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iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

16 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.47M invested in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1316 (+3)

7.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.14%29.88% (-7.3%)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.5M → $6.47M (-$2.02M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
16
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
0.42%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
4
Reduced
6
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
1
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$3.31M +$306K +40,000 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$648K -$382K -49,977 -35%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$476K -$1.23M -161,303 -70%
SIC
4
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$351K +$102K +13,332 +35%
Citigroup
5
Citigroup
New York
$265K +$5.58K +729 +2%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$254K -$198K -25,867 -41%
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$236K +$262K +34,251 New
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$201K +$25K +3,264 +13%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$188K -$35.1K -4,592 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$167K -$59.2K -7,740 -24%
AG
11
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
$151K -$260K -33,979 -61%
Brown Advisory
12
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$125K +$139K +18,200 New
Verition Fund Management
13
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$70K +$78K +10,193 New
VCAM
14
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$26K +$29.8K +3,900 New
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7K
MFWM
16
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
-$628K -87,791 Closed

EWZS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

16 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.47M — down 24% from $8.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new EWZS positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, adding an estimated $306K. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.23M.

  • 16 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) as of Q4 2015, up from 13 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.47M of iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $306K added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.