Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Buys 273,150 Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ)

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 43.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 896,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 273,150 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $20,187,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning bought a new position in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF in the third quarter worth $208,000. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 50,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,495,000 after acquiring an additional 4,343 shares in the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the third quarter worth about $977,000. Spinnaker Trust boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Spinnaker Trust now owns 285,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,426,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LMR Partners LLP grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 111.3% in the third quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 101,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,995,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001,576 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Performance

EWZ stock opened at $26.37 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $24.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.99. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52-week low of $22.26 and a 52-week high of $34.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.65 and a beta of 0.93.

About iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index (the Index).