iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
283 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
185% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 27
45% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $7.1B (+$2.21B)
24% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 26 (+5)
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.39B | Put options by funds: $4.39B
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 237 → 283 (+46)
6.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.83% → 64.38% (+6.6%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 86
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$648M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$467M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$227M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
RCMU
Rokos Capital Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$96.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$180M |
| 2 |
KI
Kapitalo Investimentos
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$119M |
| 3 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$79.7M |
| 4 |
VSI
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$78.5M |
| 5 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$74.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ACPU
301
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Dover,
Delaware
| – | -$294K | -6,980 | Closed |
|
|
AI
302
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$258K | -6,115 | Closed |
|
|
TA
303
Thor Advisors
New York
| – | -$107K | -2,542 | Closed |
|
|
CAN
304
Claraphi Advisory Network
Aliso Viejo,
United States
| – | -$24K | -567 | Closed |
|
305
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$16K | -390 | Closed |
|
|
HI
306
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$16K | -387 | Closed |
|
|
RFA
307
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| – | -$6K | -150 | Closed |
|
|
HDIM
308
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Burlington,
Vermont
| – | -$5K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
CFD
309
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| – | -$2.19K | -50 | Closed |
|
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
283 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $7.1B — up 45% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new EWZ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $648M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $180M.
- 283 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2019, up from 237 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $7.1B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $648M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $180M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.