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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FPGK
126
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$1.59M -$26K -629 -2%
B
127
Barings
North Carolina
$1.57M
MLIC
128
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.56M -$165K -4,000 -10%
IECM
129
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
$1.53M
Credit Agricole
130
Credit Agricole
France
$1.53M +$137K +3,330 +11%
FIM
131
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.45M +$1.12M +27,214 +452%
HCM
132
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.4M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
133
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1.4M -$41.3K -1,000 -3%
PAM
134
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.33M
WCA
135
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$1.25M -$1.79M -43,400 -60%
CA
136
Calton & Associates
Florida
$1.24M -$34.8K -842 -3%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
137
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.19M -$43.9K -1,064 -4%
CA
138
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.17M -$303K -7,334 -21%
Capstone Investment Advisors
139
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.13M +$1.06M +25,778 New
IMC Chicago
140
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$1.01M +$957K +23,179 New
MIP
141
Marietta Investment Partners
Wisconsin
$1M -$4.87M -117,979 -84%
CANY
142
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$984K +$929K +22,500 New
MML Investors Services
143
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$943K -$66.1K -1,602 -7%
ED
144
Exane Derivatives
France
$934K -$550K -13,334 -38%
LTFS
145
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$918K -$271K -6,556 -24%
ACM
146
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$793K +$113K +2,737 +18%
MCM
147
Moon Capital Management
New York
$792K -$14K -340 -2%
GPC
148
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
$772K +$729K +17,649 New
CAN
149
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$728K -$683K -16,536 -50%
MIFH
150
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$668K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.