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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

231 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.27B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.6%64.42% (+11%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $4.27B (-$559M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 83

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267231 (-36)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63B | Put options by funds: $2.57B

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 66

61% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 239 (-14)

Holders
231
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-13.48%
% of All Funds
5.29%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60.87%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
32
Increased
73
Reduced
83
Closed
66
Calls
$1.63B
Puts
$2.57B
Net Calls
-$942M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$553M -$40.7M -1,055,741 -6%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$502M +$401M +10,406,554 +198%
BA
3
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$294M +$31.1M +808,488 +10%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$247M +$40.3M +1,045,508 +16%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$245M +$229M +5,933,559 +348%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
6
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$195M +$227K +5,900 +0.1%
Rafferty Asset Management
7
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$184M +$134M +3,481,753 +154%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$176M -$20M -519,632 -9%
ACJ
9
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
Jersey
$168M +$202M +5,249,988 New
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$141M +$99.5M +2,581,726 +143%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$124M +$42.8M +1,111,583 +40%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$100M +$29.3M +759,374 +32%
William Blair Investment Management
13
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$93.3M +$46.4M +1,203,300 +70%
Arrowstreet Capital
14
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$90.7M +$2.46M +63,732 +2%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$87.8M +$106M +2,739,246 New
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$66.4M +$35.2M +913,458 +79%
N
17
Natixis
France
$64.9M +$75.8M +1,967,529 +3,360%
QIM
18
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$64M +$1.49M +38,600 +2%
VSI
19
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$55.2M -$23M -596,818 -26%
IG
20
ING Group
Netherlands
$54.9M +$8.2M +212,729 +14%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
21
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$52M +$61.8M +1,604,183 +8,219%
EMPI
22
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$45.4M -$11.6M -300,000 -17%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
23
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$40.1M +$38.1M +988,409 +376%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$37.4M +$44.7M +1,160,182 +15,270%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$35.6M -$7.36M -190,933 -15%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

231 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.27B — down 12% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 66 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $401M. The largest seller was PineBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $136M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.27B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 66 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $401M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2018 was PineBridge Investments, an estimated $136M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.