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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
CIBC World Market
101
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$875K +$14.3K +667 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
102
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$872K -$565K -26,300 -45%
RIM
103
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$868K +$710K +33,020 New
HCM
104
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$842K
HT
105
HAP Trading
New York
$810K -$4.67M -217,057 -88%
MM
106
Main Management
California
$803K +$274K +12,739 +72%
NL
107
NWAM LLC
Washington
$760K -$31.9K -1,486 -5%
AIIMS
108
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$692K
VKH
109
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$665K +$206K +9,570 +61%
RJA
110
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$658K +$538K +25,035 New
EARNEST Partners
111
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$621K -$113K -5,245 -18%
CIM
112
Cambria Investment Management
California
$581K +$475K +22,074 New
SAM
113
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$539K -$2.58K -120 -0.6%
Canada Life
114
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$536K
USAA
115
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$526K
Allianz Asset Management
116
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$526K +$430K +20,000 New
PL
117
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$526K +$452K +21,000 New
CCA
118
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$509K +$416K +19,344 New
PNC Financial Services Group
119
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$497K +$257K +11,938 +172%
Millennium Management
120
Millennium Management
New York
$494K +$404K +18,802 New
BCI
121
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$473K +$387K +18,000 New
EDRE
122
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$455K -$55.5K -2,583 -13%
PVH
123
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$431K -$267K -12,400 -43%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
124
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$415K +$17.1K +794 +5%
CDH
125
Charles D. Hyman
$409K -$4.84K -225 -1%

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.