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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
VF
51
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.82M +$5.23M +153,715 New
ZAM
52
Zenit Asset Management
Sweden
$4.72M +$5.1M +150,000 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
53
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$4.7M +$3.84M +112,795 +317%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
54
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$4.62M -$2.97M -87,318 -37%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
55
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$4.42M +$1.48M +43,594 +45%
Invesco
56
Invesco
Georgia
$4.42M +$1.48M +43,594 +45%
BPGAM
57
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$4.33M +$4.7M +138,100 New
Arrowstreet Capital
58
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4.25M +$2.36M +69,376 +105%
Jane Street
59
Jane Street
New York
$4.06M -$42.7M -1,255,635 -91%
State Street
60
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.73M -$30.6K -900 -0.8%
AIC
61
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$3.66M +$3.97M +116,650 New
GFM
62
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$3.45M +$609K +17,900 +19%
BPC
63
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.44M -$420K -12,350 -10%
LPL Financial
64
LPL Financial
California
$2.86M -$26.5K -778 -0.9%
NG
65
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$2.64M -$2.01M -59,001 -41%
TH
66
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.45M +$2.66M +78,102 New
PAM
67
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.35M +$672K +19,759 +36%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
68
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$2.28M +$694K +20,400 +39%
BCM
69
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.23M -$2.12M -62,423 -47%
BJ
70
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$2.21M +$182K +5,359 +8%
PRCM
71
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$2M -$9.12M -268,100 -81%
VCAM
72
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.98M -$441K -12,960 -17%
TRCT
73
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.9M +$1.19M +35,136 +138%
BG
74
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.87M -$1.64M -48,358 -45%
H
75
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.8M +$732K +21,515 +60%

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.