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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

212 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.99B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.77B | Put options by funds: $1.08B

6.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.38%57.58% (-6.8%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 76

25% less funds holding

Funds holding: 283212 (-71)

46% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2614 (-12)

58% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.1B → $2.99B (-$4.11B)

65% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 102

Holders
212
Holders Change
-71
Holders Change %
-25.09%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-46.15%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
36
Increased
59
Reduced
76
Closed
102
Calls
$1.77B
Puts
$1.08B
Net Calls
+$695M
Net Calls Change
-$310M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$762M +$111M +2,866,000 +10%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$414M +$562M +14,542,976 +483%
BA
3
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$193M -$109M -2,810,792 -26%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$185M +$946K +24,483 +0.3%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$129M -$134M -3,456,146 -39%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$115M -$201M -5,214,587 -52%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$97.7M -$85.2M -2,204,459 -35%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$76.6M -$302M -7,820,265 -71%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$67.6M +$28.5M +736,791 +35%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$66.8M +$98.1M +2,538,724 +856%
COLIM
11
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$56.5M +$28.1M +726,149 +43%
Bank of Nova Scotia
12
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$52.1M -$33M -853,287 -28%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$48.6M -$215M -5,560,720 -73%
VM
14
VPR Management
Texas
$48.3M +$24.9M +643,500 +46%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$44.4M +$37.1M +960,741 +104%
CI
16
Clal Insurance
Israel
$42.2M +$65.7M +1,699,537 +1,890%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$41.7M +$16.5M +426,308 +32%
Millennium Management
18
Millennium Management
New York
$34M +$6.95M +179,790 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$32.7M +$43.3M +1,120,222 +420%
Rafferty Asset Management
20
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$26.3M -$75.8M -1,962,109 -64%
William Blair Investment Management
21
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$25.4M +$16M +414,500 +62%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
22
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$23.9M -$2.1M -54,469 -5%
BPGAM
23
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$19.7M +$32.4M +838,200 New
JSAM
24
J. Safra Asset Management
New York
$18.7M +$17M +441,231 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
25
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$17M +$28M +723,510 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

212 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $2.99B — down 58% from $7.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 102 funds closed out of EWZ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 66 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $562M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $302M.

  • 212 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2020, down from 283 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.99B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 102 closed out, a net change of -66 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $562M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $302M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.