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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.31B | Put options by funds: $2.9B

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $2.67B (+$562M)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 50

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%77.22% (-0.82%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 51

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 204201 (-3)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1511 (-4)

Holders
201
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
49
Increased
63
Reduced
50
Closed
51
Calls
$4.31B
Puts
$2.9B
Net Calls
+$1.4B
Net Calls Change
-$175M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.4M -$13.8M -501,674 -48%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$14.9M +$2.37M +85,882 +21%
Korea Investment Corp
28
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$13M -$2.01M -73,000 -15%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.6M +$9.69M +351,120 New
GH
30
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$10.1M +$4.62M +167,370 +100%
BlackRock
31
BlackRock
New York
$9.17M +$1.14M +41,284 +16%
MAM
32
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$8.48M +$7.75M +280,900 New
CCMG
33
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$7.82M +$4.66M +168,672 +186%
ZIG
34
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$7.54M +$2.76M +100,000 +67%
SO
35
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$7.23M -$3.31M -120,000 -33%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
36
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$7.17M +$6.23M +225,600 +1,834%
AL
37
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$6.75M +$253K +9,154 +4%
ED
38
Exane Derivatives
France
$6.72M +$642K +23,261 +12%
Bank of Nova Scotia
39
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$6.64M +$994K +36,000 +20%
EA
40
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$6.63M +$6.07M +220,061 New
JG
41
Jefferies Group
New York
$6.58M +$4.92M +178,446 +452%
GI
42
Gavea Investimentos
Brazil
$6.55M +$5.99M +217,200 New
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.12M +$4.35M +157,482 +346%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
44
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$6.01M +$773K +27,993 +16%
Invesco
45
Invesco
Georgia
$6.01M +$941K +34,100 +21%
CC
46
Chanos & Company
New York
$6M -$3.74M -135,477 -41%
BCM
47
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$5.97M -$1.35M -48,747 -20%
Renaissance Technologies
48
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.71M +$5.22M +189,100 New
MLM
49
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$5.43M +$4.97M +180,046 New
AP
50
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$5.12M +$3.5M +126,894 +297%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

201 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.67B — up 27% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2016, down from 204 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 51 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.