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Performance analysis of ETB (Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, ETB has had an average annual return of +15.55%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, ETB has had an average annual return of +7.70%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, ETB has had an average annual return of +8.53%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Apr 27, 2005, ETB has had an average annual return of +8.20%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.35% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+5.29%+11.13%+26.20%+7.50%-16.58%+23.68%+0.51%+32.43%-12.72%+9.52%+7.29%+13.76%
2014201320122011201020092008200720062005
+15.90%+15.82%+20%-1.81%-4.09%+53.65%-18.66%-9.69%+27.54%-4.99%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+1.88%+0.43%-5.76%+8.37%+1.22%-0.45%+5.29%
2025+2.18%-3.40%-5.78%-1.25%+5.44%+3.99%+1.22%+3.63%+1.18%+2.86%+1.10%-0.02%+11.13%
2024+1.18%+4.10%+1.96%-2.37%+4.06%+4.22%+1.31%+0.55%+2.59%+0.04%+5.92%+0.23%+26.20%
2023+4.06%-1.97%-0.65%-0.44%+1.19%+7.92%-0.05%-2.07%-5.28%-4.27%+9.40%+0.48%+7.50%
2022-4.15%-0.46%+5.50%-4.94%-1.35%-3.10%+10.76%-2.61%-16.83%+20.75%-7.12%-9.36%-16.58%
2021-1.89%+2.10%+7.02%+4.19%+0.24%+4.13%-0.96%+1.45%-3.15%+4.49%-0.33%+4.68%+23.68%
2020+1.51%-12.51%-14.24%+9.28%+3.77%+3.28%+0.49%+3.02%-3.25%-3.20%+9.69%+5.94%+0.51%
2019+9.97%+3.40%+4.37%+3.13%-4.47%+3.81%+1.85%-1.92%+2.19%+4.91%-0.46%+2.35%+32.43%
2018-0.86%-1.65%-2.53%+1.72%+2.02%+1.43%+4.54%+0.23%+0.76%-8.50%+0.47%-10.10%-12.72%
2017+4.79%-2.74%-1.34%+2.95%-0.85%+0.61%+2.24%-0.91%+2.80%-0.61%+1.32%+1.13%+9.52%

Drawdown analysis of ETB (Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund)

The maximum drawdown for the ETB was -50.92%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 205 trading sessions.

The current ETB drawdown is -0.45%.

Since Apr 27, 2005 ETB has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 2 times
  • 20% or more: 6 times
  • 10% or more: 12 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-50.92%Jun 1, 2007373Nov 20, 2008205Sep 16, 2009578
-45.03%Feb 19, 202023Mar 23, 2020248Mar 17, 2021271
-25.67%Mar 24, 2010347Aug 8, 2011235Jul 13, 2012582
-24.53%Sep 20, 201865Dec 24, 201885Apr 29, 2019150
-23.45%Mar 22, 2022403Oct 27, 2023176Jul 12, 2024579
-20.10%Jan 23, 202551Apr 7, 202583Aug 6, 2025134
-17.38%Dec 29, 201514Jan 20, 201657Apr 12, 201671
-14.19%Jan 14, 201015Feb 5, 201022Mar 10, 201037
-13.97%Oct 15, 201221Nov 15, 201240Jan 15, 201361
-12.26%Aug 2, 200598Dec 20, 200555Mar 13, 2006153
-11.06%Jul 28, 201456Oct 15, 201412Oct 31, 201468
-10.54%Aug 19, 20153Aug 24, 201564Nov 23, 201567
-9.17%Feb 25, 202622Mar 27, 202612Apr 15, 202634
-9.02%Jan 12, 20229Jan 26, 202215Feb 16, 202224
-8.93%Jan 12, 201819Feb 9, 2018108Jul 17, 2018127
-8.90%Feb 16, 20224Feb 23, 202216Mar 17, 202220
-8.19%May 17, 201325Jun 24, 201321Jul 24, 201346
-7.84%Sep 28, 200924Oct 30, 200919Nov 27, 200943
-7.31%Nov 25, 201625Jan 3, 2017137Jul 20, 2017162
-6.66%Dec 24, 201422Jan 28, 201523Mar 3, 201545
-6.63%Aug 7, 201342Oct 7, 201354Dec 23, 201396
-6.18%Mar 27, 200639May 22, 200642Jul 21, 200681
-6.14%May 24, 201610Jun 8, 201653Aug 23, 201663
-6.03%Jul 23, 20249Aug 5, 202419Aug 30, 202428
-5.96%Aug 11, 202137Oct 4, 202112Oct 20, 202149