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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
AIM
176
ADAR Investment Management
New Jersey
$239K +$239K +5,000 New
EEG
177
E.E. Geduld
$239K +$239K +5,000 New
DDPIC
178
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$234K
MMLI
179
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Massachusetts
$233K -$14.9K -312 -6%
CNB
180
City National Bank
California
$229K +$229K +4,784 New
DADC
181
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$227K +$166K +3,470 +270%
AUIM
182
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$223K
QC
183
QCM Cayman
Texas
$221K +$222K +4,627 New
MFS
184
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$216K +$8.28K +173 +4%
Natixis Advisors
185
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$213K -$670K -13,993 -76%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
186
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$192K -$17.2K -360 -8%
BCM
187
Blenheim Capital Management
New Jersey
$191K -$9.58M -200,000 -98%
ClearBridge Investments
188
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$149K
BRWA
189
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$132K -$6.56K -137 -5%
BBHC
190
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$105K +$9.57K +200 +10%
WA
191
WFG Advisors
Texas
$92K -$83.8K -1,750 -48%
Schroder Investment Management Group
192
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$83.6K
BPBT
193
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$76K
TFA
194
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$72K -$2.87K -60 -4%
RFS
195
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$72K
JIC
196
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$69K +$19.9K +415 +40%
CFS
197
Community Financial System
New York
$68K
WT
198
Whittier Trust
California
$61K -$9.57K -200 -14%
Fifth Third Bancorp
199
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$59K -$17K -355 -22%
OIA
200
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$53K

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.