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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.31B | Put options by funds: $2.9B

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $2.67B (+$562M)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 50

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%77.22% (-0.82%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 51

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 204201 (-3)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1511 (-4)

Holders
201
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
49
Increased
63
Reduced
50
Closed
51
Calls
$4.31B
Puts
$2.9B
Net Calls
+$1.4B
Net Calls Change
-$175M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GIM
51
Guild Investment Management
California
$4.71M -$1.25M -45,310 -23%
PL
52
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$4.53M
Balyasny Asset Management
53
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$4.53M +$4.14M +150,000 New
DILH
54
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$4.48M +$268K +9,700 +7%
AIA
55
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$4.46M +$4.09M +148,103 New
BL
56
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$4.21M +$744K +26,955 +24%
SCM
57
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.12M -$29.5K -1,070 -0.8%
MIS
58
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$3.97M +$60.6K +2,195 +2%
PAA
59
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$3.83M +$3.51M +127,033 New
ERSOT
60
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.8M +$3.48M +126,000 New
QIM
61
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$3.79M +$3.47M +125,700 New
CPS
62
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$3.6M +$3.29M +119,237 New
FIM
63
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$3.36M +$643K +23,280 +26%
AIC
64
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$3.1M -$138K -5,000 -5%
OL
65
Orbitronix LP
California
$3.07M +$1.65M +59,800 +142%
6CM
66
683 Capital Management
New York
$2.99M +$2.73M +99,000 New
BCM
67
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.86M -$4.44M -160,831 -63%
Bank of Montreal
68
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.68M -$359K -13,024 -13%
BG
69
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.66M
Rafferty Asset Management
70
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$2.55M -$3.46M -125,443 -60%
IA
71
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.42M +$2.21M +80,161 New
Envestnet Asset Management
72
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.31M +$1.93M +70,110 +1,103%
MLIC
73
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$2.26M +$283K +10,261 +16%
Wolverine Trading
74
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.16M +$2.01M +72,900 New
LPL Financial
75
LPL Financial
California
$2.14M -$1.53M -55,384 -43%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

201 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.67B — up 27% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2016, down from 204 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 51 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.