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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

234 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.29B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1012 (+2)

5.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.44%68.89% (+5.4%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 59

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.01B | Put options by funds: $2.04B

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 246234 (-12)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 56

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $3.29B (-$903M)

Holders
234
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-4.88%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
46
Increased
61
Reduced
59
Closed
56
Calls
$2.01B
Puts
$2.04B
Net Calls
-$30.1M
Net Calls Change
-$1.59B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EP
76
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
$1.7M +$1.21M +33,158 +169%
ED
77
Exane Derivatives
France
$1.65M +$370K +10,130 +25%
DILIC
78
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$1.63M -$47.5K -1,300 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
79
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.63M -$153M -4,191,655 -99%
BCM
80
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.61M +$352K +9,618 +24%
APW
81
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.57M +$1.32K +36 +0.1%
BMCM
82
Black Maple Capital Management
Wisconsin
$1.46M +$1.66M +45,500 New
IUHSA
83
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$1.45M +$1.64M +44,980 New
SRC
84
Samson Rock Capital
United Kingdom
$1.44M +$1.63M +44,646 New
Envestnet Asset Management
85
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.43M +$135K +3,680 +9%
GEM
86
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.28M
YIH
87
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.13M +$1.28M +35,082 New
Prudential Financial
88
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.08M +$1.24M +33,773 New
MSAGDF
89
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.07M -$635K -17,378 -34%
LCAM
90
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.05M -$50.6K -1,385 -4%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
91
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$1.05M -$53.9K -1,473 -4%
MM
92
Main Management
California
$1.05M +$1.18M +32,292 +10,764%
KCM
93
Karp Capital Management
California
$1.04M +$13.7K +374 +1%
MIH
94
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$984K
BCM
95
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$982K -$772K -21,100 -41%
JG
96
Jefferies Group
New York
$958K -$2.39M -65,448 -69%
PHS
97
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$940K +$137K +3,735 +15%
Two Sigma Investments
98
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$912K -$16.3M -445,600 -94%
NL
99
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$909K +$122K +3,346 +13%
CLOS
100
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$887K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

234 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $3.29B — down 22% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of EWZ and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $173M.

  • 234 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2021, down from 246 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $3.29B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 56 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $173M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.