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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.44B | Put options by funds: $3.82B

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 234225 (-9)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79

15.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.2%57% (-15%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.4B (-$435M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1611 (-5)

Holders
225
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
44
Increased
70
Reduced
79
Closed
46
Calls
$5.44B
Puts
$3.82B
Net Calls
+$1.62B
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DCM
226
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
-$34.9M -1,035,000 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
227
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$30.6M -908,493 Closed
SC
228
Samlyn Capital
New York
-$26.8M -795,500 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
229
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$26.3M -778,300 Closed
NIMI
230
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
-$13.4M -400,000 Closed
CCMG
231
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.4M -219,483 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
232
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$6.91M -204,921 Closed
SEI Investments
233
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$5.81M -172,357 Closed
VanEck Associates
234
VanEck Associates
New York
-$5.8M -172,000 Closed
FF
235
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
-$5.74M -170,015 Closed
DILH
236
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
-$4.72M -140,000 Closed
CC
237
Chanos & Company
New York
-$4.39M -130,181 Closed
American Century Companies
238
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$3.88M -114,989 Closed
AL
239
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$3.56M -105,516 Closed
CANY
240
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
-$3.06M -90,625 Closed
BCM
241
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
-$3.03M -89,700 Closed
GI
242
Gavea Investimentos
Brazil
-$2.02M -59,800 Closed
Loomis, Sayles & Company
243
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$1.89M -55,900 Closed
T. Rowe Price Associates
244
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$1.85M -55,000 Closed
ACJ
245
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
-$1.69M -50,000 Closed
OL
246
Orbitronix LP
California
-$1.72M -50,000 Closed
GC
247
Garde Capital
Washington
-$826K -37,617 Closed
NFA
248
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
-$1.16M -34,240 Closed
CCM
249
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
-$729K -20,000 Closed
SPC
250
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$617K -18,283 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

225 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.4B — down 15% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWZ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $192M.

  • 225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 234 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $92.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $192M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.