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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.59B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.98B | Put options by funds: $3.56B

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 273265 (-8)

11.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%52.54% (-11%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2723 (-4)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.4B → $4.59B (-$808M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 99

Holders
265
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.93%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.81%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
48
Increased
76
Reduced
99
Closed
51
Calls
$3.98B
Puts
$3.56B
Net Calls
+$420M
Net Calls Change
+$398M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$412M +$4.38M +106,095 +1%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$394M +$173M +4,184,273 +87%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$317M +$34.4M +834,005 +13%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$248M -$294M -7,123,034 -56%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$225M -$8.49M -205,766 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$203M +$191M +4,636,072 New
Rafferty Asset Management
7
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$175M -$97.6M -2,365,481 -37%
T2I
8
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$168M +$80.7M +1,955,894 +103%
CS
9
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$130M +$91.8M +2,223,490 +294%
DCM
10
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$121M +$104M +2,513,884 +981%
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$120M -$10.5M -253,964 -8%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$101M +$16.6M +403,128 +21%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$96.5M -$223M -5,395,480 -71%
PC
14
PointState Capital
New York
$87.5M +$82.6M +2,000,700 New
COPPSERS
15
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$84.6M +$64.9M +1,572,135 +1,669%
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$80.5M +$57.9M +1,402,965 +320%
COLIM
17
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$75.5M +$3.13M +75,800 +5%
William Blair Investment Management
18
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$67.4M -$22.8M -552,670 -26%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$65.5M +$19.6M +474,288 +46%
IG
20
ING Group
Netherlands
$62.8M -$214K -5,174 -0.4%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
21
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$61.2M +$57.8M +1,400,000 New
PI
22
PineBridge Investments
New York
$58.1M +$20.4M +495,100 +59%
EMPI
23
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$52M +$11.2M +271,000 +29%
PBCM
24
Point Break Capital Management
Florida
$51.1M +$48.3M +1,169,000 New
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$47.3M -$107M -2,585,280 -70%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

265 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.59B — down 15% from $5.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of EWZ and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $191M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.15B sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2019, down from 273 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.59B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $191M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $1.15B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.