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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

239 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 37

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 816 (+8)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.95B → $3.75B (+$801M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 192239 (+47)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19B | Put options by funds: $1.8B

3.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.34%58.67% (-3.7%)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
239
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+24.48%
% of All Funds
4.23%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
84
Increased
39
Reduced
74
Closed
37
Calls
$2.19B
Puts
$1.8B
Net Calls
+$391M
Net Calls Change
-$78.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IUHSA
26
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$30.3M +$26.3M +815,061 New
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$29.8M -$8.04M -249,271 -24%
EMPI
28
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$26.5M
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$26M -$4.43M -137,229 -16%
KAM
30
Kirkoswald Asset Management
New York
$25.2M +$21.9M +680,000 New
PVH
31
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$25.2M +$21.5M +667,990 +6,111%
IWC
32
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$25.1M +$21.9M +677,675 New
MTWSIF
33
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$20.3M +$17.7M +547,800 New
RCG
34
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$20.2M +$17.3M +536,566 New
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19M -$1.85M -57,388 -10%
Tudor Investment Corp
36
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$18.6M +$16.2M +502,050 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
37
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$17.3M -$13.5M -418,351 -47%
Man Group
38
Man Group
United Kingdom
$15.8M +$13.7M +425,097 New
PPA
39
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$15.2M +$13.2M +410,104 New
MFS
40
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
$15.2M +$8.56M +265,269 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
41
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$12.6M +391,300 New
Twin Tree Management
42
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$12.9M +$5.52M +171,231 +97%
WMSA
43
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$12.2M +$10.6M +329,026 New
OMC
44
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$12.1M +$10.5M +325,933 New
IC
45
Innealta Capital
Texas
$10.6M +$2.52M +78,188 +38%
NFT
46
Nan Fung Trinity
Hong Kong
$10.5M +$9.14M +283,400 New
FTUS
47
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$9.95M +$8.66M +268,345 New
BCM
48
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$9.64M +$8.39M +260,000 New
SO
49
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$8.9M
Toronto Dominion Bank
50
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$8.87M -$732K -22,700 -9%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

239 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.75B — up 27% from $2.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new EWZ positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $194M.

  • 239 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2020, up from 192 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.75B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 37 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $194M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.