iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
193 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
19.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.71% → 114.89% (+19%)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.88B → $3.15B (+$269M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 202 → 193 (-9)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 37
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 65
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $2.15B
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$281M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$146M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$43.1M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$35.9M |
Top Sellers
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
193 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.15B — up 9.4% from $2.88B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Kepos Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $77M sold.
- 193 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 202 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $3.15B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $281M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Kepos Capital, an estimated $77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.