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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

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: 288254 (-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: 97 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VVP
51
Venture Visionary Partners
Ohio
$6.89M -$45.4K -1,495 -0.6%
GS
52
GTS Securities
New York
$6.86M +$2.37M +77,935 +45%
BPC
53
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$6.68M -$229K -7,540 -3%
SO
54
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$6.56M
CIG
55
Cairn Investment Group
Washington
$5.66M -$47.2K -1,555 -0.7%
IG
56
ING Group
Netherlands
$5.54M
PHS
57
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$5.47M +$188K +6,196 +3%
PL
58
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$5.02M
Credit Agricole
59
Credit Agricole
France
$4.96M +$1.58M +51,949 +40%
Balyasny Asset Management
60
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$4.7M +$2.68M +88,386 +106%
MCM
61
Moon Capital Management
New York
$4.64M +$607K +20,000 +13%
IUHSA
62
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$4.6M +$625K +20,595 +14%
RJA
63
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.38M +$2.3M +75,851 +90%
HighTower Advisors
64
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.36M -$326K -10,750 -6%
Twin Tree Management
65
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$4.22M +$4.69M +154,453 New
Ninety One (UK)
66
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.1M +$4.55M +149,917 New
Wells Fargo
67
Wells Fargo
California
$4.06M -$5.6M -184,653 -55%
AG
68
AlTi Global
New York
$3.85M -$3.16M -104,078 -43%
APF
69
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$3.71M
AC
70
ASB Consultores
Florida
$3.48M -$1.04M -34,317 -21%
HF
71
HRT Financial
New York
$3.43M +$2.37M +78,025 +164%
Commonwealth Equity Services
72
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.36M -$202K -6,653 -5%
CC
73
Centiva Capital
New York
$3.26M +$2.8M +92,223 +342%
AFS
74
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$3.21M +$5.1K +168 +0.1%
PFMU
75
Privium Fund Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.2M +$670K +22,070 +24%

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.