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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
GC
101
Garde Capital
Washington
$1.41M +$1.42M +29,592 New
RIM
102
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$1.41M +$1.41M +29,495 New
LS
103
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.37M +$859K +17,946 +168%
CDH
104
Charles D. Hyman
$1.35M -$86K -1,797 -6%
ZIM
105
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.3M -$230K -4,804 -15%
CC
106
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.29M -$114K -2,380 -8%
SIC
107
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.27M +$25.6K +534 +2%
FIM
108
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.24M +$1.24M +25,928 New
EARNEST Partners
109
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$1.22M +$1.22M +25,500 New
BPCA
110
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$1.2M -$322K -6,735 -21%
SMM
111
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$1.06M -$902K -18,831 -46%
FIM
112
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.05M -$55.7K -1,163 -5%
PI
113
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$1.02M +$1.03M +21,438 New
Stifel Financial
114
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$983K -$130K -2,711 -12%
B
115
Baird
Wisconsin
$971K +$972K +20,313 New
IFS
116
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$969K +$526K +10,994 +119%
William Blair & Company
117
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$962K -$278K -5,801 -22%
WBG
118
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$932K
ANTB
119
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$920K -$564K -11,775 -38%
NL
120
NWAM LLC
Washington
$906K -$53K -1,108 -6%
Ninety One (UK)
121
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$898K +$72.6K +1,516 +9%
Canada Life
122
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$876K +$23.9K +500 +3%
ACM
123
Avalon Capital Management
California
$874K -$617K -12,885 -41%
HighTower Advisors
124
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$871K +$365K +7,615 +72%
MFO
125
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
$860K +$383K +8,000 +80%

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.