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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.24B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 41

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.94B → $4.24B (+$303M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233 → 244 (+11)

1.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.12% → 54.98% (-1.1%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 83

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 14 (-4)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.19B | Put options by funds: $2.59B

Holders
244
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
5.53%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
54
Increased
67
Reduced
83
Closed
41
Calls
$1.19B
Puts
$2.59B
Net Calls
-$1.4B
Net Calls Change
+$50M

Top Buyers

1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$223M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$150M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$145M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$104M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$81.9M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$190M
2
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$161M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$134M
4
T2I
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
-$132M
5
GPC
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
-$63.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Renaissance Technologies
51
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$10.5M +$3.56M +88,100 +51%
Millennium Management
52
Millennium Management
New York
$10.5M +$4.63M +114,387 +79%
Simplex Trading
53
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$10.4M +$5.6M +138,306 +117%
SO
54
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$9.71M – – –
PP
55
PDT Partners
New York
$9.39M +$6.4M +158,092 +213%
DP
56
DSAM Partners
United Kingdom
$9.1M +$9.1M +225,000 New
PL
57
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$8.52M – – –
MIS
58
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$8.47M +$646K +15,952 +8%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
59
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$7.79M -$194K -4,800 -2%
Invesco
60
Invesco
Georgia
$7.79M -$194K -4,800 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.68M -$1.22M -30,238 -14%
GH
62
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$7.58M – – –
MAM
63
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$7.33M -$579K -14,318 -7%
Ninety One (UK)
64
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$5.98M +$5.99M +147,945 New
Ameriprise
65
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.95M +$4.88M +120,641 +454%
JCP
66
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
$5.64M +$5.65M +139,556 New
Twin Tree Management
67
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$5.42M +$747K +18,468 +16%
Nomura Holdings
68
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$5.35M -$153K -3,771 -3%
BL
69
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$4.81M -$162 -4 -0%
MLM
70
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$4.78M +$380K +9,393 +9%
DILIC
71
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$4.59M -$214K -5,300 -4%
BPC
72
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$4.46M -$309K -7,630 -6%
AIC
73
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$4.27M +$4.27M +105,460 New
BCM
74
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$4.17M +$4.09M +100,984 +5,019%
SCM
75
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.16M -$435K -10,740 -9%
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EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

244 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.24B — up 7.7% from $3.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWZ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $223M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $190M.

  • 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2017, up from 233 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.24B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $223M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $190M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.