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iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

12 hedge funds and large institutions have $11M invested in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1M → $11M (+$955K)

5.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.16%41.32% (+5.2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1312 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3

Holders
12
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.32%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
2
Reduced
3
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
1
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$4.8M
MFWM
2
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$3.43M +$3.81M +314,555 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$985K +$288K +23,780 +36%
SIC
4
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$406K
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$382K -$88.2K -7,292 -17%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$366K +$187K +15,479 +85%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$292K +$325K +26,839 New
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$238K -$12.3K -1,016 -4%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$112K +$125K +10,316 New
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K -$163K -13,485 -93%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2K +$1.81K +150 New
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$856K -60,000 Closed
WA
13
WFG Advisors
Texas
-$29K -2,000 Closed
BRWA
14
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$3 -200 Closed
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
-$12 -1 Closed

EWZS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

12 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $11M — up 9.5% from $10.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of EWZS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.

The largest buyer was Motley Fool Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.81M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $856K sold.

  • 12 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) as of Q1 2015, down from 13 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $11M of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Motley Fool Wealth Management, an estimated $3.81M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $856K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.