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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

176 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.75B | Put options by funds: $2.28B

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.86B → $1.83B (-$25.2M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184176 (-8)

5.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.75%95.74% (-5%)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 38

Holders
176
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
4.62%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
31
Increased
56
Reduced
52
Closed
38
Calls
$3.75B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
+$1.47B
Net Calls Change
+$2.03B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
51
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$2.84M +$557K +23,910 +21%
HighTower Advisors
52
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.84M +$1.38M +59,465 +77%
DILH
53
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$2.71M +$95.5K +4,100 +3%
BIT
54
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.65M +$2.98M +128,168 New
AIC
55
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$2.6M +$116K +5,000 +4%
Franklin Resources
56
Franklin Resources
California
$2.4M +$2.71M +116,200 New
BL
57
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$2.3M +$881K +37,818 +51%
CR
58
Cooperatieve Rabobank
Netherlands
$2.23M -$1.59M -68,127 -39%
BPC
59
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.92M -$256K -11,000 -11%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
60
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.84M +$787K +33,800 +61%
BG
61
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.82M +$663K +28,478 +48%
NIMI
62
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$1.68M
QIM
63
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.52M -$18.2M -781,800 -91%
JG
64
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.45M -$8.73M -374,942 -84%
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.37M -$226K -9,705 -13%
MIS
66
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$1.34M +$240K +10,311 +19%
PAM
67
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.31M
Bank of Nova Scotia
68
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.27M -$10.7M -457,500 -89%
LS
69
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.12M +$482K +20,700 +62%
Baird Financial Group
70
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$969K -$74.7K -3,208 -6%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
71
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$964K +$1.08M +46,400 New
EDRH
72
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$959K +$85K +3,650 +9%
CAM
73
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
$942K -$660K -28,350 -38%
Macquarie Group
74
Macquarie Group
Australia
$931K +$1.05M +45,000 New
MLIC
75
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$910K +$1.01M +43,459 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

176 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.83B — down 1.4% from $1.86B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWZ and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $328M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $156M.

  • 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2015, down from 184 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $328M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $156M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.