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VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $13M invested in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4341 (-2)

7.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.83%8.23% (-7.6%)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26M → $13M (-$13M)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $950K | Put options by funds: $2.03M

63% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 16

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
41
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.65%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
6
Reduced
16
Closed
5
Calls
$950K
Puts
$2.03M
Net Calls
-$1.08M
Net Calls Change
+$959K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GH
1
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$2.26M +$1.19M +39,850 +117%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$1.7M -$99.8K -3,338 -6%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$966K -$32K -1,071 -3%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$789K -$2.47M -82,750 -76%
NCA
5
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$774K +$299K +10,000 +50%
SIC
6
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$623K
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$588K -$279K -9,340 -33%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$576K -$290K -9,700 -34%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$538K -$23.3K -780 -4%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$531K -$84.7K -2,833 -14%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$480K -$2.04M -68,110 -81%
GAM
12
Gould Asset Management
California
$396K +$48.6K +1,625 +14%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$360K -$56.2K -1,879 -14%
TFCP
14
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$345K -$14.3K -479 -4%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$337K -$310K -10,374 -49%
Brown Advisory
16
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$317K
RIL
17
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$236K +$230K +7,700 New
VKH
18
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$214K +$209K +6,974 New
V
19
Veritable
Delaware
$210K +$205K +6,850 New
Canada Life
20
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$185K
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$174K +$75.4K +2,520 +80%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$56K
EAMA
23
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$50K -$5.21M -174,282 -99%
WT
24
Whittier Trust
California
$46K
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$44K +$16.4K +548 +61%

BRF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

41 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $13M — down 50% from $26M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of BRF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was GAM Holding, adding an estimated $1.19M. The largest seller was EFG Asset Management (Americas), cutting an estimated $5.21M.

  • 41 institutional investors held VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) as of Q2 2014, down from 43 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $13M of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was GAM Holding, an estimated $1.19M added.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2014 was EFG Asset Management (Americas), an estimated $5.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.