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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

326 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.19B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 38

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.28B → $4.19B (+$911M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 289326 (+37)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1618 (+2)

6.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.75%70.73% (+7%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 105

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.65B | Put options by funds: $2.2B

Holders
326
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+12.8%
% of All Funds
4.75%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
79
Increased
90
Reduced
105
Closed
38
Calls
$1.65B
Puts
$2.2B
Net Calls
-$550M
Net Calls Change
-$1.48B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAM
326
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
$4 +$32 +1 New
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
327
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
-$112M -3,637,406 Closed
KI
328
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
-$65.6M -2,140,401 Closed
AG
329
Arctis Global
Puerto Rico
-$45.1M -1,470,853 Closed
MTWSIF
330
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
-$34.2M -1,114,200 Closed
FTUS
331
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$20.6M -670,559 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
332
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$8.03M -261,739 Closed
Simplex Trading
333
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$8.01M -261,049 Closed
NIMI
334
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
-$7.99M -260,000 Closed
Squarepoint
335
Squarepoint
New York
-$8.36M -258,243 Closed
PE
336
Point72 Europe
United Kingdom
-$4.72M -153,900 Closed
LJCM
337
Lee Johnson Capital Management
Texas
-$3.96M -129,165 Closed
AWM
338
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
-$3.75M -122,223 Closed
HF
339
HRT Financial
New York
-$3.62M -118,073 Closed
SSA
340
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
-$3.32M -102,524 Closed
FDP
341
Financiere des Professionnels
Quebec, Canada
-$2.82M -92,000 Closed
CANY
342
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
-$2.78M -90,511 Closed
AQR Capital Management
343
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.75M -56,975 Closed
WA
344
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
-$1.3M -42,392 Closed
Bank of Montreal
345
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$863K -26,740 Closed
AGA
346
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$537K -17,515 Closed
SIA
347
SkyView Investment Advisors
New Jersey
-$506K -16,500 Closed
MWM
348
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
-$382K -12,463 Closed
CMTU
349
Capital Markets Trading (UK)
United Kingdom
-$260K -8,485 Closed
Vontobel Holding
350
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
-$246K -8,035 Closed

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

326 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $4.19B — up 28% from $3.28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new EWZ positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $279M. The largest seller was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), exiting entirely with an estimated $112M sold.

  • 326 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2023, up from 289 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $4.19B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 38 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $279M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $112M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.