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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Opportunity Asset Adm de Recursos de Terceiros Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity de Investimento SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages a range of funds for individual and institutional investors.

UBS Casa de Bolsa SA de CV is the Mexican brokerage subsidiary of UBS Grupo Financiero SA de CV, ultimately owned by UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in the US. Headquartered in Colonia Polanco V Sección, the firm was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to various investors.

Itaú Unibanco SA is the asset management subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (BVMF: ITUB4; NYSE: ITUB) in Brazil. The firm was created as Banco Itaú SA when Unibanco and Itaú merged. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Itaú Unibanco provides a full line of banking services to individual, institutional and corporate clients.

Fundação de Assistência e Previdência Social do BNDES FAPES (FAPES) is the pension fund management subsidiary of state-owned Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social SA in Brazil. Founded in 1974 by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development, the firm is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and aims to contribute to the financial security and health of participants and beneficiaries of the pension fund.

Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA CTVM (Credit Suisse Brazil) is the Brazilian broker/dealer subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was formerly known as Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brazil). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Credit Suisse Brazil operates with brokerage and treasury operations, Fixed Income operations (credit and debt restructuring), issuance of shares and bonds, IPO and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Banco BBM SA operates as a financial institution. It offers credit facilities to corporate clients and financial advisory services for wealth management of individuals in Brazil. The firm provides structured financial solutions, such as exclusive funds, investment funds; fixed income products, including government bonds and private securities, foreign exchange transactions, loans, structured notes, and derivatives and macroeconomic analysis. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan CCVM SA is a Brazilian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded in 1991. Daniel Darahem has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Dynamo Administração de Recursos Ltda. (Dynamo) is an independent asset management firm which was founded as a partnership in 1993 to manage Brazilian equities. Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the firm manages a range of mutual funds for individual and institutional investors. Dynamo only manages funds. They outsource all back office work and do not have a proprietary portfolio. The firm's partners invest a significant amount of thier own capital in the funds which the firm manages.

ARX Investimentos Ltda. (ARX) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Formerly known as BNY Mellon ARX Investimentos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2001 by José Alberto Tovar and was acquired by BNY Mellon in 2008. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, ARX focuses exclusively on managing assets in Brazil for a diversified client base of high-net worth individuals, family offices, wholesale distributors, corporations and institutional clients.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch SA CVTM is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 1998. Eduardo Alcalay has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Part of Mauá Capital SA, Mauá Investimentos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2005 by João Cesar Tourinho, William Ismael Rozenbaum Trosman, Luiz Fernando Figueiredo.

Modal Asset Management Ltda. (Modal AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Banco Modal SA. Modal AM manages a range of investment funds for individual and institutional investors.

JGP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (JGP) is the asset management y subsidiary of JGP Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1998 by a group of investment professionals including André Roberto Jakurski, Arlindo Raggio Vergaças Jr. and José Carlos Carvalho. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, JGP manages the JGP range of funds and provides investment advisory services to sophisticated investors and high-net worth individuals. To align interests with those of their clients, the JGP partners invest in the JGP funds.

BTG Pactual Asset Management S/A DTVM (BTG Pactual-AM) is the investment management subsidiary of Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, BTG Pactual-AM was founded in 2010 and provides asset management services to clients, including institutional clients, high-net worth individuals, corporations and distribution partners in Brazil and across Latin America.

BTG Pactual WM Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (BTG Pactual WM) is the wealth management subsidiary of Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, BTG Pactual WM was founded in 1990 and provides personalized wealth management solutions to corporate, institutional and high-net worth clients.

AZ Quest Investimentos Ltda. (AZ Quest) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of AZ Brasil Holdings Ltda., ultimately held by Azimut Holding SpA (BIT: AZM, ADR: AZIHY) in Italy. The firm was founded by Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros in 2001. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, AZ Quest offers investors a diversified platform of high quality products in Equities, Macro, Private Credit and Arbitrage strategies.

Global X Brasil Gestora de Investiemntos Ltda. (Global X Brazil) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. in South Korea. The firm was founded in 2008 as Mirae Asset Global Investimentos Gestão de Recursos Ltda. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Global X Brazil provides innovative solutions to retail and institutional clients.

Meta Asset Management Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2004 by Célio Afonso da Silva. Célio Afonso da Silva has been the CEO since 2004.

Part of Vinci Partners Investments Ltd., Vinci Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2009 by Alessandro Monteiro Morgado Horta, Gilberto Sayão da Silva, Paulo Fernando Carvalho de Oliveira. Alessandro Monteiro Morgado Horta has been the CEO since 2009.

Icatu Vanguarda Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Icatu Vanguarda) is the asset management subsidiary of Icatu Holding SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1998. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Icatu Vanguarda provides asset management services to institutional or individual clients.

Part of Icatu Holding SA, Icatu Seguros SA is a life insurance, social security, and capitalization company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Icatu Seguros offers solutions to protect families and financial futures through life insurance, private pension funds, and capitalization titles. The Brazilian company manages over $52 billion in investment funds and is recognized for its excellence in management both in Brazil and abroad. Icatu Seguros also offers tailor-made experiences and services for partnerships. The company was founded in 1973 by Carlos Alberto de Figueiredo Trindade Filho, and the CEO is Luciano Snel Corrêa.

Gavea Investimentos Ltda. (GIL) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and was founded in 2003. Formerly known as 3F Administracao De Recursos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2003 by Arminio Fraga and Luiz Henrique Fraga. In 2010, Gavea became a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management, the asset management arm of J.P Morgan Chase & Co. and created a strategic alliance with Highbridge Capital Management, the global alternative asset manager owned by JPMorgan Asset Management. GIL’s activities are focused on hedge funds, private equity funds, equity funds and real estate funds.

Part of Banco BTG Pactual SA, BTG Pactual Serviços Financeiros SA DTVM is a financial services company based in Botafogo, Brazil. BTG Pactual Serviços Financeiros SA DTVM provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 1966 and the CEO is Allan Hadid.

Part of Novus Capital (Brazil), Novus Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda is an independent resource manager based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company brings together a team of multidisciplinary and complementary professionals with extensive experience and successful careers in the Brazilian financial market. The company's team is highly qualified and focused on the generation of alpha in different markets. on September 05, 2018. Novus Capital was founded in 2012 by Rodrigo Galindo, Felipe Novaes Garcia, Luis André de Queiroz Oliveira, and Rodrigo Galindo has been the CEO since then. Novus Capital Gestora de Recursos was acquired by Modal Asset Management Ltda.

Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos Ltda is a private company based in Brazil that aims to generate high risk-adjusted returns by seeking opportunities in various liquid asset classes without geographic restrictions, with a focus on Latin America. Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. The Brazilian company was founded by Rogério Freitas.

Banco BTG Pactual SA (Investment Management) (BTG Pactual-IM) is the investment management division of Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11), an investment bank headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2009, BTG Pactual-IM provides asset management services through investment funds and managed portfolios. They invest on behalf of institutional investors, such as pension funds, corporations, insurance companies, financial intermediaries, governments, and high-net-worth individuals and family offices.

SPX International Asset Management Ltd. (SPX) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAM Holding Ltda., in Brazil. SPX provides investment advisory services and portfolio management services to individuals and institutional clients.

AdamCapital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (AdamCapital) is the asset management subsidiary of Ackland Holdings Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded by Márcio Appel and André Salgado in 2013. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, AdamCapital manages a range of investment funds for various investors.

Fabula Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Fabula Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 2007, Fabula Capital provides investment advice to various types of clients.

Logos Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo. is committed to providing secure investment opportunities for its clients. The Brazilian company was founded in 2018 by Ricardo da Cruz Gouveia Vieira and Luiz Henrique Guerra, with Ricardo da Cruz Gouveia Vieira serving as CEO since then.

Start Me Up Crowdfunding Sistemas Para Investimento Colaborativo Ltda. develops and operates crowd funding online platform. It offers solutions to entrepreneurs and investors. The company was founded by Diego Perez Martin de Almeida, Fábio Santos da Silva, Rodrigo dos Santos Carneiro and Fernando Henrique Patucci on February 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

WeWire Serviços Financeiros de Tecnologia Ltda. is a Brazilian company founded by Bruno Paulo Ferreira, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company provides a platform called Câmbio Store that allows users to compare exchange rates from different currency exchange houses and make online purchases at the best price.

Kapitalo Ciclo Gestora de Recursos Financeiros Ltda. (Kapitalo Ciclo) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded by Bruno Cordeiro in 2014. Kapitalo Ciclo provides investment advisory and management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Indie Capital Investimentos Ltda. (Indie Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The firm was founded by Felipe Montagna, Daniel Reichstul and Luiz Henrique Guerra in 2011. Indie Capital provides investment solutions to a broad range of investors, including institutional investors, wealth managers, investment advisors, private and retail clients.

Rapier Investimentos e Gestão Patrimonial Ltda. is a private company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that was founded in 2002. The Brazilian company provides investment advice.

Capstone Partners Gestao de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2019 by Márcio Albuquerque, Sebastian Lewit, Frederico Saraiva.

Genoa Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company's description is currently limited to "genoa capital Genoa Capital". The company was founded in 2019 and Rodrigo Noel has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Banco Santander Brasil SA (Private Banking) (Santander Brasil-PB) is the private banking division of Banco Santander Brasil SA (BVMF: SANB11; NYSE: BSBR), an international bank headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santander Brasil-PB was founded in 1985 and offers clients with a variety of banking and investment solutions.

Part of Tenax Partners Ltda., Tenax Capital Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a new background manager that focuses on generating consistent returns, prosperity, and development with responsibility. Tenax Capital is committed to sustainability, diversity, and compliance with governance rules. The Brazilian company believes in the power of fundamentalist analysis, which is the central pillar of its investment philosophy. The company has a creative and meritocratic work environment that favors the generation of ideas, never giving up the importance of robust processes. Founded in 2021 by Sergio Luiz da Silva, Vinicius Alves Fukushiro, and Alexandre Paixao Silvéri, Alexandre has been the CEO of the company since 2022.