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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
Arrowstreet Capital
26
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$39.4M +$17.6M +543,176 +93%
PF
27
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$37.6M
PPFA
28
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$34.5M +$10.1M +311,250 +46%
Citigroup
29
Citigroup
New York
$32.4M -$19.6M -605,069 -40%
TCM
30
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$31.6M +$19M +585,614 +185%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$28.1M +$7.22M +223,011 +38%
IMPI
32
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$26.7M
APF
33
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$25.9M
Optiver Holding
34
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$22.7M -$2.18M -67,327 -9%
NHFG
35
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$21.6M +$422K +13,021 +2%
VM
36
VPR Management
Texas
$21.2M -$20.7M -640,437 -51%
DS
37
DRW Securities
Illinois
$19.5M +$8.68M +268,127 +93%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$18.9M +$3.2M +98,962 +22%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$18.5M -$35.5M -1,095,843 -67%
Twin Tree Management
40
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$18.1M +$16.7M +517,052 New
MIH
41
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$17.8M -$91.5M -2,825,474 -85%
Renaissance Technologies
42
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$16.9M +$15.7M +484,600 New
CCA
43
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$16.5M -$1.92M -59,393 -11%
MRC
44
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$16.5M -$1.92M -59,393 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.4M -$9.92M -306,292 -40%
AIM
46
Avanda Investment Management
Singapore
$16.2M +$15M +463,509 New
IUHSA
47
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$15.5M +$14.3M +443,100 New
SIGI
48
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$15M +$13.9M +429,474 New
GAM
49
Goldentree Asset Management
New York
$14.7M +$1.47M +45,308 +12%
BBVA
50
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$14.6M -$11.2M -346,270 -45%

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.