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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.

Part of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., Haitong Securities do Brasil SA CCVM is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company offers capital market and financing solutions, as well as corporate governance services. The company has several locations, including headquarters, subsidiaries, and branches throughout the American continent. In recent news, the company successfully completed the issuance of obligations for a corporate sustainability-linked emission and was among the 20 best-placed funds by Morningstar. Carlos José Caetano Guzzo has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

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.

Bradesco SA CTVM is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Banco Bradesco BBI SA, itself owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4) in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm provides full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors.

Santander CCVM SA is a brokerage firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Banco Santander (Brasil) SA (BVMF: SANB3; NYSE: BSBR). Santander provides brokerage services to their clients.

Opportunity Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity SA in Brazil. The firm was founded by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman in 1996. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages equity funds and multi-market funds for various investors.

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.

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).

XP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (XP) is the asset management subsidiary of XP Holding Investimentos SA, ultimately held by XP, Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2006 by Guilherme Benchimol. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, XP manages a range of funds for individuals, financial institutions, businesses, family offices and institutional investors.

Schroder Investment Management Brasil Ltda. (Schroder Brazil) is an asset management firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 and is owned by Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR; OTCMKTS: SHNWF) in Great Britain. Schroder Brazil manages local funds for institutional investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients.

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.

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.

Claritas Administração de Recursos Ltda. (Claritas) is the Brazilian investment management subsidiary of PFG do Brasil Ltda., ultimately held by The Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) in the US. The firm was founded in 1999 by Marcelo Karvelis and Renato Ribeiro Fortes Abucham. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Claritas offers local and international funds to individual and institutional investors. The firm is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and committed to incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into their investment analysis and decision-making processes.

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.

Santander Brasil Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SBG) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Investment Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, SBG was founded in 2008 and offers a diversified range of investment funds, managed portfolios and investment advice to individual, corporate and institutional investors.

BW Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. (BWGI) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Brasil Warrant Administração de Bens e Empresas SA in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, BWGI was founded in 1998 and manages various funds for individual and institutional investors.

Prada Administradora de Recursos Ltda. (PRADA Assessoria) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Lucia Hauptman and Leticia Costa in 2010. PRADA Assessoria manages assets of a selected group of families and individuals.

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.

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.

Ibiúna Macro Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Ibiúna Investimentos manages over $35 billion in assets distributed in three funds\: macro, shares, and credit. The Brazilian company believes that initiatives that have a positive impact on society are fundamental in any line of business. The company incorporates investment processes fully into the different assets they operate. The company has the support of an external consultancy specializing in sustainable finances to monitor and measure ex-exit factors for managed portfolios, as well as supporting the integration of these factors with asset analysis and management processes. is a Brazilian independent resource manager that was founded in 2010 by Rodrigo Telles da Rocha Azevedo and Mário Gomes Torós. Mário Gomes Torós has been the CEO since 2010.

Pátria Investimentos Ltda. (Investment Management) (Pátria Investimentos-IM) is the investment management division of Pátria Investimentos Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1988 by Alexandre Saigh, Luiz Otavio Reis de Magalhães and Olímpio Matarazzo Neto and was formerly known as Patrimônio Planejamento Financeiro Ltda. They changed their name to Pátria Investimentos in 2002. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Pátria Investimentos-IM provides institutional and individual clients with a range of Brazilian alternative investment opportunities and advisory services in mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. Their partners and employees invest in their funds to align interests with those of their investors.

Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Corretora de Valores SA (CSHG) is a real estate manager headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a direct subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, which is ultimately held by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. CSHG manages real estate funds for individuals and institutional investors.

SPX Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SPX Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2010 by Bruno Pandolfi, Rogério Xavier and Daniel Schneider. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, SPX Capital offers discretionary macro and fundamental equity strategies for individual and institutional investors.

Part of Spirit Participações Ltda., Ujay Capital Investimentos Ltda. is an asset management and alternative investment company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Ujay Capital Investimentos offers responsible and flexible fund management, with a focus on ethics, communication, and results. The Brazilian company's private credit team has a proven track record in structuring, distributing, and managing private credit operations. For more information, customers can contact the company's team. The company was founded in 2011 by Antonio Grisi Neto, Christian Klotz, Diego Soares de Arruda. Antonio Grisi Neto has been the CEO since 2011.

Part of Valora Participações Ltda., Valora Gestão de 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 Daniel Pegorini. Daniel Pegorini has been the CEO since 2005.

Verde Asset Management SA (Verde) is the investment management subsidiary of Holding Verde Empreedimentos e Participações SA in Brazil. The firm was founded by Luis Stuhlberger in 2015. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Verde manages the Verde fund range with different risk levels and strategies.

VELT Partners Investimentos Ltda (VELT Partners) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. VELT Partners was founded in 2016 to offer the Velt Partners Fund for high net worth investors.

Garde Asset Management Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a multi-strategy independent resource management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Garde Asset Management specializes in managing social security funds and offers a diversified basis of partners, institutional clients, and investors. The company's management is based on the concept of multi-strategy, with members specialized in each investment segment, acting in the Brazilian and international interests of interest, currencies, actions, and commodities, combining traditional management and systematic management. Part of GCP Holding Ltda., Garde Asset Management is a fiduciary company that offers fixed income, multimarket, and stock investment funds. The company was founded in 2013, and Marcelo Giufrida has been the CEO of the company since then.

Part of Absolute Holding Ltda., Absolute Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a Brazilian independent resource manager based in São Paulo. Absolute's disciplined culture is reflected in its principles and processes, which prioritize respect for people, time, and clear communication. The Brazilian company has grown its assets under management consistently over time, with a team of professionals who share a significant intercession in macroeconomic and market analysis and management philosophy. Absolute offers several investment strategies, including disciplined macro, shares, arbitrage, and credit. The company provides regulatory documents in compliance with regulatory requirements and maintains transparency in its actions. The company was founded in 2013, and Tiago Sant'Anna has been the CEO since then.

Hedge Investments Real Estate Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in São Paulo, Brazil that specializes in hedge fund investments. The Brazilian company has subsidiaries in Brazil. The company was founded in 2016 by André Luiz de Santos Freitas, who has been the CEO since 2016.

Legacy Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Legacy Capital is formed by professionals with a long history of working together and great experience in asset management. is a Brazilian independent asset management company founded in 2017.

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.

ASA Asset Gestão em Investimentos Ltda. (ASA Investments) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2018 and is a subsidiary of Asa 1 Holding Nao Financeira Ltda., which is owned by Alberto J. Safra Holding Ltda. ASA Investments develops investment products for various types of clients.

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 Wealth High Governance Holding de Participações SA, Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda provides investment advice. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2019. Marco Aurélio Abrahão has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. provides various financial services, as described in their website. The Brazilian company was founded in 2021 and Carlos Augusto Salamonde has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

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.

Part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs do Brasil CTVM SA is a financial company based in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1995, the Brazilian company established its mergers and acquisitions advisory business in Brazil. The São Paulo office offers a diverse portfolio of products and services, providing clients with access to local experts and the worldwide reach of Goldman Sachs. The company is committed to helping the communities where they work and live, and to supporting a work environment that reflects the diversity of the communities where they operate. The company was founded in 1869 and has offices in major financial centers worldwide. Maria Silvia Bastos Marques has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

SFA Investimentos Ltda. is a resource management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. SFA Investimentos focuses on investing in long-term focus companies to generate alpha and create equity value and growth for their investors. The Brazilian company has a differentiated investment philosophy and solid and well-structured processes to achieve long-term returns and preserve them. SFA Investimentos has invested time and resources to develop processes that allow its professionals to know deeply invested companies, their strategies, and execution capacity. The private company provides a monthly report and quarterly management letter to its subscribers. The information available on their website is exclusively informative and does not constitute any kind of investment counseling. The company was founded in 2013 by Ciro Aliperti Neto, who has been the CEO since then.