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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.44B | Put options by funds: $3.82B

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 234225 (-9)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79

15.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.2%57% (-15%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.4B (-$435M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1611 (-5)

Holders
225
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
44
Increased
70
Reduced
79
Closed
46
Calls
$5.44B
Puts
$3.82B
Net Calls
+$1.62B
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
101
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.55M +$1.01M +29,471 +173%
SB
102
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.49M +$476K +13,862 +45%
Ameriprise
103
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.38M +$149K +4,341 +12%
NM
104
NWI Management
New York
$1.35M
IECM
105
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
$1.33M +$1.37M +40,000 New
CBOA
106
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$1.33M +$223K +6,506 +20%
Prudential Financial
107
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.25M -$110K -3,215 -8%
AWA
108
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.25M +$5.6K +163 +0.4%
SLAM
109
Swiss Life Asset Management
$1.23M +$311K +9,054 +32%
CI
110
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$1.22M +$1.26M +36,693 New
MM
111
Main Management
California
$1.2M -$67.5K -1,966 -5%
Stifel Financial
112
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.16M -$233K -6,795 -16%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
113
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.14M -$234K -6,800 -17%
CIBC World Market
114
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M -$2.95M -85,797 -72%
BS
115
Banco Santander
Spain
$1.1M +$1.26M +36,696 New
HCM
116
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.07M
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
117
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$1.05M +$398K +11,600 +58%
MNA
118
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$1.05M
Twin Tree Management
119
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$1.05M +$1.08M +31,472 New
AG
120
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.03M -$736K -21,440 -41%
NL
121
NWAM LLC
Washington
$964K -$3.71K -108 -0.4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
122
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$964K +$386K +11,226 +63%
ACI
123
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$938K -$357K -10,401 -27%
PFS
124
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$902K +$39.8K +1,160 +5%
CIM
125
Cambria Investment Management
California
$838K -$653K -19,004 -43%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

225 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.4B — down 15% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWZ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $192M.

  • 225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 234 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $92.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $192M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.