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VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $26M invested in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.6M → $26M (+$4.35M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 43 (+2)

4.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.98% → 15.83% (+4.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

84% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $395K | Put options by funds: $2.43M

Holders
43
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.88%
% of All Funds
1.24%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
$395K
Puts
$2.43M
Net Calls
-$2.04M
Net Calls Change
-$1.33M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$4.12M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$1.58M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.12M
4
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
+$932K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$578K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FIG
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.14M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.09M
3
KC
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
-$903K
4
IUAM
Itau USA Asset Management
New York
-$646K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$539K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WT
26
Whittier Trust
California
$43K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$40K – – –
SAM
28
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$29K +$27.4K +1,000 New
GT
29
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$28K – – –
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$26K -$24.4K -892 -50%
WA
31
WFG Advisors
Texas
$14K – – –
BRWM
32
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$6K +$5.48K +200 New
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
PSI
34
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$4K -$4.19K -153 -53%
AC
35
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$4K – – –
ATC
36
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$3K – – –
HCM
37
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$3K – – –
AIG
38
American International Group
New York
$2.88K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2K – – –
RFA
40
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
WEC
41
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.44K – – –
Bank of Montreal
42
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
FIG
43
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.14M -38,349 Closed
KC
44
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
– -$903K -30,477 Closed
IUAM
45
Itau USA Asset Management
New York
– -$646K -21,807 Closed
V
46
Veritable
Delaware
– -$203K -6,850 Closed
Bessemer Group
47
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$89K -3,000 Closed
MP
48
Manifold Partners
California
– -$89K -3,000 Closed
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$2K -63 Closed
WA
50
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
– +$466 +17 New
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BRF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

43 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $26M — up 20% from $21.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BRF positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.12M. The largest seller was Fusion Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.14M sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) as of Q1 2014, up from 41 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $26M of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $4.12M added.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Fusion Investment Group, an estimated $1.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.