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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

227 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.84B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.89%96.47% (-0.42%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 266227 (-39)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.84B → $3.84B (-$993M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.08B | Put options by funds: $3.88B

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2015 (-5)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 82

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 86

Holders
227
Holders Change
-39
Holders Change %
-14.66%
% of All Funds
6.05%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
54
Increased
54
Reduced
82
Closed
86
Calls
$3.08B
Puts
$3.88B
Net Calls
-$803M
Net Calls Change
+$513M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HFS
101
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$850K +$945K +23,250 New
WAM
102
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$770K -$1.64M -40,455 -66%
FIM
103
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$751K -$36.6K -900 -4%
BWFA
104
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$711K -$424K -10,430 -35%
MIS
105
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$707K +$88.3K +2,173 +13%
WBG
106
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$642K -$118K -2,894 -14%
Marshall Wace
107
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$642K -$92.5K -2,277 -11%
ICM
108
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$640K +$711K +17,500 New
RJA
109
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$638K -$456K -11,218 -39%
ZIM
110
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$635K -$408K -10,044 -37%
OAM
111
Occidental Asset Management
California
$620K +$299K +7,354 +77%
VFA
112
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$606K +$674K +16,580 New
Canada Life
113
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$603K -$77.2K -1,900 -10%
GC
114
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$600K +$114K +2,800 +21%
Lazard Asset Management
115
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$575K -$962K -23,675 -60%
OL
116
Orbitronix LP
California
$549K -$5.38M -132,500 -90%
PNC Financial Services Group
117
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$527K +$56.8K +1,399 +11%
RTIM
118
Round Table Investment Management
North Carolina
$512K +$569K +14,000 New
CIA
119
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$511K -$17.1K -422 -3%
PP
120
PDT Partners
New York
$501K +$557K +13,701 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
121
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$492K +$301K +7,400 +122%
QC
122
QCM Cayman
Texas
$450K +$500K +12,300 New
B
123
Baird
Wisconsin
$447K +$251K +6,166 +102%
SIC
124
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$442K -$598K -14,721 -55%
Ameriprise
125
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$407K -$1.3M -32,013 -74%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

227 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.84B — down 21% from $4.84B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of EWZ and 54 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 82 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $234M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $325M.

  • 227 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2014, down from 266 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.84B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 86 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $234M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $325M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.