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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

283 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 27

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $7.1B (+$2.21B)

24% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2126 (+5)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.39B | Put options by funds: $4.39B

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237283 (+46)

6.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.83%64.38% (+6.6%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 86

Holders
283
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+19.41%
% of All Funds
5.58%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.81%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
77
Increased
69
Reduced
86
Closed
27
Calls
$5.39B
Puts
$4.39B
Net Calls
+$1B
Net Calls Change
+$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$1.36B +$648M +14,805,849 +105%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$525M +$467M +10,667,430 +2,630%
BA
3
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$521M -$74.6M -1,703,027 -13%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$480M +$120M +2,745,949 +37%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$424M +$15.9M +364,038 +4%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
6
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$372M +$333K +7,600 +0.1%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$362M +$227M +5,195,036 +214%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$301M +$12.6M +286,809 +5%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$174M +$45.7M +1,043,926 +40%
Rafferty Asset Management
10
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$146M -$79.7M -1,821,482 -37%
Bank of Nova Scotia
11
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$145M +$75.3M +1,719,657 +128%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$143M +$18.8M +428,526 +17%
AssetMark Inc
13
AssetMark Inc
California
$116M -$9.15M -208,891 -8%
RCMU
14
Rokos Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$104M +$96.2M +2,196,400 New
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$101M +$81.5M +1,861,714 +683%
COLIM
16
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$79.6M -$3.58M -81,850 -5%
QIM
17
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$77.3M +$61.8M +1,411,156 +645%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$75.2M +$46.7M +1,066,442 +206%
HT
19
HAP Trading
New York
$71.3M +$65.8M +1,502,370 New
Two Sigma Investments
20
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$69.4M +$64M +1,462,797 New
EMPI
21
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$68.6M
VM
22
VPR Management
Texas
$66.8M +$5.91M +135,000 +11%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$63.8M +$22.8M +519,672 +63%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$59.9M +$16M +365,903 +41%
T2I
25
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$59.9M -$20M -456,235 -27%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

283 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $7.1B — up 45% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new EWZ positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $648M. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $180M.

  • 283 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2019, up from 237 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.1B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $648M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $180M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.