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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 715 (+8)

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 33

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.23B | Put options by funds: $2.65B

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176204 (+28)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $2.11B (+$276M)

17.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.74%78.04% (-18%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
204
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+114.29%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
63
Increased
45
Reduced
59
Closed
33
Calls
$4.23B
Puts
$2.65B
Net Calls
+$1.58B
Net Calls Change
+$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCIM
51
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$4.68M +$3.82M +177,800 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
52
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$4.5M +$355K +16,507 +11%
GH
53
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$4.4M -$1.66M -77,154 -32%
Nomura Holdings
54
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$4.36M -$3.88M -180,290 -52%
Invesco
55
Invesco
Georgia
$4.34M +$224K +10,400 +7%
PL
56
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$3.94M +$3.23M +150,000 New
ZIG
57
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$3.94M +$3.23M +150,000 New
SCA
58
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$3.76M -$5.58M -259,700 -64%
Ameriprise
59
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.71M -$510K -23,702 -14%
DILH
60
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$3.65M +$168K +7,800 +6%
SCM
61
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$3.62M
VF
62
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.56M +$2.67M +124,066 +1,117%
MIS
63
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$3.37M +$1.36M +63,170 +97%
JCP
64
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
$3.29M +$2.69M +125,000 New
SG Americas Securities
65
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.27M -$40.7M -1,891,656 -94%
LPL Financial
66
LPL Financial
California
$3.26M -$405K -18,822 -13%
Franklin Resources
67
Franklin Resources
California
$3.06M
QCM
68
QFR Capital Management
New York
$3.02M +$2.47M +115,000 New
BL
69
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$2.96M +$26.7K +1,244 +1%
AIC
70
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$2.87M -$411K -19,100 -15%
SR
71
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
$2.85M +$2.33M +108,200 New
Bank of Montreal
72
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.68M +$763K +35,500 +54%
Jane Street
73
Jane Street
New York
$2.49M -$3.12M -145,153 -60%
CCMG
74
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.38M +$1.68M +78,218 +631%
BG
75
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.32M

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

204 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.11B — up 15% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWZ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $240M.

  • 204 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2016, up from 176 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $240M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.