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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

276 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.49B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 923 (+14)

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 59

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244276 (+32)

9.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.14%57.88% (-9.3%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 81

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04B | Put options by funds: $2.95B

59% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $4.49B (-$6.58B)

Holders
276
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+13.11%
% of All Funds
6.15%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+155.56%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
92
Increased
69
Reduced
81
Closed
59
Calls
$2.04B
Puts
$2.95B
Net Calls
-$906M
Net Calls Change
-$845M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$589M -$19.2M -496,750 -3%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$539M +$231M +5,953,851 +73%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$299M -$177M -4,567,362 -37%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$245M
T2I
5
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$221M +$224M +5,778,962 New
KI
6
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
$216M +$220M +5,677,000 New
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$177M -$39.9M -1,030,696 -18%
Rafferty Asset Management
8
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$147M -$42.1M -1,086,940 -22%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$107M +$105M +2,700,999 +2,975%
William Blair Investment Management
10
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$105M +$58.3M +1,505,800 +120%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$97M -$166M -4,283,528 -63%
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$84.7M -$19M -491,183 -18%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$80.5M +$35.4M +914,991 +77%
COLIM
14
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$73.7M +$38.9M +1,003,900 +108%
AssetMark Inc
15
AssetMark Inc
California
$70.9M +$71.9M +1,857,061 New
VSI
16
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$66.4M +$3.59M +92,709 +6%
IUHSA
17
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$64.6M +$29.9M +771,865 +84%
BL
18
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$55.1M -$205K -5,292 -4%
IG
19
ING Group
Netherlands
$52M -$2.56M -66,000 -5%
Squarepoint
20
Squarepoint
New York
$51.7M +$47.3M +1,220,559 +917%
DCM
21
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$50.5M +$51.2M +1,322,000 New
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46.3M -$50.8M -1,313,123 -52%
EMPI
23
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$43.7M +$11.6M +300,000 +36%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$42.5M +$30.2M +779,337 +234%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42.2M -$7.04M -181,838 -14%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

276 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $4.49B — down 59% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new EWZ positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $231M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $257M sold.

  • 276 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2018, up from 244 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.49B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 59 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $231M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $257M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.