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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.68B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.72%61.52% (-1.2%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 263241 (-22)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.97B → $2.68B (-$293M)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.58B | Put options by funds: $1.79B

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 58

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
241
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-8.37%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
42
Increased
58
Reduced
87
Closed
58
Calls
$1.58B
Puts
$1.79B
Net Calls
-$210M
Net Calls Change
-$1.24B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$206M
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$195M +$51.9M +1,850,795 +35%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$173M -$46.5M -1,657,923 -21%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$162M -$44.7M -1,597,136 -21%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$124M -$5.22M -186,259 -4%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$121M -$70.7M -2,521,803 -36%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$121M +$80.9M +2,888,820 +190%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$110M +$29M +1,033,884 +34%
MPM
9
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$108M +$8.78M +313,414 +9%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
10
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$95.1M +$30M +1,070,273 +45%
VM
11
VPR Management
Texas
$71.1M -$5.28M -188,400 -7%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$65.2M -$65.7M -2,345,227 -50%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$57M -$9.79M -349,372 -14%
Rafferty Asset Management
14
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$54.9M -$36.3K -1,297 -0.1%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$50.9M +$22.6M +808,163 +77%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$42.3M -$42.1M -1,503,306 -49%
Korea Investment Corp
17
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$41.6M +$2.24M +80,000 +6%
DCC
18
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$41.1M +$42M +1,500,000 New
Two Sigma Investments
19
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$38.5M +$14.8M +526,647 +60%
COLIM
20
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$37.2M -$13.8M -492,024 -27%
BlackRock
21
BlackRock
New York
$33.6M +$1.13M +40,343 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
22
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$33.3M +$19.2M +686,506 +129%
PPFA
23
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$32.9M -$7.66M -273,511 -19%
Fidelity International
24
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$27.2M +$339K +12,088 +1%
MIH
25
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$26.9M -$2.84M -101,224 -10%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

241 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $2.68B — down 9.9% from $2.97B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of EWZ and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $80.9M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $92.8M.

  • 241 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2023, down from 263 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.68B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 58 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $80.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2023 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $92.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.