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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 47

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 193184 (-9)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 50

14.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 114.89%100.75% (-14%)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.61B | Put options by funds: $2.16B

41% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $1.86B (-$1.29B)

Holders
184
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.66%
% of All Funds
5.14%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
43
Increased
53
Reduced
47
Closed
50
Calls
$1.61B
Puts
$2.16B
Net Calls
-$557M
Net Calls Change
+$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFS
126
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$67K -$17.3K -649 -17%
FMA
127
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$54.9K +$66.7K +2,500 New
H
128
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$50K
LYV
129
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$44K +$53.3K +2,000 New
Envestnet Asset Management
130
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$44K +$53.7K +2,015 New
AII
131
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$43K +$52.3K +1,960 New
IGIM
132
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$43K +$52.3K +1,960 New
WAM
133
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$43K +$52.5K +1,970 New
ASN
134
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$42K +$46.1K +1,730 +865%
PPFA
135
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$41K
ICM
136
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$30K +$5.63K +211 +18%
WT
137
Whittier Trust
California
$25K -$1.33K -50 -4%
SSG
138
Summit Securities Group
New York
$24K -$90.8K -3,406 -76%
JIC
139
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$23K +$28.5K +1,070 New
GWM
140
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$18K
DADC
141
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$15K -$16K -600 -46%
Fifth Third Bancorp
142
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$14K +$880 +33 +5%
BFEC
143
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$13K -$480 -18 -3%
BA
144
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$13K +$15.6K +585 New
AWM
145
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$12K
LIA
146
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$11K
RWA
147
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$11K
EMA
148
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$10K
JIR
149
James Investment Research
Ohio
$9K
US Bancorp
150
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

184 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.86B — down 41% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of EWZ and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Okumus Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $131M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $364M.

  • 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2015, down from 193 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.86B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Okumus Fund Management, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $364M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.