iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
231 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
10.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.6% → 64.42% (+11%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $4.27B (-$559M)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 83
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 267 → 231 (-36)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $2.57B
52% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 66
61% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 9 (-14)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$401M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$229M |
| 3 |
ACJ
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
+$202M |
| 4 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
+$134M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$106M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
-$136M |
| 2 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$119M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$97.5M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$40.7M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$32.3M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
231 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.27B — down 12% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $401M. The largest seller was PineBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $136M.
- 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $4.27B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $401M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $136M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.