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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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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: 326 → 288 (-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: 18 → 9 (-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

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$116M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$97.6M
3
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$89.7M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$72.6M
5
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$63.1M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$149M
2
RCMU
Rokos Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$131M
3
VCMGDR
Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos
Brazil
-$103M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$100M
5
PC
PointState Capital
New York
-$97.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
76
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.21M -$6.85K -207 -0.2%
Stifel Financial
77
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.19M -$119K -3,587 -3%
Arrowstreet Capital
78
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4M -$33.2M -1,002,324 -89%
Credit Agricole
79
Credit Agricole
France
$3.9M +$870K +26,292 +25%
AFS
80
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$3.81M +$487K +14,727 +14%
SCM
81
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.51M +$857K +25,900 +31%
ICM
82
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$3.27M – – –
BHCM
83
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$3.24M -$101K -3,040 -3%
ECM
84
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$3.15M -$16.5K -500 -0.5%
AWA
85
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$3.13M +$553K +16,727 +21%
First Trust Advisors
86
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.12M -$39.8K -1,203 -1%
MML Investors Services
87
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.09M +$2.5M +75,686 +383%
Osaic Holdings
88
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.07M -$698K -21,087 -18%
PFMU
89
Privium Fund Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.95M – – –
RJA
90
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.73M -$24.8K -749 -0.9%
GCP
91
Garda Capital Partners
Minnesota
$2.73M +$2.78M +84,150 New
Balyasny Asset Management
92
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.71M +$1.03M +31,139 +60%
MMRF
93
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
California
$2.64M – – –
GCA
94
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$2.5M -$17.3K -524 -0.7%
RCM
95
Regency Capital Management
Hawaii
$2.48M +$2.53M +76,556 New
PS
96
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.36M -$251K -7,593 -9%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
97
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$2.28M – – –
RWG
98
Ratio Wealth Group
Colorado
$2.21M +$171K +5,179 +8%
GCP
99
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.16M +$133K +4,017 +6%
GEM
100
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$2.11M – – –
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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.