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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 715 (+8)

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 33

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.23B | Put options by funds: $2.65B

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176204 (+28)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $2.11B (+$276M)

17.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.74%78.04% (-18%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
204
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+114.29%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
63
Increased
45
Reduced
59
Closed
33
Calls
$4.23B
Puts
$2.65B
Net Calls
+$1.58B
Net Calls Change
+$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NSIM
201
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K
OFM
202
Okumus Fund Management
Cayman Islands
-$101M -4,892,800 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
203
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$28.6M -1,328,494 -100%
ESG
204
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
-$15.7M -760,900 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
205
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$13.7M -663,431 Closed
William Blair Investment Management
206
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
-$9.61M -464,879 Closed
N
207
Natixis
France
-$9.47M -457,908 Closed
6CM
208
683 Capital Management
New York
-$3.98M -185,000 Closed
PPFA
209
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$2.96M -143,116 Closed
HighTower Advisors
210
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.84M -136,980 Closed
BIT
211
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$2.65M -128,168 Closed
QIM
212
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$1.52M -73,600 Closed
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
213
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$964K -46,400 Closed
BC
214
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$418K -20,226 Closed
HFS
215
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
-$339K -16,414 Closed
KAM
216
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
-$337K -16,108 Closed
IA
217
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$295K -14,246 Closed
AG
218
Ashmore Group
United Kingdom
-$240K -11,619 Closed
JT
219
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$223K -10,363 Closed
JMPWA
220
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
-$202K -9,767 Closed
EWM
221
Edge Wealth Management
New York
-$52K -2,500 Closed
ICM
222
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$43.9K -2,043 Closed
WAM
223
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$40K -1,970 Closed
AII
224
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$23K -1,117 Closed
IGIM
225
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
-$23K -1,117 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

204 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.11B — up 15% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWZ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $240M.

  • 204 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2016, up from 176 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $240M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.