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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 715 (+8)

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 33

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.23B | Put options by funds: $2.65B

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176204 (+28)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $2.11B (+$276M)

17.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.74%78.04% (-18%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
204
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+114.29%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
63
Increased
45
Reduced
59
Closed
33
Calls
$4.23B
Puts
$2.65B
Net Calls
+$1.58B
Net Calls Change
+$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GA
126
GFS Advisors
Texas
$407K -$44.4K -2,067 -12%
BGIM
127
Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management
United Kingdom
$395K +$108K +5,000 New
CLOS
128
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$392K -$112K -5,220 -26%
TSS
129
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$371K +$303K +14,116 New
Macquarie Group
130
Macquarie Group
Australia
$356K -$168K -7,800 -17%
WS
131
Wedbush Securities
California
$356K +$291K +13,538 New
JIR
132
James Investment Research
Ohio
$347K +$275K +12,782 +3,196%
FIM
133
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$342K -$23.9K -1,110 -8%
FNYS
134
First New York Securities
New York
$342K +$280K +13,000 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
135
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$323K -$1.65M -76,800 -86%
YMRC
136
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$316K
TRCT
137
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$270K +$221K +10,263 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
138
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$265K -$179K -8,341 -45%
CIA
139
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$261K -$15.7K -730 -7%
OAM
140
Occidental Asset Management
California
$253K -$114K -5,303 -36%
ID
141
Integral Derivatives
New York
$251K +$205K +9,538 New
TFF
142
The Family Firm
Maryland
$249K +$204K +9,473 New
EDRS
143
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$248K
VWA
144
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$235K +$184K +8,557 New
BRF
145
B. Riley Financial
California
$222K +$182K +8,449 New
Mariner
146
Mariner
Kansas
$212K +$173K +8,055 New
B
147
Barings
North Carolina
$210K +$172K +8,000 New
PTC
148
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$207K +$170K +7,908 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
149
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$198K -$20.2K -940 -11%
Daiwa Securities Group
150
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$195K -$12.9K -600 -8%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

204 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.11B — up 15% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWZ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $240M.

  • 204 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2016, up from 176 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $240M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.