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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
51
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$14M +$1.42M +34,437 +12%
Point72 Asset Management
52
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$13.1M +$12.4M +300,000 New
V
53
Veritable
Delaware
$12.9M
Prudential Financial
54
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$12.8M -$2.13M -51,500 -15%
AWM
55
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
$12M -$337K -8,176 -3%
P3I
56
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$11.6M
Royal Bank of Canada
57
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M -$6.19M -150,046 -37%
Ameriprise
58
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.9M +$8.8M +213,247 +608%
SO
59
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$10.5M
IC
60
Innealta Capital
Texas
$9.89M +$1.01M +24,359 +12%
JCG
61
JHL Capital Group
Illinois
$8.74M +$8.26M +200,000 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
62
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$8.69M +$21.4M +517,744 +234%
X
63
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$8.32M -$991K -24,019 -11%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
64
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$8.22M -$1.56M -37,849 -17%
Invesco
65
Invesco
Georgia
$8.19M -$888K -21,519 -10%
FTUS
66
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.19M -$3.3M -79,866 -33%
PVH
67
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$7.18M +$31.8K +771 +0.5%
GH
68
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.48M
Squarepoint
69
Squarepoint
New York
$6.33M -$15M -362,793 -71%
TEE
70
Tibra Equities Europe
United Kingdom
$6.14M +$5.79M +140,363 New
First Trust Advisors
71
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.94M -$367K -8,891 -6%
BS
72
Banco Santander
Spain
$5.81M +$4.64M +112,406 +548%
WAM
73
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.68M +$1.03M +25,000 +24%
SB
74
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$5.46M +$2.07M +50,067 +67%
Renaissance Technologies
75
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.16M +$4.87M +117,900 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.