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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

289 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.28B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.28B | Put options by funds: $1.35B

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 281289 (+8)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89

3.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.94%63.75% (-3.2%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.55B → $3.28B (-$274M)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2216 (-6)

Holders
289
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
61
Increased
81
Reduced
89
Closed
51
Calls
$2.28B
Puts
$1.35B
Net Calls
+$927M
Net Calls Change
-$531M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BHCM
26
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$32.4M -$23.8M -750,000 -42%
Marshall Wace
27
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$30.9M +$32M +1,008,009 New
PF
28
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$29.3M
MIS
29
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$24.2M +$25.3M +794,807 New
IWC
30
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$24.2M -$14M -439,731 -36%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.8M +$4.85M +152,651 +25%
IMPI
32
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$23.4M
BBVA
33
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$23.4M -$3.03M -95,444 -11%
Man Group
34
Man Group
United Kingdom
$22.9M -$60.8M -1,913,220 Closed
APF
35
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$22.8M
Bank of Nova Scotia
36
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$22.5M +$10.8M +338,747 +86%
Optiver Holding
37
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$22M -$54.6M -1,717,491 -71%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$21.6M -$1.79M -56,395 -7%
WHGC
39
Wealth High Governance Capital
Brazil
$21.5M -$22.3M -700,000 -50%
PPFA
40
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$20.8M +$13.9M +437,495 +183%
FTUS
41
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$20.6M +$21.3M +670,559 New
NHFG
42
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$18.6M -$306K -9,635 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
43
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$17.9M +$14.6M +459,990 +376%
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$17.8M -$17.2M -540,313 -48%
KHLMVGHM
45
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$17M +$17.6M +553,052 New
MRC
46
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$16.3M -$100K -3,149 -0.6%
CCA
47
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$16.3M -$90.3K -2,841 -0.5%
Wells Fargo
48
Wells Fargo
California
$13.5M -$1.56M -49,053 -10%
MA
49
MYDA Advisors
New York
$12.3M +$9.54M +300,000 +300%
BSG
50
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$11.6M +$12M +376,690 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

289 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $3.28B — down 7.7% from $3.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new EWZ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $242M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $150M.

  • 289 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2023, up from 281 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.28B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 51 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $242M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $150M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.