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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

231 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.6%64.42% (+11%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $4.27B (-$559M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 83

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267231 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 66

61% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 239 (-14)

Holders
231
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-13.48%
% of All Funds
5.29%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60.87%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
32
Increased
73
Reduced
83
Closed
66
Calls
$1.63B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$942M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EP
101
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$885K +$812K +21,081 +322%
RJFSA
102
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$883K -$88.6K -2,300 -8%
VF
103
Virtu Financial
New York
$879K +$1.06M +27,413 New
NL
104
NWAM LLC
Washington
$838K -$3.78K -98 -0.4%
Nomura Asset Management
105
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$833K
LS
106
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$829K +$3.08K +80 +0.3%
Cerity Partners
107
Cerity Partners
New York
$808K +$352K +9,147 +57%
DS
108
DRW Securities
Illinois
$806K -$5.18M -134,356 -84%
UAS
109
United Asset Strategies
New York
$762K +$597K +15,501 +187%
EARNEST Partners
110
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$757K
ED
111
Exane Derivatives
France
$747K +$174K +4,527 +24%
Renaissance Technologies
112
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$747K +$204K +5,300 +29%
SCM
113
Stuyvesant Capital Management
New York
$676K +$813K +21,100 New
CLOS
114
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$669K +$182K +4,720 +29%
American Century Companies
115
American Century Companies
Missouri
$664K -$252K -6,551 -24%
WSCM
116
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$649K +$231K +6,002 +42%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
117
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$620K +$253K +6,576 +52%
HI
118
HBK Investments
Texas
$594K +$714K +18,536 New
Janus Henderson Group
119
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$592K -$39.1K -1,014 -5%
Two Sigma Investments
120
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$582K +$199K +5,157 +40%
ACM
121
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$575K +$72.4K +1,878 +12%
TSS
122
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$568K +$683K +17,734 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
123
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$561K -$710K -18,427 -51%
COLIM
124
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$561K +$674K +17,500 New
VIP
125
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
$560K +$6.67K +173 +1%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

231 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.27B — down 12% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $401M. The largest seller was PineBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $136M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.27B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $401M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.