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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

266 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.84B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 71

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1920 (+1)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262266 (+4)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 51

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.95B → $4.84B (-$112M)

9.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 106.22%96.89% (-9.3%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.66B | Put options by funds: $5.98B

Holders
266
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.53%
% of All Funds
7.72%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
56
Increased
79
Reduced
71
Closed
51
Calls
$4.66B
Puts
$5.98B
Net Calls
-$1.32B
Net Calls Change
+$437M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QIM
26
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$45.9M +$51.6M +1,043,300 +7,904%
NLI
27
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$34.7M
GI
28
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$28.1M +$20M +404,404 +166%
PVH
29
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$27.9M -$39M -789,399 -55%
EC
30
EMS Capital
New York
$22.8M +$25.9M +524,000 New
CA
31
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$22.5M +$5.29M +106,856 +26%
BGIM
32
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management
United Kingdom
$22.4M +$49.5M +1,000,867 New
KC
33
Kepos Capital
New York
$21.3M -$56.8M -1,149,000 -70%
AIM
34
Assured Investment Management
New York
$19.9M +$16.2M +326,582 +248%
PRCM
35
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$18.6M +$21.2M +429,092 New
HSBC Holdings
36
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$17M +$4.37M +88,421 +29%
SO
37
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$15.6M
BlackRock
38
BlackRock
New York
$13.3M +$41.9K +847 +0.3%
NC
39
Nevsky Capital
United Kingdom
$13.1M +$14.9M +302,000 New
SCA
40
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$12.1M -$5.08M -102,800 -27%
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$799K +16,149 +7%
BTS
42
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$10.5M +$1.19M +24,152 New
AGA
43
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$9.68M +$11M +222,688 New
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
$9.67M +$10.7M +216,843 +3,833%
TH
45
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$9.52M +$6.44M +130,280 +147%
Renaissance Technologies
46
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.35M +$9.88M +199,800 +1,297%
FFA
47
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9.22M +$98.8K +1,997 +0.9%
State Street
48
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.92M +$3.44M +69,600 +51%
Prudential Financial
49
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.46M +$856K +17,300 +10%
BFA
50
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$8.38M -$1.18M -23,957 -11%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

266 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.84B — down 2.3% from $4.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWZ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was Credit Agricole, cutting an estimated $267M.

  • 266 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2014, up from 262 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.84B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $267M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.