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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
101
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.79M +$437K +10,598 +20%
Two Sigma Investments
102
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.78M +$1.41M +34,072 +115%
Wolverine Trading
103
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.6M -$473K -11,469 -16%
BCM
104
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$2.57M -$1.4M -33,800 -37%
Lazard Asset Management
105
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.53M +$2.39M +57,925 New
Fidelity Investments
106
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.53M -$7.68M -185,951 -76%
LPL Financial
107
LPL Financial
California
$2.49M -$437K -10,575 -16%
APW
108
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$2.44M +$154K +3,740 +7%
AIC
109
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$2.41M +$908 +22 +0%
RWA
110
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$2.37M +$2.23M +54,135 New
CIBC Asset Management
111
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.35M +$638K +15,453 +40%
NM
112
NWI Management
New York
$2.27M +$165K +4,000 +8%
ZIM
113
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.26M +$129K +3,121 +6%
HT
114
HAP Trading
New York
$2.21M +$2.09M +50,524 New
American Century Companies
115
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.18M +$37.4K +907 +2%
ZIG
116
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.12M -$601K -14,571 -23%
MM
117
Main Management
California
$2.07M +$3.92K +95 +0.2%
AGC
118
Alden Global Capital
Florida
$2.04M
Jane Street
119
Jane Street
New York
$1.97M -$26.4M -640,642 -93%
RJFSA
120
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.86M +$941K +22,795 +115%
SCA
121
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.75M +$9.54K +231 +0.6%
IA
122
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.71M +$1.62M +39,201 New
TSS
123
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.61M -$434K -10,513 -22%
RIM
124
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.61M -$224K -5,430 -13%
CG
125
Cutler Group
California
$1.6M +$1.01M +24,534 +203%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.