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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
BG
51
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$8.26M +$5.47M +110,510 +139%
N
52
Natixis
France
$6.59M -$1.42M -28,800 -16%
GH
53
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.5M +$680K +13,740 +10%
OL
54
Orbitronix LP
California
$6.41M +$480K +9,700 +7%
Rafferty Asset Management
55
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$5.84M +$3.79M +76,617 +133%
Bank of Nova Scotia
56
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$5.6M +$2.6M +52,648 +69%
Envestnet Asset Management
57
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.53M -$12.9M -260,107 -67%
JG
58
Jefferies Group
New York
$5.19M +$5.43M +109,750 +1,128%
BPC
59
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$4.8M -$3.23M -65,284 -37%
BFIC
60
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
California
$4.78M +$340K +6,878 +7%
Invesco
61
Invesco
Georgia
$4.65M +$1.15M +23,300 +28%
Citadel Advisors
62
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$4.62M -$7.35M -148,669 -58%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
63
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$4.44M +$2.68M +54,260 +115%
LPL Financial
64
LPL Financial
California
$4.17M -$4.89M -98,962 -50%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
65
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$3.9M +$257K +5,200 +6%
TRCT
66
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.45M +$3.93M +79,442 New
DS
67
DRW Securities
Illinois
$3.3M +$3.76M +75,934 New
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.25M +$3.7M +74,860 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
69
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$2.9M -$252K -5,100 -7%
VKH
70
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.86M +$1.65M +33,338 +102%
BJ
71
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$2.72M -$496K -10,018 -14%
WAM
72
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.67M +$3.04M +61,525 New
TA
73
TBP Advisors
New York
$2.61M +$38.6K +780 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
74
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.57M +$735K +14,851 +34%
AP
75
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$2.55M +$2.9M +58,611 New

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.