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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

176 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.75B | Put options by funds: $2.28B

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.86B → $1.83B (-$25.2M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184176 (-8)

5.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.75%95.74% (-5%)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 38

Holders
176
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
4.62%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
31
Increased
56
Reduced
52
Closed
38
Calls
$3.75B
Puts
$2.28B
Net Calls
+$1.47B
Net Calls Change
+$2.03B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$304M +$328M +14,084,498 +2,214%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$151M +$407K +17,500 +0.2%
Barclays
3
Barclays
United Kingdom
$148M +$133M +5,696,552 +339%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$144M -$156M -6,681,197 -49%
OFM
5
Okumus Fund Management
Cayman Islands
$101M
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$93.6M -$4.27M -183,581 -4%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$74.1M -$25M -1,074,829 -23%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
8
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$73.8M +$29.6M +1,270,180 +55%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$70.8M +$23M +987,218 +41%
NM
10
NWI Management
New York
$69.9M -$2.71M -116,287 -3%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$67.8M -$125M -5,379,881 -62%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$41.7M +$7.44M +319,429 +19%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$36.4M -$23.8M -1,020,505 -37%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35.3M +$21.8M +934,381 +121%
Korea Investment Corp
15
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$29M -$4.66M -200,000 -13%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
16
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$27.5M +$30.8M +1,322,936 +23,798%
COLIM
17
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$21.5M +$4.16M +178,541 +20%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$20.6M -$4.63M -198,987 -17%
IG
19
ING Group
Netherlands
$17.7M
CA
20
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$17.4M -$806K -34,605 -4%
OMC
21
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$17.3M +$19.4M +834,186 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.6M -$6.67M -286,651 -26%
ESG
23
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
$15.7M
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$14.9M -$92.6M -3,976,535 -85%
Lazard Asset Management
25
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$13.7M -$777K -33,389 -5%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

176 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.83B — down 1.4% from $1.86B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWZ and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $328M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $156M.

  • 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2015, down from 184 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $328M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $156M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.