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VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4M invested in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

197% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.23M | Put options by funds: $414K

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

3.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.68% → 8.63% (-3.1%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 43 (-5)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.4M → $22.4M (-$9M)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
43
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-10.42%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
11
Calls
$1.23M
Puts
$414K
Net Calls
+$815K
Net Calls Change
+$587K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
+$1.08M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$911K
3
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
+$785K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$523K
5
GML
Gems Management Ltd
Bahamas
+$473K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.82M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.76M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.42M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$1.82M
5
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$1.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GT
26
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$46K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$46K – – –
WA
28
WFG Advisors
Texas
$27K -$30.8K -980 -55%
MP
29
Manifold Partners
California
$23K -$20.4K -650 -48%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$23K -$14.8K -470 -41%
PSI
31
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$12K -$2.64K -84 -19%
MFS
32
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$8K -$534 -17 -7%
WF
33
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$7K – – –
AC
34
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$5K – – –
M
35
MOTCO
Texas
$4K – – –
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$3.34K – – –
ATC
37
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$3K – – –
HCM
38
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$3K – – –
RFA
39
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$3K – – –
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2K +$408 +13 +26%
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$1.57K +50 New
ACM
42
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2K +$1.98K +63 New
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$2.42M -76,134 Closed
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
– -$774K -24,324 Closed
Northern Trust
45
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$246K -7,745 Closed
NFG
46
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
– -$223K -7,020 Closed
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$219K -6,876 Closed
BCM
48
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$200K -6,073 Closed
AG
49
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
– -$41K -1,282 Closed
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$23K -711 Closed
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BRF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

43 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $22.4M — down 29% from $31.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BRF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Kingfisher Capital, adding an estimated $1.08M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $2.82M.

  • 43 institutional investors held VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) as of Q3 2013, down from 48 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $22.4M of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Kingfisher Capital, an estimated $1.08M added.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $2.82M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.