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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

266 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.84B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 71

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1920 (+1)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262266 (+4)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 51

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.95B → $4.84B (-$112M)

9.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 106.22%96.89% (-9.3%)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.66B | Put options by funds: $5.98B

Holders
266
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.53%
% of All Funds
7.72%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
56
Increased
79
Reduced
71
Closed
51
Calls
$4.66B
Puts
$5.98B
Net Calls
-$1.32B
Net Calls Change
+$437M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$555M +$356M +7,198,410 +129%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$496M -$112M -2,262,547 -17%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$391M +$65.9M +1,331,861 +17%
Deutsche Bank
4
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$306M +$178M +3,608,751 +105%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
5
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$251M +$13.5M +272,064 +5%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$241M +$52.8M +1,066,820 +24%
MAM
7
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$189M +$216M +4,359,264 New
Credit Agricole
8
Credit Agricole
France
$155M -$267M -5,407,058 -60%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$142M -$59.4M -1,200,956 -27%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$140M -$5.57M -112,694 -3%
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$130M -$52.7M -1,064,913 -26%
COLIM
12
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$127M +$36.8M +743,264 +34%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$126M -$80.4M -1,625,512 -36%
EC
14
Everest Capital
Florida
$115M +$131M +2,654,500 New
U
15
UBS
Switzerland
$112M +$42.6M +860,642 +50%
PP
16
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$112M +$3.53M +71,300 +3%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$105M +$39.8M +805,440 +50%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$92.5M +$57.8M +1,168,088 +121%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$80.8M +$7.92M +160,191 +9%
Nomura Holdings
20
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$71.4M +$62.2M +1,257,320 +331%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$62M -$33.5M -677,768 -32%
DILH
22
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$60.1M +$13M +263,698 +24%
PPFA
23
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$55.5M +$49.8M +1,007,736 +373%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
24
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$51.1M +$24.1M +486,315 +70%
IG
25
ING Group
Netherlands
$48.2M -$1.76M -35,661 -3%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

266 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.84B — down 2.3% from $4.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWZ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was Credit Agricole, cutting an estimated $267M.

  • 266 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2014, up from 262 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.84B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $267M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.