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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PFA
151
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$658K +$4.62K +112 +0.7%
Baird Financial Group
152
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$656K +$620K +15,010 New
VWA
153
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$627K +$30.7K +743 +6%
ACA
154
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$624K +$390K +9,458 +197%
CAM
155
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$593K -$42.5K -1,030 -7%
CMTU
156
Capital Markets Trading (UK)
United Kingdom
$573K +$541K +13,100 New
GRP
157
Global Retirement Partners
California
$557K -$15.2K -369 -3%
TFF
158
The Family Firm
Maryland
$555K +$29.1K +706 +6%
HAM
159
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$555K +$242K +5,869 +86%
GKWIM
160
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$509K +$11.4K +276 +2%
PAG
161
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$503K +$207K +5,026 +78%
GA
162
GFS Advisors
Texas
$466K -$164K -3,975 -27%
FHC
163
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$463K +$437K +10,588 New
UBS AM
164
UBS AM
Illinois
$461K
PGAM
165
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$459K +$433K +10,494 New
BTS
166
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$440K -$2.23K -54 -0.5%
BPCE
167
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$437K
DADR
168
Dynamo Administracao de Recursos
Brazil
$437K +$413K +10,000 New
PTC
169
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$401K -$2.52K -61 -0.7%
PAG
170
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$391K -$87.2K -2,112 -19%
DADC
171
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$391K +$369K +8,947 New
DCM
172
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$372K +$351K +8,500 New
MTCM
173
Mint Tower Capital Management
Netherlands
$370K +$349K +8,460 New
SC
174
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$358K -$1.11K -27 -0.3%
Marshall Wace
175
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$333K -$17.5M -424,261 -98%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.