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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 715 (+8)

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 33

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.23B | Put options by funds: $2.65B

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176204 (+28)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $2.11B (+$276M)

17.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.74%78.04% (-18%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
204
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
5.44%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+114.29%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
63
Increased
45
Reduced
59
Closed
33
Calls
$4.23B
Puts
$2.65B
Net Calls
+$1.58B
Net Calls Change
+$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$200M +$14.1M +654,116 +9%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$192M +$338K +15,700 +0.2%
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$175M +$128M +5,947,116 +826%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$151M +$52.7M +2,451,210 +75%
DCM
5
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$122M +$99.3M +4,620,700 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
6
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$121M +$22.1M +1,030,173 +29%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$102M +$6.13M +285,159 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$93.1M -$240M -11,179,328 -76%
NM
9
NWI Management
New York
$85.3M -$2.92M -135,949 -4%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$75.7M +$61.9M +2,879,100 New
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$71.9M -$38.6M -1,794,502 -40%
Barclays
12
Barclays
United Kingdom
$57.9M -$111M -5,152,136 -70%
OMC
13
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$35.3M +$10.9M +509,037 +61%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$32.3M -$47.3M -2,197,937 -64%
CA
15
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$32M +$8.13M +378,347 +45%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31.8M -$10.8M -500,850 -29%
COLIM
17
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$29.5M +$916K +42,614 +4%
HSBC Holdings
18
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$28.2M -$15M -699,725 -40%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$27.5M +$5.24M +243,623 +30%
BA
20
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$26.8M +$21.9M +1,018,511 New
ACJ
21
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
$23.7M +$19.4M +901,200 New
IG
22
ING Group
Netherlands
$22.5M
GI
23
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$17.2M +$14M +652,167 New
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$15M -$9.16M -426,103 -43%
Korea Investment Corp
25
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$13.2M -$19.3M -897,000 -64%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

204 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.11B — up 15% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWZ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $240M.

  • 204 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2016, up from 176 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $240M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.