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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

193 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.71%114.89% (+19%)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.88B → $3.15B (+$269M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 202193 (-9)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 37

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 65

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $2.15B

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 118 (-3)

Holders
193
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.46%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
32
Increased
55
Reduced
65
Closed
37
Calls
$1.59B
Puts
$2.15B
Net Calls
-$559M
Net Calls Change
+$248M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
26
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$16.1M +$1.47M +42,656 +10%
AT
27
AMF Tjänstepension
Sweden
$14.9M -$14.9M -430,100 -49%
JG
28
Jefferies Group
New York
$13.3M +$487K +14,100 +4%
FTUS
29
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$12M +$6.56M +189,959 +108%
CANY
30
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$11.9M -$8.17M -236,500 -39%
SO
31
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$11.8M
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$11.8M -$25.6M -741,797 -67%
BlackRock
33
BlackRock
New York
$11.4M -$781K -22,605 -6%
Nomura Holdings
34
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$9.29M -$18M -520,996 -65%
FMLI
35
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$7.8M +$8.23M +238,000 New
Prudential Financial
36
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$7.49M +$449K +13,000 +6%
GH
37
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$7.36M
ED
38
Exane Derivatives
France
$7.15M -$7.55M -218,348 -50%
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.12M -$37.2K -1,077 -0.5%
SG Americas Securities
40
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.11M -$17.5M -507,014 -73%
CR
41
Cooperatieve Rabobank
Netherlands
$5.75M -$311K -9,000 -5%
ZAM
42
Zenit Asset Management
Sweden
$5.28M +$391K +11,300 +8%
OL
43
Orbitronix LP
California
$4.92M +$5.18M +150,000 New
ACI
44
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$4.69M +$4.98M +144,237 New
Invesco
45
Invesco
Georgia
$4.46M -$156K -4,500 -3%
State Street
46
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.9M -$3.46K -100 -0.1%
AIC
47
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$3.67M -$138K -4,000 -3%
ST
48
Spot Trading
Illinois
$3.54M -$6.86M -198,378 -65%
BPC
49
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.41M -$190K -5,500 -5%
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.17M -$6.35M -183,609 -66%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

193 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.15B — up 9.4% from $2.88B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Kepos Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $77M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 202 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Kepos Capital, an estimated $77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.