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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Q
201
QVR
California
$117K +$110K +2,667 New
WTC
202
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$105K
PMAM
203
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$82K +$9.91K +240 +15%
QAM
204
QCI Asset Management
New York
$81K +$68.8K +1,666 +877%
FDCDDQ
205
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$80.3K -$124K -3,000 -62%
BBPWM
206
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$77K -$8.26K -200 -10%
BCM
207
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$76K +$83 +2 +0.1%
RE
208
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$72.6K
AIM
209
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$72.1K +$20.6K +500 +43%
Daiwa Securities Group
210
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$69K
OAM
211
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$66K
CTC
212
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$63K +$6.19K +150 +13%
GWM
213
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$56K
Bank of Montreal
214
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$55K -$8.57M -207,631 -99%
CIAS
215
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$51K
SMFG
216
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$48K +$7.76K +188 +21%
CFGS
217
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$45K -$77.1K -1,869 -65%
HIIFS
218
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$44K -$248K -6,000 -86%
WT
219
Whittier Trust
California
$37K
APA
220
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$30.4K -$686K -16,618 -96%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
221
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$28K
AF
222
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$27K +$1.11K +27 +5%
RIA
223
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$26K +$3.43K +83 +17%
PNC Financial Services Group
224
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23K -$1.77K -43 -8%
FA
225
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$21K +$19.4K +470 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.