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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

238 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.33B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 56

28% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.89B | Put options by funds: $1.48B

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 55

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 234238 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.29B → $3.33B (+$43.6M)

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.89%68.96% (+0.08%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

Holders
238
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.71%
% of All Funds
3.66%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
62
Increased
78
Reduced
56
Closed
55
Calls
$1.89B
Puts
$1.48B
Net Calls
+$412M
Net Calls Change
+$442M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAN
151
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$240K +$257K +8,557 New
ZIM
152
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$237K -$9.11K -303 -3%
OR
153
Olympiad Research
Connecticut
$228K -$468K -15,557 -66%
Bank of Montreal
154
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$226K -$195K -6,484 -45%
N
155
Natixis
France
$225K
TW
156
TrinityPoint Wealth
Connecticut
$222K +$237K +7,893 New
CA
157
Calton & Associates
Florida
$213K -$48.8K -1,623 -18%
TRCT
158
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$213K -$44K -1,463 -16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
159
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$210K -$110K -3,675 -33%
MAM
160
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$202K -$38.5K -1,281 -15%
FDCDDQ
161
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$183K +$120K +4,000 +158%
RPCONE
162
Retirement Planning Company of New England
Rhode Island
$168K +$180K +6,005 New
EBA
163
Eagle Bay Advisors
New York
$151K +$48K +1,598 +55%
JEST
164
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
$116K
ZIG
165
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$106K -$535K -17,797 -82%
Rockefeller Capital Management
166
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$105K +$4.54K +151 +4%
Marshall Wace
167
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$104K +$111K +3,691 New
MIFH
168
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$89K +$97.9K +3,256 New
William Blair & Company
169
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$70K +$811 +27 +1%
WTC
170
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$67K
MHR
171
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$64K
WT
172
Whittier Trust
California
$56K +$42.1K +1,400 +239%
CG
173
Cutler Group
California
$53K +$57.1K +1,900 New
Daiwa Securities Group
174
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$33K
SMFG
175
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$32K

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

238 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $3.33B — up 1.3% from $3.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new EWZ positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $186M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, exiting entirely with an estimated $531M sold.

  • 238 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2021, up from 234 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $3.33B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 55 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $186M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Prudential plc, an estimated $531M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.