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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
251
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K
US Bancorp
252
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K -$39.2K -950 -94%
FGAM
253
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$2K +$1.28K +31 +129%
JCM
254
Julex Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2K +$1.32K +32 +103%
TPWA
255
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$2K +$1.98K +48 New
FWM
256
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K
HR
257
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K
TFA
258
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K +$165 +4 +67%
S
259
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K +$619 +15 New
BFEC
260
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1K +$1.07K +26 New
ACA
261
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$674 +$637K +15,425 New
BRWM
262
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$334
GT
263
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$152
WIM
264
Westside Investment Management
California
$8 +$8.46K +205 New
PPFA
265
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$1.15B -28,184,698 Closed
KI
266
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
-$94.5M -2,304,449 Closed
JGGDR
267
JGP Global Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$24.6M -600,000 Closed
CI Investments Inc
268
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$17.5M -426,000 Closed
ACJ
269
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
-$13M -314,500 Closed
NCM
270
Newfoundland Capital Management
Brazil
-$9.33M -225,951 Closed
VF
271
Virtu Financial
New York
-$7.08M -172,687 Closed
Nomura Holdings
272
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$6.54M -156,861 Closed
NONA
273
Ninety One North America
New York
-$4.77M -116,400 Closed
BCM
274
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$4.33M -105,560 Closed
FF
275
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
-$4.16M -101,432 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.