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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

246 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.19B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.52B | Put options by funds: $969M

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 41

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.6B → $4.19B (+$595M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237246 (+9)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.27%63.44% (+1.2%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 66

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1210 (-2)

Holders
246
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+3.8%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
50
Increased
71
Reduced
66
Closed
41
Calls
$2.52B
Puts
$969M
Net Calls
+$1.56B
Net Calls Change
+$891M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIBC World Market
76
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M +$195K +5,173 +9%
AIC
77
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$2.45M +$772K +20,453 +50%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
78
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.35M +$108K +2,849 +5%
CG
79
Castellan Group
Kentucky
$2.33M +$30.2K +800 +1%
LIM
80
Longfellow Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.15M
DILIC
81
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$2.11M +$351K +9,300 +22%
BCM
82
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.1M +$1.95M +51,667 New
TSS
83
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$2.05M -$354K -9,372 -16%
MSAGDF
84
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$2.05M
APW
85
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.98M -$10.4K -275 -0.6%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
86
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.95M +$1.81M +48,020 New
HSBC Holdings
87
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.71M -$17.4M -461,090 -92%
Envestnet Asset Management
88
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.65M -$403K -10,664 -21%
ECM
89
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$1.65M -$3.54M -93,900 -70%
BCM
90
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.64M -$2.53M -67,118 -62%
ED
91
Exane Derivatives
France
$1.62M -$255K -6,765 -14%
GEM
92
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.62M
Zurich Cantonal Bank
93
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.39M -$520K -13,765 -29%
Marshall Wace
94
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.39M -$2.11M -55,917 -62%
LCAM
95
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.38M
KCM
96
Karp Capital Management
California
$1.29M +$151K +3,999 +14%
MIH
97
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$1.24M +$145K +3,850 +14%
AI
98
Atom Investors
Texas
$1.23M +$1.14M +30,303 New
Stifel Financial
99
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.21M +$1.13M +29,854 New
CLOS
100
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.12M

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

246 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $4.19B — up 17% from $3.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new EWZ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $691M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $471M.

  • 246 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2021, up from 237 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $4.19B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 41 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Prudential plc, an estimated $691M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $471M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.