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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.89B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.22B | Put options by funds: $3.49B

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.89B (+$300M)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.54%57.83% (+5.3%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2321 (-2)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 265237 (-28)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 101

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 58

Holders
237
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
32
Increased
66
Reduced
101
Closed
58
Calls
$4.22B
Puts
$3.49B
Net Calls
+$726M
Net Calls Change
+$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$595M +$607M +14,085,349 New
BA
2
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$535M +$141M +3,259,767 +35%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$361M +$274M +6,357,653 +288%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$330M +$25.3M +586,347 +8%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$310M +$95.2M +2,207,719 +43%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$255M -$127M -2,955,613 -33%
Rafferty Asset Management
7
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$206M +$38.2M +886,461 +22%
CI
8
Clal Insurance
Israel
$177M +$181M +4,200,000 New
KI
9
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
$119M +$122M +2,817,380 New
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$112M +$114M +2,648,644 +2,546,773%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$110M +$48.5M +1,124,022 +75%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$109M -$133M -3,089,645 -54%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$102M -$23.7M -550,424 -18%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$91.8M -$5.35M -123,954 -5%
VSI
15
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$77.3M +$39.4M +912,872 +99%
COLIM
16
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$74.1M +$1.41M +32,800 +2%
T2I
17
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$72.8M -$91.8M -2,128,419 -55%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$65.1M -$12.8M -296,635 -16%
EMPI
19
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$60.9M +$11M +255,000 +21%
Bank of Nova Scotia
20
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$56.6M +$26.1M +604,043 +82%
VM
21
VPR Management
Texas
$53.6M +$12M +278,900 +28%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$53.6M -$63.5M -1,471,646 -54%
William Blair Investment Management
23
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$50.1M -$15.2M -352,170 -23%
SGDR
24
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$46.5M +$43.1M +1,000,209 +959%
OTPPB
25
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$45.6M +$9.49M +220,000 +25%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

237 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.89B — up 6.5% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 101 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, opening a new position worth an estimated $607M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 237 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2019, down from 265 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.89B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $607M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.