iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
43% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.44B | Put options by funds: $3.82B
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 46
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 225 (-9)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79
15.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.2% → 57% (-15%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $2.4B (-$435M)
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 11 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$92.8M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$80.8M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$61.5M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$58.4M |
| 5 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
+$40.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$192M |
| 2 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$101M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$95.3M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$86M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$64.4M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
225 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.4B — down 15% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of EWZ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $92.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $192M.
- 225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 234 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $92.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $192M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.