iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
214 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.45B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.23B | Put options by funds: $1.31B
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $3.45B (+$458M)
9.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.58% → 67.2% (+9.6%)
4% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 46
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 212 → 214 (+2)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 11 (-3)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 76
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$166M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$110M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$104M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$90.3M |
| 5 |
ACJ
Autonomy Capital (Jersey)
St. Helier,
Jersey
|
+$68M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$361M |
| 2 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$202M |
| 3 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$40.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$37.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$34.4M |
EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
214 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $3.45B — up 15% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new EWZ positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $166M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $361M.
- 214 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2020, up from 212 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $3.45B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 46 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $166M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $361M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.