iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
176 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
64% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.75B | Put options by funds: $2.28B
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 52
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.86B → $1.83B (-$25.2M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 176 (-8)
5.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.75% → 95.74% (-5%)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 38
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$328M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$30.8M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$29.6M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$156M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$125M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$92.6M |
| 4 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$27.1M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$25M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
176 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.83B — down 1.4% from $1.86B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWZ and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $328M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $156M.
- 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2015, down from 184 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $328M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $156M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.