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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

239 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 37

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 816 (+8)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.95B → $3.75B (+$801M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 192239 (+47)

22% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19B | Put options by funds: $1.8B

3.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.34%58.67% (-3.7%)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
239
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+24.48%
% of All Funds
4.23%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
84
Increased
39
Reduced
74
Closed
37
Calls
$2.19B
Puts
$1.8B
Net Calls
+$391M
Net Calls Change
-$78.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$610M +$31.6M +980,640 +5%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$281M -$10.4M -321,264 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$232M -$21.3M -660,625 -10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$231M -$194M -6,007,692 -49%
PP
5
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$203M +$176M +5,469,873 New
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$177M -$42M -1,302,394 -21%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$159M +$7.15M +221,819 +5%
Rafferty Asset Management
8
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$126M -$15.4M -477,144 -12%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$110M -$79.4M -2,460,782 -45%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$103M +$88.4M +2,741,726 +9,319%
VM
11
VPR Management
Texas
$97.4M
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$89.5M -$47.2M -1,464,007 -38%
Bank of Nova Scotia
13
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$82.2M +$43.4M +1,344,602 +154%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73.3M -$2.11M -65,278 -3%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$70.5M +$5M +155,143 +9%
APF
16
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$63.7M +$19.5M +603,400 +54%
COLIM
17
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$50.8M +$18.3M +568,592 +71%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$45.6M -$1.62M -50,186 -4%
QIM
19
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$43.9M +$38.2M +1,183,957 New
Temasek Holdings
20
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$43.6M +$37.9M +1,174,900 New
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
21
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$37.1M +$32.3M +1,000,000 New
GAM
22
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
$35.4M +$30.8M +955,770 New
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$34.8M -$45.9M -1,423,330 -60%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
24
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$34.7M -$22.8M -706,857 -43%
PF
25
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$30.7M +$26.7M +828,800 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

239 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.75B — up 27% from $2.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new EWZ positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $176M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $194M.

  • 239 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2020, up from 192 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.75B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 37 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $176M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $194M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.