We are live on ! Find out more
EWZ icon

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.31B | Put options by funds: $2.9B

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $2.67B (+$562M)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 50

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%77.22% (-0.82%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 51

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 204201 (-3)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1511 (-4)

Holders
201
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
49
Increased
63
Reduced
50
Closed
51
Calls
$4.31B
Puts
$2.9B
Net Calls
+$1.4B
Net Calls Change
-$175M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HCM
101
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$966K
NL
102
NWAM LLC
Washington
$877K +$4.47K +162 +0.6%
JHIU
103
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$870K -$311K -11,253 -28%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
104
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$810K +$754K +27,309 New
SLAM
105
Swiss Life Asset Management
$776K -$457K -16,570 -39%
RJFSA
106
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$765K +$699K +25,344 New
TRCT
107
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$746K +$399K +14,442 +141%
PNC Financial Services Group
108
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$732K +$149K +5,411 +29%
EARNEST Partners
109
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$712K
NFA
110
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$688K +$630K +22,820 New
Canada Life
111
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$613K
SCA
112
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$575K +$526K +19,050 New
RJA
113
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$558K -$180K -6,532 -26%
GA
114
GFS Advisors
Texas
$522K +$50.6K +1,832 +12%
AG
115
Advisor Group
Arizona
$514K +$474K +17,181 New
HIIFS
116
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$512K +$468K +16,959 New
EDRE
117
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$507K -$13.8K -500 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
118
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$494K +$16.4K +593 +4%
RIM
119
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
$471K -$481K -17,420 -53%
RCAG
120
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$452K +$414K +14,995 New
Baird Financial Group
121
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$439K -$1.43M -51,705 -79%
JIR
122
James Investment Research
Ohio
$430K +$29K +1,050 +8%
CDH
123
Charles D. Hyman
$417K -$46.9K -1,700 -11%
Millennium Management
124
Millennium Management
New York
$413K -$141K -5,116 -27%
PPA
125
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$411K +$376K +13,625 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

201 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.67B — up 27% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2016, down from 204 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 51 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.