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VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4M invested in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3533 (-2)

9.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.99%12.75% (-9.2%)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

55% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23M → $10.4M (-$12.5M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K

Holders
33
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.71%
% of All Funds
0.82%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
$1K
Net Calls
-$1K
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NCA
1
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$1.99M +$83.8K +5,000 +4%
SG Americas Securities
2
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.55M +$1.5M +89,343 +1,054%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.13M +$600K +35,792 +101%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$934K -$97.5K -5,815 -9%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$879K +$842K +50,226 +993%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$739K -$176K -10,521 -18%
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$614K +$179K +10,680 +38%
Citadel Advisors
8
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$567K -$13.8K -824 -2%
IUHSA
9
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$402K +$424K +25,317 New
Brown Advisory
10
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$341K
SIC
11
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$284K +$3.55K +212 +1%
GAM
12
Gould Asset Management
California
$239K -$31.5K -1,880 -11%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$230K -$91.5K -5,460 -27%
HIIFS
14
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$115K -$134K -8,000 -52%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$111K -$68.1K -4,061 -37%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$76K -$189K -11,246 -70%
EDRH
17
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$72K +$10.1K +600 +15%
FTUS
18
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$60K -$416K -24,789 -87%
MIFH
19
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$28K +$29.3K +1,750 New
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22K -$33.5K -2,000 -59%
GT
21
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$15K
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7K -$855 -51 -10%
CG
23
Cutler Group
California
$7K
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$5K
SIC
25
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$5K +$5.28K +315 New

BRF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

33 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $10.4M — down 55% from $23M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of BRF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $1.5M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.51M sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) as of Q4 2016, down from 35 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $10.4M of VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $1.5M added.
  • The largest VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $3.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.