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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

288 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.39B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 79 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 97

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.85B | Put options by funds: $2.04B

4.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.73%66.64% (-4.1%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 326288 (-38)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $3.39B (-$795M)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 79

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 189 (-9)

Holders
288
Holders Change
-38
Holders Change %
-11.66%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
45
Increased
89
Reduced
97
Closed
79
Calls
$1.85B
Puts
$2.04B
Net Calls
-$188M
Net Calls Change
+$362M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$518M -$92.3M -2,791,204 -15%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$287M -$149M -4,513,544 -34%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$226M -$19.2M -581,848 -8%
BA
4
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$151M +$63.1M +1,907,126 +69%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$131M +$116M +3,521,547 +667%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$126M +$97.6M +2,951,643 +319%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$116M +$72.6M +2,195,129 +160%
Fidelity International
8
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$98.2M -$43.4M -1,312,437 -30%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$93.3M +$7M +211,700 +8%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
10
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$87.9M +$89.7M +2,711,181 New
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$84.8M +$47.3M +1,430,050 +120%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$75.4M -$37.1M -1,122,774 -33%
Temasek Holdings
13
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$74M
MPM
14
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$69.4M -$21.6M -652,858 -23%
Bank of Nova Scotia
15
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$67.8M -$48.3M -1,460,077 -41%
HSBC Holdings
16
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$54.7M +$47.4M +1,432,830 +565%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$48.9M +$48.7M +1,473,029 +4,294%
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$46.4M +$20.7M +626,628 +78%
National Bank of Canada
19
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$46.2M +$48.3M +1,459,130 +39,171%
Rafferty Asset Management
20
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$40.8M -$4.43M -133,966 -10%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
21
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$40.7M +$41.4M +1,251,583 +43,838%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$40.2M +$34.6M +1,045,067 +535%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$39.5M +$2.19M +66,111 +6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
24
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$38.9M -$8.6M -259,883 -18%
Korea Investment Corp
25
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$37.7M

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

288 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $3.39B — down 19% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 79 funds closed out of EWZ and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $149M.

  • 288 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q1 2024, down from 326 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.39B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 79 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.