iShares MSCI Brazil ETF·Financial Services
The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Brazilian equities.
Financial Services
Asset Management
2000-07-14
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Cobblestone Asset Management LLC lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 36.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 40,505 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 22,746 shares during the quarter. Cobblestone Asset Management

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 28.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 314,412 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 121,994 shares during the

Connective Portfolio Management LLC reduced its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 57.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 30,000 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock after selling 40,000 shares during the quarter.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ - Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading on Friday. Stock traders purchased 297,106 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 42% compared to the average volume of 209,563 call options. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Trading Down 3.9% iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock

I rate the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF a BUY, citing Brazil's monetary easing and favorable global trade realignment. EWZ benefits from Brazil's deepening trade ties with China and the EU, structural export growth, and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Monetary policy easing is a near-term catalyst, while the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement offers a generational export opportunity.

Brazil's benchmark Ibovespa fell about 1% on Friday, slipping below the 179,000 mark as investors recalibrated expectations in response to a more cautious tone from central banks and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The decline reflects a broader reassessment of monetary policy trajectories, particularly as rising energy costs revive concerns about inflation.