iShares Latin America 40 ETF
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $271M invested in iShares Latin America 40 ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.38M | Put options by funds: $1.4M
1.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.68% → 35.46% (-1.2%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 120 (-14)
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $429M → $271M (-$158M)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 30
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 58
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$8.94M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.55M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$4.73M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.79M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$2.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WOA
Water Oak Advisors
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$20.2M |
| 2 |
SMA
Simply Money Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$17.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$12.3M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$10.9M |
ILF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
120 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $271M — down 37% from $429M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of ILF and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $8.94M. The largest seller was Water Oak Advisors, cutting an estimated $20.2M.
- 120 institutional investors held iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) as of Q4 2014, down from 134 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $271M of iShares Latin America 40 ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares Latin America 40 ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest iShares Latin America 40 ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $8.94M added.
- The largest iShares Latin America 40 ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Water Oak Advisors, an estimated $20.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.