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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

288 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.39B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 97

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.85B | Put options by funds: $2.04B

4.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.73%66.64% (-4.1%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 326288 (-38)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $3.39B (-$795M)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 79

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 189 (-9)

Holders
288
Holders Change
-38
Holders Change %
-11.66%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
45
Increased
89
Reduced
97
Closed
79
Calls
$1.85B
Puts
$2.04B
Net Calls
-$188M
Net Calls Change
+$362M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VVP
51
Venture Visionary Partners
Ohio
$8.22M +$1.17M +35,363 +16%
BPC
52
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$8.17M
AG
53
AlTi Global
New York
$7.94M -$1.46M -44,200 -15%
SO
54
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$7.78M
CIBC World Market
55
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$7.38M +$106K +3,215 +1%
WH
56
Whitcomb & Hess
Ohio
$7.06M +$124K +3,759 +2%
SIGI
57
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$6.99M -$7.08M -214,001 -50%
CIG
58
Cairn Investment Group
Washington
$6.77M +$6.91M +208,745 New
IG
59
ING Group
Netherlands
$6.57M
PHS
60
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$6.29M +$426K +12,887 +7%
SSA
61
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$6.27M +$6.4M +193,398 New
PWAC
62
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$6.06M -$270K -8,175 -4%
PL
63
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$5.96M +$6.08M +183,800 New
GS
64
GTS Securities
New York
$5.61M +$2.04M +61,533 +55%
HighTower Advisors
65
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.51M -$2.18M -65,837 -28%
BS
66
Banco Santander
Spain
$5.39M +$3.17M +95,865 +136%
AC
67
ASB Consultores
Florida
$5.24M +$2.72M +82,167 +103%
Simplex Trading
68
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5.1M +$5.2M +157,247 New
Renaissance Technologies
69
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.07M -$10.9M -328,200 -68%
DS
70
DRW Securities
Illinois
$5.01M -$13.3M -402,227 -72%
MCM
71
Moon Capital Management
New York
$4.85M +$2.65M +80,000 +115%
IUHSA
72
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$4.79M -$9.77M -295,276 -67%
Envestnet Asset Management
73
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.73M -$1.53M -46,208 -24%
Allspring Global Investments
74
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$4.62M -$336K -10,159 -7%
APF
75
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$4.33M -$20.1M -608,281 -82%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

288 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.39B — down 19% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of EWZ and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $149M.

  • 288 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2024, down from 326 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.39B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 79 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.