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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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237 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.89B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.22B | Put options by funds: $3.49B

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.89B (+$300M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.54% → 57.83% (+5.3%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 21 (-2)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 265 → 237 (-28)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 101

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 58

Holders
237
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
32
Increased
66
Reduced
101
Closed
58
Calls
$4.22B
Puts
$3.49B
Net Calls
+$726M
Net Calls Change
+$306M

Top Buyers

1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$607M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$274M
3
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$181M
4
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$141M
5
KI
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
+$122M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$168M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$133M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$127M
4
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
-$121M
5
T2I
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
-$91.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SO
51
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$10.1M – – –
GI
52
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$9.88M +$6.66M +154,489 +190%
QIM
53
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$9.22M -$17.1M -397,258 -64%
Royal Bank of Canada
54
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.02M -$1.83M -42,417 -17%
BCM
55
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$8.98M +$6.66M +154,400 +263%
X
56
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$8.67M +$673K +15,602 +8%
LTFS
57
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.79M +$7.07M +163,910 +781%
Twin Tree Management
58
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$6.98M -$17.1M -397,149 -71%
PVH
59
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$6.88M -$42.5K -986 -0.6%
GH
60
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.24M – – –
HSBC Holdings
61
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.67M +$2.34M +54,313 +68%
First Trust Advisors
62
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.52M -$206K -4,773 -4%
BS
63
Banco Santander
Spain
$5.23M -$397K -9,197 -7%
FIG
64
FundX Investment Group
California
$4.67M +$4.78M +110,794 New
WCA
65
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$4.53M +$3.4M +78,800 +275%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
66
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$4.43M -$22.1M -511,932 -83%
LPL Financial
67
LPL Financial
California
$4.24M +$1.89M +43,778 +77%
Ameriprise
68
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.2M -$6.41M -148,679 -60%
Janus Henderson Group
69
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$4.03M +$1.34M +31,175 +48%
Toronto Dominion Bank
70
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$3.98M -$2.09M -48,358 -34%
SCM
71
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$3.53M -$358K -8,290 -9%
Renaissance Technologies
72
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.44M -$1.56M -36,200 -31%
WAM
73
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.37M -$2.16M -50,000 -38%
Mackenzie Financial
74
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.37M +$3.45M +80,000 New
BFA
75
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.29M +$3.37M +78,220 New
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EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

237 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.89B — up 6.5% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 101 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, opening a new position worth an estimated $607M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 237 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2019, down from 265 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.89B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $607M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.