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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
NHFG
251
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$5K
PSI
252
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$5K
PSC
253
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$5K
TF
254
Tompkins Financial
New York
$5K
WTC
255
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$5K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
256
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$2.35K +49 +84%
QAM
257
QCI Asset Management
New York
$4K
Bessemer Group
258
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$3K
TWA
259
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$3K
KTC
260
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$2K -$6.03K -126 -79%
LNB
261
Ledyard National Bank
$2K
NSIM
262
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
263
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$58.5M -1,300,000 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
264
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$22.5M -500,000 Closed
Macquarie Group
265
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$13.9M -307,802 Closed
FTUS
266
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$13.6M -300,955 Closed
ACM
267
Azentus Capital Management
Hong Kong
-$13.1M -291,901 Closed
HC
268
Hourglass Capital
Texas
-$9.22M -204,833 Closed
FMI
269
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
-$8.56M -190,000 Closed
VC
270
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$4.69M -104,232 Closed
PG
271
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
-$2.96M -61,733 Closed
JGC
272
J. Goldman & Co
New York
-$2.48M -55,000 Closed
WAM
273
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.56M -53,404 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
274
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$1.91M -42,520 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
275
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.72M -38,200 Closed

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.