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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

263 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.15B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.34%94.42% (+21%)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1516 (+1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.32B → $4.15B (-$173M)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 289263 (-26)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 77

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.6B | Put options by funds: $3.07B

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 109

Holders
263
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-9%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
57
Increased
50
Reduced
109
Closed
77
Calls
$1.6B
Puts
$3.07B
Net Calls
-$1.47B
Net Calls Change
-$627M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$611M +$31.7M +668,120 +5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$407M -$35.4M -745,465 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$319M +$96.1M +2,023,037 +39%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$249M +$187M +3,930,932 +239%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
5
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$234M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
6
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$216M +$92.9M +1,956,650 +68%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$206M +$68.4M +1,440,961 +46%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$173M +$11.7M +246,810 +7%
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$137M -$14.7M -310,397 -9%
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$136M -$8.33M -175,262 -5%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
11
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$126M +$88.3M +1,859,117 +192%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$120M +$85.4M +1,797,772 +201%
PP
13
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$89.4M -$3.89M -81,900 -4%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$69M -$14.9M -312,643 -17%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$65.8M -$21.4M -449,711 -23%
COLIM
16
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$60.4M +$64.3M +1,352,635 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
17
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$53.6M
KC
18
Kepos Capital
New York
$53.1M -$67.2M -1,414,500 -54%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$52.6M +$33.1M +696,511 +145%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$52.6M +$16.6M +349,734 +41%
NLI
21
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$35.7M
NG
22
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$34.2M +$2.11M +44,433 +6%
MCM
23
Moore Capital Management
New York
$32.7M +$34.8M +732,500 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
24
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$31.3M +$15.6M +328,100 +88%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$26.3M +$26.4M +555,323 +1,627%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

263 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $4.15B — down 4% from $4.32B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 77 funds closed out of EWZ and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 109 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $187M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $331M sold.

  • 263 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2013, down from 289 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.15B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 77 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $187M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $331M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.