Natalia Belfort

Ashmore Equities Investment Management (US) LLC (AEIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Ashmore Equities Holding Corp., which is ultimately owned by Ashmore Group Plc (LON: ASHM) in Great Britain. AEIM manages pooled funds, segregated accounts and structured products that provide an opportunity for investors to participate in Emerging Markets.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil Ltda. (BNPPAM) is the Brazilian asset management arm of Banco BNP Paribas Brasil SA, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and was founded in 1998. BNPPAM provides competitive investment options for high-net worth individuals, pension funds, insurance companies and foreign investors.

Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA) is the asset management subsidiary of government-owned Brazil Ministry of Finance. Headquartered in Brasilia, the firm was founded in 1861 and engages in various business activities related to real estate loans, basic sanitation, urban infrastructure, commercial banking and rendering services delegated by the Government of Brazil. They develop partnerships with government, especially municipalities, aiming to provide more efficient financial management solutions and to execute infrastructure and other projects. CAIXA is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Global Compact.

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.

Far Fator Administração de Recursos Ltda. (FAR) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Fator SA, ultimately owned by Fator Empreendimentos e Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil.^ Established in 1997, the firm is based in Based in Sao Paulo and develops tailored products for individual and institutional clients including open and closed pension funds, the public sector and insurance companies.

Rio Bravo Investimentos Ltda. (Rio Bravo) is an asset manager headquartered Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Gustavo Franco and Paulo Bilyk in 2000. They are owned by Rio Bravo Asset Management Participações SA, which is owned by Fosun International Holdings Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. Rio Bravo offers investment funds for institutional investors.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

FAMA Investimentos Ltda. is an independent Brazilian asset management firm which was founded in 1993 by Fábio Alperowitch and Maurício Levi. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm provides discretionary investment advisory services to privately-offered, Brazil-based investment funds.

Part of Queluz Gestão de Ativos Ltda., the company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian company provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2005 by Sylvio Botto and Marcos Botto.

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).

Part of Opus International Holdings Ltd., Opus Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian investment advisory company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opus Gestão de Recursos Ltda. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2004 by Eduardo Plass, José Mario Osorio, Carlos Henrique Vieira Brandão dos Santos. José Mario Osorio has been the CEO since 2004.

Santander Brasil Asset Management DTVM SA (SAM Brasil) is the Brazil-based investment management subsidiary of SAM Brasil Participacoes SA, itself a subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Santander Banespa Asset Management, the firm was founded in 1968 and is located in São Paulo, where they provide mutual fund and discretionary portfolio management for institutions, pension funds, corporations and private investors. In 2009 the firm absorbed the activities of Banco Real Asset Management. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which integrates ESG factors into their investment processes.

Founded in 1967, J. Safra Corretora de Valores e Câmbio Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and is part of Grupo Safra SA (Private Group). is a Brazilian brokerage company that provides brokerage services.

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.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA is a brokerage company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Corretora de Valores SA provides brokerage services. The Brazilian company was founded in 1965 and Leonard Bruno Linnet has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Polo Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Polo Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2002 by Marcos Duarte and Claudio Andrade. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Polo Capital manages funds for qualified individual and corporate investors.

Part of Banco BTG Pactual SA, Fator SA Corretora de Valores is a Brazilian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded in 1971. The CEO is Rogério Karp Macedo. Fator SA Corretora de Valores was acquired by Banco BTG Pactual SA.

Bram Bradesco Asset Management S/A DTVM (BRAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2000 as a result of the consolidation of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management, BCN Alliance Asset Management, Boavista, BANEB, Credireal and Banco Bradesco´s Fund Management and Investment Portfolio departments. They are a subsidiary of Banco Bradesco BBI SA, which is owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4, NYSE: BBD). The firm manages local funds that invest globally for Brazilian investors and, on the other hand, it manages management of Latin American funds for foreign investors. BRAM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

BV Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda. (BV DTVM) is an asset management firm headquartered in headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1999 as Votorantim Capital DTVM Ltda., subsequently became Votorantim Asset Management DTVM Ltda. in 2000 and changed their name to BV Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda. in 2021. They are a subsidiary of Kartra Participaçoes Ltda., which is owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4). BV DTVM manages the assets of third parties and creates customized financial solutions for a range of clients which includes institutional and corporate investors, private banking clients, distributors, and international funds and investors.

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.

Part of G5 Participações Ltda, G5 Gestora de Recursos Ltda. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil. G5 Gestora de Recursos specializes in wealth management, financial restructuring, and real estate services. The Brazilian company was founded in 2011 by Renato Klarnet, Marcelo Lajchter, Corrado Varoli. Corrado Varoli has been the CEO since 2011.

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.

Part of Porto Seguro Itau-Unibanco Participaçoes SA, Porto Seguro Investimentos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that offers a Capitalization Title for Rent, which allows you to rent a property without a guarantor and also participate in sweepstakes. The company was founded in 2012. Roberto de Souza Santos has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Nest Investimentos Ltda. is an independent fund manager based in Brazil that offers various investment portfolios with unique strategies. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company operates under a model of multi-management and multi-product. The company was founded in 2005 by Francisco Giffoni Meirelles de Andrade, Pedro Tourinho Falcão Baptista, Felipe Prata.

Kinea Investimentos Ltda. (Kinea) is an investment management firm headquartered in headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by former BankBoston executives in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco SA, itself a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (ADR: ITUB) in Brazil. Kinea manages hedge funds, multimarket shares funds, real estate funds and private equity funds.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico is a government agency engaged in the promotion of scientific and technological research. It conducts studies and training programs for students and professionals in the fields of biology and nuclear physics. The company was founded on January 15, 1951 and is headquartered in Brasília, Brazil.

Part of Canvas Participações Ltda., Enduro Capital Investimentos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides information about Canvas Capital and Canvas Funds to investors and potential investors. The company was founded in 1998. Antonio Carlos Quintella has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Votorantim CTVM Ltda. is the brokerage subsidiary of Banco Votorantim SA, which is ultimately held by the Government of Brazil. The firm is headquartered in São Paulo and was founded in 1995. Votorantim provides brokerage services to their clients.

A7 Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Brazil. provides investment advice to its clients. is a Brazilian company founded in 2009 by Carlos Foz and currently led by CEO Fernando Rodrigues Netto Figueiredo.

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.

Agora Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (AGR) is the fund management subsidiary of Kirton Bank SA, itself a subsidiary of Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4, ADR: BBDO) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2004 as Kirton Gestão de Recursos Ltda. They changed their name to HSBC Gestão de Recursos Ltda. in 2016 and Agora Gestão de Recursos Ltda. in 2019. Headquartered in São Paul, AGR manages mutual funds for individual and institutional clients.

BNY Mellon Alocação de Patrimonio Ltda. (BNY Mellon-Brazil) is Brazilian the asset management subsidiary of ARX Investimentos Ltda., ultimately owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, BNY Mellon-Brazil was founded in 2007 and offers services to investors, investment management and asset management.

UBS Brasil CCTVM SA is the Brazil-based broker/dealer subsidiary of UBS Brasil Participações S, ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm was founded in 1999 and provides broking services to corporate and institutional clients.

Ventor Investimentos Ltda. is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded by Flavio Fucs in 2006 and they manage multi-market, stock and social security funds for sophisticated investors.

Part of Icatu Holding SA, Icatu Gestão Patrimonial Ltda. is a non-financial institution based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Icatu Gestão Patrimonial is primarily focused on analyzing investment opportunities and resource allocation. The company is regulated by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission and the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (ANBIMA). The company was founded in 2008 and the CEO is Kati de Almeida Braga.

Fram Capital Gestão de Ativos Ltda. (FRAM Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2006, the firm offers qualified services, from investment fund management and fiduciary services to foreign exchange, fixed income and derivatives market making to the financial market. FRAM Capital is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

J. Safra Asset Management Ltda. (Safra AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of Sercom Trade Services Ltda., ultimately held by Grupo Safra SA in Brazil. Founded in 1968, Safra AM manages assets for individual and institutional clients.

Belvedere Administração de Valores Mobiliários Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded by Julio Cesar Fernandes Lage, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Delomitas Participações Ltda., Quatá Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian investment management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Quatá specializes in credit analysis and operates in the structuring of private credit products, in the management of fixed income investment funds and multimarket investment funds. The Brazilian company's culture is based on consistency, transparency, and versatility, building a close and long-term relationship with customers. Quatá has deep knowledge of the Brazilian credit market, with expertise in large prominent financial institutions in the areas of commercial, structuring, and management of fixed income assets. The company has approximately R $2 billion under credit expertise management and has already invested more than R $15 billion in assets with loss less than 0.2%%. The company was founded in 2008 by Pedro Mac Dowell and Beatriz Degani, who has been the CEO since then.

Cartesia Investimentos e Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian-based company with subsidiaries in Brazil. The private company was founded in 2015 by Carlos Foz, Bernardo Goldsztajn, Bruno Carvalho, and is currently led by CEO Leonardo Rigobello since 2021. is an independent investment manager that offers investment opportunities in real estate funds with security, transparency, and high governance standards.

Part of Costanera Management Ltd., CG Investimentos Brazil Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2018. George Kerr has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

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.

Part of Península Capital Participações Ltda., O3 Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is an investment management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. O3 Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is focused on absorbing, producing, and refining knowledge to make the best choices to generate value for their clients. The Brazilian company offers consistent products, performance, and a team of people who want to innovate and reinvent to influence the future. is a local management company with global theses and is open to all types of investors. The company was founded in 2008, and the CEO is Abilio dos Santos Diniz.

Part of SVN Controle e Participações Ltda., SVN Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that specializes in asset management. The company was founded in 2021. Leonardo Morales has been the CEO of the company since 2021.