iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
216 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.9B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
89% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 17 (+8)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 62
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.8B → $2.9B (+$105M)
0.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.28% → 52.27% (+0.98%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 238 → 216 (-22)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 71
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.62B | Put options by funds: $2.43B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$195M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$177M |
| 3 |
GPC
Glen Point Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$102M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$48M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$37.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$79.6M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$53.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$46M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$37.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$37.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BGIM
276
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$520K | -5,120 | Closed |
|
277
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
| – | -$47K | -1,250 | Closed |
|
278
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$37K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
279
VanEck Associates
New York
| – | -$22K | -599 | Closed |
|
|
HIM
280
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$18K | -480 | Closed |
|
|
IA
281
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| – | -$16K | -423 | Closed |
|
|
BKA
282
Brick & Kyle Associates
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$13K | -360 | Closed |
|
|
SQA
283
Simon Quick Advisors
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$4K | -118 | Closed |
|
|
AOWM
284
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$3K | -83 | Closed |
|
|
AP
285
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
| – | -$2 | -63 | Closed |
|
286
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$2K | -53 | Closed |
|
|
JG
287
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$108 | -3 | Closed |
|
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
216 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $2.9B — up 3.8% from $2.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of EWZ and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $79.6M.
- 216 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2017, down from 238 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $2.9B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $195M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $79.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.