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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.89B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.22B | Put options by funds: $3.49B

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.89B (+$300M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.54%57.83% (+5.3%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2321 (-2)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 265237 (-28)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 101

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 58

Holders
237
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
32
Increased
66
Reduced
101
Closed
58
Calls
$4.22B
Puts
$3.49B
Net Calls
+$726M
Net Calls Change
+$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BRWM
151
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$405K +$84.7K +1,963 +26%
DADC
152
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$397K +$20.5K +475 +5%
IUHSA
153
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$393K -$22.5M -521,128 -98%
PTC
154
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$390K +$4.1K +95 +1%
GA
155
GFS Advisors
Texas
$389K -$60.9K -1,411 -13%
CG
156
Cutler Group
California
$379K -$1.19M -27,645 -75%
CAN
157
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$363K -$348K -8,076 -48%
MML Investors Services
158
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$337K -$585K -13,565 -63%
SC
159
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$328K -$17.7K -411 -5%
TC
160
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$326K +$316K +7,320 New
BRC
161
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$324K +$34.6K +803 +12%
PGAM
162
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$316K -$126K -2,925 -28%
HAM
163
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$311K -$229K -5,313 -42%
TI
164
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$301K +$308K +7,145 New
HA
165
Harbor Advisors
Florida
$295K
SI
166
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$295K +$302K +7,000 New
ACPU
167
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$294K +$301K +6,980 New
FAAS
168
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$274K +$78.4K +1,818 +39%
William Blair & Company
169
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$268K +$2.8K +65 +1%
AI
170
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$258K +$264K +6,115 New
JMPWA
171
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$255K +$4.53K +105 +2%
SSG
172
Summit Securities Group
New York
$236K
IWC
173
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$231K -$49.6K -1,149 -17%
WA
174
WP Advisors
California
$226K -$43 -1 -0%
G
175
GenTrust
Florida
$222K +$24.2K +560 +12%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

237 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.89B — up 6.5% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 101 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, opening a new position worth an estimated $607M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 237 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2019, down from 265 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.89B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $607M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.