iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 47
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 193 → 184 (-9)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 50
14.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 114.89% → 100.75% (-14%)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.61B | Put options by funds: $2.16B
41% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $1.86B (-$1.29B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OFM
Okumus Fund Management
Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
+$131M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$60.9M |
| 4 |
Korea Investment Corp
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$42.7M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$40.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$364M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$128M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$127M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$102M |
| 5 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$72.9M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
184 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.86B — down 41% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of EWZ and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was Okumus Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $131M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $364M.
- 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2015, down from 193 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.86B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Okumus Fund Management, an estimated $131M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $364M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.