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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.44B | Put options by funds: $3.82B

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 234225 (-9)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79

15.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.2%57% (-15%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.4B (-$435M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1611 (-5)

Holders
225
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
44
Increased
70
Reduced
79
Closed
46
Calls
$5.44B
Puts
$3.82B
Net Calls
+$1.62B
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NVCHI
176
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$247K +$254K +7,400 New
CIA
177
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$244K -$20.6K -600 -8%
PPA
178
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$243K +$250K +7,291 New
PTC
179
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$215K +$222K +6,476 New
BJ
180
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$208K
LPT
181
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$207K +$214K +6,218 New
Verition Fund Management
182
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$200K -$172K -5,000 -45%
HFS
183
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$200K -$93.9K -2,735 -31%
SF
184
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$180K
GT
185
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$147K
DZ Bank
186
DZ Bank
Germany
$143K +$35K +1,020 New
PNC Financial Services Group
187
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$82K -$12.1K -352 -13%
BBPWM
188
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$80K -$42.9K -1,250 -34%
GWM
189
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$60K -$5.97K -174 -9%
AIM
190
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$52K +$44.6K +1,298 +507%
US Bancorp
191
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$48K -$19.8M -575,664 -100%
CFD
192
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$39K +$39.8K +1,160 New
IP
193
Intellectus Partners
California
$36K +$37.3K +1,086 New
SAM
194
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$35K
BFEC
195
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$35K +$275 +8 +0.8%
WT
196
Whittier Trust
California
$29K -$1.37K -40 -4%
NFG
197
Next Financial Group
Texas
$25K +$3.5K +102 +16%
RWA
198
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$17K
HIM
199
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$16K -$4.12K -120 -20%
CFG
200
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$13K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

225 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.4B — down 15% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWZ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $192M.

  • 225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 234 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $92.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $192M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.