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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.67B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.31B | Put options by funds: $2.9B

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $2.67B (+$562M)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 50

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.04%77.22% (-0.82%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 51

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 204201 (-3)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1511 (-4)

Holders
201
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.67%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
49
Increased
63
Reduced
50
Closed
51
Calls
$4.31B
Puts
$2.9B
Net Calls
+$1.4B
Net Calls Change
-$175M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
201
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$33.9M -1,226,545 Closed
ACJ
202
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
-$24.9M -901,200 Closed
AGM
203
Alpine Global Management
New York
-$10.8M -409,592 Closed
PSCM
204
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
-$9.86M -374,700 Closed
OTPPB
205
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
-$8.22M -312,424 Closed
KWILP
206
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
-$7.9M -300,435 Closed
UOC
207
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
-$7.86M -298,762 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
208
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$7.23M -275,000 Closed
OAM
209
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$6.58M -250,000 Closed
TH
210
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$6.55M -249,244 Closed
CG
211
Cutler Group
California
-$6.18M -224,065 Closed
ZBI
212
Ziff Brothers Investments
New York
-$5M -190,000 Closed
RC
213
Randolph Company
Ohio
-$4.82M -183,095 Closed
BCIM
214
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
-$4.68M -177,800 Closed
SCA
215
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
-$3.76M -143,000 Closed
VF
216
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.56M -135,172 Closed
JCP
217
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
-$3.29M -125,000 Closed
Franklin Resources
218
Franklin Resources
California
-$3.06M -116,200 Closed
QCM
219
QFR Capital Management
New York
-$3.02M -115,000 Closed
SR
220
Sloane Robinson
United Kingdom
-$2.85M -108,200 Closed
NIMI
221
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
-$2.14M -80,000 Closed
PP
222
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$1.93M -73,743 Closed
PRCM
223
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
-$1.93M -70,000 Closed
GAMA
224
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
-$1.62M -61,739 Closed
TG
225
TCW Group
California
-$1.58M -60,000 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

201 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.67B — up 27% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2016, down from 204 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.67B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 51 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.