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Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield % was 8.11%.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund (NYSE:ETB) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund Shareholder Yield % Chart
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund Annual Data
ETB vs FFA, KIO, NBB: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund (ETB) has a Shareholder Yield % of 8.11% as of Dec. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 8.40. Over the past decade, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 7.57 to 9.63. According to the industry distribution chart, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund ranks #447 out of 1481 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 30.2%.
Is Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 8.11% is near median its 10-year median of 8.40. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.57 to a high of 9.63. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's value of 8.11% is 98.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund ranks #447 out of 1481 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's Shareholder Yield % compare to FFA and KIO?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund ranks #447 out of 1481 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's value of 8.11% is 98.8% above this benchmark. Historically, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 7.57 to 9.63 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.40 vs. the industry median of 4.08, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.08, based on 1,481 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 8.11% is 98.8% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's current Shareholder Yield % is 8.11%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 8.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund (ETB) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $14.38, compared to a current price of $15.60 — trading 8.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 8.11%, which is near median its 10-year median of 8.40 and 98.8% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.08. Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund's overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund (ETB), the current Shareholder Yield % is 8.11% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund (ETB) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $15.60 is trading 8.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $14.38.
GuruFocus considers Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Writeome Fund to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for ETB:
Shareholder Yield %: 8.11% (near median its 10-year median of 8.40)
GF Value™: $14.38 vs. price of $15.60 (8.5% above fair value)
Industry Position: 98.8% above the Asset Management median (#447 of 1481)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ETB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund is a United States-based diversified closed ended management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. It invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and writes call options on one or more U.S. indices on a substantial portion of the value of its common stock portfolio to generate current earnings from the option premium. Its portfolio of investments consists of aerospace and defense, banks, biotechnology, chemicals, consumer finance, industrial conglomerates, and others.
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