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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
W
301
Wealthfront
California
-$4K -98 Closed
MCM
302
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
-$1K -30 Closed
ACS
303
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
-$1.13K -25 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.