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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

273 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.4B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.49B → $5.4B (+$910M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2327 (+4)

6.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.88%64.02% (+6.1%)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 58

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.88B | Put options by funds: $2.86B

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 276273 (-3)

Holders
273
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
5.91%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
60
Increased
81
Reduced
89
Closed
58
Calls
$2.88B
Puts
$2.86B
Net Calls
+$22.4M
Net Calls Change
+$929M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$1.15B +$547M +12,724,349 +82%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$524M +$213M +4,965,124 +63%
BA
3
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$382M +$357M +8,312,458 +821%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$312M +$128M +2,970,560 +64%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
5
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$263M
Rafferty Asset Management
6
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$261M +$108M +2,518,646 +65%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$220M +$121M +2,822,204 +111%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$198M +$156M +3,624,155 +299%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$150M +$110M +2,563,764 +232%
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$123M +$108M +2,519,550 +527%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$116M +$86.9M +2,022,105 +252%
KI
12
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
$94.5M -$145M -3,372,551 -59%
William Blair Investment Management
13
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$85.8M -$28.7M -667,760 -24%
DA
14
Duality Advisers
Florida
$82.6M +$49.7M +1,155,170 +134%
MAM
15
Myriad Asset Management
Hong Kong
$82.5M +$86.5M +2,013,300 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$77.9M -$8.92M -207,545 -10%
T2I
17
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$77.5M -$167M -3,888,690 -67%
COLIM
18
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$67.6M -$12M -279,693 -14%
IUHSA
19
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$64.6M
IG
20
ING Group
Netherlands
$59.1M +$3.44M +80,000 +6%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$42M -$3.82M -88,865 -8%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$41.9M +$16.7M +387,761 +61%
OTPPB
23
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$41.5M +$43.6M +1,013,300 New
EMPI
24
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$37.7M -$9.71M -226,000 -20%
PI
25
PineBridge Investments
New York
$34.2M +$774K +18,000 +2%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

273 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $5.4B — up 20% from $4.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new EWZ positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $547M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $574M.

  • 273 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2019, down from 276 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.4B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $547M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $574M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.