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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

192 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.95B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.09B | Put options by funds: $1.62B

4.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.2%62.34% (-4.9%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 214192 (-22)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.45B → $2.95B (-$506M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 65

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 118 (-3)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
192
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-10.28%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
32
Increased
50
Reduced
65
Closed
52
Calls
$2.09B
Puts
$1.62B
Net Calls
+$469M
Net Calls Change
-$451M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TH
176
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$3K
PFS
177
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$3K +$3.13K +102 New
WP
178
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$3K +$3.5K +114 New
GI
179
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K -$736 -24 -23%
ASN
180
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2K +$3.19K +104 New
US Bancorp
181
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K -$14.6K -476 -92%
TFA
182
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K -$92 -3 -33%
BC
183
Belmont Capital
California
$1K
CAAS
184
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1K
CMBA
185
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$1K
LC
186
Lindbrook Capital
California
$1K
SPIA
187
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K
TFGT
188
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$1K
HCP
189
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$1K +$2.02K +66 New
GC
190
GMT Capital
Georgia
-$29.9M -1,039,100 Closed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
191
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
-$26.5M -922,800 Closed
FTUS
192
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$9.7M -337,415 Closed
BGDI
193
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
-$8.63M -300,000 Closed
QIM
194
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$7.73M -268,704 Closed
PBCM
195
Point Break Capital Management
Florida
-$7.25M -252,120 Closed
CI
196
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$6.74M -234,443 Closed
IUHSA
197
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$6.57M -214,154 Closed
KI
198
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
-$6.04M -210,004 Closed
Simplex Trading
199
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$5.69M -197,765 Closed
MD
200
Money Design
Japan
-$5.68M -197,383 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

192 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $2.95B — down 15% from $3.45B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $260M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $550M.

  • 192 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2020, down from 214 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.95B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 52 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $260M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $550M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.