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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MLM
76
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$4.94M -$1.17M -28,253 -20%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
77
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.93M -$1.83M -44,298 -28%
Envestnet Asset Management
78
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.89M -$5.01M -121,311 -52%
SGDR
79
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$4.56M +$2.32M +56,223 +117%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
80
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$4.17M +$3.07M +74,359 +352%
SCM
81
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.02M -$343K -8,300 -8%
BCM
82
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$3.9M +$3.68M +89,237 New
OMC
83
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.89M +$3.67M +89,027 New
HighTower Advisors
84
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.73M +$1.3M +31,572 +59%
AGA
85
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$3.61M +$3.41M +82,623 New
GC
86
Gruss & Co
Florida
$3.59M
GI
87
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$3.56M -$1.55M -37,592 -32%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
88
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$3.52M -$563K -13,648 -14%
HSBC Holdings
89
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.51M -$439K -10,646 -12%
AG
90
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.37M -$1.06M -25,737 -25%
RJA
91
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.35M -$497K -12,031 -14%
6M
92
6 Meridian
Kansas
$3.34M +$41.6K +1,007 +1%
BPC
93
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.33M -$127K -3,080 -4%
DILIC
94
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$3.13M -$446K -10,800 -13%
Toronto Dominion Bank
95
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$3.12M +$5.89M +142,756 New
LAM
96
Lyxor Asset Management
New York
$2.95M -$2.3M -55,722 -45%
Commonwealth Equity Services
97
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.85M +$1.56M +37,792 +138%
CIBC World Market
98
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.83M -$174K -4,224 -6%
Janus Henderson Group
99
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.82M +$1.14M +27,727 +75%
RCG
100
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$2.8M -$14.2M -345,198 -84%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.