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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

231 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.6%64.42% (+11%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $4.27B (-$559M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 83

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267231 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 66

61% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 239 (-14)

Holders
231
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-13.48%
% of All Funds
5.29%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60.87%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
32
Increased
73
Reduced
83
Closed
66
Calls
$1.63B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$942M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFM
226
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$1K
TFA
227
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K
FGAM
228
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$1K +$385 +10 +32%
Squarepoint
229
Squarepoint
New York
-$119M -2,659,695 Closed
T2I
230
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
-$29.5M -657,779 Closed
GC
231
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$18.6M -414,542 Closed
OMC
232
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$15.9M -354,588 Closed
FTUS
233
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$15.8M -353,166 Closed
Macquarie Group
234
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$13.5M -300,000 Closed
SGDR
235
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$9.71M -216,356 Closed
MTIM
236
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$6.76M -150,723 Closed
M&T Bank
237
M&T Bank
New York
-$5.88M -131,075 Closed
CCMG
238
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.88M -131,057 Closed
GI
239
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$5.8M -130,576 Closed
AllianceBernstein
240
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$5.68M -126,507 Closed
Jane Street
241
Jane Street
New York
-$4.78M -124,000 Closed
AAM
242
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
-$4.94M -110,000 Closed
MLM
243
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.84M -107,831 Closed
Simplex Trading
244
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$4.73M -105,333 Closed
Walleye Trading
245
Walleye Trading
New York
-$3.82M -99,097 Closed
FF
246
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
-$3.65M -81,423 Closed
Q
247
QVR
California
-$2.91M -64,814 Closed
KCM
248
Karp Capital Management
California
-$2.47M -55,049 Closed
RIM
249
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
-$2.38M -53,006 Closed
RIL
250
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
-$2.31M -51,440 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

231 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.27B — down 12% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $401M. The largest seller was PineBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $136M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.27B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $401M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.