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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

289 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.28B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.28B | Put options by funds: $1.35B

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 51

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 281289 (+8)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 89

3.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.94%63.75% (-3.2%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.55B → $3.28B (-$274M)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2216 (-6)

Holders
289
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
61
Increased
81
Reduced
89
Closed
51
Calls
$2.28B
Puts
$1.35B
Net Calls
+$927M
Net Calls Change
-$531M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$311M +$242M +7,607,650 +301%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$284M +$77.2M +2,428,079 +36%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$240M +$10.1M +317,534 +4%
Fidelity International
4
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$122M +$49.7M +1,562,316 +64%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$121M +$2.12M +66,820 +2%
MPM
6
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$114M +$3.89M +122,269 +3%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
7
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$112M +$706K +22,200 +0.6%
MIH
8
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$102M +$106M +3,326,370 +34,385%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$94.5M +$32.2M +1,011,934 +49%
PC
10
PointState Capital
New York
$93.8M +$58M +1,825,529 +148%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.5M -$26M -818,369 -24%
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$70.2M -$59.6M -1,875,776 -45%
Temasek Holdings
13
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$70M +$72.5M +2,281,860 New
KI
14
Kapitalo Investimentos
Brazil
$65.6M -$57.4M -1,806,159 -46%
Rafferty Asset Management
15
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$52.7M +$25.9M +814,164 +90%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$49.8M +$17.8M +559,606 +53%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$48.1M -$150M -4,714,256 -75%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
18
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$47.5M -$5.68M -178,653 -10%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$46.9M -$134M -4,215,742 -73%
AG
20
Arctis Global
Puerto Rico
$45.1M +$14M +441,035 +43%
VM
21
VPR Management
Texas
$38.2M
RCMU
22
Rokos Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$37M +$38.2M +1,200,435 New
BlackRock
23
BlackRock
New York
$36.4M -$61.8K -1,944 -0.2%
Korea Investment Corp
24
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$34.5M -$2.38M -74,794 -6%
MTWSIF
25
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$34.2M

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

289 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $3.28B — down 7.7% from $3.55B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new EWZ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $242M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $150M.

  • 289 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q3 2023, up from 281 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.28B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 51 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $242M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q3 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $150M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.