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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

239 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 37

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 816 (+8)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.95B → $3.75B (+$801M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 192239 (+47)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19B | Put options by funds: $1.8B

3.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.34%58.67% (-3.7%)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
239
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+24.48%
% of All Funds
4.23%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
84
Increased
39
Reduced
74
Closed
37
Calls
$2.19B
Puts
$1.8B
Net Calls
+$391M
Net Calls Change
-$78.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
101
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.36M -$5.77M -178,769 -83%
Prudential Financial
102
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.34M -$80.6K -2,500 -6%
CG
103
Cutler Group
California
$1.33M -$6.56M -203,385 -85%
Ameriprise
104
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.31M -$84.4K -2,617 -7%
LCAM
105
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.26M +$44.7K +1,385 +4%
ECM
106
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$1.23M +$1.07M +33,247 New
GEM
107
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.2M +$1.04M +32,250 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
108
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.16M +$1.01M +31,413 New
CLOS
109
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.02M
PI
110
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$995K +$866K +26,851 New
Balyasny Asset Management
111
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$989K +$860K +26,679 New
CIBC Asset Management
112
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$979K +$176K +5,445 +26%
EF
113
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$964K +$838K +25,994 New
SSA
114
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$927K
WA
115
WP Advisors
California
$866K -$14.3K -443 -2%
TFF
116
The Family Firm
Maryland
$807K +$38.9K +1,207 +6%
CBT
117
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$782K
HCM
118
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$741K
FIM
119
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$738K +$191K +5,931 +42%
MNBTD
120
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$732K
Two Sigma Investments
121
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$694K -$20.5M -634,773 -97%
Commonwealth Equity Services
122
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$648K -$13.2K -409 -2%
PAG
123
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$647K +$562K +17,433 New
KCM
124
Karp Capital Management
California
$647K +$563K +17,463 New
KM
125
Kalos Management
Georgia
$646K -$74K -2,295 -11%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

239 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.75B — up 27% from $2.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new EWZ positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $194M.

  • 239 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2020, up from 192 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.75B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 37 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $194M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.