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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

281 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.55B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 35

88% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.11B | Put options by funds: $1.65B

83% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1222 (+10)

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.68B → $3.55B (+$872M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 241281 (+40)

5.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.52%66.94% (+5.4%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 80

Holders
281
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+16.6%
% of All Funds
4.41%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+83.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
76
Increased
70
Reduced
80
Closed
35
Calls
$3.11B
Puts
$1.65B
Net Calls
+$1.46B
Net Calls Change
+$1.67B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$244M -$494K -16,595 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$221M -$8.64M -290,214 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$204M +$11.2M +376,704 +6%
Citigroup
4
Citigroup
New York
$186M +$116M +3,885,634 +209%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$135M -$7.4M -248,773 -6%
KI
6
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
$128M +$117M +3,946,560 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$125M -$5M -167,996 -4%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
8
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$117M +$4.2M +141,000 +4%
MPM
9
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$117M -$10.4M -347,858 -9%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$109M -$35.4M -1,189,792 -26%
MCM
11
Moore Capital Management
New York
$82.9M +$76M +2,555,200 New
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$81.9M -$56.2M -1,889,069 -43%
Optiver Holding
13
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$78.9M +$49.9M +1,678,061 +222%
Fidelity International
14
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$78.7M +$42.6M +1,432,204 +144%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$67.1M -$126M -4,238,646 -67%
Man Group
16
Man Group
United Kingdom
$62M +$56.9M +1,913,220 New
BHCM
17
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$58.5M +$53.7M +1,805,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
18
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$56M -$10.6M -356,726 -17%
DCC
19
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$48.6M
WHGC
20
Wealth High Governance Capital
Brazil
$45.4M +$29.8M +1,000,000 +250%
QIM
21
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$43.7M +$40.1M +1,347,101 New
VM
22
VPR Management
Texas
$40.4M -$40.1M -1,348,100 -52%
PC
23
PointState Capital
New York
$39.9M +$36.7M +1,231,717 New
IWC
24
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$39.8M +$36.3M +1,218,757 +13,049%
Korea Investment Corp
25
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$38.9M -$9.53M -320,163 -21%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

281 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $3.55B — up 33% from $2.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new EWZ positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kapitalo Investimentos, opening a new position worth an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $126M.

  • 281 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2023, up from 241 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.55B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 35 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Kapitalo Investimentos, an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $126M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.