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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

235 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.31B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 612 (+6)

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.83B | Put options by funds: $1.66B

17.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.8%76.67% (+18%)

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 60

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 63

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 234235 (+1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.36B → $2.31B (-$52M)

Holders
235
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.43%
% of All Funds
3.1%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
67
Increased
67
Reduced
63
Closed
60
Calls
$2.83B
Puts
$1.66B
Net Calls
+$1.17B
Net Calls Change
+$853M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$273M +$161M +6,003,840 +98%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$171M +$152M +5,685,421 +301%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$170M -$5.27M -196,779 -3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$165M +$121M +4,520,537 +161%
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$119M +$93.9M +3,506,920 +196%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$116M +$1.42M +52,915 +1%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$93.3M +$78.4M +2,928,698 +240%
Optiver Holding
8
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$92.2M +$93.9M +3,507,076 +594%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$79.3M -$116M -4,325,616 -55%
Rafferty Asset Management
10
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$77.5M +$44.3M +1,652,786 +92%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$71.6M +$26.6M +993,902 +45%
PF
12
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$67.2M
Barclays
13
Barclays
United Kingdom
$45.1M +$26.8M +999,180 +100%
SSA
14
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$43.7M +$42.6M +1,588,890 +448%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$42.6M +$49M +1,828,710 +2,939%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$42.4M +$3.78M +141,277 +8%
BBVA
17
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$36.4M +$16.2M +605,127 +60%
Arrowstreet Capital
18
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$32.5M +$38.7M +1,444,513 New
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.4M -$9.86M -368,093 -21%
Millennium Management
20
Millennium Management
New York
$23.9M +$14.6M +546,008 +106%
Korea Investment Corp
21
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$23.9M -$7.85M -293,000 -22%
MPM
22
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$21.7M +$2.43M +90,669 +10%
CRAM
23
Compass Rose Asset Management
New York
$20.3M +$24.1M +900,000 New
CCA
24
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$20.2M +$7.32M +273,150 +44%
MRC
25
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$20.2M +$7.32M +273,150 +44%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

235 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $2.31B — down 2.2% from $2.36B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new EWZ positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $116M.

  • 235 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q4 2024, up from 234 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.31B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 60 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $116M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.