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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.31B | Put options by funds: $2.9B

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $2.67B (+$562M)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 50

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%77.22% (-0.82%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 51

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 204201 (-3)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1511 (-4)

Holders
201
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
49
Increased
63
Reduced
50
Closed
51
Calls
$4.31B
Puts
$2.9B
Net Calls
+$1.4B
Net Calls Change
-$175M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NPC
151
National Planning Corporation
California
$217K +$186K +6,728 New
BJ
152
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$188K
SF
153
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$163K
GT
154
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$126K
BBPWM
155
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$110K -$5.52K -200 -5%
IA
156
IFP Advisors
Florida
$109K -$4.3K -156 -4%
Creative Planning
157
Creative Planning
Kansas
$92K +$31.1K +1,126 +58%
FANJ
158
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$48K +$44.2K +1,600 New
GWM
159
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$41K -$331 -12 -0.9%
CA
160
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$33.7K -$2.8M -101,531 -8%
BFEC
161
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$31K -$2.68K -97 -9%
WT
162
Whittier Trust
California
$27K
DADC
163
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$27K +$5.52K +200 +29%
SEI Investments
164
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$27K +$25.1K +909 New
HIM
165
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$18K +$16.6K +600 New
RWA
166
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$15K
CFG
167
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$12K
US Bancorp
168
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K +$8.39K +304 +287%
BKA
169
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$11K
Fifth Third Bancorp
170
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11K
CCA
171
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$10K -$525K -19,027 -98%
PFPT
172
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$10K -$2.59K -94 -22%
BGIM
173
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$8K
HDIM
174
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$8K
LWM
175
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$8K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

201 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.67B — up 27% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2016, down from 204 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 51 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.