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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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254 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.74B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 86

3.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.64% → 63.48% (-3.2%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.12B | Put options by funds: $2.38B

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 288 → 254 (-34)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.39B → $2.74B (-$653M)

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 68

Holders
254
Holders Change
-34
Holders Change %
-11.81%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
40
Increased
92
Reduced
86
Closed
68
Calls
$2.12B
Puts
$2.38B
Net Calls
-$261M
Net Calls Change
-$72.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Optiver Holding
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
+$146M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$128M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$99.1M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$77.4M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$75.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$355M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
-$87.9M
3
Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
-$74M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$71.6M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$47.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NP
226
NorthRock Partners
Minnesota
$5.66K +$212 +7 +4%
NA
227
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$5K -$313K -10,319 -98%
RFA
228
Register Financial Advisors
Georgia
$4.96K +$30 +1 +0.6%
PTC
229
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$3.03K -$24.3K -800 -88%
CFD
230
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$2.99K +$121 +4 +4%
FFA
231
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$2.74K +$3.06K +101 New
TH
232
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$2.73K – – –
PS
233
PayPay Securities
Japan
$1.86K -$4.1K -135 -67%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
234
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.64K -$36.2K -1,192 -95%
SC
235
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$1.39K – – –
BC
236
Belmont Capital
California
$1.37K -$2.73K -90 -64%
Russell Investments Group
237
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.37K +$1.52K +50 New
CPG
238
Cornerstone Planning Group
New Jersey
$1.36K +$61 +2 +4%
GJIA
239
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors
Maryland
$1.27K +$61 +2 +4%
AFWM
240
Abich Financial Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.2K +$1.33K +44 New
SWA
241
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$1.16K +$30 +1 +2%
TFA
242
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
CMBA
243
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$847 – – –
LC
244
Lindbrook Capital
California
$679 – – –
Macquarie Group
245
Macquarie Group
Australia
$656 +$728 +24 New
CA
246
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$574 – – –
GCS
247
Gordian Capital (Singapore)
Singapore
$574 – – –
RIL
248
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$370 +$30 +1 +8%
KFI
249
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$328 – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
250
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$191 -$253K -8,344 -100%
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EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

254 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $2.74B — down 19% from $3.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of EWZ and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Optiver Holding, opening a new position worth an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $355M.

  • 254 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2024, down from 288 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.74B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 68 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Optiver Holding, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $355M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.