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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

214 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.45B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.23B | Put options by funds: $1.31B

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $3.45B (+$458M)

9.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.58%67.2% (+9.6%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 46

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 212214 (+2)

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1411 (-3)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
214
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.94%
% of All Funds
4.39%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.43%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
48
Increased
53
Reduced
76
Closed
46
Calls
$2.23B
Puts
$1.31B
Net Calls
+$920M
Net Calls Change
+$225M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
101
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$779K +$73.4K +2,800 +12%
SSA
102
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$719K +$655K +25,000 New
WA
103
WP Advisors
California
$671K +$611K +23,317 New
CIBC Asset Management
104
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$654K -$3.18M -121,497 -84%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
105
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$633K -$7.44K -284 -1%
CBT
106
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$607K +$553K +21,100 New
TFF
107
The Family Firm
Maryland
$589K +$12.6K +480 +2%
HCM
108
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$575K -$314K -12,000 -38%
GC
109
Gruss & Co
Florida
$569K
MNBTD
110
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$568K +$518K +19,758 New
CG
111
Cutler Group
California
$559K -$1.36M -52,020 -73%
Commonwealth Equity Services
112
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$539K -$34.1K -1,303 -6%
H
113
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$506K -$3.02M -115,144 -87%
G
114
GenTrust
Florida
$500K +$152K +5,800 +50%
HighTower Advisors
115
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$493K +$454K +17,322 New
IWC
116
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$450K -$135K -5,156 -25%
TI
117
Telemetry Investments
New York
$431K +$393K +15,000 New
HT
118
HAP Trading
New York
$418K -$558K -21,288 -59%
FIM
119
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$409K -$363K -13,866 -49%
Bank of New York Mellon
120
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$399K -$343K -13,090 -49%
MIP
121
Marietta Investment Partners
Wisconsin
$394K +$23.5K +898 +7%
NM
122
NWI Management
New York
$394K +$359K +13,700 New
ECM
123
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$380K +$5.45K +208 +2%
TRCT
124
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$358K +$327K +12,474 New
SM
125
SG3 Management
Puerto Rico
$345K +$314K +12,000 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

214 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $3.45B — up 15% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new EWZ positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $166M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $361M.

  • 214 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2020, up from 212 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.45B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 46 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $166M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $361M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.