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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
PP
1
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$531M -$65.3M -1,786,389 -10%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$381M -$173M -4,722,371 -28%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$255M +$39.8M +1,089,641 +16%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$212M
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$203M +$206M +5,629,313 +829%
PPFA
6
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$120M -$75.9M -2,075,375 -36%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$119M +$79.1M +2,162,693 +140%
Rafferty Asset Management
8
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$108M +$8.6M +235,140 +8%
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$96.6M +$59.9M +1,638,850 +120%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$89.8M +$51.2M +1,400,270 +100%
VM
11
VPR Management
Texas
$89.1M
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$83.1M -$3.11M -84,934 -3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$82.5M -$155K -4,225 -0.2%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$67.6M +$67M +1,831,932 +670%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$65.9M -$6.47M -176,838 -8%
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$57.7M -$65K -1,778 -0.1%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
17
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$55.6M +$63.3M +1,730,624 New
MTWSIF
18
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$46.4M +$36.9M +1,010,000 +232%
SGDR
19
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$46.3M +$14.1M +385,565 +37%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$44.7M -$543K -14,844 -1%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$35.9M -$48.8M -1,334,752 -54%
SIGI
22
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$25.9M +$29.5M +806,009 New
PF
23
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$25.1M +$27.7M +756,208 +3,160%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$23.2M +$26.4M +722,369 New
BBVA
25
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$23.1M +$17.6M +481,427 +208%

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.