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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

263 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.15B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.34%94.42% (+21%)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1516 (+1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.32B → $4.15B (-$173M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 289263 (-26)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 77

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.6B | Put options by funds: $3.07B

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 109

Holders
263
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-9%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
57
Increased
50
Reduced
109
Closed
77
Calls
$1.6B
Puts
$3.07B
Net Calls
-$1.47B
Net Calls Change
-$627M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ST
26
Spot Trading
Illinois
$24.1M +$2.83M +59,558 +12%
PVH
27
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$22.9M -$92.3K -1,943 -0.4%
CA
28
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$20.7M -$19.5M -409,510 -44%
Nomura Holdings
29
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$19.3M +$9.19M +193,381 +81%
VA
30
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$18.8M +$2.73M +57,525 +16%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
31
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$18.6M +$19.9M +419,175 New
FTUS
32
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$17.7M +$18.8M +396,762 New
IG
33
ING Group
Netherlands
$17.4M +$18.5M +389,730 New
SO
34
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$16.1M
LA
35
Linden Advisors
New York
$15.6M +$9.5M +200,000 +133%
SGDR
36
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$15.4M +$16.4M +345,788 New
N
37
Natixis
France
$14.8M +$1.5M +31,600 +11%
BlackRock
38
BlackRock
New York
$14.7M -$3.28M -69,109 -17%
DILH
39
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$13.5M -$138K -2,900 -0.9%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$13.5M -$4.89M -102,966 -25%
FMLI
41
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$13M +$3.8M +80,000 +38%
BCM
42
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$12.1M +$12.9M +271,348 New
PPFA
43
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$11.3M +$12M +253,400 New
BCM
44
Blenheim Capital Management
New Jersey
$9.16M -$238K -5,000 -2%
Macquarie Group
45
Macquarie Group
Australia
$9.02M +$4.31M +90,770 +82%
SCA
46
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$8.6M +$9.14M +192,500 New
FMI
47
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$8.49M
BPC
48
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$8.17M +$8.68M +182,823 New
Prudential Financial
49
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.94M +$694K +14,600 +9%
HT
50
HAP Trading
New York
$7.93M -$124M -2,606,124 -94%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

263 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $4.15B — down 4% from $4.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 77 funds closed out of EWZ and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 109 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $187M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $331M sold.

  • 263 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2013, down from 289 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.15B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 77 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $187M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $331M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.