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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

202 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.88B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.47%95.71% (-0.76%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 70

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 227202 (-25)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.84B → $2.88B (-$967M)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1511 (-4)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2B | Put options by funds: $2.01B

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 53

Holders
202
Holders Change
-25
Holders Change %
-11.01%
% of All Funds
5.38%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
30
Increased
64
Reduced
70
Closed
53
Calls
$1.2B
Puts
$2.01B
Net Calls
-$806M
Net Calls Change
-$3.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BL
26
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$21.7M +$672K +19,775 +40%
CANY
27
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$18.8M +$20.4M +599,041 New
N
28
Natixis
France
$17.6M +$19.1M +560,522 New
HT
29
HAP Trading
New York
$17M +$18.4M +540,702 New
CA
30
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$16.3M +$3.59M +105,592 +26%
GI
31
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$14M +$14.9M +438,464 +4,864%
PVH
32
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$14M +$104K +3,055 +0.7%
ED
33
Exane Derivatives
France
$13.7M +$9.25M +272,166 +166%
William Blair & Company
34
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$13.2M +$3.68M +108,150 +35%
JG
35
Jefferies Group
New York
$12.3M +$13.1M +386,635 +6,928%
BlackRock
36
BlackRock
New York
$11.7M +$1.34M +39,300 +12%
SO
37
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$11.3M
MAMNY
38
Marathon Asset Management (New York)
New York
$11M +$11.9M +350,000 New
QIM
39
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$10.8M +$11.7M +344,000 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
40
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$10M +$9.91M +291,499 +1,049%
ST
41
Spot Trading
Illinois
$9.62M -$12.5M -369,064 -55%
Bank of Montreal
42
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8.79M -$2.43M -71,368 -20%
GH
43
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$7.04M -$649K -19,096 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
44
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.84M +$312K +9,178 +4%
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.77M +$74.8K +2,200 +1%
NIMI
46
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$6.12M +$6.63M +195,000 New
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$6.09M -$6.49M -190,736 -50%
CR
48
Cooperatieve Rabobank
Netherlands
$5.79M +$70.5K +2,074 +1%
Rafferty Asset Management
49
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$5.55M +$4.78M +140,557 +388%
FTUS
50
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$5.53M -$6.27M -184,402 -51%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

202 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.88B — down 25% from $3.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of EWZ and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 64 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $153M sold.

  • 202 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2015, down from 227 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.88B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $153M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.