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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

231 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.6%64.42% (+11%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $4.27B (-$559M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 83

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267231 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 66

61% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 239 (-14)

Holders
231
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-13.48%
% of All Funds
5.29%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60.87%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
32
Increased
73
Reduced
83
Closed
66
Calls
$1.63B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$942M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PI
26
PineBridge Investments
New York
$32.5M -$136M -3,529,500 -78%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.2M +$30.4M +788,829 +430%
BlackRock
28
BlackRock
New York
$29.2M +$317K +8,236 +0.9%
Barclays
29
Barclays
United Kingdom
$27.9M -$97.5M -2,531,606 -74%
MIH
30
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$20.2M -$12.5M -323,751 -36%
PVH
31
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$18.3M +$240K +6,233 +1%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
32
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$17.8M -$5.92M -153,540 -22%
CA
33
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$16.1M -$390K -10,135 -2%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$15.3M +$17.5M +453,323 +1,981%
RJA
35
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15M +$1.33M +34,551 +8%
Bank of Nova Scotia
36
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$14.7M +$6.49M +168,572 +58%
ZIG
37
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$12.7M -$17.4M -450,705 -53%
CCA
38
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$12.7M +$4.13M +107,259 +37%
MRC
39
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$12.7M +$4.13M +107,259 +37%
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$12.6M +$9.81M +254,694 +182%
MIFH
41
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$12.3M +$14.7M +382,727 New
Nomura Holdings
42
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$12.1M +$9.04M +234,521 +163%
V
43
Veritable
Delaware
$9.44M
PG
44
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$9.26M +$11.1M +288,939 New
P3I
45
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$8.49M -$845K -21,930 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.45M -$16.2M -421,492 -62%
CFIC
47
City Financial Investment Company
United Kingdom
$8.05M +$9.67M +251,100 New
SO
48
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$7.69M
SCA
49
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$7.35M +$8.84M +229,400 New
PL
50
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$6.75M

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

231 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.27B — down 12% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $401M. The largest seller was PineBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $136M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.27B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $401M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.