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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.89B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.22B | Put options by funds: $3.49B

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.89B (+$300M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.54%57.83% (+5.3%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2321 (-2)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 265237 (-28)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 101

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 58

Holders
237
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
32
Increased
66
Reduced
101
Closed
58
Calls
$4.22B
Puts
$3.49B
Net Calls
+$726M
Net Calls Change
+$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ED
126
Exane Derivatives
France
$664K -$242K -5,600 -26%
ACA
127
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$642K -$8.19K -190 -1%
HI
128
HBK Investments
Texas
$642K +$657K +15,239 New
IWA
129
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$633K +$638K +14,791 +6,574%
NAM
130
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$632K +$342K +7,941 +113%
Baird Financial Group
131
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$631K -$1.03K -24 -0.2%
PAG
132
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$618K +$136K +3,161 +27%
MCM
133
Moon Capital Management
New York
$615K -$152K -3,517 -19%
FHC
134
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$612K +$170K +3,950 +37%
PAG
135
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$600K +$197K +4,579 +51%
VWA
136
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$589K +$13.2K +306 +2%
ACA
137
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$579K -$22.5K -522 -4%
FIM
138
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$576K -$843K -19,558 -59%
CAM
139
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$568K -$3.88K -90 -0.7%
GRP
140
Global Retirement Partners
California
$536K -$604 -14 -0.1%
Capstone Investment Advisors
141
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$533K -$566K -13,116 -51%
TFF
142
The Family Firm
Maryland
$530K -$4.79K -111 -0.9%
PC
143
PointState Capital
New York
$501K -$85.8M -1,988,800 -99%
Neuberger Berman Group
144
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$484K +$496K +11,500 New
GKWIM
145
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$463K -$28.5K -660 -6%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
146
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$459K +$470K +10,895 New
PFA
147
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$453K -$186K -4,309 -29%
UBS AM
148
UBS AM
Illinois
$444K
BTS
149
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$431K +$6.04K +140 +1%
W
150
WealthOne
New York
$414K +$424K +9,828 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

237 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.89B — up 6.5% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 101 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, opening a new position worth an estimated $607M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 237 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2019, down from 265 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.89B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $607M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.