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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

269 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.48B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 38

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.69B | Put options by funds: $1.83B

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 62

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1114 (+3)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 238269 (+31)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.33B → $3.48B (+$147M)

15.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.96%53.62% (-15%)

Holders
269
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+13.03%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
72
Increased
85
Reduced
62
Closed
38
Calls
$2.69B
Puts
$1.83B
Net Calls
+$862M
Net Calls Change
+$450M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$313M -$51.4M -1,590,008 -16%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$299M -$270M -8,349,899 -51%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$272M +$6.4K +198 +0%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$175M -$76.8M -2,375,685 -34%
IUHSA
5
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$136M +$105M +3,249,565 +933%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$129M -$115M -3,552,518 -51%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$108M -$192M -5,941,167 -67%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
8
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$104M +$88.6M +2,741,545 New
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$101M -$93.1M -2,879,865 -52%
COLIM
10
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$98.6M +$73.6M +2,279,121 +699%
VM
11
VPR Management
Texas
$95.7M +$1.59M +49,100 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
12
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$91.1M -$42.6M -1,318,562 -35%
MPM
13
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$86.3M +$4.32M +133,588 +6%
SGDR
14
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$83.4M +$64.6M +1,999,053 +971%
PP
15
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$79.7M +$68.1M +2,107,475 New
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$72.7M +$19.9M +615,109 +47%
MIH
17
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$67.2M +$40.5M +1,253,164 +236%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$63.3M +$346K +10,703 +0.6%
APF
19
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$58.1M +$6.6M +204,344 +15%
BlackRock
20
BlackRock
New York
$58M +$3.22M +99,673 +7%
Rafferty Asset Management
21
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$51.7M -$101M -3,130,738 -70%
PF
22
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$47.5M -$5.71M -176,612 -12%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$46.7M -$107M -3,299,266 -73%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$39.7M -$157M -4,873,884 -82%
Korea Investment Corp
25
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$36.3M +$31M +959,011 New

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

269 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $3.48B — up 4.4% from $3.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new EWZ positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $270M.

  • 269 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2022, up from 238 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $3.48B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 38 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $270M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.