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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
Envestnet Asset Management
151
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$167K +$88.5K +4,117 +184%
BJ
152
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$164K
IA
153
IFP Advisors
Florida
$156K +$9.61K +447 +14%
LTFS
154
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$148K +$15.7K +730 +15%
SF
155
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$142K
MFS
156
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$130K -$16.6K -770 -13%
ASN
157
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$119K +$36.9K +1,717 +62%
MIFH
158
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$114K +$27.9K +1,300 +43%
GT
159
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$110K
P3I
160
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$105K +$85.8K +3,991 New
BBPWM
161
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$101K
AIG
162
American International Group
New York
$58K -$55.9K -2,598 -54%
Creative Planning
163
Creative Planning
Kansas
$51K -$8.6K -400 -17%
CFA
164
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$51K +$41.5K +1,929 New
Walleye Trading
165
Walleye Trading
New York
$38K +$30.7K +1,429 New
GWM
166
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$37K +$29.6K +1,378 New
BFEC
167
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$30K +$10.3K +479 +74%
WT
168
Whittier Trust
California
$24K -$1.2K -56 -6%
GWM
169
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$21K -$11.8K -550 -41%
DADC
170
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$18K
RWA
171
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$13K
CSS
172
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$12K +$10.1K +470 New
PFPT
173
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$11K +$9.2K +428 New
CFG
174
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$10K +$8.58K +399 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
175
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K -$5.91K -275 -44%

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.