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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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237 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.89B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.22B | Put options by funds: $3.49B

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.89B (+$300M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.54% → 57.83% (+5.3%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 21 (-2)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 265 → 237 (-28)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 101

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 58

Holders
237
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
32
Increased
66
Reduced
101
Closed
58
Calls
$4.22B
Puts
$3.49B
Net Calls
+$726M
Net Calls Change
+$306M

Top Buyers

1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$607M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$274M
3
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$181M
4
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$141M
5
KI
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
+$122M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$168M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$133M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$127M
4
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
-$121M
5
T2I
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
-$91.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCA
101
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.74M +$52.6K +1,219 +3%
ZIG
102
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$1.62M -$430K -9,960 -21%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
103
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.54M -$2.54M -58,919 -62%
B
104
Barings
North Carolina
$1.52M – – –
RIM
105
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.48M -$78.3K -1,816 -5%
NM
106
NWI Management
New York
$1.48M -$733K -17,000 -33%
AGA
107
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.47M -$2.06M -47,741 -58%
MLIC
108
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.37M -$138K -3,200 -9%
HCM
109
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.35M – – –
PAM
110
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.28M – – –
APW
111
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.27M -$1.11M -25,693 -46%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
112
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.26M -$86.3K -2,000 -6%
CA
113
Calton & Associates
Florida
$1.17M -$31.6K -732 -3%
AG
114
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.11M -$2.19M -50,824 -66%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
115
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.1M -$53K -1,230 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
116
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.09M -$1.69M -39,228 -60%
MWM
117
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.09M – – –
CAG
118
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$994K +$1.02M +23,595 New
MIP
119
Marietta Investment Partners
Wisconsin
$930K -$37.9K -878 -4%
GC
120
Globeflex Capital
California
$896K +$917K +21,267 New
NCM
121
Newfoundland Capital Management
Brazil
$845K +$865K +20,048 New
GC
122
Gruss & Co
Florida
$834K -$2.69M -62,300 -76%
CLOS
123
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$815K +$635K +14,720 +318%
ACM
124
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$814K +$50.4K +1,169 +6%
Two Sigma Advisers
125
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$737K +$755K +17,500 New
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EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

237 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.89B — up 6.5% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 101 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, opening a new position worth an estimated $607M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 237 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2019, down from 265 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.89B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $607M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.