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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

283 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 27

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $7.1B (+$2.21B)

24% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2126 (+5)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.39B | Put options by funds: $4.39B

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237283 (+46)

6.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.83%64.38% (+6.6%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 86

Holders
283
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+19.41%
% of All Funds
5.58%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.81%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
77
Increased
69
Reduced
86
Closed
27
Calls
$5.39B
Puts
$4.39B
Net Calls
+$1B
Net Calls Change
+$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
51
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$13.7M -$123K -2,800 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
52
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.6M +$2.29M +52,411 +24%
P3I
53
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$12.6M
PBCM
54
Point Break Capital Management
Florida
$12M -$15.7M -357,880 -59%
CA
55
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$11.7M -$25.1M -572,482 -70%
SO
56
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$11.4M
GI
57
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$11.2M +$97.2K +2,221 +0.9%
AWM
58
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
$11.2M -$805K -18,382 -7%
BGDI
59
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$11.1M -$10.1M -230,000 -50%
ACJ
60
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
$9.49M +$8.76M +200,000 New
Legal & General Group
61
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$9.49M +$8.76M +200,000 New
BS
62
Banco Santander
Spain
$8.25M +$2.2M +50,147 +41%
PVH
63
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$7.72M -$24.3K -556 -0.3%
LTFS
64
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.69M -$1,000K -22,835 -12%
BlackRock
65
BlackRock
New York
$7.02M -$61.2M -1,396,993 -90%
WAM
66
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.67M +$2.65M +60,500 +76%
PP
67
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$6.63M -$11.2M -256,881 -65%
First Trust Advisors
68
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$6.01M -$186K -4,241 -3%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
69
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$5.14M +$3.14M +71,826 +196%
HSBC Holdings
70
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.13M -$1.14M -26,031 -19%
SSG
71
Summit Securities Group
New York
$4.78M +$4.16M +95,100 +1,698%
CCMU
72
Cheyne Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.75M +$4.38M +100,000 New
X
73
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$4.7M -$4.68M -106,800 -52%
LPL Financial
74
LPL Financial
California
$4.69M -$82.6K -1,887 -2%
ZIG
75
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$4.57M +$2.55M +58,330 +152%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

283 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $7.1B — up 45% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new EWZ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $648M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $180M.

  • 283 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2019, up from 237 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.1B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $648M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $180M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.