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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.24B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 41

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.94B → $4.24B (+$303M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233 → 244 (+11)

1.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.12% → 54.98% (-1.1%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 83

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 14 (-4)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.19B | Put options by funds: $2.59B

Holders
244
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
5.53%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
54
Increased
67
Reduced
83
Closed
41
Calls
$1.19B
Puts
$2.59B
Net Calls
-$1.4B
Net Calls Change
+$50M

Top Buyers

1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$223M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$150M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$145M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$104M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$81.9M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$190M
2
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$161M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$134M
4
T2I
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
-$132M
5
GPC
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
-$63.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Handelsbanken Fonder
251
Handelsbanken Fonder
Sweden
– -$7.05M -169,000 Closed
ACPU
252
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
– -$6.35M -152,281 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
253
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$4.21M -103,984 Closed
AC
254
Argentiere Capital
Switzerland
– -$4.32M -103,568 Closed
CCMG
255
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$4.31M -103,480 Closed
CANY
256
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$4.17M -100,000 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
257
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$3.79M -93,550 -100%
3AM
258
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
– -$3.73M -89,400 Closed
FF
259
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
– -$3.68M -88,166 Closed
Wolverine Trading
260
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$3.46M -85,529 Closed
HH
261
HWG Holdings
Texas
– -$2.26M -54,108 Closed
BWM
262
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
– -$1.76M -42,200 Closed
OAM
263
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.6M -39,021 Closed
GC
264
Gratry & Company
Ohio
– -$1.33M -31,905 Closed
SGDR
265
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
– -$1.13M -27,152 Closed
MWM
266
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
– -$755K -18,100 Closed
HWP
267
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
– -$605K -14,514 Closed
AGM
268
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$510K -12,235 Closed
RGNCM
269
R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management
New York
– -$404K -9,700 Closed
BCM
270
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$368K -8,829 Closed
BTS
271
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$364K -8,746 Closed
JT
272
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$332K -8,200 Closed
UAS
273
United Asset Strategies
New York
– -$304K -7,294 Closed
BPCA
274
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
– -$303K -7,268 Closed
CAG
275
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$279K -6,688 Closed
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EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

244 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.24B — up 7.7% from $3.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWZ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $223M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $190M.

  • 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2017, up from 233 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.24B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $223M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $190M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.