N-Q 1 a05-20869_1nq.htm QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number

 

811-21676

Eaton Vance Tax Managed
Buy-Write Income Fund

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

 

02109

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip code)

Alan R. Dynner, Esq.

Eaton Vance Management, 255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(Name and Address of Agent for Services)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(617) 482-8260

Date of Fiscal Year End

 

December 31

Date of Reporting Period

 

September 30, 2005

 

 



Item 1. Schedule of Investments



Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund                                                           as of September 30, 2005

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

Common Stocks — 100.6%

Security

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

19,819

 

$

2,369,361

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

26,780

 

1,455,493

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

 

7,248

 

350,223

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

82,514

 

4,277,526

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,452,603

 

Apparel — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

 

6,771

 

192,974

 

Nike, Inc., Class B

 

36,327

 

2,967,189

 

Reebok International, Ltd.

 

15,879

 

898,275

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,058,438

 

Auto and Parts — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

16,316

 

921,201

 

Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.

 

11,975

 

182,858

 

Delphi Corp.

 

150,335

 

414,925

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (1)

 

14,940

 

232,915

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

13,713

 

850,892

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,602,791

 

Beverages — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

 

79,253

 

3,411,049

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

130,353

 

5,629,946

 

Cott Corp. (1)

 

9,267

 

164,026

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

97,889

 

5,551,285

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,756,306

 

Biotechnology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Abgenix, Inc. (1)

 

30,956

 

392,522

 

Amgen, Inc. (1)

 

57,391

 

4,572,341

 

Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group

 

10,719

 

249,110

 

Biogen Idec, Inc. (1)

 

22,055

 

870,731

 

MedImmune, Inc. (1)

 

10,091

 

339,562

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,424,266

 

Building and Construction — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

KB HOME

 

8,156

 

597,019

 

 

 

 

 

$

597,019

 

Building Materials — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Snap-On, Inc.

 

6,445

 

232,793

 

Stanley Works

 

29,637

 

1,383,455

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

 

4,180

 

310,198

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,926,446

 

1



 

 

 

Business Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Cintas Corp.

 

55,228

 

$

2,267,109

 

Fluor Corp.

 

8,580

 

552,380

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,819,489

 

Chemicals and Plastics — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Ashland, Inc.

 

6,811

 

376,240

 

Chemtura Corp.

 

15,755

 

195,677

 

Dow Chemical Co.

 

79,461

 

3,311,140

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

 

31,031

 

1,457,526

 

Rohm & Haas Co.

 

7,911

 

325,379

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,665,962

 

Commercial Banks — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

205,052

 

8,632,689

 

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

 

117,692

 

3,461,322

 

Comerica, Inc.

 

6,819

 

401,639

 

Commercial Capital Bancorp

 

12,562

 

213,554

 

Compass Bancshares, Inc.

 

5,081

 

232,862

 

First Horizon National Corp.

 

5,141

 

186,875

 

Hanmi Financial Corp.

 

13,864

 

248,859

 

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

 

9,423

 

211,735

 

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

 

8,458

 

368,008

 

National City Corp.

 

94,603

 

3,163,524

 

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

 

76,283

 

1,945,217

 

PFF Bancorp, Inc.

 

7,488

 

226,587

 

R&G Financial Corp., Class B

 

9,175

 

126,156

 

Sterling Bancorp

 

9,584

 

215,736

 

W Holding Co., Inc.

 

21,120

 

201,907

 

Wachovia Corp.

 

105,100

 

5,001,709

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

69,164

 

4,050,936

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,889,315

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Acco Brands Corp. (1)

 

4,260

 

120,217

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

13,376

 

700,769

 

Bemis Co., Inc.

 

8,256

 

203,923

 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

88,677

 

2,537,049

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,561,958

 

Communications Equipment — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (1)

 

343,090

 

6,151,604

 

Corning, Inc. (1)

 

112,580

 

2,176,171

 

Juniper Networks, Inc. (1)

 

9,251

 

220,081

 

Motorola, Inc.

 

116,382

 

2,570,878

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

90,295

 

4,040,701

 

Research in Motion, Ltd. (1)

 

5,364

 

366,898

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,526,333

 

2



 

 

 

Computer Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Network Appliance, Inc. (1)

 

18,516

 

$

439,570

 

SanDisk Corp. (1)

 

12,294

 

593,186

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,032,756

 

Computer Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

NCR Corp. (1)

 

7,529

 

240,250

 

Unisys Corp. (1)

 

33,075

 

219,618

 

 

 

 

 

$

459,868

 

Computer Software — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Autodesk, Inc.

 

18,233

 

846,741

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

49,746

 

2,141,068

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

502,588

 

12,931,589

 

Oracle Corp. (1)

 

246,660

 

3,056,117

 

Quest Software, Inc. (1)

 

17,700

 

266,739

 

Symantec Corp. (1)

 

75,245

 

1,705,052

 

Wind River Systems, Inc. (1)

 

15,557

 

201,152

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,148,458

 

Computers & Peripherals — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dell, Inc. (1)

 

92,890

 

3,176,838

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

84,861

 

2,477,941

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

100,844

 

8,089,706

 

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A (1)

 

12,833

 

783,455

 

Palm, Inc. (1)

 

9,328

 

264,262

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,792,202

 

Consumer Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Cendant Corp.

 

107,820

 

2,225,405

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,225,405

 

Distributors — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Genuine Parts Co.

 

7,145

 

306,521

 

 

 

 

 

$

306,521

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Alltel Corp.

 

49,391

 

3,215,848

 

Citizens Communications Co.

 

200,688

 

2,719,322

 

NTL, Inc. (1)

 

18,234

 

1,218,031

 

SBC Communications, Inc.

 

165,778

 

3,973,699

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

 

34,516

 

820,790

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

190,887

 

6,240,096

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,187,786

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Emerson Electric Co.

 

38,120

 

2,737,016

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,737,016

 

3



 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (1)

 

35,133

 

$

1,150,606

 

Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (1)

 

16,257

 

1,008,747

 

Flextronics International, Ltd. (1)

 

17,737

 

227,920

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,387,273

 

Entertainment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Carnival Corp.

 

45,019

 

2,250,050

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,250,050

 

Financial Services — 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Co.

 

47,841

 

2,747,987

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

280,593

 

12,772,593

 

Countrywide Financial Corp.

 

79,997

 

2,638,301

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (1)

 

7,444

 

220,268

 

Fannie Mae

 

47,008

 

2,106,899

 

Federated Investors, Inc.

 

38,097

 

1,265,963

 

H&R Block, Inc.

 

58,152

 

1,394,485

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

144,915

 

4,916,966

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

 

36,670

 

4,271,322

 

MBNA Corp.

 

149,537

 

3,684,592

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

31,837

 

1,953,200

 

Morgan Stanley

 

49,306

 

2,659,566

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

41,448

 

1,536,892

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,169,034

 

Food-Wholesale / Distribution — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

24,975

 

618,131

 

 

 

 

 

$

618,131

 

Health Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Genesis HealthCare Corp. (1)

 

11,164

 

450,132

 

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A

 

10,012

 

234,982

 

Humana, Inc. (1)

 

14,697

 

703,692

 

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (1)

 

13,515

 

767,652

 

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (1)

 

29,144

 

1,419,604

 

Manor Care, Inc.

 

20,903

 

802,884

 

McKesson Corp.

 

42,880

 

2,034,656

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

7,288

 

368,336

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

61,522

 

3,457,536

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,239,474

 

Household Durables — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Fortune Brands, Inc.

 

18,128

 

1,474,350

 

Whirlpool Corp.

 

3,293

 

249,511

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,723,861

 

4



 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M Co.

 

31,515

 

$

2,311,940

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

97,480

 

7,185,251

 

 

Eaton Corp.

 

41,406

 

2,631,351

 

 

General Electric Co.

 

504,008

 

16,969,949

 

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

64,761

 

2,428,538

 

 

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

 

15,868

 

1,020,471

 

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

13,562

 

1,125,917

 

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.

 

9,569

 

387,449

 

 

Tyco International, Ltd.

 

96,017

 

2,674,073

 

 

UST, Inc.

 

56,462

 

2,363,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

39,098,438

 

 

Insurance — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allstate Corp.

 

66,029

 

3,650,743

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

 

106,169

 

6,578,231

 

 

AON Corp.

 

12,982

 

416,463

 

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

7,151

 

371,995

 

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

106,798

 

3,245,591

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

75,612

 

3,767,746

 

 

MGIC Investment Corp.

 

30,567

 

1,962,401

 

 

PMI Group, Inc.

 

30,106

 

1,200,326

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

59,022

 

3,987,526

 

 

UnumProvident Corp.

 

13,120

 

268,960

 

 

WellPoint, Inc. (1)

 

25,106

 

1,903,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

27,353,519

 

 

Internet Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CheckFree Corp. (1)

 

23,654

 

894,594

 

eBay, Inc. (1)

 

54,811

 

2,258,213

 

Google, Inc., Class A (1)

 

6,074

 

1,922,178

 

Sapient Corp. (1)

 

29,607

 

185,044

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,260,029

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Brunswick Corp.

 

5,262

 

198,535

 

Eastman Kodak Co.

 

11,414

 

277,703

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

16,742

 

279,257

 

 

 

 

 

$

755,495

 

Lodging and Casinos — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

 

25,739

 

1,677,925

 

International Game Technology

 

14,037

 

378,999

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

 

17,410

 

995,330

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,052,254

 

 

5



 

 

Machinery — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

45,546

 

$

2,787,415

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,787,415

 

Media — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., Class A (1)

 

50,092

 

1,471,703

 

Cox Radio, Inc., Class A (1)

 

13,580

 

206,416

 

Meredith Corp.

 

4,689

 

233,934

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

256,667

 

4,648,239

 

Univision Communications, Inc., Class A (1)

 

37,236

 

987,871

 

Viacom, Inc., Class B

 

49,989

 

1,650,137

 

Walt Disney Co.

 

165,951

 

4,004,398

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,202,698

 

Medical Products — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

58,113

 

2,316,965

 

Cytyc Corp. (1)

 

18,929

 

508,244

 

Johnson & Johnson Co.

 

123,184

 

7,795,084

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

66,862

 

3,585,140

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

 

1,052

 

21,429

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,226,862

 

Metals-Industrial — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Alcan, Inc.

 

19,051

 

604,488

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

46,646

 

1,139,095

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B

 

73,015

 

3,547,799

 

Nucor Corp.

 

23,121

 

1,363,908

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,655,290

 

Oil and Gas — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

145,115

 

9,393,294

 

ConocoPhillips

 

101,097

 

7,067,691

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

273,409

 

17,372,408

 

 

 

 

 

$

33,833,393

 

Oil and Gas-Equipment and Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

BJ Services Co.

 

13,316

 

479,243

 

El Paso Corp.

 

26,406

 

367,043

 

Noble Corp.

 

42,818

 

2,931,320

 

Williams Co., Inc.

 

78,113

 

1,956,731

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,734,337

 

Oil and Gas-Exploration and Production — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

32,118

 

2,405,638

 

Halliburton Co.

 

61,493

 

4,213,500

 

Kerr-McGee Corp.

 

13,292

 

1,290,786

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,909,924

 

6



 

 

 

Paper and Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

 

8,955

 

$

247,964

 

MeadWestvaco Corp.

 

33,483

 

924,800

 

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

 

13,395

 

507,804

 

Temple-Inland, Inc.

 

20,807

 

849,966

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,530,534

 

Personal Products — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Alberto-Culver Co.

 

4,761

 

213,055

 

Gillette Co.

 

72,707

 

4,231,547

 

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

 

28,020

 

533,781

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

102,859

 

6,115,996

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,094,379

 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

71,142

 

3,016,421

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

 

4,318

 

333,781

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

180,914

 

4,352,791

 

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (1)

 

26,015

 

1,013,805

 

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)

 

27,784

 

427,318

 

Lilly (Eli) & Co.

 

46,180

 

2,471,554

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

80,974

 

2,203,303

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

374,774

 

9,358,107

 

Wyeth Corp.

 

82,703

 

3,826,668

 

 

 

 

 

$

27,003,748

 

Publishing — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.

 

57,895

 

2,146,168

 

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

 

67,688

 

2,585,005

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,731,173

 

REITS — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

38,407

 

2,846,727

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,846,727

 

Restaurants — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

32,472

 

986,175

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

19,547

 

946,270

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,932,445

 

Retail-Food and Drug — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Corp.

 

9,000

 

261,090

 

SUPERVALU, Inc.

 

6,564

 

204,272

 

 

 

 

 

$

465,362

 

Retail-General — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

15,110

 

657,738

 

Dollar General Corp.

 

103,376

 

1,895,916

 

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

 

20,961

 

1,401,662

 

7



 

 

 

Sears Holdings Corp. (1)

 

7,072

 

$

879,898

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

164,273

 

7,198,443

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,033,657

 

Retail-Specialty and Apparel — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc. (1)

 

42,853

 

1,721,834

 

Home Depot, Inc.

 

123,241

 

4,700,412

 

Linens ‘N Things, Inc. (1)

 

13,723

 

366,404

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

44,718

 

1,534,722

 

Office Depot, Inc. (1)

 

12,839

 

381,318

 

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

 

11,758

 

591,427

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

 

5,094

 

224,493

 

Tiffany & Co.

 

14,641

 

582,273

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,102,883

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

31,200

 

1,158,768

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

104,209

 

1,767,385

 

ASML Holding NV (1)

 

13,738

 

226,814

 

Broadcom Corp., Class A (1)

 

11,850

 

555,884

 

Cymer, Inc. (1)

 

8,406

 

263,276

 

Intel Corp.

 

360,053

 

8,875,306

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

 

23,763

 

1,158,684

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

 

35,056

 

1,495,138

 

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (1)

 

25,020

 

220,426

 

Sigmatel, Inc. (1)

 

7,986

 

161,637

 

STMicroelectronics N.V.

 

69,724

 

1,204,831

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,088,149

 

Transport-Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

 

36,301

 

2,509,488

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,509,488

 

Utilities-Electric and Gas — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Ameren Corp.

 

53,912

 

2,883,753

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

 

17,504

 

260,285

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

63,535

 

2,821,589

 

CMS Energy Corp. (1)

 

34,209

 

562,738

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

28,179

 

1,368,090

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

4,649

 

213,203

 

Nicor, Inc.

 

16,441

 

691,015

 

NiSource, Inc.

 

111,431

 

2,702,202

 

NorthWestern Corp.

 

25,000

 

754,750

 

Peoples Energy Corp.

 

5,183

 

204,107

 

PPL Corp.

 

46,448

 

1,501,664

 

Progress Energy, Inc.

 

67,182

 

3,006,395

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

51,991

 

3,346,141

 

TECO Energy, Inc.

 

13,039

 

234,963

 

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TXU Corp.

 

14,304

 

$

1,614,636

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

12,009

 

235,497

 

 

 

 

 

$

22,401,028

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

(identified cost $461,989,061)

 

 

 

$

490,167,988

 

Total Investments — 100.6%

 

 

 

 

 

(identified cost $461,989,061)

 

 

 

$

490,167,988

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)%

 

 

 

$

(2,886,138

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

$

487,281,850

 

 

(1)          Non-income producing security.

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of the investments owned at September 30, 2005, as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost

 

$

461,989,061

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

38,768,376

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(10,589,449

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

28,178,927

 

 

Summary of options outstanding at September 30, 2005:

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

 

Number of

 

Premium

 

 

 

Type of Contract

 

Contracts

 

Received

 

Value

 

S & P 500 Index, Expires 10/22/05, Strike 1230.00

 

2,006

 

$

3,504,303

 

$

(2,507,500

)

S & P 500 Index, Expires 10/22/05, Strike 1235.00

 

1,940

 

3,451,136

 

(1,881,800

)

TOTAL

 

 

 

$

6,955,439

 

$

(4,389,300

)

 

Written call option activity for the period ended September 30, 2005 was as follows:

 

 

Number of 
Contracts

 

Premiums
Received

 

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

—

 

$

—

 

Options written

 

23,404

 

36,431,065

 

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

 

(19,458

)

(29,475,626

)

Outstanding, end of period

 

3,946

 

$

6,955,439

 

 

At September 30, 2005, the Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover commitments under these contracts.

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Item 2. 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 on this Form N-Q 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 on this Form N-Q 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 fiscal quarter for which the report is being filed that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



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 Buy-Write Income Fund

By:

 

/s/ Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

November 28, 2005

 

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/ Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

Duncan W. Richardson

 

 

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date:

 

November 28, 2005

By:

 

/s/ Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Barbara E. Campbell

 

 

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

November 28, 2005