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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

193 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.71%114.89% (+19%)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.88B → $3.15B (+$269M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 202193 (-9)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 37

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 65

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $2.15B

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 118 (-3)

Holders
193
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.46%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
32
Increased
55
Reduced
65
Closed
37
Calls
$1.59B
Puts
$2.15B
Net Calls
-$559M
Net Calls Change
+$248M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
76
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.16M +$39.7K +1,150 +3%
VCAM
77
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.15M -$975K -28,206 -45%
Walleye Trading
78
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.14M +$569K +16,452 +89%
ECP
79
Electron Capital Partners
New York
$1.14M +$845K +24,451 +239%
Stifel Financial
80
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.1M +$10.4K +301 +0.9%
HMC
81
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$1.07M -$626K -18,100 -36%
HCM
82
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.05M
Renaissance Technologies
83
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.03M +$1.09M +31,500 New
LS
84
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$97.8K +2,830 +10%
CIBC World Market
85
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$998K +$13.8K +398 +1%
HFS
86
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$924K +$156K +4,510 +19%
AIIMS
87
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$868K -$691 -20 -0.1%
NL
88
NWAM LLC
Washington
$866K +$57.9K +1,674 +7%
Jane Street
89
Jane Street
New York
$835K -$3.6M -104,096 -80%
CCA
90
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$831K +$877K +25,370 New
Creative Planning
91
Creative Planning
Kansas
$821K -$677K -19,603 -44%
EDRE
92
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$813K +$857K +24,795 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
93
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$796K -$1.67M -48,400 -67%
RGI
94
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$786K +$829K +24,000 New
Ameriprise
95
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$769K +$150K +4,333 +23%
CDH
96
Charles D. Hyman
$731K -$73.4K -2,125 -9%
RJA
97
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$693K +$731K +21,138 New
MM
98
Main Management
California
$635K +$670K +19,386 New
FIM
99
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$621K -$24.2K -700 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
100
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$615K +$396K +11,463 +157%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

193 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $3.15B — up 9.4% from $2.88B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Kepos Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $77M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 202 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Kepos Capital, an estimated $77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.