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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

234 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 21

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.78B | Put options by funds: $3.03B

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1116 (+5)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 201234 (+33)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $2.83B (+$163M)

5.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.22%72.2% (-5%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 75

Holders
234
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+16.42%
% of All Funds
6.24%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
56
Increased
59
Reduced
75
Closed
21
Calls
$5.78B
Puts
$3.03B
Net Calls
+$2.75B
Net Calls Change
+$1.35B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GA
126
GFS Advisors
Texas
$897K +$131K +3,950 +23%
GC
127
Garde Capital
Washington
$826K +$1.24M +37,617 New
PFS
128
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$825K +$809K +24,460 New
EARNEST Partners
129
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$796K
CCM
130
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$729K +$662K +20,000 New
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
131
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$670K -$243K -7,350 -27%
CAM
132
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
$659K -$1.03M -31,120 -61%
Canada Life
133
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$652K -$34.8K -1,051 -5%
SPC
134
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$617K +$605K +18,283 New
IA
135
IFP Advisors
Florida
$609K +$479K +14,467 +402%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
136
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$597K +$205K +6,190 +54%
N
137
Natixis
France
$596K +$584K +17,656 New
TFA
138
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$593K +$581K +17,566 New
IUHSA
139
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$590K +$579K +17,505 New
JHIU
140
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$577K -$389K -11,760 -41%
LTFS
141
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$574K -$591K -17,856 -51%
William Blair Investment Management
142
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$552K +$541K +16,362 New
EDRE
143
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$549K -$18.2K -550 -3%
SSG
144
Summit Securities Group
New York
$549K +$539K +16,283 New
Macquarie Group
145
Macquarie Group
Australia
$496K -$1.7M -51,500 -78%
CLOS
146
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$482K +$27K +816 +6%
HCM
147
Hilton Capital Management
New York
$480K
Daiwa Securities Group
148
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$476K +$19.9K +600 +4%
DADC
149
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$470K +$432K +13,067 +1,452%
Baird Financial Group
150
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$463K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

234 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.83B — up 6.1% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWZ positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $170M sold.

  • 234 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2016, up from 201 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $170M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.