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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)
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Maureen A. Gemma
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Services)
(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
December 31
Date of Fiscal Year End
June 30, 2010
Date of Reporting Period
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


 

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Semiannual Report June 30,2010 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GLOBAL BUY-WRITE OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 


 

 
IMPORTANT NOTICES
 
Managed Distribution Plan. On March 10, 2009, the Fund received authorization from the Securities and Exchange Commission to distribute long-term capital gains to shareholders more frequently than once per year. In this connection, the Board of Trustees formally approved the implementation of a Managed Distribution Plan (MDP) to make quarterly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share.
 
The Fund intends to pay quarterly cash distributions equal to $0.39 per share. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the MDP. The MDP will be subject to regular periodic review by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information required by the Fund’s exemptive order. The Fund’s Board of Trustees may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders. However, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the MDP.
 
 
 
 
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(s) (if applicable) will file a schedule of 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 at 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.
 
 
 
 
Additional Notice to Shareholders. The Fund may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market when they trade at a discount to net asset value or at other times if the Fund determines such purchases are advisable. There can be no assurance that the Fund will take such action or that such purchases would reduce the discount.
 
Please refer to the inside back cover of this report for an important notice about
the privacy policies adopted by the Eaton Vance organization.
 


 

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
INVESTMENT UPDATE
Economic and Market Conditions
 
(PHOTO OF WALTER A. ROW)
Walter A. Row, CFA
Eaton Vance
Management
Co-Porfolio Manager
  Extreme volatility defined the equity markets during the six months ending June 30, 2010, amid a flurry of unsettling developments around the globe. Concerns about European sovereign debt, credit tightening in China and a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, among other events, blunted the positive returns of the period’s first three months, as many investors reduced their exposure to risk-sensitive assets and returned to the sidelines. These disruptive events contributed to a sharp sell-off in May. Domestic equities regained some ground in early June, but for the period overall, the S&P 500 Index dipped 6.64%, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.00% and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index slid 6.61%.
 
(PHOTO OF THOMAS SETO)
Thomas Seto
Parametric Portfolio
Associates LLC
Co-Portfolio Manager
  In spite of the market’s May correction, the U.S. economy showed some signs of gradual recovery, albeit less robust than many had hoped. Inflation remained subdued. Earnings trends saw improvements, and employment data, while weaker than expected, were moving in the right direction.
 
(PHOTO OF  DAVID STEIN)
David Stein, Ph.d.
Parametric Portfolio
Associates LLC
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Value stocks outperformed growth stocks across all market capitalization categories. Mid- and small-cap stocks outperformed large-caps, although returns were negative across all categories. The S&P MidCap 400 Index dropped 1.36%, the small-cap Russell 2000 Index fell 1.95% and the large-cap Russell 1000 Index declined 6.40%.
Management Discussion
  The Fund is a closed-end fund that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “ETW.” At net asset value (NAV) for the six months ending June 30, 2010, the Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Index, the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index and the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index, as well as its Lipper peer group.1 This lagging performance was in large part due to the Fund’s exposure to foreign stocks, particularly in the euro zone, where performance was weak during the six-month period. By the same token, the Fund’s exposure to domestic equities, which fared a bit better during the period, helped it outperform the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index. The Fund’s market price traded at a 2.94% discount to NAV as of period end.
  The Fund’s primary objective is to provide current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, 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
                 
Total Return Performance 12/31/09 – 6/30/10            
NYSE Symbol           ETW
 
At Net Asset Value (NAV)2
            -11.10 %
At Market Price2
            -14.03 %
 
               
S&P 500 Index1
            -6.64 %
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index1
            -9.29 %
CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Index1
            -10.34 %
FTSE Eurotop 100 Index1
            -18.22 %
Lipper Options Arbitrage/Options Strategies Funds Average1     -6.69 %
 
               
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (6/30/10 )
            (2.94 )%
Total Distributions per share
          $ 0.78  
Distribution Rate3
  At NAV     13.51 %
 
  At Market Price     13.92 %
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   Six-month returns are cumulative.
 
3   The Distribution Rate is based on the Fund’s last regular distribution per share (annual-ized) in the period divided by the Fund’s NAV or market price at the end of the period. The Fund’s 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 market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market 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 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

Fund shares are not insured by the FDIC and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal invested.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
INVESTMENT UPDATE
    of non-U.S. issuers (the “International Segment”). The Fund seeks to generate current earnings in part by employing an options strategy of writing (selling) index call options on a substantial portion of the value of its holdings of common stocks. During the extremely volatile six months ending June 30, 2010, the Fund generated a higher level of option premium earnings than in the previous period.
  As of June 30, 2010, the Fund held a diversified portfolio that encompassed holdings across a broad range of the U.S. economy, as well as a variety of foreign countries. The Fund’s investments in the U.S. Segment constituted approximately 53% of total investments, with the remaining portion invested in the International Segment. Among the Fund’s common stock holdings, its largest sector weightings were in information technology (IT), financials and health care. Stock selection played the biggest role in the Fund’s underperformance relative to the S&P 500, with major detractors from within the commercial banks, oil/gas and consumable fuels, and diversified telecommunications industries. Upside performance versus the S&P 500 was bolstered by several of the Fund’s holdings in the IT sector, especially within computers/peripherals, Internet software/services and IT services.
  The Fund had written call options on approximately 98% of its equity holdings as of June 30, 2010. The Fund seeks current earnings in part from option premiums, which can vary with investors’ expectations of the future volatility (“implied volatility”) of the Fund’s underlying assets. During the first three months of 2010, there were relatively low levels of implied volatility, with correspondingly low levels of actual volatility in the equity markets. However, the latter half of the six-month period saw a significant increase in volatility levels. For the period as a whole, the Fund received increased option premiums compared with the previous period, and this helped the Fund’s relative return.
Country Allocation1
 
By total investments
(BAR GRAPH)
 
1   As a percentage of the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/10.

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, 2010
 
FUND PERFORMANCE
Fund Performance
         
NYSE Symbol   ETW
 
Average Annual Total Returns (at market price, NYSE)
       
Six Months1
    -14.03 %
One Year
    6.47  
Life of Fund (9/30/05)
    0.61  
 
       
Average Annual Total Returns (at net asset value)
       
Six Months1
    -11.10 %
One Year
    4.29  
Life of Fund (9/30/05)
    1.25  
 
1   Six-month returns are cumulative. Other returns are presented on an average annual basis.
Fund Composition
Top 10 Holdings2
By total investments
         
Apple, Inc.
    5.4 %
Microsoft Corp.
    2.0  
Nestle SA
    1.9  
Google, Inc., Class A
    1.4  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    1.3  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    1.3  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    1.2  
HSBC Holdings PLC
    1.1  
Intel Corp.
    1.1  
Novartis AG
    1.0  
 
2   Top 10 Holdings represented 17.7% of the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/10. The Top 10 Holdings do not reflect the Fund’s written option positions at 6/30/10.
Sector Weightings3
By total investments
(BAR GRAPH)
 
3   Reflects the Fund’s total investments as of 6/30/10. Sector Weightings do not reflect the Fund’s written option positions at 6/30/10.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market price (as applicable) with all distributions reinvested. The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price performance generally reflects investment results over time, during shorter periods, returns at market 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 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, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 
                     
Common Stocks — 98.9%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%
 
European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.(1)
    56,122     $ 1,145,327      
General Dynamics Corp. 
    43,377       2,540,157      
Honeywell International, Inc. 
    59,872       2,336,804      
Raytheon Co. 
    87,133       4,216,366      
Rockwell Collins, Inc. 
    25,533       1,356,568      
Rolls-Royce Group PLC(1)
    283,550       2,366,732      
 
 
            $ 13,961,954      
 
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%
 
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 
    69,963     $ 3,894,141      
Deutsche Post AG
    82,457       1,202,233      
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 
    93,806       3,237,245      
 
 
            $ 8,333,619      
 
 
 
 
Airlines — 0.1%
 
British Airways PLC(1)
    483,403     $ 1,404,417      
 
 
            $ 1,404,417      
 
 
 
 
Auto Components — 0.6%
 
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. 
    10,200     $ 274,610      
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    26,277       1,830,775      
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 
    30,158       588,081      
Denso Corp. 
    71,300       1,970,653      
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(1)
    31,887       316,957      
Johnson Controls, Inc. 
    90,328       2,427,113      
Toyota Boshoku Corp. 
    11,900       173,749      
Toyota Industries Corp. 
    8,600       218,234      
 
 
            $ 7,800,172      
 
 
 
 
Automobiles — 1.2%
 
Daimler AG(1)
    132,059     $ 6,680,265      
Ford Motor Co.(1)
    58,705       591,747      
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 
    108,000       3,172,267      
Isuzu Motors, Ltd. 
    129,000       387,644      
Mazda Motor Corp. 
    194,000       453,348      
Suzuki Motor Corp. 
    52,800       1,036,221      
Toyota Motor Corp. 
    50,407       1,731,916      
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.(1)
    41,200       544,673      
 
 
            $ 14,598,081      
 
 
 
Beverages — 1.4%
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV
    50,470     $ 2,426,659      
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    86,770       4,348,912      
Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd. 
    26,200       432,918      
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(1)
    23,358       364,852      
Heineken Holding NV
    24,773       905,012      
Heineken NV
    30,199       1,280,053      
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. 
    90,000       1,133,063      
PepsiCo, Inc. 
    78,946       4,811,759      
Pernod-Ricard SA
    11,862       920,077      
Sapporo Holdings, Ltd. 
    128,000       550,230      
 
 
            $ 17,173,535      
 
 
 
 
Biotechnology — 2.3%
 
Amgen, Inc.(1)
    161,372     $ 8,488,167      
Biogen Idec, Inc.(1)
    78,265       3,713,674      
Celgene Corp.(1)
    168,251       8,550,516      
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(1)
    163,828       5,616,024      
Martek Biosciences Corp.(1)
    49,531       1,174,380      
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    23,758       530,279      
 
 
            $ 28,073,040      
 
 
 
 
Building Products — 0.5%
 
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. 
    128,776     $ 1,209,185      
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
    22,732       847,097      
Daikin Industries, Ltd. 
    67,600       2,061,144      
Geberit AG
    5,875       914,122      
Masco Corp. 
    59,062       635,507      
 
 
            $ 5,667,055      
 
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 1.8%
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(1)
    5,077     $ 308,529      
Artio Global Investors, Inc. 
    28,136       442,861      
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
    54,215       1,338,568      
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    66,662       945,267      
Deutsche Bank AG
    74,955       4,210,159      
Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A
    30,762       388,524      
Franklin Resources, Inc. 
    29,167       2,513,904      
GAM Holding Ltd.(1)
    91,722       991,196      
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 
    20,456       2,685,259      
ICAP PLC
    178,286       1,068,597      
Julius Baer Group, Ltd. 
    76,144       2,171,062      
Man Group PLC
    355,866       1,179,663      
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. 
    66,800       407,867      
Mediobanca SpA(1)
    87,467       651,535      
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. 
    154,000       343,346      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Capital Markets (continued)
 
                     
SBI Holdings, Inc. 
    1,457     $ 181,004      
Schroders PLC
    138,412       2,491,125      
State Street Corp. 
    11,567       391,196      
 
 
            $ 22,709,662      
 
 
 
 
Chemicals — 1.7%
 
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 
    32,423     $ 2,101,335      
Akzo Nobel NV
    18,556       964,447      
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. 
    57,000       384,556      
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
    92,111       2,184,873      
Eastman Chemical Co. 
    11,375       606,970      
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. 
    16,800       312,113      
Johnson Matthey PLC
    85,911       1,908,682      
Kaneka Corp. 
    57,000       330,671      
Linde AG
    19,853       2,087,536      
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. 
    89,000       431,542      
Monsanto Co. 
    38,028       1,757,654      
Nitto Denko Corp. 
    5,900       193,540      
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 
    58,200       2,706,020      
Showa Denko KK
    346,000       624,895      
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. 
    199,000       770,165      
Toray Industries, Inc. 
    56,000       268,412      
Tosoh Corp. 
    252,000       652,344      
Umicore
    82,579       2,382,503      
Wacker Chemie AG
    6,604       956,607      
 
 
            $ 21,624,865      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Banks — 6.0%
 
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA
    1,132,101     $ 11,871,413      
Barclays PLC
    1,085,798       4,333,968      
BNP Paribas SA
    130,141       7,001,681      
Fifth Third Bancorp
    152,511       1,874,360      
Gunma Bank, Ltd. (The)
    124,000       657,560      
Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)
    89,000       499,623      
Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)
    87,000       347,725      
HSBC Holdings PLC
    1,520,103       13,887,205      
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
    1,681,641       4,428,926      
Lloyds Banking Group PLC(1)
    3,975,334       3,138,392      
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 
    447,941       734,986      
Natixis(1)
    165,993       720,815      
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    44,820       2,532,330      
Regions Financial Corp. 
    85,774       564,393      
Shinsei Bank, Ltd.(1)
    214,000       180,911      
Societe Generale
    94,456       3,886,762      
Standard Chartered PLC
    220,000       5,357,091      
Sterling Bancshares, Inc. 
    108,059       508,958      
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 
    13,208       373,817      
UniCredit SpA
    2,340,725       5,177,762      
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    252,970       6,476,032      
 
 
            $ 74,554,710      
 
 
 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%
 
Avery Dennison Corp. 
    23,372     $ 750,942      
Republic Services, Inc. 
    15,222       452,550      
SECOM Co., Ltd. 
    63,000       2,797,581      
Serco Group PLC
    156,826       1,369,560      
Waste Management, Inc. 
    72,281       2,261,673      
 
 
            $ 7,632,306      
 
 
 
 
Communications Equipment — 3.6%
 
Alcatel-Lucent(1)
    664,187     $ 1,691,440      
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(1)
    67,859       350,152      
Cisco Systems, Inc.(1)
    686,287       14,624,776      
Nokia Oyj
    541,978       4,417,556      
QUALCOMM, Inc. 
    499,771       16,412,480      
Research In Motion, Ltd.(1)
    119,219       5,872,728      
Riverbed Technology, Inc.(1)
    30,785       850,282      
 
 
            $ 44,219,414      
 
 
 
 
Computers & Peripherals — 6.8%
 
Apple, Inc.(1)
    263,374     $ 66,246,462      
Dell, Inc.(1)
    285,827       3,447,074      
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    85,494       3,700,181      
International Business Machines Corp. 
    76,613       9,460,173      
NEC Corp. 
    273,000       708,671      
 
 
            $ 83,562,561      
 
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering — 0.4%
 
Bouygues SA
    19,011     $ 733,852      
Chiyoda Corp. 
    69,000       501,080      
Ferrovial SA
    95,985       620,820      
Fluor Corp. 
    9,129       387,983      
Foster Wheeler AG(1)
    16,547       348,480      
Hochtief AG
    11,977       715,092      
JGC Corp. 
    71,000       1,077,370      
Obayashi Corp. 
    43,000       170,473      
 
 
            $ 4,555,150      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Construction Materials — 0.3%
 
Imerys SA
    22,993     $ 1,169,995      
Lafarge SA
    22,039       1,201,735      
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.(1)
    173,000       218,447      
Vulcan Materials Co. 
    24,404       1,069,627      
 
 
            $ 3,659,804      
 
 
 
 
Consumer Finance — 0.2%
 
American Express Co. 
    42,280     $ 1,678,516      
ORIX Corp. 
    4,130       299,197      
SLM Corp.(1)
    97,247       1,010,396      
 
 
            $ 2,988,109      
 
 
 
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%
 
Sealed Air Corp. 
    14,782     $ 291,501      
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. 
    51,400       750,039      
 
 
            $ 1,041,540      
 
 
 
 
Distributors — 0.3%
 
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. 
    14,600     $ 205,484      
Genuine Parts Co. 
    56,294       2,220,798      
LKQ Corp.(1)
    61,787       1,191,254      
 
 
            $ 3,617,536      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%
 
Bank of America Corp. 
    485,348     $ 6,974,451      
Citigroup, Inc.(1)
    749,548       2,818,300      
CME Group, Inc. 
    2,654       747,234      
Compagnie Nationale a Portefeuille
    17,116       728,137      
Criteria Caixacorp SA
    267,829       1,095,268      
Deutsche Boerse AG
    36,045       2,189,858      
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
    10,886       754,857      
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    154,746       5,665,251      
Moody’s Corp. 
    18,539       369,297      
 
 
            $ 21,342,653      
 
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.5%
 
AT&T, Inc. 
    258,166     $ 6,245,036      
Deutsche Telekom AG
    325,887       3,847,277      
France Telecom SA
    222,265       3,855,166      
Frontier Communications Corp. 
    318,088       2,261,606      
Telefonica SA
    488,485       9,049,028      
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    168,710       4,727,254      
Windstream Corp. 
    100,356       1,059,759      
 
 
            $ 31,045,126      
 
 
 
 
Electric Utilities — 1.5%
 
Duke Energy Corp. 
    117,718     $ 1,883,488      
E.ON AG
    274,138       7,371,075      
EDF SA
    41,600       1,582,738      
Edison International
    51,169       1,623,081      
Enel SpA
    692,425       2,931,840      
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. 
    13,500       290,815      
Iberdrola SA
    494,257       2,778,000      
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. 
    7,400       165,965      
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. 
    8,200       234,518      
 
 
            $ 18,861,520      
 
 
 
 
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%
 
ABB, Ltd.(1)
    422,425     $ 7,354,673      
Cooper Industries PLC, Class A
    21,762       957,528      
First Solar, Inc.(1)
    14,857       1,691,172      
Fujikura, Ltd. 
    87,000       378,977      
GS Yuasa Corp. 
    82,000       536,588      
Legrand SA
    47,726       1,414,649      
 
 
            $ 12,333,587      
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9%
 
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.(1)
    82,200     $ 703,792      
Corning, Inc. 
    39,985       645,758      
Ibiden Co., Ltd. 
    6,800       183,182      
Keyence Corp. 
    1,110       256,679      
Kyocera Corp. 
    60,334       4,884,417      
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. 
    5,000       228,294      
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. 
    21,000       240,545      
Omron Corp. 
    16,500       359,690      
TDK Corp. 
    63,500       3,474,859      
Yaskawa Electric Corp. 
    27,000       200,295      
 
 
            $ 11,177,511      
 
 
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%
 
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. 
    4,333     $ 312,799      
CGGVeritas(1)
    31,600       562,160      
Halliburton Co. 
    130,037       3,192,408      
Schlumberger, Ltd. 
    62,861       3,478,728      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)
 
                     
Superior Well Services, Inc.(1)
    34,195     $ 571,741      
Transocean, Ltd.(1)
    806       37,342      
 
 
            $ 8,155,178      
 
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%
 
CVS Caremark Corp. 
    172,603     $ 5,060,720      
Koninklijke Ahold NV
    134,328       1,661,621      
Kroger Co. (The)
    92,449       1,820,321      
Metro AG
    26,403       1,347,120      
Safeway, Inc. 
    20,063       394,439      
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. 
    72,300       1,656,486      
Sysco Corp. 
    91,285       2,608,012      
UNY Co., Ltd. 
    64,000       486,316      
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    173,624       8,346,106      
 
 
            $ 23,381,141      
 
 
 
 
Food Products — 3.2%
 
Campbell Soup Co. 
    17,968     $ 643,794      
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    77,043       1,796,643      
H.J. Heinz Co. 
    59,510       2,572,022      
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A
    88,500       2,478,000      
Nestle SA
    474,265       22,868,505      
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. 
    11,700       429,483      
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. 
    15,000       358,013      
Unilever NV
    311,235       8,499,580      
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. 
    7,500       204,022      
 
 
            $ 39,850,062      
 
 
 
 
Gas Utilities — 0.1%
 
Gas Natural SDG SA
    45,614     $ 659,171      
Snam Rete Gas SpA
    175,073       698,679      
 
 
            $ 1,357,850      
 
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.9%
 
Boston Scientific Corp.(1)
    216,231     $ 1,254,140      
Covidien PLC
    14,617       587,311      
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)
    14,052       787,193      
Hologic, Inc.(1)
    58,245       811,353      
Immucor, Inc.(1)
    15,993       304,666      
Medtronic, Inc. 
    85,662       3,106,961      
Nobel Biocare Holding AG
    39,100       673,081      
Olympus Corp. 
    54,000       1,279,203      
Terumo Corp. 
    60,000       2,873,377      
 
 
            $ 11,677,285      
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%
 
DaVita, Inc.(1)
    20,889     $ 1,304,309      
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1)
    17,240       1,299,034      
Lincare Holdings, Inc.(1)
    66,362       2,157,412      
McKesson Corp. 
    42,868       2,879,015      
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(1)
    28,789       1,585,698      
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    67,346       1,912,627      
VCA Antech, Inc.(1)
    93,308       2,310,306      
 
 
            $ 13,448,401      
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%
 
Accor SA(1)
    26,214     $ 1,213,584      
Carnival Corp. 
    22,815       689,926      
International Game Technology
    42,344       664,801      
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
    46,233       1,384,216      
McDonald’s Corp. 
    89,263       5,879,754      
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. 
    27,627       2,107,111      
Yum! Brands, Inc. 
    111,537       4,354,404      
 
 
            $ 16,293,796      
 
 
 
 
Household Durables — 0.6%
 
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. 
    85,000     $ 510,526      
Makita Corp. 
    6,700       179,292      
Ryland Group, Inc. 
    37,074       586,511      
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. 
    61,000       380,507      
Sharp Corp. 
    73,000       770,050      
Sony Corp. 
    72,600       1,936,460      
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 
    48,688       2,459,718      
Whirlpool Corp. 
    9,068       796,352      
 
 
            $ 7,619,416      
 
 
 
 
Household Products — 1.2%
 
Clorox Co. (The)
    30,648     $ 1,905,080      
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 
    28,351       2,232,925      
Kao Corp. 
    97,654       2,297,684      
Procter & Gamble Co. 
    135,115       8,104,198      
Uni-Charm Corp. 
    6,000       676,598      
 
 
            $ 15,216,485      
 
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.8%
 
3M Co. 
    60,897     $ 4,810,254      
General Electric Co. 
    372,123       5,366,014      
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. 
    38,128       168,255      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)
 
                     
Siemens AG
    126,201     $ 11,287,373      
Textron, Inc. 
    29,211       495,711      
 
 
            $ 22,127,607      
 
 
 
 
Insurance — 3.8%
 
ACE, Ltd. 
    46,248     $ 2,380,847      
Aflac, Inc. 
    12,267       523,433      
Allianz SE
    62,694       6,205,035      
American International Group, Inc.(1)
    10,335       355,937      
AON Corp. 
    20,928       776,847      
AXA SA
    297,994       4,552,479      
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)
    39,000       3,107,910      
Chubb Corp. 
    6,724       336,267      
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 
    115,920       2,998,850      
CNP Assurances
    14,204       966,343      
Delta Lloyd NV 
    38,000       640,414      
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(1)
    46,638       609,559      
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG
    22,194       951,133      
Mapfre SA
    247,314       672,504      
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 
    98,828       2,228,571      
MetLife, Inc. 
    112,391       4,243,884      
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 
    20,500       438,768      
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
    38,311       4,810,437      
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 
    36,247       849,630      
Prudential Financial, Inc. 
    37,177       1,994,918      
Prudential PLC
    349,752       2,638,042      
Resolution, Ltd. 
    876,749       829,199      
RSA Insurance Group PLC
    678,764       1,204,129      
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. 
    136       453,663      
Standard Life PLC
    479,801       1,239,902      
T & D Holdings, Inc. 
    9,850       210,616      
Tryg A/S
    15,498       816,510      
 
 
            $ 47,035,827      
 
 
 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.9%
 
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)
    61,514     $ 6,721,020      
Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Class A(1)
    199,687       2,096,713      
Priceline.com, Inc.(1)
    15,481       2,733,016      
 
 
            $ 11,550,749      
 
 
 
 
Internet Software & Services — 2.6%
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)
    9,510     $ 385,821      
Baidu, Inc. ADR(1)
    65,544       4,462,236      
eBay, Inc.(1)
    206,059       4,040,817      
Google, Inc., Class A(1)
    38,170       16,983,741      
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1)
    36,048       419,959      
United Internet AG
    77,776       851,663      
VeriSign, Inc.(1)
    108,496       2,880,569      
Yahoo! Inc.(1)
    193,189       2,671,804      
 
 
            $ 32,696,610      
 
 
 
 
IT Services — 1.6%
 
CapGemini SA
    56,171     $ 2,468,691      
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(1)
    123,578       6,186,315      
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 
    51,873       1,391,234      
Infosys Technologies, Ltd. ADR
    69,147       4,142,597      
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
    5,904       1,178,025      
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. 
    14,000       297,215      
NTT Data Corp. 
    673       2,484,170      
Obic Co., Ltd. 
    1,080       208,468      
Otsuka Corp. 
    4,200       267,673      
Western Union Co. 
    76,828       1,145,506      
 
 
            $ 19,769,894      
 
 
 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2%
 
Hasbro, Inc. 
    21,651     $ 889,856      
Nikon Corp. 
    56,000       965,093      
Sankyo Co., Ltd. 
    4,300       194,367      
 
 
            $ 2,049,316      
 
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%
 
Illumina, Inc.(1)
    14,227     $ 619,301      
PerkinElmer, Inc. 
    27,425       566,875      
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(1)
    33,544       1,645,333      
 
 
            $ 2,831,509      
 
 
 
 
Machinery — 1.9%
 
AGCO Corp.(1)
    30,980     $ 835,531      
Caterpillar, Inc. 
    35,948       2,159,396      
Dover Corp. 
    15,298       639,303      
Eaton Corp. 
    22,736       1,487,844      
Ebara Corp.(1)
    104,000       442,018      
Fanuc, Ltd. 
    57,127       6,450,926      
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 
    66,900       1,231,717      
IHI Corp. 
    213,000       338,951      
Japan Steel Works, Ltd. 
    78,000       685,613      
Joy Global, Inc. 
    19,362       969,843      
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 
    107,000       259,431      
Komatsu, Ltd. 
    75,400       1,357,662      
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. 
    7,400       202,212      
MAN AG
    12,372       1,019,972      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Machinery (continued)
 
                     
Meidensha Corp. 
    97,000     $ 331,153      
Minebea Co., Ltd. 
    67,127       371,860      
NTN Corp. 
    153,000       626,332      
Pall Corp. 
    30,660       1,053,784      
Parker Hannifin Corp. 
    13,311       738,228      
SMC Corp. 
    2,900       387,938      
Snap-On, Inc. 
    15,120       618,559      
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. 
    194,000       1,138,303      
Titan International, Inc. 
    23,159       230,895      
 
 
            $ 23,577,471      
 
 
 
 
Marine — 0.1%
 
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.(1)
    64,000     $ 260,245      
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 
    83,000       548,768      
 
 
            $ 809,013      
 
 
 
 
Media — 2.5%
 
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
    447,757     $ 4,675,383      
Comcast Corp., Class A
    483,395       8,396,571      
Comcast Corp., Special Class A
    105,435       1,732,297      
DIRECTV, Class A(1)
    97,457       3,305,741      
Focus Media Holding, Ltd. ADR(1)
    10,518       163,345      
JC Decaux SA(1)
    44,715       1,041,841      
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)
    27,142       763,776      
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    71,756       2,461,231      
Virgin Media, Inc. 
    100,424       1,676,077      
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    174,880       5,508,720      
Wolters Kluwer NV
    45,032       863,578      
 
 
            $ 30,588,560      
 
 
 
 
Metals & Mining — 2.5%
 
AK Steel Holding Corp. 
    20,960     $ 249,843      
Alcoa, Inc. 
    129,184       1,299,591      
Anglo American PLC(1)
    100,152       3,489,815      
ArcelorMittal
    134,571       3,609,434      
BHP Billiton PLC
    189,390       4,910,608      
Boliden AB
    112,900       1,247,844      
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 
    7,941       374,498      
Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd. 
    105,000       503,059      
JFE Holdings, Inc. 
    8,900       275,339      
Kobe Steel, Ltd. 
    216,000       411,447      
Lonmin PLC(1)
    34,390       718,079      
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.(1)
    80,000       212,641      
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. 
    189,000       498,777      
Newmont Mining Corp. 
    21,795       1,345,623      
Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. 
    62,000       415,624      
Rio Tinto PLC
    147,061       6,458,095      
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. 
    112,000       253,236      
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. 
    66,000       823,354      
United States Steel Corp. 
    27,078       1,043,857      
Xstrata PLC
    195,335       2,557,846      
 
 
            $ 30,698,610      
 
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities — 1.6%
 
Centrica PLC
    498,444     $ 2,199,643      
CMS Energy Corp. 
    312,086       4,572,060      
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 
    12,419       535,259      
Dominion Resources, Inc. 
    34,329       1,329,906      
GDF Suez
    222,427       6,328,176      
NiSource, Inc. 
    42,420       615,090      
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 
    116,940       3,663,730      
RWE AG, PFC Shares
    10,079       606,813      
 
 
            $ 19,850,677      
 
 
 
 
Multiline Retail — 0.8%
 
H2O Retailing Corp. 
    29,000     $ 187,854      
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Ltd. 
    71,332       695,385      
Kohl’s Corp.(1)
    23,927       1,136,533      
Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    432,844       2,132,367      
Nordstrom, Inc. 
    19,173       617,179      
PPR SA
    7,380       916,765      
Sears Holdings Corp.(1)
    19,043       1,231,130      
Target Corp. 
    70,056       3,444,654      
 
 
            $ 10,361,867      
 
 
 
 
Office Electronics — 0.5%
 
Brother Industries, Ltd. 
    22,000     $ 228,388      
Canon, Inc. 
    87,300       3,253,623      
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. 
    70,500       678,229      
Ricoh Co., Ltd. 
    59,000       752,339      
Xerox Corp. 
    92,458       743,362      
 
 
            $ 5,655,941      
 
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.5%
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 
    46,596     $ 1,681,650      
BP PLC
    1,728,070       8,272,557      
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 
    11,230       235,268      
Chevron Corp. 
    105,078       7,130,593      
ConocoPhillips
    86,584       4,250,408      
Devon Energy Corp. 
    8,417       512,764      
El Paso Corp. 
    56,715       630,104      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
 
                     
ENI SpA
    332,108     $ 6,096,191      
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    271,435       15,490,795      
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.(1)
    6,636       79,632      
Hess Corp. 
    20,723       1,043,196      
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 
    3,100       233,411      
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. 
    5,400       220,312      
JX Holdings, Inc.(1)
    159,000       785,873      
Petrohawk Energy Corp.(1)
    38,373       651,190      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
    370,230       9,343,147      
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
    292,028       7,058,524      
SandRidge Energy, Inc.(1)
    49,942       291,162      
Southwestern Energy Co.(1)
    24,167       933,813      
Suncor Energy, Inc. 
    23,244       684,303      
Total SA
    268,726       11,995,601      
Williams Cos., Inc. 
    118,494       2,166,070      
 
 
            $ 79,786,564      
 
 
 
 
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%
 
International Paper Co. 
    16,317     $ 369,254      
OJI Paper Co., Ltd. 
    76,000       372,623      
 
 
            $ 741,877      
 
 
 
 
Personal Products — 0.0%(2)
 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(1)
    9,533     $ 348,240      
 
 
            $ 348,240      
 
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals — 7.5%
 
Abbott Laboratories
    148,126     $ 6,929,334      
Allergan, Inc. 
    41,914       2,441,910      
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 
    61,200       2,050,548      
AstraZeneca PLC
    149,575       7,051,836      
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 
    52,900       941,604      
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 
    65,900       1,177,362      
Eisai Co., Ltd. 
    61,146       2,028,877      
Eli Lilly & Co. 
    34,545       1,157,257      
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
    584,116       9,918,791      
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 
    6,800       269,726      
Johnson & Johnson
    111,251       6,570,484      
Medicines Co.(1)
    28,661       218,110      
Merck & Co., Inc. 
    177,326       6,201,090      
Merck KGaA
    9,700       711,580      
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. 
    19,000       289,486      
Novartis AG
    257,613       12,484,725      
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 
    5,000       202,689      
Pfizer, Inc. 
    536,510       7,650,633      
Roche Holding AG
    69,396       9,551,779      
Sanofi-Aventis
    130,640       7,868,086      
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. 
    56,000       1,160,976      
Shire PLC
    52,086       1,068,505      
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 
    30,731       1,319,977      
Warner Chilcott PLC, Class A(1)
    40,680       929,538      
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)
    58,985       2,393,021      
 
 
            $ 92,587,924      
 
 
 
 
Professional Services — 0.3%
 
Equifax, Inc. 
    15,217     $ 426,989      
Manpower, Inc. 
    13,198       569,890      
Randstad Holding NV(1)
    24,548       964,618      
Robert Half International, Inc. 
    73,835       1,738,814      
 
 
            $ 3,700,311      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 
    19,158     $ 1,788,782      
British Land Co. PLC
    195,831       1,264,958      
Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC
    189,600       875,926      
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. 
    37       301,387      
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. 
    200       243,585      
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. 
    40       317,381      
Simon Property Group, Inc. 
    32,545       2,628,009      
Unibail-Rodamco SE
    11,558       1,883,747      
 
 
            $ 9,303,775      
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%
 
Capital & Counties Properties PLC(1)
    189,600     $ 307,360      
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. 
    6,300       356,761      
Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. 
    406,000       916,955      
NTT Urban Development Corp. 
    443       351,938      
 
 
            $ 1,933,014      
 
 
 
 
Road & Rail — 0.6%
 
Central Japan Railway Co. 
    147     $ 1,213,756      
CSX Corp. 
    46,494       2,307,497      
East Japan Railway Co. 
    12,600       838,978      
Kansas City Southern(1)
    4,256       154,706      
Keio Corp. 
    139,000       897,442      
Kintetsu Corp. 
    105,000       320,396      
Ryder System, Inc. 
    14,154       569,415      
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. 
    135,000       727,139      
 
 
            $ 7,029,329      
 
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0%
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)
    43,780     $ 320,470      
Advantest Corp. 
    114,600       2,394,880      
Applied Materials, Inc. 
    313,048       3,762,837      
Atheros Communications, Inc.(1)
    60,993       1,679,747      
Broadcom Corp., Class A
    126,645       4,175,486      
Cree, Inc.(1)
    9,999       600,240      
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.(1)
    217,447       2,183,168      
Infineon Technologies AG(1)
    132,800       769,895      
Intel Corp. 
    696,138       13,539,884      
KLA-Tencor Corp. 
    28,470       793,744      
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1)
    97,358       961,897      
ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)
    53,708       342,657      
Shinko Electric Industries
    17,200       223,520      
Sumco Corp.(1)
    14,600       241,981      
Tessera Technologies, Inc.(1)
    21,221       340,597      
Tokyo Electron, Ltd. 
    52,500       2,828,024      
Veeco Instruments, Inc.(1)
    40,043       1,372,674      
 
 
            $ 36,531,701      
 
 
 
 
Software — 4.0%
 
BMC Software, Inc.(1)
    31,383     $ 1,086,793      
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1)
    62,346       2,632,872      
Compuware Corp.(1)
    52,384       418,024      
Concur Technologies, Inc.(1)
    56,008       2,390,421      
Dassault Systemes SA
    23,266       1,409,446      
Konami Corp. 
    62,100       957,749      
Microsoft Corp. 
    1,056,099       24,300,838      
Oracle Corp. 
    543,385       11,661,042      
Symantec Corp.(1)
    199,867       2,774,154      
TiVo, Inc.(1)
    45,460       335,495      
Trend Micro, Inc. 
    57,397       1,551,135      
 
 
            $ 49,517,969      
 
 
 
 
Specialty Retail — 2.0%
 
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A
    10,682     $ 327,831      
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 
    42,783       502,700      
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    47,984       1,624,738      
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 
    56,600       8,564,401      
Gap, Inc. (The)
    78,617       1,529,887      
Hennes & Mauritz AB
    28,400       780,499      
Home Depot, Inc. 
    50,520       1,418,096      
Industria de Diseno Textil SA
    34,787       1,983,601      
Limited Brands, Inc. 
    36,921       814,846      
Office Depot, Inc.(1)
    190,264       768,667      
Shimamura Co., Ltd. 
    2,400       217,002      
Staples, Inc. 
    222,003       4,229,157      
Tiffany & Co. 
    26,337       998,436      
USS Co., Ltd. 
    3,800       271,450      
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. 
    5,750       375,704      
 
 
            $ 24,407,015      
 
 
 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%
 
Adidas AG
    18,804     $ 910,393      
Asics Corp. 
    28,000       256,365      
Christian Dior SA
    10,660       1,023,168      
Coach, Inc. 
    16,626       607,680      
Hanesbrands, Inc.(1)
    4,073       97,996      
NIKE, Inc., Class B
    30,110       2,033,931      
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc. 
    94,000       901,038      
Onward Holdings Co., Ltd. 
    30,000       237,245      
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
    2,976       790,959      
Swatch Group AG, Class B
    4,150       1,170,404      
 
 
            $ 8,029,179      
 
 
 
 
Tobacco — 1.8%
 
Altria Group, Inc. 
    83,492     $ 1,673,180      
British American Tobacco PLC
    275,025       8,728,139      
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
    177,291       4,953,632      
Japan Tobacco, Inc. 
    409       1,272,437      
Philip Morris International, Inc. 
    120,301       5,514,598      
 
 
            $ 22,141,986      
 
 
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%
 
Marubeni Corp. 
    170,000     $ 871,488      
Mitsubishi Corp. 
    85,400       1,766,792      
Sumitomo Corp. 
    96,700       965,743      
Wolseley PLC(1)
    51,754       1,027,310      
 
 
            $ 4,631,333      
 
 
 
 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%
 
ADP
    13,565     $ 870,243      
Kamigumi Co., Ltd. 
    46,000       352,968      
Societe des Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone
    18,585       1,214,074      
 
 
            $ 2,437,285      
 
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%
 
American Tower Corp., Class A(1)
    20,404     $ 907,978      
KDDI Corp. 
    537       2,559,708      
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(1)
    45,272       370,778      

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                     
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)
 
                     
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B
    44,475     $ 1,457,001      
Softbank Corp. 
    173,198       4,593,776      
Sprint Nextel Corp.(1)
    97,523       413,497      
Vodafone Group PLC
    5,349,088       11,021,751      
 
 
            $ 21,324,489      
 
 
     
Total Common Stocks
   
(identified cost $1,268,636,875)
  $ 1,222,993,183      
 
 
                     
                     
Investment Funds — 0.1%
 
Security   Shares     Value      
 
 
 
Capital Markets — 0.1%
 
Alliance Trust PLC
    243,354     $ 1,097,908      
 
 
     
Total Investment Funds
   
(identified cost $1,095,043)
  $ 1,097,908      
 
 
     
Total Investments — 99.0%
   
(identified cost $1,269,731,918)
  $ 1,224,091,091      
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
Call Options Written — (0.2)%
 
    Number of
    Strike
    Expiration
           
Description   Contracts     Price     Date     Value      
 
 
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index
    31,100     EUR 2,700       7/16/10     $ (650,325 )    
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index
    38,350     EUR 2,750       7/16/10       (407,998 )    
FTSE 100 Index
    19,350     GBP 5,250       7/16/10       (187,920 )    
NASDAQ 100 Index
    755     $ 1,900       7/17/10       (135,900 )    
NASDAQ 100 Index
    730     $ 1,925       7/17/10       (76,650 )    
Nikkei 225 Index
    1,235,000     JPY 10,000       7/10/10       (174,603 )    
S&P 500 Index
    3,830     $ 1,125       7/17/10       (306,400 )    
SMI Index
    9,950     CHF 6,550       7/16/10       (24,001 )    
 
 
             
Total Call Options Written
           
(premiums received $25,434,344)
  $ (1,963,797 )    
 
 
             
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.2%
  $ 14,179,036      
 
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
  $ 1,236,306,330      
 
 
The percentage shown for each investment category in the Portfolio of Investments is based on net assets.
 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
 
PFC Shares - Preference Shares
 
CHF - Swiss Franc
 
EUR - Euro
 
GBP - British Pound Sterling
 
JPY - Japanese Yen
 
 
(1) Non-income producing security.
 
(2) Amount is less than 0.05%.
 
 
 
                     
Country Concentration of Portfolio
 
    Percentage
           
Country   of Net Assets     Value      
 
 
United States
    52.2 %   $ 645,564,475      
United Kingdom
    11.6       143,548,884      
Japan
    11.1       137,109,227      
France
    5.8       71,171,186      
Switzerland
    4.9       60,946,216      
Germany
    4.8       59,522,475      
Spain
    2.3       28,729,805      
Netherlands
    1.7       20,403,378      
Italy
    1.6       19,984,933      
Canada
    0.6       8,014,032      
Belgium
    0.5       6,292,156      
China
    0.4       4,625,581      
Finland
    0.4       4,417,556      
India
    0.3       4,142,597      
Other Countries, less than 0.3% each
    0.8       9,618,590      
 
 
Total Investments
    99.0 %   $ 1,224,091,091      
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
             
As of June 30, 2010          
 
Assets
 
Investments, at value (identified cost, $1,269,731,918)
  $ 1,224,091,091      
Cash
    7,684,081      
Restricted cash*
    3,904,286      
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $477,635)
    477,917      
Dividends receivable
    1,707,594      
Receivable for investments sold
    36,521      
Tax reclaims receivable
    1,839,101      
 
 
Total assets
  $ 1,239,740,591      
 
 
             
             
 
Liabilities
 
Written options outstanding, at value
(premiums received, $25,434,344)
  $ 1,963,797      
Payable to affiliates:
           
Investment adviser fee
    1,070,728      
Trustees’ fees
    12,625      
Accrued expenses
    387,111      
 
 
Total liabilities
  $ 3,434,261      
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 1,236,306,330      
 
 
             
             
 
Sources of Net Assets
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized, 107,008,869 shares issued and outstanding
  $ 1,070,089      
Additional paid-in capital
    1,359,981,279      
Accumulated net realized loss
    (29,467,226 )    
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
    (73,129,694 )    
Net unrealized depreciation
    (22,148,118 )    
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 1,236,306,330      
 
 
             
             
 
Net Asset Value
 
($1,236,306,330 ¸ 107,008,869 common shares issued and outstanding)
  $ 11.55      
 
 
 
Represents restricted cash on deposit at the custodian as collateral for written options.
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
             
For the Six Months Ended
         
June 30, 2010          
 
Investment Income
 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes, $1,393,506)
  $ 18,579,446      
Miscellaneous income
    2,639      
 
 
Total investment income
  $ 18,582,085      
 
 
             
             
 
Expenses
 
Investment adviser fee
  $ 6,962,952      
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    24,808      
Custodian fee
    364,305      
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees
    9,019      
Legal and accounting services
    30,678      
Printing and postage
    179,602      
Miscellaneous
    74,343      
 
 
Total expenses
  $ 7,645,707      
 
 
Deduct —
           
Reduction of custodian fee
  $ 706      
 
 
Total expense reductions
  $ 706      
 
 
             
Net expenses
  $ 7,645,001      
 
 
             
Net investment income
  $ 10,937,084      
 
 
             
             
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Net realized gain (loss) —
           
Investment transactions
  $ 10,493,594      
Written options
    (41,526,286 )    
Foreign currency transactions
    (127,275 )    
 
 
Net realized loss
  $ (31,159,967 )    
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) —
           
Investments
  $ (178,374,222 )    
Written options
    37,396,790      
Foreign currency
    (73,603 )    
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  $ (141,051,035 )    
 
 
             
Net realized and unrealized loss
  $ (172,211,002 )    
 
 
             
Net decrease in net assets from operations
  $ (161,273,918 )    
 
 

 
See notes to financial statements

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    Six Months Ended
           
Increase (Decrease)
  June 30, 2010
    Year Ended
     
in Net Assets   (Unaudited)     December 31, 2009      
 
From operations —
                   
Net investment income
  $ 10,937,084     $ 21,206,060      
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions, written options and foreign currency transactions
    (31,159,967 )     48,042,016      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, written options and foreign currency
    (141,051,035 )     269,708,855      
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
  $ (161,273,918 )   $ 338,956,931      
 
 
Distributions to shareholders —
                   
From net investment income
  $ (83,387,597 )*   $ (21,733,320 )    
Tax return of capital
          (169,738,302 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (83,387,597 )   $ (191,471,622 )    
 
 
Capital share transactions —
                   
Reinvestment of distributions
  $ 2,725,399     $ 6,769,711      
 
 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
  $ 2,725,399     $ 6,769,711      
 
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
  $ (241,936,116 )   $ 154,255,020      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Net Assets
 
At beginning of period
  $ 1,478,242,446     $ 1,323,987,426      
 
 
At end of period
  $ 1,236,306,330     $ 1,478,242,446      
 
 
                     
                     
 
Accumulated distributions
in excess of net
investment income
included in net assets
 
At end of period
  $ (73,129,694 )   $ (679,181 )    
 
 
 
A portion of the distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital at year-end. See Note 2.
 

 
See notes to financial statements

14


 

 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONT’D
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                                     
    Six Months Ended
    Year Ended December 31,            
    June 30, 2010
   
    Period Ended
     
    (Unaudited)     2009     2008     2007     2006     December 31, 2005(1)       
 
Net asset value — Beginning of period
  $ 13.840     $ 12.450     $ 19.670     $ 19.560     $ 18.610     $ 19.100(2 )    
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Income (Loss) From Operations
 
Net investment income(3)
  $ 0.102     $ 0.199     $ 0.287     $ 0.213     $ 0.242     $ 0.031      
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (1.612 )     2.991       (5.707 )     1.697       2.510       (0.063 )    
 
 
Total income (loss) from operations
  $ (1.510 )   $ 3.190     $ (5.420 )   $ 1.910     $ 2.752     $ (0.032 )    
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Less Distributions
 
From net investment income
  $ (0.780 )*   $ (0.204 )   $ (0.285 )   $ (0.039 )   $ (0.241 )   $ (0.031 )    
From net realized gain
                      (0.098 )     (0.126 )     (0.145 )    
Tax return of capital
          (1.596 )     (1.515 )     (1.663 )     (1.433 )     (0.274 )    
 
 
Total distributions
  $ (0.780 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (1.800 )   $ (0.450 )    
 
 
                                                     
Offering costs charged to paid-in capital(3)
  $     $     $     $     $ (0.002 )   $ (0.008 )    
 
 
                                                     
Net asset value — End of period
  $ 11.550     $ 13.840     $ 12.450     $ 19.670     $ 19.560     $ 18.610      
 
 
                                                     
Market value — End of period
  $ 11.210     $ 13.890     $ 10.120     $ 17.360     $ 20.320     $ 17.200      
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Net Asset Value(4)
    (11.10 )%(5)     28.83 %     (27.36 )%     10.55 %     15.47 %     (0.04 )%(5)(6)    
 
 
                                                     
Total Investment Return on Market Value(4)
    (14.03 )%(5)     59.07 %     (33.09 )%     (6.08 )%     29.79 %     (7.62 )%(5)(6)    
 
 
                                                     
                                                     
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
 
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)
  $ 1,236,306     $ 1,478,242     $ 1,323,987     $ 2,091,164     $ 2,075,159     $ 1,966,620      
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets):
                                                   
Expenses(8)
    1.10 %(7)     1.09 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.07 %     1.07 %(7)    
Net investment income
    1.57 %(7)     1.57 %     1.76 %     1.07 %     1.26 %     0.64 %(7)    
Portfolio Turnover
    3 %(5)     31 %     33 %     13 %     14 %     6 %(5)    
 
 
 
(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) Not annualized.
 
(6) 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.
 
(7) Annualized.
 
(8) Excludes the effect of custody fee credits, if any, of less than 0.005%.
 
* 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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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
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. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s investment program will consist primarily of (1) owning a diversified portfolio of common stocks, a segment of which holds stocks of U.S. issuers and a segment of which holds stocks of non-U.S. issuers, and (2) selling call options on broad-based domestic stock, broad-based foreign country and/or regional stock indices on a continuous basis on at least 80% of the value of its holdings of common stocks.
 
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 (including common shares of closed-end investment companies) 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 a third party pricing service that will use various techniques that consider factors including, but not limited to, prices or yields of securities with similar characteristics, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, quotes of underlying common stock, issuer spreads, as well as industry and economic events. Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices at valuation time, as reported by the Options Price Reporting Authority for U.S. listed options or by the relevant exchange or board of trade for non-U.S. listed options. Over-the-counter options are valued by a third party pricing service using techniques that consider factors including the value of the underlying instrument, the volatility of the underlying instrument and the period of time until option expiration. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a third party pricing service. The pricing 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 or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees of the Fund in a manner that most fairly reflects the security’s value, or the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale in the ordinary course. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies or entities, quotations or relevant information obtained from broker-dealers or other market participants, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company’s or entity’s financial condition, and an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.
 
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.
 
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

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
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.
 
At December 31, 2009, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss carryforward of $2,465,392 which will reduce its taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investment transactions, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders, which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income or excise tax. Such capital loss carryforward will expire on December 31, 2017.
 
As of June 30, 2010, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. Each of the Fund’s federal tax returns filed in the 3-year period ended December 31, 2009 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. Under Massachusetts law, if certain conditions prevail, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust (such as the Fund) could be deemed to have personal liability for the obligations of the Fund. However, the Fund’s Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of liability on the part of Fund shareholders and the By-laws provide that the Fund shall assume the defense on behalf of any Fund shareholders. Moreover, the By-laws also provide for indemnification out of Fund property of any shareholder held personally liable solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder for all loss or expense arising from such liability. 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  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.
 
J  Interim Financial Statements — The interim financial statements relating to June 30, 2010 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.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
2   Distributions to Shareholders
 
Subject to its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund intends to make quarterly distributions from its cash available for distribution, which consists of the Fund’s dividends and interest income after payment of Fund expenses, net option premiums and net realized and unrealized gains on stock investments. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years, 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, 2010, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $74,400,000. 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, 2010, the investment adviser fee amounted to $6,962,952. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, EVM has delegated a portion of the investment management to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), an affiliate of EVM. EVM pays Parametric 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, 2010, 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 $48,561,141 and $161,099,864, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
 
5   Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
 
Common shares issued pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009 were 203,388 and 497,414, respectively.
 
6   Federal Income Tax Basis of Investments
 
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments of the Fund at June 30, 2010, as determined on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:
 
             
Aggregate cost
  $ 1,270,814,902      
 
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 133,252,408      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (179,976,219 )    
 
 
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (46,723,811 )    
 
 
 
7   Financial Instruments
 
The Fund may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities. 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 do 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, 2010 is included in the Portfolio of Investments.
 
Written call options activity for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Number of
    Premiums
     
    Contracts     Received      
 
Outstanding, beginning of period
    1,648,909     $ 22,380,075      
Options written
    8,848,320       127,218,305      
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
    (4,994,984 )     (105,515,456 )    
Options expired
    (4,163,180 )     (18,648,580 )    
 
 
Outstanding, end of period
    1,339,065     $ 25,434,344      
 
 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
All of the assets of the Fund are subject to segregation to satisfy the requirements of the escrow agent. At June 30, 2010, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.
 
The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund generally intends to write index call options above the current value of the index to generate premium income. In writing index call options, the Fund in effect, sells potential appreciation in the value of the applicable index above the exercise price in exchange for the option premium received. The Fund retains the risk of loss, minus the premium received, should the price of the underlying index decline. The Fund is not subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to its written options as the Fund, not the counterparty, is obligated to perform under such derivatives.
 
The fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk at June 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
    Fair Value      
     
Derivative   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives(1)       
 
Written Options
  $        —     $ (1,963,797 )    
 
(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Written options outstanding, at value.
 
The effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) on the Statement of Operations and whose primary underlying risk exposure is equity price risk for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
                     
          Change in
     
          Unrealized
     
    Realized Gain
    Appreciation
     
    (Loss) on
    (Depreciation) on
     
    Derivatives
    Derivatives
     
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
     
Derivative   Income(1)      Income(2)       
 
Written Options
  $ (41,526,286 )   $ 37,396,790      
 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) – Written options.
 
(2) Statement of Operations location: Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) – Written options.
 
8   Risks 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 securities 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
 
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is 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, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, which are carried at value, were as follows:
 

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund as of June 30, 2010
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) CONT’D
 
                                     
    Quoted
                       
    Prices in
                       
    Active
    Significant
                 
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
           
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
           
    Assets     Inputs     Inputs            
     
Asset Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total      
 
Common Stocks
                                   
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 84,090,567     $ 52,645,828     $      —     $ 136,736,395      
Consumer Staples
    55,023,800       63,087,649             118,111,449      
Energy
    44,159,838       43,781,903             87,941,741      
Financials
    78,065,043       101,802,707             179,867,750      
Health Care
    85,695,952       62,922,208             148,618,160      
Industrials
    48,548,617       68,368,234             116,916,851      
Information Technology
    248,859,884       35,734,596             284,594,480      
Materials
    12,694,626       45,072,069             57,766,695      
Telecommunication Services
    25,145,352       27,224,263             52,369,615      
Utilities
    14,222,613       25,847,434             40,070,047      
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 696,506,292     $ 526,486,891 *   $     $ 1,222,993,183      
 
 
Investment Funds
  $     $ 1,097,908     $     $ 1,097,908      
 
 
Total Investments
  $ 696,506,292     $ 527,584,799     $     $ 1,224,091,091      
 
 
                                     
Liability Description
                                   
 
 
Call Options Written
  $ (1,963,797 )   $     $     $ (1,963,797 )    
 
 
Total
  $ (1,963,797 )   $     $     $ (1,963,797 )    
 
 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading that occurred after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
             
    Investments
     
    in Rights      
 
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $      0      
Realized gains (losses)
         
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*
         
Net purchases (sales)
    0      
Accrued discount (premium)
         
Net transfers to (from) Level 3
         
 
 
Balance as of June 30, 2010
  $      
 
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held as of June 30, 2010 *
  $      
 
 
 
* Amount is included in the related amount on investments in the Statement of Operations.
 
All Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2009 were valued at $0.

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund 
 
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)
 
The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 23, 2010. The following action was taken by the shareholders:
 
Item 1: The election of William H. Park, Ronald A. Pearlman and Heidi L. Steiger as Class II Trustees of the Fund for a three-year term expiring in 2013.
 
                     
Nominee for Trustee
  Number of Shares      
Elected by All Shareholders   For     Withheld      
 
 
William H. Park
    92,472,837       5,515,683      
Ronald A. Pearlman
    92,356,499       5,632,021      
Heidi L. Steiger
    92,358,646       5,629,874      

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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL
 
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 26, 2010, 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, 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 between February and April 2010. 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 (including yield where relevant) to the investment performance of comparable funds over various time periods;
  •  Data regarding investment performance in comparison to relevant peer groups of similarly managed funds and appropriate indices;
  •  For each fund, comparative information concerning the fees charged and the services provided by each adviser in managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing such 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 policies and procedures relating to proxy voting, the handling of corporate actions and class actions;
  •  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;
  •  A description of Eaton Vance Management’s procedures for overseeing third party advisers and sub-advisers;
 
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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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL 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, 2010, with respect to one or more Funds, the Board met ten times and the Contract Review Committee, the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and the Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters Committee, each of which is a Committee comprised solely of Independent Trustees, met nine, thirteen, three, eight and fifteen 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 including, where relevant, the use of derivative instruments, as well as trading policies and procedures and risk management techniques.
 
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 Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) with Eaton Vance Management (the “Adviser”) and the sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (the “Sub-adviser”), including their fee structures, is in the interests of shareholders and, therefore, the Contract Review Committee recommended to the Board approval of each agreement. 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 sub-advisory agreement for the Fund.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
 
In considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement of the Fund, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser.
 
The Board considered the Adviser’s and the Sub-adviser’s 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 the Sub-adviser and coordinating its activities in implementing the Fund’s investment strategy. 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 the Sub-adviser, the Board noted the Sub-adviser’s experience in deploying quantitative-based investment strategies. The Board also took into account the resources dedicated to portfolio management and other services, including the compensation methods 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 relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser. 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 in recent years from regulatory authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
The Board considered shareholder and other administrative services provided or managed by the Adviser 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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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund 
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL CONTRACT APPROVAL 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-adviser, taken as a whole, are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement.
 
Fund Performance
 
The Board compared the Fund’s investment performance to a relevant universe of comparable funds identified by an independent data provider as well as a peer group of similarly managed funds and appropriate benchmark indices. The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one- and three-year periods ended September 30, 2009 for the Fund. The Board concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
 
Management Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed contractual investment advisory fee rates payable by the Fund (referred to as “management fees”). As part of its review, the Board considered the management fees and the Fund’s total expense ratio for the year ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a group of similarly managed funds selected by an independent data provider. The Board also considered factors that had an impact on Fund expense ratios, as identified by management in response to inquiries from the Contract Review Committee, as well as actions being taken to reduce expenses at the Eaton Vance fund complex level.
 
After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Sub-adviser, the Board concluded that the management fees charged for advisory and related services are reasonable.
 
Profitability
 
The Board reviewed the level of profits realized by the Adviser and relevant affiliates thereof, including the Sub-adviser, 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 in connection with its relationship with the Fund, including the benefits of research services that may be available to the Adviser or Sub-adviser as a result of securities transactions effected for the Fund and other investment advisory clients.
 
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 the Sub-adviser, 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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Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund 
 
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 
 
     
Officers
Duncan W. Richardson
President

Thomas E. Faust Jr.
Vice President and Trustee

Walter A. Row, III
Vice President

Barbara E. Campbell
Treasurer

Maureen A. Gemma
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Paul M. O’Neil
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Trustees
Ralph F. Verni
Chairman

Benjamin C. Esty

Allen R. Freedman

William H. Park

Ronald A. Pearlman

Helen Frame Peters

Heidi L. Steiger

Lynn A. Stout
 
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, 2010, our records indicate that there are 137 registered shareholders and approximately 71,784 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 Fund reports directly, which contain important information about the Fund, please write or call:
 
Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
1-800-262-1122
 
New York Stock Exchange symbol
 
The New York Stock Exchange symbol is ETW.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT 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 Privacy 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. Our Privacy Policy applies only 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.
 
 
Investment Adviser and Administrator of
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
Eaton Vance Management
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 
 
 
Sub-Adviser of
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
1151 Fairview Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98109
 
 
 
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, New York 10038
 
 
 
 
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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), as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation (an institutional investment management firm) and as a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (an independent registered public accounting firm).
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.
 
(c)
  Registrant’s notices to shareholders pursuant to Registrant’s exemptive order granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder regarding distributions paid pursuant to the Registrant’s Managed Distribution Plan.

 


 

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 06, 2010
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 06, 2010
         
By:
  /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
 
Duncan W. Richardson
President
   
Date: August 06, 2010