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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.44B | Put options by funds: $3.82B

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 234225 (-9)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79

15.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.2%57% (-15%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.4B (-$435M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1611 (-5)

Holders
225
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
44
Increased
70
Reduced
79
Closed
46
Calls
$5.44B
Puts
$3.82B
Net Calls
+$1.62B
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CDH
151
Charles D. Hyman
$388K -$48.1K -1,400 -11%
DWA
152
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$385K +$396K +11,530 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
153
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$379K +$387K +11,276 +10,638%
SC
154
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$372K +$151K +4,386 +65%
CI
155
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$370K +$470K +13,699 New
TFF
156
The Family Firm
Maryland
$369K -$69 -2 -0%
Commonwealth Equity Services
157
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$353K +$30.2K +879 +9%
BC
158
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$344K +$6.35K +185 +2%
CIAN
159
Capstone Investment Advisors (Netherlands)
New York
$327K +$337K +9,820 New
William Blair Investment Management
160
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$318K -$234K -6,822 -42%
B
161
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$301K +$102K +2,975 +49%
YMRC
162
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$300K -$103K -3,000 -25%
MFS
163
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$298K +$87.4K +2,544 +40%
WA
164
WP Advisors
California
$285K +$293K +8,539 New
FCC
165
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
$277K +$285K +8,300 New
WCM
166
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$275K -$21.6K -630 -7%
BRF
167
B. Riley Financial
California
$271K -$11K -319 -4%
RCAG
168
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$270K +$278K +8,090 New
PP
169
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$267K +$275K +8,000 New
FIM
170
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$263K -$2.93M -85,398 -92%
FIM
171
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$257K -$120K -3,500 -31%
TRCT
172
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$255K -$41.5K -1,208 -14%
BPCA
173
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$255K
CF
174
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$251K
RIA
175
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$249K -$61.5K -1,790 -19%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

225 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.4B — down 15% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWZ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $192M.

  • 225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 234 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $92.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $192M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.