ryland Group, Inc.     10,448       227,871    
Sharp Corp.     86,000       1,404,290    
Snap-On, Inc.     15,120       786,391    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Household Durables (continued)  
Sony Corp.     68,300     $ 2,998,924    
Stanley Works     48,688       2,182,683    
    $ 10,119,253    
Household Products — 1.0%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     19,867     $ 1,372,810    
Kao Corp.     114,654       3,015,057    
Nippon Sheet Glass     232,000       1,151,806    
Procter & Gamble Co.     196,035       11,920,888    
Uni-Charm Corp.     8,500       605,663    
    $ 18,066,224    
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.1%  
AES Corp. (The)(1)     64,877     $ 1,246,287    
    $ 1,246,287    
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.2%  
3M Co.     81,121     $ 5,645,210    
General Electric Co.     673,171       17,966,934    
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.     23,128       97,350    
Siemens AG     155,733       17,276,615    
    $ 40,986,109    
Insurance — 3.7%  
ACE, Ltd.     78,172     $ 4,306,495    
AFLAC, Inc.     68,355       4,292,694    
Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd.     166,000       887,728    
Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA     121,297       1,312,939    
Allianz SE     30,941       5,446,416    
Allstate Corp. (The)     87,349       3,982,241    
American International Group, Inc.     156,130       4,131,200    
AON Corp.     136,360       6,264,378    
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     25,617       979,725    
AXA SA     428,404       12,632,089    
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     20,643       524,332    
CNP Assurances     14,204       1,602,570    
Corporacion Mapfre SA     125,662       600,280    
Fondiaria - SAI SpA     22,751       750,297    
Friends Provident PLC     275,000       555,617    
Lincoln National Corp.     3,641       165,010    
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     83,242       2,210,075    
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG     47,495       8,336,137    

 

See notes to financial statements
8



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Insurance (continued)  
Prudential PLC     525,459     $ 5,537,718    
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group     290,000       721,361    
T & D Holdings, Inc.     17,500       1,081,242    
TrygVesta AS     22,648       1,599,621    
    $ 67,920,165    
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.4%  
Home Retail Group     540,905     $ 2,335,378    
IAC/InterActiveCorp(1)     221,930       4,278,810    
    $ 6,614,188    
Internet Software & Services — 3.0%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)     60,662     $ 2,110,431    
eAccess, Ltd.     158       81,511    
eBay, Inc.(1)     417,326       11,405,520    
Google, Inc., Class A(1)     60,763       31,986,858    
VeriSign, Inc.(1)     130,604       4,936,831    
Yahoo!, Inc.(1)     205,985       4,255,650    
    $ 54,776,801    
IT Services — 0.7%  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.(1)     125,529     $ 4,080,948    
Metavante Technologies, Inc.(1)     12,238       276,824    
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.     14,000       328,808    
NTT Data Corp.     706       2,768,654    
Obic Co., Ltd.     600       101,068    
Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. ADR     153,448       3,762,545    
Total System Services, Inc.     37,564       834,672    
Western Union Co.     40,000       988,800    
    $ 13,142,319    
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%  
Eastman Kodak Co.     20,370     $ 293,939    
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.     90,800       3,132,963    
Hasbro, Inc.     26,234       937,078    
Mattel, Inc.     31,709       542,858    
Nikon Corp.     97,000       2,844,325    
    $ 7,751,163    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  
PerkinElmer, Inc.     27,425     $ 763,786    
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)     12,387       690,328    
    $ 1,454,114    
Machinery — 1.8%  
AGCO Corp.(1)     44,000     $ 2,306,040    
Amada Co., Ltd.     38,000       301,127    
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.     169,000       1,593,623    
Danaher Corp.     1,373       106,133    
Dover Corp.     13,219       639,403    
Eaton Corp.     46,216       3,926,974    
Fanuc, Ltd.     70,627       6,918,856    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     13,282       631,028    
Japan Steel Works, Ltd.     135,000       2,630,181    
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.     209,000       559,190    
Komatsu, Ltd.     93,000       2,601,541    
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.     14,700       546,350    
Minebea Co., Ltd.     212,227       1,215,751    
NSK, Ltd.     151,000       1,325,313    
Pall Corp.     19,443       771,498    
Parker Hannifin Corp.     60,996       4,350,235    
Terex Corp.(1)     17,058       876,269    
Vallourec SA     2,492       872,135    
    $ 32,171,647    
Marine — 0.1%  
Nippon Yusen KK     175,000     $ 1,688,428    
    $ 1,688,428    
Media — 2.0%  
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC     51,500     $ 482,284    
CBS Corp., Class B     46,764       911,430    
Comcast Corp., Class A     526,294       9,983,797    
Comcast Corp., Special Class A     158,938       2,981,677    
Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A(1)     9,590       37,785    
Dentsu, Inc.     800       1,700,538    
Eniro AB     234,800       848,386    
Fuji Television Network, Inc.     68       102,814    
Meredith Corp.     10,553       298,544    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     82,642       3,708,973    
PagesJaunes Groupe SA     90,227       1,320,612    
Reed Elsevier NV     88,570       1,483,324    

 

See notes to financial statements
9



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Media (continued)  
Television Francaise     75,221     $ 1,253,086    
Thomson Reuters PLC     87,872       2,341,579    
Viacom, Inc., Class B(1)     74,912       2,287,812    
Walt Disney Co.     214,837       6,702,914    
Wolters Kluwer NV     48,339       1,125,915    
    $ 37,571,470    
Metals & Mining — 3.5%  
Alcoa, Inc.     49,548     $ 1,764,900    
Anglo American PLC     165,185       11,591,742    
Arcelor Mittal     145,007       14,260,467    
Barrick Gold Corp.     20,610       937,755    
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ADR     67,204       2,407,247    
Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.     59,701       436,859    
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.(1)     75,000       1,974,403    
Lonmin PLC     15,000       945,790    
Newmont Mining Corp.     35,000       1,825,600    
Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd.     755,000       1,241,177    
Rio Tinto PLC     172,642       20,773,170    
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.     241,613       1,065,582    
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     98,000       1,501,584    
Teck Cominco, Ltd., Class B     42,905       2,057,295    
Toho Titanium     7,000       137,499    
Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.     31,000       141,252    
Vedanta Resources PLC     23,766       1,025,484    
    $ 64,087,806    
Multiline Retail — 0.4%  
Hankyu Department Stores     42,000     $ 291,798    
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     162,000       859,136    
Kohl's Corp.(1)     20,000       800,800    
Nordstrom, Inc.     42,995       1,302,749    
PPR SA     12,595       1,391,363    
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     2,000       107,256    
Sears Holdings Corp.(1)     37,087       2,731,828    
Target Corp.     15,525       721,757    
    $ 8,206,687    
Multi-Utilities — 1.7%  
Ameren Corp.     72,149     $ 3,046,852    
Centrica PLC     307,754       1,891,236    
CMS Energy Corp.     185,436       2,762,996    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Multi-Utilities (continued)  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     26,799     $ 1,047,573    
Dominion Resources, Inc.     58,025       2,755,607    
NiSource, Inc.     161,910       2,901,427    
NorthWestern Corp.     25,742       654,362    
PG&E Corp.     9,132       362,449    
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     113,644       5,219,669    
Suez SA     38,398       2,617,296    
TECO Energy, Inc.     30,971       665,567    
United Utilities PLC     429,187       5,835,436    
Veolia Environnement     31,200       1,743,023    
    $ 31,503,493    
Office Electronics — 0.3%  
Canon, Inc.     96,300     $ 4,965,548    
Xerox Corp.     38,686       524,582    
    $ 5,490,130    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.1%  
BP PLC     1,787,534     $ 20,701,042    
Chevron Corp.     86,537       8,578,413    
ConocoPhillips     144,488       13,638,222    
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.     314,000       1,139,600    
Dampskibsselskabet Torm     48,954       1,719,101    
El Paso Corp.     56,715       1,232,984    
ENI SpA     287,820       10,700,061    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     322,868       28,454,357    
Frontline, Ltd.     15,212       1,067,620    
Independent Tankers Corp., Ltd.(1)     215       359    
Parallel Petroleum Corp.(1)     90,562       1,823,013    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     383,980       15,362,745    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A     441,067       18,064,695    
Suncor Energy, Inc.     55,090       3,201,831    
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     64,000       582,377    
Total SA     338,485       28,831,398    
Western Refining, Inc.     42,934       508,339    
Williams Cos., Inc.     159,612       6,433,960    
XTO Energy, Inc.     90,000       6,165,900    
    $ 168,206,017    
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1%  
International Paper Co.     50,046     $ 1,166,072    
Mondi PLC     83,504       489,708    
    $ 1,655,780    

 

See notes to financial statements
10



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Personal Products — 0.3%  
Alberto-Culver Co.     11,849     $ 311,273    
Beiersdorf AG     28,716       2,109,669    
Herbalife, Ltd.     21,454       831,343    
Oriflame Cosmetics SA     29,484       1,886,375    
USANA Health Services, Inc.(1)     9,533       256,152    
    $ 5,394,812    
Pharmaceuticals — 5.8%  
Abbott Laboratories     155,754     $ 8,250,289    
Allergan, Inc.     41,914       2,181,624    
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     67,800       2,888,103    
AstraZeneca PLC     117,029       4,988,831    
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     330,336       6,781,798    
Cardiome Pharma Corp.(1)     62,480       549,824    
Chugai Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.     38,000       608,642    
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     66,600       1,837,839    
Eisai Co., Ltd.     76,646       2,712,038    
Eli Lilly & Co.     28,000       1,292,480    
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.(1)     42,910       1,037,993    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     722,025       15,947,417    
Johnson & Johnson     71,747       4,616,202    
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)     62,199       651,224    
Medicines Co.(1)     62,461       1,237,977    
Merck & Co., Inc.     21,660       816,365    
Novartis AG     161,420       8,909,024    
Pfizer, Inc.     451,391       7,885,801    
Roche Holding AG     91,418       16,482,022    
Sanofi-Aventis SA     126,955       8,441,899    
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     17,000       427,376    
Sepracor, Inc.(1)     41,990       836,441    
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     96,000       1,904,013    
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     68,131       3,470,992    
Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.     28,000       366,624    
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International(1)     40,456       692,202    
    $ 105,815,040    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     33,128     $ 452,197    
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.     50       528,995    
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.     50       288,781    
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.     56       661,509    
Simon Property Group, Inc.     35,779       3,216,174    
    $ 5,147,656    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%  
Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.     104,000     $ 517,025    
Kungsleden AB     90,902       671,271    
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.     76,000       1,742,946    
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.     92,000       1,833,271    
Tokyu Land Corp.     26,000       148,301    
    $ 4,912,814    
Road & Rail — 0.6%  
CSX Corp.     48,354     $ 3,037,115    
East Japan Railway Co.     94       766,959    
Keio Corp.     139,000       704,636    
Kinetsu Corp.     91,000       285,942    
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     131,000       630,210    
Norfolk Southern Corp.     41,055       2,572,917    
Ryder System, Inc.     14,154       974,928    
Seino Holdings Corp.     72,000       440,399    
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     154,000       731,274    
    $ 10,144,380    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.3%  
Advantest Corp.     146,800     $ 3,099,515    
Applied Materials, Inc.     393,986       7,521,193    
Atheros Communications, Inc.(1)     66,024       1,980,720    
Broadcom Corp., Class A(1)     117,049       3,194,267    
Intel Corp.     991,292       21,292,952    
KLA-Tencor Corp.     154,838       6,303,455    
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.(1)     256,978       4,538,231    
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1)     74,411       4,579,253    
Microchip Technology, Inc.     26,241       801,400    
NVIDIA Corp.(1)     148,404       2,778,123    
ROHM Co., Ltd.     1,500       86,756    
Tokyo Electron, Ltd.     66,100       3,818,330    
Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.     21,700       352,018    
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(1)     23,763       382,109    
    $ 60,728,322    
Software — 4.7%  
Autodesk, Inc.(1)     159,932     $ 5,407,301    
CA, Inc.     43,249       998,619    
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)     69,562       702,576    
Compuware Corp.(1)     52,384       499,743    
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1)     123,254       5,476,175    
Fuji Soft ABC, Inc.     10,900       192,605    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Security   Shares   Value  
Software (continued)  
i2 Technologies, Inc.(1)     44,780     $ 556,615    
Konami Corp.     80,300       2,813,363    
Microsoft Corp.     1,427,724       39,276,687    
NAVTEQ Corp.(1)     64,478       4,964,806    
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     1,600       908,858    
Oracle Corp.(1)     979,470       20,568,870    
Oracle Corp. Japan     10,800       441,047    
TiVo, Inc.(1)     242,835       1,498,292    
Trend Micro, Inc.     62,897       2,077,687    
    $ 86,383,244    
Specialty Retail — 1.4%  
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     15,686     $ 983,198    
Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.     4,915       90,849    
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.     13,300       372,931    
Best Buy Co., Inc.     74,789       2,961,644    
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     66,200       6,291,268    
Home Depot, Inc.     114,338       2,677,796    
Inditex SA     39,946       1,832,433    
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd., Class L(1)     116,600       1,250,641    
Kesa Electricals PLC     295,229       924,299    
Kingfisher PLC     252,177       558,602    
Limited Brands, Inc.     115,104       1,939,502    
OfficeMax, Inc.     26,794       372,437    
Staples, Inc.     194,492       4,619,185    
Tiffany & Co.     13,839       563,939    
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)     25,596       805,506    
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.     2,300       164,149    
    $ 26,408,379    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%  
Asics Corp.     8,777     $ 96,092    
Coach, Inc.(1)     47,222       1,363,771    
Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, Class A     33,833       1,883,027    
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)     4,073       110,541    
Nike, Inc., Class B     66,150       3,943,202    
Swatch Group AG, Class B     6,168       1,538,160    
Toyobo Co., Ltd.     290,000       572,382    
    $ 9,507,175    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.3%  
Countrywide Financial Corp.     106,423     $ 452,298    
Federal National Mortgage Association     78,740       1,536,217    

 

Security   Shares   Value  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)  
Freddie Mac     66,535     $ 1,091,174    
MGIC Investment Corp.     43,405       265,205    
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.     196,914       1,449,287    
Washington Mutual, Inc.     80,000       394,400    
    $ 5,188,581    
Tobacco — 0.7%  
Altria Group, Inc.     127,887     $ 2,629,357    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     46,553       1,727,916    
Philip Morris International, Inc.     127,887       6,316,339    
Swedish Match AB     64,387       1,313,732    
UST, Inc.     21,669       1,183,344    
    $ 13,170,688    
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%  
ITOCHU Corp.     116,000     $ 1,238,865    
Marubeni Corp.     63,000       526,375    
Mitsubishi Corp.     52,300       1,726,249    
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     157,962       3,492,313    
Toyota Tsusho Corp.     49,991       1,175,350    
    $ 8,159,152    
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%  
Societe des Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone     18,585     $ 1,765,095    
    $ 1,765,095    
Water Utilities — 0.1%  
Severn Trent PLC     52,773     $ 1,341,766    
    $ 1,341,766    
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.8%  
Bouygues SA     19,516     $ 1,288,501    
KDDI Corp.     673       4,171,207    
Millicom International Cellular SA     23,628       2,445,498    
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B     44,217       1,709,429    
Softbank Corp.     196,098       3,312,401    
Vodafone Group PLC     7,018,130       20,660,111    
    $ 33,587,147    
Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $1,639,569,018)
          $ 1,833,500,757    

 

See notes to financial statements
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Rights — 0.0%  
Security   Shares   Value  
Commercial Banks — 0.0%  
Barclays PLC, Expires 7/14/2008(1)     229,044     $ 12,929    
HBOS PLC, Expires 7/18/2008(1)     147,149       31,482    
    $ 44,411    
Total Rights
(identified cost $0)
      $ 44,411    
Total Investments — 99.7%
(identified cost $1,639,569,018)
      $ 1,833,545,168    
Covered Call Options Written — (0.2)%  

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
  Strike Price   Expiration
Date
  Value  
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index     33,580     EUR 3,650     7/18/08   $ (116,396 )  
FTSE 100 Index     9,023     GBP 6,000     7/18/08     (116,721 )  
NASDAQ 100 Index     665     $ 1,975     7/19/08     (319,200 )  
NASDAQ 100 Index     1,004     $ 1,985     7/19/08     (401,600 )  
NASDAQ 100 Index     530     $ 2,015     7/19/08     (100,700 )  
Nikkei 225 Index     1,593,775     JPY 14,600     7/11/08     (89,347 )  
S&P 500 Index     1,085     $ 1,345     7/19/08     (368,900 )  
S&P 500 Index     2,562     $ 1,350     7/19/08     (717,360 )  
S&P 500 Index     1,015     $ 1,370     7/19/08     (116,725 )  
S&P 500 Index     145     $ 1,375     7/19/08     (12,325 )  
SMI Index     5,052     CHF 7,300     7/18/08     (116,554 )  
AMEX EUROTOP 100 Index     12,135     $ 266     7/15/08     (948,957 )  

 

Total Covered Call Options Written
(premiums received $32,758,423)
  $ (3,424,785 )  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%   $ 8,903,065    
Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 1,839,023,448    

 

ADR - American Depository Receipt

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound Sterling

JPY - Japanese Yen

(1)  Non-income producing security.

Country Concentration of Portfolio  

 

Country   Percentage of
Net Assets
  Value  
United States     51.5 %   $ 947,928,577    
Japan     10.7       197,066,503    
United Kingdom     10.3       190,068,442    
France     5.5       101,828,380    
Germany     5.0       92,307,973    
Switzerland     3.9       71,431,052    
Spain     2.6       47,177,919    
Netherlands     2.4       44,212,646    
Italy     2.1       38,570,847    
Canada     1.5       28,064,823    
Luxembourg     1.0       18,592,340    
Cayman Islands     0.7       13,661,507    
Finland     0.7       12,506,629    
Sweden     0.3       5,086,891    
Other Countries, less than 0.3% each     1.5       25,040,639    
      99.7 %   $ 1,833,545,168    

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of June 30, 2008

Assets  
Investments, at value (identified cost, $1,639,569,018)   $ 1,833,545,168    
Cash     7,401,759    
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $604,479)     605,191    
Dividends and interest receivable     4,648,788    
Tax reclaims receivable     1,043,796    
Total assets   $ 1,847,244,702    
Liabilities  
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received, $32,758,423)   $ 3,424,785    
Payable for investments purchased     2,825,978    
Payable to affiliate for investment adviser fee     1,577,687    
Payable to affiliate for Trustees' fees     680    
Accrued expenses     392,124    
Total liabilities   $ 8,221,254    
Net Assets   $ 1,839,023,448    
Sources of Net Assets  
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares
authorized, 106,308,067 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 1,063,081    
Additional paid-in capital     1,671,319,087    
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (computed on the
basis of identified cost)
    19,642,605    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income     (76,443,767 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (computed on the basis of identified cost)     223,442,442    
Net Assets   $ 1,839,023,448    
Net Asset Value  
($1,839,023,448 ÷ 106,308,067 common shares issued and outstanding)   $ 17.30    

 

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008

Investment Income  
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $2,359,697)   $ 30,041,508    
Interest     84,015    
Total investment income   $ 30,125,523    
Expenses  
Investment adviser fee   $ 9,691,227    
Trustees' fees and expenses     7,654    
Custodian fee     439,417    
Printing and postage     113,737    
Legal and accounting services     30,884    
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees     15,140    
Miscellaneous     21,721    
Total expenses   $ 10,319,780    
Deduct —
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 136    
Total expense reductions   $ 136    
Net expenses   $ 10,319,644    
Net investment income   $ 19,805,879    
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) —
Investment transactions (identified cost basis)
  $ (47,336,037 )  
Written options     66,036,206    
Foreign currency transactions     (156,301 )  
Net realized gain   $ 18,543,868    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
Investments (identified cost basis)
  $ (223,173,267 )  
Written options     28,281,762    
Foreign currency     78,816    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   $ (194,812,689 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss   $ (176,268,821 )  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (156,462,942 )  

 

See notes to financial statements
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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2008

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2007
 
From operations —
Net investment income
  $ 19,805,879     $ 22,649,428    
Net realized gain from investment
transactions, written options and  
foreign currency and forward foreign  
currency exchange contract transactions
    18,543,868       4,255,061    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments, 
written options and foreign currency 
and forward foreign currency 
exchange contracts
    (194,812,689 )     176,310,964    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations
  $ (156,462,942 )   $ 203,215,453    
Distributions —
From net investment income
  $ (95,677,260 )*   $ (4,120,998 )  
From net realized gain           (10,389,556 )  
Tax return of capital           (176,750,407 )  
Total distributions   $ (95,677,260 )   $ (191,260,961 )  
Capital share transactions —
Reinvestment of distributions
  $     $ 4,050,115    
Total increase in net assets from capital
share transactions
  $     $ 4,050,115    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets   $ (252,140,202 )   $ 16,004,607    
Net Assets  
At beginning of period   $ 2,091,163,650     $ 2,075,159,043    
At end of period   $ 1,839,023,448     $ 2,091,163,650    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net
investment income included in net assets
 
At end of period   $ (76,443,767 )   $ (572,386 )  

 

*  A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.

See notes to financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT'D

Financial Highlights

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008
  Year Ended December 31,   Period Ended  
    (Unaudited)   2007   2006   December 31, 2005(1)   
Net asset value — Beginning of period   $ 19.670     $ 19.560     $ 18.610     $ 19.100 (2)   
Income (loss) from operations  
Net investment income(3)   $ 0.186     $ 0.213     $ 0.242     $ 0.031    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.656 )     1.697       2.510       (0.063 )  
Total income (loss) from operations   $ (1.470 )   $ 1.910     $ 2.752     $ (0.032 )  
Less distributions  
From net investment income   $ (0.900 )*   $ (0.039 )   $ (0.241 )   $ (0.031 )  
From net realized gain           (0.098 )     (0.126 )     (0.145 )  
Tax return of capital           (1.663 )     (1.433 )     (0.274 )  
Total distributions   $ (0.900 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (0.450 )  
Offering costs charged to paid-in capital(3)    $     $     $ (0.002 )   $ (0.008 )  
Net asset value — End of period   $ 17.300     $ 19.670     $ 19.560     $ 18.610    
Market value — End of period   $ 15.600     $ 17.360     $ 20.320     $ 17.200    
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4)      (6.96 )%(8)      10.55 %     15.47 %     (0.04 )%(5)(8)   
Total Investment Return on Market Value(4)      (4.94 )%(8)      (6.08 )%     29.79 %     (7.62 )%(5)(8)   
Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)   $ 1,839,023     $ 2,091,164     $ 2,075,159     $ 1,966,620    
Ratios (As a percentage of average daily net assets):                                  
Expenses before custodian fee reduction(6)     1.07 %(7)     1.08 %     1.07 %     1.07 %(7)  
Net investment income     2.05 %(7)     1.07 %     1.26 %     0.64 %(7)  
Portfolio Turnover     12 %(8)     13 %     14 %     6 %(8)  

 

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

(2)  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.

(3)  Computed using average shares outstanding.

(4)  Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market value with all distributions reinvested.

(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 with all distributions reinvested. 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 with all distributions reinvested.

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

(7)  Annualized.

(8)  Not annualized.

*  A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.

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 a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of domestic and foreign common stocks. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to generate current earnings in part by employing an options strategy of writing index call options on a substantial portion of its common stock portfolio.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

A  Investment Valuation — Equity securities 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 Global or Global Select Market generally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Unlisted or listed securities for which closing sales prices or closing quotations are not available are valued at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices or, in the case of preferred equity securities that are not listed or traded in the over-the-counter market, by an independent pricing service. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price for the day of valuation as quoted on any exchange on which the options are traded or, in the absence of sales on such date, at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices therefore. Over-the-counter options are valued based on broker quotations. Short-term debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. If short-term debt securities are acquired with a remaining maturity of more than sixty days, they will be valued 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 independent service uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Inputs to the model include reported trades and implied bid/ask spreads. The daily valuation of exchange-traded foreign securities generally is determined as of the close of trading on the principal exchange on which such securities trade. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Trustees have approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments for which valuations or market quotations are not readily available 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  Investment Transactions — Investment transactions for financial statement purposes are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

C  Income — Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. However, if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable countries' tax rules and rates. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount.

D  Federal Taxes — The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income, and all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

As of June 30, 2008, the Fund had no uncertain tax provisions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Fund's federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2007 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E  Expense Reduction — State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) serves as custodian of the Fund. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, SSBT receives a fee reduced by credits, which are determined based on the average daily cash balance the Fund maintains with SSBT. All credit balances, if any, used to reduce the Fund's custodian fees are reported as a reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

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

G  Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H  Indemnifications — Under the Fund's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund, 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.

I  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. The Fund may enter into forward contracts for hedging purposes as well as non-hedging purposes. The forward foreign currency exchange contract is adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any gains or losses are recorded as unrealized until such time as the contract has been closed or offset by another contract with the same broker for the same settlement date and currency. 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.

J  Written Options — Upon the writing of a call or a put option, the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written, in accordance with the Fund's policies on investment valuations discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are closed are added to or offset against the proceeds or amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. If a put option on a security is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or other assets may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities or other assets underlying the written option. The Fund may also bear the risk of not being able to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist.

K  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2008 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  Distributions to Shareholders

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on stock investments. At least annually, the Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. Distributions in any year may include a substantial return of capital component. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $84,597,000. The final determination of tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the shareholders.

3  Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The investment adviser fee is earned by Eaton Vance Management (EVM) as compensation for management and investment advisory services rendered to the Fund. The fee is computed at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund's average daily gross assets and is payable monthly. Gross assets as referred to herein represent net assets plus obligations attributable to investment leverage, if any. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the adviser fee amounted to $9,691,227. Pursuant to sub-advisory agreements, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management to Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC (Parametric), an affiliate of EVM, and delegated the investment management of the Fund's options strategy to Rampart Investment Management Company (Rampart). EVM pays Parametric and Rampart a portion of its advisory fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Fund. EVM also serves as administrator of the Fund, but receives no compensation.

Except for Trustees of the Fund who are not members of EVM's organization, officers and Trustees receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of the investment adviser fee. Trustees of the Fund who are not affiliated with EVM may elect to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their annual fees in accordance with the terms of the Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, no significant amounts have been deferred. Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers of EVM.

4  Purchases and Sales of Investments

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $233,914,814 and $245,331,541, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

5  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund may issue common shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan. There were no transactions in common shares for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Common shares issued pursuant to the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan for the year ended December 31, 2007 were 207,911.

6  Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2008, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost   $ 1,640,629,840    
Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 322,766,240    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (129,850,912 )  
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 192,915,328    

 

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 may include written options and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments represent the investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial instruments and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of written call options at June 30, 2008 is included in the Portfolio of Investments.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT'D

Written call options activity for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was as follows:

    Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period     1,481,404     $ 30,896,320    
Options written     9,693,376       193,111,290    
Options terminated in closing
purchase transactions
    (9,466,712 )     (174,414,747 )  
Options expired     (47,497 )     (16,834,440 )  
Outstanding, end of period     1,660,571     $ 32,758,423    

 

All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent. At June 30, 2008, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

8  Risk Associated with Foreign Investments

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

9  Fair Value Measurements

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), "Fair Value Measurements", effective January 1, 2008. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

•  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

•  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At June 30, 2008, the inputs used in valuing the Fund's investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:

    Valuation Inputs   Investments in
Securities
  Other
Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1   Quoted Prices   $ 1,009,067,413     $ (3,335,438 )  
Level 2   Other Significant Observable Inputs     824,477,755       (89,347 )  
Level 3   Significant Unobservable Inputs              
Total       $ 1,833,545,168     $ (3,424,785 )  

 

* Other financial instruments include written call options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

The Fund held no investments or other financial instruments as of December 31, 2007 whose fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs.

10  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (FAS 161), "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk related contingent features in derivative instruments. FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.


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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 25, 2008. The following action was taken by the shareholders of the Fund:

Item 1: The election of Thomas E. Faust Jr. and Allen R. Freedman as Class I Trustees of the Fund for a one-year term expiring in 2009, the election of Heidi L. Steiger as a Class II Trustee of the Fund for a two-year term expiring in 2010 and the election of Norton H. Reamer, Lynn A. Stout and Ralph F. Verni as Class III Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2011:

Nominee for Trustee   Number of Shares  
Elected by All Shareholders   For   Withheld  
Thomas E. Faust Jr.     94,048,912       1,866,420    
Allen R. Freedman     94,028,160       1,887,172    
Norton H. Reamer     94,025,878       1,889,454    
Heidi L. Steiger     94,037,226       1,878,106    
Lynn A. Stout     94,050,314       1,865,018    
Ralph F. Verni     94,044,338       1,870,994    

 


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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

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

If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your name with the Fund's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or you will not be able to participate.

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

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

If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, you may complete the form on the following page and deliver it to the Plan Agent.

Any inquiries regarding the Plan can be directed to the Plan Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, at 1-866-439-6787.


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APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

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

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

  Please print exact name on account:

  Shareholder signature  Date

  Shareholder signature  Date

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

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

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

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560

Number of Employees

The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company and has no employees.

Number of Shareholders

As of June 30, 2008, our records indicate that there are 68 registered shareholders and 77,978 shareholders owning the Fund shares in street name, such as through brokers, banks, and financial intermediaries.

If you are a street name shareholder and wish to receive our reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:

Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
The Eaton Vance Building
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
1-800-225-6265

New York Stock Exchange symbol

The New York Stock Exchange symbol is ETW.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Overview of the Contract Review Process

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement between a fund and its investment adviser will continue in effect from year to year only if its continuance is approved at least annually by the fund's board of trustees, including by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not "interested persons" of the fund ("Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such approval.

At a meeting of the Boards of Trustees (each a "Board") of the Eaton Vance group of mutual funds (the "Eaton Vance Funds") held on April 21, 2008, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of existing advisory and sub-advisory agreements for the Eaton Vance Funds for an additional one-year period. In voting its approval, the Board relied upon the affirmative recommendation of the Contract Review Committee of the Board (formerly the Special Committee), which is a committee comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees. Prior to making its recommendation, the Contract Review Committee reviewed information furnished for a series of meetings of the Contract Review Committee held in February, March and April 2008. Such information included, among other things, the following:

Information about Fees, Performance and Expenses

•  An independent report comparing the advisory and related fees paid by each fund with fees paid by comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing each fund's total expense ratio and its components to comparable funds;

•  An independent report comparing the investment performance of each fund to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;

•  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of funds and appropriate indices;

•  Comparative information concerning fees charged by each adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the fund;

•  Profitability analyses for each adviser with respect to each fund;

Information about Portfolio Management

•  Descriptions of the investment management services provided to each fund, including the investment strategies and processes employed, and any changes in portfolio management processes and personnel;

•  Information concerning the allocation of brokerage and the benefits received by each adviser as a result of brokerage allocation, including information concerning the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the funds' brokerage, and the implementation of a soft dollar reimbursement program established with respect to the funds;

•  Data relating to portfolio turnover rates of each fund;

•  The procedures and processes used to determine the fair value of fund assets and actions taken to monitor and test the effectiveness of such procedures and processes;

Information about each Adviser

•  Reports detailing the financial results and condition of each adviser;

•  Descriptions of the qualifications, education and experience of the individual investment professionals whose responsibilities include portfolio management and investment research for the funds, and information relating to their compensation and responsibilities with respect to managing other mutual funds and investment accounts;

•  Copies of the Codes of Ethics of each adviser and its affiliates, together with information relating to compliance with and the administration of such codes;

•  Copies of or descriptions of each adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

•  Information concerning the resources devoted to compliance efforts undertaken by each adviser and its affiliates on behalf of the funds (including descriptions of various compliance programs) and their record of compliance with investment policies and restrictions, including policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure, and with policies on personal securities transactions;

•  Descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of each adviser and its affiliates;

Other Relevant Information

•  Information concerning the nature, cost and character of the administrative and other non-investment management services provided by Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates;

•  Information concerning management of the relationship with the custodian, subcustodians and fund accountants by each adviser or the funds' administrator; and

•  The terms of each advisory agreement.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

In addition to the information identified above, the Contract Review Committee considered information provided from time to time by each adviser throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees. Over the course of the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008, the Board met eleven times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met twelve, seven and five times, respectively. At such meetings, the Trustees received, among other things, presentations by the portfolio managers and other investment professionals of each adviser relating to the investment performance of each fund and the investment strategies used in pursuing the fund's investment objective. The Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee are newly established and did not meet during the twelve-month period ended April 30, 2008.

For funds that invest through one or more underlying portfolios, the Board considered similar information about the portfolio(s) when considering the approval of advisory agreements. In addition, in cases where the fund's investment adviser has engaged a sub-adviser, the Board considered similar information about the sub-adviser when considering the approval of any sub-advisory agreement.

The Contract Review Committee was assisted throughout the contract review process by Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees. The members of the Contract Review Committee relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each advisory and sub-advisory agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all the information provided and not any single factor. Moreover, each member of the Contract Review Committee may have placed varying emphasis on particular factors in reaching conclusions with respect to each advisory and sub-advisory agreement.

Results of the Process

Based on its consideration of the foregoing, and such other information as it deemed relevant, including the factors and conclusions described below, the Contract Review 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 Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of the respective agreements. The Board accepted the recommendation of the Contract Review Committee as well as the factors considered and conclusions reached by the Contract Review 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 sub-advisory 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, where relevant, 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 the NASDAQ 100. 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 also took into consideration the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation paid to recruit and retain investment personnel, and the time and attention devoted to the Fund by senior management.

The Board also 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.

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.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT CONT'D

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

The Board compared the Fund's investment performance to a relevant universe of similarly managed funds identified by an independent data provider and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-year period ended September 30, 2007 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the Fund's performance was satisfactory.

Management Fees and Expenses

The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates, including any administrative fee rates, payable by the Fund (referred to as "management fees"). As part of its review, the Board considered the Fund's management fees and total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2007, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider.

After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services and the Fund's total expense ratio are reasonable.

Profitability

The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including PPA, in providing investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund and to all Eaton Vance Funds as a group. The Board considered the level of profits realized with and without regard to revenue sharing or other payments by the Adviser and its affiliates to third parties in respect of distribution services. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA, in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients. The Board also concluded that, in light of its role as a sub-adviser not affiliated with the Adviser, Rampart's profitability in managing the Fund was not a material factor.

The Board concluded that, in light of the foregoing factors and the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates, including PPA, are reasonable.

Economies of Scale

In reviewing management fees and profitability, the Board also considered the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Fund, on the other hand, can expect to realize benefits from economies of scale as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board acknowledged the difficulty in accurately measuring the benefits resulting from the economies of scale with respect to the management of any specific fund or group of funds. The Board also considered the fact that the Fund is not continuously offered and concluded that, in light of the level of the Adviser's profits with respect to the Fund, the implementation of breakpoints in the advisory fee schedule is not appropriate at this time. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the benefits from economies of scale are currently being shared equitably by the Adviser and its affiliates and the Fund.


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OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Vice President and Trustee
Michael R. Mach
Vice President
Walter A. Row, III
Vice President
Judith A. Saryan
Vice President
Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer
Maureen A. Gemma
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Paul M. O'Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
  Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman
Benjamin C. Esty
Allen R. Freedman
William H. Park
Ronald A. Pearlman
Heidi L. Steiger
Lynn A. Stout
 

 


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Investment Adviser and Administrator 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, LLC

1151 Fairview Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98109

Rampart Investment Management Company, Inc.

One International Place
Boston, MA 02110

Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038

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



2552-8/08  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, an independent trustee, as its audit committee financial expert.  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).

 

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. An independent proxy voting service (“Agent”), currently Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., has been retained to assist in the voting of proxies through the provision of vote analysis, implementation and recordkeeping and disclosure services.  The investment adviser will generally vote proxies through the Agent.  The Agent is required to vote all proxies and/or refer then back to the investment adviser pursuant to the Policies.  It is generally the policy of the investment adviser to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Agent.  The Agent shall refer to the investment adviser proxies relating to mergers and restructurings, and the disposition of assets, termination, liquidation and mergers contained in mutual fund proxies.  The investment adviser will normally vote against anti-takeover measures and other proposals designed to limit the ability of shareholders to act on possible transactions, except in the case of closed-end management investment companies.  The investment adviser generally supports management on social and environmental proposals.  The investment adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweighs the benefits derived from

 



 

exercising the right to vote or the economic effect on shareholders interests or the value of the portfolio holding is indeterminable or insignificant.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 8, 2008

 

 

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 8, 2008

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 8, 2008