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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

234 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 21

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.78B | Put options by funds: $3.03B

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1116 (+5)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 201234 (+33)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $2.83B (+$163M)

5.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.22%72.2% (-5%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 75

Holders
234
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+16.42%
% of All Funds
6.24%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
56
Increased
59
Reduced
75
Closed
21
Calls
$5.78B
Puts
$3.03B
Net Calls
+$2.75B
Net Calls Change
+$1.35B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NPC
176
National Planning Corporation
California
$258K +$6.02K +182 +3%
BPCA
177
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$258K +$253K +7,647 New
CCA
178
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$250K +$235K +7,105 +2,241%
JT
179
Jump Trading
Illinois
$245K +$241K +7,278 New
SC
180
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$228K +$224K +6,765 New
VWA
181
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$227K -$48.3K -1,460 -18%
CF
182
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$218K
MFS
183
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$215K -$48.2K -1,458 -19%
BJ
184
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$210K
B
185
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$204K -$55.6K -1,680 -22%
EDRS
186
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$194K -$167K -5,050 -47%
SF
187
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$182K
Mariner
188
Mariner
Kansas
$152K -$117K -3,549 -44%
GT
189
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$150K +$8.27K +250 +6%
BBPWM
190
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$123K
CWM
191
Concert Wealth Management
California
$114K +$113K +3,413 New
PNC Financial Services Group
192
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$94K -$711K -21,479 -88%
GWM
193
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$67K +$20.8K +629 +46%
FANJ
194
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$44K -$9.93K -300 -19%
SAM
195
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$36K +$35.1K +1,060 New
BFEC
196
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$35K
WT
197
Whittier Trust
California
$31K
NFG
198
Next Financial Group
Texas
$22K +$21.4K +646 New
HIM
199
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$20K
RWA
200
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$17K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

234 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.83B — up 6.1% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new EWZ positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $170M sold.

  • 234 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2016, up from 201 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $170M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.