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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.72%61.52% (-1.2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 263241 (-22)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.97B → $2.68B (-$293M)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.58B | Put options by funds: $1.79B

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 58

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
241
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-8.37%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
42
Increased
58
Reduced
87
Closed
58
Calls
$1.58B
Puts
$1.79B
Net Calls
-$210M
Net Calls Change
-$1.24B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BC
226
Belmont Capital
California
$3.83K
RG
227
Retirement Group
California
$3K
BTI
228
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$3K +$2.89K +103 New
WIM
229
Westside Investment Management
California
$2.74K -$229K -8,190 -99%
TH
230
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$2.74K
Commonwealth Equity Services
231
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.46K -$78.4K -2,800 -5%
PS
232
PayPay Securities
Japan
$1.45K -$168 -6 -10%
SC
233
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$1.4K
C
234
Covestor
United Kingdom
$1K
TFA
235
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K
GCS
236
Gordian Capital (Singapore)
Singapore
$1K +$560 +20 +2,000%
CMBA
237
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$849
SIS
238
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$794
GBT
239
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$685
LC
240
Lindbrook Capital
California
$680
KFI
241
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$329
FGAM
242
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$147 +$756 +27 New
NC
243
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$137
AAP
244
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$30
OMC
245
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$35.6M -1,271,413 Closed
Millennium Management
246
Millennium Management
New York
-$15.2M -544,195 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
247
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$6.03M -215,648 Closed
MFS
248
Mirabella Financial Services
United Kingdom
-$5.97M -213,400 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
249
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.77M -170,600 Closed
JGGDR
250
JGP Global Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$4.2M -150,000 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

241 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $2.68B — down 9.9% from $2.97B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $80.9M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $92.8M.

  • 241 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2023, down from 263 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 58 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $80.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2023 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $92.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.