iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
244 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.24B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 41
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.94B → $4.24B (+$303M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 233 → 244 (+11)
1.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 56.12% → 54.98% (-1.1%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 83
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 14 (-4)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.19B | Put options by funds: $2.59B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$223M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$150M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$145M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$104M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$81.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$190M |
| 2 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$161M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$134M |
| 4 |
T2I
Turim 21 Investimentos
Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil
|
-$132M |
| 5 |
GPC
Glen Point Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$63.3M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
244 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $4.24B — up 7.7% from $3.94B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWZ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $223M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $190M.
- 244 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2017, up from 233 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $4.24B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $223M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $190M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.