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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

254 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.74B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 86

3.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.64%63.48% (-3.2%)

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.12B | Put options by funds: $2.38B

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 288254 (-34)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.39B → $2.74B (-$653M)

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 (-2)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 68

Holders
254
Holders Change
-34
Holders Change %
-11.81%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
40
Increased
92
Reduced
86
Closed
68
Calls
$2.12B
Puts
$2.38B
Net Calls
-$261M
Net Calls Change
-$72.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$281M +$43.5M +1,434,725 +16%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
2
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$187M -$3.96M -130,620 -2%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$168M +$99.1M +3,264,851 +113%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$166M +$75.9M +2,501,451 +70%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$149M +$128M +4,217,036 +340%
Optiver Holding
6
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$131M +$146M +4,798,770 New
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$117M -$355M -11,684,305 -73%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$112M +$6.48M +213,550 +6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
9
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$102M +$77.4M +2,550,235 +213%
BA
10
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$102M -$28.1M -925,507 -20%
Fidelity International
11
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$89M +$6.91M +227,549 +8%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$69.1M +$31M +1,020,123 +68%
Two Sigma Investments
13
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$56.1M +$62.3M +2,053,200 New
Rafferty Asset Management
14
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$52.4M +$20M +660,194 +53%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$46.5M +$25M +822,318 +94%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$46.2M -$71.6M -2,359,093 -58%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$43.7M +$48M +1,580,901 +9,636%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$43.6M -$31.1M -1,023,230 -39%
Bank of Nova Scotia
19
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$39.3M -$19.9M -654,660 -31%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$38.2M -$28.1M -927,592 -40%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$37.3M +$4.43M +146,069 +12%
PPFA
22
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$34.2M +$9.67M +318,530 +34%
Simplex Trading
23
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$29.7M +$28.2M +927,703 +590%
Korea Investment Corp
24
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$24.7M -$7.83M -257,960 -22%
BBVA
25
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$21.4M +$8.52M +280,612 +56%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

254 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $2.74B — down 19% from $3.39B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of EWZ and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Optiver Holding, opening a new position worth an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $355M.

  • 254 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2024, down from 288 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.74B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 68 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Optiver Holding, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $355M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.