iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
267 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.83B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
65% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 37
64% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 23 (+9)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.24B → $4.83B (+$592M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 244 → 267 (+23)
9% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.18B | Put options by funds: $1.99B
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 54.98% → 53.6% (-1.4%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 85
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
+$203M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$115M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$105M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$90.4M |
| 5 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$82.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$260M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$127M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$95.1M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$60.5M |
| 5 |
T2I
Turim 21 Investimentos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
-$58.4M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
267 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.83B — up 14% from $4.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new EWZ positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PineBridge Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $203M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $260M.
- 267 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2018, up from 244 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.83B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 37 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $203M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $260M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.