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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

262 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.95B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1119 (+8)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 43

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.66B → $4.95B (+$291M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 258262 (+4)

4.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 110.98%106.22% (-4.8%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 79

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.88B | Put options by funds: $4.63B

Holders
262
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
7.53%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+72.73%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
49
Increased
67
Reduced
79
Closed
43
Calls
$2.88B
Puts
$4.63B
Net Calls
-$1.75B
Net Calls Change
-$959M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
226
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$20K -$48 -1 -0.2%
FNBT
227
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$19K
FWM
228
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$18K
BRWM
229
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$14K
EWM
230
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$13K
HDIM
231
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$13K
SNT
232
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$13K +$2.39K +50 +22%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
233
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K +$12.1K +253 New
WEC
234
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$11.2K
1IC
235
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$11K
BKBG
236
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$11K
Chevy Chase Trust
237
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$9K +$8.62K +180 New
BGIM
238
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$8K
First Manhattan
239
First Manhattan
New York
$8K
PAS
240
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$8K +$144 +3 +2%
Walleye Trading
241
Walleye Trading
New York
$7.27K +$6.93M +144,852 +1,977%
SA
242
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$7K
BC
243
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$6K
GI
244
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$6K
PFPT
245
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$6K
SFSIG
246
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$5K -$13.2K -275 -73%
CMO
247
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$5K
DSC
248
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$5K
FMII
249
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$5K
LWCFA
250
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$5K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

262 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $4.95B — up 6.3% from $4.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new EWZ positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $428M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $341M.

  • 262 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2014, up from 258 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.95B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $428M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $341M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.