iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) Shares Purchased by National Bank of Canada FI

National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) by 162.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 40,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,352 shares during the quarter. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF were worth $922,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF by 174.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 947 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 602 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Finley Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $77,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $108,000. Finally, Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $134,000.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Stock Up 5.4 %

Shares of iShares MSCI Brazil ETF stock opened at $24.71 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Brazil ETF has a 52-week low of $22.26 and a 52-week high of $32.75. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.86. The firm has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.86 and a beta of 1.17.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF Profile

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).