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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.44B | Put options by funds: $3.82B

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 234225 (-9)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79

15.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.2%57% (-15%)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.4B (-$435M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1611 (-5)

Holders
225
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
44
Increased
70
Reduced
79
Closed
46
Calls
$5.44B
Puts
$3.82B
Net Calls
+$1.62B
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BKA
201
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$12K
HDIM
202
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$9.17K
LWM
203
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$9K
WAM
204
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$7K
AA
205
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$7K +$7.04K +205 New
PFS
206
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$6K
QAM
207
QCI Asset Management
New York
$6K
SNT
208
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$6K
PFGIA
209
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$6K +$5.32K +155 New
AIM
210
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$5K
First Manhattan
211
First Manhattan
New York
$5K
CHP
212
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$4K
FWM
213
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$4K +$34 +1 +0.9%
PA
214
Parallel Advisors
California
$4K +$4.29K +125 New
AOWM
215
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$3K
DSC
216
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$3K
FMII
217
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$3K
Fifth Third Bancorp
218
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K
FIB
219
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$3K
GI
220
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K
NSIM
221
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$3K +$2.51K +73 +270%
CAW
222
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$2K +$2.13K +62 New
CIM
223
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.41K +41 New
PPFA
224
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$86M -2,548,400 Closed
MCM
225
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$58.7M -1,740,000 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

225 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.4B — down 15% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWZ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $192M.

  • 225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 234 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $92.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $192M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.