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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

323 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.47B invested in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

149% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 39

118% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.79B | Put options by funds: $1.28B

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 73

51% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.3B → $3.47B (+$1.17B)

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1316 (+3)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 268323 (+55)

1.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.61%69.16% (+1.5%)

Holders
323
Holders Change
+55
Holders Change %
+20.52%
% of All Funds
4.25%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
97
Increased
115
Reduced
73
Closed
39
Calls
$2.79B
Puts
$1.28B
Net Calls
+$1.51B
Net Calls Change
+$1.44B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$406M +$186M +6,882,842 +96%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$402M +$207M +7,683,918 +123%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$213M -$1.11M -41,052 -0.6%
PF
4
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$191M +$131M +4,852,250 +276%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$152M +$42.6M +1,580,402 +43%
T2I
6
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$140M +$108M +3,994,417 +465%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$118M +$46.3M +1,716,022 +72%
GL
8
Gemsstock Ltd
United Kingdom
$97.4M +$91.2M +3,377,800 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
9
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$89M +$30.8M +1,140,124 +59%
Rafferty Asset Management
10
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$76.5M -$17M -630,803 -19%
Balyasny Asset Management
11
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$72.5M +$58.6M +2,172,485 +639%
Optiver Holding
12
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$65.4M +$61.2M +2,266,766 New
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$59.4M +$2.93M +108,675 +6%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$49.8M -$7.31M -270,839 -14%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$47.3M -$14.3M -529,134 -24%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$47.2M +$6.49M +240,503 +17%
BBVA
17
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$44.2M +$5.03M +186,332 +14%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$40.6M +$10.9M +404,100 +40%
Man Group
19
Man Group
United Kingdom
$40.2M +$37.1M +1,373,574 +7,363%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
20
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$39.5M +$37M +1,370,261 New
AAG
21
Armstrong Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$35.8M +$33.5M +1,241,855 New
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$35.5M +$903K +33,457 +3%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$35.3M +$1.71M +63,549 +5%
Tudor Investment Corp
24
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$31.6M +$22M +816,470 +295%
SG Americas Securities
25
SG Americas Securities
New York
$31.2M +$19.4M +717,059 +197%

EWZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

323 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.47B — up 51% from $2.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new EWZ positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 115 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $207M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $159M.

  • 323 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) as of Q2 2025, up from 268 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.47B of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares MSCI Brazil ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 39 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $207M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $159M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.