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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
AIM
176
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$8K +$3.15K +114 +80%
AIM
177
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$7.54K
WP
178
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$6.37K +$11.6K +422 New
QAM
179
QCI Asset Management
New York
$6K
WAM
180
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$6K
GAM
181
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$6K +$5.52K +200 New
First Manhattan
182
First Manhattan
New York
$5K
SNT
183
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$5K
PFS
184
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$5K +$28 +1 +0.6%
CHP
185
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$4K
AOWM
186
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$3K
DSC
187
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$3K
FMII
188
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$3K
FIB
189
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$3K
GI
190
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K
NHFG
191
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3K
FNBT
192
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$3K +$552 +20 +29%
AP
193
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$3K +$2.95K +107 New
AIS
194
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$2K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
195
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$1.46K +53 New
IWMPD
196
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$1K
NSIM
197
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K
MA
198
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$1K +$1.32K +48 New
DCM
199
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
-$122M -4,620,700 Closed
OMC
200
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$35.3M -1,343,223 Closed

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.