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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

273 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.49B → $5.4B (+$910M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2327 (+4)

6.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.88%64.02% (+6.1%)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 58

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.88B | Put options by funds: $2.86B

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 276273 (-3)

Holders
273
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
5.91%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
60
Increased
81
Reduced
89
Closed
58
Calls
$2.88B
Puts
$2.86B
Net Calls
+$22.4M
Net Calls Change
+$929M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VM
76
VPR Management
Texas
$4.34M +$486K +11,300 +12%
BCM
77
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$4.33M -$536K -12,479 -11%
WAM
78
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.3M +$4.51M +105,000 New
AG
79
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4.22M +$3.48M +81,001 +370%
VSI
80
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$4.2M -$70.4M -1,637,049 -94%
FF
81
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$4.16M +$4.36M +101,432 New
Twin Tree Management
82
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$4.14M -$6.8M -158,276 -61%
SCM
83
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.11M -$254K -5,900 -6%
GCM
84
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.1M -$6.45M -150,000 -60%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
85
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3.96M -$11.5M -267,709 -74%
COPPSERS
86
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.86M +$4.05M +94,222 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
87
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$3.86M +$4.05M +94,165 New
BCM
88
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$3.79M -$1.41M -32,800 -26%
HSBC Holdings
89
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.72M -$23.8M -553,780 -86%
RJA
90
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.63M -$15.3M -355,136 -80%
BGDI
91
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$3.63M -$6.94M -161,500 -65%
DILIC
92
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$3.37M
GC
93
Gruss & Co
Florida
$3.37M +$3.53M +82,100 New
BPC
94
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.25M -$43.6K -1,015 -1%
6M
95
6 Meridian
Kansas
$3.09M -$76.8K -1,786 -2%
SB
96
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$3.07M +$96.3K +2,241 +3%
WCA
97
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$2.96M +$1.56M +36,300 +101%
Wolverine Trading
98
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.91M -$5.16K -120 -0.2%
CIBC World Market
99
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.83M +$219K +5,096 +8%
LPL Financial
100
LPL Financial
California
$2.77M -$529K -12,310 -15%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

273 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $5.4B — up 20% from $4.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new EWZ positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $547M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $574M.

  • 273 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2019, down from 276 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $547M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $574M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.