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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

216 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.9B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 917 (+8)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 62

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.8B → $2.9B (+$105M)

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.28%52.27% (+0.98%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 238216 (-22)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 71

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.62B | Put options by funds: $2.43B

Holders
216
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-9.24%
% of All Funds
5.39%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+88.89%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
52
Increased
71
Reduced
62
Closed
71
Calls
$1.62B
Puts
$2.43B
Net Calls
-$810M
Net Calls Change
-$290M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$354M -$79.6M -2,212,320 -18%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$277M +$13.7M +380,340 +5%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$265M +$195M +5,428,822 +231%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$240M +$177M +4,911,302 +232%
BA
5
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$214M +$13.5M +374,414 +6%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$159M -$46M -1,278,383 -22%
GPC
7
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
$97.3M +$102M +2,850,000 New
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$92.8M +$16.6M +460,948 +20%
Rafferty Asset Management
9
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$82.6M +$48M +1,336,073 +123%
SG Americas Securities
10
SG Americas Securities
New York
$67.1M +$37.4M +1,040,200 +113%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$64.3M -$1.72M -47,783 -2%
IG
12
ING Group
Netherlands
$55.6M +$15.8M +439,289 +37%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$42.6M -$12.4M -344,294 -22%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$41.8M -$30.5M -847,420 -41%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35.2M -$37.1M -1,030,314 -50%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$35M +$29.2M +811,588 +379%
SCA
17
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$34.8M +$21.7M +602,100 +144%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$29.2M -$8.34M -231,964 -21%
EDRH
19
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$26.7M +$2.42M +67,217 +9%
William Blair Investment Management
20
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$26.7M +$3.53M +98,060 +14%
MCM
21
Moore Capital Management
New York
$25.6M +$21.6M +600,000 +400%
IL
22
Investure LLC
Virginia
$25.4M +$26.8M +745,000 New
ACM
23
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$25M -$908K -25,250 -3%
Barclays
24
Barclays
United Kingdom
$24.5M -$19.5M -543,554 -43%
X
25
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$23.6M +$1.76M +49,039 +54%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

216 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $2.9B — up 3.8% from $2.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 71 funds closed out of EWZ and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $79.6M.

  • 216 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2017, down from 238 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $2.9B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 71 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $79.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.