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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 715 (+8)

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 33

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.23B | Put options by funds: $2.65B

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176204 (+28)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $2.11B (+$276M)

17.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.74%78.04% (-18%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
204
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+114.29%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
63
Increased
45
Reduced
59
Closed
33
Calls
$4.23B
Puts
$2.65B
Net Calls
+$1.58B
Net Calls Change
+$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIM
76
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.31M +$1.89M +88,009 New
NIMI
77
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$2.14M
PP
78
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$1.93M -$8.51M -395,619 -84%
CAM
79
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
$1.88M +$559K +26,011 +57%
PRCM
80
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.84M -$11.1M -515,000 -88%
MLIC
81
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.73M +$452K +21,044 +48%
Baird Financial Group
82
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.72M +$399K +18,564 +40%
BPC
83
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.71M -$602K -28,000 -30%
PAM
84
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.71M +$34.4K +1,600 +3%
GAMA
85
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
$1.62M +$1.33M +61,739 New
TG
86
TCW Group
California
$1.58M +$1.29M +60,000 New
CCP
87
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.57M +$1.28M +59,550 New
HPA
88
Hilltop Park Associates
New York
$1.31M +$1.08M +50,000 New
EDRH
89
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$1.27M +$42.7K +1,987 +4%
ZIM
90
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.21M +$368K +17,134 +59%
Citadel Advisors
91
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.2M +$978K +45,489 New
AP
92
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$1.12M +$918K +42,710 New
SLAM
93
Swiss Life Asset Management
$1.11M +$79.4K +3,692 +10%
OL
94
Orbitronix LP
California
$1.11M -$6.79M -315,700 -88%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
95
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.09M
JHIU
96
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$1.06M +$329K +15,290 +62%
JG
97
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.04M -$660K -30,683 -44%
ST
98
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.01M -$5.45M -253,481 -87%
Stifel Financial
99
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$964K -$152K -7,052 -16%
LS
100
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$943K -$393K -18,285 -34%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

204 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.11B — up 15% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWZ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $240M.

  • 204 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2016, up from 176 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $240M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.