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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
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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: 234 → 238 (+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: 12 → 11 (-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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$186M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$144M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$133M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$97.7M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$76.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$531M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$72.7M
3
SGDR
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$37.1M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$28.8M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$25.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
201
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7K +$7.57K +252 New
TCM
202
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$6K -$21.5M -714,362 -100%
FF
203
FourThought Financial
Florida
$6K – – –
ME
204
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$6K – – –
LC
205
Lindbrook Capital
California
$5K +$4.24K +141 +588%
CWA
206
Clearview Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$4K -$511 -17 -10%
AA
207
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$4K – – –
KA
208
Kozak & Associates
Colorado
$4K +$270 +9 +8%
WA
209
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$3.2K +$3.43K +114 New
HCP
210
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$3K – – –
RG
211
Retirement Group
California
$3K – – –
TH
212
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$3K – – –
SIS
213
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$3K +$180 +6 +5%
CSB
214
City State Bank
Iowa
$3K +$3K +100 New
Koshinski Asset Management
215
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$2.67K – – –
CFGS
216
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$2K – – –
IA
217
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K – – –
TCWM
218
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$2K – – –
MS
219
Mizuho Securities
Japan
$2K +$30 +1 +2%
TSWM
220
Tyler-Stone Wealth Management
Ohio
$2K +$2.34K +78 New
SC
221
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$1.43K +$1.53K +51 New
BC
222
Belmont Capital
California
$1K – – –
CMBA
223
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$1K – – –
SPIA
224
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1K – – –
TFA
225
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
7 8
9
10 11

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.