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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIMCA
26
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$43.7M +$41.3M +1,000,000 New
VM
27
VPR Management
Texas
$43.4M +$36.6M +887,500 +837%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$41.2M +$14.8M +357,481 +61%
VSI
29
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$40.3M +$33.8M +819,639 +801%
CA
30
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$38.8M +$4.75M +115,181 +15%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$38.8M -$5.6M -135,589 -13%
OTPPB
32
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$37.7M -$6.19M -150,000 -15%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$31.6M +$23.8M +575,842 +394%
BGDI
34
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$29.1M +$23.8M +576,000 +651%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
35
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$27M +$21.5M +520,677 +540%
QIM
36
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$26.9M +$25.4M +616,047 New
HF
37
HRT Financial
New York
$26.5M +$5.32M +128,826 +27%
Twin Tree Management
38
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$24.6M +$19.1M +461,822 +457%
IUHSA
39
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$23.2M -$47.9M -1,160,031 -69%
MAM
40
Myriad Asset Management
Hong Kong
$22.3M -$62M -1,502,100 -75%
AWE
41
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$22M +$346K +8,372 +2%
Man Group
42
Man Group
United Kingdom
$20.6M +$7.42M +179,769 +62%
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$19.6M +$13.4M +323,776 +262%
PP
44
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$17.2M +$9.62M +232,939 +146%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$16.7M -$101M -2,442,789 -86%
DA
46
Duality Advisers
Florida
$16.4M -$67.7M -1,639,890 -81%
Schroder Investment Management Group
47
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$16.4M +$15.5M +374,673 New
GCM
48
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$15.3M +$10.3M +250,000 +250%
CCA
49
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$14.1M -$35.4K -857 -0.3%
MRC
50
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$14.1M -$35.4K -857 -0.3%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.