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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

231 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.6%64.42% (+11%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $4.27B (-$559M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 83

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267231 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 66

61% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 239 (-14)

Holders
231
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-13.48%
% of All Funds
5.29%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60.87%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
32
Increased
73
Reduced
83
Closed
66
Calls
$1.63B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$942M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
76
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.63M +$3.17M +82,172 New
LPL Financial
77
LPL Financial
California
$2.43M -$347K -9,011 -11%
Millennium Management
78
Millennium Management
New York
$2.35M +$2.43M +63,113 +622%
X
79
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$2.24M +$2.69M +69,844 New
AIC
80
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$2.11M -$1.52M -39,570 -38%
Man Group
81
Man Group
United Kingdom
$2.09M -$18.6M -483,115 -88%
BCM
82
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.05M -$410K -10,635 -14%
AC
83
AFAM Capital
Texas
$1.92M -$10.5M -273,391 -82%
MM
84
Main Management
California
$1.9M +$125K +3,247 +6%
MLIC
85
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.81M +$413K +10,717 +23%
ZIM
86
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.79M -$45.6K -1,183 -2%
RAM
87
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$1.65M -$105K -2,732 -5%
GCM
88
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.6M -$15.4M -400,000 -89%
PAM
89
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.45M
Prudential Financial
90
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.2M -$374K -9,700 -21%
CA
91
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.19M +$73.6K +1,910 +5%
SCA
92
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.17M +$48.3K +1,253 +4%
GKWIM
93
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$1.17M -$881K -22,860 -38%
B
94
Barings
North Carolina
$1.15M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
95
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.11M -$941K -24,428 -41%
Credit Agricole
96
Credit Agricole
France
$1.06M +$1.27M +33,000 New
AG
97
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.04M +$745K +19,335 +146%
HCM
98
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.03M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
99
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.02M +$7.71K +200 +0.6%
CA
100
Calton & Associates
Florida
$906K +$137K +3,565 +16%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

231 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.27B — down 12% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $401M. The largest seller was PineBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $136M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.27B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $401M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.