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VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.67M invested in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 8

5.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.66%8.18% (-5.5%)

24% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3426 (-8)

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.9M → $6.67M (-$7.22M)

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
26
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-23.53%
% of All Funds
0.69%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
8
Reduced
8
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NCA
1
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$1.82M +$810K +45,000 +64%
SLG
2
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
$1.42M +$1.57M +87,142 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$459K +$54.1K +3,003 +12%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$373K +$15.3K +849 +4%
Creative Planning
5
Creative Planning
Kansas
$327K -$810K -45,000 -69%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$315K -$2.38M -132,002 -87%
SIC
7
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$293K -$26.3K -1,460 -7%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$281K -$498K -27,636 -62%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$256K -$12.8K -709 -4%
WHI
10
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$244K +$32.4K +1,800 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$223K -$161K -8,958 -40%
TFCP
12
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$215K +$41.6K +2,308 +21%
GAM
13
Gould Asset Management
California
$205K -$16.4K -910 -7%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$101K +$10.4K +575 +10%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$59K +$2.85K +158 +5%
WT
16
Whittier Trust
California
$24K
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$16K -$2.61K -145 -13%
GT
18
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$16K
AIG
19
American International Group
New York
$12.5K +$1.35K +75 +11%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$8K
BRWM
21
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3K
BFEC
22
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K +$2.88K +160 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
23
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2K
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2K +$2.7K +150 New
RFA
25
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K

BRF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

26 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.67M — down 52% from $13.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BRF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Stanley-Laman Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.38M.

  • 26 institutional investors held VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) as of Q1 2015, down from 34 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.67M of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Stanley-Laman Group, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.