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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

227 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.84B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.89%96.47% (-0.42%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 266227 (-39)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.84B → $3.84B (-$993M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.08B | Put options by funds: $3.88B

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2015 (-5)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 82

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 86

Holders
227
Holders Change
-39
Holders Change %
-14.66%
% of All Funds
6.05%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
54
Increased
54
Reduced
82
Closed
86
Calls
$3.08B
Puts
$3.88B
Net Calls
-$803M
Net Calls Change
+$513M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NLI
26
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$29.2M
ACJ
27
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
$26M +$28.9M +711,461 New
ST
28
Spot Trading
Illinois
$24.7M +$27.4M +675,588 New
AT
29
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$22.5M +$25M +616,175 New
BL
30
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$18.1M -$391K -9,621 -16%
HSBC Holdings
31
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$17.7M +$3.76M +92,538 +24%
ESG
32
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
$16.9M +$18.8M +463,400 New
Nomura Holdings
33
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$16.5M -$48.2M -1,186,068 -72%
PVH
34
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$16.2M -$8.03M -197,756 -31%
DS
35
DRW Securities
Illinois
$15.7M +$14.4M +354,444 +467%
KC
36
Kepos Capital
New York
$15.7M -$2.47M -60,700 -12%
CA
37
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$15.1M -$4.3M -105,807 -20%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$14.1M -$59.9M -1,474,934 -79%
FTUS
39
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$13.2M +$14.7M +360,663 New
SO
40
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$13.2M
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12.9M +$4.38M +107,719 +44%
BlackRock
42
BlackRock
New York
$12.2M +$1.09M +26,921 +9%
PRCM
43
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$12.1M -$3.94M -97,092 -23%
William Blair & Company
44
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$11.4M +$11.9M +292,322 +1,433%
MCG
45
Meru Capital Group
New York
$11M +$12.2M +300,000 New
GH
46
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$8.9M +$3.82M +93,970 +63%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
47
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$8.67M +$5.45M +134,157 +132%
Prudential Financial
48
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.81M +$764K +18,800 +10%
Bank of New York Mellon
49
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.64M +$8.49M +209,060 New
PPFA
50
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$7.24M -$43.9M -1,080,680 -85%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

227 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.84B — down 21% from $4.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of EWZ and 54 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $234M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $325M.

  • 227 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2014, down from 266 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.84B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 86 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $234M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $325M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.