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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
First Manhattan
201
First Manhattan
New York
$6K
NG
202
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$5.23K -$30.4M -747,091 -84%
CTC
203
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$5K -$32.5K -800 -86%
FNBT
204
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$5K -$7.88K -194 -59%
CCS
205
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$5K
PFPT
206
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$5K
PSI
207
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$5K +$2.44K +60 +67%
AIM
208
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$5K +$5.77K +142 New
NFG
209
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K -$34.5K -850 -88%
CMO
210
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$4K
DSC
211
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$4K
FMII
212
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$4K
PSC
213
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$4K
NHFG
214
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$4K +$4.06K +100 New
CHP
215
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$4K +$4.47K +110 New
GI
216
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K
QAM
217
QCI Asset Management
New York
$3K
NES
218
New England Securities
New York
$2K -$6.09K -150 -75%
WTC
219
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$2K -$2.03K -50 -50%
Bessemer Group
220
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2K
SSB
221
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$2K
TWA
222
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
223
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$1.99K +49 New
KTC
224
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$1K
NSIM
225
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K

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.