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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MOS
176
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$332K +$19.1K +462 +6%
TRCT
177
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$329K +$217K +5,259 +232%
NAM
178
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$308K -$52.5K -1,272 -15%
HA
179
Harbor Advisors
Florida
$306K
BRC
180
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$298K -$146K -3,525 -34%
IWC
181
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$290K -$6.65M -161,060 -96%
William Blair & Company
182
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$275K -$4.21K -102 -2%
JMPWA
183
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$260K
KP
184
Keel Point
Alabama
$259K -$353K -8,547 -59%
BDS
185
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$249K +$235K +5,700 New
SSG
186
Summit Securities Group
New York
$245K +$231K +5,600 New
EP
187
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$241K -$12.1M -293,750 -98%
EMG
188
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$240K -$87.3K -2,116 -28%
TW
189
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$238K +$225K +5,448 New
WA
190
WP Advisors
California
$234K -$60.3K -1,460 -21%
AAS
191
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$220K +$208K +5,041 New
MCM
192
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$219K -$11.8K -285 -5%
G
193
GenTrust
Florida
$205K +$194K +4,700 New
MYAM
194
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$205K +$194K +4,700 New
CLOS
195
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$203K -$769K -18,635 -80%
FAAS
196
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$203K -$54.6K -1,323 -22%
JIR
197
James Investment Research
Ohio
$173K -$14.2K -345 -8%
OIA
198
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$163K -$21.3K -515 -12%
AIP
199
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$157K +$148K +3,582 New
EDRH
200
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$131K -$128K -3,110 -51%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.