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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$457M +$133M +4,416,250 +37%
PPFA
2
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$292M +$186M +6,178,196 +167%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$247M +$75M +2,495,542 +40%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$202M +$17.4M +578,265 +9%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$196M -$28.8M -959,589 -12%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$195M +$97.7M +3,249,545 +88%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$166M +$144M +4,807,576 +431%
Barclays
8
Barclays
United Kingdom
$156M +$76.8M +2,556,486 +85%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$127M +$58.6M +1,949,065 +75%
Rafferty Asset Management
10
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$126M +$34.4M +1,146,268 +34%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$105M +$28M +932,472 +33%
VM
12
VPR Management
Texas
$84.2M +$6.91M +230,000 +8%
Bank of Nova Scotia
13
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$72M +$75.5M +2,513,184 +4,962%
Citadel Advisors
14
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$63.7M +$46.5M +1,548,643 +214%
MPM
15
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$60.3M +$64.6M +2,149,112 New
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$53.8M +$15.8M +525,588 +38%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$46.7M -$11.7M -388,090 -19%
APF
18
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$42.1M +$21.4M +710,673 +114%
PF
19
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$40.4M +$19.6M +651,798 +84%
BlackRock
20
BlackRock
New York
$40.3M -$10.8M -360,726 -20%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$36.7M -$23.9M -796,852 -38%
Optiver Holding
22
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$31.7M +$26.3M +875,585 +396%
DS
23
DRW Securities
Illinois
$25.6M +$27.4M +911,494 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
24
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$24.6M -$25.7M -854,050 -49%
MTWSIF
25
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$23.1M -$18.7M -622,500 -43%

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.