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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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289 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.28B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.28B | Put options by funds: $1.35B

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 281 → 289 (+8)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89

3.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.94% → 63.75% (-3.2%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.55B → $3.28B (-$274M)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 16 (-6)

Holders
289
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
61
Increased
81
Reduced
89
Closed
51
Calls
$2.28B
Puts
$1.35B
Net Calls
+$927M
Net Calls Change
-$531M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$242M
2
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
+$106M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$77.2M
4
Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
+$72.5M
5
PC
PointState Capital
New York
+$58M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$150M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$134M
3
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$81.2M
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$60.8M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$59.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
101
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.02M +$3.13M +98,464 New
FDP
102
Financiere des Professionnels
Quebec, Canada
$2.82M +$2.92M +92,000 New
CANY
103
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$2.78M -$109K -3,415 -4%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
104
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$2.77M +$2.88M +90,469 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
105
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.68M -$745K -23,440 -21%
MMRF
106
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
California
$2.49M +$2.58M +81,300 New
GCA
107
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$2.43M +$748K +23,528 +42%
Wolverine Trading
108
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.23M -$2.17M -68,372 -48%
Nomura Asset Management
109
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.13M -$1.54M -48,600 -41%
GEM
110
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.99M +$413K +13,000 +25%
RJA
111
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.98M -$80.1K -2,520 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
112
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.88M +$1.45M +45,493 +288%
ECM
113
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.88M -$18.5K -581 -0.9%
AWA
114
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.86M +$1.93M +60,566 New
WC
115
Weil Company
California
$1.82M +$234K +7,370 +14%
RWG
116
Ratio Wealth Group
Colorado
$1.77M +$1.83M +57,610 New
AQR Capital Management
117
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.75M +$1.81M +56,975 New
SCM
118
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$1.71M -$186K -5,851 -9%
PCH
119
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$1.67M +$474K +14,919 +38%
CM
120
Capula Management
Cayman Islands
$1.6M -$740K -23,289 -31%
PMAM
121
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.59M +$444K +13,972 +37%
PFMU
122
Privium Fund Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.58M +$140K +4,398 +9%
SOW
123
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$1.52M +$1.57M +49,500 New
AGC
124
Aspen Grove Capital
Colorado
$1.48M – – –
IAS
125
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$1.37M -$823K -25,884 -37%
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EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

289 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $3.28B — down 7.7% from $3.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new EWZ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $242M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $150M.

  • 289 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2023, up from 281 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.28B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 51 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $242M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $150M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.