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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

262 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.95B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1119 (+8)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 43

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.66B → $4.95B (+$291M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 258262 (+4)

4.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 110.98%106.22% (-4.8%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 79

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.88B | Put options by funds: $4.63B

Holders
262
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
7.53%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+72.73%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
49
Increased
67
Reduced
79
Closed
43
Calls
$2.88B
Puts
$4.63B
Net Calls
-$1.75B
Net Calls Change
-$959M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TA
76
TBP Advisors
New York
$2.84M +$20.6K +430 +0.7%
Rafferty Asset Management
77
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$2.76M -$1.29M -26,892 -32%
CR
78
Cooperatieve Rabobank
Netherlands
$2.72M
CAIMH
79
Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings
Hong Kong
$2.65M +$2.66M +55,500 New
BL
80
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$2.58M +$191K +3,990 +8%
LCM
81
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.58M +$2.59M +54,000 New
LTFS
82
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.55M +$2.17M +45,351 +571%
JGUA
83
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$2.35M -$33.5K -700 -1%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
84
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$2.26M +$2.27M +47,380 New
NBC
85
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.25M +$2.25M +47,000 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
86
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.12M +$268K +5,605 +14%
SGDR
87
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$1.97M -$1.26M -26,287 -39%
AssetMark Inc
88
AssetMark Inc
California
$1.95M +$1.96M +40,882 New
Lazard Asset Management
89
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.89M +$1.89M +39,574 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
90
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.81M +$971K +20,290 +115%
WCM
91
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$1.73M +$1.73M +36,139 New
CPS
92
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M +$1.68M +35,015 New
JHIU
93
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$1.65M +$1.66M +34,600 New
VKH
94
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.56M +$374K +7,816 +32%
HCM
95
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.53M
CIBC World Market
96
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.53M +$236K +4,924 +18%
BCI
97
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.51M
BWFA
98
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$1.49M +$15.8K +330 +1%
PRC
99
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$1.46M +$910K +19,000 +165%
VAM
100
Vermillion Asset Management
New York
$1.43M +$1.44M +30,000 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

262 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $4.95B — up 6.3% from $4.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new EWZ positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $428M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $341M.

  • 262 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2014, up from 258 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.95B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 43 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $428M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $341M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.