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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ

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: 266 → 227 (-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: 20 → 15 (-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

Top Buyers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$234M
2
NM
NWI Management
New York
+$196M
3
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$186M
4
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
+$121M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$119M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$325M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$204M
3
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$189M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$156M
5
Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole
France
-$144M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$413M +$234M +5,759,785 +104%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$277M -$156M -3,835,770 -34%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$225M +$119M +2,940,778 +91%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$224M +$14.9M +367,348 +6%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$210M +$186M +4,572,189 +388%
NM
6
NWI Management
New York
$176M +$196M +4,820,000 New
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$175M -$325M -8,000,363 -63%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$153M -$116M -2,853,467 -41%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$145M -$204M -5,032,770 -56%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$138M +$66.7M +1,641,079 +77%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$133M +$14.2M +349,194 +11%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$131M +$145M +3,574,686 New
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$112M +$66.7M +1,640,951 +115%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$110M +$24.8M +609,525 +25%
DCM
15
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$109M +$121M +2,983,300 New
COLIM
16
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$108M +$1.73M +42,471 +1%
PP
17
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$83.3M -$11.7M -288,100 -11%
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$73.2M -$40.4M -994,932 -33%
OMC
19
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$70M +$77.8M +1,915,342 New
DILH
20
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$55.7M +$5.69M +139,943 +10%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$50.7M +$47.2M +1,162,699 +523%
Allianz Asset Management
22
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$39.3M +$43.7M +1,075,200 New
Fidelity Investments
23
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$36.2M +$40.2M +989,200 New
IG
24
ING Group
Netherlands
$32.7M -$8.69M -213,782 -19%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
25
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$32M -$82.2M -2,022,107 -70%
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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.