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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
WEC
176
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$7.37K
BGIM
177
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$7K -$2.69K -79 -27%
ATC
178
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$7K
ASN
179
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7K
First Manhattan
180
First Manhattan
New York
$5K
AIM
181
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$4K
CHP
182
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$4K
CTC
183
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$4K
CMO
184
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$4K
FNBT
185
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$4K
PFPT
186
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$4K
NFG
187
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K +$1.43K +42 +38%
TNB
188
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$4K +$4.25K +125 New
DSC
189
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$3K
FMII
190
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$3K
GI
191
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K
NHFG
192
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3K
PSC
193
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$3K
QAM
194
QCI Asset Management
New York
$3K
Bessemer Group
195
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2K
TWA
196
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K
FWM
197
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K -$4.56K -134 -77%
NSIM
198
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
199
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2
Deutsche Bank
200
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$153M -4,190,583 Closed

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.